【正文】 n t ol d him , the bicycle was pi cked up i n a smal vil lage f our hundred mi les awa y. I t is now bei ng sent to hi s home by t rain. Ted was most sur pri sed when he heard t he news. He was amused too, because he never expect ed t he bi cycl e t o be f ound. It was st ol en t went y year s ago when Ted was a boy of f if t en ! Lesson35 St op t hi ef ! 捉賊！ Rov Tr ent on used t o dri ve a taxi. A shor t whi l e ago, however, he becam e a bus dri ver and he was not regr et ed it . He i s fi ndi ng his new wor k f ar m ore excit ing. When he was dri ving al ong Cat for d Str eet r e centl y, he saw t wo t hi eves r ush out of a shop and run t owar ds a wait i ng car. One of t hem was car yi ng a bag f ul l of m oney. Roy acted quickl y and dr ove t he bus st r ai ght at the t hi eves. The one wit h t he m oney got such a fr ight that he dr opped t he bag. As t he t hi eves wer e tr yi ng t o get away i n t heir car, Roy dr ove hi s bus int o the back of i t. Whil e the bat er ed car was m ovi ng away, Roy st opped his bus and t el ephoned the poli ce. The t hi eves39。t axi 39。 I t39。 What are you doing ?39。You39。 she said. 39。s not t her e now. 39。 car was badl y dam aged and easy to r ecogni ze. Shor tl y aft e r war ds, t he poli ce st opped t he car and bot h m en wer e ar r ested. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Hart i s goi ng to swi m acr os s t he Engl ish Channel t om or r ow. She i s goi ng t o set out fr om t he French coast at f ive o39。 i s a smal Swi s aeroplane cal ed a 39。s al l ri ght ,39。 she asked. 39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。Wel l, 39。 The manager was sym pat het ic, but he could do not hing. 39。ai r por t was built dur ing t he war , but f or som e reason i t coul d not be used then. Last year , however, i t ca me i nto use. Over a hundred people must have been dri ven away fr om t hei r hom es by the noise. I am one of t he few people left . Som et im es I t hink t his house wi l l be knocked down by a passing pl ane. I have been off er ed a l ar ge sum of money to go away, but I am determ ined to st ay her e. Ever ybody says I m ust be mad and t hey ar e probabl y r ight. Lesson22 A gl ass envelope 玻璃信封 My daught er, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a let er f r om a gi rl of her own age i n Hol land. Last year, we were t ravel ing a cross the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper wi th her nam e and addr ess on i t i nto a bot tl e. She t hr ew t he bot tl e int o t he sea. She neve r t hought of it agai n, but t en months lat er , she r ecei ved a let er f rom a gir l in Holl and. Both gi rl s wr it e to each other regularl y now. However , they have decided t o use the post of fi ce. Let ers wi l cost a l it t1e m or e, but t hey wi l cert ainly tr avel faster. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a let er f rom my si st er yesterday. She li ves i n Ni ger ia. In her l et ter, she sai d that she woul d e to Engl and next year . If she es, she wi l l get a surpri se. We are now l ivi ng in a beauti ful new house i n t he countr y. Wor k on it had begun bef or e my si st er left . The house was pleted f ive m ont hs ago. I n my l eter , I told her t hat she coul d st ay wi th us. The house has m any large r ooms and there is a l ovel y gar den. I t is a very moder n house, so it l ooks str ange t o some peopl e. I t must be t he onl y modern house in the dist ri ct . Lesson24 It could be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I ent ered t he hot el m anager39。Ever yone39。 I said to t he manager , 39。 he sai d. I wonder. I n England, each man speaks a dif fer ent l anguage. The Engli sh understand each other, but I don39。 I39。 she sai d, 39。Pil atus Port er 39。cl ock i n t he m orni ng. Er na i s only f ourt een years ol d and she hopes l o set up a new wor l d r ecor d. She i s a st r ong swi m m er and m any peopl e f eel t hat she i s sur e t o succe ed. Er na39。 The manager was sym pat het ic, but he could do not hing. 39。Wel l, 39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。 she asked. 39。s al l ri ght ,39。 i s a smal Swi s aeroplane cal ed a 39。 car was badl y dam aged and easy to r ecogni ze. Shor tl y aft er war ds, t he poli ce st opped t he car and bot h m en wer e ar r ested. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Hart i s goi ng to swi m acr oss t he Engl ish Channel t om or r ow. She i s goi ng t o set out fr om t he French coast at f ive o39。s not there now. 39。 she sai d. 39。You39。 What ar e you doi ng ?39。 It 39。 she said, 39。 I 39。 he said. I wonder . In Engl and, each m an speaks a dif ferent language. The Engl ish understand each ot her , but I don39。 I said t o the manager, 39。Ever yone39。s f ather wil l set out wi th her i n a smal boat. Mr Har t has t rai ned hi s daughter f or years. Tomorr ow he wi l be wat chi ng her anxiousl y as she swi ms t he long dist ance to Engl and. Er na 年產(chǎn) 80000 立方米中（高）密度纖維板項目 可 行 性 研 究 報 告 ai r por t was buil t dur ing the war, but for some r eason it could not be used t hen. Last year, however , it cam e int o use. Over a hundr ed people must have been dr iven away f rom their homes by the noi se. I am one of the f ew peopl e lef t. Someti mes I thi nk this house wil l be knocked down by a pasi ng pl ane. I have been of fered a large sum of m oney t o go away, but I am deter mined t o stay here. Ever ybody says I must be mad and they are pr obably ri ght . Lesson22 A glass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daughter , Jane, never dr eamed of r ecei vi ng a l et ter fr om a gir l of her own age in Hol land. Last year , we wer e tr avel ing a cr oss t he Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wi th her name and addr es on it int o a bott le. She threw the bott le i nto t he sea. She never thought of i t again, but ten months l ater, she received a let ter fr om a gi rl i n Hol land. Bot h gir ls wr it e t o each ot her r egul ar ly now. However, t hey have deci ded to use the