【正文】 d. Er na i nt ends t o take short r ests every t wo hours. She wi l have something to drink but she wi l not eat any soli d food. Most of Er na39。球還是水球？ The Wayl e is a smal ri ver that cut s across t he park near my home. I li ke sit ting by the Wayl e on f ine af ternoons. It was warm last Sunday, so I went and sat on the river bank as usual . Some chil dr en were playing games on the bank and t here were some people r owi ng on the ri ver. Suddenly, one of t he childr en kicked a bal l very har d and it went towards a pasing boat. Some people on the bank caled out to t he man in t he boat , but he did not hear them. The bal st ruck him so hard that he nearl y fel into the water. I t urned t o look at the chil dr en, but ther e wer en39。s school fr iends wil l be wai ti ng f or her on the Engli sh coast. Among them wil l be Erna39。 t he patient answered, 39。Wil l you be spendi ng your hol idays abr oad this year ?39。 Young man,39。 my wi fe answered as she l ooked at hersel f i n the mir ror. I sat down on one of those moder n chai rs wit h hol es in i t and wai ted. We had been i n the hat shop f or half an hour and my wi fe was ti l in f ront of the mir or . 39。 I need not remind you of that er ribl e t ie you bought yest er day.39。And a woman can39。 Leson45 A clear consci ence 問心無愧 The whol e vi lage soon l earnt that a large sum of money had been l ost. Sam Benton, the local but cher , had lost his wal let whi le taki ng hi s avi ngs to the post of fi ce. Sam was sure t hat the wal et must have been found by one of the vi lager s, but it was not r et ur ned to him. Three months passed, and t hen one morning, Sam f ound hi s wal et out si de his f ront door . I t had been wr apped up 球還是水球？ The Wayl e is a smal ri ver that cut s across t he park near my home. I li ke sit ting by the Wayl e on f ine af ternoons. It was warm last Sunday, so I went and sat on the river bank as usual . Some chil dr en were playing games on the bank and t here were some people r owi ng on the ri ver. Suddenly, one of t he childr en kicked a bal l very har d and it went towards a pasing boat. Some people on the bank caled out to t he man in t he boat , but he did not hear them. The bal st ruck him so hard that he nearl y fel into the water. I t urned t o look at the chil dr en, but ther e wer en39。s school fr iends wil l be wai ti ng f or her on the Engli sh coast. Among them wil l be Erna39。 t he patient answered, 39。Wil l you be spendi ng your hol idays abr oad this year ?39。 Young man,39。 my wi fe answered as she l ooked at hersel f i n the mir ror. I sat down on one of those moder n chai rs wit h hol es in i t and wai ted. We had been i n the hat shop f or half an hour and my wi fe was ti l in f ront of the mir or . 39。 I need not remind you of that er ribl e t ie you bought yest er day.39。And a woman can39。 she answer ed. Ten mi nutes later we walked out of the shop toget her. My wif e was wear ing a hat that looked li ke a l ight house ! Lesson42 Not very m usical 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a long wal k through one of the mar ket s of Old Delhi, we st opped at a square t o have a r est. Aft er a ti me, we not iced a snake char mer wi th two l ar ge basket s at the other si de of the squar e, so we went t o have a l ook at hi m. As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a l ong pipe whi ch was cover ed wit h coins and opened one of t he basket s. When he began t o pl ay a t une, we had our f ir st glimpse of the snake. It rose out of the basket and began t o foll ow the m ovements of t he pipe. We wer e very much surpri sed when the snake char mer suddenly began to play jaz tunes and moder n pop songs. The snake, however , cont inued to 39。 I find it beautif ul ,39。t buy things we don39。 if you at e mor e and talked l ess, we woul d both enjoy our di nner ! 39。 No,39。 Lesson40 Food and talk 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a dinner part y, the hostes asked me to si t next t o Mrs Rumbold. Mrs Rumbold was alarge, unsmil ing lady i n a tight bl ack dr ess. She did not even l ook up when I took m y seat beside her. Her eyes were fi xed on her pl at e and in a shor t ime, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed t o make conver sation. 39。 time. As a gr eat many peopl e wil be vi si ting the country, the gover nment wi l be building new hotels, an immense stadi um, and a f ine new swimmi ng pool . 39。s bi cycl e! Leson32 Shopping made easy 購物變得很方便 People are not so honest as they once were. The temptation to steal i s gr eater t han ever befor eespecial y in large shops. A det ecti ve r ecentl y wat ched a wel dresed woman who always went i nt o a large st or e on Monday mornings. One Monday, ther e wer e f ewer peopl e in the shop than usual when the wom an came i n, so i t was easier f or t he detecti ve t o wat ch her. The woman f ir st bought afew smal l art icles. Aft er a li tl e time, she chose one of the most expensive dr esses in t he shop and handed i t o an assi tant who wrapped it up for her as qui ckly as possibl e. Then the woman simply took the parcel and wal ked out of t he shop wit hout payi ng. When she was ar rest ed, the detect ive found out t hat the shop assi stant was her daughter . The gi rl39。 she answer ed. Ten mi nutes later we walked out of the shop toget her. My wif e was wear ing a hat that looked li ke a l ight house ! Lesson42 Not very m usical 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a long wal k through one of the mar ket s of Old Delhi, we st opped at a square t o have a r est. Aft er a ti me, we not iced a snake char mer wi th two l ar ge basket s at the other si de of the squar e, so we went t o have a l ook at hi m. As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a l ong pipe whi ch was cover ed wit h coins and opened one of t he basket s. When he began t o pl ay a t une, we had our f ir st glimpse of the snake. It rose out of the basket and began t o foll ow the m ovements of t he pipe. We wer e very much surpri sed wh