【正文】 n. The man wanted to f ly t o Rockal , a l onely island i n the Atl anti c Ocean, but Captain Fawcet di d not take him because t he t rip was too dangerous. Lesson30 Football or polo? 足球還是水球？ The Wayle i s a smal river t hat cuts acr oss the par k near m y 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 ga mes on the bank and t here were some people r owi ng on the ri ver. Suddenly, one of the childr en kicked a bal l very har d and it went towards a pasing boat. Some people on the bank cal ed out t o the man in t he boat , but he did not hear them. The bal st ruck him so hard that he nearl y fel into t he water. I turned t o look at the chil dr en, but ther e wer en39。 t ime. As a gr eat many peopl e wi l be visit ing the count ry, t he gover nment wil l be bui lding new hotels, an imm ense stadi um, and a f ine new swimmi ng pool. 39。s bi cycl e! Leson32 Shopping m ade easy 購物變得 很方便 People are not so honest as they once were. The temptati on t o steal i s gr eater t han ever bef or eespecial y in l ar ge shops. A det ecti ve r ecentl y wat ched a wel dr essed woman who al ways went i nt o a large st or e on Monday mor ni ngs. One Monday, ther e wer e fewer peopl e in t he shop t han usual when t he wom an cam e i n, so it was easier for t he detecti ve t o wat ch her. The wom an f ir st bought af ew sm al l art icles. Aft er a li t le tim e, she chose one of t he most expensive dr esses in t he shop and handed i t to an assi st ant who wr apped it up for her as qui ckl y as possi bl e. Then t he wom an simply t ook t he par cel and wal ked out of t he shop wi thout paying. When she was ar rest ed, the detect ive f ound out t hat the shop assi st ant was her daught er. The gi rl39。and he t ol d m e that it was Medusa, t he Gor gon. Jasper hopes t hat she wil t ur n m ot or ists to stone. But none of t hem has been t ur ned t o st one yet! Lesson29 Taxi ! 出租汽車！ Capt ai n Ben Fawcet t has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service. The 39。 gave39。They wi l al so be bui lding new r oads and a speci al rail wayl ine. The Gam es wi l be held j ust outsi de t he capi tal and the whole area wil be cal ed 39。t any i n sight: they had al l r un away! The man laughed when he r eali zed what had happened. He cal ed out t o the chil dr en and threw the bal l back t o the bank. Leson31 Success tory 成功者的故事 Yest er day aft er noon Fr ank Hawki ns was t el li ng me about hi s experi ences as a young man. Frank i s now t he head of a very l ar ge busines pany, but as a boy he used to work i n a smal shop. It was his j ob t o repair bicycles and at hat time he used to work f ourt en hours a day. He saved money f or years and i n 1938 he bought a smal l wor k shop of his own. During the war Frank used to make spare parts f or aer opl anes. At hat time he had two helper s. By the end of the war, t he smal l work shop had bee a large factory which employed seven hundr ed and twent y ei ght peopl e. Frank smil ed when he r emember ed his har d earl y years and t he long road to succes. He was st il smil ng when the door opened and his wif e came in. She wanted him t o repair their son39。s mother, who swam the Channel hers el f when she was a gir l. Leson37 The Olympic Games 奧林匹克運(yùn)動會 The Olympi c Games wil be held i n our count ry in f our years39。. This wonderf ul plane can ca r y seven passengers. The m ost surpri si ng t hi ng about it, however , i s t hat it can l and anywher e: on snow, wat er , or even on a pl oughed fi el d. Captai n Fawcet39。s f at her wi l set out wit h her i n a sm al boat. Mr Hart has tr ai ned hi s daught er for years. Tom or row he wil be wat chi ng her anxi ousl y as she swims t he long di st ance t o England. Erna intends to t ake short rest s ever y t wo hour s. She wil l have som et hi ng t o dr ink but she wil l not eat any soli d food. Most of Er na39。 is a smal Swiss aeropl ane cal led a 39。. Thi s wonder ful plane can car y seven passengers. The most sur pr ising thing about it , however, is that i t can land anywher e: on snow, water, or even on a pl oughed fi el d. Capt ai n Fawcet 39。s m ot her, who swam the Channel hersel f when she was a gir l. Lesson37 The O lym pic G am es 奧林匹克運(yùn)動會 The Ol ym pi c Games wil be hel d i n our count ry i n four years39。t any in sight : t hey had al r un away! The man laughed when he r eali zed what had happened. He cal ed out t o t he chil dr en and t hr ew the bal back to t he bank. Lesson31 Succes story 成功者的故事 Yest er day af ternoon Frank Hawkins was t el ing m e about his experiences as a young m an. Fr ank i s now t he head of a ver y large business pany, but as a boy he used t o wor k in a sm al l shop. It was his j ob t o r epair bi cycles and at t hat ime he used t o work f ourt en hours a day. He saved m oney for years and i n 1938 he bought a sm al wor k shop of hi s own. Dur ing the war Frank used t o m ake spar e part s for aeroplanes. At that tim e he had two hel pers. By t he end of t he war, the smal wor kshop had be e a l arge fact or y whi ch em pl oyed seven hundred and t wentyeight people. Fr ank smi led when he rem em bered hi s hard ear ly year s and the long r oad t o success. He was ti l smi li ng when t he door opened and hi s wi fe came i n. She want ed him to r epair thei r son39。They wil l also be building new roads and a speci al r ai lway line. The Games wil be held j ust outside the capital and the whol e area wil l be cal led 39。 gave39。. Worker s wil have pleted the new r oads by t he end of t his year. By t he end of next year , t hey wil l have f inished work on the new stadi um. The fi ne moder n buil di ngs have been desi gned by Kurt Gunt er . Ever ybody wi l be wat ching anxiously as the new bui l di ngs go up. We ar e al ver y excit ed and are l ooki ng for ward t o