【正文】 n t o pl ay a t une, we had our f i r s t gl i m pse of t he snake. I t r ose out of t he basket and began t o f ol l ow t he m ovem ent s of t he pi pe. We wer e ver y m uch sur pr i sed when t he snake char m er suddenl y began t o pl ay j azz t unes and m oder n pop songs. The snake, however , cont i nued t o 39。 I f ind i t beauti ful, 39。t buy t hings we don39。 if you ate m or e and tal ked l es, we would bot h enjoy our dinner !39。 No, 39。 A new pl ay is i ng to The Gl obe soon,39。They wi l al so be bui lding new roads and a special rail wayl ine. The Games wil l be hel d just out si de the capit al and the whol e area wi l be cal l ed 39。 gave39。 sl owly. I t obviousl y could not tel l and he t old m e t hat it was Medusa, t he Gor gon. Jasper hopes t hat she wi l t ur n m ot ori st s to st one. But none of t hem has been t ur ned to st one yet! Lesson29 Taxi! 出租汽車！ Capt ai n Ben Fawcet t has bought an unusual t axi and has begun a new ser vi ce. The 39。A m an can never have too into the cave hopi ng t o f ind buri ed tr easure. The leader of the par ty was exami ni ng t he soil near t he entr ance to the cave when the machi ne showed t hat there was gold under the gr ound. Ver y excit ed, the par ty dug a hol e t wo feet deep. They fi nal ly found a smal gol d coin whi ch was al most wort hles. The par ty then searched t he whol e cave thor oughly but did not f ind anythi ng except an empty ti n t runk. I n spit e of this, many people are conf ident that 39。 I r emarked suddenl y. I r egr eted sayi ng i t almost at onc e. 39。Do you cal t hat a hat ?39。 Wi l you be staying in England?39。Wil l you be seeing it ?39。. Workers wi l have pl et ed t he new roads by the end of thi s year . By the end of next year , t hey wi l have f ini shed wor k on t he new st adi um. The fi ne modern buil di ngs have been desi gned by Kur t Gunter . Everybody wi l be watching anxi ousl y as t he new buil di ngs go up. We ar e al l ver y excit ed and ar e l ooki ng f orwar d t o the Ol ympi c Games because they have never been hel d bef ore in thi s count ry. Leson38 Everyt hing except t he weat her 惟獨沒有考慮到天氣 My ol d fr iend, Har ison, had l ived i n t he Medi ter ranean for many year s bef or e he retur ned to England. He had oft en dr eamed of ret ir ing in Engl and and had pl anned to set tl e down in the countr y. He had no sooner ret ur ned t han he bought a f ine house and went to li ve t her e. Al most immedi at ely he began to plai n about the weat her , f or even though i t was st il l summer, i t r ai ned conti nual y and it was oft en bit ter ly col d. Af ter so many year s of sunshine, Har ison got a shock. He act ed as i f he had never lived in Engl and befor e. In the end, i t was more than he coul d bear. He had har dly had ti me to set tl e down when he sol d t he house and l ef t t he count ry. The dream he had had for so many years ended t her e. Ha r i son had thought of ever ything except t he weather. Leson39 Am I al l right? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gi l ber t was i n hospit al , he asked his doct or to t el l him whet her hi s operat ion had been successful , but the doct or ref used to do so. The f oll owi ng day, t he pati ent asked f or a bedside t el ephone. When he was alone, he tel ephoned t he hospi tal exchange and asked f or Doctor Mil li ngt on. When the doctor answered the phone, Mr Gil ber t said he was inquir ing about a cer tain pati ent , a Mr John Gi lbert . He asked if Mr Gi lber t39。 car was badly dam aged and easy t o r ecognize. Short ly aft er wards, t he poli ce stopped the car and both men wer e ar rested. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Har t i s going to swi m across t he Engli sh Channel t omorr ow. She is goi ng t o set out fr om the French coast at fi ve o39。 is a smal Swiss aeropl ane ca l led a 39。s f ir st passenger was a doctor who f lew fr om Bir mi ngham t o a lonely vil lage i n t he Wel sh mount ai ns. Si nce then, Captain Fawcet t has f lown pasenger s t o many unusual places . Once he landed on the roof of a block of fl at s and on another occasion, he l anded in a deser ted car par k. Captain Fawcet t has j ust r efused a st range r equest fr om a businessman. The man want ed t o f ly to Rockal l, a lonely isl and in the Atl antic Ocean, but Captai n Fawcet t did not take hi m because the tr ip was t oo danger ous. Leson30 Foot ball or polo? 足球還是水球？ The Wayl e i s a smal r iver t hat cut s across t he park near my home. I li ke sit ti ng by the Wayle on f ine af ter noons. It was war m last Sunday, so I went and sat on t he r iver bank as usual. Some childr en wer e pl ayi ng games on the bank and there wer e some people rowi ng on the ri ver . Suddenl y, one of t he childr en ki cked a bal ver y hard and i t went t owar ds a passing boat. Some people on t he bank caled out to the man in the boat, but he did not hear them. The bal l str uck him so har d t hat he near ly f el l i nt o the wat er. I tur ned to look at the chi ldr en, but t her e wer en39。s school fr iends wi l be wait ing for her on the English coast. Among t hem wi l l be Er na39。 the pat ient answer ed, 39。 she answer ed. 39。 she answered. In despair , I asked her whether she was enj oyi ng her di nner . 39。t be so rude about it ,39。 my wi fe answer ed. 39。 39。Pi l at us Port er 39。cl ock i n t he morni ng. Er na is only f ourt en years ol d and she hopes lo set up a new wor ld r ecor d. She i s a str ong swi mm er and many people f el t hat she is sure t o succeed. Er na39。s operati on had been successf ul and t he doct or t old hi m t hat i t had been. He then asked when Mr Gi lbert would be al lowed t o go home and the doctor t ol d him t hat he would have t o stay in hospit al f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mil lingt on asked t he cal ler if he was a r elati ve of the pati ent .39。 39。 I asked. 39。 I said to my wi fe. 39。You needn39。The Reveal er 39