【正文】 ngl and. Erna i nt ends t o t ake short r est s ever y t wo hour s. She wi l have somet hi ng t o dr i nk but she wil l not eat any soli d f ood. Most of Er na39。 No,39。 No,39。 No, 39。You needn39。t have sai d t hat, 39。 m ay r eveal som et hi ng of val ue f ai rl y soon. Leson56 Fast er t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a r ace i s hel d f or ol d cars. A l ot of cars ent er ed for t hi s r ace l ast year and t her e was a great deal of excit em ent j ust befor e it began. One of t he m ost handsom e cars was a Rol ls Royce Sil ver Ghost. The m ost unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y t hr ee wheel s. Buil t in 1885, it was t he ol dest car t aki ng par t. Af t er a gr eat m any l oud expl osi ons, t he r ace began. Many of t he car s br oke down on t he cour se and som e dri ver s spent m or e tim e under t hei r car s t han i n t hem ! A f ew cars, however, pl et ed the r ace. The wi nni ng car r eached a speed of f or t y m il es an hour m uch f aster t han any of it s ri val s. I t sped downhil l at t he end of t he race and it s dri ver had a l ot of t roubl e t ryi ng to st op i t. The r ace gave ever yone a great deal of pl easure. It was ver y di f er ent fr om m oder n car r aces but no l ess excit i ng. Leson57 Can I hel p you, m adam ? 你要買什么，夫人？ A wom an in bl ue jeans st ood at t he wi ndow of an expensi ve shop. Though she hesit at ed f or a m oment , she f i nal y went in and as ked t o see a dress that was in t he wi ndow. The assi st ant who ser ved her di d not li ke the way she was dr essed. Gl anci ng at her scor nf ul l y, he t ol d her t hat t he dr es was sol d. The woman wal ked out of t he shop angr il y and deci ded t o punish t he assi stant next day. She r et urned t o the shop t he f oll owi ng m or ning dr essed in a f ur coat, wit h a handbag i n one hand and a l ong um brel a i n the ot her. Aft er seeki ng out t he r ude assi st ant she asked f or t he sam e dress. Not r eali zing who she was, the assi st ant was eager t o ser ve her t his t im e wit h gr eat dif fi cul ty, he cl im bed int o the shop wi ndow t o get the dr ess. As soon as she saw it, t he woman sai d s m any t i es.39。clock i n the mor ning. Erna i s onl y f our teen year s old and she hopes l o set up a new worl d r ecor d. She i s a st rong swi mmer and many peopl e feel that she i s sur e to succed. Erna39。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 the cal er i f he was a r el ative of t he pat ient. 39。 39。 I asked. 39。 I sai d to my wi fe. 39。You needn39。The Reveal er39。 car was badl y dam aged and easy t o r ecognize. Short l y af t er war ds, the poli ce st opped t he car and bot h m en were ar rest ed. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Har t is goi ng t o swim acr oss t he Engli sh Channel t om or r ow. She i s goi ng t o set out f r om t he Fr ench coast at fi ve o39。. Wor ker s wil l have pl et ed 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 i ni shed wor k on t he new st adi um . The fi ne modern buil dings have been desi gned by Kurt Gunter. Ever ybody wi l be wat chi ng a nxi ousl y as t he new buil di ngs go up. We are al ver y exci ted and are l ooki ng f or war d t o t he Ol ym pi c Games because they have never ben hel d bef or e i n t hi s countr y. Lesson38 Everyt hi ng except t he weat her 惟獨沒有考慮到天氣 My ol d fr iend, Har ri son, had li ved in t he Medit er anean f or many years bef or e he ret ur ned t o Engl and. He had oft en dr eam ed of reti ri ng i n Engl and and had pl anned t o set l e down i n t he count ry. He had no sooner r et urned t han he bought a f i ne house and went t o li ve t her e. Al most i mm edi at el y he bega n t o pl ai n about t he weat her , for even t hough i t was st il l summ er, it r ained cont i nual y and it was oft en bit terl y cold. Af ter so m any year s of sunshi ne, Har ri son got a shock. He acted as i f he had never l i ved i n Engl and bef or e. I n t he end, i t was mor e than he coul d bear . He had hardl y had t im e t o set l e down when he sol d t he house and l eft t he countr y. The dr eam he had had f or so many year s ended t here. Har ison had thought of ever ythi ng except t he weat her. Leson39 Am I all right ? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gil ber t was i n hospit al , he asked his doctor t o tel him whet her his operati on had been successf ul, but the doct or r ef used t o do so. The f oll owing day, t he pat i ent asked f or a bedside t el ephone. When he was al one, he t elephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mil li ngt on. When t he doct or answer ed t he phone, Mr Gil ber t sai d he was i nquir i ng about a cer tai n pat ient, a Mr John Gi l bert . He asked if Mr Gil ber t39。Wil l you be sei ng i t ?39。 Wi l you be st ayi ng i n Engl and?39。Do you cal l t hat a hat ?39。 I r em ar ked suddenl y. I r egret ed sayi ng i t alm ost at once. 39。A m an can never have t oo i nt o t he cave hopi ng t o fi nd buri ed tr easure. The leader of t he par ty was exami ni ng t he soil near the entr ance t o t he cave when t he m achi ne showed t hat t her e was gol d under t he gr ound. Ver y exci t ed, t he part y dug a hol e t wo feet deep. They f i nal y f ound a sm al l gol d coi n whi ch was alm ost wort hless. The part y t hen searched the whol e cave t hor oughl y but di d not fi nd anyt hi ng except an em pty t i n tr unk. I n spi te of t hi s, m any peopl e ar e conf i dent t hat 39。 sl owly. I t obviously could not t el l t owar ds a wait ing car. One of t hem was car ryi ng a bag ful l of m oney. Roy act ed quickly and drove t he bus st raight at the thi eves. The one wi th the money got such a f ri ght t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he thieves were t