【正文】 Engl ish under st and each other , but I don39。 I said t o t he manager, 39。Eve r yone39。 may r eveal somet hi ng of val ue fair ly soon. Lesson56 Fast er t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a race is hel d for old car s. A lot of car s ent ered f or this r ace last year and t her e was a gr eat deal of exci teme nt just bef ore i t began. One of t he most handsom e car s was a Roll s Royce Sil ver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which had only t hree wheels. Bui lt i n 1885, i t was the oldest car taking par t. Af ter a great many loud explosions, t he race began. Many of the cars br oke down on the cour se and some dr iver s spent more t im e under thei r car s than in them !had a l et ter fr om m y sister yest er day. She l ives in Ni geri a. I n her let er , she said that she would e to Engl and next year . I f she es, she wi l get a sur pri se. We ar e now l iving in a beauti ful new house i n the countr y. Work on it had begun befor e my si st er l eft . The house was pleted f ive mont hs ago. In my l et ter , I t old her that she could st ay wit h us. The house has m any l arge r oom s and there i s a lovely gar den. It i s a very m oder n house, so it looks str ange t o some people. I t must be t he onl y modern house in t he distr ic t. Lesson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I ent er ed the hot el manager 39。t have sai d t hat, 39。You needn39。 No,39。 No, 39。s operati on had been successf ul and t he doct or t ol d hi m that i t had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi lbert woul d be al l owed t o go home and t he doct or t old him t hat he woul d have t o stay i n hospi tal f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mil li ngt on asked t he cal er if he was a r elati ve of t he pati ent. 39。cl ock i n t he m or ni ng. Er na is onl y f ourt een year s ol d and she hopes l o set up a new wor l d record. She is a st rong swimm er and m any people f eel t hat she is sur e to succed. Erna39。Pi l at us Por t er39。 she said, 39。 I 39。 he sai d. I wonder. I n Engl and, each m an speaks a dif f er ent l anguage. The Engli sh underst and each ot her, but I don39。 I said t o t he m anager, 39。Ever yone39。had a l et er f r om m y si st er yester day. She li ves i n Ni ger i a. I n her l et t er , she said t hat she woul d e to Engl and next year. I f s he es, she wi l get a sur pri se. We are now l i vi ng i n a beauti f ul new house i n t he countr y. Wor k on it had begun bef ore m y sister l ef t. The house was pl et ed fi ve mont hs ago. I n m y let er, I t ol d her that she could st ay wit h us. The house has m any l a rge r oom s and t here i s a l ovel y gar den. It i s a ver y m oder n house, so it l ooks str ange t o som e peopl e. I t must be t he only m oder n house i n t he di st ri ct. Leson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I enter ed the hotel manager39。 The manager was sym pat het i c, but he coul d do not hing. 39。Wel l,39。l l soon l ear n Engli sh! 39。 she asked. 39。s al r i ght, 39。 is a sm al l Swiss aer oplane cal led 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 c ar 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 t o swi m acr oss t he Engl ish Channel t om orr ow. She i s going t o set out fr om t he Fr ench coast at f i ve o39。. Wor ker s wil l have plet ed t he 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 stadium. The f ine m oder n bui l di ngs have be en designed by Kurt Gunt er . Ever ybody wil l be watching anxiousl y as t he new bui ldi ngs go up. We ar e al ver y excit ed and ar e l ooki ng f or ward t o t he Ol ym pi c Games because they have never been hel d bef or e i n t hi s count ry. Leson38 Everyt hi ng except the weat her 惟獨沒有考慮到天氣 My ol d fr iend, Har ri son, had li ved i n t he Medit er anean f or m any year s bef ore he r etur ned t o England. He had oft en dr eam ed of reti ri ng i n Engl and and had pl anned t o set tl e down i n t he count r y. He had no sooner ret ur ned t han he bought a f ine house and went t o li ve there. Alm ost im m edi at el y he began t o pl ai n about t he weat her , for even though it was sti l sum mer, i t rai ned conti nual y and it was of t en bi t er l y col d. Aft er so m any years of sunshi ne, Har i son got a shock. He acted as if he had never l i ved i n England befor e. I n t he end, it was m or e t han he could bear. He had har dl y had ti me t o set tl e down when he sol d t he house and l ef t t he countr y. The dr eam he had had f or so m any year s ended t here. Har ison had t hought of everyt hi ng except the weat her. Lesson39 Am I al ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ Whi l e John Gi l bert was i n hospi tal, he asked hi s doct or to t el him whet her his operati on had been successf ul, but the doctor r ef used t o do so. The f oll owi ng day, the pati 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 doctor answer ed the 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 i f Mr Gi l bert 39。Wi l you be seei ng it ?39。 I asked. 39。 I sai d t o m y wi f e. 39。You needn39。The Reveal er 39。 The manager was sympat het ic, but he could do nothi ng. 39。Wel l, 39。l l soon lear n Engl ish!39。 she asked. 39。s al l ri ght ,39。 is a sm al l Swiss aer oplane cal led a 39。 car was badl y damaged and easy t o recogni ze. Shortl y aft er war ds, t he pol ice stopped the car and bot h men wer e ar r est ed. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Hart i s goi ng t o swi m acr oss t he Engl ish Channel t om orr ow. She i s going t o set out fr om t he Fr ench coast at f i ve o39。. Wor kers wi l have pl eted t he new roads by the end of thi s year . By the end of next year, they wi l have fi nished work on t he new stadium. The f ine m oder n