【正文】 the house and l eft the countr y. The dr eam he had had for so many year s ended t her e. Har r ison had thought of ever ything except t he weat her . Lesson39 Am I al l right? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gi l ber t was in hospi tal , he asked his doctor t o tel l hi m whet her hi s oper at ion had been successful , but the doctor r ef used t o do so. The foll owing day, the pati ent asked f or a bedside telephone. When he was alone, he telephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mi l ington. When the doctor answer ed the phone, Mr Gil ber t sai d he was inquir ing about a cer tain pat ient, a Mr John Gi lbert . He asked i f Mr Gi lbert 39。 car was badly damaged and easy t o r ecognize. Shor tly af ter wards, the poli ce st opped t he car and bot h men wer e ar est ed. Leson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Erna Har t is going t o swim across the Engli sh Channel tomor row. She is goi ng to set out f rom the Fr ench coast at f ive o39。 39。 We mustn39。 she answer ed, 39。 I asked. 39。 Lesson40 Food and tal k 進餐與交談 Last wek at a di nner par t y, t he host ess asked m e t o sit next t o Mrs Rum bol d. Mr s Rum bol d was a l arge, unsmi li ng lady i n a ti ght bl ack dr es. She di d not even l ook up when I took m y seat besi de her. Her eyes were f i xed on her plate and i n a short ti me, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed to m ake conver sat ion. 39。 t im e. As a gr eat m any people wil be vi si ti ng t he countr y, t he gover nm ent wi l be buil ding new hot el s, an im mense st adi um , and a fi ne new swimm i ng pool. 39。s bi cycl e! Leson32 Shoppi ng m ade easy 購物變得很方便 Peopl e ar e not so honest as they once wer e. The tempt at ion t o st eal i s greater t han ever bef or e especi al y i n lar ge shops. A det ect ive r ecentl y watched a wel dr esed woman who al ways went i nt o a l arge stor e on Monday mor ni ngs. One Monday, t here wer e f ewer peopl e i n the shop than usual when t he wom an cam e in, so it was easi er f or the detecti ve to wat ch her . The woman f ir st bought a f ew smal ar ti cl es. Af ter a li t l e t im e, she chose one of t he m ost expensi ve dr esses i n t he shop and handed it t o an assi st ant who wrapped i t up f or her as qui ckl y as possi bl e. Then t he wom an si m pl y t ook t he par cel and wal ked out of t he shop wit hout payi ng. When she was ar r ested, the detecti ve found out t hat t he shop assi stant was her daught er . The gi rl 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 car and bot h m en 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 fi ve o39。. Wor ker s wil l have pl et ed the new r oads by t he end of this year. By t he end of next year , they wi l have fi ni shed wor k on t he new stadium. The f ine m oder n bui l di ngs have been designed by Kurt Gunt e r. Everybody wil l be watching anxiousl y as t he new bui l di 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 countr y. Lesson38 Everyt hi ng except t he weat her 惟獨沒有考慮到天氣 My ol d fr i end, Har ison, had l ived i n the Medi ter anean f or m any year s bef or e he ret ur ned t o Engl and. He had oft en dream ed of reti ri ng i n Engl and and had pl anned t o set tl e down i n the count r y. He had no sooner r et ur ned t han he bought a fi ne house and went to l i ve t her e. Alm ost imm edi atel y he began t o pl ain about t he weather, f or even t hough it was sti l summ er , it r ai ned conti nual ly a nd i t was oft en bi t erl y col d. Aft er so m any years of sunshi ne, Har i son got a shock. He act ed as if he had never l ived i n Engl and bef ore. I n the 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 left t he countr y. The dream he had had f or so m any years ended t here. Har ison had t hought of ever yt hi ng except t he weather. Leson39 Am I all ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ Whi le John Gil bert was i n hospit al , he asked his doct or t o t el him whet her hi s oper at i on had been succesf ul, but t he doct or r ef used t o do so. The foll owi ng day, t he pati ent asked f or a bedsi de tel ephone. When he was al one, he t el ephoned the hospi tal exchange and asked for Doctor Mi l i ngt on. When t he doct or answered t he phone, Mr Gi lbert sai d he was i nqui ri ng about a cert ai n pati ent , a Mr John Gil ber t. He asked if Mr Gil ber t39。Wil l you be seeing i t ?39。 Wi l you be staying i n England?39。Do you cal l that a hat ?39。 I rem ar ked suddenl y. I r egret ed saying it almost at once. 39。A man can never have t oo 球還是水球？ The Wayl e is a sm al l r i ver t hat cut s across the par k near my home. I li ke si t i ng by t he Wayl e on fi ne af t er noons. It was warm l ast Sunday, so I went and sat on t he ri ver bank as usual. Som e chil dr en wer e pl ayi ng gam es on t he bank and t her e wer e som e people r owi ng on t he ri ver. Suddenl y, one of the chil dren ki cked a bal very har d and i t went t owar ds a passi ng boat . Som e peopl e on the bank cal led out to t he man i n t he boat, but he di d not hear t hem. The bal str uck hi m so har d t hat he near ly f el i nt o t he wat er. I t ur ned t o l ook at t he chi l dr en, but t here wer en39。s school f ri ends wi l be wai ting for her on the Engli sh coast . Among t hem wi l be Erna39。 the pati ent answer ed, 39。 she answered. 39。 she answer ed. I n despair , I asked her whet her she was enj oyi ng her di nner . 39。t be so r ude about it, 39。 my wif e answer ed. 39。 gave39。They wil l al so be bui l di ng new r oads and a speci al r ai l way li ne. The Gam es wi l be hel d j ust out si de the capi tal and t he whol e ar ea wi l be cal l e