【正文】 en the snake char mer suddenly began to play jaz tunes and moder n pop songs. The snake, however , cont inued to 39。 I find it beautif ul ,39。t buy things we don39。 if you at e mor e and talked l ess, we woul d both enjoy our di nner ! 39。 No,39。 Lesson40 Food and talk 進餐與交談 Last week at a dinner part y, the hostes asked me to si t next t o Mrs Rumbold. Mrs Rumbold was alarge, unsmil ing lady i n a tight bl ack dr ess. She did not even l ook up when I took m y seat beside her. Her eyes were fi xed on her pl at e and in a shor t ime, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed t o make conver sation. 39。 time. As a gr eat many peopl e wil be vi si ting the country, the gover nment wi l be building new hotels, an immense stadi um, and a f ine new swimmi ng pool . 39。s bi cycl e! Leson32 Shopping made easy 購物變得很方便 People are not so honest as they once were. The temptation to steal i s gr eater t han ever befor eespecial y in large shops. A det ecti ve r ecentl y wat ched a wel dresed woman who always went i nt o a large st or e on Monday mornings. One Monday, ther e wer e f ewer peopl e in the shop than usual when the wom an came i n, so i t was easier f or t he detecti ve t o wat ch her. The woman f ir st bought afew smal l art icles. Aft er a li tl e time, she chose one of the most expensive dr esses in t he shop and handed i t o an assi tant who wrapped it up for her as qui ckly as possibl e. Then the woman simply took the parcel and wal ked out of t he shop wit hout payi ng. When she was ar rest ed, the detect ive found out t hat the shop assi stant was her daughter . The gi rl39。 car was badly damaged and easy to recognize. Short ly after war ds, t he police st opped t he car and both men wer e ar rest ed. Leson36 Across the Channel 橫渡海峽 Erna Hart is goi ng t o swi m acr oss the English Channel tomor row. She is going to set out fr om the Fr ench coast at f ive o39。. Worker s wil have pleted the new r oads by t he end of this year. By the end of next year , t hey wil l have f inished wor k on t he new stadi um. The f ine modern bui ldings have been designed by Kurt Gunter. Ever ybody wi l be watchi ng anxi ously as t he new bui ldings go up. We are al very exci ted and ar e looki ng f or war d to t he Ol ympi c Games because they have never been hel d bef or e in this countr y. Lesson38 Everything except the weat her 惟獨沒有考慮到天氣 My old fr iend, Har ri son, had l ived i n the Medit er ranean for many years bef or e he r et urned t o England. He had often dreamed of r et ir ing in England and had planned to set tle down in the country. He had no sooner et ur ned t han he bought a f ine house and went t o li ve there. Al most immedi at el y he began to pl ain about the weather, for even t hough i t was st il l summer , i t r ai ned conti nualy and it was often bit er ly cold. Af ter so many years of sunshine, Har ison got a shock. He acted as i f he had never lived in Engl and befor e. In t he end, it was more t han he could bear. He had har dl y had ti me to set tle down when he sold the house and left the count ry. The dream he had had for so many year s ended there. Har ison had thought of ever yt hi ng except t he weat he r. Lesson39 Am I al l right? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gi lber t was in hospit al, he asked his doctor to tel him whether his oper at i on had been successf ul, but the doctor r ef used to do so. The foll owi ng day, the pat ient asked f or a bedside telephone. When he was alone, he telephoned t he hospital exchange and asked for Doctor Mil lington. When the doctor answered the phone, Mr Gilbert said he was i nquiri ng about a cert ai n pati ent, aMr John Gilbert. He asked i f Mr Gi lber t39。Wil l you be seei ng i t ?39。 I asked. 39。 I said t o my wife. 39。You needn39。The Revealer39。The strap needs mending,39。 car was badly damaged and easy to recognize. Short ly after war ds, t he police st opped t he car and both men wer e ar rest ed. Leson36 Across the Channel 橫渡海峽 Erna Hart is goi ng t o swi m acr oss the English Channel tomor row. She is going to set out fr om the Fr ench coast at f ive o39。. Worker s wil have pleted the new r oads by t he end of this year. By the end of next year , t hey wil l have f inished wor k on t he new stadi um. The f ine modern bui ldings have been designed by Kurt Gunter. Ever ybody wi l be watchi ng anxi ously as t he new bui ldings go up. We are al very exci ted and ar e looki ng f or war d to t he Ol ympi c Games because they have never been hel d bef or e in this countr y. Lesson38 Everything except the weat her 惟獨沒有考慮到天氣 My old fr iend, Har ri son, had l ived i n the Medit er ranean for many years bef or e he r et urned t o England. He had often dreamed of r et ir ing in England and had planned to set tle down in the country. He had no sooner et ur ned t han he bought a f ine house and went t o li ve there. Al most immedi at el y he began to pl ain about the weather, for even t hough i t was st il l summer , i t r ai ned conti nualy and it was often bit er ly cold. Af ter so many years of sunshine, Har ison got a shock. He acted as i f he had never lived in Engl and befor e. In t he end, it was more t han he could bear. He had har dl y had ti me to set tle down when he sold the house and left the count ry. The dream he had had for so many year s ended there. Har ison had thought of ever yt hi ng except t he weat her. Lesson39 Am I al l right? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gi lber t was in hospit al, he asked his doctor to tel him whether his oper at i on had been successf ul, but the doctor r ef used to do so. The foll owi ng day, the pat ient asked f or a bedside telephone. When he was alone, he telephoned t he hospital exchange and asked for Doctor Mil lington. When the doctor answered the phone, Mr Gilbert said he was i nquiri ng about a cert ai n pati ent, aMr John Gilbert. He asked i f Mr Gi lber t39。Wil l you be seei ng i t ?39。 I asked. 39。 I said t o my wife. 39。You needn39。The Reveal