【正文】 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。Do you cal l t hat a hat ?39。Wil l you be sei ng i t ?39。 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。You needn39。 I asked. 39。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。 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。You needn39。 No,39。s fat her wil l set out wit h her in a sm al l boat. Mr Hart has tr ai ned hi s daught er f or year s. Tom or row he wil l be wat ching her anxi ousl y as she swim s the l ong di st ance t o Engl 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。 t he pat i ent answer ed,39。 she answered. I n despai r, I asked her whether she was enj oyi ng her di nner. 39。 m y wi f e answered.39。s f ather wil l set out wi t h her i n a smal boat. Mr Har t has t rai ned hi s daughter f or years. Tomorr ow he wi l be wat chi ng her anxiously a s she swi ms t he long dist ance t o Engl and. Er na intends to take shor t rests ever y t wo hours. She wil l have something t o dr ink but she wi l not eat any sol id food. Most of Erna39。 No, 39。You needn39。 may r eveal somet hi ng of val ue fai rl y soon. Lesson56 Fast er than 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 much 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 that he dress was sol d. The wom an walked out of t he shop angri ly and decided to puni sh t he asistant next day. She r etur ned t o the shop t he foll owing m orning dr esed in a fur coat , wit h a handbag i n one hand and a l ong umbrel la i n the ot her . Aft er seeki ng out the r ude assi stant she asked f or the same dress. Not r eal izing who she was, the assi st ant was eager t o ser ve her t his t im e wit h great dif fi cul ty, he clim bed i