【正文】 Ol ym pi c Ci ty39。t axi39。Pi latus Por ter39。s fir st passenger was a doct or who f lew f rom Birm ingham t o a l onely vil age i n t he Wel sh mount ai ns. Si nce then, Captain Fawcet has fl own pasenger s t o m any unusual pl aces. Once he l anded on the roof of a bl ock of f lats and on anot her occasi on, he l anded i n a desert ed car park. Capt ai n Fawcet t has j ust refused a st range r equest f rom a busi nesm an. The man wanted to f ly t o Rockal, a l onel y island i n the Atl anti c Ocean, but Ca ptai n Fawcet t di d not take him because t he tr ip was too danger ous. Lesson30 Foot ball or polo? 足球還是水球？ The Wayle i s a sm al l ri ver t hat cuts acr oss t he par k near my hom e. I l ike si ti ng by t he Wayle on fi ne aft er noons. I t was war m l ast Sunday, so I went and sat on t he ri ver bank as usual. Some chi ldren wer e pl ayi ng gam es on t he bank and ther e wer e som e peopl e rowing on t he r iver . Suddenly, one of t he chi ldren ki cked a bal ver y hard and i t went t owar ds a passi ng boat . Som e peopl e on t he bank cal led out to t he man in t he boat, but he di d not hear t hem. The bal l str uck him so har d that he near ly f el l i nt o the wat er . I t ur ned to l ook at t he chi ldren, but t here weren39。 car was badl y dam aged and easy t o r ecogni ze. Short ly aft er war ds, t he poli ce st opped t he car and bot h men wer e ar rest ed. Leson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Hart is goi ng t o swim acr oss the Engli sh Channel tom orr ow. She is going to set out fr om the French coast at f ive o39。 gave39。t any in sight : t hey had al r un away! The man laughed when he r eali zed what had happened. He cal ed out t o t he chil dr en and t hr ew the bal back to t he bank. Lesson31 Succes story 成功者的故事 Yest er day af ternoon Frank Hawkins was t el ing m e about his experiences as a young m an. Fr ank i s now t he head of a ver y large business pany, but as a boy he used t o wor k in a sm al l shop. It was his j ob t o r epair bi cycles and at t hat ime he used t o work f ourt en hours a day. He saved m oney for years and i n 1938 he bought a sm al wor k shop of hi s own. Dur ing the war Frank used t o m ake spar e part s for aeroplanes. At that tim e he had two hel pers. By t he end of t he war, the smal wor kshop had be e a l arge fact or y whi ch em pl oyed seven hundred and t wentyeight people. Fr ank smi led when he rem em bered hi s hard ear ly year s and the long r oad t o success. He was ti l smi li ng when t he door opened and hi s wi fe came i n. She want ed him to r epair thei r son39。. Thi s wonder ful plane can car y seven passengers. The most sur pr ising thing about it , however, is that i t can land anywher e: on snow, water, or even on a pl oughed fi el d. Capt ai n Fawcet 39。s f at her wi l set out wit h her i n a sm al boat. Mr Hart has tr ai ned hi s daught er for years. Tom or row he wil be wat chi ng her anxi ousl y as she swims t he long di st ance t o England. Erna intends to t ake short rest s ever y t wo hour s. She wil l have som et hi ng t o dr ink but she wil l not eat any soli d food. Most of Er na39。s mother, who swam the Channel hers el f when she was a gir l. Leson37 The Olympic Games 奧林匹克運動會 The Olympi c Games wil be held i n our count ry in f our years39。They wi l al so be bui lding new r oads and a speci al rail wayl ine. The Gam es wi l be held j ust outsi de t he capi tal and the whole area wil be cal ed 39。and he t ol d m e that it was Medusa, t he Gor gon. Jasper hopes t hat she wil t ur n m ot or ists to stone. But none of t hem has been t ur ned t o st one yet! Lesson29 Taxi ! 出租汽車！ Capt ai n Ben Fawcet t has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service. The 39。 t ime. As a gr eat many peopl e wi l be visit ing the count ry, t he gover nment wil l be bui lding new hotels, an imm ense stadi um, and a f ine new swimmi ng pool. 39。s school fr iends wil be wai ting f or her on the Engli sh coast . Among them wil be Erna39。cl ock in t he morning. Er na i s only f ourt en years old and she hopes lo set up a new worl d recor d. She i s a str ong swimm er and m any peopl e feel t hat she i s sure t o succeed. Er na39。s fi rst pasenger was a doct or who fl ew f rom Bi rmingham t o a lonely vil lage i n the Welsh mount ai ns. Si nce then, Captain Fawcet has f lown pasenger s to many unusual pl aces. Once he landed on the roof of a block of fl ats and on anot her occasion, he landed i n a deser ted car park. Captain Fawcet t has just refused a strange r equest f rom a busi nesman. The man wanted to f ly t o Rockal , a l onely island i n the Atl anti c Ocean, but Captain Fawcet di d not take him because t he t rip was too dangerous. Lesson30 Football or polo? 足球還是水球？ The Wayle i s a smal river t hat cuts acr oss the par k near m y home. I li ke sit ting by the Wayl e on f ine af ternoons. It was warm last Sunday, so I went and sat on the river bank as usual . Some chil dr en were playing games on the bank and t here were some people r owi ng on the ri ver. Suddenly, one of the childr en kicked a bal l very har d and it went towards a pasing boat. Some people on the bank cal ed out t o the man in t he boat , but he did not hear them. The bal st ruck him so hard that he nearl y fel into t he water. I turned t o look at the chil dr en, but ther e wer en39。s bi cycl e! Leson32 Shopping m ade easy 購物變得很方便 People are not so honest as they once were. The temptati on t o steal i s gr eater t han ever bef or eespecial y in l ar ge shops. A det ecti ve r ecentl y wat ched a wel dr essed woman who al ways went i nt o a large st or e on Monday mor ni ngs. One Monday, ther e wer e fewer peopl e in t he shop t han usual when t he wom an cam e i n, so it was easier for t he detecti ve t o wat ch her. The wom an f ir st bought af ew sm al l art icles. Aft er a li t le tim e, she chose one of t he most expensive dr esses in t he shop