【正文】 slowl y. I t obvi ously coul d not t el the di f erence bet ween I ndian music and j az! Leson43 Over the Sout h Pole 飛越南極 I n 1929, t hr ee year s af ter his fl ight over the Nor th Pol e, t he Amer ican expl orer, R. E. Byr d, successf ull y fl ew over the Sout h Pol e for t he f i rst ti me. Though, at f ir st , Byr d and his m en were able to t ake a gr eat m any photogr aphs of the m ount ai ns that lay below, t hey soon ran i nto seri ous tr oubl e. At one point, i t seemed cert ai n that their pl ane woul d crash. I t coul d only get over t he mount ains if i t rose to 10, 000 feet. Byrd at once ordered hi s men to thr ow out two heavy food sacks. The plane was then able t o r ise and it cleared t he mount ains by 400 f et . Byr d now knew t hat he woul d be abl e t o reach the South Pol e which was 300 mil es away, for t her e were no more mount ai ns in si ght . The ai rcr af t was abl e to fl y over t he endl ess whi te pl ai ns wit hout dif f iculty. Lesson44 Through t he f orest 穿過森林 Mr s Anne Ster li ng did not thi nk of the r isk she was taking when she ran t hrough a f or est af ter two men. They had r ushed up to her whi le she was havi ng a piic at t he edge of a f orest wi t h her chil dren and tr ied t o steal her handbag. In t he str uggl e, t he st rap br oke and, wit h t he bag i n t hei r possession, bot h men star ted r unni ng through t he tr es. Mr s Sterl ing got so angr y t hat she ran aft er them. She was soon out of br eat h, but she cont inued to r un. When she caught up wi t h them, she saw that they had sat down and were goi ng thr ough t he cont ent s of the bag, so she ran str aight at t hem . The men got such a f ri ght t hat they dr opped t he bag and r an away. 39。 I remarked suddenly. I r egr et ted saying i t al most at once. 39。 Wil l you be st ayi ng in Engl and?39。. 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 odern bui ldi ngs have been designed by Kurt Gunt er . Ever ybody wil l be wat ching anxi ousl y as the new bui ldings go up. We ar e al ver y excited and ar e looking f orwar d to the Ol ympic Gam es becaus e t hey have never been hel d bef ore in t his count r y. Leson38 Everyt hi ng except t he weat her 惟獨沒有考慮到天氣 My ol d f ri end, Har ison, had l ived in the Medi ter anean f or many year s bef ore he r etur ned t o England. He had of ten dr eam ed of r eti ri ng in Engl and and had planned to set le down in t he countr y. He had no sooner retur ned than he bought a f ine house and went to li ve there. Alm ost i mmediatel y he began t o plain about the weather, f or even t hough i t was st il l summer , it r ai ned conti nual ly and i t was of ten bi t er ly col d. Af t er so m any years of sunshine, Har ison got a shock. He act ed as i f he had never li ved in England befor e. I n t he end, it was mor e t han he could bear. He had hardl y had ti me t o set tl e down when he sol d t he house and left t he count ry. The dream he had had f or so many years ended there. Har ison had thought of everythi ng except the weather. Leson39 Am I all right ? 我是否痊愈？ Whi le John Gil ber t was in hospit al , he asked his doctor to tel hi m whether his operat ion had been successf ul, but the doctor ref used t o do so. The f oll owi ng day, t he pat ient asked f or a bedside t elephone. When he was alone, he telephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mi li ngton. 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。 Onl y 25 per cent a thi ef now!39。A m an can never have t oo int o the cave hopi ng to f i nd bur ied t reasur e. The l eader of the part y was exam ini ng t he soi l near t he ent rance to t he cave when t he machi ne showed t hat t here was gol d under t he gr ound. Ver y excit ed, t he par t y dug a hol e t wo f et deep. They f i nal y f ound a sm al l gol d coin whi ch was alm ost wort hless. The part y t hen sear ched t he whole cave t hor oughl y but di d not f ind anythi ng except an em pt y ti n tr unk. I n spit e of t his, m any peopl e ar e confi dent t hat 39。Do you cal l that a hat ?39。Wil l you be seeing i t ?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 i sh Channel t om orr ow. She is goi ng t o set out f rom the Fr ench coast at fi ve o39。 Lesson40 Food and t alk 進餐與交談 Last week at a di nner part y, the host es asked m e t o si t next t o Mr s Rumbol d. Mr s Rum bol d was a lar ge, unsm il ng l ady i n a t ight bl ack dress. She did not even l ook up when I t ook m y seat besi de her . Her eyes wer e fi xed on her pl at e and i n a short t im e, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed t o m ake conver sat ion. 39。 she answer ed,39。 39。A t hi ef , yes, 39。 ti me. As a great many people wil l be vi sit ng the countr y, t he gover nm ent wi l be buil ding new hot el s, an i mmense st adi um, and a fi ne new swim ming pool. 39。 I asked. 39。 We must n39。t have too m any hats,39。but they did not steal anythi ng. 39。 my wif e answer ed. 39。 she answered. I n despair , I asked her whet her she was enj oyi ng her di nner . 39。 the patient answer ed, 39。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。 39。t be so rude about it ,39。 she answer ed. 39。s school f ri ends wi l be wai ti ng f or her on t he Engli sh coast. Am ong them wil l be Erna39。 No, 39。 No,39。t have sai d t hat, 39。 sai d Mr s Sterl i ng l at er, 39。s f at her wi l set out wi th her in a smal boat . Mr Har t has t raine d his daughter for year s. Tom or r ow he wi l be watching her anxi ousl y as she swi ms the l ong distance to Engl and. Erna i ntends to t ake short r est