【正文】 nto the shop window t o get the dres s. As soon as she saw it, t he woman sai d s m any t ies.39。s oper at i on had been succesf ul and t he doct or t ol d him t hat it had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gil ber t woul d be al owed t o go hom e and the doctor t ol d him t hat he would have t o st ay i n hospit al f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mi l i ngt on asked the cal er i f he was a r el at i ve of t he pat ient.39。 I asked. 39。You needn39。dance39。t need, 39。 she answer ed. 39。Ol ympi c Cit y39。A man can never have too i nto t he cave hoping t o f ind buri ed tr easure. The leader of t he par ty was exami ni ng the soil near t he entr ance to the cave when the machine showed that there was gold under the gr ound. Very excit ed, t he par ty dug a hol e two feet deep. They fi nal ly f ound a sm al gold coin which was alm ost wort hless. The part y then sear ched t he whole cave thor oughly but did not f ind anythi ng except an empt y ti n t runk. I n spit e of this, many peopl e are confi dent that 39。Do you cal that a hat ?39。Wil l you be seei ng it ?39。 car was badl y dam aged and easy t o r ecognize. Shor tl y aft er wards, the poli ce st opped t he car and both men were ar rest ed. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Erna Har t is going t o swi m across the Engli sh Channel tomor row. She is goi ng to set out f rom the Fr ench coast at fi ve o39。You needn39。 I asked. 39。s oper at i on had been succesf ul and t he doct or t ol d him t hat it had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gil ber t woul d be al owed t o go hom e and the doctor t ol d him t hat he would have t o st ay i n hospit al f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mi l i ngt on asked the cal er i f he was a r el at i ve of t he pat ient.39。s mot her, who swam t he Channel her self when she was a gir l. Lesson37 The O lym pi c Gam es 奧林匹克運動會 The Ol ym pi c Games wi l be hel d i n our countr y i n f our year s39。Wil l you be spendi ng your holi days abr oad t his year ?39。 m y wif e answer ed as she l ooked at hersel f i n t he mi r ror. I sat down on one of those m oder n chai r s wit h hol es i n it and wait ed. We had been i n t he hat shop for hal f an hour and m y wi fe was s ti l i n f ront of the mi r or. 39。And a wom an can39。 the patient answer ed, 39。 she answered. I n despair , I asked her whet her she was enj oyi ng her di nner . 39。 my wi fe answered.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。 No,39。You needn39。 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 as si 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。 I fi nd it beaut if ul ,39。 if you at e more and t al ked less, we woul d both enj oy our di nner !39。 A new pl ay is i ng to The Gl obe soon, 39。dance39。t need, 39。 she answered. 39。Ol ym pi c Ci ty39。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 c ave 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。 Lesson40 Food and t al k 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