【正文】 a gr eat deal of exci tement just bef or e it began. One of the most handsome car s was a Rolls Royce Sil ver Ghost . The most unusual car was a Benz whi ch had only t hr e wheels. Bui lt in 1885, i t was the ol dest car t aking par t. After a gr eat many loud explosi ons, the r ace began. Many of t he cars br oke down on t he course and some dri ver s pent mor e time under thei r cars than in them ! A few cars, however , pl et ed t he r ace. The winni ng car r eached a speed of f orty mi les an hour much fast er than any of i ts ri vals. It sped downhi l at the end of the race and i ts driver had a lot of tr ouble tr yi ng to st op i t. The r ace gave everyone agr eat deal of pl easur e. It was very dif ferent f rom modern car aces but no l ess exci ting. Lesson57 Can I help you, madam? 你要買什么，夫人？ A woman in blue jeans st ood at he wi ndow of an expensive shop. Though she hesit at ed f or a moment , she f inal ly went in and as ked to see a dr ess that was i n the window. The asist ant who served her did not l ike the way she was dr essed. Gl ancing at her scornfull y, he told her that he dr ess was sold. The woman walked out of the shop angri ly and deci ded to puni sh the asistant next day. She r et ur ned t o the shop t he f ol lowing morning dr essed in a f ur coat, wit h a handbag in one hand and a l ong umbr el la i n the ot her. Aft er seki ng out t he r ude asistant she asked f or t he same dr ess. Not r eali zing who she was, the assi stant was eager to serve her this ti me with great dif fi cult y, he cli mbed i nt o the shop wi ndow to get he dress. As soon as she saw i t, the woman said s many ties. 39。You needn39。 No,39。s f at her wil set out wit h her in a smal l boat . Mr Hart has tr ai ned his daught er for years. Tomorrow he wil l be watchi ng her anxi ousl y as she swims the long di st ance t o England. Erna intends to t ake short rest s ever y two hour s. She wi l have somet hi ng t o dr ink but she wil l not eat any soli d food. Most of Erna39。The Reveal er 39。 I said to my wi fe. 39。 39。cl ock in t he mor ni ng. Er na i s only f our teen years old and she hopes l o set up a new wor ld recor d. She i s a str ong swimmer and many people feel t hat she is sur e t o succeed. Erna39。They wi l al so be bui lding new r oads and a special railwayli ne. The Games wil l be hel d just out si de t he capit al and t he whole area wi l be caled 39。 No,39。t buy things we don39。dance39。Ol ympic Cit y39。 she answer ed. 39。t need,39。 slowly. It obviously coul d not tel the di f er ence between I ndian musi c and jaz! Leson43 Over t he South Pole 飛越南極 In 1929, three year s af ter hi s f li ght over t he Nort h Pol e, the Amer ican expl or er , R. E. Byr d, succesfull y fl ew over the Sout h Pole f or the f irst time. Though, at fi rst , Byr d and hi s men were abl e to t ake a gr eat many photographs of t he mount ai ns t hat lay below, t hey soon ran into ser ious t roubl e. At one poi nt , i t semed cert ai n that their pl ane would cr ash. I t coul d onl y get over t he mount ai ns if i t r ose to 10,000 f et. Byr d at once order ed his men to t hr ow out two heavy food sacks. The plane was then able t o rise and it clear ed t he mount ai ns by 400 f et. Byr d now knew that he would be abl e t o reach the South Pole which was 300 miles away, f or there were no mor e mountains in sight . The ai rcraft was able to f ly over the endles white plains without dif ficulty. Lesson44 Through the forest 穿過森林 Mrs Anne Sterl ing di d not think of t he r isk she was t aking when she r an t hr ough a forest after two men. They had r ushed up to her whil e she was havi ng a pii c at the edge of a f or est with her children and t ried to steal her handbag. I n the st ruggl e, the st rap br oke and, with t he bag in their possesion, bot h men start ed r unning through t he t rees. Mrs Sterli ng got so angry t hat she ran af ter them. She was soon out of breat h, but she cont inued to r un. When she caught up wit h them, she saw t hat they had sat down and were goi ng t hr ough the content s of the bag, so she r an straight at them. The men got such a fr ight that hey dropped the bag and r an away. 39。The Reveal er 39。 I said to my wi fe. 39。 39。cl ock in t he mor ni ng. Er na i s only f our teen years old and she hopes l o set up a new wor ld recor d. She i s a str ong swimmer and many people feel t hat she is sur e t o succeed. Erna39。A man can never have too into the cave hoping to f ind buri ed t reasure. The leader of the part y was examini ng t he soi l near the ent rance to t he cave when t he machine showed t hat ther e was gol d under t he ground. Ver y excited, t he par ty dug a hole two f et deep. They fi nal y found a smal l gold coi n whi ch was al most wor thles. The par ty t hen sear ched the whole cave thoroughly but did not f ind anything except an empt y ti n trunk. In spite of this, many peopl e ar e conf ident that 39。Do you cal l t hat a hat ?39。Wi l you be seei ng i t ?39。 car was badly damaged and easy to r ecognize. Shor tly af ter war ds, the poli ce stopped the car and bot h men were ar ested. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Hart i s going to swim across the Engli sh Channel t omorr ow. She i s going to set out f rom t he French coast at five o39。Ol ympic Cit y39。 she answer ed. 39。t need,39。 slowly. It obviously coul d not tel the di f er ence between I ndian musi c and jaz! Leson43 Over t he South Pole 飛越南極 In 1929, three year s af ter hi s f li ght over t he Nort h Pol e, the Amer ican expl or er , R. E. Byr d, succesfull y fl ew over the Sout h Pole f or the f irst time. Though, at fi rst , Byr d and hi s men were abl e to t ake a gr eat many photographs of t he mount ai ns t hat lay below, t hey soon ran into ser ious t roubl e. At one poi nt , i t semed cert ai n that their pl ane would cr ash. I t coul d onl y get over t he mount ai ns if i t r ose to 10,000 f et. Byr d at