【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 t . Mr Hart has tr ained his daught er for year s. Tomor row he wi l be watching her anxi ousl y as she swi ms the l ong distance to England. Erna i ntends to t ake short r est s ever y two hour s. She wi l have somet hing t o dri nk but she wi l not eat any sol id f ood. Most of Erna39。s school f ri ends wi l be wai ting for her on the Engli sh coast . Am ong them wi l l be Er na39。s mot her , who swam t he Channel her self when she was a gi rl . Lesson37 The O lympi c Games 奧林匹克運動會 The Olym pi c Games wi l be held i n our countr y i n f our year s39。 t im e. As a gr eat m any people wi l be vi si ti ng the count ry, t he government wi l be buil di ng new hotels, an im mense stadium , and a f ine new swi mm ing pool. 39。They wi l also be buil ding new r oads and a speci al r ail way li ne. The Games wi l be held just outsi de the capi tal and the whole ar ea wil l be cal led 39。Ol ympi c Cit y39。. Wor ker s wi l have pl et ed the new r oads by the end of this year. By the end of next year , they wi l have f ini shed wor k on t he new st adium. The f ine modern bui ldings have been desi gned by Kurt Gunter . Ever ybody wi l be wat chi ng anxi ously as t he new buil dings go up. We are al l ver y exci ted and are l ooki ng f or ward to t he Ol ympi c Games because they have never been held bef ore i n thi s c ount ry. Lesson38 Everythi ng except the weat her 惟獨沒有考慮 到 天氣 My old f ri end, Har ri son, had li ved i n t he Medit er ranean for many years befor e he ret ur ned to Engl and. He had oft en dreamed of ret ir ing i n England and had pl anned t o set tl e down in the count ry. He had no sooner r et urned t han he bought a fi ne house and went t o l ive ther e. Al most i mm edi at ely he began to plai n about t he weat her , for even though it was stil l sum mer, i t r ained cont inual y and it was oft en bit terl y cold. Af ter so many year s of sunshi ne, Har ri son got a shock. He acted as if he had never l ived in Engl and bef ore. In the end, i t was more t han he coul d bear . He had har dly had t ime to set le down when he sold the house and l ef t the countr y. The dr eam he had had f or so many year s ended t her e. Har ri son had t hought of ever yt hing except the weat her . Lesson39 Am I al l ri ght? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gi lber t was i n hospi tal, he asked hi s doct or t o t el l him whether hi s oper ation had been succesf ul , but t he doct or r efused to do so. The fol lowi ng day, the pat i ent 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。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 ca l er i f he was a r el ative of t he pat ient. 39。 No, 39。 the patient answer ed, 39。 I am Mr John Gil ber t .39。 Lesson40 Food and t alk 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a di nner par ty, the host es asked me t o si t next t o Mr s Rumbold. Mr s Rumbold was a lar ge, unsmil ng lady i n a t ight bl ack dres. She did not even l ook up when I took my seat besi de her . Her eyes were f ixed on her plate and i n a short ti me, she was busy eat ing. I tr ied t o make conver sati on. 39。 A new pl ay is ing t o The Gl obe soon, 39。 I said. 39。Wil l you be seeing i t ?39。 39。 No,39。 she answered. 39。Wil you be spendi ng your holi days abroad t hi s year ?39。 I asked. 39。 No,39。 she answer ed. 39。 Wi l you be staying i n England?39。 I asked. 39。 No, 39。 she answer ed. I n despair , I asked her whet her she was enjoying her dinner . 39。 Young m an, 39。 she answer ed, 39。 i f you ate mor e and talked l ess, we would bot h enjoy our dinner ! 39。 l eson41 Do you call t hat a hat ? 你把那個叫帽子嗎？ 39。Do you cal l t hat a hat ?39。 I said to m y wif e. 39。You needn39。t be so r ude about it ,39。 my wi f e answered as she looked at her self i n t he mir ror . I sat down on one of those moder n chai rs wit h holes in it and wait ed. We had been i n the hat shop f or hal f an hour and my wi f e was stil l in f r ont of the m ir ror . 39。 We mustn39。t buy t hi ngs we don39。t need,39。 I remar ked suddenl y. I r egret ed saying it almost at once. 39。You needn39。t have said that, 39。 my wi fe answer ed.39。 I need not remi nd you of that ter ibl e ti e you bought yester day. 39。 39。 I fi nd it beaut if ul, 39。 I said. 39。A man can never have t oo i nt o t he cave hopi ng to fi nd bur ied t reasur e. The leader of the part y was examini ng the soil near t he ent rance to t he cave when t he machi ne showed t hat t her e was gold under the ground. Very excit ed, the par ty dug a hole two feet deep. They f inal y f ound a smal l gol d coi n whi ch was al most wort hl es. The par ty then sear ched t he whol e cave thoroughly but did not fi nd anyt hing except an empty ti n tr unk. I n spi te of t his, many people ar e conf ident that 39。The Re veal er 39。 may reveal somethi ng of val ue f air ly soon. Lesson56 Faster t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a race is held for old car s. A lot of car s ent er ed f or t his r ace l ast year and t her e was a gr eat deal of exci tement just bef or e i t began. One of t he most ha ndsome car s was a Roll s Royce Si lver Ghost . The most unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y t hr ee wheel s. Bui lt i n 1885, it was t he oldest car taking part . Aft er a great many loud expl osi ons, the r ace began. Many of t he car s broke down on t he cour se and some dr ivers spent m ore t im e under t heir car s t han i n t hem ! A f ew car s, however , pl eted t he race. The wi nni ng car reached a speed of f ort y mi les an hour m uch f ast er