【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 . For the first time in his life, he became the proud owner of a bed which had springs and a mattress. Because the weather was very hot, he carried the bed on to the roof of his house. He slept very well for the first two nights, but on the third night, a storm blew up. A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and sent it crashing into the courtyard below. The young man did not wake up until the bed had struck the ground. Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt. When he woke up, he was still on the mattress. Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house. After he had put it on the floor, he promptly went to sleep again. Lesson50 Taken for a ride 乘車兜風(fēng) I love travelling in the country, but I don39。t like losing my way. I went on an excursion recently, but my trip took me longer than I expected. 39。 I39。m going to Woodford Green,39。 I said to the conductor as I got on the bus,39。 but I don39。t know where it is.39。 39。 I39。ll tell you where to get off,39。 answered the conductor. I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside. After some time, the bus stopped. Looking round, I realized with a shock that I was the only passenger left on the bus. 39。 You39。ll have to getintends to take short rests every two hours. She will have something to drink but she will not eat any solid food. Most of Erna39。s school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast. Among them will be Erna39。s mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl. Lesson37 The Olympic Games 奧林匹克運(yùn)動會 The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years39。 time. As a great many people will be visiting the country, the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium, and a fine new swimming pool. 39。They will also be building new roads and a special railwayline. The Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area will be called 39。Olympic City39。. Workers will have pleted the new roads by the end of this year. By the end of next year, they will have finished work on the new stadium. The fine modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter. Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildings go up. We are all very excited and are looking forward to the Olympic Games because they have never been held before in this country. Lesson38 Everything except the weather 惟獨(dú)沒有考慮到天氣 My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England. He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country. He had no sooner returned than he bought a fine house and went to live there. Almost immediately he began to plain about the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold. After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock. He acted as if he had never lived in England before. In the end, it was more than he could bear. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country. The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harrison had thought of everything except the weather. Lesson39 Am I all right? 我是否痊愈？ While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation had been successful, but the doctor refused to do so. The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone. When he was alone, he telephoned the hospital exchange and asked for Doctor Millington. When the doctor answered the phone, Mr Gilbert said he was inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr John Gilbert. He asked if Mr Gilbert39。s operation had been successful and the doctor told him that it had been. He then asked when Mr Gilbert would be allowed to go home and the doctor told him that he would have to stay in hospital for another two weeks. Then Dr Millington asked the caller if he was a relative of the patient.39。 No,39。 the patient answered,39。 I am Mr John Gilbert.39。 Lesson40 Food and talk 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a dinnerparty, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs Rumbold. Mrs Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress. She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her. Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating. I tried to make conversation. 39。 A new play is ing to The Globe soon,39。 I said. 39。Will you be seeing it ?39。 39。 No,39。 she answered. 39。Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year ?39。 I asked. 39。 No,39。 she answered. 39。 Will you be staying in England?39。 I asked. 39。 No,39。 she answered. In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner. 39。 Young man,39。 she answered,39。 if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner !39。 lesson41 Do you call that a hat? 你把那個叫帽子嗎？ 39。Do you call that a hat ?39。 I said to my wife. 39。You needn39。t be so rude about it,39。 my wife answered as she looked at herself in the mirror. I sat down on one of those modern chairs with holes in it and waited. We had been in the hat shop for half an hour and my wife was still in front of the mirror. 39。 We mustn39。t buy things we don39。t need,39。 I remarked suddenly. I regretted saying it almost at once. 39。You needn39。t have said that,39。 my wife answered.39。 I need not remind you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday.39。 39。 I find it beautiful,39。 I said. 39。A man can never have too into the cave hoping to find buried treasure. The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entrance to the cave when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground. Very excited, the party dug a hole two feet deep. They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless. The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk. In spite of this, many people are confident that 39。The Revealer39。 may reveal something of value fairly soon. Lesson56 Faster than sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a rac