【導(dǎo)讀】'hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon'tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?'Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment.'It'salright,'shesaid,'butisn'titupside-down?'Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!Lesson29Taxi!出租汽車！

　　

【正文】 s t he l i ght she had seen. That was al l she r em embered. When she woke up a day lat er , she f ound her self i n hospi tal. Lesson34 Q ui ck work 破案“神速” Ted Robi nson has been wor ri ed al t he week. Last Tuesday he r ecei ved a l et er f rom the l ocal pol i ce. I n t he l et ter he was asked t o cal l at t he st at i on. Ted wonder ed why he was wanted by t he pol i ce, but he went t o t he stati on yest er day and now he is not wor r ied any m or e. At t he st ati on, he was t ol d by a smi li ng pol iceman t hat his bi cycl e had been f ound. Fi ve days ago, the poli cem an t ol d hi m, t he bi cycl e was pi cked up in a sm al l vi l age f our hundr ed m il es away. It i s now being sent t o his hom e by tr ai n. Ted was m ost sur pr ised when he hear d t he news. He was am used t oo, because he never expect ed t he bicycl e t o be f ound. I t was st olen t went y years ago when Ted was a boy of fi ft een ! Lesson35 St op t hi ef! 捉賊！ Rov Tr ent on used t o dr ive a t axi . A short whil e ago, however, he became a bus dr i ver and he was not r egr et t ed i t. He is f indi ng hi s new wor k f ar m or e exci ti ng. When he was dr i vi ng al ong Catf ord St reet recent ly, he saw t wo thi eves r ush out of a shop and r un towar ds a wai ti ng car . One of t hem was ca r ryi ng a bag full of m oney. Roy act ed qui ckl y and drove t he bus str ai ght at t he thi eves. The one wi th t he money got such a f ri ght t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he t hi eves wer e t ryi ng t o get away i n t hei r car , Roy drove his bus i nt o t he back of it . Whil e t he bat ter ed car was m ovi ng away, Roy stopped hi s bus and telephoned t he pol ice. The thieves39。 car was badly dam aged and easy t o r ecognize. Short ly af ter wards, the poli ce st opped t he car and bot h men wer e ar est ed. Leson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Erna Har t is going t o swim across the Engli sh Channel tomor row. She is goi ng to set out f rom the Fr ench coast at fi ve o39。clock in the mor ning. Erna i s onl y f our teen year s old and she hopes l o set up a new worl d r ecord. She is a st rong swi mmer and many peopl e feel that she i s sur e to succed. Erna39。s f at her wi l l set out wi th her i n a smal boat. Mr Har t has t rained hi s daughter for years. Tom orr ow he wi l be wat chi ng her anxiousl y as she swi ms t he long distance to Engl and. Er na intends to take shor t r est s ever y t wo hour s. She wi l l have som ething t o dri nk but she wi l not eat any sol id food. Most of Er na39。s school f r iends wi l l be wai ti ng for her on the Engli sh coast. Among t hem wi l be Er na39。s mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a gir l. Lesson37 The Olympi c Games 奧 林 匹克運(yùn)動會 The Ol ympic Gam es wi l l be held in our count ry in f our years39。 ti me. As a great many people wil l be vi sit ing t he 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。They wi l al so be bui lding new roads and a special rail wayl ine. The Gam es wil l be hel d just out si de the capit al and the whol e area wi l be cal ed 39。Olym pi c Ci ty39。. Wor kers wi l have pleted 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 oder n bui ldi ngs have been designed by Kur t Gunt er . Ever ybody wil l be watching anxiousl y as the new bui ldings go up. We ar e al ver y excit ed and ar e looking f orwar d to the Ol ympic Games because t hey have never been hel d before in t his count ry. Leson38 Everyt hing except t he weather 惟獨(dú)沒有考慮到天氣 My ol d f ri end, Har ison, had l ived i n the Medi ter ranean for many year s bef ore he retur ned to England. He had oft en dr eamed of reti ri ng in Engl and and had pl anned t o set t le down in t he count ry. He had no sooner r et urned than he bought a f ine house and went t o li ve there. Al most i mmediat el y he began t o plai n about the weather , f or even t hough i t was st il l summ er , it r ained cont inualy and it was oft en bit erl y cold. Aft er so m any years of sunshi ne, Har i son got a shock. He acted as if he had never l ived in Engl and bef ore. In t he end, i t was m ore t han he could bear . He had har dly had t ime t o setl e down when he sold t he house and lef t the count ry. The dream he had had f or so many years ended ther e. Har ri son had t hought of everyt hi ng except the weather . Lesson39 Am I al l ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ Whi le John Gi lbert was i n hospi tal, he asked hi s doctor t o tel l hi m whet her hi s oper at ion had been successful , but the doctor r ef used t o do so. The foll owing day, the pati ent asked f or a bedside telephone. When he was al one, he telephoned t he hospi tal exchange and asked f or Doct or Mi l ington. When t he 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 told hi m that i t had been. He then a sked when Mr Gi lbert would be al lowed t o go home and t he doctor t old hi m t hat he would have t o stay i n hospit al for anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mil li ngt on asked the cal er if he was a r el ati ve of t he pat ient. 39。 No, 39。 the pati ent answer ed, 39。 I am Mr John Gi lbert .39。 Lesson40 Food and t alk 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a dinner par ty, the hostes asked me t o sit next t o Mr s Rumbold. Mr s Rumbold was a lar ge, unsm il ing l ady i n a t ight black dress. She did not even look up when I t ook m y seat besi de her . Her eyes were fi xed on her plat e and i n a short t ime, she was busy eati ng. I tr ied t o make conver sat ion. 39。 A new pl ay is ing to The Gl obe soon, 39。 I said. 39。Wil l you be seeing i t ?39。 39。 No,39。 she answered. 39。Wi l you be spendi ng your holi days abroad t hi s year ?39。 I asked. 39。 No,39。 she answered