【導(dǎo)讀】Lesson29Taxi!出租汽車！CaptainBenFawcethasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The'taxi'isasmalSwissaeroplanecaleda'PilatusPorter'.Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpasengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett'sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockal,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.Leson30Footballorpolo?足球還是水球？

　　

【正文】 Games wi l be hel d j ust outsi de t he capit al and t he whole ar ea wil l be cal led 39。Ol ympi c Cit y39。. Wor ker s wil l have pl et ed t he new r oads by t he end of thi s year. By the end of next year , they wi l have fi ni shed wor k on t he new stadium. The f ine m oder n bui l di ngs have been designed by Kurt Gunt er . Ever ybody wil l be wat chi ng anxi ousl y as t he new bui ldi ngs go up. We ar e al very excit ed and ar e l ooki ng f or war d t o t he Ol ympi c Gam es because t hey have never been hel d bef or e i n this countr y. Lesson38 Everyt hi ng except t he weat her 惟獨(dú)沒有考慮到天氣 My ol d fr iend, Har ri son, had li ved in t he Medit er anean f or m any years bef or e he r et ur ned t o Engl and. He had of ten dr eam ed of r et ir i ng i n Engl and and had pl anned t o set tl e down i n t he count r y. He had no sooner r etur ned t han he bought a fi ne house and went to l i ve t her e. Alm ost imm edi atel y he began t o pl ai n about t he weat her, f or even t hough it was sti l summ er , i t r ai ned conti nual ly and i t was of t en bi t er l y col d. Aft er so m any years of sunshi ne, Har ison got a shock. He act ed as if he had never li ved in Engl and bef or e. In t he end, it was m ore t han he coul d bear. He had har dl y had t im e t o setl e down when he sol d t he house and l ef t t he count r y. The dr eam he had had f or so m any year s ended t her e. Har ri son had t hought of ever yt hi ng except t he weat her . Lesson39 Am I al l ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gil ber t was in hospi t al , he asked hi s doct or t o t el him whet her his operati on had been successf ul, but the doct or r ef used t o do so. The f oll owing day, t he pat i ent asked f or a bedside t el ephone. When he was al one, he t elephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mil li ngton. When t he doct or answer ed t he phone, Mr Gil ber t sai d he was i nquir i ng about a cer tai n pat ient, a Mr John Gi l ber t. He asked i f Mr Gi lbert39。s operati on had been successf ul and t he doct or t ol d hi m t hat i t had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi l bert woul d be a ll owed t o go hom e and t he doct or t ol d hi m t hat he woul d have to st ay i n hospi t al f or another t wo weeks. Then Dr Mi l ingt on aske d t he cal l er i f he was a r el at ive of t he pati ent .39。 No,39。 t he pat i ent answer ed,39。 I am Mr John Gil ber t. 39。 Lesson40 Food and t al k 進(jìn) 餐與交談 Last week at a di nner par ty, t he hostess asked m e t o sit next t o Mr s Rum bol d. Mrs Rum bol d was a l ar ge, unsm il i ng l ady in a t i ght bl ack dr ess. She di d not even l ook up when I t ook my seat beside her. Her eyes wer e f ixed on her pl ate and i n a shor t ti me, she was busy eat i ng. I tr ied t o m ake conver sati on. 39。 A new pl ay i s i ng t o The Gl obe soon,39。 I sai d. 39。Wil l you be seeing i t ?39。 39。 No,39。 she answer ed. 39。Wil l you be spendi ng your holi days abr oad t his year ?39。 I asked. 39。 No, 39。 she answer ed. 39。 Wil you be st ayi ng in Engl and?39。 I asked. 39。 No,39。 she answer ed. I n despair, I asked her whet her she was enj oyi ng her di nner . 39。 Young m an,39。 she answer ed,39。 i f you at e m or e and tal ked l es, we woul d bot h enj oy our di nner !39。 l esson41 Do you cal l t hat a hat ? 你把那個(gè)叫帽子嗎？ 39。Do you cal t hat a hat ?39。 I sai d t o m y wif e. 39。You needn39。t be so r ude about it ,39。 m y wif e answer ed as she l ooked at her sel f in t he mi r or. I sat down on one of t hose m oder n chair s wi th hol es i n it and wai ted. We had been i n t he hat shop f or half an hour and my wi f e was st il l in f r ont of t he m ir r or . 39。 We m ustn39。t buy t hi ngs we don39。t need,39。 I r em ar ked suddenl y. I regret ed sayi ng it alm ost at once. 39。You needn39。t have sai d t hat, 39。 m y wi f e answer ed.39。 I need not r em i nd you of t hat t er ri ble t ie you bought yester day.39。 39。 I fi nd it beaut if ul ,39。 I sai d. 39。A m an can never have t oo i nt o t he cave hopi ng t o fi nd bur i ed t r easur e. The leader of t he part y was exam i ni ng the soil near t he ent r ance t o the cave when the m achine showed that there was gol d under t he gr ound. Ver y exci ted, t he part y dug a hole t wo f eet deep. They fi nal l y f ound a smal gol d coi n whi ch was alm ost wor t hl es. The par t y t hen sear ched t he whol e cave t hor oughl y but did not fi nd anyt hi ng except an empt y ti n tr unk. I n spit e of t his, many people ar e conf i dent that 39。The Reveal er39。 m ay r eveal som et hi ng of val ue f air l y soon. Lesson56 Fast er t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a race is hel d for ol d car s. A lot of car s ent ered f or t his r ace l ast year and t her e was a gr eat deal of exci t em ent j ust bef ore i t began. One of t he m ost handsom e car s was a Rol s Royce Sil ver Ghost. The m ost unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y t hr e wheels. Buil t i n 1885, i t 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 broke down on t he cour se and som e dri vers spent m or e ti me under t heir cars t han i n t hem ! A few car s, however , pl et ed t he r ace. The wi nni ng car r ea ched a speed of f ort y mil es an hour m uch f ast er t han any of i ts r ivals. It sped downhi l at the end of the r ace and i ts dr iver had a lot of tr oubl e tr ying t o st op it . The r ace gave ever yone a gr eat deal of pl easur e. It was very di f er ent fr om m oder n car r a ces but no less excit i ng. Lesson57 Can I hel p you, madam? 你要買什么，夫人？ A woman i n bl ue j eans st ood at t he wi ndow of an expensi ve s hop. Though she hesit ated f or a m oment, she fi nal ly went i n and asked t o see a dr ess t hat was i n the wi ndow. The assi st ant who ser ved her di d not l ike t he way she was dr esed. Gl anci ng at her scor nfull y, he t ol d her t hat t he dr es was sol d. The