【導(dǎo)讀】'Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment.'It'salright,'shesaid,'butisn'titupside-down?'Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!Lesson29Taxi!出租汽車(chē)！足球還是水球？

　　

【正文】 qui ckl y and drove the bus str aight at t he thieves. The one wi th t he money got such a f ri ght t hat he dropped the bag. As the t hieves wer e t rying to get away in t hei r car , Roy drove his bus i nt o t he back of it . Whi le t he bat tered car was moving away, Roy st opped hi s bus and telephoned t he pol ice. The thieves39。 car was badly damaged and easy t o r ecogni ze. Short ly af ter wards, t he police stopped the 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 rec ord. She is a st rong swi mmer and many people feel that she i s sur e to succeed. 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 t ake shor t r est s ever y two hour s. She wi l l have som et hing t o dri nk but she wi l not eat any sol id food. Most of Er na39。s school f ri ends 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. Leson37 The Ol ympi c Games 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) The Ol ym pi c Games wi l be held in our count ry i n f our years39。 tim e. As a great many people wil l be vi si ti ng the countr y, t he gover nm ent wi l be buil ding new hotel s, an i mmense st adi um , and a fi ne 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 Gam es wi l l be held just out si de the capital and the whol e area wi l be cal led 39。Ol ympi c Ci ty39。. Wor ker s wi l have pl eted the new roads by the end of thi s year . By the end of next year , they wi l have fi nished wor k on t he new stadium. The f ine modern bui ldi ngs have been designed by Kurt Gunt er . Ever ybody wi l l be wat chi ng anxi ousl y as the new buil dings go up. We ar e al l ver y exci ted and are looking f orwar d to the Ol ympic Gam es because they have never been hel d bef ore i n t hi s count ry. Leson38 Everyt hi ng except t he weat her 惟獨(dú)沒(méi)有考慮到天氣 My ol d f ri end, Har ison, had l ived i n the Medi ter ranean f or many year s bef ore he r etur ned t o England. He had oft en dr eam ed of r eti ri ng in Engl and and had planned to set le down in t he count r y. He had no sooner r et urned than he bought a f i ne house and went t o li ve there. Al most i mmediat el y he began to plai n about the weat her , for even t hough i t was st il l sum mer, it r ained cont inual y and it was oft en bit terl y cold. Aft er 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 count ry. The dream he had had f or so many year s ended ther e. Har ri son had t hought of everyt hing except the weather . Lesson39 Am I al l ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ While John Gi lbert was i n hospi tal, he asked hi s doct or t o t el l hi m whet her hi s oper at ion had been succesful , but t he doctor r efused to do so. The fol lowing day, the pati ent asked f or a bedside telephone. When he was al one, he telephoned the hospi tal exchange and asked f or Doctor Mi l ington. When t he doctor answer ed the phone, Mr Gil bert sai d he was i nquir ing about a cer tai n pat ient, a Mr John Gi lber t. He asked i f Mr Gi l ber t39。s oper at ion had been successful and the doctor tol d him that it had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi lber t woul d be al owed to go home and t he doct or told hi m that he woul d have to stay i n hospi tal for another two weeks. Then Dr Mil li ngt on asked t he cal ler if he was a r elati ve of the pati ent .39。 No,39。 the pati ent answer ed,39。 I am Mr John Gi lbert .39。 Lesson40 Food and talk 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a dinner par ty, t he hostess asked me t o sit next t o Mrs Rumbol d. Mrs Rum bol d was a l ar ge, unsmil ing l ady in a tight black dress. She di d not even look up when I t ook my seat besi de her . Her eyes wer e fi xed on her pl at e and in a shor t im e, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed to m ake conver sat ion. 39。 A new pl ay is i ng to The Gl obe soon,39。 I said. 39。Wil l you be seeing i t ?39。 39。 No,39。 she answered. 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。 Wi l you be staying i n England?39。 I asked. 39。 No, 39。 she answer ed. In despai r, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner. 39。 Young man, 39。 she answer ed,39。 i f you at e more and t alked less, we woul d both enj oy our di nner ! 39。 lesson41 Do you cal l that 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 my wi f e. 39。You needn39。t be so rude about i t, 39。 m y wi fe answer ed as she l ooked at herself in the mi r or. I sat down on one of t hose m oder n chai rs wi th hol es i n i t and wai ted. We had been in t he hat shop for half an hour and my wi fe was st il l i n f ront of the mi r or. 39。 We must n39。t buy things we don39。t need, 39。 I remarked suddenly. I r egr et ted saying i t al most at once. 39。You needn39。t have said t hat ,39。 my wif e answer ed. 39。 I need not r emind you of t hat t er ri ble t ie you bought yesterday.39。 39。 I f ind it beaut if ul ,39。 I sai d. 39。A m an can never have t oo into the cave hopi ng to f ind bur ied t reasur e. The l eader of t he par t y was exami ning t he soi l near the entr ance t o the cave when the m achine showed that there was gol d under t he ground. Ver y exci ted, the part y dug a hole t wo f et deep. They fi nal ly found a smal gold coi n which was al most wor thl ess. The par ty t hen searched the whol e