【導讀】Lesson35Stopthief!捉賊！

　　

【正文】 . She i s goi ng t o set out fr om t he Fr ench coast at fi ve o39。cl ock in t he m or ni ng. Er na i s onl y f our teen year s old and she hopes l o set up a new worl d r ecor d. She i s a st r ong swim mer and many peopl e f el t hat she i s sur e t o succeed. Er na39。s f ather wil l set out wit h her i n a sm al l boat. Mr Hart has tr ai ned his daught er f or year s. Tom or r ow he wil l be watching her anxi ousl y as she swim s t he l ong distance to Engl and. Er na i ntends to t ake short r est s ever y t wo hour s. She wi l have som et hing t o dri nk but she wi l not eat any sol i d food. Most of Er na39。s school fr iends wil l be wai ti ng f or her on t he Engl ish coast. Am ong them wil l be Erna39。s m ot her , who swam t he Channel her sel f when she was a gi rl . Lesson37 The O l ym pic G am es 奧林匹克運動會 The Ol ym pic Gam es wil l be hel d i n our count r y in f our year s39。 ti me. As a gr eat many peopl e wil l be visit i ng t he count ry, the gover nment wil l be bui ldi ng new hot els, an imm ense stadi um, and a f i ne new swi mmi ng pool . 39。They wil l also be buil di ng new r oads and a speci al r ail way li ne. The Gam es wi l be hel d just out si de the capi t al and t he whol e area wi l be cal l ed 39。Ol ym pi c Ci ty39。. Wor kers wi l have pl eted t he new r oads by t he end of t hi s year . By t he end of next year, t hey wil l have f i ni shed wor k on t he new st adium. The f ine m oder n bui ldi ngs have been designed by Kurt Gunt er . Ever ybody wil l be wat ching anxi ousl y as t he new bui ldi ngs go up. We ar e al ver y excit ed and ar e l ooki ng for ward t o t he Olym pi c Games because t hey have never been hel d bef or e i n t hi s countr y. Lesson38 Everyt hi ng except t he weat her 惟獨沒有考慮到天氣 My ol d fr i end, Har ison, had l ived i n t he Medi ter ranean f or m any year s bef or e he ret ur ned t o Engl and. He had oft en dream ed of reti ri ng i n Engl and and had pl anned t o set tl e down i n the 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 ain about the weat her, f or even t hough i t was st il l summ er , it r ai ned cont inual l y a nd i t was oft en bit erl y col d. Aft er so m any year s of sunshi ne, Har ri son got a shock. He acted as i f he had never l i ved i n England befor e. I n t he end, it was m or e t han he could bear. He had har dl y had ti me t o set tl e down when he sold t he house and l ef t the 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 right ? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gi l ber t was i n hospi t al, he asked hi s doct or to t el him whether hi s operati on had been successf ul, but t he doct or ref used t o do so. The f ol l owi ng day, t he pat ient asked f or a bedsi de t el ephone. When he was alone, he t elephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mil li ngt on. When t he doctor answer ed the 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 bert . He asked i f Mr Gi l bert 39。s oper ati on had been successful and the doct or t ol d him t hat it had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi l bert woul d be al owed to go hom e and t he doct or tol d hi m that he woul d have t o st ay in hospi t al f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mi l ingt on asked 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 ient answer e d,39。 I am Mr John Gil ber t. 39。 Lesson40 Food and t al k 進餐與交談 Last week at a di nner part y, the host es asked m e t o si t next t o Mr s Rumbol d. Mr s Rum bol d was a l ar ge, unsm il ing l ady i n a t i ght black dress. She di d not even look up when I t ook m y seat besi de her . Her eyes wer e fi xed on her pl at e and i n a shor t im e, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed t o m ake conversat i on. 39。 A new play i s i ng t o The Globe soon,39。 I sai d. 39。Wi l you be seeing i t ?39。 39。 No,39。 she answered. 39。Wi l you be spendi ng your holi days abr oad t hi s year ?39。 I asked. 39。 No,39。 she answer ed. 39。 Wi l you be st ayi ng i n Engl and?39。 I asked. 39。 No, 39。 she answered. I n despai r, I asked her whether she was enj oyi ng her di nner. 39。 Young man,39。 she answered,39。 if you at e m or e and t alked l ess, we woul d bot h enj oy our di nner !39。 l esson41 Do you cal l t hat a hat ? 你把那個叫帽子嗎？ 39。Do you cal t hat a hat ?39。 I said t o m y wif e. 39。You needn39。t be so r ude about it ,39。 my wi f e answer ed as she l ooked at her self i n t he m ir r or . I sat down on one of t hose modern chair s wit h holes i n it and wait ed. We had been i n t he hat shop f or half an hour and m y wi fe was sti l i n f ront of t he mi r or. 39。 We m ust n39。t buy thi ngs we don39。t need, 39。 I remar ked suddenl y. I r egr et t ed saying i t al most at once. 39。You needn39。t have sai d t hat ,39。 m y wif e answer ed. 39。 I need not remi nd you of t hat t er i bl e ti e you bought yest er 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 t o fi nd buri ed tr easure. The leader of t he par ty was exam i ni ng t he soil near t he ent r ance t o the cave when the machi ne showed t hat 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 f i nal y f ound a sm al l gol d coi n whi ch was al m ost wort hl es. The par t y then sear ched t he whol e cave thor oughly but di d not f ind anyt hi ng except an empt y ti n tr unk. I n spi t e of t his, m any peopl e ar e confi dent t hat 39。The Reveal er 39。 m ay r eveal somet hi ng of val ue fair l y soon. Leson56 Fast er than sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a r ace i s hel d f or ol d car s. A l ot of car s enter ed f or thi s race last year and t here was a gr eat deal of exci t em e nt j ust bef or e i t began. One of the m ost ha