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【正文】 el f in hospit al. Lesson34 Q uick work 破案“神速” Ted Robinson has been wor ri ed al the week. Last Tuesday he r eceived a l et ter fr om the local pol ice. In t he let er he was asked to cal at the st at ion. Ted wonder ed why he was wanted by t he pol ice, but he went to t he st ati on yester day and now he is not worr ied any mor e. At t he stati on, he was t ol d by a smi li ng pol iceman t hat his bi cycl e had been f ound. Five days ago, the poli ceman told him, t he bi cycl e was picked up in a smal l vi l age four hundr ed mil es away. I t i s now being sent t o his home by tr ai n. Ted was most surpr ised when he hear d the news. He was amused t oo, because he never expected t he bicycle t o be found. It was stolen t wenty year s ago when Ted was a boy of fi ft en ! Lesson35 St op thi ef ! 捉賊！ Rov Tr ent on used t o dri ve a taxi. A shor t while ago, however , he becam e a bus dri ver and he was not regret ted i t. He i s fi ndi ng his new wor k f ar more excit ing. When he was dri ving along Cat for d Str eet r ecentl y, he saw t wo t hieves r ush out of a shop and run t owar ds a wait ing car . One of t hem was car ying a bag f ul l of money. Roy acted quickly and dr ove the bus st rai ght at the t hi eves. The one wit h the m oney got such a fr ight that he dr opped t he bag. As t he thi eves were tr yi ng to get away i n their car, Roy dr ove hi s bus into the back of i t. Whil e the bat er ed car was m ovi ng away, Roy st opped his bus and tel ephoned the poli ce. The t hi eves39。 car was ba dl y damaged and easy to r ecognize. Shor tl y aft erwar ds, the poli ce st opped t he car and both men were ar rested. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Hart is goi ng to swi m across the Engl ish Channel tom or row. She i s goi ng to set out fr om t he French coast at f ive o39。clock i n the m orning. Erna i s only f ourt en years ol d and she hopes lo set up a new wor l d r ecor d. She i s a str ong swi mmer and many peopl e f el that she i s sur e t o succeed. Er na39。s f ather wil l set out wit h her in a smal l boat. Mr Hart has tr ai ned hi s daught er f or years. Tomorr ow he wi l l be wat chi ng her anxiously as she swims the long di st ance t o England. Er na int ends t o take s hor t rests every t wo hours. She wil l have somethi ng to dr ink but she wi l l not eat any soli d food. Most of Er na39。s school fr iends wil l be wait ing f or her on t he Engl ish coast . Am ong them wil l be Er na39。s mot her , who swam t he Channel her sel f when she was a gi rl . Lesson37 The O lympi c Gam es 奧林匹克運動會 The Ol ym pi c Games wi l be held i n our countr y i n f our year s39。 t im e. As a gr eat m any people wi l be vi si ti ng the count ry, t he governm ent wi l be buil di ng new hotels, an im mense stadi um , and a f ine 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 Games wi l be held just outsi de the capi tal and the whol e ar ea wi l be cal led 39。Ol ympi c Cit y39。. Wor ker s wi l have pl et ed the new roads by the end of this year. By the end of next year , the y wi l have f i ni shed work on the new stadium . The f ine m oder n buil di ngs have been designed by Kur t Gunt er. Everybody wil l be watching anxiousl y as the new bui ldi ngs go up. We ar e al very excit ed and ar e looking f orwar d t o the Ol ympic Games because t hey ha ve never been hel d befor e in this countr y. Lesson38 Everyt hing except t he weather 惟獨沒有考慮到天氣 My old f ri end, Har ri son, had li ved i n t he Mediter ranean for many year s befor e he retur ned to Engl and. He had oft en dreamed of ret ir ing i n Engl and and had pl anned t o set tl e down in the count ry. 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 summer, 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 t he 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 ever yt hing except t he weat her . Lesson39 Am I al l ri ght? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gi l ber t was in hospi tal , he asked hi s doct or to t el l him whether hi s oper ati on had been succesf ul , but t he doct or r efused to do so. The fol lowi ng day, the pati ent asked for a bedsi de tel ephone. When he was al one, he tel ephoned the hospi tal exchange and asked for Doctor Mi l ington. When t he doct or answered t he phone, Mr Gi lbert said he was i nqui ri ng about a cert ai n patient , a Mr John Gil ber t. He asked if Mr Gil 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 we ks. Then Dr Mil li ngton asked t he cal ler if he was a r elati ve of the pati ent .39。 No,39。 the pati ent answered,39。 I am Mr John Gi lbe rt .39。 Lesson40 Food and tal k 進餐與交談 Last week at a dinner par ty, t he hostess asked me t o sit next t o Mrs Rumbol d. Mrs Rumbol 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 make conversation. 39。 A new play is i ng to The Gl obe soon,39。 I sai d. 39。Wi l you be seeing it ?39。 No,39。 she answer ed. 39。Wil l you be spendi ng your hol idays abr oad t his year ?39。 I asked. 39。 No, 39。 s he answer ed. 39。 Wil 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 din