【導(dǎo)讀】Lesson35Stopthief!捉賊！我是否痊愈？

　　

【正文】 i l se t out wi t h her i n a sm al boat . Mr Har t has t rai ned hi s daughter f or years. Tom orr ow he wi l be wat chi ng her anxiousl y as she swi ms t he l ong di st ance t o Engl and. Er na i nt ends t o take shor t rests every t wo hours. She wil l have somet hi ng to dr i nk but she wil l not eat any soli d f ood. Most of Erna39。s school fr i ends wil l be wait i ng f or her on t he Engl i sh coast . Among t hem wil l be Er na39。s m ot her, who swam t he Channel hersel f when she was a gir l. Leson37 The Ol ym pi c G am es 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) The Olympi c Gam es wil l be hel d i n our countr y i n four year s39。 ti me. As a gr eat many peopl e wil l be visit ing t he countr y, the gover nm ent wil be bui ldi ng new hot el s, an i mm ense st adium, and a f ine new swim mi ng pool . 39。They wil l al so be bui l di ng new r oads and a speci al r ai l way li ne. The Games wi l be held j ust outsi de t he capi tal and the whol e ar ea wil l be cal led 39。Ol ym pi c Cit y39。. Wor ker s wi l have pl et ed t he new roads by the end of t hi s year. By t he end of next year , t hey wi l have fi nished work on t he new stadi um. The f i ne m oder n bui l di ngs have been desi gned by Kur t Gunt er. Everybody wil l be watchi ng anxiousl y as t he new bui l di ngs go up. We ar e al ver y excit ed and ar e l ooki ng f or ward t o t he Ol ym pi c Games because they 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(dú)沒(méi)有考慮到天氣 My ol d fr i end, Har ison, had l ived i n the Medi ter anean f or m any year s bef ore he r etur ned t o England. He had oft en dr eam ed of reti ri ng i n Engl and and had pl anned t o set l e down in t he count ry. He had no sooner r et urned t han he bought a fi ne house and went t o li ve there. Alm ost im mediat el y he began t o plai n about t he weat her, f or even t hough i t was st il l summ er, it r a ined cont inual y and it was oft en bit terl y cold. 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, i t was m or e t han he coul d bear. He had har dl y had tim e t o set tl e down when he s ol d t he house and left t he count ry. The dream he had had f or so m any years ended t her e. Har i son had t hought of ever yt hi ng except the weat her. Lesson39 Am I all ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ Whi l e John Gi l bert was i n hospi tal, he asked hi s doct or t o t el l hi m whet her hi s oper at i on had been succesf ul , but t he doct or r ef used to do so. The f ol lowi ng day, t he pati ent asked f or a bedsi de t el ephone. When he was al one, he t el ephoned t he hospi t al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mil li ngt on. When the doct or answer ed t he phone, Mr Gi l ber t sai d he was inquir ing about a cert ain pati ent , 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 t ol d him t hat i t had been. He then asked when Mr Gil ber t would be al lowed t o go hom e and t he doctor t ol d him t hat he woul d have t o st ay i n hospit al f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mil i ngt on asked t he cal er i f he was a r el at i ve of t he pat ient.39。 No, 39。 the pati ent answer ed,39。 I am Mr John Gil bert .39。 Lesson40 Food and t al k 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a dinner par t y, t he hostess asked me 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 black dr ess. She di d not even l ook 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 conversati on. 39。 A new play i s i ng t o The Globe soon,39。 I sai d. 39。Wi l you be seei ng it ?39。 No,39。 she answer ed. 39。Wil l you be spending your hol i days abr oad t hi s year ?39。 I asked. 39。 No,39。 she answered. 39。 Wil l you be st ayi ng i n 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 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(gè)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 er i bl e ti e you bought yest er day.39。 39。 I fi nd it beaut if ul,39。 I sai d. 39。A man can never have too i nt o t he cave hoping t o fi nd buri ed tr easure. The leader of t he par ty was exami ni ng t he soil near t he entr ance t o t he cave when t he m achi ne showed t hat t her e was gol d under t he gr ound. Ver y exci ted, the part y dug a hole t wo f eet deep. They f inal 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 horoughl y but did not fi nd anyt hi ng except an empt y ti n t r unk. I n spi te of t hi s, m any people ar e conf i dent t hat 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 f or ol d car s. A l ot of car s ent ered f or this r ace la st year and t here was a gr eat deal of exci t em ent j ust bef or e i t began. One of the m ost handsom e cars was a Rol ls Royce Sil ver Ghost. The m ost unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y t hr ee wheel s. Buil t i n 1885, it was t he ol dest car t aki ng part . Aft er a gr eat m any l oud expl osi ons, t he r ace began. Many of t he car s br oke down on t he cour se and som