【導(dǎo)讀】'Shelookedatitcritcalyforamoment.'It'salright,'shesaid,'butisn'titupside-down?'Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!Lesson27Awetnight雨夜Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywerealhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetouthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandfortable,sotheyalsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfulofwater!Lesson29Taxi!出租汽車！CaptainBenFawcethasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The'taxi'isasmalSwissaeroplanecaleda'PilatusPorter'.Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcet'sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvilageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcethasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockal,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnotakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.Lesson30Footbalorpolo?足球還是水球？

　　

【正文】 nd she hopes lo set up a new wor ld record. She is a str ong swim mer and many people f eel t hat she is sur e t o succeed. Erna39。s father wil set out wit h her in a smal boat. Mr Hart has tr ained his daughter f or year s. Tom or r ow he wil be wat ching her anxiously as she swim s the long distance to England. Er na int ends t o take short r ests every two hour s. She wil have something to dr ink but she wil not eat any solid f ood. M ost of Erna39。s school fr iends will be wait ing f or her on t he English coast. Am ong them wil be Erna39。s mother , who swam the Channel her self when she was a gir l. Lesson37 The Ol ympi c Games 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) The Olym pic Gam es wil be held in our countr y in four year s39。 tim e. As a gr eat m any people wil be visit ing the countr y, t he gover nment wil be building new hotels, an im mense stadium , and a fine new swim ming pol. 39。They wil also be building new r oads and a special r ailway line. The Games wil be held just out side the capit al and t he whole ar ea wil be caled 39。Olym pic Cit y39。. Wor ker s wil have plet ed the new roads by the end of this year . By t he end of next year , they wil have finished wor k on t he new st adium . The fine modern buildings have been designed by Kur t Gunter . Ever ybody wil be wat ching anxiously as t he new buildings go up. We ar e al very excit ed and are looking for war d to the Olym pic Games because t hey have never been held before in t his countr y. Lesson38 Everyt hing except t he weat her 惟獨(dú)沒有考慮到天氣 My old f riend, Har rison, had lived in t he M edit er r anean for many years bef ore he retur ned to England. He had of ten dr eam ed of r etir ing in England and had planned t o settle down in the countr y. He had no sooner r eturned t han he bought a fine house and went t o live there. Alm ost imm ediately he began t o plain about t he weather, for even t hough it was stil sum mer , it rained continualy and it was oft en bit erly cold. Aft er so m any year s of sunshine, Har rison got a shock. He acted as if he had never lived in England befor e. I n t he end, it was more than he could bear. He had har dly had t im e to set tle down when he sold t he house and lef t the countr y. The dr eam he had had for so many years ended t her e. Har ison had t hought of everyt hing except the weat her. Lesson39 Am I al l ri ght? 我是否痊愈？ While John Gilber t was in hospit al, he asked his doctor to tel him whet her his oper ation had been successf ul, but t he doct or refused to do so. The f olowing day, t he patient asked for a bedside telephone. When he was alone, he telephoned the hospital exchange and asked for Doctor M ilngt on. When the doctor answer ed t he phone, Mr Gilber t said he was inquir ing about a cert ain patient , a Mr John Gilber t . He asked if Mr Gilber t39。s oper ation had ben successf ul and t he doct or told him that it had ben. He t hen asked when Mr Gilber t would be alowed to go home and the doctor told him t hat he would have t o stay in hospit al for another two weeks. Then Dr Milngt on asked t he caler if he was a r elative of t he patient .39。 No,39。 t he pat ient answer ed, 39。 I am Mr John Gilber t. 39。 Leson40 Food and t alk 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a dinner part y, t he host ess asked m e to sit next to Mr s Rum bold. M rs Rumbold was a lar ge, unsmilng lady in a tight black dr ess. She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her. Her eyes wer e fixed on her plat e and in a short tim e, she was busy eating. I tr ied t o make conversation. 39。 A new play is ing t o The Globe soon, 39。 I said. 39。Wil you be seeing it ?39。 39。 No,39。 she answer ed. 39。Wil you be spending your holidays abr oad this year ?39。 I asked. 39。 No,39。 she answer ed. 39。 Wil you be staying in England?39。 I asked. 39。 No,39。 she answered. In despair , I asked her whet her she was enjoying her dinner . 39。 Young man, 39。 she answered, 39。 if you at e m or e and t alked less, we would bot h enjoy our dinner !39。 lesson41 Do you cal t hat a hat? 你把那個(gè)叫帽子嗎？ 39。Do you cal that a hat ?39。 I said to m y wif e. 39。You needn39。t be so rude about i , 39。 my wif e answer ed as she looked at her self in the mir r or . I sat down on one of those modern chair s wit h holes in it and wait ed. We had been in t he hat shop for half an hour and my wif e was stil in f r ont of the m ir r or . 39。 We mustn39。t buy t hings we don39。t need, 39。 I r emar ked suddenly. I regr et ted saying it alm ost at once. 39。You needn39。t have said that, 39。 m y wif e answer ed. 39。 I need not rem ind you of that ter ible tie you bought yest erday.39。 39。 I f ind it beautif ul, 39。 I said. 39。A man can never have t oo int o the cave hoping t o find bur ied tr easur e. The leader of the par ty was exam ining t he soil near t he ent rance t o the cave when t he machine showed that ther e was gold under the gr ound. Ver y excit ed, the par ty dug a hole two feet deep. They finaly f ound a sm al gold coin which was alm ost wor thless. The part y then searched t he whole cave thor oughly but did not f ind anything except an em pty t in t runk. In spit e of this, m any people ar e confident that 39。The Revealer 39。 may r eveal something of value f air ly soon. Lesson56 Faster t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a r ace is held f or old car s. A lot of car s enter ed for this race last year and there was a gr eat deal of excit em ent just befor e it began. O ne of t he most handsome car s was a Rols Royce Silver Ghost . The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three whels. Built in 1885, it was t he oldest car t aking par t. Af ter a gr eat m any loud explosions, t he race began. M any of t he car s br oke down on the cour se and som e driver s spent more tim e under their cars than in them ! A few cars, however , pleted t he r ace. The winning car reached a sped of f or ty miles an hourm uch faster t han any of