【正文】 as hi gh up on t he cl if f s. On ar ri vi ng at the shor e, the gir l st r uggl ed up t he cli f t owar ds t he l i ght she had seen. That was al l she r em em ber ed. When she woke up a day la ter, she f ound her self i n hospi tal. Lesson34 Q ui ck work 破案“神速” Ted Robi nson has been worr i ed al t he week. Last Tuesday he recei ved a l et er fr om t he local poli ce. I n t he l et er he was asked t o cal at the stati on. Ted wonder ed why he was want ed by t he poli ce, but he went t o t he st at i on yester day and now he i s not worr ied any m or e. At t he st ati on, he was t ol d by a smi li ng pol i ceman t hat his bi cycl e had been f ound. Five days ago, t he poli cem an tol d hi m, t he bi cycl e was picked up i n a sm al l vi l age four hundr ed m il es away. It i s now being sent t o his hom e by tr ai n. Ted was m ost sur pr ised when he hear d t he news. He was am used t oo, because he never expect ed t he bicycl e t o be f ound. It was stol en t wenty years ago when Ted was a boy of f if teen ! Leson35 Stop t hief ! 捉賊！ Rov Trenton used to dr i ve a t axi . A short whi le ago, however, he becam e a bus dri ver and he was not r egret ed it . He i s f i ndi ng hi s new wor k f ar m ore exci ti ng. When he was dri vi ng al ong Cat for d Str eet r e centl y, he saw t wo t hi eves r ush out of a shop and run t owar ds a wait i ng car. One of t hem was car ying a bag f ul l of m oney. Roy acted qui ckl y and dr ove the bus st r ai ght at t he t hieves. The one wit h t he m oney got such a fr i ght t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he t hi eves wer e tr yi ng t o get away i n t hei r car , Roy dr ove his bus i nt o t he back of it . Whi le t he bat ter ed car was m ovi ng away, Roy stopped hi s bus and telephoned t he pol i ce. The t hi eves39。 car was badl y dam aged and easy t o r ecognize. Shor tl y aft er war ds, the poli ce st opped t he car and both m en were ar rested. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Hart i s goi ng to swim acr oss t he Engl ish Channel t om or r ow. She i s goi ng t o set out fr om t he French coast at f ive o39。cl ock i n t he m orni ng. Er na i s only f ourt een years ol d and she hopes lo set up a new wor l d recor d. She is a str ong swimm er and m any people f eel t hat she is sur e to succed. Erna39。s f at her wi l set out wi t h her i n a sm al boat . Mr Har t has t r ai ned hi s daught er f or years. Tom orr ow he wi l be wat chi ng her anxi ously as she swim s t he l ong di st ance t o England. Er na i nt ends t o t ake short r ests ever y t wo hour s. She wi l have som et hi ng t o dri nk but she wil l not eat any sol id f ood. Most of Er na39。s school f ri ends wi l be wai ti ng f or her on t he Engli sh coast. Am ong t hem wi l be Er na39。s mot her, who swam t he Channel her self when she was a gi rl. Lesson37 The O l ym pi c G am es 奧林匹克運(yùn)動會 The Ol ym pi c Gam es wi l be hel d i n our count r y i n f our years39。 tim e. As a gr eat m any peopl e wil l be vi sit ing t he countr y, t he gover nm ent wil be bui ldi ng new hot el s, an i mm ense stadium, 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 Gam es wi l be hel d j ust out si de the capi tal and t he whol e ar ea wi l be cal l ed 39。Ol ym pi c Cit y39。. 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 have f inished wor k on t he new stadi um. The f i ne m oder n bui l di 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 very excit ed and ar e l ooki ng f or war d t o t he Ol ympi c Gam es because t hey have never been hel d befor e in t his count r y. Lesson38 Everyt hi ng except t he weat her 惟獨(dú)沒有考慮到天氣 My old f ri end, Har ri son, had li ved i n t he Medit er r anean f or m any years bef or e he r et ur ned t o Engl and. He had oft en dreamed of r et ir ing i n England and had pl anned t o set tl e down i n the count r y. He had no sooner r et ur ned t han he bought a fi ne house and went t o l ive t her e. Al m ost imm edi at ely he began t o pl ai n about t he weat her , f or even though it was sti l sum mer, i t rai ned conti nual y a nd it was of ten bit t er ly col d. Af ter so many year s of sunshi ne, Har ri son got a shock. He act ed as i f he had never li ved i n England befor e. I n t he end, it 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 sol d t he house and left t he countr y. The dr eam he had had f or so m any years ended there. Har ison had t hought of ever yt hi ng except t he weather. Leson39 Am I all ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ Whi le John Gil bert was i n hospit al , he asked his doct or t o t el him whet her his oper ati on had been successful, but t he doctor r ef used t o do so. The f oll owi ng day, the pati ent asked f or a bedsi de telephone. When he was al one, he tel ephoned t he hospi tal exchange and asked for Doctor Mi l i ngt on. When t he doct or answered t he phone, Mr Gi l bert said he was i nqui ri ng about a cert ai n pati ent , a Mr John Gil bert. He asked i f Mr Gi lbert39。s operati on had been successf ul and t he doct or t ol d hi m t hat i t 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 t ol d hi m that he woul d have to st ay in hospi t al f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mi l ingt on asked the cal er i f he was a r el at i ve of t he pat ient.39。 No, 39。 t he pat i ent answer e d,39。 I am Mr John Gil bert. 39。 Lesson40 Food and t al k 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last wek at a dinner par t y, t he hostess asked me t o sit next t o Mrs Rum bol d. Mrs Rum bol d was a l arge, unsmil i ng lady i n a ti ght bl ack dr es. She di d not even l ook up when I t ook m y seat besi de her. Her eyes were f i xed on her plat e and i n a short t im e, she was busy eati ng. I t ri