【正文】 。230 ! Lesson47 A thi rst y ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publ ic house which was r ecentl y bought by Mr Ian Thompson is up f or sal e. Mr Thom pson i s goi ng to sel i t because i t is haunt ed. He told me t hat he coul d not go to sl ep one night because he hear d a str ange noise ing fr om t he bar . The next mor ni ng, he f ound that the doors had been bl ocked by chair s and t he f ur nit ur e had been moved. Though Mr Thompson had t urned the l ight s of f before he went t o bed, t hey wer e on i n the m orning. He also said t hat he had f ound f ive em pt y whi sky bott les whi ch the ghost must have dr unk the night before. When I suggested t hat some vi lagers m ust have e in f or a fr ee dri nk, Mr Thompson shook hi s head. The vil lager s have told hi m that they wi l not accept t he inn even if he gives it away. Lesson48 Di d you want t o t el l me somethi ng? 你想對我說 什 么嗎？ Dentist s al ways ask quest ions when i t i s im possible for you to answer. 肥東縣 市政污泥焚燒 —— 無害化處置 項 目 建 議 書 安徽曄城生物科技有限公司 2020 年 元 月 i nt ends t o take shor t rests every t wo hours. She wi l have somethi ng to dr ink but she wil l not eat any soli d f ood. Most of Erna39。s school fr iends wil l be wait ing f or her on t he Engl ish coast . Am ong them wil l be Erna39。s mot her , who swam t he Channel her sel f when she was a gi rl . Lesson37 The Olym pic Gam es 奧林匹克運動會 The Ol ympic Games wi l be held in our count ry i n f our years39。 tim e. As a great many people wil l be vi si ti ng the countr y, t he gover nm ent wi l be buil ding new hotel s, an i mmense st adi um , and a fi ne new swi mm ing pool. 39。They wi l also be buil ding new r oads and a speci al r ail way l ine. The Gam es wi l l be held just out si de the capital and the whol e area wi l be cal led 39。Ol ym pi c Ci ty39。. Wor ker s wi l have pl eted t he new roads by the end of thi s year . By the end of next year , they wi l have fi nished wor k on t he new stadium. The f ine modern bui ldi ngs have been designed by Kurt Gunt er . Ever ybody wi l l be wat chi ng anxi ousl y as the new buil dings go up. We ar e al l ver y exci ted and ar e looking f orwar d to the Ol ympic Gam es because they have never been hel d bef ore i n t hi s count ry. Lesson38 Everyt hi ng 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 the Mediter ranean for many year s befor e he retur ned to Engl and. He had oft en dreamed of reti r 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 ine 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 sum mer, 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 everyt hing except the weather . Lesson39 Am I al l ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ While John Gi lbert was i n hospi tal, he asked hi s doct or t o t el l hi m whet her hi s oper at ion had been succesful , but t he doctor r efused to do so. The foll owing day, the pati ent asked f or a bedside telephone. When he was al one, he telephoned the hospi tal exchange and asked f or Doct or Mil li ngt on. When the doctor answer ed the phone, Mr Gi l ber t said he was inquir ing about a cert ain pati ent , a Mr John Gi lbert . He asked i f Mr Gi lbert 39。s oper ati on had been succesf ul and t he doct or t old hi m t hat i t had been. He then asked when Mr Gil ber t would be al lowed t o go home and the doctor tol d him that he would have t o st ay in hospit al f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mi l ington asked the cal er i f he was a rel at ive of t he pat ient. 39。 No, 39。 t he pat ient answer ed,39。 I am Mr John Gil ber t. 39。 Lesson40 Food and t alk 進餐與交談 Last week at a di nner part y, the host es asked m e to si t next to Mr s Rumbold. Mr s Rumbold was a large, unsmi li ng lady i n a ti ght bl ack dr es. She did not even l ook up when I took my seat beside her . Her eyes were f ixed on her plate and i n a shor t ti me, she was busy eat ing. I tr ied t o make convers ati on. 39。 A new play i s ing t o The Globe soon,39。 I said. 39。Wil you be seei ng it ?39。 39。 No, 39。 she answer ed. 39。Wi l you be spending your holidays abr oad thi s year ?39。 I asked. 39。 No,39。 she answered. 39。 Wil l you be st ayi ng in Engl and?39。 I asked. 39。 No,39。 she answered. I n despair , I asked her whet her she was enjoyi ng her di nner. 39。 Young man,39。 she answered,39。 if you ate more and t al ked less, we woul d both enjoy our dinner !39。 lesson41 Do you cal l t hat a hat? 你把那個叫帽子嗎？ 39。Do you cal that a hat ?39。 I sai d to my wi fe. 39。You needn39。t be so rude about i t, 39。 m y wif e answer ed as she l ooked at her sel f in the mi r or. I sat down on one of t hose modern chair s wi th holes i n it and wai ted. We had been in t he hat shop for half an hour and m y wi fe was sti l i n fr ont of t he mi r or. 39。 We m ust n39。t buy things we don39。t need, 39。 I r emarked suddenly. I regr et ted sayi ng it alm ost at once. 39。You needn39。t have sai d t hat ,39。 my wi f e answered.39。 I need not r em ind you of t hat ter ri ble t ie you bought yest erday.39。 39。 I f ind i t beauti ful ,39。 I sai d. 39。A man can never have too i nto t he cave hoping t o f ind buri ed tr easure. The leader of t he par ty was exami ni ng the soil near the entr ance t o the cave when the m achine showed that there was gol d under the gr ound. Ver y exci ted, t he par ty dug a hol e t wo f et deep. They fi nal ly f ound a smal gold coin which was alm ost wor thless. The p