【導(dǎo)讀】Leson35Stopthief!捉賊！

　　

【正文】 wi l l not eat any sol id f ood. Most of Erna39。s school f ri ends wi l be wai ti ng for her on the Engli sh coast. Among t hem wi l be Er na39。s mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a gir l. Leson37 The Ol ympic Games 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) The Ol ympi c Games wil l be hel d in our countr y in four year s39。 ti me. As a gr eat many peopl e wi l be visit ing t he countr y, the gover nment wil l be bui lding new hot els, an i mm ense stadium, and a f ine new swi mmi ng pool . 39。They wil l al so be bui ldi ng new roads and a special rai lwayl ine. The Games wi l be hel d j ust outside t he capit al and t he whole ar ea wi l l be cal ed 39。Ol ympic Ci ty39。. Workers wil l have pleted t he new r oads by t he end of t his year . By t he end of next year, t hey wil l have f inished work on the new st adi um. The fi ne moder n buil di ngs have been designed by Kur t Gunter. Everybody wi l be watching anxiously as t he new bui ldi ngs go up. We ar e al very excit ed and ar e l ooking for war d t o the Ol ympi c Games because t hey have never been held befor e in this countr y. Lesson38 Everyt hing except the weather 惟獨(dú)沒(méi) 有 考慮到天氣 My old f r iend, Har ri son, had li ved i n t he Medit er ranean for many years befor e he ret ur ned to Engl and. He had oft en dreamed of ret ir ing i n England and had pl anned t o set tl e down in the count ry. He had no sooner r et urned t han he bought a fi ne house a nd went t o l ive ther e. Al most i mm edi at ely he began to plai n about t he weat her , for even though it was sti l sum mer, i t r ained cont inual y and it was oft en bit terl y cold. Af ter so many year s of sunshi ne, Har ri son got a shock. He acted as if he had never l ived i n Engl and bef ore. In the end, i t was more than he coul d bear . He had har dly had t ime to set le down when he sold the house and l ef t the countr y. The dr eam he had had f or so many year s ended t her e. Har ri son had t hought of ever yt hing except the weat her . Lesson39 Am I al l ri ght? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gi lber t was i n hospi tal, he asked hi s doct or t o 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 telephone. When he was al one, he tel ephoned the hospi t al exchange and asked f or Doctor Mi l ington. When t he doct or answer ed the phone, Mr Gil bert sai d he was i nquir i ng about a cer tai n pat ient, a Mr John Gi lber t. He asked i f Mr Gi lber t39。s operat ion had been successful and the doct or told him that it had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi lbert woul d be al owed to go home and t he doct or t old hi m t hat he woul d have t o stay i n hospi tal for anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mil li ngt on asked t he cal ler if he was a r elati ve of the patient. 39。 No,39。 the pati ent answer ed, 39。 I am Mr John Gi lbert .39。 Lesson40 Food and talk 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a dinner par ty, the hostess asked me t o sit next t o Mrs Rumbold. Mrs Rumbol d was a l ar ge, unsmil ing l ady in a t ight black dress. She did not even look up when I t ook my seat besi de her . Her eyes wer e fi xed on her plat e and in a short t im e, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed to m ake conver sat ion. 39。 A new pl ay is i ng to The Gl obe soon, 39。 I said. 39。Wil l you be seeing i t ?39。 39。 No,39。 she answered. 39。Wil l you be spendi ng your holi days abroad t his year ?39。 I asked. 39。 No, 39。 she answer ed. 39。 Wi l you be st ayi ng i n England?39。 I asked. 39。 No, 39。 she answer ed. I n despai r, I asked her whet her she was enjoying her dinner. 39。 Young m an, 39。 she answer ed, 39。 i f you ate mor e and tal ked l es, we would bot h enjoy our dinner ! 39。 l eson41 Do you call t hat a hat ? 你把那個(gè)叫帽子嗎？ 39。Do you cal l that a hat ?39。 I said to m y wi fe. 39。You needn39。t be so r ude about it ,39。 my wi f e answered as she looked at her self i n t he mir ror . I sat down on one of those moder n chair s wit h holes in it and wait ed. We had been i n the hat shop f or hal f an hour and my wif e was stil l in fr ont of the m ir ror . 39。 We mustn39。t buy t hi ngs we don39。t need,39。 I rem ar ked suddenl y. I r egret ed saying it almost at once. 39。You needn39。t have sai d that, 39。 m y wi fe answer ed.39。 I need not remi nd you of that ter ibl e ti e you bought yest er day. 39。 39。 I fi nd it beaut if ul, 39。 I said. 39。A man can never have t oo int o t he cave hopi ng to fi nd bur i ed t r easur e. The leader of the part y was examini ng the soil near t he ent rance to t he cave when t he machi ne showed t hat t her e was gold under the ground. Very excit ed, t he par ty dug a hol e two feet deep. They f inal y f ound a smal l gol d coi n whi ch was al most wort hl es. The par ty then sear ched t he whol e cave thoroughly but did not fi nd anyt hing exc ept an empty tin tr unk. I n spi te of t his, m any people ar e conf ident that 39。The Revealer 39。 m ay reveal somethi ng of value f air ly soon. Lesson56 Faster t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a r ace is held for old cars. A lot of car s ent er ed for t his r ace l ast year and t her e was a great deal of exci teme nt just befor e it began. One of t he most handsome cars was a Roll s Royce Si lver Ghost . The most unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y t hr ee wheel s. Bui lt in 1885, it was t he oldest car taking part . Aft er a gr eat m any loud expl osi ons, the r ace began. Many of t he car s broke down on t he cour se and some dr ivers spent m or e t ime under their cars t han in t hem ! A few car s, however , pl eted the r ace. The wi nni ng car r eached a speed of f ort y mi les an hour much f ast er t han any of i ts r ivals. It sped downhi l at the end of the r ace and i ts dri ver had a l ot of t rouble tr yi ng to st op it . The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasur e. I t was ver y di f f er ent f rom modern car races but no l es