【導(dǎo)讀】Leson35Stopthief!捉賊！

　　

【正文】 dr iving al ong Catf or d St reet r ecentl y, he saw t wo t hi eves rush out of a shop and r un t owards a wait ing car. One of t hem was car yi ng a bag full of m oney. Roy act ed quickl y and drove t he bus st rai ght at t he t hi eves. The one wi th t he money got such a fr ight t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he t hi eves wer e t rying t o get away i n thei r car, Roy dr ove his bus i nt o t he back of it. Whil e the bat er ed car was m ovi ng away, Roy stopped hi s bus and t el ephoned t he poli ce. The thieves39。 car was badl y damaged and easy t o r ecogni ze. Shor tl y af ter wards, t he pol ice st opped t he car and both men wer e ar rest ed. Lesson36 Across the Channel 橫渡海峽 Erna Har t i s goi ng t o swim acr oss t he English Channel tomor r ow. She is goi ng to set out fr om the French coast at f ive o39。cl ock in t he mor ni ng. Er na i s only f ourt een years old and she hopes l o set up a new wor ld r ecor d. She i s a st rong swimmer and many people f el t hat she is sur e to succed. Er na39。s f at her wi l set out wit h her i n a sm al boat. Mr Hart has tr ai ned his daught er for years. Tom or r ow he wil be wat chi ng her anxi ousl y as she swims t he l ong di st ance t o England. Erna intends t o t ake short rest s every t wo hour s. She wi l have som et hi ng t o dri nk but she wil l not eat any soli d food. Most of Er na39。s school fr iends wil l be wai ti ng f or her on the Engli sh coast. Am ong t hem wil l be Er na39。s m ot her, who swam t he Channel her self when she was a gi rl. Lesson37 The Ol ympic G ames 奧林匹克運動會 The Ol ympic Gam es wil l be hel d in our countr y in f our year s39。 tim e. As a gr eat m any people wil l be visi ti ng t he countr y, t he governm ent wil be buil di ng new hot el s, an im mense st adium , and a fi ne new swimm ing pool. 39。They wil l al so be buil di ng new r oads and a special r ai l way li ne. The Gam es wil l be hel d just out si de t he capit al and t he whol e ar ea wi l be cal ed 39。Ol ympic Cit y39。. Wor ker s wi l have plet ed t he new r oads by t he end of this year. By the end of next year, t hey wil l have f inished work on the new stadi um. The fi ne moder n buil di ngs have been desi gned by Kurt Gunt er. Ever ybody wi l be wat ching anxiously as the new bui ldings go up. We ar e al ver y exci ted and are l ooki ng f or ward t o t he Ol ym pi c Games because t hey have never been held bef ore i n t hi s count ry. Leson38 Everyt hi ng except he weather 惟獨沒有考慮到天氣 My old f ri end, Har ison, had li ved in t he Medi ter anean f or many year s before he retur ned to Engl and. He had oft en dr eam ed of retir i ng i n Engl and and had pl anned t o setl e down i n t he countr y. He had no sooner retur ned than he bought a fi ne house and went to li ve t her e. Almost imm ediately he began t o plai n about t he weat her, f or even though it was ti l summ e r, it rained cont inual y and it was of ten bi terl y col d. Aft er so m any years of sunshi ne, Har rison got a shock. He act ed as if he had never li ved i n England before. I n the end, i t was m ore t han he coul d bear . He had hardl y had time t o setl e down when he sol d the house and l eft the count ry. The dr eam he had had for so many year s ended t here. Har ison had thought of ever yt hing except t he weather . Leson39 Am Ial l ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gil bert was i n hospit al , he asked hi s doct or t o t el l him whet her hi s oper at ion had been successf ul, but t he doct or r ef used t o do so. The foll owi ng day, the pati ent asked f or a bedsi de t el ephone. When he was al one, he telephoned t he hospi tal exchange and asked for Doctor Mil ington. When t he doct or answered the phone, Mr Gi lber t 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 oper at ion had been successf ul and t he doct or told him that it had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gil bert woul d be al owed to go home and t he doct or t ol d him that he woul d have t o st ay i n hospit al f or anot her t wo weks. Then Dr Mil ington asked t he cal er i f he was a r el at ive of t he pat ient .39。 No, 39。 t he pat ient answered,39。 I am Mr John Gil bert. 39。 Lesson40 Food and t al k 進餐與交談 Last wek at a dinner par ty, t he host ess asked m e to sit next t o Mr s Rum bol d. Mr s Rumbol d was a l ar ge, unsmi li ng l ady in a ti ght bl ack dres. She di d not even look up when I t ook m y seat besi de her . Her eyes wer e f ixed on her plate and i n a short tim e, she was busy eat ing. I tr ied to make conver sati on. 39。 A new play is i ng t o The Globe soon,39。 I sai d. 39。Wi l you be seei ng i t ?39。 No,39。 she answer ed. 39。Wil l you be spending your holi days abroad t hi s year ?39。 I asked. 39。 No,39。 she answer ed. 39。 Wil you be st ayi ng i n England?39。 I asked. 39。 No,39。 she answer ed. In despair , I asked her whet her she was enj oying her dinner. 39。 Young man, 39。 she answer ed,39。 i f you ate more and t al ked les , we would bot h enj oy our dinner !39。 l esson41 Do you cal t hat a hat ? 你把那個叫帽子嗎？ 39。Do you cal t hat a hat ?39。 I sai d to my wi fe. 39。You needn39。t be so r ude about i t,39。 my wif e answer ed as she looked at her self i n t he mi r or . I sat down on one of those modern chair s wit h holes in it and wai ted. We had been i n the hat shop f or hal f an hour and m y wi fe was sti l in f ront of t he mi r or . 39。 We m ust n39。t buy things we don39。t need,39。 I r em ar ked suddenly. I r egret ed sayi ng it almost at once. 39。You needn39。t have sai d that ,39。 m y wif e answered. 39。 I need not r emi nd you of t hat er ri bl e t ie you bought yest er day.39。 39。 I fi nd it beautif ul ,39。 I said. 39。A m an can never have too int o t he cave hopi ng t o f ind bur ied tr easure. The leader of t he par ty was exami ni ng t he soi l near t he ent rance t o t he cave when t he m achi ne showed that t here was gold under t he g