【正文】 Wel l,39。 39。You needn39。 We mustn39。 I said t o my wif e. 39。 she answer ed, 39。 I asked. 39。 I asked. 39。 39。 Lesson40 Food and t alk 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a di nner part y, the host es asked me to si t next to Mr s Rumbold. Mr s Rumbold was a large, unsmi li ng lady i n a t ight 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 conver sati on. 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。 tim e. As a great m any people wi l l be vi si ti ng the countr y, t he governm ent wi l be buil di ng new hotel s, an im mense st adi um , and a fi ne new swi mming pool. 39。cl ock i n t he m or ni ng. Er na i s onl y f our teen year s old and she hopes l o set up a new wor l d r ecor d. She i s a str ong swi mmer and many peopl e f el that she i s sur e t o succeed. Er na39。s bi cycl e! Leson32 Shoppi ng m ade easy 購物變得很方便 Peopl e ar e not so honest as they once wer e. The tempt at ion t o st eal i s greater t han ever bef or e especi al y i n lar ge shops. A det ect ive r ecentl y watched a wel dr esed woman who al ways went i nt o a l ar ge stor e on Monday m or ni ngs. One Monday, t her e wer e f ewer peopl e i n the shop than usual when t he wom an cam e in, so it was easi er f or the detecti ve t o wat ch her . The wom an fi r st bought a f ew smal art i cl es. Aft er a li t le t im e, she chose one of the m ost expensi ve dresses i n t he shop and handed it t o an asist ant who wr apped i t up f or her as qui ckl y as possibl e. Then t he wom an si mpl y took t he par cel and walked out of t he shop wi t hout payi ng. When she was ar rest ed, t he det ect i ve f ound out t hat t he shopassi st ant was her daught er . The gi rl 39。Pil atus Port er39。 No Par king39。 she said, 39。s a new one. Do you l ike it ?39。 I39。about 39。 he sai d. I wonder. I n England, each man speaks a dif f er ent l anguage. The Engli sh underst and each other, but I don39。I am a for eigner ,39。 I said t o the m anager, 39。 I f i nd i t beaut i f ul , 39。t have sai d t hat , 39。t buy thi ngs we don39。You needn39。 i f you at e mor e and talked l ess, we would bot h enj oy our di nner ! 39。 No,39。 No,39。 No,39。 A new pl ay i s ing t o The Globe soon, 39。 No, 39。They wi l also be buil ding new r oads and a speci al r ail way li ne. The Games wi l be held just out si de the capi tal and the whol e ar ea wi l be cal led 39。s f ather wil l set out wit h her in a smal l boat. Mr Hart has tr ai ned hi s daught er f or years. Tomorr ow he wi l l be wat chi ng her anxiously as she swim s the long di st ance t o England. Er na int ends t o take shor t rests every t wo hours. She wil l have some thi ng to dr ink but she wil l not eat any soli d food. Most of Er na39。 gave39。. Thi s wonder ful plane can car ry seven passengers. The most surpr ising t hing about i t, however , is t hat i t can l and anywhere: on snow, wat er , or even on a pl oughed f ield. Captain Fawcet 39。 si gns out si de his gate, but t hese have not had any ef ect . Now he has put an ugly st one head over the gate. It is one of t he ugl iest f aces I have ever seen. I asked him what it was and he tol d me t hat i t was Medusa, the Gor gon. Jasper hopes that she wil l turn motor ists t o stone. But none of them has been turned t o stone yet ! Leson29 Taxi ! 出租汽車！ Captain Ben Fawcet t has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new ser vice. The 39。but isn39。 She looked at i t cr it ical y for a m oment .39。m hangi ng thi s pictur e on the wal l, 39。 anythi ng. They are j ust pr et ty pat terns. We l ike t hem in the same way t hat we l ike pr et ty cur tain ma ter ial. I thi nk that young chil dren of ten appr eci ate m oder n pictur es bet ter than anyone else. They not ice mor e. My sister is onl y seven, but she al ways tel s me whet her my pi ctures ar e good or not. She came i nt o my room yester day. 39。t understand t hem ! Do t hey speak Engl ish ? l esson26 The best art cri ti cs 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an ar t st udent and I pai nt a l ot of pi ct ures. Many people pr etend t hat they under stand modern ar t. They always tel l you what a pi ct ure i s 39。 I sai d. Then he spoke sl owly, but I could not under stand him. My t eacher never spoke Engl ish l ike t hat ! The por ter and I looked at each other and smi led. Then he said somet hing and I under st ood it . 39。t her e i s st il l some honest y in this worl d !39。sai d. 39。 lesson25 Do the Engl ish speak English? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ived in London at last. The r ai lway st at ion was bi g, bl ack and dark. I did not know t he way to m y hotel, so I asked a por ter. I not onl y spoke Engl ish ver y caref ul ly, but ver y clearl y as wel . The por ter, however , coul d not understand me。You39。about 39。 What ar e you doing ?39。 I answer ed. 39。 I t39。t it upsidedown ?39。taxi39。s f ir st passenger was a doctor who f lew fr om Bi r mingham t o a l onely vil age in t he Wel sh mount ains. Si nce t hen, Captain Fawcet t has f lown passenger s to many unusual pl aces. Once he l anded on t he roof of a block of fl ats and on anot her occasi on, he landed in a desert ed car park. Captain Fawcet has just re f used a str ange r equest fr om a businesman. The man wanted t o f ly t o Rockal l, a l onel y island i n the At lanti c Ocean, but Capt ain Fawcet did not t ake hi m because the t ri p was t oo dangerous. Lesson30 Footbal l or pol o? 足球還是水球？ The Wayl e is a sm al l ri ver t hat cuts across the park near my hom e. I l ike sit ting by the Wayl e on fi ne aft er noons. It was war m l ast Sunday, so I went and sat on t