【正文】 A man can never have too into the cave hoping to find buried treasure. The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entrance to the cave when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground. Very excited, the party dug a hole two feet deep. They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless. The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk. In spite of this, many people are confident that 39。 I need not remind you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday.39。 I remarked suddenly. I regretted saying it almost at once. 39。 my wife answered as she looked at herself in the mirror. I sat down on one of those modern chairs with holes in it and waited. We had been in the hat shop for half an hour and my wife was still in front of the mirror. 39。Do you call that a hat ?39。 Young man,39。 Will you be staying in England?39。Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year ?39。Will you be seeing it ?39。 I am Mr John Gilbert.39。. Workers will have pleted the new roads by the end of this year. By the end of next year, they will have finished work on the new stadium. The fine modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter. Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildings go up. We are all very excited and are looking forward to the Olympic Games because they have never been held before in this country. Lesson38 Everything except the weather 惟獨沒有考慮到天氣 My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England. He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country. He had no sooner returned than he bought a fine house and went to live there. Almost immediately he began to plain about the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold. After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock. He acted as if he had never lived in England before. In the end, it was more than he could bear. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country. The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harrison had thought of everything except the weather. Lesson39 Am I all right? 我是否痊愈？ While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation had been successful, but the doctor refused to do so. The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone. When he was alone, he telephoned the hospital exchange and asked for Doctor Millington. When the doctor answered the phone, Mr Gilbert said he was inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr John Gilbert. He asked if Mr Gilbert39。s mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl. Lesson37 The Olympic Games 奧林匹克運動會 The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years39。 car was badly damaged and easy to recognize. Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested. Lesson36 Across the Channel 橫渡海峽 Erna Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow. She is going to set out from the French coast at five o39。t any in sight: they had all run away! The man laughed when he realized what had happened. He called out to the children and threw the ball back to the bank. Lesson31 Success story 成功者的故事 Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man. Frank is now the head of a very large business pany, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop. It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day. He saved money for years and in 1938 he bought a small workshop of his own. During the war Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers. By the end of the war, the small workshop had bee a large factory which employed seven hundred and twentyeight people. Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success. He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in. She wanted him to repair their son39。 is a small Swiss aeroplane called a 39。 I looked at it again. She was right! It was! Lesson27 A wet night 雨夜 Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field. As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an open fire. They were all hungry and the food smelt good. After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the camp fire. But some time later it began to rain. The boys felt tired so they pet out the fire and crept into their tent. Their sleepingbags were warm and fortable, so they all slept soundly. In the middle of the night, two boys woke up and began shouting. The tent was full of water! They all leapt out of their sleepingbags and hurried outside. It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field. The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent! Lesson28 No parking 禁止停車 Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths. He has just bought a new house in the city, but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with motorists. when he returns home at night, he always finds that someone has parked a car outside his gate. Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once. Jasper has put up39。s all right,39。It39。 she asked. 39。And a wom an can39。A man can never have t oo i nt o t he cave hopi ng t o fi nd bur i ed t r easur e. The l eader of t he part y was exam i ni ng the soi l near t he ent rance to t he cave when t he machi ne showed t hat t her e was gold under the gr ound. Very excit ed, t he part y dug a hol e t wo feet de ep. They f i nal y f ound a sm al l gol d coi n whi ch was al most wort hl es. The par t y then sear ched t he whol e cave t hor oughl y but did not fi nd anyt hing except an empt y ti n tr unk. I n spi t e of t his, m any peopl e ar e conf i dent that 39。 I need not r emi nd you of that er i bl e ti e you bought yest er day.39。 I r em ar ked sudde