【正文】 No,39。 No, 39。 No,39。 Lesson40 Food and tal k 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a dinner par ty, t he hostess asked me t o sit next t o Mrs Rumbol d. Mrs Rumbol d was a l ar ge, unsmil ing l ady in a tight black dress. She di d not even look up when I t ook my seat besi de her . Her eyes wer e fi xed on her pl at e and in a shor t im e, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed to make conversation. 39。s oper at ion had been successful and the doctor tol d him that it had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi lber t woul d be al owed to go home and t he doct or told hi m that he woul d have to stay i n hospi tal for another two we ks. Then Dr Mil li ngton asked t he cal ler if he was a r elati ve of the pati ent .39。 t im e. As a gr eat m any people wi l be vi si ti ng the count ry, t he governm ent wi l be buil di ng new hotels, an im mense stadi um , and a f ine new swi mm ing pool. 39。clock i n the m orning. Erna i s only f ourt en years ol d and she hopes lo 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 bicycl e! Lesson32 Shopping made easy 購物變得很方便 Peopl e are not so honest as t hey once wer e. The t emptati on to st eal i s greater than ever befor e especi aly in l arge shops. A detecti ve recent ly watched a wel dr essed woman who always went int o a l ar ge st ore on Monday mornings. One Monday, t her e were fewer peopl e in t he shop t han usual when the woman came i n, so i t was easier f or t he det ect ive t o watch her. The wom an fi rst bought a f ew smal art icles. Aft er a li tl e t ime, she chose one of t he most expensi ve dr eses in t he shop and handed it to an assistant who wr apped i t up for her as quickly as possi ble. Then the woman sim ply t ook the parcel and wal ked out of the shop wi thout paying. When she was ar est ed, the det ecti ve found out that the shop asistant was her daughter. The gir l39。Pi lat us Por ter 39。 No Par king39。 she sai d, 39。s a new one. Do you li ke it ?39。 I 39。dance39。 may r eveal som et hing of value f ai rl y soon. Leson56 Fast er than sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a r ace i s hel d f or ol d cars. A l ot of cars enter ed for thi s race last year and there was a great deal of excit em ent j ust befor e it began. One of the m ost handsome cars was a Rol lsRoyce Sil ver Ghost. The m ost unusual car was a Benz whi ch had only thr e wheels. Buil t in 1885, it was the ol dest car t aki ng par t. Af ter a gr eat many l oud explosions, t he race began. Many of t he car s br oke down on the course and some dri ver s spent mor e ti me under t hei r car s than i n them ! A f ew cars, however, pl et ed t he race. The wi nning car reached a speed of fort y mi les an hourmuch f ast er than any of i ts r ival s. I t sped downhi l at the end of the r ace and i ts dr iver had a lot of tr oubl e tr ying t o stop i t. The r ace gave ever yone a gr eat deal of pleasur e. It was very di f er ent f r om modern car r aces but no les e xcit ing. Lesson57 Can I hel p you, madam? 你要買什么，夫人？ A woman i n blue j eans stood at the wi ndow of an expensi ve shop. Though she hesi tated f or a moment, she fi nal ly went i n and asked to see a dr ess t hat was in the wi ndow. The assi st ant who ser ved her did not l ike the way she was dr essed. Gl anci ng at her scor nf ull y, he t old her that the dr ess was sold. The woman walked out of the shop angr il y and decided t o puni sh the assi st ant next day. She ret ur ned to t he shop t he fol lowi ng morni ng dressed i n a f ur coat, wi th a handbag in one hand and a long umbr el la in t he other. Af ter seking out the r ude asistant she asked for t he same dr ess. Not realizi ng who she was, t he assistant was eager to se rve her thi s ti me wi th gr eat dif f icult y, he cli mbed int o the shop wi ndow to get t he dr ess. As soon as she saw it , the wom an said s many ti es. 39。 I f ind i t beauti ful, 39。t have sai d that, 39。t buy t hings we don39。You needn39。 if you ate m ore and t al ked les, we woul d both enjoy our dinner !39。 No,39。 No, 39。 No,39。 Lesson40 Food and tal k 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a dinner par ty, t he hostess asked me t o sit next t o Mrs Rumbol d. Mrs Rumbol d was a l ar ge, unsmil ing l ady in a tight black dress. She di d not even look up when I t ook my seat besi de her . Her eyes wer e fi xed on her pl at e and in a shor t im e, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed to make conversation. 39。s oper at ion had been successful and the doctor tol d him that it had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi lber t woul d be al owed to go home and t he doct or told hi m that he woul d have to stay i n hospi tal for another two weks. Then Dr Mil li ngton asked t he cal ler if he was a r elati ve of the pati ent .39。 t im e. As a gr eat m any people wi l be vi si ti ng the count ry, t he governm ent wi l be buil di ng new hotels, an im mense stadi um , and a f ine new swi mm ing pool. 39。clock i n the m orning. Erna i s only f ourt en years ol d and she hopes lo 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 bicycl e! Lesson32 Shopping made easy 購物變得很方便 Peopl e are not so honest as t hey once wer e. The t emptati on to st eal i s greater than ever befor e especi aly in l arge shops. A detecti ve recent ly watched a wel dr essed woman who always went int o a l ar ge st ore on Monday mornings. One Monday, t her e were fewer peopl e in t he shop t han usual when the woman came i n, so i t was easier f or t he det ect ive t o watch her. The wom an fi rst bought a f ew smal art icles. Aft er a li tl e t ime, she chose one of t he most expensi ve dr eses in t he shop and handed it to an assistant who wr apped i t up for her as quickly as possi ble. Then the woman sim ply t ook the parcel and wal ked out of the shop wi thout paying. When she was ar est ed,