【正文】 said Mrs St er li ng lat er , 39。 she answered. Ten m i nut es l ater we wal ked out of the shop together. My wif e was weari ng a hat hat l ooked l i ke a l i ght house ! Leson42 Not very m usi cal 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a l ong walk t hr ough one of the m ar ket s of Ol d Del hi, we st opped at a squar e t o have a r est. Af t er a t im e, we not iced a snakecharm er wi t h t wo l ar ge basket s at t he ot her si de of t he squar e, so we went t o have a l ook at him . As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a l ong pi pe whi ch was cover ed wit h coins and opened one of the baskets. When he began to pl ay a t une, we had our f ir st gl im pse of t he snake. It r ose out of t he basket and began t o f ol l ow t he m ovements of t he pi pe. We wer e ver y m uch surpr ised when the snake charm er suddenl y began t o play j azz t unes and m odern pop songs. The snake, however, conti nued t o 39。 may reveal somethi ng of val ue fair ly soon. Lesson56 Faster t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a race is held for old car s. A lot of car s ent ered f or t his r ace l ast year and t her e was a gr eat deal of exci tement just bef or e i t began. One of t he most handsome car s was a Roll s Royce Silver Ghost. The m ost unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y t hr ee wheel s. Buil t i n 1885, it was t he ol dest car t aki ng part. Aft er a gr eat m any l oud expl osi ons, the r ace began. Many of t he car s br oke down on t he cour se and some dr ive rs spent m or e ti me under their cars t han i n t hem ! A few car s, however , pl et ed t he r ace. The wi nni ng car r eached a speed of f or t y m il es an hour much f ast er t han any of it s ri vals. It sped downhil l at t he end of t he r ace and it s dri ver had a l ot of t r ouble t r yi ng t o st op it . The r ace gave everyone a great deal of pl easur e. I t was ver y dif fer ent f rom m oder n car races but no l ess exci ti ng. Leson57 Can I hel p you, m adam ? 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 l y went i n and asked t o see a dr es t hat was i n t he wi ndow. The assi st ant who ser ved her di d not l ike t he way she was dr esed. Gl anci ng at her scor nfull y, he t ol d her t hat t he dr es was sold. The woman wal ked out of t he shop angr il y and deci ded t o puni sh t he assi st ant next day. She r et ur ned t o t he shop t he f ol l owi ng mor ni ng dr essed i n a f ur coat, wi t h a handbag i n one hand and a l ong um br el l a in t he other. Af ter seeki ng out t he rude asist ant she asked f or t he same dr es. Not reali zi ng who she was, t he asistant was eager t o ser ve her t hi s tim e wi t h gr eat di f icult y, he cli m bed i nt o t he shop wi ndow t o get t he dr es. As soon as she saw it , t he wom an sai d s many ti es.39。 I f ind i t beautif ul, 39。t have sai d that, 39。t buy t hings we don39。You needn39。 i f you at e mor e and talked less, we would both enj oy our di nner ! 39。 No,39。 No,39。 No, 39。 A new play 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 wi t h her i n a smal boat. Mr Har t has t rai ned hi s daughter f or years. Tomorr ow he wi l be wat chi ng her anxiously as she swi ms t he long di st ance t o England. Er na int ends to take shor t rests ever y t wo hours. She wil l have something to dr ink but she wi l not eat any soli d food. Most of Er na39。 gave39。 sai d Mr s Ster li ng later , 39。 she answered. Ten m i nut es l at er we wal ked out of the shop together. My wif e was weari ng a hat that looked l i ke a li ght house ! Leson42 Not very m usi cal 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a l ong wal k t hr ough one of t he m arkets of Ol d Del hi , we stopped at a square t o have a rest. Af ter a ti m e, we noti ced a snakechar m er wi th t wo l arge basket s at t he ot her si de of t he squar e, so we went t o have a l ook at hi m. As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a l ong pi pe whi ch was covered wi t h coi ns and opened one of t he basket s. When he began t o pl ay a tune, we had our f ir st gl im pse of t he snake. It r ose out of t he basket and began t o f ol l ow t he m ovem ent s of t he pipe. We wer e very m uch sur pr i sed when t he snake charm er suddenl y began t o pl ay jazz tunes and m oder n pop songs. The snake, however, cont i nued t o 39。 m ay reveal som ethi ng of val ue f air ly soon. Lesson56 Faster t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a race is hel d for ol d car s. A lot of car s ent ered f or t his r ace last year and t here was a gr eat deal of exci t em e nt j ust bef or e i t began. One of the m ost handsom e cars was a Rol ls Royce Sil ver Ghost. The m ost unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y t hr ee wheel s. Bui lt i n 1885, it was t he ol dest car taking part . Aft er a great m any loud expl osi ons, t he r ace began. Many of the cars br oke down on the course and som e dri ver s spent mor e tim e under t hei r car s t han i n t hem ! A f ew cars, however, pl et ed the r ace. The wi nni ng car r eached a speed of f or t y mil es an hour much f ast er t han any of it s r i val s. I t sped downhi l at t he end of t he race and it s dri ver had a l ot of t rouble t r yi ng t o st op it. The race gave everyone a gr eat deal of pleasur e. I t was ver y dif f er ent f r om m oder n car r aces but no l es excit ing. Lesson57 Can I hel p you, madam? 你要買什么，夫人？ A woman i n bl ue j eans st ood at t he wi ndow of an expensi ve shop. Though she hesi t at ed f or a m om ent , she f i nal y went in and as ked t o see a dr ess t hat was i n t he wi ndow. The assi st ant who ser ved her di d not li ke t he way she was dr esed. Gl anci ng at her scor nfull y, he tol d her t hat t he dr ess was sol d. The wom