【正文】 I am Mr John Gil ber t. 39。. Wor ker s wi l have pl et ed t he new roads by the end of t hi s year. By t he end of next year, t hey wi l have fi nished wor k on the new st adi um . The fi ne m oder n buil di ngs have been desi gned by Kur t Gunter. Ever ybody wi l be wat chi ng anxi ousl y as t he new buil di ngs go up. We ar e al l ver y exci ted and ar e looki ng f or war d t o the Ol ym pic Gam es because t hey have never been hel d befor e in t his count r y. Lesson38 Everyt hi ng except t he weat her 惟獨(dú)沒有考慮到天氣 My old f ri end, Har ri son, had li ved i n t he Medit er anean f or m any years bef or e he r et ur ned t o Engl and. He had of ten dr eam ed of r e ti ri ng in Engl and and had pl anned t o set le down in t he count ry. He had no sooner r et ur ned t han he bought a f ine house and went t o li ve t here. Alm ost im mediat el y he began t o plai n about the weat her, f or even t hough i t was st il l summ er , it r ai ned cont inual l y and i t was oft en bi t erl y col d. Aft er so m any year s of sunshi ne, Har ri son got a shock. He acted as if he had never l i ved i n Engl and bef or e. I n t he end, i t was mor e than he coul d bear . He had hardl y had t im e t o set l e down when he sol d t he house and le ft t he countr y. The dream he had had f or so m any years ended there. Har i son had t hought of everyt hi ng except the weat her. Lesson39 Am I all ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ Whi l e John Gi lbert was i n hospit al, he asked hi s doct or t o t el l hi m whet her hi s oper at i on had been succesf ul , but t he doct or r efused to do so. The f ol lowi ng day, t he pati ent asked f or a bedsi de t el ephone. When he was al one, he t el ephoned t he hospi t al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mil li ngt on. When the doct or answer ed t he phone, Mr Gi l ber t sai d he was inquir ing about a cert ain pati ent , a Mr John Gi lbert . He asked i f Mr Gi l bert 39。s m ot her, who swam t he Channel her self when she was a gi rl. Lesson37 The O lym pi c G ames 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) The Olym pi c Gam es wil l be hel d i n our countr y i n f our year s39。 car was badl y dam aged and easy t o r ecognize. Shor tl y aft er war ds, t he poli ce st opped t he car and bot h m en we r e ar r ested. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Hart i s goi ng t o swi m acr oss t he Engl i sh Channel t om orr ow. She is goi ng t o set out f rom the Fr ench coast at fi ve o39。t any i n si ght: t hey had al l run away! The m an l aughed when he r eali zed what had happened. He cal ed out t o t he chi ldr en and t hrew the bal back to t he bank. Lesson31 Suces st ory 成功者的故事 Yester day af ter noon Fr ank Hawki ns was t el i ng m e about hi s experi ences as a young m an. Fr ank i s now t he head of a ver y lar ge business pany, but as a boy he used t o wor k i n a sm al l shop. It was hi s job t o r epair bi cycl es and at that im e he used t o wor k f our teen hour s a day. He saved m oney f or years and i n 1938 he bought a sm al l work shop of his own. Duri ng t he war Fr ank used t o m ake spar e part s for aeroplanes. At t hat ti me he had t wo helpers. By t he end of t he war, t he sm al l work shop had be e a lar ge f act or y which empl oyed seven hundred and t went yei ght peopl e. Fr ank smi l ed when he r em em bered hi s har d ear l y year s and t he l ong r oad to success. He was st il l smi li ng when t he door opened and his wi f e cam e in. She want ed him t o repai r t heir son39。 39。You needn39。 We must n39。 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 dinner par ty, the hostes asked me t o sit next t o Mr s Rumbold. Mr s Rumbold was a lar ge, unsm il ing l ady i n a t ight black dress. She did not even look up when I t ook m y seat besi de her . Her eyes were fi xed on her plat e and in a short t ime, she was busy eati ng. I tr ied t o make conver sat ion. 39。s operati on had been successf ul and t he doct or told hi m that it had been. He then asked when Mr Gi lbert would be al lowed t o go home and t he doctor t old hi m t hat he would have t o stay i n hospit al for anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mil li ngt on asked the cal er if he was a r el ati ve of t he pat ient. 39。 ti me. As a great many peopl e wil l be visit ing t he countr y, the gover nment wi l l be bui lding new hot el s, an i mmense st adi um, and a fi ne new swim ming pool. 39。cl ock in t he morni ng. Er na is only four teen year s ol d and she hopes lo set up a new wor ld record. She is a str ong swim mer and m any people f eel t hat she is sure to succeed. Er na39。s bi cycl e! Lesson32 Shopping m ade easy 購物變得很方便 People ar e not so honest as they once were. The tempt at ion t o steal is gr eater t han ever bef oreespecial ly i n lar ge shops. A det ect ive r ecentl y wat ched a wel l dresed woman who al ways went i nto a large stor e on Monday mor nings. One Monday, there wer e f ewer people i n the shop than usual when t he woman cam e in, so it was easi er for the detecti ve to wat ch her . The woman f ir st bought a f ew smal l ar ti cl es. Af ter a l it tle ti me, she chose one of the m ost expensive dresses i n the shop and handed i t o an assi st ant who wr apped it up f or her as qui ckl y as possibl e. Then t he woman simpl y took t he par cel and walked out of the shop wit hout payi ng. When she was ar rested, the detective f ound out t hat t he shopassi stant was her daught er . The gi r l39。 I fi nd it beaut if ul,39。t have said t hat,39。t buy thi ngs we don39。You needn39。 i f you at e mor e and talked l ess, we would both enj oy our di nner ! 39。 No,39。 No,39。 No,39。 A new pl ay is i ng t o The Gl obe soon,39。 No, 39。They wil l al so be bui l di ng new r oads and a speci al r ai l way li ne. The Gam es wi l be hel d j ust out si de the capi tal and t he whol e ar ea wi l be cal l ed 39。s f at her wi l set out wi t h he