【正文】 Ol ym pi c Ci ty39。 tim e. As a great many people wil l be vi si ti ng the countr y, t he gover nm ent wi l be buil ding new hotel s, an i mmense st adi um , and a fi ne new swi mm ing pool. 39。s school fr iends wil l be wa it ing f or her on t he Engl ish coast . Am ong them wil l be Erna39。dance39。t have t oo m any hat s,39。 39。The Reveal er 39。 I sai d. 39。 39。 m y wi fe answered.39。You needn39。t need,39。 We must n39。t be so r ude about it ,39。 I sai d to m y wi fe. 39。 l esson41 Do you call t hat a hat ? 你把那個(gè)叫帽子嗎？ 39。 she answer ed,39。 she answered. I n despai r, I asked her whet her she was enj oyi ng her di nner . 39。 I asked. 39。 she answer ed. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answer ed. 39。 39。 I said. 39。 Lesson40 Food and t al k 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a di nner part y, t he host es asked m e t o si t next t o Mr s Rum bold. Mr s Rumbol d was a lar ge, unsmi li ng l ady i n a ti ght bl ack dr es. She di d not even l ook up when I t ook m y seat besi de her. Her eyes were f i xed on her plat e and i n a short ti me, she was busy eat i ng. I tr i ed t o m ake conver sati on. 39。 t he pat ient answer ed,39。s oper at i on had been succesf ul and t he doct or t ol d him t hat it had been. He then asked when Mr Gil ber t would be a l owed t o go hom e and the doctor t ol d him t hat he would have t o st ay i n hospit al f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mi l ingt on as ked the cal l er i f he was a r el at i ve of t he pati ent .39。Ol ym pi c Ci ty39。 ti m e. As a gr eat m any peopl e wi l be vi si ti ng the count r y, t he gover nm ent wi l be buil di ng new hot el s, an im mense st adi um , and a fi ne new swimm i ng pool. 39。s school f ri ends wi l be wai ti ng f or her on t he Engli sh coast. Am ong t hem wi l be Er na39。dance39。t have t oo many hats,39。 may r eve al somet hing of val ue fai rl y soon. Leson56 Fast er than sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a race i s hel d for ol d car s. A lot of car s entered f or this race last year and there was a gr eat deal of excitem ent just bef ore i t began. One of the most handsom e car s was a Rol lsRoyce Sil ver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Buil t i n 1885, i t was the oldest car taking par t. Af ter a great many loud explosions, t he race began. Many of the cars br oke down on the course and som e dri ver s spent more ti me under t hei r car s than in them ! A f ew car s, however, pleted t he race. The winning car reached a speed of for ty miles an hourmuch fast er than any of i t s ri val s. I t sped downhi l at t he end of t he r ace and i t s dr i ver had a l ot of tr oubl e tr yi ng t o stop i t. The r ace gave ever yone a gr eat deal of pl easur e. It was very di f erent fr om m oder n car r aces but no less excit i ng. Lesson57 Can I hel p you, madam? 你要買(mǎi)什么，夫人？ A wom an i n bl ue j eans st ood at t he wi ndow of an expensi ve shop. Though she hesi t at ed for a m om ent, she fi nal y went i n and as ked t o se a dr es t hat was i n t he window. The asist ant who ser ved her di d not l i ke t he way she was dressed. Glanci ng at her scor nf ul ly, he t ol d her t hat t he dress was sol d. The wom an wal ked out of t he shop angr il y and deci ded to punish t he assistant next day. She r et ur ned t o t he shop t he f oll owing m or ning dr essed in a fur coat , wit h a handbag i n one hand and a l ong um brel a i n the ot her. Aft er seeki ng out t he r ude assi st ant she asked f or t he sam e dress. Not r eali zing who she was, t he asi st ant was eager t o ser ve her t hi s ti me wit h great di f i cult y, he cl im bed i nto t he shop window t o get t he dress. As soon as she saw i t, t he wom an sai d s m any t ies. 39。A m an can never have too i nto t he cave hoping t o f ind buri ed tr easure. The leader of t he par ty was exami ning t he soil near the ent r ance t o the cave when the machine showed that there was gol d under the gr ound. Very exci ted, t he par ty dug a hol e two f e t deep. They fi nal ly f ound a smal gold coin which was alm ost wor thless. The part y then sear ched the whole cave thor oughly but di d not f ind anythi ng except an empt y ti n t runk. In spit e of this, many peopl e are confi dent t hat 39。 I f ind i t beauti ful ,39。 I need not r emind you of t hat ter ri ble t ie you bought yest erday.39。t have sai d t hat ,39。 I r emarked suddenly. I regr et ted sayi ng it al most at once. 39。t buy things we don39。 m y wif e answer ed as she l ooked at her sel f in the mi r or. I sat down on one of t hose modern chair s wi th hol es i n it and wai ted. We had been in t he hat shop for half an hour and m y wi fe was sti l i n f ront of t he mi r or. 39。You needn39。Do you cal that a hat ?39。 if you ate more and t al ked less, we woul d both enjoy our dinner !39。 Young man,39。 No,39。 Wil l you be st ayi ng in England?39。 No, 39。Wil l you be spending your hol idays abr oad this year ?39。 No, 39。 I said. 39。 Lesson40 Food and t alk 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a di nner par ty, the host es asked me t o si t next t o Mr s Rumbold. Mr s Rumbold was a lar ge, unsm il ng l ady i n a t ight bl ack dres. She did not even look up when I took my seat besi de her . Her eyes were f ixed on her plate and i n a short ti me, she was busy eating. I tr ied t o make conver sat ion. 39。 the patient answer ed, 39。s operati on had been successf ul and t he doct or t old hi m that i t had been. He then asked when Mr Gi lbert would be al lowed t o go home and the doctor t ol d him t hat he would have t o stay in hospit al f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mil lingt on asked the cal er i f he was a r el ative of t he pat ient. 39。Ol ym pi c Ci ty39。 tim e. As a great many people wil l be vi si ti ng the countr y, t he gover nm ent wi l be buil ding new hotel s, an i mmense st adi um , and a fi ne new swi mm ing pool. 39。s school fr iends wil l be wait ing f or her on t he Engl ish coast . Am ong them w