【正文】 m ay r eveal somet hi ng of val ue fair l 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 car s. A l ot of car s enter ed f or thi s race 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 hands。A man can never have t oo i nt o t he cave hopi ng t o fi nd buri ed tr easure. The leader of t he par ty was exam i ni ng t he soil near t he ent r ance t o the cave when the machi ne showed t hat there was gol d under t he gr ound. Ver y exci ted, t he part y dug a hole t wo f eet deep. They f i nal y f ound a sm al l gol d coi n whi ch was al m ost wort hl es. The par t y then sear ched t he whol e cave thor oughly but di d not f ind anyt hi ng except an empt y ti n tr unk. I n spi t e of t his, m any peopl e ar e confi dent t hat 39。 I fi nd it beaut if ul,39。 I need not remi nd you of t hat t er i bl e ti e you bought yest er day.39。t have sai d t hat ,39。 I remar ked suddenl y. I r egr et t ed saying i t al most at once. 39。t buy thi ngs we don39。 my wi f e answer ed as she l ooked at her self i n t he m ir r or . I sat down on one of t hose modern chair s wit h holes i n it and wait ed. We had been i n t he hat shop f or 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 t hat a hat ?39。 if you at e m or e and t alked l ess, we woul d bot h enj oy our di nner !39。 Young man,39。 No, 39。 Wi l you be st ayi ng i n Engl and?39。 No,39。Wi l you be spendi ng your holi days abr oad t hi s year ?39。 No,39。Wi l you be seeing i t ?39。 A new play i s i ng t o The Globe soon,39。 I am Mr John Gil ber t. 39。 No,39。. Wor kers wi l have pl eted t he new r oads by t he end of t hi s year . By t he end of next year, t hey wil l have f i ni shed wor k on t he new st adium. The f ine m oder n bui ldi ngs have been designed by Kurt Gunt er . Ever ybody wil l be wat ching anxi ousl y as t he new bui ldi ngs go up. We ar e al ver y excit ed and ar e l ooki ng for ward t o t he Olym pi c Games because t hey have never been hel d bef or e i n t hi s countr y. Lesson38 Everyt hi ng except t he weat her 惟獨(dú)沒有考慮到天氣 My ol d fr i end, Har ison, had l ived i n t he Medi ter ranean f or m any year s bef or e he ret ur ned t o Engl and. He had oft en dream ed of reti ri ng i n Engl and and had pl anned t o set tl e down i n the count r y. He had no sooner r etur ned t han he bought a fi ne house and went to l i ve t her e. Alm ost imm edi atel y he began t o pl ain 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 a nd i t was oft en bit erl y col d. Aft er so m any year s of sunshi ne, Har ri son got a shock. He acted as i f he had never l i ved i n England befor e. I n t he end, it was m or e t han he could bear. He had har dl y had ti me t o set tl e down when he sold t he house and l ef t the count r y. The dr eam he had had f or so m any year s ended t her e. Har ri son had t hought of ever yt hi ng except t he weat her . Lesson39 Am I al l right ? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gi l ber t was i n hospi t al, he asked hi s doct or to t el him whether hi s operati on had been successf ul, but t he doct or ref used t o do so. The f ol l owi ng day, t he pat ient asked f or a bedsi de t el ephone. When he was alone, he t elephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mil li ngt on. When t he doctor answer ed the phone, Mr Gil ber t sai d he was i nquir i ng about a cer tai n pat ient, a Mr John Gi l bert . He asked i f Mr Gi l bert 39。They wil l also be buil di ng new r oads and a speci al r ail way li ne. The Gam es wi l be hel d just out si de the capi t al and t he whol e area wi l be cal l ed 39。s m ot her , who swam t he Channel her sel f when she was a gi rl . Lesson37 The O l ym pic G am es 奧林匹克運(yùn)動會 The Ol ym pic Gam es wil l be hel d i n our count r y in f our year s39。s f ather wil l set out wit h her i n a sm al l boat. Mr Hart has tr ai ned his daught er f or year s. Tom or r ow he wil l be watching her anxi ousl y as she swim s t he l ong distance to Engl and. Er na i ntends to t ake short r est s ever y t wo hour s. She wi l have som et hing t o dri nk but she wi l not eat any sol i d food. Most of Er na39。 car was badl y dam aged and easy t o r ecognize. Shor tl y aft er war ds, the poli ce st opped t he car and both m en were ar rest ed. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Har t is goi ng to swim acr oss t he Engli sh Channel t om or r ow. She i s goi ng t o set out fr om t he Fr ench coast at fi ve o39。The Reveal er39。 I sai d. 39。 39。 my wi fe answered.39。You needn39。t need, 39。 We m ust n39。t be so rude about i t,39。 I sai d to my wi fe. 39。 lesson41 Do you cal l t hat a hat? 你把那個叫帽子嗎？ 39。 she answered,39。 she answered. In despai r, I asked her whether she was enjoyi ng her dinner. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answer ed. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answer ed. 39。Wil you be seeing it ?39。 A new play i s ing t o The Globe soon,39。 I am Mr John Gil ber t. 39。 No, 39。. Wor ker s wi l have pl et ed the new r oads by the end of this year. By the end of next year , t hey wi l l have fi nished work on the new stadium. The f ine m oder n bui ldi ngs have been designed by Kur t Gunt er. Everybody wil l be watching anxiousl y as the new bui ldings go up. We ar e al very excit ed and ar e looking f orwar d t o the Ol ympic Gam es be cause t hey have never been hel d befor e in t his count ry. Leson38 Everyt hing except t he weather 惟獨(dú)沒有考慮到天氣 My old f ri end, Har ri son, had lived i n the Medi ter ranean for many year s before he retur ned to England. He had oft en dreamed of reti ri ng in Engl and and had pl anned to set tl e down in t he count ry. He had no sooner r et urned than he bought a f ine house and went t o li ve there. Al most i mmediat el y he began t o plai n about the weather , f or even t hough i t was st il l summ er , it r ained cont inualy an