【正文】 m ay r eveal somet hi ng of val ue fair l y soon. Lesson56 Fast er 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 l ast year and t her e was a gr eat deal of exci t em ent j ust bef ore i t began. One of t he m ost handsom e car s was a Rol s Royce Sil ver Ghost. The m ost unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y thr e wheels. Buil t in 1885, i t was t he ol dest car t aki ng par t. Af t er a gr eat m any l oud expl osi ons, t he r ace began. Many of t he car s broke down on t he cour se and som e dri vers 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 ort y mi les an hour m uch f ast er t han any of i ts r i vals. It sped downhi l at the end of t he r ace and i ts dr iver had a lot of tr oubl e tr ying t o st op 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, m adam? 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 for a m om ent, she fi nal y went i n and as ked t o see a dr ess t hat was i n t he wi ndow. The asist ant who served her di d not li ke t he way she was dressed. Gl ancing at her scor nf ul l y, he t ol d he。A man can never have t oo i nt o t he cave hopi ng t o fi nd bur i ed t r easur e. The leader of t he part y was exam i ni ng the soi l near t he ent rance to t he cave when t he machi ne showed t hat t her e was gold under the gr ound. Very excit ed, t he par ty dug a hol e t wo feet deep. They f i nal y f ound a sm al l gol d coi n whi ch was al m os t wort hl es. The par t y then sear ched t he whol e cave thor oughly but did not fi nd 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 conf i dent t hat 39。 I fi nd it beaut if ul,39。 I need not r emi nd you of that er i bl e ti e you bought yest er day.39。t have sai d that,39。 I r em ar ked suddenl y. I r egret ed sayi ng i t alm ost at once. 39。t buy t hi ngs we don39。 m y wi f e answere d as she looked at her self i n t he m ir r or . I sat down on one of those m oder n chai r s wit h hol es i n i t and wait ed. We had been i n t he hat shop f or hal f an hour and m y wif e was st il l i n fr ont of t he m ir r or . 39。You needn39。Do you cal t hat a hat ?39。 if you at e m or e and t al ked 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。Wil l you be spendi ng your holi days abr oad t his year ?39。 No,39。Wil l you be seei ng i t ?39。 A new pl ay is i ng to The Gl obe soon, 39。 I am Mr John Gil ber t.39。 No,39。. Wor ker s wil l have pl et ed t he new r oads by t he end of t his year. By t he end of next year , t hey wil l have f i ni shed wor k on t he new st adi um. The f ine m oder n bui ldi ngs have been designed by Kurt Gunt er . Ever ybody wil l be wat chi ng anxi ousl y as t he new bui ldi ngs go up. We ar e al very excit ed and ar e l ooki ng for war d t o t he Olym pi c Gam es because t hey have never been held 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 iend, Har ri son, had li ved i n t he Medit er anean f or m any year s bef ore he r et ur ned t o England. He had of t en dr eam ed of r eti ri ng i n Engl and and had pl anned t o set l e down in t he count ry. He had no sooner r et urned t han he bought a fi ne house and went t o li ve t her e. Al most i mm edi at el y he began to pl ai n about t he weat her , f or even t hough it was sti l sum mer, i t rai ned conti nual y and it was of t en bi t er l y col d. Aft er so m any years of sunshi ne, Har ison got a shock. He act ed as i f he had never li ved in Engl and bef or 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 sol d t he house and left t he count ry. The dream he had had f or so m any years ended t her e. 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 le John Gi lbert was i n hospit al, he asked hi s doct or t o t el him whet her hi s oper at ion had been successf ul, but t he doct or r ef used t o do so. The f oll owi ng day, the pati ent asked f or a bedsi de t elephone. When he was al one, he tel ephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mi li ngton. When t he doct or answer ed t he 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 wi l al so be buil di ng new roads and a speci al rail wayl ine. The Gam es wil l be hel d j ust out si de t he capit al and t he whol e ar ea wil be cal ed 39。s m other, who swam the Channel herself when she was a gir l. Lesson37 The Ol ympi c G ames 奧林匹克運(yùn)動會 The Olym pi c Gam es wil l be hel d i n our countr y i n f our year s39。s f at her wil l set out wit h her i n a smal boat. Mr Har t has t r ai ned hi s daught er f or years. Tom orr ow he wil be wat chi ng her anxi ously as she swim s t he l ong di st ance t o England. Er na i nt ends t o t ake shor t r ests ever y t wo hour s. She wil l have somet hi ng t o dr i nk but she wil l not eat any soli d f ood. Most of Er na39。 car was badl y dam aged and easy t o recogni ze. Short ly af ter war ds, t he pol i ce st opped t he car and both m en were ar r ested. Lesson36 Across the Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Hart i s goi ng t o swi m acr oss t he Engl ish Channel t om orr ow. She i s going t o set out fr om t he Fr ench coast at f i ve o39。 ③ 公用工程設(shè)施 ，建設(shè) 變電所 、 鍋爐房 、 消防泵房 、 消防水池以及 污水處理站 。 （詳見總平面圖） （ 2）項目 主要 建設(shè)內(nèi)容 、規(guī)模 ： ① 生產(chǎn)設(shè)施 ， 建設(shè) 全封閉式 屠宰 生產(chǎn)加工廠房 平方米以及 不銹鋼屠宰 加工 機(jī)械設(shè)備 以及 保鮮 制冷設(shè)備 。dance39。t have too many hats,39。 may r eveal 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 fo