【正文】 s operation had been successful and the doctor told him that it had been. He then asked when Mr Gilbert would be allowed to go home and the doctor told him that he would have to stay in hospital for another two weeks. Th。哈里森把每件事情都考慮到了，唯獨(dú)沒想到天氣。最后，他再也忍受不住，還沒等安頓下來就賣掉了房子，離開了這個(gè)國家。在陽光下生活了那么多年的哈里森對(duì)此感到驚奇。但緊接著他就開始抱怨那里的天氣了。過去他常幻想退休后到英國，并計(jì)劃在鄉(xiāng)間安頓下來。Lesson38 Everything except the weather 惟獨(dú)沒有考慮到天氣My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England. He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country. He had no sooner returned than he bought a fine house and went to live there. Almost immediately he began to plain about the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold. After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock. He acted as if he had never lived in England before. In the end, it was more than he could bear. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country. The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.大家都將急切地注視著新建筑的建成。奧運(yùn)會(huì)就在首都市郊舉辦，整個(gè)地區(qū)將被稱作“奧林匹克城”。由于將有大批的人到我們國家來，所以政府準(zhǔn)備建造一些新的飯店、一個(gè)大型體育場和一個(gè)新的奧運(yùn)會(huì)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)游泳池。. Workers will have pleted the new roads by the end of this year. By the end of next year, they will have finished work on the new stadium. The fine modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter. Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildings go up. We are all very excited and are looking forward to the Olympic Games because they have never been held before in this country.They will also be building new roads and a special railwayline. The Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area will be called 39。他們當(dāng)中還會(huì)有黛比的母親，她本人還是個(gè)姑娘時(shí)，也曾橫渡過英吉利海峽！Lesson37 The Olympic Games 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years39。她將喝些飲料，但不吃固體食物。哈特先生訓(xùn)練她的女兒已經(jīng)多年了，明天他將焦急地注視著女兒游過這段漫長的距離到達(dá)英國。她是一個(gè)游泳能手，很多人認(rèn)為她一定能成功。她打算早上5點(diǎn)鐘從法國海岸出發(fā)。s school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast. Among them will be Erna39。clock in the morning. Erna is only fourteen years old and she hopes lo set up a new world record. She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed. Erna39。沒過多久，警察就截住了那輛車，兩個(gè)小偷都被抓住了。當(dāng)那輛被撞壞的車開走后，羅伊停下車，給警察掛了電話。拿錢的那個(gè)小偷嚇得把提包都扔了。最近，當(dāng)他正開車在凱特福德街上行駛時(shí)，看到有兩個(gè)小偷從一家商店里沖出來，奔向等在那里的一輛汽車，其中一個(gè)提著一只裝滿鈔票的提包。然而就在前不久，他開上了公共汽車，也并不為此而感到后悔。 Stop thief! 捉賊！Rov Trenton used to drive a taxi. A short while ago, however, he became a busdriver and he was not regretted it. He is finding his new work far more exciting. When he was driving along Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car. One of them was carrying a bag full of money. Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight at the thieves. The one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag. As the thieves were trying to get away in their car, Roy drove his bus into the back of it. While the battered car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police. The thieves39。丹聽到這個(gè)消息后，驚奇萬分，但又感到非常好笑，因?yàn)樗麖奈粗竿禽v自行車還能找到。在警察局里，一位面帶笑容的警察告訴他，他的自行車找到了。上星期二他收到當(dāng)?shù)鼐炀值囊环庑牛骄炀秩ヒ惶?。why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday and now he is not worried any more. At the station, he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle had been found. Five days ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It is now being sent to his home by train. Ted was most surprised when he heard the news. He wasLesson34 Quick work 破案“神速”Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter她所記得的就是這些。第二天凌晨，她看到前方有燈光，知道自己已經(jīng)接近岸邊了，因?yàn)槟菬艄馐窃诟吒叩那捅谏?。她在海里游了整整一夜才游到岸邊。一天下午，她乘小船從海岸出發(fā)，遇上了風(fēng)暴。那姑娘每星期“送”她母親一件免費(fèi)的衣服！lesson33 Out of the darkness 沖出黑暗Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her. One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm. Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea. Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water. During that time she covered a distance of eight miles. Early next morning, she saw a light ahead. She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs. On arriving at the shore, the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light she had seen. That was all she remembered. When she woke up a day later, she found herself in hospital.她被逮捕后。那售貨員以最快的速度為她包好了衣服。這位婦女先是買了幾樣小商品。一名偵探最近注意上了一位穿著講究的婦女，她總是在星期一上午進(jìn)入一家大商場。人們不再像以前那樣誠實(shí)了。 gave39。她叫他去修理孫子的自行車。弗蘭克回想著他早年的艱難經(jīng)歷和走過的漫長的成功之路，微笑了。那時(shí)他有兩個(gè)幫手。他靠多年積蓄，于1958年買下了自己的一個(gè)小鋪?zhàn)印Ｔ谕诵萸?，弗蘭克是一家非常大的商業(yè)公司的經(jīng)理，但他小時(shí)候卻在一家小鋪里做工。Lesson31 Success story 成功者的故事Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man. Frank is now the head of a very large business pany, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop. It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day. He saved money for years and in 1938 he bought a small workshop of his own. During the war Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers. By the end of the war, the small workshop had bee a large factory which employed seven hundred and twentyeight people. Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success. He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in. She wanted him to repair their son39。我轉(zhuǎn)過頭去看那些孩子，但一個(gè)也不見，全都跑了！當(dāng)那個(gè)人明白了發(fā)生的事情時(shí)，笑了起來。岸上的一些人對(duì)著小船上的人高喊，但他沒有聽見。河岸上有些孩子正在玩耍，河面上有些人正在劃船。上星期日天氣很暖和。威爾河是橫穿過我家附近公園的一條小河。 Football or polo? 足球還是水球？The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home. I like sitting by the Wayle on fine afternoons. It was warm last Sunday, so I went and sat on the river bank as usual. Some children were playing games on the bank and there were some people rowing on the river. Suddenly, one of the children kicked a ball very hard and it went towards a passing boat. Some people on the ba