【正文】 il l be Erna39。dance39。t have t oo m any hat s,39。 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 er ed f or t his r ace l ast year and t her e was a gr eat deal of exci tement just bef or e i t began. One of t he m ost handsom e car s was a Roll s Royce Si l ver Ghost . The most unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y t hree wheel s. Bui lt i n 1885, it was t he oldest car taking part . Aft er a great m any loud expl osi ons, t he r ace began. Many of t he cars br oke down on t he cour se a nd som e dr i ver s spent m ore t im e under t heir car s t han i n t hem ! A f ew car s, however , pl eted t he race. The wi nning car reac hed a speed of f ort y mi les an hourm uch f ast er t han 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 t oo i nt o t he cave hopi ng t o f i nd buri ed t reasur e. The l eader of t he part y was exami ning t he soi l near t he ent rance to t he cave when t he m achi ne showed t hat t her e was gold under t he gr ound. Very excit ed, t he part y 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 most wort hl es. The par t y then sear ched t he whol e cave t hor oughl y but did not fi nd anyt hing 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 that 39。 I f ind i t beauti f ul, 39。 I need not r emi nd you of t hat ter ri bl e ti e you bought yest erday. 39。t have sai d t hat,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 wif e answer ed as she l ooked at her sel f in t he mi r or. I sat down on one of t hose m oder n chair s wi th hol es i n it and wai ted. We had been in t he hat shop f or half an hour and m y wi f e was st il l i n f r ont of t he mi r ror. 39。You needn39。Do you cal l t hat a hat ?39。 i f you at e mor e and t al ked l ess, we would bot h enj oy our di nner ! 39。 Young m an,39。 No,39。 Wi l you be st ayi ng i n Engl and?39。 No, 39。Wil you be spendi ng your holi days abr oad t his year ?39。 No,39。Wil you be seeing i t ?39。 A new pl ay i s i ng t o The Gl obe soon,39。 I am Mr John Gil ber t.39。 No,39。. Workers wi l have plet ed t he new r oads by t he end of t his year. By t he end of next year , they wil l have fi ni shed wor k on t he ne w stadium. The f i ne m oder n bui l di ngs have been desi gned by Kur t Gunt er. Ever ybody wil l be watchi ng anxi ously as t he new bui l di ngs go up. We are al l ver y exci ted and ar e l ooki ng f or war d t o t he 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(méi)有考慮到天氣 My ol d f ri end, Har ri son, had li ved i n t he Medi t er r anean for many year s befor e he ret ur ned to 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 t he count r y. 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 t o pl ai n about t he weat her , for even t hough i t was st il l summ er, it r ained cont i nual y and it was oft en bit terl y cold. Aft er so m any year s of sunshi ne, Har ri son got a shock. He acted as if he had never l ived i n Engl and bef ore. I n t he end, i t was m ore t han he coul d bear . He had har dly had t im e to set le down when he sol d the house and l ef t t he 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 hing except t he weat her . Lesson39 Am I al l ri ght? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gi l bert was i n hospi tal, he asked hi s doct or t o t el l him whet her hi s oper ati on had been succesf ul , but t he doct or r ef 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 al one, he t el ephoned t he hospi t al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mil li ngt on. When t he doct or answer ed t he phone, Mr Gi l bert said he was i nqui ri ng about a cert ai n pati ent , a Mr John Gil ber t. He asked if Mr Gil ber t39。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 t al and t he whol e area wi l be cal ed 39。s mot 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(dòng)會(huì) The Ol ym pic Gam es wil l be hel d i n our count r y i n four year s39。i ntends t o t ake shor t rest s ever y t wo hours. She wil l have somet hi ng to dr i nk but she wil l not eat any soli d f ood. Most of Er na39。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。 ti m e. As a gr eat m any peopl e wi l be vi si ti ng t