【正文】 t ryi ng t o st op i t. The r ace gave ever yone a gr eat deal of pl easure. It was ver y di f erent fr om m oder n car r aces but no less excit i ng. Leson57 Can I hel p you, m adam ? 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 l y went i n and as ked t o se a dr es t hat was i n t he window. The asistant who ser ved her di d not l i ke t he way she was dr essed. 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 da y. She r et ur ned t o t he shop t he f oll owing m or ning dr esed 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, the assi st ant was eager t o ser ve her t hi s ti me wi t h gr eat di f icult y, he cl im bed i nt o t he shop wi ndow 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 tr easur e. The l eader of t he par t y was exami ning t he soil near the entr ance t o t he cave when t he m achi ne showed t hat t her e was gol d under t he gr ound. Ver y exci ted, t he part y dug a hol e t wo f eet deep. They fi nal l y found a sm al gol d coi n which was alm ost wor thl ess. The part y t hen searched the whol e cave t hor oughl y but di d not f i nd anyt hi ng except an em pt y t in t r unk. I n spit e of t hi s, 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 ibl 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 ed saying i t al most at once. 39。t buy t hi ngs we don39。 m y wi fe answer ed as she l ooked at hersel f i n the mi r or. I sat down on one of t hose m oder n chai rs wi t h hol es i n i t and wai ted. We had been i n 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 the mi r or. 39。You needn39。Do you cal t hat a hat ?39。 if you at e m ore and t al ked less, we woul d both enj oy our di nner !39。 Young man,39。 No,39。 Wil you be st ayi ng i n Engl and?39。 No, 39。Wil l you be spendi ng your hol idays abr oad t his year ?39。 No,39。Wi l you be sei ng 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。. Wor ker s wil l have pl et ed t he new r oads by t he end of this 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 fi ne m odern buil di ngs have been desi gned by Kurt Gunt er . Ever ybody wi l be wat chi ng anxi ousl y as t he new buil di ngs go up. We ar e al l ver y exci ted and ar e l ooki ng f or war d to t he Ol ym pi c Games 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 i end, Har ison, had l ived i n the Medi ter anean f or m any year s bef ore he r etur ned t o England. He had oft en dr eam 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 ur ned t han he bought a fi ne house and went t o l ive t her e. Alm ost imm edi at el y he began t o pl ai n about t he weat her, f or even t hough it was sti l summ er , i t r ai ned conti nual ly and i t 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 if he had never l ived i n Engl and bef ore. I n t he end, i t was m or e t han he coul d bear . He had har dl y had t im e t o set l e down when he sol d t he house and l eft t he countr y. The dr eam he had had f or so m any years ended there. Har ison had t hought of everyt hi ng except the weat her. Lesson39 Am I all ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ Whi l e John Gi lbert was i n hospit al, he asked hi s doct or t o t el l hi m whet her hi s oper at ion had been succesf ul, but t he doct or r efused t o do so. The f ol lowi ng day, t he pati ent asked f or a bedsi de t el ephone. When he was alone, he t el ephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mil li ngton. When t he doct or answer ed t he phone, Mr Gil bert sai d he was i nqui ri ng about a cert ai n pati ent, a Mr John Gil ber t. He asked if Mr Gil bert39。They wil l also be buil di ng new r oads and a speci al r ai l way li ne. The Gam es wi l be held j ust outsi de t he capi tal and the whol e ar ea wil l be cal led 39。s m ot her, who swam t he Channel her self when she was a gir l. Lesson37 The Ol ym pi c Games 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng) 會(huì) The Ol ym pi c Games wi l be hel d i n our countr y i n f our year s39。i ntends t o t ake short r est s ever y t wo hour s. She wil have som et hi ng t o dri nk but she wi l not eat any sol i d food. Most of Er na39。s school f ri ends wil be wai ti ng f or her on t he Engli sh coast. Am ong t hem wi l be Er na39。 t im e. As a gr eat m any peopl e wi l be vi sit i ng the count r y, t he governm ent wil l be bui l di ng new hotels, an imm ense stadi um, and a f i ne new swi mmi ng pool . 39。Ol ym pi c Cit y39。s oper ati on had been successf ul and t he doct or t ol d hi m that i t had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi l bert woul d be al owe d t o go hom e and the doct or t ol d him t hat he would have t o st ay i n hospit al f or anot her t wo weks. Then Dr Mil li ngt on asked t he cal er if he was a r elati ve of the pati ent .39。 t he pat ient answere d,39。 Lesson40 Food and t al k 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a di nner par ty, t he host ess asked me t o sit next t o Mrs Rum bol d. Mrs Rum bol d was a l ar ge, unsmil i ng lady 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 wer e fi xed on her pl at e and i n a shor t im e, she was busy eat ing. I tr ied t o make conversat i on. 39。 I sai d. 39。 39。 she answer ed. 39。 I asked. 39。 s