【正文】 here wer en39。Pi latus Por ter39。t axi 39。 No Par ki ng39。t it upsi de down ?39。 she sai d, 39。 It 39。s a new one. Do you li ke it ?39。 I answer ed. 39。 I 39。 What are you doi ng ?39。t have too m any hat s,39。 m ay reveal something of value f air ly soon. Lesson56 Faster t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a r ace is held f or old cars. A lot of car s ent er ed for t his r ace l ast year and t her e was a great deal of exci teme nt j ust befor e it began. One of t he most handsome cars was a Roll s Royce Si lver Ghost . The most unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y thr ee wheel s. Bui lt in 1885, it was t he ol dest car taking part . Aft er a gr eat m any l oud expl osi ons, the r ace began. Many of t he car s broke down on t he cour se and some dr ivers spent m or e t ime under their cars t han in t hem ! A few car s, however , pl eted the r ace. The wi nni ng car r eached a speed of f ort y mi les an hour much f aster t han any of i ts r ivals. It sped downhi l at he end of the r ace and it s dri ver had a l ot of t rouble tr yi ng to st op it . The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasur e. I t was ver y dif fer ent f rom moder n car races but no l ess 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 l y went i n and asked 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 tol d her t hat t he dr ess 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 into the cave hopi ng to f ind bur ied t reasur e. The l eader of t he par t y was exami ning t he soi l near the entr ance t o the cave when the m achine showed that there was gol d under t he ground. Ver y exci ted, the part y dug a hole t wo f et deep. They fi nal ly found a smal gold coi n which was al most wor thl ess. The par ty t hen searched the whol e cave t hor oughl y but did not fi nd anyt hing except an empty tin tr unk. I n spi te of t his, m any people ar e conf ident that 39。 I f ind it beaut if ul ,39。 I need not r emind you of t hat t er ri ble t ie you bought yesterday.39。t have said t hat ,39。 I remarked suddenly. I r egr et ted saying i t al most at once. 39。t buy things we don39。 m y wi fe answer ed as she l ooked at herself in the mi r or. I sat down on one of t hose m oder n chai rs wi th hol es i n i t and wai ted. We had been in t he hat shop for half an hour and my wi fe was st il l i n f ront of the mi r or. 39。You needn39。Do you cal t hat a hat ?39。 i f you at e more and t alked less, we woul d both enj oy our di nner ! 39。 Young man, 39。 No, 39。 Wi l you be staying i n England?39。 No, 39。Wil l you be spendi ng your holi days abr oad t his year ?39。 No,39。Wil l you be seeing i t ?39。 A new pl ay is i ng to The Gl obe soon,39。 I am Mr John Gi lbert .39。 No,39。. Wor ker s wi l ha ve pl eted the new roads by the end of thi s year . By the end of next year , they wi l have fi nished wor k on t he new stadium. The f ine modern bui ldi ngs have been designed by Kurt Gunt er . Ever ybody wi l l be wat chi ng anxi ousl y as the new buil dings go up. We ar e al l ver y exci ted and are looking f orwar d to the Ol ympic Gam es because they have never been hel d bef ore i n t hi s count ry. Leson38 Everyt hi ng except t he weat her 惟獨(dú)沒有考慮到天氣 My ol d f ri end, Har ison, had l ived i n the Medi ter ranean f or many year s bef ore he r etur ned t o England. He had oft en dr eam ed of r eti ri ng in Engl and and had planned to set le down in t he count r y. He had no sooner r et urned than he bought a f i ne house and went t o li ve there. Al most i mmediat el y he began to plai n about the weat her , for even t hough i t was st il l sum mer, it r ained cont inual y and it was oft en bit terl y cold. Aft er so many year s of sunshi ne, Har ri son got a shock. He acted as if he had never l ived in Engl and bef ore. In the end, i t was more t han he coul d bear . He had har dly ha d t ime to set le down when he sold the house and l ef t the count ry. The dream he had had f or so many year s ended ther e. Har ri son ha d t hought of everyt hing except the weather . Lesson39 Am I al l ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ While John Gi lbert was i n hospi tal, he asked hi s doct or t o t el l hi m whet her hi s oper at ion had been succesful , but t he doctor r efused to do so. The fol lowing day, the pati ent asked f or a bedside telephone. When he was al one, he telephoned the hospi tal exchange and asked f or Doctor Mi l ington. When t he doctor answer ed the phone, Mr Gil bert sai d he was i nquir ing about a cer tai n pat ient, a Mr John Gi lber t. He asked i f Mr Gi l ber t39。They wi l also be buil ding new r oads and a speci al r ail way li ne. The Gam es wi l l be held just out si de the capital and the whol e area wi l be cal led 39。s mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a gir l. Leson37 The Ol ympi c Games 奧林匹克運(yùn)動會 The Ol ym pi c Games wi l be held in our count ry i n f our years39。s f at her wi l l set out wi th her i n a smal boat . Mr Har t has t rained hi s daughter for years. Tom orr ow he wi l be wa t chi ng her anxiousl y as she swi ms t he long distance to Engl and. Er na intends to t ake shor t r est s ever y two hour s. She wi l l have som et h