【正文】 cit i ng. Leson57 Can I hel p you, m adam ? 你要買(mǎi)什么，夫人？ A wom an in bl ue jeans st ood at t he wi ndow of an expensi ve shop. Though she hesit at ed f or a m oment , she f i nal y went in and as ked t o see a dress that was in t he wi ndow. The assi st ant who ser ved her di d not li ke the way she was dr essed. Gl anci ng at her scor nf ul l y, he t ol d her that he dress was sol d. The wom an walked out of t he shop angri ly and decided to puni sh t he asistant next day. She r etur ned t o the shop t he foll owing m orning dr esed in a fur coat , wit h a handbag i n one hand and a l ong umbrel la i n the ot her . Aft er seeki ng out the r ude assi stant she asked f or the same dress. Not r eal izing who she was, the assi st ant was eager t o ser ve her t his t im e wit h great dif fi cul ty, he clim bed into the shop window t o get the dres s. As soon as she saw it, t he woman sai d s m any t ies.39。A man can never have too i nto t he cave hoping t o f ind buri ed tr easure. The leader of t he par ty was exami ni ng the soil near t he entr ance to the cave when the machine showed that there was gold under the gr ound. Very excit ed, t he par ty dug a hol e two feet deep. They fi nal ly f ound a sm al gold coin which was alm ost wort hless. The part y then sear ched t he whole cave thor oughly but did not f ind anythi ng except an empt y ti n t runk. I n spit e of this, many peopl e are confi dent that 39。 I f ind i t beauti ful ,39。 I need not r em ind you of that ter ri ble t ie you bought yest erday.39。t have sai d t hat ,39。 I r emarked suddenly. I regret ted sayi ng it alm ost at once. 39。t buy t hings we don39。 my 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 modern chair s wi th holes i n it and wai ted. We had been i n t he hat shop for half an hour and m y wi fe was sti l i n fr ont of t he mi r or . 39。You needn39。Do you cal that a hat ?39。 i f you at e mor e and talked less, we would both enj oy our di nner ! 39。 Young man,39。 No,39。 Wil l you be st ayi ng in Engl and?39。 No,39。Wi l you be spending your holidays abroad thi s year ?39。 No, 39。Wil l you be seei ng it ?39。 A new play i s ing t o The Globe soon, 39。 I am Mr John Gil ber t. 39。 No, 39。. Wor kers wi l have pl eted t he new roads by the end of thi s year . By the end of next year , they wi l have fi nished work on t he new stadium. The f ine modern bui ldi ngs have been designed by Kurt Gunt er . Ever ybody wil l be wat chi ng anxi ousl y as the new bui ldings go up. We ar e al l ver y excited and ar e looking f orwar d to the Ol ympic Games because t hey have never been hel d bef ore in t his count ry. Leson38 Everyt hing except t he weather 惟獨(dú)沒(méi)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 et ur ned to Engl and. He had of ten dreamed of r et ir ing i n England and had planned t o set tl e down i n the countr y. He had no sooner r eturned t han he bought a fi ne house and went to l ive t her e. Al most imm edi at ely he began to pl ai n about t he weat her , for even though it was s ti l summer, i t rained continual y and it was of ten bit ter ly cold. Af ter so many year s of sunshi ne, Har ri son got a shock. He acted as i f he had never l ived i n England bef ore. I n the end, i t was mor e than he coul d bear . He had hardly had t im e to set le down when he sol d the house and l eft the countr y. The dr eam he had had for so many year s ended t her e. Har ri son had thought of ever ything except t he weat her . Lesson39 Am I al l ri ght? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gi l ber t was in hospi tal , he asked hi s doct or to t el him whether hi s oper ati on had been succesf ul , but t he doct or r efused to do so. The fol lowi ng day, the pati ent asked for a bedsi de tel ephone. When he was al one, he tel ephoned the hospi tal exchange and asked for Doctor Mil ington. When t he doct or answered t he phone, Mr Gi lbert said he was i nqui ri ng about a cert ai n patient , a Mr John Gil ber t. He asked i f Mr Gi lbert 39。They wi l also be buil ding new roads and a speci al rail wayl ine. The Gam es wi l l be hel d just out si de the capit al and the whol e area wi l be caled 39。s m ot her , who swam t he Channel her sel f when she was a gi rl . Lesson37 The Olym pic G am es 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) The Ol ympic Gam es wi l l be held in our count ry in f our years39。s f ather wil l set out wi t h her i n a smal boat. Mr Har t has t rai ned hi s daughter f or years. Tomorr ow he wi l be wat chi ng her anxiously a s she swi ms t he long dist ance t o Engl and. Er na intends to take shor t rests ever y t wo hours. She wil l have something t o dr ink but she wi l not eat any sol id food. Most of Erna39。 car was badl y dam aged and easy t o r ecognize. Shor tl y aft er wards, the poli ce st opped t he car and both men were ar rest ed. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Erna Har t is going t o swi m across the Engli sh Channel tomor row. She is goi ng to set out f rom the Fr ench coast at fi ve o39。dance39。t have t oo m any hat s, 39。 39。The Reveal er 39。 I sai d. 39。 39。 m y wi f e answered.39。You needn39。t need, 39。 We m ust n39。t be so rude about i t,39。 I sai d to m y wi fe. 39。 lesson41 Do you cal l that a hat ? 你把那個(gè)叫帽子嗎？ 39。 she answered,39。 she answered. I n despai r, I asked her whether she was enj oyi ng her di nner. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answer ed. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answer ed. 39。 39。 I sai d. 39。 Lesson40 Food and t al k 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a di nner part y, the host es asked m e t o si t next t o Mr s Rumbold. Mr s Rum bol d was a lar ge, unsmi li ng l ady i n a t ight bl ack dress. She did 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 short t im e, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed t o m ake conver sat ion. 39。 t he pat i ent answer ed,39。s oper at i on had been succesf ul and