【正文】 d it was oft en bit erl y cold. Aft er so m any years of sunshi ne, Har ri son got a shock. He acted as if he had never l ived in Engl and bef ore. In t he end, i t was m ore t han he could bear . He had har dly had t ime t o set le down when he sold t he house and lef t the count ry. The dream he had had f or so many years ended ther e. Har ri son had t hought of everyt hi ng except the weather . Lesson39 Am I al l ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ Whi le John Gil bert was in hospit al , he asked his doctor to tel hi m whet her his operat ion had been successful, but the doctor ref used t o do so. The f oll owi ng day, t he pat ient asked f or a bedside t elephone. When he was alone, he t elephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mil li ngt on. When the doctor answer ed the phone, Mr Gi l ber t said he was inquir ing about a cer tain pati ent , a Mr John Gi lbert . He asked i f Mr Gi lbert 39。They wi l also be buil di ng new r oads and a speci al r ailway li ne. The Games wi l be held j ust outsi de the capi tal and the whole ar ea wil l be cal led 39。s mother , who swam the Channel her self when she was a gi rl . Lesson37 The O lympi c Games 奧林匹克運動會 The Olym pi c Games wi l be held i n our countr y i n four year s39。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 as she swi ms t he long di st ance t o England. Er na int ends to take shor t rests ever y t wo hours. She wil l have something to dr ink but she wi l not eat any soli d food. Most of Er na39。 car was badly damaged and easy t o r ecognize. Shor tly af ter wards, the poli ce st opped t he car and bot h men wer e ar est ed. Leson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Erna Har t is going t o swim across the Engli sh Channel tomor row. She is goi ng to set out f rom t he Fr ench coast at f ive o39。The Reveal er 39。 I said. 39。 39。 m y wif e answer ed. 39。You needn39。t need, 39。 We m ust n39。t be so r ude about it ,39。 I said t o m y wif e. 39。 l esson41 Do you cal l t hat a hat ? 你把那個叫帽子嗎？ 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 answered. 39。 39。 I sai d. 39。 Lesson40 Food and t al k 進餐與交談 Last week at a di nner part y, the host es asked m e t o si t next t o Mr s Rumbol d. Mr s Rum bol d was a l ar ge, unsm il ing l ady i n a t i ght black dress. She di d not even look 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 eati ng. I t ri ed t o m ake conversat i on. 39。 t he pat ient answer e d,39。s oper ati on had been successful and the doct or t ol d him t hat it had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi l bert woul d be al owed to go hom e and t he doct or tol d hi m that he woul d have t o st ay in hospi t al f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mi l ingt on asked t he cal l er i f he was a r el at ive of t he pati ent .39。Ol ym pi c Ci ty39。 ti me. As a gr eat many peopl e wil l be visit i ng t he count ry, the gover nment wil l be bui ldi ng new hot els, an imm ense stadi um, and a f i ne new swi mmi ng pool . 39。s school fr iends wil l be wai ti ng f or her on t he Engl ish coast. Am ong them wil l be Erna39。cl ock in t he m or ni ng. Er na i s onl y f our teen year s old and she hopes l o set up a new worl d r ecor d. She i s a st r ong swim mer and many peopl e f el t hat she i s sur e t o succeed. Er na39。esson33 O ut of t he darkness 沖出黑暗 Near ly a week passed bef or e t he gi rl was able t o expl ain what had happened to her. One af ter noon she set out fr om t he coast in a sm al l boat and was caught i n a st or m. Towar ds eveni ng, t he boat str uck a r ock and t he gi rl j um ped int o the sea. Then she swam t o t he shor e aft er spendi ng t he whol e night in t he water. Dur i ng t hat t im e she covered a di st ance of eight m il es. Earl y next m orni ng, she saw a li ght ahead. She knew she was near t he shore because t he l i ght was high up on t he cli f s. On ar ri ving at t he shore, t he gi rl str uggl ed up the cli f t owards t he l i ght she had seen. That was al l she r em em bered. When she woke up a day la t er, she f ound her self i n hospi tal. Lesson34 Q ui ck work 破案“神速” Ted Robi nson has been worr ied al t he week. Last Tuesday he r ecei ved a let er f r om t he l ocal poli ce. I n the l et ter he was asked t o cal l at t he st ati on. Ted wondered why he was want ed by t he poli ce, but he went t o t he st ati on yest erday and now he i s not wor ri ed any m ore. At t he st ati on, he was t ol d by a sm il ing poli cem an t hat hi s bicycl e had been f ound. Fi ve days ago, t he pol iceman t ol d him , t he bicycl e was pi cked up i n a smal vil lage f our hundr ed m il es away. It i s now being sent t o his hom e by t r ai n. Ted was m ost surpri sed when he hear d t he news. He was am used t oo, because he never expect ed t he bicycl e t o be f ound. I t was st ol en t went y years ago when Ted was a boy of fi ft een ! Lesson35 St op t hi ef! 捉賊！ Rov Tr ent on used t o dri ve a t axi . A shor t whil e ago, however , he became a bus dr iver and he was not r egr et t ed i t. He i s f indi ng hi s new wor k far m or e exci ti ng. When he was dr i vi ng al ong Catf ord St reet re cent ly, he saw t wo thi eves r ush out of a shop and r un towar ds a wai ti ng car . One of t hem was car r yi ng a bag full of m oney. Roy act ed qui ckl y and dr ove t he bus str aight at t he t hi eves. The one wi t h t he m oney got such a f ri ght t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he t hieves were t r yi ng to get away i n t hei r car , Roy dr ove hi s bus i nto t he back of i t. Whi le t he bat t er ed car was m ovi ng away, Roy st opped his bus and tel ephoned t he pol i ce. The t hi eves39。 car was badl y dam aged and easy t o r ecognize. Shor tl y aft