【正文】 um bol d was a lar ge, unsm il 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 ati on had been succesf ul and t he doct or t ol d him t hat i t had been. He then asked when Mr Gil ber t would be al lowed t o go hom e and t he doctor t ol d him t hat he woul d have t o st ay i n hospit al f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mi l i ngt on asked t he cal er i f he was a r el at i ve of t he pat ient.39。Ol ym pic Ci t y39。 tim e. As a gr eat m any peopl e wil l be visit ing t he count ry, t he government wil l be bui l di ng new hotels, an imm ense st adi um , and a fi ne new swimm i ng pool. 39。s school f ri ends wi l be wai ti ng f or her on t he Engli sh coast. Am ong them wil l be Erna39。cl ock i n t he m or ni ng. Erna i s onl y f our teen year s ol d and she hopes l o set up a new worl d r ecor d. She i s a st r ong swim m er and many peopl e f el t hat she i s sur e t o succeed. Er na39。i n hospi t al. Lesson34 Q ui ck work 破案“神速” Ted Robi nson has been wor ri ed al t he week. Last Tuesday he r ecei ved a l et er f r om t he l ocal pol i ce. I n t he l et ter he was asked t o cal l at t he st at i on. Ted wonder ed why he was wanted by t he pol i ce, but he went t o the stati on yest er day and now he is not wor ri ed any m or e. At the stati on, he was t old by a smi li ng poli cem an t hat hi s bi cycl e had been f ound. Fi ve days ago, t he pol icem an t ol d him, t he bicycl e was pi cked up i n a sm al l vil lage f our hundr ed mi les away. I t is now bei ng sent to hi s hom e by tr ain. Ted was most sur pr i sed when he hear d t he news. He was amused too, because he never expect ed the bi cycle t o be f ound. It was st ol en t went y year s ago when Ted was a boy of f if teen ! Leson35 Stop t hief ! 捉賊！ Rov Tr ent on used t o dr i ve a taxi. A short whi le ago, however, he becam e a bus dri ver and he was not regret ed it . He i s fi ndi ng hi s new wor k f ar m ore exci ti ng. When he was dri vi ng al ong Catf or d Str eet r ecentl y, he saw t wo t hi eves r ush out of a shop and r un t owar ds a wait ing car. One of t hem was car yi ng a bag f ul l of m oney. Roy acted qui ckl y and dr ove the bus st r ai ght at t he t hieves. The one wit h t he m oney got such a fr i ght t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he t hieves wer e t ryi ng t o get away in t hei r car , Roy dr ove hi s bus i nt o t he ba ck 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 poli ce. The t hi eves39。 car was badl y dam a ged and easy to r ecogni ze. Shor tl y aft er war ds, t he poli ce st opped t he car and bot h m en wer e ar r est ed. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Hart i s goi ng t o swi m acr oss t he Engl i sh Channel t om orr ow. She is goi ng t o set out f rom the Fr ench coast at fi ve o39。s fat her wil l set out wit h her in a sm al l boat. Mr Hart has tr ai ned his daught er f or year s. Tom or r ow he wil l be watchi ng her anxi ousl y as she swim s t he l ong distance to Engl and. Er na i ntends to t ake short r est s ever y t wo hour s. She wi l have som ethi ng t o dr ink but she wil l not eat any soli d f ood. Most of Er na39。s m ot her , who swam t he Channel her sel f when she was a gir l. Leson37 The Ol ympi c G ames 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) The Ol ym pi c Games wi l be held i n our countr y i n f our years39。They wi l al so be bui ldi ng new r oads and a speci al r ai l way li ne. The Games 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。. Wor ker s wil l have pl et ed t he new r oads by t he end of thi s year. By the end of next year, t hey wi l have fi nished wor k on t he new st adi um . The fi ne moder n buil dings have been desi gned by Kurt Gunt er . Ever ybody wil l be wat chi ng anxi ousl y as t he new bui l di ngs go up. We ar e al ver y excit ed and are l ooki ng f or war d to t he Ol ym pi c Gam es because t hey have never been hel d befor e i n t his countr y. Lesson38 Everythi ng except t he weat her 惟獨(dú)沒(méi)有考慮到天氣 My ol d fr iend, Har ri son, had li ved in t he Medit er anean f or m any years bef or e he r et urned t o Engl and. He had of ten dr eamed of r et ir i ng i n England and had planned t o set tl e down i n t he countr y. He had no sooner ret ur ned t han he bought a fi ne house and went t o l i ve t her e. Alm ost imm edi atel y he be gan t o pl ain about t he weather, 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 i f he had never li ved in Engl and bef or e. I n t he end, it was m or e t han he coul d bear. He had har dl y had ti me t o set tl e down when he sold t he house and l ef t the count r y. The dr eam he had had f or s o m any year s ended t her e. Har ri son had t hought of ever yt hi ng except t he weat her. Lesson39 Am I al l ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ Whi l e John Gi l bert was i n hospi tal, he asked hi s doct or t o t el l hi m whet her hi s oper at i on had been succesf ul , but t he doct or r efused to do so. The f ol lowi ng day, t he pati ent 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 the doct or answer ed t he phone, Mr Gi l bert sai d he was i nqui ri ng about a cert ai n pati ent , a Mr John Gil bert. He asked if Mr Gil bert39。 No, 39。 I am Mr John Gil ber t. 39。 A new pl ay is i ng to The Gl obe soon, 39。Wil l you be seeing i t ?39。 No,39。Wil you be spendi ng your hol idays abr oad t his year ?39。 No, 39。 Wil l you be st ayi ng in Engl and?39。 No,39。 Young m an,39。 i f you at e m or e and tal ked l es, we woul d bot h enj oy our di nner ! 39。Do you cal