【正文】 I sai d. 39。 Lesson40 Food and t al k 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last wek at a dinner par ty, t he host ess asked m e to sit next t o Mr s Rum bol d. Mr s Rumbol d was a l ar ge, unsmi li ng l ady in a ti ght bl ack dres. She di d not even look up when I t ook m y seat besi de her . Her eyes wer e f ixed on her plate and i n a short tim e, she was busy eat ing. I tr ied to make conver sati on. 39。 t he pat ient answered,39。s oper at ion had been successf ul and t he doct or told him that it had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gil bert woul d be al owed to go home and t he doct or t ol d him that he woul d have t o st ay i n hospit al f or anot her t wo weks. Then Dr Mil ington asked t he cal er i f he was a r el at ive of t he pat ient .39。Ol ympic Cit y39。 tim e. As a gr eat m any people wil l be visi ti ng t he countr y, t he governm ent wil be buil di ng new hot el s, an im mense st adium , and a fi ne new swimm ing pool. 39。s school fr iends wil l be wai ti ng f or her on the Engli sh coast. Am ong t hem wil l be Er na39。cl ock in t he mor ni ng. Er na i s only f ourt een years old and she hopes l o set up a new wor ld r ecor d. She i s a st rong swimmer and many people f el t hat she is sur e to succed. Er na39。 her m ot her a f ree dr ess once a wek ! l esson33 O ut of t he darknes 沖出黑 暗 Nearl y a wek passed bef or e t he gi rl was abl e to explain what had happened to her. One aft er noon she set out fr om t he coast in a sm al boat and was caught i n a st orm . Towar ds evening, t he boat st ruck a r ock and t he gir l j um ped into t he sea. Then she swam t o t he shor e af ter spending the whole night i n the wat er. Duri ng t hat tim e she cover ed a dist ance of eight mil es. Ear ly next mor ni ng, she saw a l ight ahead. She knew she was near t he shor e because t he li ght was hi gh up on t he cli f s. On ar ri vi ng at the shor e, t he gir l str uggled up t he cli f towar ds t he l ight she had seen. That was al she rem em bered. When she woke up a day later, she f ound hersel f i n hospi tal. Leson34 Quick work 破案“神速” Ted Robinson has been worri ed al t he week. Last Tuesday he received a l et ter f rom t he l ocal pol ice. I n t he l et ter he was asked to cal l at the st ati on. Ted wondered why he was want ed by t he pol ice, but he went t o the st at ion yest er day and now he i s not wor ri ed any m or e. At the st ati on, he was told by a smi li ng pol icem an t hat hi s bicycl e had been found. Fi ve days ago, t he poli cem an t ol d him , t he bi cycl e was picked up i n a sm al vil age f our hundr ed mi les away. It i s now bei ng sent to his hom e by tr ai n. Ted was most sur pr ised when he heard t he news. He was amused t oo, because he never expected the bi cycle t o be f ound. It was stolen t went y years ago when Ted was a boy of fi ft en ! Leson35 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 regr et ted it. He is f inding hi s new work f ar more excit ing. When he was dr iving al ong Catf or d St reet r ecentl y, he saw t wo t hi eves rush out of a shop and r un t owards a wait ing car. One of t hem was car yi ng a bag full of m oney. Roy act ed quickl y and drove t he bus st rai ght at t he t hi eves. The one wi th t he money got such a fr ight t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he t hi eves wer e t rying t o get away i n thei r car, Roy dr ove his bus i nt o t he back of it. Whil e the bat er ed car was m ovi ng away, Roy stopped hi s bus and t el ephoned t he poli ce. The thieves39。s bi cycle! Lesson32 Shoppi ng m ade easy 購(gòu)物變得很方便 Peopl e ar e not so honest as t hey once wer e. The t em pt ati on to st eal is great er t han ever before especial y i n large shops. A det ecti ve r ecentl y wat ched a wel dresed woman who al ways went i nt o a large st or e on Monday m or ni ngs. One Monday, ther e wer e fewer people i n t he shop t han usual when t he wom an cam e in, so it was easi er f or the det ecti ve t o watch her . The wom an fi rst bought a few smal art icles. Aft er a li tl e tim e, she chose one of t he most expensive dr esses in t he shop and handed i t o an assi st ant who wr apped it up for her as qui ckl y as possi bl e. Then t he wom an simply t ook the par cel and wal ked out of t he shop wit hout payi ng. When she was ar r est ed, the det ect i ve f ound out t hat the shop assi st ant was her daught er. The gi rl39。The Reveal er 39。 I said. 39。 39。 m y wif e answered. 39。You needn39。t need,39。 We m ust n39。t be so r ude about i t,39。 I sai d to my wi fe. 39。 l esson41 Do you cal t hat a hat ? 你把那個(gè)叫帽子嗎？ 39。 she answer ed,39。 she answer ed. In despair , I asked her whet her she was enj oying her dinner. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answer ed. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answer ed. 39。Wi l you be seei ng i t ?39。 A new play is i ng t o The Globe soon,39。 I am Mr John Gil bert. 39。 No, 39。. Wor ker s wi l have plet ed t he new r oads by t he end of this year. By the end of next year, t hey wil l have f inished work on the new stadi um. The fi ne moder n buil di ngs have been desi gned by Kurt Gunt er. Ever ybody wi l be wat ching anxiously as the new bui ldings go up. We ar e al ver y exci ted and are l ooki ng f or ward t o t he Ol ym pi c Games because t hey have never been held bef ore i n t hi s count ry. Leson38 Everyt hi ng except he weather 惟獨(dú)沒有考慮到天氣 My old f ri end, Har ison, had li ved in t he Medi ter anean f or many year s before he retur ned to Engl and. He had oft en dr eam ed of retir i ng i n Engl and and had pl anned t o setl e down i n t he countr y. He had no sooner retur ned than he bought a fi ne house and went to li ve t her e. Almost imm ediately he began t o plai n about t he weat her, f or even though it was ti l summ e r, it rained cont inual y and it was of ten bi terl y col d. Aft er so m any years of sunshi ne, Har rison got a shock. He act ed as if he had never li ved i n England before. I n the