【正文】 si nce he moved i n, he has had tr ouble wit h mot or ists. when he r et ur ns home at ni ght , he al ways fi nds that someone has parked a car outsi de his gate. Because of t hi s, he has not been able t o get hi s own car into his garage even once. Jasper has put up39。but i sn39。s al ri ght, 39。 She looked at it crit ical ly f or a moment. 39。I t39。m hanging this picture on the wal l,39。 she asked. 39。 she answered. Ten mi nut es later we wal ked out of t he shop t oget her. My wi fe was weari ng a hat that l ooked li ke a l ight house ! Lesson42 Not very m usi cal 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a l ong walk thr ough one of t he markets of Ol d Delhi, we stopped at a squar e to have a rest . Af ter a t ime, we noticed a snakecharmer with t wo large baskets at he other side of t he square, so we went to have a look at him. As oon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was cover ed wi th coi ns and onl y seven, but she al ways tels me whet her my pi ct ur es are good or not. She came into my room yesterday. 39。And a wom an can39。 may reveal som et hi ng of val ue f air ly soon. Leson56 Faster than sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a r ace is hel d for ol d cars. A lot of car s entered f or this r ace last year and ther e was a gr eat deal of excit em ent j ust bef or e it began. One of the m ost handsom e cars was a Roll s Royce Sil ver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which had onl y three wheel s. Built i n 1885, it was t he ol dest car taking part . Af ter a gr eat m any loud expl osi ons, t he r ace began. Many of t he cars broke down on t he cour se and som e dr iver s spent m ore tim e under t heir car s t han i n t hem ! A few car s, however, pl et ed t he r ace. The wi nni ng car r eached a speed of f or t y mi les an hour m uch fast er t han any of its r ival s. It sped downhi l at t he end of t he r ace and it s dr iver had a l ot of t r oubl e tr yi ng t o st op it . The r ace gave ever yone a gr eat deal of pl eas ur e. It was very dif ferent f rom moder n car races but no l ess exci ti ng. Lesson57 Can Ihel p you, m adam ? 你要買什么，夫人？ A wom an i n bl ue j eans st ood at t he window of an expensi ve shop. Though she hesit at ed f or amom ent, she fi nal y went in and as ked to se a dres t hat was i n t he wi ndow. The assi st ant who ser ved her did not li ke t he way she was dr essed. Gl anci ng at her scor nfull y, he t ol d her that t he dres was sold. The wom an walked out of the shop angril y and decided t o punish the assi st ant next day. She r et ur ned to t he shop t he f ol owi ng m or ni ng dr essed in a f ur coat, wit h a handbag i n one hand and a l ong um br el a in t he other . Aft er seeki ng out t he r ude asi st ant she asked f or t he same dres. Not real izing who she was, t he asistant was eager to ser ve her t hi s tim e wi th great dif icul t y, he clim bed into t he shop wi ndow to get t he dres. As soon as she saw it , t he woman said s many t ies.39。A m an can never have too into t he cave hoping t o f ind bur ied t r easure. The leader of t he par ty was exami ni ng t he soi l near t he ent rance t o t he cave when t he m achi ne showed that t here was gold under the gr ound. Very excit ed, the part y dug a hol e t wo f et deep. They fi nal y f ound a smal gol d coi n which was alm ost wort hl ess. The part y t hen searched t he whol e cave t hor oughl y but di d not fi nd anyt hi ng except an empt y t in tr unk. In spi te of t hi s, many people are conf ident that 39。 I f ind it beaut if ul, 39。 I need not rem ind you of that ter ible ti e you bought yester day.39。t have sai d t hat,39。 I remarked suddenl y. I regr et ted sayi ng i t alm ost at once. 39。t buy t hi ngs we don39。 m y wi fe answer ed as she l ooked at herself i n the m ir or. I sat down on one of t hose moder n chai rs wit h hol es i n i t and wai ted. We had been i n the hat shop for half an hour and m y wi fe was st il i n f r ont of the m ir ror. 39。You needn39。Do you cal t hat a hat ?39。 i f you ate more and t al ked les, we would bot h enj oy our di nner !39。 Young m an,39。 No,39。Wil l you be stayi ng i n Engl and?39。 No,39。Wi l you be spendi ng your holi days abr oad this year ?39。 No,39。Wil you be seing it ?39。 A new pl ay i s ing to The Gl obe soon,39。 I am Mr John Gi lbert.39。 No,39。. Wor kers wil l have pl et ed t he new roads by the end of t hi s year. By the end of next year, t hey wi l have fi ni shed wor k on t he new st adi um. The fi ne m oder n bui ldings have been designed by Kur t Gunter. Ever ybody wil l be watchi ng anxi ousl y as t he new bui ldings go up. We are al ver y exci ted and are l ooki ng f or war d t o t he Ol ym pi c Gam es because t hey have never been held bef ore i n t hi s count ry. Leson38 Everyt hi ng except he weather 惟獨沒有考慮到天氣 My ol d f ri end, Har ison, had li ved in t he Medit er anean f or many year s bef or e he r et ur ned to Engl and. He had of ten dr eamed of r eti ri ng i n England and had planned to set le down i n the countr y. He had no sooner r et ur ned than he bought afi ne house and went t o l ive ther e. Alm ost imm edi atel y he began t o plain about t he weat her , f or even t hough it was sti l summer, it r ai ned cont i nual ly and i t was of ten bi t er ly col d. Aft er so m any years of sunshine, Har ri son got ashock. He acted as i f he had never l ived i n Engl and bef or e. In t he end, it was m or e t han he coul d bear. He had har dl y had tim e to set tle down when he sold t he house and left the count ry. The dream he had had for so many year s ended t here. Har ison had thought of ever yt hing except t he weather . Leson39 Am Ial l ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gi l bert was i n hospit al , he asked hi s doct or t o t el l him whet her hi s oper at ion had been succesf ul, but t he doct or ref used t o do so. The f ol lowing day, t he pati ent asked f or a bedsi de t el ephone. When he was al one, he telephoned the hospi tal exchange and asked f or Doct or