【正文】 . The fi ne m odern buil di ngs have been desi gned by Kurt Gunt er . Ever ybody wi l be wat chi ng anxi ousl y as t he new buil di ngs go up. We ar e al l ver y exci ted and ar e l ooki ng f or war d to t he Ol ym pi c Games because t hey have never been held bef or e i n t hi s countr y. Lesson38 Everyt hi ng except t he weat her 惟獨(dú)沒有考慮到天氣 My ol d fr i end, Har ison, had l ived i n the Medi ter anean f or m any year s bef ore he r etur ned t o England. He had oft en dr eam ed of reti ri ng i n Engl and and had pl anned t o set tl e down i n t he count r y. He had no sooner r et ur ned t han he bought a fi ne house and went t o l ive t her e. Alm ost imm edi at el y he began t o pl ai n about t he weat her, 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 if he had never l ived i n Engl and bef ore. I n t he end, i t was m or e t han he coul d bear . He had har dl y had t im e t o set l e down when he sol d t he house and l eft t he countr y. The dr eam he had had f or so m any years ended there. Har ison ha d t hought of everyt hi ng except the weat her. Lesson39 Am I all ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ Whi l e John Gi lbert was i n hospit al, he asked hi s doct or t o t el l hi m whet her hi s oper at ion had been succesf ul, but t he doct or r efused t o do so. The f ol lowi ng day, t he pati ent asked f or a bedsi de t el ephone. When he was alone, he t el ephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mil li ngton. When t he doct or answer ed t he phone, Mr Gil bert sai d he was i nqui ri ng about a cert ai n pati ent, a Mr John Gil ber t. He asked if Mr Gil bert39。They wil l also be buil di ng new r oads and a speci al r ai l way li ne. The Gam es wi l be held j ust outsi de t he capi tal and the whol e ar ea wil l be cal led 39。s m ot her, who swam t he Channel her self when she was a gir l. Lesson37 The Ol ym pi c Games 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會 The Ol ym pi c Games wi l be hel d i n our countr y i n f our year s39。s f at her wi l set out wi t h her i n a sm al boat . Mr Har t has t rai ned hi s daughter f or years. Tom orr ow he wi l be wat chi ng her anxi ousl y as she swims t he l ong di st ance t o Engl and. Er na i ntends t o t ake short r est s ever y t wo hour s. She wil have som et hi ng t o dri nk but she wi l not eat any sol i d food. Most of Er na39。 car was badly damaged and easy t o r ecogni ze. Short ly af ter war ds, t he pol i ce st opped t he car and bot h m en wer e ar est ed. Leson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Har t is goi ng t o swim acr oss t he Engli sh Channel tom or r ow. She i s goi ng t o set out f r om t he Fr ench coast at f ive o39。 gave39。t any i n si ght : t hey had al r un away! The m an l aughed when he r eal ized what had happened. He cal l ed out t o the chil dren and t hr ew t he bal l back t o t he bank. Lesson31 Success story 成功者的故事 Yest erday aft er noon Frank Hawki ns was t eli ng m e about hi s exper iences as a young man. Frank i s now t he head of a ver y l ar ge busi ness pany, but as a boy he used t o wor k in a sm al l shop. It was his j ob t o repai r bicycles and at t hat t im e he used t o wor k f ourt een hour s a day. He saved m oney for year s and in 1938 he bought a sm al work shop of his own. Duri ng t he war Fr ank used t o m ake spar e part s f or aeroplanes. At t hat ti me he had t wo hel pers. By t he end of t he war, t he sm al l wor k shop had be e a l ar ge factor y whi ch em pl oyed seven hundr ed and t went y ei ght peopl e. Fr ank sm il ed when he remem ber ed hi s har d earl y year s and t he l ong road t o succes. He was stil l sm il i ng when t he door opened and hi s wif e cam e i n. She want ed hi m t o r epai r t heir son39。. Thi s wonder f ul pl ane can car r y seven pasenger s. The m ost sur pri si ng t hi ng about it , however, i s that i t can land anywher e: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed f i el d. Capt ai n Fawcet t39。 is a smal Swi ss aer opl ane cal ed a 39。 si gns outsi de hi s gat e, but t hese have not had any ef f ect. Now he has put an ugly st one head over t he gat e. I t is one of t he ugli est f aces I have ever sen. I asked him what i t was and he t old m e t hat it was Medusa, t he Gor gon. Jasper hopes t hat she wi l t ur n m ot ori st s t o st one. But none of t hem has been t ur ned to st one yet! Lesson29 Taxi! 出租汽車！ Capt ai n Ben Fawcet has bought an unusual t axi and has begun a new ser vi ce. The 39。t ir ed so t hey pet out t he fi re and cr ept i nt o t heir t ent . Thei r sl eepi ng bags wer e warm and f or t abl e, so t hey al sl ept soundl y. I n the mi ddl e of t he ni ght , t wo boys woke up and be gan shouti ng. The t ent was f ul l of wat er! They al l eapt out of t hei r sl eepi ng bags and hurr ied outsi de. It was r aini ng heavil y and they f ound t hat a str eam had f or med i n t he f i el d. The str eam wound it s way acr oss t he f i el d and then fl owed ri ght under their t ent ! Lesson28 No parki ng 禁止停車 Jasper Whi t e is one of those rar e peopl e who bel i eves in ancient m yt hs. He has j ust bought a new house i n t he cit y, but ever si nce he m oved i n, he has had tr oubl e wit h m ot ori st s. when he r etur ns hom e at ni ght, he al ways f i nds t hat som eone has parked a car out si de his gate. Because of this, he has not been abl e t o get his own car i nt o his gar age even once. Jasper has put up39。 No Par ki ng39。t axi 39。Pi lat us Por ter39。s fi rst passenger was a doct or who fl ew f r om Bir mi ngham to a l onel y vil l age i n t he Welsh m ountai ns. Since t hen, Capt ai n Fawcet t has f l own passengers t o m any unusual places. Once he landed on the r oof of a bl ock of f lat s and on anot her occasion, he l anded i n a deser ted car par k. Capt ai n Fawcet t has j ust r e fused a st r ange r equest f