【正文】 l d bef ore 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 of t en dr eam ed of r eti ri ng i n Engl and and had pl anned t o set le down in t he countr y. He had no sooner r et ur ned t han he bought a f i ne house and went t o li ve t her e. Alm ost im m edi at el y he began t o pl ai n about t he weat her, f or even t hough i t was st il l summ er, it r ained cont inual y and it was oft en bit terl y cold. Aft er so m any year s of sunshi ne, Har ri son got a shock. He acted as if he had never l i ved i n Engl and bef or e. I n the end, i t was mor e than he coul d bear . He had hardl y had t im e t o set l e down when he sol d the house and l eft t he countr y. The dr eam he had had for so many year s ended t her e. Har ri son had t hought of ever yt hi ng except t he weat her . Leson39 Am I al l right ? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gil ber t was in hospi t al , he asked hi s doct or t o t el him whet her his operati on had been successf ul, but t he doct or ref used t o do so. The f ol l owi ng day, t he pat ient 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 ngt on. When t he doctor answer ed the phone, Mr Gil ber t sai d he was inquir ing about a cert ain pati ent , a Mr John Gi lbert . He asked i f Mr Gi lbert 39。They wi l also be buil ding new roads and a speci al rail wayl ine. The Gam es wil l be hel d j ust out si de t he capit al and t he whol e ar ea wi l be cal ed 39。s m ot her , who swam t he Channel her sel f when she was a gi rl . Leson37 The Ol ym pic G am es 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) The Ol ympi c Gam es wil l be hel d i n our countr y i n four year s39。s f ather wil l set out wit h her i n a smal boat. Mr Hart has tr ai ned hi s daught er f or year s. Tom or row he wil l be watching her anxi ousl y as she swim s t he l ong di stance to Engl and. Er na i ntends t o t ake short r est s ever y t wo hour s. She wi l have som et hing t o dri nk but she wi l not eat any sol i d f ood. Most of Er na39。 car was badl y dam aged 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 were ar rested. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Hart is goi ng t o swim acr oss t he Engli sh Channel t om or r ow. She i s goi ng t o set out fr om t he French coast at f i ve 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 dr en and t hr ew t he bal back t o the bank. Lesson31 Success st ory 成功者的故事 Yest er day aft er noon Frank Hawki ns was t el li ng me about hi s exper iences as a young man. Fr ank is now the head of a ver y l ar ge busi ness pany, but as a boy he used to wor k i n a smal shop. I t was hi s j ob t o r epai r bi cycl es and at t hat tim e he used to wor k f our t en hours a day. He saved m oney f or year s and i n 1938 he bought a smal wor kshop of hi s own. Duri ng the war Fr ank used t o m ake spar e par ts f or aer opl anes. At that tim e he had t wo hel per s. By the end of t he war , the smal wor kshop had be e a l ar ge f act or y whi ch em pl oyed seven hundr ed and t wenty ei ght peopl e. Frank sm il ed when he r em em ber ed hi s har d earl y year s and t he l ong road t o succes. He was st il l sm il ing when t he door opened and hi s wif e cam e i n. She wanted him t o r epair t hei r son39。. This wonderf ul pl ane can car ry seven passengers. The m ost sur pr isi ng t hing about i t, however , is t hat i t can l and anywher e: on snow, wat er, or even on a pl oughed f iel d. Capt ai n Fawcet t39。 i s a sm al l Swiss aeroplane cal l ed a 39。 si gns out si de hi s gat e, but t hese have not had any ef ect. Now he has put an ugl y st one head over the gate. It i s one of t he ugl i est faces I have ever seen. I asked him what i t was and he t old m e t hat it was Medusa, t he Gor gon. Jasper hopes that she wi l t urn m ot ori st s t o st one. But none of t hem has been t urned t o st one yet ! Lesson29 Taxi ! 出租汽車！ Capt ain Ben Fawcet has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new ser vice. The 39。t ir ed so t hey pet out t he fi r e and cr ept i nt o t hei r t ent. Thei r sleepi ngbags were warm and f ort abl e, so t hey al l sl ept soundl y. I n t he m i ddl e of t he night, t wo boys woke up and began shout ing. The tent was full of wat er ! They al l leapt out of t heir sl e ping bags and hur ri ed outside. It was r ai ning heavi l y and t hey f ound t hat a str eam had f or med i n t he f iel d. The str eam wound it s way acr oss t he f i el d and then fl owed ri ght under t heir t ent ! Leson28 No parki ng 禁止停車 Jasper Whit e is one of t hose r ar e peopl e who beli eves i n anci ent m yt hs. He has j ust bought a new house i n t he ci t y, but ever si nce he m oved in, he has had t r ouble wit h mot or ist s. when he r et urns hom e at night, he al ways f inds t hat som eone has par ked a car out si de hi s gate. Because of t his, he has not been abl e to get his own car i nt o his gar age even once. Jasper has put up39。 No Par king39。t axi39。Pi l at us Port er 39。s f ir st 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 Wel sh m ountai ns. Since t hen, Capt ai n Fawcet t has fl own pasenger s t o m any unusual places. Once he l anded on t he r oof of a bl ock of fl at s and on anot her occasi on, he l anded in a desert ed car park. Capt ai n Fawcet has j ust re f used a str ange r equest fr om a busi nessm an. The man want ed t o f ly t o Rockal l, a l onel y i sl and i n t he Atl ant ic Ocean, but Captai n Fawcet di d not t ake hi m because t he tr i p was too danger ous. Leson30 Foot bal l or polo? 足球還是水球？ The Wayl e i s a smal r i ver t hat cut s acr oss t he park near m y home.