【正文】 t he doct or t ol d him t hat it had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gil ber t woul d be al owed t o go hom e and the doctor t ol d him t hat he would have t o st ay i n hospit al f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mi l i ngt on asked the cal er i f he was a r el at i ve of t he pat ient.39。Ol ympi c Cit y39。 t im e. As a gr eat m any peopl e wi l be vi sit i ng t he count r y, t he governm ent wil l be bui l di ng new hotels, an imm ense stadi um, and a f i ne new swi mmi ng pool . 39。s school f ri ends wil l be wai ti ng f or her on t he Engli sh coast. Am ong t hem wi l be Er na39。cl ock i n t he m or ni ng. Er na i s onl y f ourt en years ol d and she hopes l o set up a new worl d r ecor d. She i s a str ong swi mm er and many peopl e f el t hat she i s sur e t o s ucceed. Er na39。t owar ds a wai ti ng car . One of them was car yi ng a bag f ull of m oney. Roy act ed qui ckl y and drove t he bus str ai ght at t he thi eves. The one wi th t he money got such a f ri 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 his bus i nt o t he back of it . Whi le t he bat ter ed car was m ovi ng away, Roy stopped hi s bus and telephoned t he pol i ce. The thi eves39。 car was badl y dam aged and easy t o r ecognize. Short l y af t er war ds, the poli ce st opped t he car and bot h m en were ar rest ed. Lesson36 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 t om or r ow. She i s goi ng t o set out f r om t he 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 hi s daught er f or year s. Tom or row he wil l be wat ching her anxi ousl y as she swim s the l ong di st ance t o Engl and. Erna i nt ends t o t ake short r est s ever y t wo hour s. She wi l have somet hi ng t o dr i nk but she wil l not eat any soli d f ood. Most of Er na39。s mot her, who swam t he Channel her self when she was a gir l. Lesson37 The O lym pi c Gam es 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) The Ol ym pi c Games wi l be hel d i n our countr y i n f our year s39。They wil l al so be buil di ng new r oads and a speci al r ai l way li ne. The Games wi l be held j ust outsi de t he capi tal and t he whol e ar ea wil l be cal led 39。. Wor ker s wil l have pl et ed the new r oads by t he end of t his year. By t he end of next year , t hey wil l have f i ni shed wor k on t he new st adi um . The fi ne modern buil dings have been desi gned by Kurt Gunter. Ever ybody wi l be wat chi ng anxi ousl y as t he new buil di ngs go up. W e are al ver y exci ted and are l ooki ng f or war d t o t he Ol ym pi c Games because they have never been hel d bef or e i n t hi s countr y. Lesson38 Everyt hi 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 many years bef or e he ret ur ned t o Engl and. He had oft en dr eam ed of reti ri ng i n Engl and and had pl anned t o set l e down i n t he count ry. He had no sooner r et urned t han he bought a f i ne house and went t o li ve t her e. Al most i mm edi at el y he began t o pl ai n about t he weat her , for e ven t hough i t was st il l summ er, it r ained cont i nual y and it was oft en bit terl y cold. Af ter so m any year s of sunshi ne, Har ri s on got a shock. He acted as i f he had never l i ved i n Engl and bef or e. I n t he 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 t he house and l eft t he countr y. The dr eam he had had f or so many year s ended t here. Har ison had thought of ever ythi ng except t he weat her. Leson39 Am I all right ? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gil ber t was i n hospit al , he asked his doctor t o tel him whet her his operati on had been successf ul, but the doct or r ef used t o do so. The f oll owing day, t he pat i ent asked f or a bedside t el ephone. When he was al one, he t elephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mil li ngt on. When t he doct or answer ed t he phone, Mr Gil ber t sai d he was i nquir i ng about a cer tai n pat ient, a Mr John Gi l bert . He asked if Mr Gil ber t39。 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 sei ng i t ?39。 No,39。Wil l you be spendi ng your holi days abr oad t his year ?39。 No,39。 Wi l you be st ayi ng i n Engl and?39。 No, 39。 Young man,39。 if you at e more and t al ked less, we woul d both enj oy our di nner !39。Do you cal l t hat a hat ?39。You needn39。 m y wif e answer ed as she l ooked at hersel f i n t he mi r ror. I sat down on one of those m oder n chai r s wit h hol es i n it and wait ed. We had been i n t he hat shop for hal f an hour and m y wi fe was s ti l i n f ront of the mi r or. 39。t buy t hi ngs we don39。 I r em ar ked suddenl y. I r egret ed sayi ng i t alm ost at once. 39。t have sai d t hat, 39。 I need not r em i nd you of t hat t er ri ble t ie you bought yester day.39。 I fi nd it beaut if ul ,39。A m an can never have t oo i nt o t he cave hopi ng t o fi nd buri ed tr easure. The leader of t he par ty was exami ni ng t he soil near the entr ance t o t he cave when t he m achi ne showed t hat t her e was gol d under t he gr ound. Ver y exci t ed, t he part y dug a hol e t wo feet deep. They f i nal y f ound a sm al l gol d coi n whi ch was alm ost wort hless. The part y t hen searched the whol e c ave t hor oughl y but di d not fi nd anyt hi ng except an em pty t i n tr unk. I n spi te of t hi s, m any peopl e ar e conf i dent t hat 39。 m ay r eveal som et hi ng of val ue f ai rl y soon. Leson56 Fast er t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a r ace i s hel d f or ol d cars. A l ot of cars ent er ed for t hi s r ace l ast year and t her e was a great deal of excit em ent j ust befor e it began. One of t he m ost handsom e cars was a Rol ls Royce Sil ver Ghost. The m ost unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y t hr ee wheel s. Buil t in 1885, it was t he ol dest car t aki ng p