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o39。dance39。t have too m any hats,39。 39。The Reveal er 39。 I said. 39。 39。 m y wi fe answer ed. 39。You needn39。t need,39。 We m ustn39。t be so r ude about i t, 39。 I sai d t o m y wif e. 39。 l esson41 Do you cal l t hat a hat ? 你把那個(gè)叫帽子嗎? 39。 she answered,39。 she answered. I n despai r, I asked her whet her she was enj oyi ng her di nner. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answer ed. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answer ed. 39。 39。 I sai d. 39。 Leson40 Food and t al k 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a di nner part y, t he host ess asked m e t o si t next t o Mr s Rum bol d. Mr s Rum bold was a l ar ge, unsmi li ng lady i n a ti ght bl ack dr es. She di d not even l ook up when I t ook m y seat besi de her . Her eyes were f i xed on her plat e and i n a short ti m e, she was busy eati ng. I tr i ed t o m ake conver sat ion. 39。 t he pat ient answered,39。s oper ati on had been successf ul and t he doct or tol d hi m that it had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi l bert woul d be al owed t o go hom e and t he doct or t old him t hat he woul d have t o st ay i n hospi tal f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mil li ngt on asked t he cal ler if he was a rel ati ve of t he pati ent .39。Ol ym pic Ci t y39。 t im e. As a gr eat m any peopl e wi l be vi si ti ng the count r y, t he gover nm ent wil l be bui l di ng new hotels, an imm ense st adi um, and a f i ne new swimm ing pool. 39。s school f ri e nds wi l be wait i ng for her on t he Engli sh coast . Am ong t hem wi l be Er na39。cl ock in t he mor ni ng. Er na is onl y f our teen year s ol d and she hopes l o set up a new worl d r ecor d. She is a st r ong swim mer and m any peopl e feel t hat she i s sur e t o succed. Er na39。f our hundr ed m il es away. I t is now bei ng sent t o his home by t r ai n. Ted was m ost sur pr ised when he hear d t he news. He was am used t oo, because he never expected t he bicycl e t o be f ound. It was st ol en t went y year s ago when Ted was a boy of fi ft een ! Lesson35 St op t hi ef! 捉賊! Rov Tr ent on used t o dr ive a t axi . A short whi le ago, however, he becam e a bus dri ver and he was not r egr et ed i t. He is f i ndi ng hi s new wor k f ar m ore excit ing. When he was dr ivi ng al ong Catf or d St reet re cent l y, he saw t wo t hi eves r ush out of a shop and r un t owar ds a wai ti ng car . One of t hem was car r yi ng a bag f ul l of m oney. Roy acted qui ckl y and drove t he bus str aight at t he t hi eves. The one wit h t he m oney got such a fr i ght t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he t hi eves were t r yi ng t o get away i n t heir car, Roy drove his bus i nt o t he back of i t. Whi l e the bat er ed car was m ovi ng away, Roy st opped hi s bus and t elephoned t he pol i ce. The t hi eves39。 car was badl y dam aged and easy t o recogni ze. Short ly af ter war ds, t he pol i ce st opped t he car and both m en were ar r ested. Lesson36 Across the Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Hart i s goi ng t o swi m acr oss t he Engl ish Channel t om orr ow. She i s going t o set out fr om t he Fr ench coast at f i ve o39。s f at her wil l set out wit h her i n a smal boat. Mr Har t has t r ai ned hi s daught er f or years. Tom orr ow he wil be wat chi ng her anxi ously as she swim s t he l ong di st ance t o England. Er na i nt ends t o t ake shor t r ests ever y t wo hour s. She wil 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 m other, who swam the Channel herself when she was a gir l. Lesson37 The Ol ympi c G ames 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) The Olym pi c Gam es wil l be hel d i n our countr y i n f our year s39。They wi l al so be buil di ng 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 wil be cal ed 39。. Wor ker s wil l have pl et ed t he 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 f ine m oder n bui ldi ngs have been designed by Kurt Gunt er . Ever ybody wil l be wat chi ng anxi ousl y as t he new bui ldi ngs go up. We ar e al very excit ed and ar e l ooki ng for war d t o t he Olym pi c Gam es 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(méi)有考慮到天氣 My ol d fr iend, Har ri son, had li ved i n t he Medit er anean f or m any year s bef ore he r et ur 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 l e down in t he count ry. He had no sooner r et urned t han he bought a fi ne house and went t o li ve t her e. Al most i mm edi at el y he began to pl ai n about t he weat her , f or even t hough it was sti l sum mer, i t rai ned conti nual y and it 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 i f he had never li ved in Engl and bef or e. I n t he end, it was m or e t han he could bear. He had har dl y had ti me t o set tl e down when he sol d t he house and left t he count ry. The dream he had had f or so m any years ended t her e. Har i son had t hought of everyt hi ng except the weat her. Lesson39 Am I all ri ght ? 我是否痊愈? Whi le John Gi lbert was i n hospit al, he asked hi s doct or t o t el him whet her hi s oper at ion had been successf ul, but t he doct or r ef used t o do so. The f oll owi ng day, the pati ent asked f or a bedsi de t elephone. When he was al one, he tel ephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mi li ngton. 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 i f Mr Gi l bert 39。 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 seei 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 m or e and t al ked l ess, we woul d bot h enj oy our di nner !39。Do you cal t hat