【正文】 end, i t was m ore t han he coul d bear . He had hardl y had time t o setl e down when he sol d the house and l eft the count ry. The dr eam 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 Gil 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 successf ul, but t he doct or r ef used t o do so. The foll owi ng day, the pati ent asked f or a bedsi de t el ephone. When he was al one, he telephoned t he hospi tal exchange and asked for Doctor Mil ington. When t he doct or answered the phone, Mr Gi lber t said he was i nqui ri ng about a cert ai n pati ent, a Mr John Gil bert. He asked i f Mr Gi lbert39。They wil l al so be buil di ng new r oads and a special r ai l way li ne. The Gam es wil l be hel d just 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 self when she was a gi rl. Lesson37 The Ol ympic G ames 奧林匹克運動會 The Ol ympic Gam es wil l be hel d in our countr y in f our year s39。s f at her wi l set out wit h her i n a sm al boat. Mr Hart has tr ai ned his daught er for years. Tom or r ow he wil be wat chi ng her anxi ousl y as she swims t he l ong di st ance t o England. Erna intends t o t ake short rest s every t wo hour s. She wi l have som et hi ng t o dri nk but she wil l not eat any soli d food. Most of Er na39。 car was badl y damaged and easy t o r ecogni ze. Shor tl y af ter wards, t he pol ice st opped t he car and both men wer e ar rest ed. Lesson36 Across the Channel 橫渡海峽 Erna Har t i s goi ng t o swim acr oss t he English Channel tomor r ow. She is goi ng to set out fr om the French coast at f ive o39。 gave39。wor k four teen hour s a day. He saved m oney f or year s and in 1938 he bought a sm al workshop of hi s own. Dur ing the war Frank used t o m ake spare par ts f or aer oplanes. At t hat ime he had t wo helper s. By the end of t he war, t he sm al l wor k shop had bee a l ar ge f actor y which em pl oyed seven hundred and t went yeight people. Fr ank smi led when he rem ember ed hi s hard ear ly year s and the long r oad t o success. He was sti l smi li ng when t he door opened and hi s wi f e cam e i n. She wanted him t o repair t heir son39。s bi cycle! Lesson32 Shoppi ng m ade easy 購物變得很方便 Peopl e ar e not so honest as t hey once wer e. The t em pt ati on to st eal is great er t han ever before especial y i n large shops. A det ecti ve r ecentl y wat ched a wel dresed woman who al ways went i nt o a large st or e on Monday m or ni ngs. One Monday, ther e wer e fewer people i n t he shop t han usual when t he wom an cam e in, so it was easi er f or the det ecti ve t o watch her . The wom an fi rst bought a few smal art icles. Aft er a li tl e tim e, she chose one of t he most expensive dr esses in t he shop and handed i t o an assi st ant who wr apped it up for her as qui ckl y as possi bl e. Then t he wom an simply t ook the par cel and wal ked out of t he shop wit hout payi ng. When she was ar r est ed, the det ect i ve f ound out t hat the shop assi st ant was her daught er. The gi rl39。 her m ot her a f ree dr ess once a wek ! l esson33 O ut of t he darknes 沖出黑暗 Nearl y a wek passed bef or e t he gi rl was abl e to explain what had happened to her. One aft er noon she set out fr om t he coast in a sm al boat and was caught i n a st orm . Towar ds evening, t he boat st ruck a r ock and t he gir l j um ped into t he sea. Then she swam t o t he shor e af ter spending the whole night i n the wat er. Duri ng t hat tim e she cover ed a dist ance of e ight mil es. Ear ly next mor ni ng, she saw a l ight ahead. She knew she was near t he shor e because t he li ght was hi gh up on t he cli f s. On ar ri vi ng at the shor e, t he gir l str uggled up t he cli f towar ds t he l ight she had seen. That was al she rem em bered. When she woke up a day later, she f ound hersel f i n hospi tal. Leson34 Quick work 破案“神速” Ted Robinson has been worri ed al t he week. Last Tuesday he received a l et ter f rom t he l ocal pol ice. I n t he l et ter he was asked to cal l at the st ati on. Ted wondered why he was want ed by t he pol ice, but he went t o the st at ion yest er day and now he i s not wor ri ed any m or e. At the st ati on, he was told by a smi li ng pol icem an t hat hi s bicycl e had been found. Fi ve days ago, t he poli cem an t ol d him , t he bi cycl e was picked up i n a sm al vil age f our hundr ed mi les away. It i s now bei ng sent to his hom e by tr ai n. Ted was most sur pr ised when he heard t he ne ws. He was amused t oo, because he never expected the bi cycle t o be f ound. It was stolen t went y years ago when Ted was a boy of fi ft en ! Leson35 St op t hi ef! 捉賊！ Rov Tr ent on used t o dri ve a t axi. A shor t whil e ago, however , he became a bus dr iver and he was not regr et ted it. He is f inding hi s new work f ar more excit ing. When he was dr iving al ong Catf or d St reet r ecentl y, he saw t wo t hi eves rush out of a shop and r un t owards a wait ing car. One of t hem was car yi ng a bag full of m oney. Roy act ed quickl y and drove t he bus st rai ght at t he t hi eves. The one wi th t he money got such a fr ight t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he t hi eves wer e t rying t o get away i n thei r car, Roy dr ove his bus i nt o t he back of it. Whil e the bat er ed car was m ovi ng away, Roy stopped hi s bus and t el ephoned t he poli ce. The thieves39。cl ock in t he mor ni ng. Er na i s only f ourt een years old and she hopes l o set up a new wor ld r ecor d. She i s a st rong swimmer and many people f el t hat she is sur e to succed. Er na39。s school fr iends wil l be wai ti ng f or her on the Engli sh coast. Am ong t hem wil l be Er na39。 tim e. As a gr eat m any people wil l be visi ti ng t he countr y, t he governm ent wil be buil di ng new hot el s, an im mense st adi