【正文】 ki ng par t. Af t er a gr eat m any l oud expl osi ons, t he r ace began. Many of t he car s br oke down on t he cour se and som e dri ver s spent m or e tim e under t hei r car s t han i n t hem ! A f ew cars, however, pl et ed the r ace . The wi nni ng car r eached a speed of f or t y m il es an hour m uch f aster t han any of it s ri val s. I t sped downhil l at t he end of t he race and it s dri ver had a l ot of t roubl e t ryi ng to st op i t. The r ace gave ever yone a great deal of pl easure. It was ver y di f er ent fr om m oder n car r aces but no l ess excit i ng. Leson57 Can I hel p you, m adam ? 你要買(mǎi)什么，夫人？ A wom an in bl ue jeans st ood at t he wi ndow of an expensi ve shop. Though she hesit at ed f or a m oment , she f i nal y went in and as ked t o see a dress that was in t he wi ndow. The assi st ant who ser ved her di d not li ke the way she was dr essed. Gl anci ng at her scor nf ul l y, he t ol d her t hat t he dr es was sol d. The woman wal ked out of t he shop angr il y and deci ded t o punish t he assi stant next day. She r et urned t o the shop t he f oll owi ng m or ning dr essed in a f ur coat, wit h a handbag i n one hand and a l ong um brel a i n the ot her. Aft er seeki ng out t he r ude assi st ant she asked f or t he sam e dress. Not r eali zing who she was, the assi st ant was eager t o ser ve her t his t im e wit h gr eat dif fi c ul ty, he cl im bed int o the shop wi ndow t o get the dr ess. As soon as she saw it, t he woman sai d s m any t i es.39。And a wom an can39。 she answer ed. Ten m inutes l at er we walked out of t he shop t oget her . My wif e was weari ng a hat t hat l ooked li ke a l ight house ! Lesson42 Not very m usi cal 并非很懂音樂(lè) As we had had a l ong wal k t hr ough one of t he mar ket s of Ol d Del hi , we st opped at a square t o have a r est. Af ter a t im e, we noti ced a snakechar mer wi th t wo l arge baskets at t he ot her si de of t he square, so we went t o have a l ook at him . As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a l ong pi pe whi ch was cover ed wit h coins and opened one of the baskets. When he began to pl ay a t une, we had our f ir st gl impse of t he snake. I t r ose out of the basket and began t o f ol low the m ovements of t he pi pe. We wer e ver y much surpr ised when the snake charm er suddenly began t o play j azz t unes and modern pop songs. The snake, however, conti nued t o 39。 sl owly. I t obviously could not t el l t owar ds a wait ing car. One of t hem was car ryi ng a bag ful l of m oney. Roy act ed quickly and drove t he bus st raight at the thi eves. The one wi th the money got such a f ri ght t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he thieves were t ryi ng to get away in their car, Roy dr ove hi s bus i nto t he back of i t. Whi le t he bater ed car was movi ng away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned t he poli ce. The thi eves39。clock i n the mor ning. Erna i s onl y f our teen year s old and she hopes l o set up a new worl d r ecor d. She i s a st rong swi mmer and many peopl e feel that she i s sur e to succed. Erna39。s school fr iends wi l be wait ing f or her on t he Engl ish coast . Among them wil l be Erna39。 ti me. As a great many people wil l be vi sit ng the countr y, t he gover nm ent wi l be buil ding new hotel s, an i mmense st adi um, and a fi ne new swimm ing pool. 39。Ol ym pi c Ci ty39。s operati on had been successf ul and t he doct or t old hi m t hat i t had been. He then asked when Mr Gi lbert would be al lowed t o go home and the doctor t ol d him t hat he would have t o stay in hospit al f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mil lingt on as ked the cal er i f he was a r el ative of t he pat ient. 39。 the patient answer ed, 39。 Lesson40 Food and t alk 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a di nner par ty, the host es asked me to si t next to Mr s Rumbold. Mr s Rumbold was a large, unsmi li ng lady i n a t ight bl ack dr es. She did not even l ook up when I took m y seat besi de her . Her eyes were f ixed on her plate and i n a short ti me, she was busy eat ing. I tr ied t o make conver sati on. 39。 I said. 39。 39。 she answer ed. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answered. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answered. I n despair , I asked her whet her she was enj oyi ng her di nner . 39。 she answered,39。 l esson41 Do you cal l that a hat ? 你 把那個(gè)叫帽子嗎？ 39。 I sai d to my wi fe. 39。t be so rude about i t,39。 We m ust n39。t need, 39。You needn39。 my wi fe answered.39。 39。 I sai d. 39。The Reveal er39。 39。t have too m any hat s, 39。dance39。 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. We 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