【正文】 pol o? 足球還是水球？ The Wayl e is a smal r i ver t hat cut s acr oss t he par k near m y hom e. I l i ke sit ti ng by t he Wayle on f i ne af ter noons. I t was warm l ast Sunday, so I went and sat on t he ri ver bank as usual. Some chil dr en wer e playi ng games on t he bank and t her e wer e som e people r owi ng on the r iver. Suddenl y, one of t he chil dren ki cked a bal ver y har d and it went t owar ds a passi ng boat . Som e peopl e on t he bank cal ed out t o t he m an in t he boat , but he di d not hear t hem . The bal l st r uck him so hard t hat he nearl y f el l int o the wat er . I tur ned t o l ook at t he chil dr en, but t her e wer en39。s bi cycl e! Lesson32 Shoppi ng m ade easy 購物變得很方便 Peopl e ar e not so honest as t hey once were. The t em pt at i on t o steal is gr eat er t han ever bef oreespecial y i n l ar ge shops. A det ect i ve r ecentl y wat ched a wel l dr essed wom an who al ways went i nto a l ar ge st or e on Monday m or ni ngs. One Monday, there wer e f ewer peopl e i n t he shop t han usual when t he wom an cam e i n, so it was easi er for t he det ecti ve t o wat ch her . The woman f ir st bought a f ew sm al ar ti cl es. Af ter a l it l e tim e, she chose one of t he m ost expensive dr esses i n t he shop and handed it t o an assi st ant who wrapped it up f or her as qui ckl y as possi bl e. The n t he wom an sim pl y t ook t he par cel and wal ked out of t he shop wi t hout payi ng. When she was ar est ed, t he det ect ive f ound out t hat t he shopassi st ant was her daughter. The gi rl39。 her mot her a f ree dr ess once a week ! l eson33 O ut of t he darknes 沖出黑暗 Near l y a week passed bef ore t he gi rl was abl e to explai n what had happened t o her . One aft er noon she set out f rom the coast i n a sm al l boat and was caught i n a st orm. Towar ds evening, the boat st ruck a r ock and t he gi rl j umped i nt o t he sea. Then she swam t o t he shore aft er spending t he whol e ni ght i n the wat er . Duri ng t hat tim e she cover ed a di st ance of ei ght mi les. Ear ly next m or ni ng, she saw a li ght ahead. She knew she was near t he shor e because t he li ght was hi gh up on the cli f s. On ar ivi ng at t he shor e, t he gi rl str uggl ed up t he cl if f towar ds t he li ght she had sen. That was al she remem ber ed. When she woke up a day l at er , she f ound her sel f in hospi t al. Lesson34 Q ui ck work 破案“神速” Ted Robi nson has been worr ied al t he week. Last Tuesday he r ecei ved a l et er f r om t he l ocal poli ce. I n the l et ter he was asked t o cal at t he st at ion. Ted wonder ed why he was want ed by t he pol ice, but he went to t he st ati on yester day and now he i s not worr ied any m or e. At t he st ati on, he was t ol d by a smi li ng pol i ceman t hat his bi cycl e had been f ound. Five days ago, t he poli cem an tol d hi m, t he bi cycl e was pi cked up in a sm al l vi l age four hundr ed m il es away. It i s now bei ng sent t o hi s hom e by tr 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 expect ed t he bicycl e t o be f ound. I t was st ol en t went y years 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 dri ve a t axi. A shor t whil e ago, however , he became a bus dr iver and he was not r egr et t ed i t. He i s fi nding hi s new wor k far mor e excit i ng. When he was dr ivi ng al ong Cat f or d St reet r ecentl y, he saw t wo thi eves r ush out of a shop a nd r un t owar ds a wai ti ng car . One of them was car yi ng a bag f ull of money. Roy act ed qui ckl y and dr ove t he bus str ai ght at t he t hieves. The one wit h t he m oney got such a fr i ght t hat he dr opped the bag. As the t hi eves wer e t r yi ng t o get away i n t heir car, Roy dr ove hi s bus int o the back of i t. Whil e t he bat er ed car was m ovi ng away, Roy st opped hi s bus and t el ephoned t he poli ce. The t hi eves39。cl ock i n t he m or ni ng. 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 r ong swim mer and m any peopl e feel that she i s sur e t o succeed. Er na39。s school fr i ends wi l be wait i ng f or her on t he Engl i sh coast . Among t hem wil l be Er na39。 tim e. As a gr eat m any peopl e wil l be vi sit ng t he countr y, t he gover nm ent wi l be buil di ng new hot el s, an i mm ense st adi um, and a fi ne new swim mi ng pool. 39。Ol ympi c Cit y39。s operati on had been successf ul and t he doct or t ol d hi m t hat i t 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 ol d hi m t hat he woul d have to st ay i n hos pi t al f or another t wo weeks. Then Dr Mi l ingt on asked t he cal l er i f he was a r el at ive of t he pati ent .39。 t he pat i ent answe r ed,39。 Lesson40 Food and t al k 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a di nner par ty, t he hostess asked m e t o sit next t o Mr s Rum bol d. Mrs Rum bol d was a l ar ge, unsm il i ng l ady in a t i ght bl ack dr ess. She di d not even l ook up when I t ook my seat beside her. Her eyes wer e f ixed on her pl ate and i n a shor t ti me, she was busy eat i ng. I tr ied t o m ake conver sati on. 39。 I sai d. 39。 39。 she answer ed. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answer ed. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answer ed. I n despair, I asked her whet her she was enj oyi ng her di nner . 39。 she answer ed,39。 l esson41 Do you cal l t hat a hat ? 你把那個叫帽子嗎？ 39。 I sai d t o m y wif e. 39。t be so r ude about it ,39。 We m ustn39。t need,39。You needn39。 m y wi f e answer ed.39。 39。 I sai d. 39。The Reveal er39。 39。t have t oo m any hat s, 39。dance39。t axi 39。Pi lat us Por ter39。s fi rst 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 f l own passengers t o m any unusual places. Once he landed on the r oof of a bl ock of f lat s and on a