【正文】 I li ke si t ing by t he Wayl e on fi ne af t er noons. It was warm l ast Sunday, so I went and sat on the r iver bank as usual. Som e chi ldr en wer e pl ayi ng gam es on t he bank and t her e wer e som e peopl e rowi 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 i n t he boat, but he di d not hear t hem . The bal l st ruck him so har d t hat he nearl y f el i nto t he wat er. I t ur ned t o l ook at t he chil dren, but t her e wer en39。s bi cycl e! Leson32 Shoppi ng m ade easy 購物變得很方便 People ar e not so honest as t hey once were. The tem pt at ion t o steal i s gr eat er t han ever bef ore especial y i n lar ge shops. A det ect i ve r ecentl y wat ched a wel dr esed 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 few sm al ar ti cl es. Af t er a l it tl e tim e, she chose one of t he m ost expensive dr esses i n t he shop and handed i t o an assi st ant who wr apped it up f or her as qui ckly as possi bl e. Then t he woman sim pl y t ook t he par cel and wal ked out of the shop wit hout paying. When she was ar r est ed, t he detecti ve f ound out t hat he shop assistant was her daught er. The gir l39。 her m ot her a fr ee dress once a wek ! l esson33 O ut of t he darkness 沖出黑暗 Near l y a week passed bef or e t he gi rl was abl e t o 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 um ped i nt o t he sea. The n she swam t o t he shore aft er spending t he whol e ni ght i n the wat er . Duri ng that 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 cli f f t owar ds t he li ght she had seen. 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 wor ri ed al t he week. Last Tuesday he r ecei ved a l et er f rom t he l ocal pol i ce. I n t he l et ter he was asked t o cal l at t he st at i on. Ted wonder ed why he was wanted by t he pol i ce, but he went t o the stati on yest er day and now he is not worr i ed any m or e. At the stati on, he was t old by a smi li ng poli cem an t hat hi s bi cycl e had been f ound. Fi ve days ago, t he pol icem an t ol d him, t he bicycl e was pi cked up i n a sm al l vi l age f our hundr ed m il es away. I t i s now bei ng sent to hi s hom e by tr ain. Ted was most sur pr ised when he hear d t he news. He was am used t oo, because he never expect ed t he bi cycle t o be f ound. It was st ol en t went y years ago when Ted was a boy of f if teen ! Leson35 St op t hief! 捉賊！ Rov Tr ent on used t o dri ve a taxi. A short whi l e ago, however, he becam e a bus dri ver and he was not regret ed it . He i s fi ndi ng his new wor k f ar m ore excit ng. When he was dri ving al ong Cat for d Str eet r ecentl y, he saw t wo t hi eves r us h out of a shop and run t owar ds a wait i ng car. One of t hem was car yi ng a bag f ul l of m oney. Roy act ed quickly and dr ove t he bus st rai ght at the t hi eves. The one wit h t he m oney got such a f ri ght t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he thi eves wer e t r yi ng t o get away i n their car, Roy dr ove hi s 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 his bus and t el ephoned the poli ce. The t hi eves39。cl ock i n t he m or ni ng. Er na is onl y f ourt een 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 that she i s sur e t o succeed. Er na39。s school fr iends wil l be wait ng f or her on t he Engl ish coast. Am ong t hem wil l be Erna39。 ti me. As a gr eat m any peopl e wi l be vi sit i ng t he count r y, t he gover nm ent wil l be bui l di ng new hotel s, an imm ense s t adi um, and a fi ne new swi mm ing pool. 39。Ol ym pi c Ci t y39。s operati on had been successf ul and t he doct or t old hi m t hat i t had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gil bert woul d be al l owed t o go home and t he doct or t ol d him t hat he woul d ha ve t o stay i n hospit al for anot her t wo weks. Then Dr Mil li ngt on asked t he cal er if he was a r el ati ve of t he pat i ent. 39。 the pati ent answer ed, 39。 Lesson40 Food and tal k 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last wek at a di nner par t y, t he hostess asked me t o sit next t o Mrs Rum bol d. Mrs Rum bol d was a l ar ge, unsm il i ng l ady i n a t i ght black dr ess. She di d not even l ook up when I t ook m y seat besi de her . Her eyes wer e fi xed on her pl at e and in a short t im e, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed to m ake conver sat i on. 39。 I sai d. 39。 39。 she answer ed. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answer ed. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answered. I n despai r, I asked her whet her she was enj oyi ng her di nner. 39。 she answered,39。 lesson41 Do you cal l that a hat ? 你把那個叫帽子嗎？ 39。 I sai d t o my wif e. 39。t be so r ude about i t,39。 We m ust n39。t need, 39。You needn39。 m y wif e answer ed. 39。 39。 I said. 39。The Reveal er 39。 No Par king39。taxi39。Pil at us Port er 39。s f ir st pasenger was a doctor who f lew fr om Bi rm ingham t o a lonely vi l age i n t he Welsh m ount ai ns. Since t hen, Captain Fawcet has fl own pasenger s to m any unusual places. Once he l anded on the r oof of a bl ock of fl at s and on anot her occasion, he landed in a deser t ed car park. Capt ain Fawcet has just r efused a str ange r equest f r om a businesman. The man wanted