【正文】 Lesson34 Q uick work 破案“神速” Ted Robi nson has been wor ri ed al l t he wek. Last Tuesday he r ecei ved a l et t er fr om t he l ocal pol ice. In t he let er he was asked t o cal at t he stati on. Ted wonder ed why he was want ed by t he poli ce, but he went t o t he st at i 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 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 vil l age f our hundred mi l es away. It i s now bei ng sent t o his home by t r ai n. Ted was m ost surpri sed when he hear d t he news. He was am used t oo, because he never expect ed t he bicycle t o be f ound. It was st ol en t went y year s ago when Ted was a boy of f if t en ! Lesson35 St op t hi ef ! 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 r egr et ted i t. He i s fi nding hi s new wor k far mor e excit i ng. When he was dr i vi ng al ong Catf or d St reet recent ly, he saw t wo t hi eves r ush out of a shop and r un t owar ds a wait ing car. One of t hem was car r yi ng a bag f ul l of m oney. Roy act ed quickly and dr ove t he bus st r ai ght 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 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 i nt o t he back of it. Whil e t he bat ered car was m oving away, Roy st opped hi s bus and t elephoned t he pol ice. The t hi eves39。cl ock in t he mor ni ng. Er na 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 many peopl e f el t hat she i s sur e t o succeed. Er na39。s school fr i ends wil l be wait i ng f or her on t he Engl i sh coast . Among t hem wil l be Er na39。 ti me. As a gr eat many peopl e wi l be visit ing t he countr y, the gover nment wi l l be bui lding new hot el s, an i mmense st adium, and a fi ne ne w swim ming pool . 39。Ol ympic Ci ty39。about 39。about39。 What are you doing ?39。 I 39。 I answered. 39。s a new one. Do you l ike i t ?39。 I t39。 she sai d, 39。t i t upside down ?39。 No Parki ng39。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 busines man. The man wanted t o fl y t o Rockal l, a lonely island in the At lanti c Ocean, but Capt ai n Fawcet t did not take him because the t ri p was too danger ous. Lesson30 Football or polo? 足球還是水球？ The Wayl e is a smal l ri ver t hat cuts across the park near my home. I li ke si t t i ng by the Wayl e on f ine aft er noons. It was war m l ast Sunday, so I went and sat on the r iver bank as usual . Som e chi ldr en were pl ayi ng gam es on t he bank and t her e wer e som e people rowi ng on the r iver. Suddenl y, one of the chil dren ki cked a bal ve ry har d and it went towar ds a passing boat . Some peopl e on the bank caled out to the man i n t he boat, but he did not hear t hem. The bal str uck him so har d t hat he near ly fel i nt o t he water. I t ur ned to look at the childr en, but there weren39。s bicycle! Lesson32 Shopping made easy 購物變得很方便 Peopl e are not so honest as t hey once wer e. The t emptati on to st eal i s gr eat er than ever befor eespeci al ly in l arge shops. A detecti ve recent ly wat ched a wel dressed woman who always went int o a lar ge st ore on Monday m ornings. One Monday, t her e were fewer people in t he shop t han usual when the woman came i n, so i t was easier f or t he det ect ive t o watch her. The wom an fi rst bought a few smal l art icles. Af t er a lit tl e ti me, she chose one of t he most expensive dr eses in t he shop and handed i t to an assistant who wr apped it up f or her as quickly as possi ble. Then the woman simply t ook the parcel and wal ked out of the shop wit hout paying. When she was ar rested, the detecti ve f ound out t hat t he shopassi stant was her daught er . The gir l39。 her mot her a f r e dr es once a week ! lesson33 Out of t he darknes 沖出黑暗 Nearl y a week pased bef ore the gir l was abl e to expl ai n what had happened t o her. One aft ernoon she set out f r om t he coast i n a smal boat and was caught i n a stor m. Towar ds eveni ng, t he boat st ruck a r ock and the gir l jumped i nto t he sea. Then she swam t o t he shore af ter spending the whole ni ght i n the wat er. Dur ing t hat t ime she cover ed a distance of ei ght m il es. Earl y next mor ning, she saw a l ight ahead. She knew she was near t he shor e because the l ight was hi gh up on t he cl if fs. On ar ri vi ng at the shor e, t he gir l st ruggled up t he clif f towar ds the l ight she had sen. That was al she r emember ed. When she woke up a day l at er, she found herself in hospit al . Lesson34 Quick work 破案“神速” Ted Robi nson has been wor r ied al t he wek. Last Tuesday he r eceived a l et er f rom the l ocal police. In the let ter he was asked t o cal l at t he st at ion. Ted wonder ed why he was wanted by t he pol ice, but he went to t he stati on yester day and now he is not worr ied any mor e. At t he stati on, he was t ol d by a smi li ng pol iceman t hat his bi cycl e had been f ound. Five days ago, the poli cem an told him, t he bi cycl e was picked up in a sm al l vi l age four hundr ed mil es away. I t i s now being sent t o hi s hom e by tr ain. Ted was most surpr ised when he hear d the news. He was amused t oo, because he never expected t he bicycle t o be found. It was stolen t wenty years ago when Ted was a boy of f if teen ! Lesson35 St op t hief! 捉賊！ Ro