【正文】 air t hei r son39。 gave39。 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 c ar 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 to swim acr oss t he Engli sh Channel t om or r ow. She i s goi ng t o set out fr om t he French coast at f ive o39。s f at her wi l set out wi th her i n a sm al l boat . Mr Hart has t rai ned hi s daught er f or year s. Tom or r ow he wi l be wat chi ng her anxi ousl y as she swi ms t he long dist ance t o Engl and. Er na i nt ends t o t ake shor t r est s ever y t wo hours. She wil l have som et hi ng t o dri nk but she wi l not eat any sol i d f ood. Most of Er na39。s m ot her , who swam t he Channel her sel f when she was a gi rl . Lesson37 The O l ym pi c G am es 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) The Ol ym pic Gam es wi l be hel d i n our count r y i n four year s39。They wi l al so be buil di ng new roads and a special r ail wayl i ne. The Gam es wil l be hel d j ust outsi de t he capit al and t he whole ar ea wil l be cal led 39。. Wor ker s wil l have pl et ed t he new roads by the end of t hi s year. By t he end of next year, t hey wi l have fi nished wor k on the new st adi um . The fi ne m oder n buil di ngs have been desi gned by Kur t Gunte r. Ever ybody wi l be wat chi ng anxi ousl y as t he new buil dings go up. We ar e al l ver y exci t ed and ar e l ooking f or war d t o the Ol ym pic Gam es because t hey have never been hel d bef or e i n this countr y. Lesson38 Everythi ng except t he weat her 惟獨(dú)沒(méi)有考慮到天氣 My ol d fr iend, Har ri son, had li ved i n t he Medit er anean f or m any year s bef ore he r etur ned t o England. He had oft en dr eam ed of reti ri ng i n Engl and and had pl anned t o set tl e down i n the count r y. He had no sooner r etur ned t han he bought a fi ne house and went t o li ve t here. Alm ost im mediat el y he began t o plai n about t he weat her, f or even t hough i t was st il l summ er, it r ained cont i nual y and it was of ten bit ter ly col d. Af ter so many year s of sunshine, Har ison got a shock. He act ed as i f he had never li ved in Engl and bef or e. In t he end, i t was m ore t han he coul d bear . He had har dl y had t im e t o set le down when he sol d t he house and l eft t he countr y. The dream he had had f or so m any years ended t her e. Har ri son had t hought of ever yt hi ng except t he weat her. Lesson39 Am I al l ri ght? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gi l ber t was i n hospi t al, he asked hi s doct or t o t el him whet her his operati on had been successf ul, but t he doctor r ef used t o do so. The foll owi ng day, the pati ent asked f or a bedsi de tel ephone. When he was al one, he t el ephoned the hospi tal exchange and asked f or Doct or Mil li ngt on. When the doct or answer ed t he phone, Mr Gil ber t sai d he was i nquir ing about a cer tai n pat ient, a Mr John Gi l bert . He asked i f Mr Gi l ber t 39。 No, 39。 I am Mr John Gil ber t. 39。t any in si ght : they had al r un away! The man l aughed when he r eal ized what had happened. He cal led out to the childr en and thr ew the bal back to the bank. Leson31 Suces st ory 成功者的故事 Yester day af ter noon Fr ank Hawkins was tel li ng me about hi s experi ences as a young m an. Fr ank i s now t he head of a very large busines pany, but as a boy he used t o wor k in a sm al l shop. It was his j ob to repair bicycles and at t hat t ime he used t o work fourt een hour s a day. He saved money for year s and in 1938 he bought a smal l wor kshop of his own. Duri ng the war Fr ank used t o make spar e par ts f or aer oplanes. At that ti me he had two hel per s. By the end of the war , the smal wor kshop had bee a l arge f act or y whi ch em ployed seven hundr ed and twenty eight people. Frank smi led when he r em em ber ed his hard earl y years and the l ong road t o succes. He was sti l smil ing when t he door opened and hi s wif e came i n. She wanted hi m t o r epair t hei r son39。 gave39。 car was badl y damaged and easy to r ecognize. Shor tl y aft erwar ds, the pol ice stopped t he car and both men we re ar rested. Lesson36 Across the Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Hart i s goi ng to swi m acr oss t he Engl ish Channel t om or r ow. She i s going t o set out fr om t he French coast at f ive o39。s father wi l set out wit h her in a smal l boat. Mr Hart has tr ai ned his daught er f or year s. Tomor row he wil l be watching her anxi ously as she swim s the l ong di st ance t o England. Er na i nt ends t o take short rests every two hours. She wi l have somethi ng to dr ink but she wil l not eat any soli d f ood. Most of Erna39。s mot her , who swam t he Channel her sel f when she was a gi rl . Lesson37 The Olym pic G am es 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) The Ol ym pi c Games wi l be held i n our countr y i n f our years39。They wi l also be buil ding new r oads and a speci al r ail way li ne. The Games wi l be held just out si de the capi tal and the whol e ar ea wi l be cal led 39。. Wor ker s wi l have pl et ed the new roads by the end of this year. By the end of next year , they wi l have fi ni shed wor k on t he new stadium. The f ine modern bui ldings have been desi gned by Kurt Gunter . Ever ybody wi l be wat chi ng anxi ously as the new buil dings go up. We are al l ver y exci ted and are looki ng f or ward to t he Ol ym pic Games because they have never been held bef ore i n t hi s count ry. Lesson38 Everythi ng except t he weat her 惟獨(dú)沒(méi)有考慮到天氣 My ol d fr iend, Har ison, had l ived in the Medi ter anean f or many year s bef ore he r eturned t o England. He had of ten dr eamed of r e ti ri ng in Engl and and had pl anned t o set le down i n t he countr y. He had no sooner retur ned than he bought a f ine house and went to li ve there. Alm ost im mediately he began t o plain about the weather, f or even t hough i t was st il summer , it rai ned conti nual ly and i t was of ten bi t er ly c