【正文】 aft er t wo m en. They had rushed up to her whil e she was havi ng a piic at the edge of a for est wi th her childr en and tr ied t o st eal her handbag. I n t he st ruggle, the str ap broke and, wi th the bag in their possessi on, both men st art ed running t hrough the t rees. Mrs St erl ing got so angry that she r an aft er t hem . She was soon out of br eat h, but she conti nued t o r un. When she caught up wi th them, she saw t hat t hey had sat down and were going t hrough t he contents of t he bag, so she ran str ai ght at t hem. The men got such a fr ight that they dropped the bag and r an awa y. 39。 she answer ed. Ten m inutes l at er we walked out of t he shop t oget her . My wi f e was wear i ng a hat t hat l ooked l ike a l ighthouse ! Lesson42 Not very musical 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a long wal k t hr ough one of t he markets of Ol d Del hi , we stopped at a squar e t o have a rest. Af ter a ti me, we noti ced a snake char mer wit h t wo l ar ge baskets at the ot her side of the squar e, so we went t o have a l ook at him . As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a long pipe whi ch was covered wi t h coi ns and opened one of t he baskets. When he began t o play a t une, we had our f ir st gli mpse of the snake. It r ose out of the basket and began to fol low t he movements of the pi pe. We were very much sur pri sed when t he snake char mer suddenly began to pl ay jazz tunes and moder n pop songs. The snake, however , cont inued to 39。And a woman can39。 may r eveal som et hi ng of val ue f ai rl y soon. Leson56 Fast er than sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a r ace is held f or old cars. A l ot of car s ent er ed f or t hi s r ace l ast year and t her e was a gr eat deal of excit em e nt j ust bef or e it began. One of t he m ost handsome car s was a Roll s Royce Si l ver Ghost . The m ost unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y t hr ee wheel s. Bui lt i n 1885, it was t he ol dest car t aki ng part . Aft 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 some dr ivers spent m or e ti m e under their cars t han i n t hem ! A few car s, however , pl et ed t he r ace. The wi nni ng car r eached a speed of f or t y mil es an hour m uch f ast er t han any of it s r ivals. It sped downhil l at he end of t he r ace and it s dri ver had a l ot of t r oubl e t r yi ng t o st op it . The race gave everyone a gr eat deal of pl easur e. I t was ver y dif f er ent f rom m oder n car races but no l ess exci ti ng. Lesson57 Can I hel p you, m adam ? 你要買什么，夫人？ A wom an i n bl ue j eans st ood at t he wi ndow of an expensi ve shop. Though she hesi t ated f or a m oment , she f inal y went in and asked to see a dress that was in t he wi ndow. The assi st ant who served her did not li ke the way she was dressed. Gl ancing at her scornf ull y, he t ol d her that the dress was sol d. The woman walked out of t he shop angri ly and decided to puni sh the asi st ant next da y. She retur ned to t he shop t he fol lowi ng morni ng dr esed i n a fur coat, wi th a handbag i n one hand and a long umbr el la i n t he ot her . Af ter seeking out the r ude assistant she asked for the same dr ess. Not r eal izi ng who she was, the assi stant was eager t o se rve her this t im e wi th gr eat dif fi cul ty, he cli mbed int o the shop window to get the dr ess. As soon as she saw it , the woman said s m any ti es.39。A man can never have too i nto t he cave hoping t o f ind buri ed tr easure. The leader of t he par ty was exami ni ng the soil near the entr ance t o the cave when the m achine showed that there was gol d under the gr ound. Ver y exci ted, t he par ty dug a hol e t wo f et deep. They fi nal ly f ound a smal gold coin which was alm ost wor thless. The part y t hen sear ched the whole cave thor oughly but di d not f ind anythi ng except an em pt y ti n t runk. I n spit e of t his, many peopl e are confi dent t hat 39。 I f ind i t beauti ful ,39。 I need not r em ind you of t hat ter ri ble t ie you bought yest erday.39。t have sai d t hat ,39。 I r emarked suddenly. I regr et ted sayi ng it alm ost at once. 39。t buy things we don39。 m y wif e answer ed as she l ooked at her sel f in the mi r or. I sat down on one of t hose modern chair s wi th holes i n it and wai ted. We had been in t he hat shop for half an hour and m y wi fe was sti l i n fr ont of t he mi r or. 39。You needn39。Do you cal that a hat ?39。 if you ate more and t al ked less, we woul d both enjoy our dinner !39。 Young man,39。 No,39。 Wil l you be st ayi ng in Engl and?39。 No,39。Wi l you be spending your holidays abr oad thi s year ?39。 No, 39。Wil you be seei ng it ?39。 A new play i s ing t o The Globe soon,39。 I am Mr John Gil ber t. 39。 No, 39。. Wor ker s wi l have pl eted t he new roads by the end of thi s year . By the end of next year , they wi l have fi nished wor k on t he new stadium. The f ine modern bui ldi ngs have been designed by Kurt Gunt er . Ever ybody wi l l be wat chi ng anxi ousl y as the new buil dings go up. We ar e al l ver y exci ted and ar e looking f orwar d to the Ol ympic Gam es because they have never been hel d bef ore i n t hi s count ry. Lesson38 Everyt hi ng except t he weather 惟獨(dú)沒有考慮到天氣 My old f ri end, Har ri son, had li ved i n the Mediter ranean for many year s befor e he retur ned to Engl and. He had oft en dreamed of reti r ing i n Engl and and had pl anned t o set tl e down in the count ry. He had no sooner r et urned than he bought a f ine house and went t o li ve there. Al most i mmediat el y he began to plai n about the weat her , for even t hough i t was st il l sum mer, it r a ined cont inual y and it was oft en bit terl y cold. Aft er so many year s of sunshi ne, Har ri son got a shock. He acted as if he had never l ived in Engl and bef ore. In the end, i t was more t han he coul d bear . He had har dly had t ime to set le down when he sold t he