【正文】 tal and the whole ar ea wil l be cal led 39。. Wor ker s wil l have pl et ed the new r oads by the end of this year. By t he end of next year , they wil l have f ini shed wor k on t he new st adi um. The fi ne modern buil dings have been desi gned by Kurt Gunter . Ever ybody wi l be wat chi ng anxi ously as t he new buil di ngs go up. We are al l ver y exc i ted and are l ooki ng for ward to t he Olym pi c Games because they have never been held bef or e i n thi s countr y. Lesson38 Everythi ng except the 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 Medit er anean f or many years bef or e he r et urned t o England. He had of ten dr eamed of r et ir ing in England and had planned to set le down i n t he countr y. He had no sooner r eturned t han he bought a fi ne house and went to l ive t her e. Al most imm edi at ely he bega n to pl ai n about t he weat her , for even though it was sti l summer, i t rained continual y and it was of ten bit ter ly cold. Af ter so many year s of sunshi ne, Har ri son got a shock. He acted as i f he had never l ived i n England bef ore. I n the end, i t was mor e than he coul d bear . He had hardly had t im e to set le down when he sol d the house and l eft the countr y. The dr eam he had had for so many year s ended t her e. Har r ison had thought of ever ything except t he weat her . Lesson39 Am I al l right? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gi l ber t was in hospi tal , he asked hi s doct or to t el him whether his oper ati on had been successf ul, but t he doct or refused to do so. The fol lowi ng day, t he pat ient asked for a bedsi de tel ephone. When he was al one, he t el ephoned the hospi tal exchange and asked for Doctor Mil lingt on. When t he doct or answered t he phone, Mr Gi lbert said he was i nqui ri ng about a cert ai n pati ent , a Mr John Gil ber t. He asked if Mr Gil ber t39。 No,39。 I am Mr John Gi lbert .39。t any i n si ght : t hey had al r un away! The m an l aughed when he r eal i zed what had happened. He cal ed out t o t he chil dren and t hr ew t he bal l back t o t he bank. Lesson31 Success st ory 成功者的故事 Yester day aft er noon Fr ank Hawki ns was tel i ng m e about his experi ences as a young m an. Fr ank i s now t he head of a ver y lar ge busi ness pany, but as a boy he used t o wor k i n a sm al shop. I t was hi s j ob t o r epai r bi cycl es and at t hat ti me he used t o work f ourt een hour s a day. He saved money f or year s and i n 1938 he bought a sm al l wor k shop of hi s own. Dur i ng t he war Fr ank used to m ake spare par ts f or aer opl anes. At that tim e he had t wo hel per s. By t he end of t he war , t he smal wor kshop had bee a lar ge f act or y which empl oyed seven hundred and t went yei ght peopl e. Fr ank smi l ed when he remember ed hi s har d earl y year s and the l ong road t o succes. He was sti l sm il i ng when t he door opened and hi s wi fe came i n. She want ed hi m to r epai r t heir son39。 gave39。 car was badl y dam aged and easy t o r ecognize. Shor tl y aft er war ds, t he poli ce st opped t he car and bot h m en were ar rested. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Hart i s goi ng t o swi m acr oss t he Engl ish Channel t om orr ow. She i s going t o set out fr om t he Fr ench coast at f i ve o39。s f at her wil l set out wit h her i n a smal boat. Mr Har t has t r ai ned hi s daught er f or year s. Tomorr ow he wil l be wat chi ng her anxi ousl y as she swim s the l ong di st ance t o England. Erna i nt ends t o t ake short r est s ever y t wo hour s. She wi l have som et hi ng t o dri nk but she wil l not eat any sol id 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 in our count r y i n f our years39。They wi l al so be buil di ng new roads and a special rail wayl ine. The Gam es wil l be hel d j ust out si de t he capit al and t he whol e ar ea wi l be cal ed 39。. Workers wi l have plet ed t he new r oads by t he end of t hi s year . By t he end of next year, t hey wil ha ve 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 Gunt er. Ever ybody wil l be watchi ng anxi ously as t he new bui l di ngs go up. We ar e al ver y excit ed and ar e l ooki ng for ward t o t he Olym pi c Gam es because t hey have never been held bef or e i n thi s 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 in t he Medit er anean f or m any years bef or e he r et ur ned t o Engl and. He had of ten dr eam ed of reti ri ng i n Engl and and had pl anned t o set l e down in t he count ry. He had no sooner r et urned t han he bought a fi ne house and went t o li ve t her e. Al most i mm edi at el y he began to pl ai n about t he weat her , f or even though it was sti l sum mer, i t rai ned cont i nual y and it was of ten bit t er ly col d. Af t er so many year s of sunshine, Har ri son got a shock. He act ed as i f he had never li ved i n Engl and bef or e. I n t he end, it was m or e t han he coul d bear. He had har dl y had ti me t o set tl e down when he sold t he house and l ef t the count r y. The dr eam he had had f or so m any year s ended t her e. Har ri son had t hought of ever yt hing 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 to t el l him whether hi s operati on had been successf ul, but t he doct or ref used t o do so. The f ol l owi ng day, t he pat ient asked f or a bedsi de t el ephone. When he was alone, he t elephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mil li ngt on. When t he doctor answer ed the phone, Mr Gil ber t sai d he was i nquir i ng about a cer tai n pat ient, a Mr John Gi lbert . He asked i f Mr Gi lbert 39。 No, 39。 I am Mr John Gil ber t.