【正文】 ew f rom Bir mi ngham to a l onel y vil la ge in the Wel sh mountains. Since then, Capt ai n Fawcet t has f lown passengers t o many unusual places. Once he landed on the r oof of a block of f lats and on another occasi on, he l anded i n a deser ted car par k. Captai n Fawcet t has j ust r ef used a st range request f rom a busi nessm an. The man want ed to f ly to Rockal , a lonel y i sl and i n t he Atl ant ic Ocean, but Captain Fawcet t di d not take him because the t ri p was too danger ous. Leson30 Foot ball or polo? 足球還是水球？ The Wayl e is a smal l r iver that cut s acr oss the park near my home. I li ke si t ing by t he Wayle on fi ne af ter noons. I t was warm l ast Sunday, so I went and sat on t he ri ver bank as usual. Some chil dren wer e playing games on t he bank and t her e were some people r owing on t he ri ver . Suddenly, one of the chil dr en kicked a bal ver y hard and i t went t owards a passi ng boat . Some people on the bank cal led out to t he man i n the boat, but he di d not hear them. The bal str uck hi m so hard that he nearl y f el l int o the wat er . I tur ned t o l ook at t he chi ldren, but t her e wer en39。s bicycle! Lesson32 Shoppi ng 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 eater than ever befor e especi aly in l arge shops. A detecti ve recent ly watched a wel dr essed woman who always went int o a l ar ge st ore on Monday mornings. One Monday, t her e were fewer peopl e i n t he shop than usual when the wom an cam e in, so it was easi er f or the detecti ve to wat ch her . The woman f ir st bought a f ew smal ar ticl es. Af ter a li t le t im e, she chose one of the most expensi ve dresses i n the shop and handed it t o an asist ant who wr apped i t up for her as qui ckl y as possibl e. Then the wom an si mply took the par cel and walked out of t he shop wi t hout payi ng. When she was ar reste d, t he det ect ive f ound out t hat the shopassi st ant was her daughter . The gi rl 39。 her mother a f ree dr ess once a week ! l eson33 Out of the darknes 沖出黑暗 Near l y a week passed bef ore t he gir l was abl e to explai n what had happened t o her . One aft er noon she set out f rom the coast i n a smal boat and was caught in a storm . Towar ds evening, the boat st ruck a r ock and t he gir l jumped int o the sea. Then she swam t o the shore af ter spending t he whole ni ght i n the wat er . Duri ng that ti me she cover ed a distance of ei ght mi les. Ear ly next mor ni ng, she saw a l ight ahead. She knew she was near t he shor e because t he li ght was hi gh up on the cl if fs. On ar ivi ng at he shor e, t he gir l st ruggled up t he cl if f towar ds the li ght she had sen. That was al she remem ber ed. W hen she woke up a day l at er, she found her sel f in hospit al . Lesson34 Q uick work 破案“神速” Ted Robinson has been wor ri ed al the week. Last Tuesday he r eceived a l et ter f rom the l ocal pol ice. In t he let ter he was asked to 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 the stati on, he was t old by a smi li ng policeman t hat his bi cycl e had been f ound. Five days ago, the pol iceman tol d him, t he bi cycl e was picked up in a smal l vil age four hundr ed mil es away. I t is now being sent to hi s home by tr ain. Ted was most surpr ised when he hear d t he news . He was amused t oo, because he never expect ed the bicycle t o be found. It was stolen t wenty years ago when Ted was a boy of f if teen ! Leson35 St op t hi ef ! 捉賊！ Rov Tr ent on used t o dr ive a t axi . A shor t whil e ago, however , he became a bus dr iver and he was not r egr et ted i t. He i s f inding hi s new work far mor e exci ting. When he was dr iving al ong Catf or d St reet r ecent ly, he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a wai ti ng car . One of them was car ying a bag f ull of money. Roy acted qui ckl y and dr ove the bus str ai ght at t he thieves. The one wi th t he money got such a fr ight that he dropped the bag. As the t hi eves wer e tr ying t o get away i n t hei r car , Roy drove his bus int o the back of it . Whil e t he bat tered car was moving away, Roy st opped hi s bus and t el ephoned the pol ice. The t hieves39。cl ock in t he mor ni ng. Er na is onl y four teen year s ol d and she hopes l o set up a new worl d r ecord. She is a st rong swi mmer and many people feel that she i s sur e to succee d. Erna39。s school f ri ends wi l l be wai ti ng for her on the Engli sh coast. Am ong t hem wi l be Er na39。 t ime. As a gr eat many peopl e wi l be visit ing the count ry, the government wil l be bui ldi ng new hote ls, an immense stadium, and a f ine new swi mmi ng pool . 39。Ol ym pic Ci ty39。s operati on had been succe ssf ul and the doct or told hi m that it had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi lbert would be al lowed t o go home and t he doctor t old hi m t hat he woul d have t o stay i n hospit al for anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mi l l i ngton asked the cal er i f he was a rel at ive of t he pat ient. 39。 t he pat ient answer ed, 39。 Lesson40 Food and t alk 進餐與交談 Last week at a di nner part y, the host es asked m e to si t next to Mr s Rumbold. Mr s Rumbold was a large, unsmi li ng lady i n a t ight bl ack dr es. She did not even l ook up when I took m y seat beside her . Her eyes were f ixed on her plate and i n a shor t ti me, she was busy eat ing. I tr ied t o make conver sati on. 39。 I said. 39。 39。 she answer ed. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answered. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answered. I n despair , 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 said t o my wif e. 39。t be so r ude about i t, 39。 We must n39。t need,39。You needn39。 my wif e answer ed. 39。 39。 I sai d. 39。The Revealer 3