【正文】 ave som et hi ng t o dri nk but she wi 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 Ol ym pic G am es 奧林匹克運動會 The Ol ym pi c Gam es wil 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 rail wayl ine. The Gam es wil l be hel d j ust outside t he capit al and t he whole ar ea wil l be cal ed 39。. Wor ker s wil l have pl et ed t he new r oads by the end of t hi s year. By the end of next year , t hey wi l have fi nished work on t he new st adi um. The f i ne m oder n buil di ngs have been desi gned by Kur t 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 exci ted and ar e l ooki ng f or war d t o t he Olym pi c Gam es because t hey have never been hel d bef or e i n thi s countr y. Lesson38 Everythi ng except t he weat her 惟獨沒有考慮到天氣 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 r et ir i ng i n Engl and and had planned to set le down i n t he countr y. He had no sooner ret ur ned than he bought a f i ne house and went t o li ve there. 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 ai ned cont inual l y and i t was oft en bit erl y cold. Aft er so m any year s of sunshi ne, Har ri son got a shock. He acted as if he had never l i ved i n Engl and bef or e. I n the end, i t was mor e than he coul d bear . He had hardl y had t im e t o set l e down when he sol d t he house and l eft t he countr y. The dr eam he had had f or so m any years ended there. Har ison had t hought of everyt hi ng except t he weather. Lesson39 Am I all ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ Whi le John Gil bert was i n hospi t al, he asked hi s doct or to t el him whet her his operati on had been successf ul, but the doct or ref used t o do so. The f oll owing day, t he pat i ent asked f or a bedside t el ephone. When he was al one, he telephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mi l ington. When t he doct or answer ed t he phone, Mr Gil bert sai d he was i nqui ri ng about a c er t ai n pat i ent, a Mr John Gil ber t. He asked if Mr Gil ber t39。 No,39。 I am Mr John Gi l bert .39。 A new pl ay i s i ng t o The Gl obe soon,39。Wil you be seei ng it ?39。 No,39。Wi l you be spendi ng your holi days abr oad t hi s year ?39。 No,39。 Wi l you be stayi ng i n England?39。 No, 39。 Young m an, 39。 if you at e m ore and t al ked less, we woul d both enj oy our di nner !39。Do you cal t hat a hat ?39。You needn39。 m y wi f e answered as she looked at herself i n t he m ir r or . I sat down on one of those m oder n chai r s wit h hol es i n i t and wait ed. We had been i n t he hat shop f or hal f an hour and m y wif e was sti l i n fr ont of t he m ir r or . 39。t buy t hings we don39。 I r em arked suddenly. I r egr et ted sayi ng it alm ost at once. 39。t have sai d that,39。 I need not r emi nd you of that ter i bl e ti e you bought yest er day. 39。 I fi nd i t beauti ful, 39。A man can never have too i nto t he cave hopi ng t o f ind buri ed tr easur e. The l eader of t he par t y was exami ni ng t he soil near the entr ance t o t he cave when t he m achi ne showed t hat t her e was gol d under t he ground. Ver y exci t ed, t he part y dug a hol e t wo f eet deep. They f inal y f ound a sm al l gol d coi n whi ch was al most wort hl es. The par t y then sear ched t he whol e cave thor oughly but di d not f ind anythi ng except an em pt y ti n tr unk. I n spit e of this, many peopl e are confi dent t hat 39。 may r eveal som et hi ng of val ue f ai rl y soon. Leson56 Fast er t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a r ace i s hel d f or ol d cars. A l ot of cars ent er ed f or t hi s r ace l ast year and t her e was a gr eat deal of e xcit em ent j ust bef or e it began. One of t he m ost handsom e car s was a Roll s Royce Si l ver Ghost . The most unusual car was a Benz which had only t hree wheels. 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, the r ace began. Many of t he car s broke down on t he cour se and som e dri vers spent m or e ti me under t heir cars t han i n t hem ! A f ew car s, however, pl et ed t he r ace. The wi nni ng car r eached a speed of f or t y m il es an hour much f ast er t han any of it s ri val s. I t sped downhil l at t he end of t he r ace and it s dri ver had a l ot of t r ouble t r yi ng to st op it. The r ace gave ever yone a great deal of pl easur e. It was ver y dif fer ent f rom m oder n car races but no l ess exci ti ng. Leson57 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 tat ed f or a m om ent, she fi nal l y went i n and asked t o se a dr e s t hat was i n t he window. The assistant who ser ved her di d not l i ke t he way she was dr esed. Glanci ng at her scor nf ul y, he tol d her t hat t he dr es was sol d. The wom an wal ked out of t he shop angr il y and deci ded t o punish t he assi stant next day. She r et ur ned t o t he shop t he f ol owi ng m or ni ng dr essed i n a f ur coat, wit h a handbag i n one hand and a long umbr el la i n t he ot her . Aft er seking out t he r ude assistant she asked for t he sam e dr ess. Not r eal i zi ng who she was, t he assi st ant was eager t o serve her thi s t im e wit h gr eat dif fi cul t y, he clim bed i nt o t he shop wi ndow to get t he dr ess. As soon as she saw it , t he wom an said s m any ti es.39。And a woman can39。 she answer ed. Ten m inut es l at er we wal ked out of t he shop t oget her . My wif e was weari ng a hat t hat l ooked l ike a l ight house ! Lesson42 Not very m usi cal 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a l ong wal k t hr ough one of t he mar ket s of Ol d Del hi , we st opped at a square t o have a r