【正文】 t o fl y t o Rockal l, a lonely island in the At lanti c Ocean, but Capt ai n Fawcet t did not take him because the t ri p was too dangerous. Lesson30 Football or polo? 足球還是水球？ The Wayl e is a smal l ri ver t hat cuts across the park near my home. I li ke si t ing by t he Wayle on fi ne af ter noons. It was war m l ast Sunday, so I went and sat on the r iver bank as usual. Some chil dr en were pl ayi ng games on the bank and there wer e some peopl e rowi ng on t he ri ver . Suddenl y, one of t he chi ldr en ki cked a bal l ver y har d and i t went t owar ds a passing boat. Some peopl e on t he bank cal ed out t o the m an in t he boat , but he did not hear t hem . The bal l st ruck him so hard t hat he nearl y fel l i nto t he water . I t urned t o look at the chil dren, but t her e weren39。s bicycl e! Lesson32 Shopping m ade easy 購物變得很方便 People ar e not so honest as t hey once were. The tempt ation to steal is gr eat er t han ever bef oreespecial ly i n lar ge shops. A detective r ecentl y wat ched a wel l dressed woman who always went i nto a large stor e on Monday mor nings. One Monday, there wer e f ewer people i n the shop than usual when t he woman cam e in, so it was easi er for the detecti ve to watch her. The woman f ir st bought a few smal l ar ti cl es. Af ter a l it tl e ti me, she chose one of the most expensive dr esses i n t he shop and handed i t o an assi st ant who wrapped it up f or her as qui ckly as possibl e. Then t he woman simpl y took t he par cel and walked out of the shop wit hout paying. When she was ar rested, the detecti ve found out t hat t he shopassi stant was her daught er . The gir l39。 her mot her a f r e dr es once a week ! lesson33 Out of t he darknes 沖出黑暗 Near l y a week passed bef or e t he gi rl was abl e t o explai n what had happened t o her . One aft er noon she set out f rom the coast i n a sm al l boat and was caught i n a st orm. Towar ds evening, the boat st ruck a r ock and t he gi rl j um ped i nt o t he sea. Then she swam t o t he shore aft er spending t he whol e ni ght i n the wat er . Duri ng that tim e she cover ed a di st ance of ei ght mi les. Ear ly next m or ni ng, she saw a li ght ahead. She knew she was near t he shor e because t he li ght was hi gh up on the cli f s. On ar ivi ng at t he shor e, t he gi rl str uggl ed up t he cli f f t owar ds t he li ght she had seen. That was al she remem ber ed. When she woke up a day l at er , she f ound her sel f in hospi t al. Lesson34 Q ui ck work 破案“神速” Ted Robi nson has been wor ri ed al t he week. Last Tuesday he r ecei ved a l et er f rom t he l ocal pol i ce. I n t he l et ter he was asked t o cal l at t he st at i on. Ted wonder ed why he was wanted by t he pol i ce, but he went t o the stati on yest er day and now he is not worr i ed any m or e. At the stati on, he was t old by a smi li ng poli cem an t hat hi s bi cycl e had been f ound. Fi ve days ago, t he pol icem an t ol d him, t he bicycl e was pi cked up i n a sm al l vi l age f our hundr ed m il es away. I t i s now bei ng sent to hi s hom e by tr ain. Ted was most sur pr ised when he hear d t he news. He was am used t oo, because he never expect ed t he bi cycle t o be f ound. It was st ol en t went y years ago when Ted was a boy of f if teen ! Leson35 St op t hief! 捉賊！ Rov Tr ent on used t o dri ve a taxi. A short whi l e ago, however, he becam e a bus dri ver and he was not regret ed it . He i s fi ndi ng his new wor k f ar m ore excit ng. When he was dri ving al ong Cat for d Str eet r ecentl y, he saw t wo t hi eves r ush out of a shop and run t owar ds a wait i ng car. One of t hem was car yi ng a bag f ul l of m oney. Roy act ed quickly and dr ove t he bus st rai ght at the t hi eves. The one wit h t he m oney got such a f ri ght t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he thi eves wer e t r yi ng t o get away i n their ca r, Roy dr ove hi s bus i nt o t he back of i t. Whi l e the bat er ed car was m ovi ng away, Roy st opped his bus and t el ephoned the poli ce. The t hi eves39。cl ock in t he morni ng. Er na is only fourt een year s ol d and she hopes lo set up a new wor ld rec or d. She is a str ong swim mer and m any people f eel t hat she is sure t o succeed. Er na39。s school f ri ends wi l be wait ing for her on t he Engli sh coast . Among t hem wi l be Erna39。 ti me. As a great many peopl e wil l be visit ing t he countr y, the gover nment wi l l be bui lding new hot el s, an i mmense st adi um, and a fi ne new swim ming pool. 39。Ol ympic Cit y39。s oper ati on had been successf ul and t he doct or t old hi m t hat i t had been. He then asked when Mr Gil bert would be al lowed t o go home and the doctor t ol d him t hat he would have t o st ay in hospit al f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mil ington 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 par ty, the host es asked me to si t next to Mr s Rumbold. Mr s Rumbold was a large, unsmi li ng lady i n a t i ght bl ack dr ess. She di d not even l ook up when I took my seat beside her. Her eyes wer e f ixed on her pl ate and i n a shor t ti me, she was busy eat ing. I tr ied t o make conversati on. 39。 I sai d. 39。 39。 she answer ed. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answered. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answered. In despair , I asked her whether 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 sai d t o my wi f e. 39。t be so rude about i t, 39。 We must n39。t need, 39。You needn39。 my wi f e answer ed. 39。 39。 I said. 39。The Reveal er 39。 No Par king39。t axi39。Pi l at us Port er 39。s f ir st passenger was a doct or who fl ew f r om Bir mi ngham to a l onel y vil l age i n t he Wel sh m ountai ns. Since t hen, Capt ai n Fawcet t has fl own pasenger s t o m any unusual places. Once he l anded on t he r oof of a bl