【正文】 t he countr y. The dr eam he had had f or so m any year s ended t here. Har ison had t hought of ever yt hi ng except t he weather. Leson39 Am I all ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ Whi le John Gil bert was i n hospit al, he asked hi s doct or t o t el l hi m whet her hi s oper at i on had been succesf ul , but t he doct or r efused t o do so. The f ol lowi ng day, t he pati ent asked for a bedsi de t el ephone. When he was al one, he t el ephoned t he hospi t al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mil li ngt on. When t he doct or answer ed t he phone, Mr Gi l bert sai d he was inqui ri ng about a cert ain pati ent , a Mr John Gi lbert . He asked i f Mr Gi lbert 39。 No,39。 I am Mr John Gil ber t. 39。 A new play i s ing t o The Gl obe soon,39。Wi l you be seei ng it ?39。 she answer ed. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answered. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answer ed. I n despair , I asked her whet her she was enj oyi ng her di nner . 39。 she answer ed,39。 l esson41 Do you call t hat a hat ? 你把那個叫帽子嗎？ 39。 I sai d t o m y wif e. 39。t be so r ude about it ,39。 We m ust n39。t need, 39。You needn39。 m y wif e answer ed.39。 39。 I sai d. 39。The Revealer39。我國瓦楞紙板產(chǎn)量占世界總產(chǎn)量的比例，從 1995年的 %上 升到 2020年的 %。s bi cycl e! Lesson32 Shoppi ng m ade easy 購物變得很方便 People ar e not so honest as t hey once wer e. The t em pt ati on to st eal is gr eat er t han ever bef or eespeci al l y i n l arge shops. A det ecti ve r ecent l y wat ched a wel dr essed wom an who al ways went i nt o a l ar ge stor e on Monday mor ni ngs. One Monday, there wer e f ewer peopl e i n t he shop t han usual when t he woman cam e i n, so i t was easier f or t he det ect ive t o wat ch her. The wom an fi rst bought a f ew sm al ar ti cl es. Af t er a l it tl e tim e, she chose one of t he m ost expensi ve dr esses i n t he shop and handed i t o an assi st ant who wr apped it up f or her as quickly as possi bl e. Then t he woman sim pl y t ook t he par cel and wal ked out of the shop wit hout paying. When she was ar r est ed, t he detecti ve f ound out t hat t he shop assistant was her daught er. The gir l39。 her m ot her a fr ee dr ess once a wek ! l esson33 O ut of t he darkness 沖出黑暗 Nearl y a week passed bef or e t he gi rl was able t o expl ai n what had happened t o her. One af ter noon she set out fr om t he coast in a sm al l boat and was caught i n a st or m. Towar ds eveni ng, t he boat str uck a r ock and t he gi rl j um ped i nt o t he sea. Then she swam t o t he shor e aft er spendi ng t he whol e night in t he water. Dur i ng t hat t im e she covered a di st ance of e ight m il es. Earl y next m orni ng, she saw a li ght ahead. She knew she was near t he shore because t he l i ght was hi gh up on t he c li f s. On ar ri vi ng at t he shor e, t he gi rl str uggl ed up t he cli f t owards t he l i ght she had seen. That was al she r em em ber ed. When she woke up a day l at er, she f ound hersel f i n hospit al . Leson34 Q uick work 破案“神速” Ted Robi nson has been worr ied al t he week. Last Tuesday he r ecei ved a l et er f r om t he l ocal poli ce. I n the l et ter he was asked t o cal l at t he st ati on. Ted wondered why he was want ed by t he poli ce, but he went t o t he st ati on yest er day and now he i s not wor ri ed any m ore. At t he st ati on, he was t ol d by a sm il ing poli cem an t hat hi s bicycl 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 vil lage f our hundr ed mi les away. I t is now bei ng sent t o hi s hom e by t rai n. Ted was m ost sur pri sed when he heard t he ne ws. He was am used too, because he never expect ed t he bi cycl e t o be f ound. It was st ol en t went y year s ago when Ted was a boy of f if t en ! Lesson35 St op t hi ef ! 捉賊！ Rov Tr ent on used t o dri ve a t axi . A shor t whil e ago, however , he became a bus dr iver and he was not r egr et t ed i t. He i s f i ndi ng his new wor k f ar m ore excit ing. When he was dri vi ng al ong Cat f or d Str eet r ecentl y, he saw t wo t hieves r ush out of a s hop and r un towar ds a wai ti ng car . One of t hem was car r yi ng a bag f ul of m oney. Roy act ed qui ckl y 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 fr i ght t hat he dropped the bag. As the t hi eves wer e tr yi ng t o get away in t hei r car , Roy dr ove hi s bus i nto t he back of i t. Whi l e t he bat t er ed car was m ovi ng away, Roy st opped his bus and t el ephoned t he poli ce. The t hi eves39。cl ock i n t he mor ni ng. Er na is onl y f our teen year s old and she hopes l o set up a new worl d r ecor d. She i s a st r ong swim mer and many peopl e f el t hat she i s sur e t o succeed. Er na39。s school fr i ends wi l be wait i ng f or her on t he Engl i sh coast . Among t hem wil l be Er na39。 ti me. As a gr eat m any peopl e wi l be visit i ng t he count r y, t he government wil l be bui l di ng new hotels, an imm ense st adi um, and a f i ne new swi mmi ng pool . 39。Ol ym pi c Cit y39。s operati on had been successf ul and t he doct or t ol d hi m that i t had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi l bert woul d be al owed to go hom e and t he doct or t ol d hi m t ha t he woul d have to st ay i n hospi t al f or another t wo weeks. Then Dr Mi l ington asked t he cal l er i f he was a r el at ive of t he pa ti ent .39。 t he pat ient answer ed,39。 Lesson40 Food and t al k 進餐與交談 Last week at a di nner par t y, t he host ess asked m e t o sit next t o Mrs Rum bol d. Mr s Rum bol d was a l arge, unsmil i ng l ady i n a ti ght bl ack dr ess. She di d not even l ook up when I t ook m y seat beside her. Her eyes wer e f ixed on her pl ate and i n a shor t tim e, she was busy eat ing. I t r ied t o make conversati on. 39。 I sai d. 39。 No, 39。Wi l you be spendi ng your hol i days abr oad t hi s year ?39。 No,39。 Wil l you be st ayi ng i n Engl and?39。 No,39。 Young m an,39。 i f you at e m or e and tal ked l ess , we woul