【正文】 ly wat ched a wel l dressed wom an who always went i nto a large stor e on Monday mor nings. One M onday, 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 a nd 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 Nearl y a week pased before the gir l was abl e to expl ai n what had happened t o her . One aft ernoon she set out f r om t he coast i n a smal boat and was caught i n a stor m. Towards eveni ng, t he boat st ruck a r ock and the gir l jumped i nto t he sea. Then she swam t o t he shore af ter spending the whole ni ght i n the wat er. Dur ing t hat t ime she cover ed a distance of ei ght m il es. Earl y next mor ning, she saw a l ight ahead. She knew she was near t he shor e because the l ight was hi gh up on t he cl if fs. On ar ri vi ng at the shor e, t he gir l st ruggled up t he clif f towar ds the l ight she had sen. That was al l she r em em ber ed. When she woke up a day l ater, she found herself in hospit al. Lesson34 Quick work 破案“神速” Ted Robi nson has been wor r ied al t he wek. Last Tuesday he r eceived a l et er f rom the l ocal police. In the let ter he was asked t o cal l at t he st ation. Ted wonder ed why he was wanted by t he pol ice, but he went to the stati on yest er day and now he is not worr ied any mor e. At the stati on, he was t old by a smil ng poli ceman t hat hi s bi cycl e had been f ound. Five days ago, t he pol iceman tol d him, t he bicycl e was picked up in a smal vil lage four hundr ed mi les away. I t is now bei ng sent to hi s home by tr ain. Ted was most surpr ised when he hear d the news. He was amused t oo, because he never expect ed t he bicycle t o be found. It was stolen t wenty years ago when Ted was a boy of f if teen ! Lesson35 St op t hief! 捉賊！ Rov Tr enton used to dr ive a t axi . A shor t whil e ago, however , he became a busdr iver and he was not r egr eted i t. He is f inding hi s new work far mor e exci ti ng. When he was dr ivi ng al ong Catf or d St reet re cent ly, he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and r un towards a wai ti ng car . One of them was car rying a bag f ull of money. Roy act ed qui ckl y and drove the bus str aight at t he thieves. The one wi th t he money got such a fr i ght t hat he dropped the bag. As the t hieves wer e tr ying t o get away in t hei r car , Roy drove his bus i nt o t he back of it . Whi le t he bat tered car was moving away, Roy stopped hi s bus and t elephoned t he pol ice. The t hieves39。clock in the mor ning. Erna i s onl y f our teen year s old and she hopes l o set up a new worl d record. She is a st rong swim mer and many people feel t ha t she i s sur e to succeed. Erna39。 主營(yíng)業(yè)務(wù)： 香菇 、 黑木耳 、 香菇即食 產(chǎn) 品 。 ai r por t was built dur ing t he war , but f or som e reason i t coul d not be used then. Last year , however, i t came i nto use. Over a hundred people must have been dri ven away fr om t hei r hom es by the noise. I am one of t he few people left . Som et im es I t hink t his house wi l l be knocked down by a passing pl ane. I have been off er ed a l ar ge sum of money to go away, but I am determ ined to st ay her e. Ever ybody says I m ust be mad and t hey ar e probabl y r ight. Lesson22 A gl ass envelope 玻璃信封 My daught er, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a let er f r om a gi rl of her own age i n Hol land. Last year, we were t ravel ing a cross the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper wi th her nam e and addr ess on i t i nto a bot tl e. She t hr ew t he bot tl e int o t he sea. She never t hought of it agai n, but t en months lat er , she r ecei ved a let er f rom a gir l in Holl and. Both gi rl s wr it e to ea ch other regularl y now. However , they have decided t o use the post of fi ce. Let ers wi l cost a l it t1e mor e, but t hey wi l cert ainly tr avel faster. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a let er f rom my si st er yesterday. She li ves i n Ni ger ia. I n her l eter , she said t hat she would e t o England next year. I f she es, she wi l get a sur pri se. We ar e now l iving i n a beaut if ul new house i n the count r y. Work on i t had begun befor e my sist er l ef t. The house was pl eted f ive months ago. In m y let ter, I t ol d her that she could stay wi t h us. The house has many l ar ge r ooms and t her e i s a lovely garden. It i s a ver y m odern house, so i t looks st range to some people. It m ust be the onl y moder n house in t he distr ict. Lesson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬(wàn)幸 I ent er ed the hotel manager 39。 50 and I felt very upset. 39。 I said, 39。s not there now. 39。Ever yone39。 he said. He st ar ted t o plain about thi s wicked worl d but was inter rupted by a knock at the door. A gir l came i n and put an envelope on his desk. I t cont ai ned amp。I found thi s out side thi s gent leman39。 she sai d. 39。 I said t o the m anager, 39。 lesson25 Do the Engl i sh speak Engl i sh? 英國(guó)人講的是英語(yǔ)嗎？ I ar ived i n London at l ast . The r ail way st ati on was bi g, bl ack and dar k. I di d not know t he way t o my hotel , so I asked a por ter . I not only spoke Engl ish very car ef ull y, but ver y cl ear ly as wel . The por ter , however, could not under st and me。I am a f oreigner, 39。You39。 he said. I wonder . In England, each man speaks a di f erent language. The Engl ish under st and each ot her , but I don39。about39。about39。 What are you doing ?39。 I39。 I answered. 39。s a new one. Do you l ike i t ?39。 I t39。 she sai d, 39。t i t upsidedown