【正文】 ul l of m oney. Roy act ed qui ckl y and drove t he bus str aight at t he thi eves. The one wi th the money got such a f ri ght t hat he dr opped t he bag. As the t hieves were t ryi ng to get away in t hei r car , Roy drove his bus i nto t he back of i t. Whi le t he bat ter ed car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned t he pol ice. The thieves39。cl ock in t he morni ng. Er na is only four teen year s ol d and she hopes lo set up a new wor ld record. She is a str ong swim mer and m any people f eel t hat she is sure to succeed. Er na39。s school f ri ends wi l be wa i ting for her on the 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 ym pic Ci ty39。s operati on had been successf ul and t he doct or told hi m that it had been. He then asked when Mr Gi lbert would be al lowed t o go home and t he doctor t old hi m t hat he would have t o stay i n hospit al for anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mil li ngt on asked the cal er if he was a r el ati ve of t he pat ient. 39。 the pati ent answer ed, 39。 Lesson40 Food and t alk 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a dinner par ty, the hostes asked me t o sit next t o Mr s Rumbold. Mr s Rumbold was a lar ge, unsm il ing l ady i n a t ight black dress. She did not even look up when I t ook m y seat besi de her . Her eyes were fi xed on her plat e and in a short t ime, she was busy eati ng. I tr ied t o make conver sat ion. 39。 I said. 39。 39。 she answered. 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 cal l that a hat ? 你把那個(gè)叫帽子嗎？ 39。 I said t o my wif e. 39。t be so r ude about it, 39。 We must n39。t need,39。You needn39。 my wif e answer ed. 39。 39。 I sai d. 39。t any i n si ght: t hey had al l run away! The m an l aughed when he r eali zed what had happened. He cal ed out t o t he chi ldr en and t hrew the bal back to t he bank. Lesson31 Suces st ory 成功者的故事 Yester day af ter noon Fr ank Hawki ns was t el i ng m e about hi s experi ences as a young m an. Fr ank i s now t he head of a ver y lar ge business pany, but as a boy he used t o wor k i n a sm al l shop. It was hi s job t o r epair bi cycl es and at that im e he used t o wor k f our teen hour s a day. He saved m oney f or years and i n 1938 he bought a sm al l work shop of his own. Duri ng t he war Fr ank used t o m ake spar e part s for aeroplanes. At t hat ti me he had t wo helpers. By t he end of t he war, t he sm al l work shop had be e a lar ge f act or y which empl oyed seven hundred and t went yei ght peopl e. Fr ank smi l ed when he r em em bered hi s har d ear l y year s and t he l ong r oad to success. He was st il l smi li ng when t he door opened and his wi f e cam e in. She want ed him t o repai r t heir son39。 gave39。 car was badl y dam aged and easy t o r ecognize. Shor tl y aft er war ds, t he poli ce st opped t he car and bot h m en we r e ar r ested. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Hart i s goi ng t o swi m acr oss t he Engl i sh Channel t om orr ow. She is goi ng t o set out f rom the Fr ench coast at fi ve o39。s f at her wi l set out wi th her i n a sm al l boat . Mr Hart has t rai ned hi s daughter f or years. Tom orr ow he wi l be wat chi ng her anxiousl y as she swi ms t he l ong di st ance t o Engl and. Er na i nt ends t o take shor t r ests every t wo hours. She wil l have somet hi ng t o dr i nk but she wil l not eat any soli d f ood. Most of Er na39。s m ot her, who swam t he Channel her self when she was a gi rl. Lesson37 The O lym pi c G ames 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) The Olym pi c Gam es wil l be hel d i n our countr y i n f our year s39。They wil al so be bui ldi ng new r oads and a special r ai l wayl i ne. The Games wil l be hel d j ust outsi de t he capit al and t he whol e ar ea wil l be cal led 39。. Wor ker s wi l have pl et ed t he new roads by the end of t hi s year. By t he end of next year, t hey wi l have fi nished wor k on the new st adi um . The fi ne m oder n buil di ngs have been desi gned by Kur t Gunter. Ever ybody wi l be wat chi ng anxi ousl y as t he new buil di ngs go up. We ar e al l ver y exci ted and ar e looki ng f or war d t o the Ol ym pic Gam es because t hey have never been hel d befor e in t his count r y. Lesson38 Everyt hi ng except t he weat her 惟獨(dú)沒有考慮到天氣 My old f ri end, Har ri son, had li ved i n 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 e ti ri ng in Engl and and had pl anned t o set le down in t he count ry. He had no sooner r et ur ned t han he bought a f ine house and went t o li ve t here. Alm ost im mediat el y he began t o plai n about the 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 bi t erl y col d. 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 t he 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 le ft t he countr y. The dream he had had f or so m any years ended there. Har i son had t hought of everyt hi ng except the weat her. Lesson39 Am I all ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ Whi l e John Gi lbert 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 to do so. The f ol lowi ng day, t he pati ent asked f or 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 the doct or answer ed t he phone, Mr Gi l ber t sai d he was inquir ing about a cert ain pati ent , a Mr John Gi lbert . He asked i f Mr Gi l bert 39。 No,39。 I am Mr John Gil ber t