新概念英語閱讀短

Lesson1Aprivateconversation私人談話

LastweekIwenttothetheatre.Ihadaverygoodseat.Theplaywasveryinteresting.Ididnotenjoyit.A

youngmanandayoungwomanweresittingbehindme.Theyweretalkingloudly.Igotveryangry.Icouldnot

heartheactors.Iturnedround.Ilookedatthemanandthewomanangrily.Theydidnotpayanyattention.Inthe

end,Icouldnotbearit.Iturnedroundagain.'Ican'thearaword!11saidangrily.'It'snoneofyourbusiness,'the

youngmansaidrudely.Thisisaprivateconversation!*.

Lesson2Breakfastorlunch?早餐還是午餐？

ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.Isometimesstayinbeduntillunchtime.

LastSundayIgotupverylate.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Itwasdarkoutside.

Whataday!11thought.rIt*srainingagain?Justthen,thetelephonerang.ItwasmyauntLucy.1I'vejustarrivedby

train,*shesaid.'I'mcomingtoseeyou.*'ButI'mstillhavingbreakfast/1said.

'Whatareyoudoing?fsheasked.1Tmhavingbreakfast/Irepeated.

Dearme,1shesaid.*Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?It*soneo'clock!"

Lesson3Pleasesendmeacard請給我寄一張明信片

Postcardsalwaysspoilmyholidays.Lastsummer,IwenttoItaly.Ivisitedmuseumsandsatinpublicgardens.A

friendlywaitertaughtmeafewwordsofItalian.Thenhelentmeabook.Ireadafewlines,butIdidnot

understandaword.EverydayIthoughtaboutpostcards.Myholidayspassedquickly,butIdidnotsendanycards

tomyfriends.OnthelastdayImadeabigdecision.Igotupearlyandboughtthirty-sevencards.Ispentthe

wholedayinmyroom,butIdidnotwriteasinglecard!

Lesson4Anexcitingtrip激動人心的旅行

Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.HeisinAustralia.Hehasbeenthereforsixmonths.Timisan

engineer.HeisworkingforabigfirmandhehasalreadyvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplacesinAustralia.

HehasjustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAliceSprings,asmalltowninthecentreofAustralia.He

willsoonvisitDarwin.Fromthere,hewillflytoPerth.

Mybrotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore,soheisfindingthistripveryexciting.

Lesson5Nowrongnumbers無錯號之虞

MrJamesScotthasagarageinSilburyandnowhehasjustboughtanothergarageinPinhurst.Pinhurstisonly

fivemilesfromSilbury,butMrScottcannotgetatelephoneforhisnewgarage,sohehasjustboughttwelve

pigeons.Yesterday,apigeoncarriedthefirstmessagefromPinhursttoSilbury.Thebirdcoveredthedistancein

threeminutes.Uptonow,MrScotthassentagreatmanyrequestsforsparepartsandotherurgentmessagesfrom

onegaragetotheother.Inthisway,hehasbegunhisownprivatetelephoneservice.

Lesson6PercyButtons珀西?巴頓斯

IhavejustmovedtoahouseinBridgeStreet.Yesterdayabeggarknockedatmydoor.Heaskedmeforameal

andaglassofbeer.Inreturnforthis,thebeggarstoodonhisheadandsangsongs.Igavehimameal.Heatethe

foodanddrankthebeer.Thenheputapieceofcheeseinhispocketandwentaway.Lateraneighbourtoldme

abouthim.Everybodyknowshim.HisnameisPercyButtons.Hecallsateveryhouseinthestreetonceamonth

andalwaysasksforamealandaglassofbeer.

Lesson7Toolate為時太晚

Theplanewaslateanddetectiveswerewaitingattheairportallmorning.Theywereexpectingavaluableparcel

ofdiamondfromSouthAfrica.Afewhoursearlier,someonehadtoldthepolicethatthieveswouldtrytostealthe

diamonds.Whentheplanearrived,someofthedetectiveswerewaitinginsidethemainbuildingwhileothers

werewaitingontheairfield.TwomentooktheparcelofftheplaneandcarrieditintotheCustomsHouse.While

twodetectiveswerekeepingguardatthedoor,twoothersopenedtheparcel.Totheirsurprise,thepreciousparcel

wasfullofstonesandsand!

Lesson8Thebestandtheworst最好的和最差的

JoeSandershasthemostbeautifulgardeninourtown.NearlyeverybodyentersforTheNicestGarden

Competition'eachyear,butJoewinseverytime.BillFrith'sgardenislargerthanJoe's.BillworksharderthanJoe

andgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe'sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuilt

awoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegarden

competitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!

Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇

OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.Itwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehad

gatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes*time.Fifteenminutespassedand

then,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothing

happened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,'It'stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!11lookedatmywatch.

Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.

Lesson10Notforjazz不適于演奏爵士樂

Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord（翼琴）.ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Our

clavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtby

mygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthe

keystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.It

isbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather's.

Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother禮尚往來

IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer'sofficeyearsago,buthe

isnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysit

back.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewas

eating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately.'Ihaveneverborrowed

anymoneyfromyou,*Harrysaid,'sonowyoucanpayformydinner!'

Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再見，一路順風(fēng)

Ourneighbor,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.We'Umeethimattheharborearlyin

themorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Topsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlantic

manytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto'clocksowe'Hhaveplentyoftime.We'llseehisboatandthen

we41saygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.Hewilltakepartinan

importantraceacrosstheAtlantic.

Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys綠林少年

TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.They

willbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung

peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers'

Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.As

usual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameonthese

occasions.

Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你會講英語嗎？

Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear.AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothe

nexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmefbralift.Assoonashehadgotinto

thecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,Ido

notknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoung

mansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,*DoyouspeakEnglish?'AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!

Lesson15Goodnews佳音

ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.Hedid

notlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldme

thatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhad

come.'Mr.Harmsworth,'Isaidinaweakvoice.'Don'tinterrupt,'heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwould

receiveanextra&100ayear!

Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有禮的要求

Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyou

gowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.Duringa

holidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:'Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa“NoParking"area.

Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder.'Ifyoureceive

arequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!

Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常駐

MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthe

stageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.

Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadto

wearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,

'Daring,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!'

Iessonl8Heoftendoesthis!他經(jīng)常干這種事！

AfterIhadhadlunchatavillagepub,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowit

wasn'tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein.'Didyouhaveagoodmeal?'heasked.Yes,thank

you,'Ianswered,'butIcan'tpaythebill.Ihaven'tgotmybag.'Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.

Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome.Tmverysorry,*hesaid'Mydoghadtakenit

intothegarden.Heoftendoesthis.'

Lessonl9Soldout票已售完

Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,*Isaid.

Itmayhavebegunalready/Susananswered.

1hurriedtotheticket-office.rMayIhavetwoticketsplease?*Iasked.

Tmsorry,we'vesoldout,'thegirlsaid.

'Whatapity!,Susanexclaimed.

Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office.

'CanIreturnthesetwotickets?*heasked.

'Certainly；thegirlsaid.

'CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?'Iasked.

'Certainly,rthegirlsaid,'buttheyarefornextWednesday'sperformance.

'Imightaswellhavethem,*Isaidsadly.

Lesson20Onemaninaboat獨坐孤舟

Fishingismyfavoritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Some

fishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inever

catchanything—notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithan

emptybag.Youmustgiveupfishing!1myfriendssay.'It'sawasteoftime.'Buttheydon'trealizeoneimportant

thing.Fmnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!

Lesson21Madornot?是不是瘋了？

Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.The

airportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameinto

use.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefew

peopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalarge

sumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobably

right.

Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封

Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,wewere

travellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.She

threwthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlin

Holland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letters

willcostalittlemore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.

Lesson23Anewhouse新居

Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEngland

nextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenowlivinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Work

onithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshe

couldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soit

looksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodemhouseinthedistrict.

Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之萬幸

Ienteredthehotelmanager'sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset/Ileftthemoneyinmy

room/Isaid,'andit'snottherenow.'Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing.'Everyone'slosing

moneythesedays/hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthe

door.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o.'Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman's

room'shesaid.Well,'Isaidtothemanager,'thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!'

Iesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英國人講的是英語嗎？

IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soI

askedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnot

understandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespoke

neitherslowlynorclearly.rIamaforeigner,'Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.My

teacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.Thenhesaidsomething

andIunderstoodit.You'llsoonlearnEnglish!'hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferent

language.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon'tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?

Iesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美術(shù)評論家

IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodemart.They

alwaystellyouwhatapictureis'about1.Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot'about'anything.Theyarejustpretty

patterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoften

appreciatemodempicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystells

mewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday.*Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.'

I'mhangingthispictureonthewall,*Ianswered.It'sanewone.Doyoulikeit?'Shelookedatitcriticallyfora

moment.'It'sallright/shesaid,'butisn'titupside-down?rIlookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!

Lesson27Awetnight雨夜

Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookeda

mealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstories

andsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefire

andcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddle

ofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheir

sleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.The

streamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!

Lesson28Noparking禁止停車

JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,

buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists,whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthat

someonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarage

evenonce.Jasperhasputup*NoParking*signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasput

anuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.Iaskedhimwhatitwasandhetold

methatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeen

turnedtostoneyet!

Lesson29Taxi!出租汽車！

CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The'taxi'isasmallSwissaeroplane

calledaPilatusPorter*.Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,

however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett'sfirst

passengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,

CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsand

onanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfroma

businessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnot

takehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.

Lesson30Footballorpolo?足球還是水球？

TheWayleisasmallriverthatcutsacrosstheparknearmyhome.IlikesittingbytheWayleonfineafternoons.

ItwaswarmlastSunday,soIwentandsatontheriverbankasusual.Somechildrenwereplayinggamesonthe

bankandthereweresomepeoplerowingontheriver.Suddenly,oneofthechildrenkickedaballveryhardandit

wenttowardsapassingboat.Somepeopleonthebankcalledouttothemanintheboat,buthedidnothearthem.

Theballstruckhimsohardthathenearlyfellintothewater.Iturnedtolookatthechildren,butthereweren'tany

insight:theyhadallrunaway!Themanlaughedwhenherealizedwhathadhappened.Hecalledouttothe

childrenandthrewtheballbacktothebank.

Lesson31Successstory成功者的故事

YesterdayafternoonFrankHawkinswastellingmeabouthisexperiencesasayoungman.Frankisnowthehead

ofaverylargebusinesscompany,butasaboyheusedtoworkinasmallshop.Itwashisjobtorepairbicycles

andatthattimeheusedtoworkfourteenhoursaday.Hesavedmoneyforyearsandin1938heboughtasmall

work-shopofhisown.DuringthewarFrankusedtomakesparepartsforaeroplanes.Atthattimehehadtwo

helpers.Bytheendofthewar,thesmallwork-shophadbecomealargefactorywhichemployedsevenhundred

andtwenty-eightpeople.Franksmiledwhenherememberedhishardearlyyearsandthelongroadtosuccess.He

wasstillsmilingwhenthedooropenedandhiswifecamein.Shewantedhimtorepairtheirson'sbicycle!

Lesson32Shoppingmadeeasy購物變得很方便

Peoplearenotsohonestastheyoncewere.Thetemptationtostealisgreaterthaneverbefore-especiallyinlarge

shops.Adetectiverecentlywatchedawell-dressedwomanwhoalwayswentintoalargestoreonMonday

mornings.OneMonday,therewerefewerpeopleintheshopthanusualwhenthewomancamein,soitwaseasier

fbrthedetectivetowatchher.Thewomanfirstboughtafewsmallarticles.Afteralittletime,shechoseoneofthe

mostexpensivedressesintheshopandhandedittoanassistantwhowrappeditupforherasquicklyaspossible.

Thenthewomansimplytooktheparcelandwalkedoutoftheshopwithoutpaying.Whenshewasarrested,the

detectivefoundoutthattheshop-assistantwasherdaughter.Thegirl*gave*hermotherafreedressonceaweek!

Iesson33Outofthedarkness沖出黑暗

Nearlyaweekpassedbeforethegirlwasabletoexplainwhathadhappenedtoher.Oneafternoonshesetout

fromthecoastinasmallboatandwascaughtinastorm.Towardsevening,theboatstruckarockandthegirl

jumpedintothesea.Thensheswamtotheshoreafterspendingthewholenightinthewater.Duringthattimeshe

coveredadistanceofeightmiles.Earlynextmorning,shesawalightahead.Sheknewshewasneartheshore

becausethelightwashighuponthecliffs.Onarrivingattheshore,thegirlstruggleduptheclifftowardsthelight

shehadseen.Thatwasallsheremembered.Whenshewokeupadaylater,shefoundherselfinhospital.

Lesson34Quickwork破案"神速”

TedRobinsonhasbeenworriedalltheweek.LastTuesdayhereceivedaletterfromthelocalpolice.Intheletter

hewasaskedtocallatthestation.Tedwonderedwhyhewaswantedbythepolice,buthewenttothestation

yesterdayandnowheisnotworriedanymore.Atthestation,hewastoldbyasmilingpolicemanthathisbicycle

hadbeenfound.Fivedaysago,thepolicemantoldhim,thebicyclewaspickedupinasmallvillagefourhundred

milesaway.Itisnowbeingsenttohishomebytrain.Tedwasmostsurprisedwhenheheardthenews.He

wasamusedtoo,becauseheneverexpectedthebicycletobefound.ItwasstolentwentyyearsagowhenTed

wasaboyoffifteen!

Lesson35Stopthief!捉賊！

RovTrentonusedtodriveataxi.Ashortwhileago,however,hebecameabus-driverandhewasnotregrettedit.

Heisfindinghisnewworkfarmoreexciting.WhenhewasdrivingalongCatfordStreetrecently,hesawtwo

thievesrushoutofashopandruntowardsawaitingcar.Oneofthemwascarryingabagfullofmoney.Royacted

quicklyanddrovethebusstraightatthethieves.Theonewiththemoneygotsuchafrightthathedroppedthebag.

Asthethievesweretryingtogetawayintheircar,Roydrovehisbusintothebackofit.Whilethebatteredcar

wasmovingaway,Roystoppedhisbusandtelephonedthepolice.Thethieves'carwasbadlydamagedandeasy

torecognize.Shortlyafterwards,thepolicestoppedthecarandbothmenwerearrested.

Lesson36AcrosstheChannel橫渡海峽

EmaHartisgoingtoswimacrosstheEnglishChanneltomorrow.SheisgoingtosetoutfromtheFrenchcoastat

fiveo*clockinthemorning.Ernaisonlyfourteenyearsoldandshehopeslosetupanewworldrecord.Sheisa

strongswimmerandmanypeoplefeelthatsheissuretosucceed.Erna'sfatherwillsetoutwithherinasmallboat.

MrHarthastrainedhisdaughterforyears.Tomorrowhewillbewatchingheranxiouslyassheswimsthelong

distancetoEngland.Emaintendstotakeshortrestseverytwohours.Shewillhavesomethingtodrinkbutshe

willnoteatanysolidfood.MostofEma'sschoolfriendswillbewaitingforherontheEnglishcoast.Among

themwillbeEma'smother,whoswamtheChannelherselfwhenshewasagirl.

Lesson37TheOlympicGames奧林匹克運動會

TheOlympicGameswillbeheldinourcountryinfouryears'time.Asagreatmanypeoplewillbevisitingthe

country,thegovernmentwillbebuildingnewhotels,animmensestadium,andafinenewswimmingpool.They

willalsobebuildingnewroadsandaspecialrailway-line.TheGameswillbeheldjustoutsidethecapitalandthe

wholeareawillbecalled'OlympicCity'.Workerswillhavecompletedthenewroadsbytheendofthisyear.By

theendofnextyear,theywillhavefinishedworkonthenewstadium.Thefinemodembuildingshavebeen

designedbyKurtGunter.Everybodywillbewatchinganxiouslyasthenewbuildingsgoup.Weareallvery

excitedandarelookingforwardtotheOlympicGamesbecausetheyhaveneverbeenheldbeforeinthiscountry.

Lesson38Everythingexcepttheweather惟獨沒有考慮至1J天氣

Myoldfriend,Harrison,hadlivedintheMediterraneanformanyyearsbeforehereturnedtoEngland.Hehad

oftendreamedofretiringinEnglandandhadplannedtosettledowninthecountry.Hehadnosoonerreturned

thanheboughtafinehouseandwenttolivethere.Almostimmediatelyhebegantocomplainabouttheweather,

fbreventhoughitwasstillsummer,itrainedcontinuallyanditwasoftenbitterlycold.Aftersomanyyearsof

sunshine,Harrisongotashock.HeactedasifhehadneverlivedinEnglandbefore.Intheend,itwasmorethan

hecouldbear.Hehadhardlyhadtimetosettledownwhenhesoldthehouseandleftthecountry.Thedreamhe

hadhadforsomanyyearsendedthere.Harrisonhadthoughtofeverythingexcepttheweather.

Lesson39AmIallright?我是否痊愈？

WhileJohnGilbertwasinhospital,heaskedhisdoctortotellhimwhetherhisoperationhadbeensuccessful,but

thedoctorrefusedtodoso.Thefollowingday,thepatientaskedforabedsidetelephone.Whenhewasalone,he

telephonedthehospitalexchangeandaskedforDoctorMillington.Whenthedoctoransweredthephone,Mr

Gilbertsaidhewasinquiringaboutacertainpatient,aMrJohnGilbert.HeaskedifMrGilbert'soperationhad

beensuccessfulandthedoctortoldhimthatithadbeen.HethenaskedwhenMrGilbertwouldbeallowedtogo

homeandthedoctortoldhimthathewouldhavetostayinhospitalforanothertwoweeks.ThenDrMillington

askedthecallerifhewasarelativeofthepatient.*No,'thepatientanswered,'IamMrJohnGilbert.'

Lesson40Foodandtalk進餐與交談

Lastweekatadinner-party,thehostessaskedmetositnexttoMrsRumbold.MrsRumboldwasalarge,

unsmilingladyinatightblackdress.ShedidnotevenlookupwhenItookmyseatbesideher.Hereyeswere

fixedonherplateandinashorttime,shewasbusyeating.Itriedtomakeconversation.

'Anewplayiscomingto'*TheGlobe"soon,*Isaid.'Willyoubeseeingit?''No/sheanswered.'Willyoube

spendingyourholidaysabroadthisyear?'Iasked.*No,*sheanswered.

'WillyoubestayinginEngland?'Iasked.1No,'sheanswered.

Indespair,Iaskedherwhethershewasenjoyingherdinner.

'Youngman,'sheanswered,'ifyouatemoreandtalkedless,wewouldbothenjoyourdinner!'

Iesson41Doyoucallthatahat?你把那個叫帽子嗎？

Doyoucallthatahat?'Isaidtomywife.'Youneedn'tbesorudeaboutit,'mywifeansweredasshelookedat

herselfinthemirror.Isatdownononeofthosemodemchairswithholesinitandwaited.Wehadbeeninthe

hatshopforhalfanhourandmywifewasstillinfrontofthemirror.

'Wemustn'tbuythingswedon'tneed,'Iremarkedsuddenly.Iregrettedsayingitalmostatonce.

Youneedn'thavesaidthat,'mywifeanswered.'Ineednotremindyouofthatterribletieyouboughtyesterday.'

'1finditbeautiful/Isaid.*Amancanneverhavetoomanyties.1

'Andawomancan*thavetoomanyhats,'sheanswered.

Tenminuteslaterwewalkedoutoftheshoptogether.Mywifewaswearingahatthatlookedlikealighthouse!

Lesson42Notverymusical并非很懂音樂

AswehadhadalongwalkthroughoneofthemarketsofOldDelhi,westoppedatasquaretohavea