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$課文35 捉賊!
355. Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi.
羅伊.特雷頓原是開出租汽車的,
356. A short while ago, however, he became a bus driver and he has not regretted it.
然而就在前不久,他開上了公共汽車,也並不為此而感到後悔。
357. He is finding his new work far more exciting.
他發覺自己的新工作令人興奮得多。
358. When he was driving along Catford Street recently,
最近,當他正開車在凱特福德街上行駛時,
359. he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car.
看到有兩個小偷從一家商店裏沖出來,奔向等在那裏的一輛汽車,
360. One of them was carrying a bag full of money.
其中一個提著一只裝滿鈔票的提包。
361. Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight at the thieves.
羅伊行動迅速,開車直沖竊賊而去。
362. The one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag.
拿錢的那個小偷嚇得把提包都扔了。
363. As the thieves were trying to get away in their car, Roy drove his bus into the back of it.
當那兩個小偷企圖乘車逃跑時,羅伊駕駛他的公共汽車撞在了那輛車的後尾上。
364. While the battered car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police.
當那輛被撞壞的車開走後,羅伊停下車,給警察掛了電話。
365. The thieves‘ car was badly damaged and easy to recognize.
小偷的車損壞嚴重,很容易辨認。
366. Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.
沒過多久,警察就截住了那輛車,兩個小偷都被抓住了。
$課文36 橫渡海峽
367. Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow.
黛比.哈特準備明天橫渡英吉利海峽。
368. She is going to set out from the French coast at five o‘clock in the morning.
她打算早上5點鐘從法國海岸出發。
369. Debbie is only eleven years old and she hopes to set up a new world record.
黛比只有11歲,她希望創一項新的世界紀錄。
370. She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed.
她是一個遊泳能手,很多人認為她一定能成功。
371. Debbie‘s father will set out with her in a small boat.
黛比的父親將乘一條小船同她一道出發。
372. Mr. Hart has trained his daughter for years.
哈特先生訓練她的女兒已經多年了,
373. Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England.
明天他將焦急地註視著女兒遊過這段漫長的距離到達英國。
374. Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours.
黛比計劃每兩小時休息一下。
375. She will have something to drink but she will not eat any solid food.
她將喝些飲料,但不吃固體食物。
376. Most of Debbie‘s school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast.
黛比的大部分同學將在英國海岸等候她。
377. Among them will be Debbie‘s mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.
他們當中還會有黛比的母親,她本人還是個姑娘時,也曾橫渡過英吉利海峽!
$課文37 奧林匹克運動會
378. The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years‘ time.
4年以後,奧林匹克運動會將在我們國家舉行。
379. As a great many people will be visiting the country,the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium,and a new Olympic-standard swimming pool.
由於將有大批的人到我們國家來,所以政府準備建造一些新的飯店、一個大型體育場和一個新的奧運會標準遊泳池。
380. They will also be building new roads and a special railway line.
他們還將修築一些新的道路和一條鐵路專線。
381. The Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area will be called ‘Olympic City‘.
奧運會就在首都市郊舉辦,整個地區將被稱作“奧林匹克城”。
382. Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year.
工人們將在今年年底前把新路鋪好;
383. By the end of next year, they will have finished work on the new stadium.
到明年年底,他們將把新體育場建成。
384. The fantastic modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter.
這些巨大的現代化建築是由庫爾特.岡特設計的。
385. Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildings go up.
大家都將急切地註視著新建築的建成。
386. We are all very excited and are looking forward to the Olympic Games
我們都非常激動,盼望著奧運會的到來,
387. because they have never been held before in this country.
因為在這個國家裏還從未舉辦過奧運會。
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