Lesson36AcrosstheChannel 　　ErnaHartisgoingtoswimacrosstheEnglishChanneltomorrow.SheisgoingtosetoutfromtheFrenchcoastatfiveo'clockinthemorning.Ernaisonlyfourteenyearsoldandshehopeslosetupanewworldrecord.Sheisastrongswimmerandmanypeoplefeelthatsheissuretosucceed.Erna'sfatherwillsetoutwithherinasmallboat.MrHarthastrainedhisdaughterforyears.TomorrowhewillbewatchingheranxiouslyassheswimsthelongdistancetoEngland.Ernaintendstotakeshortrestseverytwohours.Shewillhavesomethingtodrinkbutshewillnoteatanysolidfood.MostofErna'sschoolfriendswillbewaitingforherontheEnglishcoast.AmongthemwillbeErna'smother,whoswamtheChannelherselfwhenshewasagirl. 　　Lesson37TheOlympicGames 　　TheOlympicGameswillbeheldinourcountryinfouryears'time.Asagreatmanypeoplewillbevisitingthecountry,thegovernmentwillbebuildingnewhotels,animmensestadium,andafinenewswimmingpool.'Theywillalsobebuildingnewroadsandaspecialrailway-line.TheGameswillbeheldjustoutsidethecapitalandthewholeareawillbecalled'OlympicCity'.Workerswillhavecompletedthenewroadsbytheendofthisyear.Bytheendofnextyear,theywillhavefinishedworkonthenewstadium.ThefinemodernbuildingshavebeendesignedbyKurtGunter.Everybodywillbewatchinganxiouslyasthenewbuildingsgoup.WeareallveryexcitedandarelookingforwardtotheOlympicGamesbecausetheyhaveneverbeenheldbeforeinthiscountry. 　　Lesson38Everythingexcepttheweather 　　Myoldfriend,Harrison,hadlivedintheMediterraneanformanyyearsbeforehereturnedtoEngland.HehadoftendreamedofretiringinEnglandandhadplannedtosettledowninthecountry.Hehadnosoonerreturnedthanheboughtafinehouseandwenttolivethere.Almostimmediatelyhebegantocomplainabouttheweather,foreventhoughitwasstillsummer,itrainedcontinuallyanditwasoftenbitterlycold.Aftersomanyyearsofsunshine,Harrisongotashock.HeactedasifhehadneverlivedinEnglandbefore.Intheend,itwasmorethanhecouldbear.Hehadhardlyhadtimetosettledownwhenhesoldthehouseandleftthecountry.Thedreamhehadhadforsomanyyearsendedthere.Harrisonhadthoughtofeverythingexcepttheweather. 　　Lesson39AmIallright? 　　WhileJohnGilbertwasinhospital,heaskedhisdoctortotellhimwhetherhisoperationhadbeensuccessful,butthedoctorrefusedtodoso.Thefollowingday,thepatientaskedforabedside?telephone.Whenhewasalone,hetelephonedthehospitalexchangeandaskedforDoctorMillington.Whenthedoctoransweredthephone,MrGilbertsaidhewasinquiringaboutacertainpatient,aMrJohnGilbert.HeaskedifMrGilbert'soperationhadbeensuccessfulandthedoctortoldhimthatithadbeen.HethenaskedwhenMrGilbertwouldbeallowedtogohomeandthedoctortoldhimthathewouldhavetostayinhospitalforanothertwoweeks.ThenDrMillingtonaskedthecallerifhewasarelativeofthepatient.'No,'thepatientanswered,'IamMrJohnGilbert. 　　Lesson40Foodandtalk 　　Lastweekatadinner-party,thehostessaskedmetositnexttoMrsRumbold.MrsRumboldwasalarge,unsmilingladyinatightblackdress.ShedidnotevenlookupwhenItookmyseatbesideher.Hereyeswerefixedonherplateandinashorttime,shewasbusyeating.Itriedtomakeconversation.'Anewplayiscomingto"TheGlobe"soon,'Isaid.'Will