CSS help

[bazookaman]

I tried this to no avail:

#main {
float:left;
width:550px;
padding-top: 38px;
background: url(../images/ground-content.gif) no-repeat center 19px;
opacity: 0.4;
filter: alpha(opacity=40);
}

#main p {
font: 11px/16px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
text-align: left;
padding:0px 38px;
opacity: 1.0;
filter: alpha(opacity=100);
}