【正文】 host 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publ ic house which was r ecentl y bought by Mr Ian Thompson is up f or sal e. Mr Thom pson i s goi ng t o sel l i t because i t is haunted. He t ol d me t hat he coul d not go t o sleep one ni ght because he heard a st range noi se ing f r om t he bar. The next m or ni ng, he f ound t hat t he door s had been bl ocked by chair s and t he f ur nit ure had been m oved. Though Mr Thompson had tur ned t he li ght s off bef or e he went to bed, they wer e on in t he m or ni ng. He al so sai d t hat he had f ound f ive em pt y whisky bott les whi ch t he ghost m ust have dr unk t he ni ght bef or e. When I suggest ed t hat some vi l agers m ust have e i n for a f ree dri nk, Mr Thom pson shook his head. The vi l ager s have t ol d him t hat t hey wil not accept the i nn even i f he gives it away. Lesson48 Di d you want t o t el l m e somet hi ng? 你想對(duì)我說什么嗎？ Dent ist s al ways ask quest i ons when it i s i m possi bl e f or you t o answer . My denti st had j ust pull ed out one of my t eet h and had tol d m e t o r est f or a whi le. I tr ied t o say som et hi ng, but m y m out h was f ull of cot t on wool . He knew I coll ect ed bi r ds39。 eggs and asked m e whet her m y col l ecti on was gr owi ng. He then asked m e how my br other was and whet her I l i ked m y new j ob i n London. I n answer t o t hese questi ons I eit her nodded or m ade st r ange noises. Meanwhil e, m y t ongue was busy searching out the hol e wher e t he t ooth had been. I suddenl y felt ver y worr ie d, but coul d not say anyt hi ng. When t he dent ist at l ast r em oved t he cot t on wool f r om m y m outh, I was abl e t o tel him t hat he had pull ed out t he wr ong t oot h. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢(mèng)告終 Ti red of sl eepi ng on t he f l oor , a young m an i n Teheran saved up f or year s t o buy a real bed. For t he fi r st ti me i n hi s l if e, he becam e t he pr oud owner of a bed whi ch had spr ings and a mat r ess. Because t he weat her was ver y hot , he car ri ed t he bed on t o t he r oof of hi s house. He sl ept ver y wel f or t he fi r st t wo ni ght s, but on t he t hir d ni ght, a st orm blew up. A gust of wi nd swept the bed off t he r oof and sent it cr ashi ng i nto t he cour t yar d bel ow. The young m an di d not wake up unt il t he bed had str uck t he gr ound. Alt hough t he bed was sm ashed t o pieces, t he m an was m ir a cul ousl y unhurt . When he woke up, he was st il l on t he m at tr es. Gl ancing at t he bi ts of wood and met al t hat l ay ar ound hi m, t he m an sadl y pi cked up the m at tr ess and car ri ed it i nto hi s house. Aft er he had put it on t he fl oor , he pr omptl y went t o sl eep again. Leson50 Taken for a ri de 乘車兜風(fēng) I l ove t r avel i ng i n t he countr y, but I don39。t li ke losi ng m y way. I went on an excur si on r ecent l y, but m y t ri p t ook m e l onger t han I expected. 39。 I39。m goi ng t o Woodf or d Gr een,39。 I sai d t o t he conduct or as I got on t he bus,39。 but I don39。t know wher e it i s.39。 39。 I39。l l t el l you where t o get of f, 39。 answered t he conduct or. I sat i n t he fr ont of t he bus t o get a good vi ew of t he count r ysi de. Af ter som e tim e, t he bus st opped. Looki ng r ound, I reali zed wi t h a shock t hat I was t he onl y pasenger l eft on t he bus. 39。 You39。l l have t o get of f her e, 39。 the conduct or said. 39。Thi s i s as f ar as we go.39。 39。 Is t his Woodf ord Green ?39。 I asked. 39。Oh dear ,39。 sai d t he conduct or suddenl y. 39。 I for got t o put you of f.39。 39。I t doesn39。t m at ter, 39。 I sai d. 39。I 39。l l get off her e.39。 39。We ar e goi ng back now, 39。 sai d t he conduct or . 39。Wel l, i n t hat case, I pr efer t o st ay on t he bus, 39。 I answer ed. Leson51 Reward f or vi rt ue 對(duì)美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My fr iend, Her ber t, has al ways been fat, but thi ngs got so bad r ecentl y t hat he deci ded t o go on a diet. He began his di et a week ago. Fi r st of al, he wrot e out a l ong li st of al t he foods which wer e f or bi dden. The l ist included m ost of t he thi ngs Her ber t loves: butt er , pot atoes, r ice, beer, mi l k, chocol at e, and sweet s. Yest er day I pai d him a vi sit . I r ang t he bel l and was not sur pri sed t o see t hat Herbert was sti l as f at as ever . He l ed m e i nt o his r oom and hurr i edl y hi d a l arge pa rcel under his desk. I t was obvi ous t hat he was ver y em bar rassed. When I asked him what he was doing, he smi l ed gui lti l y and t hen put t he par cel on t he desk. He expl ained t hat hi s diet was so st ri ct hat he had t o r ewar d him self occasi onal y. Then he showed me t he cont ent s of the parcel. It contai ned f i ve l arge bars of chocol at e and thr e bags of swet s! Leson52 A pret y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have just m oved i nto a new house and I have been wor ki ng hard al m orni ng. I have been t ryi ng t o get m y new r oom i n or der. Thi s has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To make mat ers wor se, t he room i s r at her smal , so I have t em por ari ly put my books on t he f l oor . At he m om ent, t hey cover ever y i nch of fl oor space and I act ual y have t o wal k on t hem t o get i n or out of t he r oom . A short whi le ago, m y sist er helped me t o car y one of m y ol d bookcases up t he st ai rs. She went i nto m y r oom and got a bi g sur pri se when she saw al t hose books on t he f l oor. 39。Thi s i s the pr et ti est car pet I have ever seen,39。 she sai d. She gazed at i t for som e ti me t hen added, 39。You don39。t need bookcases at al . You can si t her e i n your spar e ti me and r ead t he c ar pet!39。 Lesson53 H ot snake 觸電的蛇 At l ast f i r em en have put out a bi g f or est f ir e A f ew car s, however , pl eted the r ace. The wi nni ng car r eached a speed of f ort y mi les an hour much f aster t han any of i ts r ivals. It sped downhi l at he end of the r ace and