【正文】 e the way she was dr essed. Gl anci ng at her scor nf ul l y, he t ol d her that the dr ess was sol d. The wom an wal ked out of t he shop angri l y and deci ded t o puni sh the assi st ant next day. She ret ur ned to t he shop t he f ol lowi ng m or ni ng dressed i n a f ur coat, wi th a handbag in one hand and a l ong um br el l a i n t he ot her. Af ter seeki ng out t he r ude asist ant she asked f or t he same dr es. Not reali zi ng who she was, t he asistant was eager t o ser ve her t hi s tim e wi t h gr eat di f icult y, he cli m bed i nt o t he shop wi ndow t o get t he dr es. As soon as she saw i t, t he wom an sai d s many ti es.39。 39。And a wom an can39。t have too m any hats,39。 she answer ed. Ten mi nut es l ater we wal ked out of t he shop t oget her. My wi fe was wear ing a hat t hat looked li ke a li ght house ! Leson42 Not very m usi cal 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a long wal k thr ough one of t he m ar ket s of Ol d Del hi, we st opped at a squar e t o have a r est . Aft er a tim e, we not i ced a snake charm er wit h t wo l ar ge basket s at he ot her si de of t he squar e, so we went t o have a l ook at him. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a l ong pi pe which was cover ed wit h coi ns and opened one of t he bas ket s. When he began t o pl ay a t une, we had our fi rst gl im pse of t he snake. I t r ose out of t he basket and began to f oll ow t he m ovem ent s of t he pi pe. We wer e very m uch sur pr i sed when t he snake charm er suddenl y began t o pl ay j azz t unes and m oder n pop songs. The snake, however , conti nued to 39。dance39。 sl owl y. It obvi ousl y coul d not tel t he di f er ence bet ween I ndi an m usi c and jazz! Lesson43 O ver t he South Pol e 飛越南極 I n 1929, t hree year s aft er hi s fl i ght over t he Nort h Pol e, t he Am eri can explor er , R. E. Byr d, succ essf ul y f lew over t he Sout h Pol e f or t he fi r st ti m e. Though, at fi rst, Byr d and hi s men wer e abl e t o t ake a gr eat many photographs of t he m ountai ns t hat l ay bel ow, they soon ran i nt o ser i ous t r ouble. At one poi nt, it seem ed cer tai n that their pl ane woul d cr ash. I t coul d onl y get over t he m ount ai ns if it r ose to 10, 000 f eet . Byrd at once or dered hi s m en t o t hr ow out t wo heavy f ood sacks. The pl ane was then abl e t o ri se and i t cl ear ed t he m ount ai ns by 400 f et. Byr d now knew t hat he woul d be abl e t o r each t he Sout h Pol e which was 300 m il es away, f or t her e wer e no m or e mountai ns i n si ght. The ai rcr af t was abl e t o fl y over t he endl e s whi t e pl ains wi thout di f i cult y. Lesson44 Through t he f orest 穿過森林 Mr s Anne St er li ng di d not t hi nk of the r isk she was t aki ng when she r an t hr ough a f or est aft er t wo men. They had r ushed up t o her whil e she was havi ng a pii c at t he edge of a f or es t wit h her chi l dr en and tr ied t o steal her handbag. In t he str uggl e, t he st r ap br oke and, wi t h t he bag i n their possessi on, bot h men start ed r unni ng thr ough t he tr ees. Mr s St er li ng got so angr y that she r an aft er t hem . She was soon out of br eat h, but she conti nued t o r un. When she caught up wit h t hem, she saw t hat t hey had sat down and were goi ng thr ough t he cont ent s of the bag, so she r an st r ai ght at t hem. The m en got such a f ri ght t hat t hey dr opped t he bag and ran away. 39。The str ap needs mending,39。 sai d Mrs St er li ng l at er , 39。but t hey di d not st eal anyt hi ng. 39。 Lesson45 A clear conscience 問心無愧 The whol e vil lage soon l ear nt that a lar ge sum of m oney had been l ost. Sam Bent on, t he l ocal but cher, had l ost his wal let whil e t aki ng hi s savi ngs t o t he post off i ce. Sam was sure t hat t he wal et m ust have been f ound by one of t he vi l ager s, but it was not r et ur ned t o hi m. Thr e m ont hs passed, and t hen one m or ni ng, Sam f ound hi s wal l et outsi de hi s fr ont door. I t had been wr apped up i n newspaper and i t cont ai ned hal f t he m oney he had l ost, t oget her wi t h a not e whi ch sai d: 39。A t hi ef, yes, 39。but only 5o per cent a t hief !39。 Two m ont hs lat er , some m ore m oney was sent t o Sam wit h anot her not e:39。 Onl y 25 per cent a t hief now!39。 I n tim e, al l Sam39。s m oney was paid back i n thi s way. The l ast not e said:39。 I am 100 per cent honest now!39。 l esson46 Expensi ve and un f ort abl e 既昂貴又受罪 When a pl ane fr om London ar ived at Sydney air port, wor kers began to unl oad a num ber of wooden boxes whi ch contai ned cl ot hing. No one coul d account f or t he fact t hat one of t he boxes was ext remel y heavy. I t suddenly occur r ed t o one of t he wor kers t o open up the box. He was ast oni shed at what he found. A man was l yi ng i n t he box on t op of a pil e of wool l en goods. He was so sur pr ised at bei ng di scover ed t hat he di d not even tr y t o r un away. Af ter he was ar est ed, t he m an adm it ed hi di ng in t he box bef or e t he plane l ef t London. He had had a l ong and un fort abl e t ri p, f or he had been confi ned t o t he wooden box f or over t en hour s. The man was or der ed to pay amp。 345 for t he cost of t he tr ip. The norm al pri ce of a ti cket is amp。 230 ! Lesson47 A t hi rst y ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publi c house whi ch was recent ly bought by Mr I an Thom pson i s up f or sal e. Mr Thom pson i s goi ng t o sel l it because it i s haunt ed. He t ol d m e that he coul d not go t o sleep one night 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 chai rs and t he f ur ni t ur e had been m oved. Though Mr Thom pson had t urned t he l i ght s of f bef or e he went t o bed, t hey wer e on i n t he m orni ng. He also sai d t hat he had f ound f ive empt y whisky bottl es whi ch t he ghost must have dr unk t he night bef ore. When I s uggest ed t hat som e vil