【正文】 t , wit h a handbag i n one hand and a long umbr el la i n t he ot her . Af ter seki ng out t he r ude asist ant she asked f or t he same dr es. Not real i zi ng who she was, t he assistant was eager to 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 ess. As soon as she saw i t, t he wom an sai d s many ti es. 39。 And a wom an can39。t have too m any hat s,39。 she answer ed. Ten mi nut es lat er we wal ked out of t he shop t oget her. My wi f e was wear i ng a hat t hat l ooked li ke a li ght house ! Lesson42 Not very musical 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a l ong wal k t hr ough one of t he m ar kets of Ol d Del hi , we stopped at a square t o have a rest. Af ter a ti me, we noti ced a snake char mer wi th t wo l ar ge baskets at t he ot her si de of t he square, so we went t o have a l ook at him . As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a l ong pi pe whi ch was cover ed wit h coins and opened one of t he basket 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 ver y m uch sur pri sed when t he snake char mer suddenly began t o pl ay jazz t unes and m oder n pop songs. The snake, however, cont i nued t o 39。dance39。 sl owl y. It obvi ously coul d not t el l the dif f er ence bet ween I ndi an m usic and j az! Leson43 O ver t he Sout h Pol e 飛越南極 I n 1929, t hr ee year s aft er hi s fl ight over t he Nort h Pole, the Am er i can expl or er , R. E. Byr d, successfull y f lew over t he Sout h Pol e f or t he fi r st ti me. Though, at fi rst, Byr d and hi s m en wer e abl e t o t ake a gr eat m any photogr aphs of the m ount ai ns t hat l ay bel ow, t hey soon ran i nt o seri ous t r oubl e. At one point, i t seem ed cert ai n t hat t heir pl ane woul d cr ash. I t coul d only get over t he m ount ains i f i t r ose t o 10, 000 f et. Byr d at once or der ed hi s m en t o t hr ow out t wo heavy f ood sacks. The pl ane was t hen abl e t o ri se and i t cl ear ed t he m ount ai ns by 400 feet. Byr d now knew t hat he woul d be abl e t o reach the South Pol e whi ch was 300 m il es away, f or t her e wer e no m or e m ount ai ns i n si ght . The ai r cr aft was abl e t o fl y over the endl es whi t e pl ai ns wi thout di f i cult y. Lesson44 Through t he f orest 穿過森林 Mr s Anne St erl ing di d not t hink of t he ri sk she was t aki ng when she r an t hr ough a f or est aft er t wo m en. They had r ushed up to her whil e she was havi ng a piic at t he edge of a f or est wi t h her chil dr en and tr ied t o steal her handbag. In t he st r uggl e, t he st rap br oke and, wit h t he bag i n t heir possessi on, bot h men start ed r unni ng thr ough t he tr ees. Mr s Sterl i ng got so angr y t hat she ra n aft er them. She was soon out of breath, but she cont i nued t o r un. When she caught up wit h t hem, she saw t hat t hey had sat down and wer e goi ng t hr ough the contents of t he bag, so she r an st r ai ght at t hem. The m en got such a fr ight that hey dr opped the ba g and r an away. 39。The str ap needs mendi ng, 39。 sai d Mr s St er li ng lat er, 39。but t hey di d not st eal anythi ng.39。 Lesson45 A cl ear consci ence 問心無愧 The whol e vi l age soon l ear nt t hat a l arge sum of m oney had been l ost . Sam Bent on, the l ocal but cher , had l ost hi s wal et whi le t aki ng his savi ngs to t he post of fi ce. Sam was sur e t hat he wal et m ust have been f ound by one of t he vil lager s, but it was not r et ur ned t o hi m. Thr e m ont hs passed, and then one mor ni ng, Sam f ound his wal let out side 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 lost, t oget her wit h a not e which sai d: 39。A thi ef , yes, 39。but onl y 5o per cent a t hi ef !39。 Two m onths l at er , som e m or e m oney was sent to Sam wit h anot her not e: 39。 Only 25 per cent a t hief now!39。 I n tim e, al l Sam39。s m oney was pai d back i n t his way. The l ast not e sai d:39。 I am 100 per cent honest now!39。 lesson46 Expensi ve and un f ort abl e 既昂貴又受罪 When a pl ane f r om London ar ri ved at Sydney ai r por t, wor ker s began t o unl oad a num ber of wooden boxes whi ch cont ai ned cl othi ng. No one could account f or t he f act t hat one of t he boxes was extr em el y heavy. It suddenl y occur red t o one of t he wor ker s to open up t he box. He was ast onished at what he f ound. A m an was l yi ng in t he box on t op of a pi le of wooll en goods. He was so sur pri sed at being di scover ed t hat he did not even t r y to r un away. Aft er he was ar r ested, t he m an admi t ed hi ding i n t he box bef or e t he pl ane l eft London. He had had a l ong and un f or t abl e tr ip, f or he had been confi ned t o t he wooden box for over t en hour s. The m an was or dered t o pay amp。 345 f or t he cost of t he tr i p. The norm al pr ice of a ti cket i s amp。 230 ! Leson47 A t hirsty ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publi c house whi ch was r ecent l y bought by Mr I an Thom pson i s up f or sale. Mr Thompson is goi ng t o sel l it because it i s haunt ed. He t old m e t hat 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 ur ned t he l ights of f bef ore he went t o bed, t hey wer e on i n the m or ning. He also sai d t hat he had f ound f i ve em pt y whisky bott les whi ch t he ghost m ust have dr unk t he night bef ore. When I suggested t hat som e vil lagers m ust have e i n f or a fr ee dri nk, Mr Thom ps on shook hi s head. The vil ager s have t ol d hi m t hat t hey wil l not accept t he inn even if he gi ves i t away. Leson48 Di d you want to t el m e som et hi ng? 你想對(duì)我說什么嗎？ Denti st s al ways ask questi ons when i t is i mpossi bl e f or