【正文】 l 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 able t o t ake a gr eat m any phot ogr aphs of t he m ount ai ns that lay below, t hey soon r an i nto seri ous tr oubl e. At one poi nt, i t semed cert ai n t hat t hei r pl ane woul d cr ash. It coul d onl y get over t he m ountai ns i f it r ose t o 10,000 f eet. Byr d at once or der ed his m en to t hr ow out t wo heavy f ood sacks. The pl ane was then able t o ri se and it cleared t he m ount ains by 400 f eet . Byr d now knew that he woul d be able t o r each t he Sout h Pole whi ch was 300 mi les away, f or there wer e no m or e m ountai ns i n si ght. The air cr af t was abl e t o fl y over t he endl ess whit e pl ai ns wit hout dif fi cul t y. Leson44 Through t he f orest 穿過(guò)森林 Mrs Anne St er li ng di d not t hi nk of the r isk she was t aki ng when she r an thr ough a for est af t er t wo m en. They had rushed up t o her whi l e she was having a pi i c at he edge of a for est wit h her chi l dr en and t ri ed t o st eal her handbag. I n t he st ruggle, the str ap broke and, wi t h the bag i n their possessi on, both m en st art ed running t hrough t he t r es. Mrs St erli ng got so angr y t hat she r an aft er t hem . She was soon out of br eat h, but she conti nued to r un. When she caught up wit h t hem, she saw that hey had sat down and we r e goi ng t hr ough t he cont ent s of the bag, so she r an st rai ght at hem . The m en got such a f ri ght t hat t hey dr opped t he bag and ran away. 39。 Leson45 A cl ear consci ence 問(wèn)心無(wú)愧 The whol e vil l age soon lear nt t hat a l ar ge sum of money had been l ost. Sam Bent on, t he l ocal but cher, had l ost his wal l et while 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 ret ur ned t o him . Three m ont hs passed, and t hen one m or ni ng, Sam f ound hi s wal et out si de his f r ont door . It had been wr apped up i n newspaper and it cont ained hal f t he m oney he had l ost, t oget her wi t h a not e whi ch sai d: 39。 Onl y 25 per cent a t hi ef now!39。 l eson46 Expensi ve and unf ort abl e 既昂貴又受罪 When a pl ane fr om London ar i ved at Sydney air port, wor kers began to unl oad a num ber of wooden boxes which contai ned cl ot hi ng. No one coul d account f or t he f act t hat one of t he boxes was ext remel y heavy. I t suddenly occur r ed to 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 ore 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 conf i ned t o t he wooden box f or over t en hours. The m an was or der ed t o pay amp。t l ike l osi ng m y way. I went on an excursi on r ecentl y, but m y tr ip t ook me l onger t han I expect ed. 39。 but I don39。 answer ed t he conduct or . I sat in t he fr ont of t he bus t o get a good vi ew of t he countr ysi de. Af t er som e ti me, t he bus stopped. Looki ng r ound, I r eali zed wit h a shock t hat I was t he onl y pasenger l ef t on t he bus. 39。Thi s is as f ar as we go.39。Oh dear,39。I t doesn39。l l get off here.39。Wel l, i n that case, I pr ef er to st ay on the bus, 39。You don39。 has been invent ed and it has been used to detect gol d whi ch has been bur ied i n t he gr ound. The machine was used in a cave near t he seashor e where i t i s said pir at es used t o t he di f f erence bet ween Indian m usic and j az! Leson43 Over 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 ican expl orer , R. E. Byr d, successf ull y f lew over the South Pol e for t he fi rst ti me. Though, at f ir st , Byrd and hi s men were abl e to t ake a great many phot ogr aphs of t he mount ains that lay below, t hey soon r an into ser ious tr oubl e. At one point , i t seemed cert ai n t hat t hei r pl ane woul d crash. It coul d only get over t he mountains i f it rose t o 10, 000 feet. Byr d at once order ed hi s men t o thr ow out two heavy f ood sacks. The plane was then able t o r ise and it cleare d t he mountains by 400 f eet . Byr d now knew that he woul d be able t o r each the Sout h Pole whi ch was 300 mil es away, for t her e wer e no more mount ains in si ght . The ai r cr aft was able t o fl y over the endl es whi te pl ai ns wit hout di f icult y. Leson44 Through the f orest 穿過(guò)森林 Mrs Anne St er li ng did not t hi nk of the r isk she was taking when she r an through a f orest af ter two men. They had r ushed up t o her whi l e she was havi ng a piic at the edge of a f or est wi th her chil dr en and tr ied t o steal her handbag. I n t he st ruggle, the str ap broke and, wi t h the bag i n their possessi on, both men start ed running t hrough the t rees. Mrs St erl ing got so angr y that she r an aft er t hem . She was soon out of br eat h, but she conti nued to r un. When she caught up wi th them, she saw that hey had sat down and were goi ng through t he cont ent s of t he bag, so she ran str aight at t hem . The m en got such a fr ight that they dr opped t he bag and r an away. 39。 Lesson45 A clear conscience 問(wèn)心無(wú)愧 The whole vi l age soon l ear nt t hat a l arge sum of money had been lost . Sam Benton, the l ocal butcher , had lost hi s wal et whi le t aki ng his savi ngs to t he post of fi ce. Sam was sure t hat he wal et must have been f ound by one of t he vi l ager s, but it was not retur ned to hi m. Three months passed, and t hen one morning, Sam f ound his wal et out si de his f ront door . It had been wr apped up i n newspaper and i t contained half t he money he had lost , together