【正文】 ed for a m oment , she f inal y went in and as ked to see a dress that was in t he wi ndow. The asi st ant who served her did not li ke the way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornf ully, he t ol d her that the dress was sol d. The wom an walked out of t he shop angri ly and decided to puni sh the asist ant next day. She r etur ned t o t he shop t he foll owing morning dr esed in a fur coat, wit h a handbag i n one hand and a long umbrel la i n the ot her . Aft er seeking out the r ude assistant she asked f or the same dress. Not r eal i zi ng who she was, the asi st ant was eager t o ser ve her t his t ime wit h great di f i cul ty, he cl im bed i nto t he shop wi ndow t o get he dress. As soon as she saw i t, t he woman sai d s many t ies.39。 39。I t doesn39。Oh dear, 39。Thi s i s as f ar as we go.39。 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。 but I don39。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。 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 awa y. 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。 Onl y 25 per cent a t hi ef now!39。 Leson45 A cl ear consci ence 問心無愧 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 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 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。 sl owl y. I t obvi ousl y coul d not t el l t he dif f er ence bet wen I ndi an music and j az! Leson43 O ver t he Sout h Pole 飛越南極 I n 1929, t hr ee year s af t er hi s fli ght over t he Nort h Pol e, 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 able t o t ake a gr eat m any phot ogr aphs of t he m ount ai ns tha t 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 wer 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。 And a wom an can39。t have t oo m any hat s,39。The st r ap needs m endi ng,39。A t hi ef, yes, 39。 I n t im e, al Sam39。345 f or t he cost of t he t ri p. The norm al pr i ce of a t icket i s amp。 I39。t know wher e it i s. 39。 You39。 39。 said t he conductor suddenly.39。t mat er ,39。We are going back now,39。 39。dance39。but they did not steal anythi ng. 39。 Two mont hs lat er , some more m oney was sent t o Sam wit h anot her note: 39。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。 eggs and asked me whether my col lect ion was gr owing. He t hen asked me how m y brot her was and whether I li ked my new j ob in London. In answer to t hese ques t ions I ei ther nodded or made str ange noises. Meanwhi le, my t ongue was busy searching out t he hol e where t he tooth had been. I suddenl y fel t ver y worr ied, but could not say anyt hi ng. When the denti st at last r emoved the cott on wool fr om my mouth, I was abl e to tel hi m t hat he had pull ed out t he wrong t oot h. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢告終 Tir ed of sl eepi ng on t he f l oor , a young m an in Teheran saved up for year s to buy a real bed. For t he fi rst ti me i n his l if e, he became the pr oud owner of a bed whi ch had spri ngs and a mat ress. Because the weat her was very hot , he car ri ed the bed on to the r oof of his house. He sl ept very wel l for t he fi rst two ni ght s, but on t he thir d night, a st or m blew up. A gust of wi nd swept the bed off t he roof and sent it crashing i nt o t he cour tyard below. The young