【正文】 ir acul ousl y unhur t. When he woke up, he was stil l on t he m at tr es. Gl anci ng at t he bi ts of wood and m et al t hat l ay ar ound him, t he m an sadl y picked up t he m at tr es and car ied i t int o hi s house. Aft er he had put it on t he fl oor, he pr om pt l y went t o sleep agai n. Lesson50 Taken f or a ride 乘車兜風(fēng) I love tr avel li ng i n t he count r y, but I don39。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。 Two m ont hs lat er , some m ore m oney was sent t o Sam wit h anot her not e:39。but t hey did not steal anyt hi ng.39。dance39。 39。And a wom an can39。 slowl y. I t obvi ousl y coul d not t el l t he di f erence bet ween I ndi an m usi c and j azz! Lesson43 O ver t he Sout h 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 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 rst ti me. Though, at f ir st , Byr d and hi s m en wer e abl e t o take a gr eat m any phot ogr aphs of t he m ount ains t hat l ay bel ow, t hey soon r an int o ser ious tr oubl e. At one poi nt , it seem ed cert ai n t hat t hei r pl ane woul d cr ash. It coul d onl y get over t he mountai ns i f it r ose t o 10, 000 f et. Byr d at once or der ed hi s men t o t hr ow out t wo heavy f ood sacks. The pl ane was t hen abl e t o r ise and it cl ear ed t he m ountai ns by 400 f eet . Byrd now knew that he woul d be able t o r each t he Sout h Pole whi ch was 300 m il es away, f or t her e wer e no mor e m ount ains i n si ght . The air cr aft was able t o fl y over the endl es whi t e pl ai ns wi thout di f icult y. Lesson44 Through t he f orest 穿過森林 Mrs Anne St erl ing di d not t hi nk of t he r isk she was t aki ng when she r an thr ough a f or est af t er t wo m en. They had r ushed up t o her whil e she was havi ng a piic at t he edge of a f or est wi t h her chil dren and t ri ed to st eal her handbag. I n t he str uggl e, t he str ap broke and, wi t h the bag i n their possessi on, bot h m en start ed r unni ng t hr ough t he tr ees. Mr s Sterl i ng got so angr y t hat she r an af ter 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 wer e going t hrough t he contents of t he bag, so she ran str aight 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。 Lesson45 A clear conscience 問心無愧 The whol e vil lage soon l ear nt t hat a l ar ge sum of money had been l ost . Sam Benton, the l ocal but cher , had l ost hi s wal et whi le t aki ng his savings t o the post of fi ce. Sam was sur e t hat t he wal let must have been f ound by one of t he vi l ager s, but it was not ret ur ned to him . Three m ont hs passed, and then one m or ni ng, Sam f ound hi s wal l et outsi de hi s fr ont door. I t had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contai ned half t he m oney he had l ost , toget her wit h a note whi ch sai d: 39。 Onl y 25 per cent a t hi ef now! 39。 l eson46 Expensi ve and unf ort able 既昂貴又受罪 When a plane fr om London ar i ved at Sydney ai rport , workers began t o unl oad a num ber of wooden boxes whi ch contai ned cl ot hing. No one coul d account for t he f act t hat one of t he boxes was ext rem el y heavy. It suddenl y occurr ed to one of t he workers t o open up t he box. He was ast oni shed at what he f ound. A m an was l ying i n t he box on t op of a pil e of wool l en goods. He was so sur pr i sed at bei ng discover ed t hat he di d not even t ry t o r un away. Af ter he was ar est ed, t he m an adm it ted hi di ng i n t he box bef or e t he plane l ef t London. He had had a l ong and un fort able t ri p, f or he had been confi ned t o t he wooden box f or over t en hour s. 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 recent ly, but m y tr i p took m e l onger t han I expect ed. 39。 but I don39。l l t el l you wher e t o get of f, 39。 t he conduct or said. 39。Oh dear ,39。t m at ter ,39。 We ar e going back now, 39。 39。dance39。but they did not steal anythi ng. 39。 Two months lat er , som e more money was sent to Sam wit h anot her not e: 39。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。 eggs and asked m e whet her m y coll ecti on was growi ng. He then asked m e how my br other was and whet her I l iked my new job i n London. I n answer t o these questi ons I eit her nodded or made st range noises. Meanwhil e, my tongue was busy sear ching out the hole wher e the t oot h had been. I suddenly f elt very wor ri ed, but coul d not say anything. When t he dent ist at l ast removed t he cot tonwool f rom my m out h, I was able to t el l him that he had pul led out the wr ong tooth. Leson49 The end of a dream 美夢(mèng)告終 Tir ed of sleeping on t he fl oor, a young man in Teher an saved up for year s t o buy a real bed. For the f ir st t ime in hi s li fe, he became t he proud owner of a bed whi ch had spr ings and a mat ress. Because t he weat her was ver y hot, he car ri ed the bed on t o the r oof of hi s house. He sl ept very wel f or t he fi rst two nights, but on t he thi rd ni ght , a st orm bl ew up. A gust of wind swept the bed off t he roof and sent it cr ashing i nto t he cour tyard bel ow. The young man di d not wake up unt il t he bed had str uck the ground. Alt hough t he bed was sm ashed to pi eces, t he man was m ir aculously unhurt . When he woke up, he was st il on t he mat ress. Gl anci ng at he bit s of wood and m et al that l ay around him , t he man sadl y picked up the m at tr es and car ied i t into hi s house. Aft er he had put it on t he fl oor , he prompt ly went to sl eep again. Leson50 Taken for a ri de 乘車兜 風(fēng) I l ove tr avel ing i n t he countr y, but I don39。 I sai d to the conductor as I got on the bus, 39。 I39。l l have t o get of f her e, 39。 I asked. 39。 I t doesn39。l l get of f her e. 39。 I answered. Lesson51 Reward for virt ue 對(duì)美德的獎(jiǎng)賞