【正文】 expert at openi ng the gate. However , when I was goi ng out shoppi ng l ast week, I noti ced him i n t he gar den near t he gat e. This t im e he was bar king so t hat som eone woul d l et him out ! Since t hen, he has devel oped anot her bad habi t. As soon as he opens t he gat e fr om t he out side, he es i nt o t he gar den and wai ts unti l t he gat e shuts. Then he si ts and bar ks unti l som eone l et s him out . Af ter t hi s he imm edi at ely l et s him sel f i n and begi ns bar ki ng again. Yest er day m y husband removed t he gat e and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since. Leson60 The f ut ure 卜算未來 At a vi l age fair , I deci ded t o visit a fort une t el er cal led Madam Bel li nsky. I went i nt o her t ent and she t ol d m e t o si t down. Aft er I had gi ven her som e m oney, she l ooked int o a cr ystal bal l and sai d: 39。The Reveal er39。 she sai d. She gazed at it f or som e tim e t hen added, 39。 sai d t he conduct or. 39。I 39。 I f or got t o put you of f. 39。 I s t his Woodf or d Gr en ?39。l l have t o get of f her e, 39。 I39。 I sai d to t he conductor as I got on t he bus,39。 eggs and asked m e whet her my col ect i on was gr owi ng. He t hen asked m e how m y br ot her was and whet her I li ked m y new j ob i n London. In answer t o t hese quest ions I ei t her nodded or m ade str ange noi ses. Meanwhi le, m y t ongue was busy sear chi ng out t he hol e where t he t oot h had been. I suddenl y f el t ver y wor ri ed, but coul d not say anyt hi ng. When t he denti st at last removed t he cott on wool fr om m y m out h, I was able t o t el l hi m t hat he had pull ed out t he wr ong toot h. Leson49 The end of a dream 美夢告終 Ti r ed of sl epi ng on t he fl oor, a young m an i n Teher an saved up f or years t o buy a r eal bed. For t he f i rst tim e i n hi s li f e, he becam e the pr oud owner of a bed whi ch had spri ngs and a m at tr es. Because t he weat her was very hot, he car i ed t he bed on t o t he r oof of his house. He sl ept very wel l f or t he fi rst t wo ni ght s, but on t he thir d ni ght , a st orm blew up. A gust of wi nd swept t he bed off t he r oof and sent it cr ashi ng i nt o t he cour t yar d bel ow. The young m an di d not wake up unt il t he bed had str uck t he gr ound. Alt hough the bed was sm ashed t o pieces, t he m an was m ir acul ousl y unhur t. When he woke up, he was st il 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 hi m, t he m an sadl y picked up the m at tr es and car r ied it i nto hi s house. Aft er he had put it on t he fl oor , he promptl y went t o sl eep agai n. Leson50 Taken f or a ri de 乘車兜風 I l ove tr avel i ng i n t he countr y, but I don39。t li ke losing m y way. I went on an excur si on r ecentl y, but my t ri p t ook m e l onger t han I expect ed. 39。 but I don39。l l tel you wher e to get off ,39。 the conduct or said. 39。 I asked. 39。 I t doesn39。l l get of f her e.39。Wel , in t hat case, I pr ef er t o stay on t he bus,39。You don39。 has been invent ed and it has been used to det ect gol d whi ch has been buri ed i n t he ground. The m achi ne was used i n a cave near t he seashor e wher ei t is said pir at es used t o hi de gol d. The pir ates woul d of t en bur y gold i n t he cave and t hen f ai l to coll ect i t. Ar med wi t h t he new m achi ne, a sear ch par ty went he di d not li ke it . She enj oyed her self m aki ng t he a ssi st ant br ing alm ost ever yt hi ng in t he wi ndow bef ore f i nal y buyi ng t he dr es she had fi r st asked f or. Leson58 A bl esi ng i n di sgui se? 是因禍得福嗎？ The ti ny vil lage of Fri nl ey is said t o possess a 39。A r el ati on of your s i s i ng t o see you. She wi l be ar i vi ng t hi s eveni ng and i nt ends t o stay f or a f ew days. The m oment you l eave t his t ent , you wil l get a bi g sur pri se. A wom an you know wel wi ll r ush towar ds you. She wil l speak t o you and t hen she wi l l ead you away f r om t hi s place. That is al .39。Your si st er wil l be her e i n less t han an hour and we m ust be at t he st ati on t o meet her. We ar e late al ready. 39。t . Geof f rey asked her why t hi s was so and she t ol d hi m that she di d not l i ke t o see so m any peopl e l aughi ng at him ! Leson64 The Channel Tunnel 海峽隧道 In l 858, a Fr ench engi neer, Aim e Thome de Gam ond, ar ri ved in Engl and wi t h a plan f or a twenty one mil e tunnel acr oss t he Engl ish Channel . He sai d that it woul d be possibl e to bui ld a pl at for m in t he centr e of the Channel. This pl at for m woul d ser ve as a port and a rai lway stat ion. The tunnel woul d be wel venti lated i f tal chimneys were bui lt above seal evel. I n 1860, a bet er pl an was put f orwar d by an My dent ist had just pul led out one of m y teeth and had t old m e to r est f or a whil e. I t ri ed to say something, but m y mouth was full of cott on wool. He knew I coll ect ed bir ds39。m going t o Woodf or d Gr een, 39。 I 39。l l have t o get of f her e, 39。 Is t hi s Woodf or d Gr een ?39。 I f ot to put you off .39。 I said. 39。We are goi ng back now, 39。This i s the pr et ti est carpet I have ever seen, 39。 Lesson53 Hot snake 觸電的蛇 At l ast f ir em en have put out a bi g f or est f i r e i n Cal if ornia. Since t hen, they have been t ryi ng to f ind out how t he fi re began. For est fi re ar e oft en caused by broken glass or by ci gar et e ends whi ch people car el esly throw away. Yester day t he fi remen examined t he ground car eful ly, but wer e not able to f ind any br oken gl ass. They wer e also quit e sur e that a cigaret te end did not star t he fi re. This m or ning, however , a fi reman acci dent al ly di scovered t he cause. He not iced the r emains of a snake whi ch was wound round the el ect ri c wir es of a 16, 000 volt power l ine. In this way, he was able t o sol ve the m yst er y. The explanati on was si mple bu