【正文】 and were goi ng t hrough t he contents of t he bag, so she r an str ai ght at t hem . The men got such a f ri ght that t hey dr opped t he bag and ran away. 39。And a wom an can39。cursed t ree39。t need bookcases at al l. You can sit her e in your spare tim e and r ead the car pet !39。 I answer ed. Lesson51 Reward f or virtue 對(duì)美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My fri end, Her bert, has al ways been f at , but t hi ngs got so bad recentl y t hat he deci ded to go on a di et. He began hi s di et a week ago. Fi rst of al l, he wr ot e out a long l ist of al l the foods whi ch wer e f orbidden. The li st incl uded m ost of t he t hi ngs Her bert l oves: butt er , potatoes, r ice, beer, mil k, chocol at e, and sweets. Yesterday I pai d him a visit. I rang t he bel and was not surpri sed to se t hat Her bert was ti l as f at as ever . He l ed me i nt o hi s room and hur ri edly hid a l ar ge par cel under his desk. I t was obvious t hat he was ver y embar rased. When I asked him what he was doi ng, he sm il ed gui lti ly and t hen put t he par cel on t he desk. He expl ai ned t hat his diet was so str ict hat he had to r eward himsel f occasi onal y. Then he showed me t he content s of t he par cel. It cont ai ned fi ve l ar ge bar s of chocol at e and three bags of swets! Lesson52 A pret t y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have just moved i nt o a new house and I have been working har d al mor ni ng. I have been tr yi ng t o get m y new r oom i n or der . This has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To make m at er s wor se, t he r oom i s rather sm al l, so I have tempor ar il y put m y books on the fl oor. At the m om ent, they cover ever y inch of fl oor space and I act ual y have to wal k on them to get i n or out of t he r oom. A short whil e ago, m y si st er hel ped me t o car r y one of my old bookcases up the st air s. She went i nt o m y room and got a big sur prise when she saw al t hose books on t he fl oor. 39。 39。t mat er, 39。Oh dear,39。 t he conductor said. 39。l l tel you wher e to get off ,39。 I said t o t he conduct or as I got on t he bus,39。 eggs and asked m e whet her m y coll ecti on was gr owi ng. He then 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 questi ons I ei ther nodded or made str ange noises. Meanwhil e, my t ongue was busy s ear ching out the hol e where t he t ooth had been. I suddenl y felt ver y wor ri ed, but coul d not say anything. When the dentist at last r emoved t he cot ton wool fr om m y mout h, I was abl e to t el him that he had pul led out the wrong t oot h. Leson49 The nd of a dream 美夢(mèng)告終 Tir ed of sl eeping on t he f loor, a young m an i n Teher an saved up f or years t o buy a r eal bed. For t he fi rst ime i n hi s l if e, he becam e the pr oud owner of a bed whi ch had spri ngs and a m at tr ess. Because the weat her was ver y hot, he cari ed t he bed on t o the roof of hi s house. He slept ver y wel l for t he f ir st t wo ni ghts, but on t he thir d ni ght, a storm bl ew up. A gust of wind swept t he bed of f t he r oof and sent it cr ashi ng into t he court yar d below. The young m an did not wake up unt il the bed had s tr uck t he ground. Al though the bed was mashed t o pi eces, the m an was m ir acul ously unhurt. When he woke up, he was sti l on the m at tr ess. Glancing at t he bit s of wood and m et al that l ay around him, t he m an sadl y pi cked up t he mat res and car ri ed i t i nt o hi s house. Af ter he had put i t on t he fl oor, he prom pt ly went t o sleep agai n. Lesson50 Taken f or a ri de 乘車(chē)兜風(fēng) I love t ravel ing in t he countr y, but I don39。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。 Two mont hs l at er, som e m or e m oney was sent t o Sam wi th anot her note:39。but t hey did not steal anyt hi ng.39。dance39。 39。And a wom an can39。 slowly. I t obviously coul d not tel the di f er ence bet ween I ndi an musi c and jaz! Leson43 Over t he South Pol e 飛越南極 I n 1929, three years af ter hi s fli ght over t he Nor th Pol e, t he Ameri can expl or er , R. E. Byr d, successf ul y fl ew over t he Sout h Pol e f or t he f ir st tim e. Though, at fi rst, Byr d and his men wer e able t o take a great many phot ogr aphs of the m ountains that l ay bel ow, t hey soon ran into ser ious t rouble. At one point, it sem ed cert ai n t hat thei r pl ane woul d cr ash. It coul d only get over the m ountains if it r ose to 10, 000 f et. Byr d at once order ed his men to t hr ow out t wo heavy food sacks. The pl ane was t hen abl e t o ri se and i t clear ed t he m ount ai ns by 400 f eet. Byrd now knew t hat he woul d be abl e to r each t he Sout h Pol e whi ch was 300 mil es away, for ther e wer e no m or e m ount ai ns i n si ght. The air cr af t was abl e to fl y over t he endl ess whi te plains wit hout dif fi cult y. Lesson44 Through the f orest 穿過(guò)森林 Mrs Anne Sterl ing di d not thi nk of t he r isk she was t aki ng when she r an t hr ough a f or est aft er t wo m en. They had rushed up t o her whi le she was havi ng a pi ic at he edge of a forest wit h her chil dren and tr ied to st eal her handbag. I n t he str uggle, t he str ap br oke and, wi th t he bag i n thei r possesion, bot h m en start ed r unning through t he t rees. Mrs Sterli ng got so angr y t hat she r an aft er them. She was soon out of br eath, but she cont inued t o run. When she caught up wit h them, she saw that t hey had sat down and were goi ng t hrough t he contents of t he bag, so she r an str ai ght at t hem . The men got such a f ri ght that t hey dr opped t he bag and ran away. 39。 Leson45 A clear consci ence 問(wèn) 心無(wú)愧 The whol e vi l age soon l ear nt t hat a l ar ge sum of money had been l ost. Sam Benton, t he l ocal but cher, had l ost his wal et whi le t aking hi s savi ngs t o t he post off ice. Sam was sur e t hat the wal let m ust have been f ound by one of t he vi l agers, but i t was not retur ned t o him. Thr e mont hs pased, and t hen on