【正文】 00 volt power li ne. I n this way, he was abl e to sol ve t he myst er y. The expl anation was imple but very unusual. A bir d had snatc hed up the snake fr om the ground and t hen dropped it on t o the wires. The snake then wound itsel f round the wir es. When it did so, it sent spar ks down to the ground and t hese i mmediately start ed a f ire. Leson54 Sti cky fi ngers 粘糊的手指 Af ter br eakfast , I sent t he childr en t o school and then I went to market. It was stil l earl y when I returned home. The children were at school , my husband was at t he di f er ence between I ndi an musi c and jazz! Lesson43 Over t he South Pole 飛越南極 In 1929, three years after hi s fli ght over the Nor th Pol e, the American expl or er, R. E. Byr d, succesfull y fl ew over t he Sout h Pole f or t he f irst time. Though, at fi rst, Byr d and his men were able to t ake agr eat many photographs of t he mount ai ns t hat lay below, they soon ran into serious troubl e. At one poi nt , i t seemed cert ai n that their plane woul d cr ash. I t coul d only get over the mountains if it r ose to 10, 000 feet. Byr d at once order ed his men to t hr ow out two heavy food sacks. The plane was then able to r ise and it clear ed t he mount ai ns by 400 f e t. Byr d now knew that he would be able t o reach the South Pole which was 300 mi les away, f or there were no mor e mountains in si ght. The ai rcraft was abl e to f ly over the endl ess whi te plains without dif ficulty. Lesson44 Through the forest 穿過(guò)森林 Mrs Anne Sterl ing di d not think of t he r isk she was taking when she r an thr ough a forest af ter two men. They had r ushed up to her whil e she was having a pii c at the edge of a for est wi th her chi ldren and tr ied to steal her handbag. I n the str uggle, the str ap br oke and, wi th the bag i n thei r possessi on, bot h men started runni ng through the tr es. Mr s St er li ng got so angry t hat she ran af ter t hem. She was oon out of br eath, but she conti nued to run. When she caught up with t hem, she saw that hey had sat down and wer e going through t he cont ents of the bag, so she ran st raight at them. The men got such a fr ight that hey dropped the bag and r an away. 39。This i s t he pr et iest car pet I have ever sen,39。We ar e goi ng back now,39。 I sai d. 39。 I f or got t o put you of .39。 I s t hi s Woodf or d Green ?39。 You39。t know wher e i t is. 39。 I39。 345 for the cost of t he t ri p. The normal pr ice of a ti cket i s amp。 I n t ime, al Sam39。A t hi ef , yes, 39。The st rap needs mending, 39。 said Mr s St er li ng l at er, 39。but only 5o per cent a t hi ef !39。s m oney was pai d back i n this way. The l ast not e sai d: 39。230 ! Leson47 A t hi rst y ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publ ic house whi ch was r ecentl y bought by Mr I an Thom pson i s up f or sal e. Mr Thompson is going to sel i t because it is haunted. He t ol d m e t hat he coul d not go t o sl eep one ni ght because he hear d a st range noi se i ng fr om t he bar. The next m orning, he found t hat he doors had been blocked by chair s and t he f ur ni ture had been moved. Though Mr Thompson had t ur ned t he li ght s of before he went to bed, they were on in t he mor ni ng. He also sai d t hat he had found fi ve empty whisky bottl es which the ghost must have drunk t he ni ght before. When I suggest ed t hat some vil agers must have e i n f or a f ree dr ink, Mr Thom pson shook hi s head. The vil lagers have t ol d him t hat t hey wil l not accept t he i nn even if he gi ves it away. Lesson48 Di d you want to t el me som et hi ng? 你想對(duì)我說(shuō)什么嗎？ Denti st s al ways ask questi ons when i t i s impossi bl e for you t o answer. My denti st had j ust pull ed out one of my t eth and had told me t o r est for a whil e. I tr ied to say som et hi ng, but m y m out h was f ul of cott on wool. He knew I coll ected bi rds39。m goi ng t o Woodf or d Green,39。 I39。l l have to get off her e,39。 I asked. 39。 39。I 39。 sai d the conduct or . 39。 she sai d. She gazed at it f or som e t ime t hen added, 39。The str ap needs mendi ng,39。A t hi ef , yes, 39。 I n time, al l Sam39。345 for the cost of the tri p. The normal pr ice of a ti cket i s amp。 I39。t know where i t i s. 39。 You39。 39。 said the conductor suddenl y. 39。t mat er ,39。 We ar e going back now, 39。This i s the pr et tiest car pet I have ever sen, 39。 Lesson53 Hot snake 觸電的蛇 At l ast f ir emen have put out a bi g forest f ire i n Cal iforni a. Since then, they have been t rying to f ind out how t he f ir e began. Forest f ire are oft en caused by broken glas or by cigar et te ends whi ch people car elessly throw away. Yesterday the fir emen examined the gr ound carefull y, but were not abl e to fi nd any br oken gl ass. They were also quit e sure that a cigarete end di d not star t he f ire. Thi s mor ni ng, however, afi reman acident al ly discover ed t he cause. He not i ced t he r emains of a snake which was wound r ound the el ectr ic wir es of a 16,000 volt power li ne. I n this way, he was abl e to sol ve t he myst er y. The expl anation was imple but very unusual. A bir d had snatched up the snake fr om the ground and t hen dropped it on t o the wires. The snake then wound itsel f round the wir es. When it did so, it sent spar ks down to the ground and t hese i mmediately start ed a f ire. Leson54 Sti cky fi ngers 粘糊的手指 Af ter br eakfast , I sent t he childr en t o school and then I went to market. It was stil l earl y when I returned home. The children were at school , my husband was at 年產(chǎn) 5000噸 生物有機(jī)肥項(xiàng)目 可 行 性 研 究 報(bào) 告 長(zhǎng)沙萬(wàn)綠生物科技有限公司（暫擬名） 二〇一二 年 三 月 t he di f er ence between I ndi an musi c and jazz! Lesson43 Over t he South Pole 飛越南極 In 1929, three years after hi s fli ght over the Nor th Pol e, the American expl or er, R. E. Byr d, succesfull y fl ew over t he Sout h Pole f or t he f irst time. Though, at fi rst, Byr d and his men were able to t ake agr eat