【正文】 riedly hid a large parcel under his desk. It was obvious that he was very embarrassed. When I asked him what he was doing, he smiled guiltily and then put the parcel on the desk. He explained that his diet was so strict that he had to reward himself occasionally. Then he showed me the contents of the parcel. It contained five large bars of chocolate and three bags of sweets! Lesson52 A pretty carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning. I have been trying to get my new room in order. This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books. To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor. At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room. A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs. She went into my room and got a big surprise when she saw all those books on the floor. 39。t need bookcases at all. You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet!39。cursed tree39。 As soon as I went outside, I fot all about Madam Bellinsky because my wife hurried towards me. 39。 As she walked away, I followed her out of the fair. Lesson61 Trouble with the Hubble 哈勃望遠(yuǎn)鏡的困境 In future, astronauts will be required to descend from a spaceship while it is still in space and to return to it. The ability to do this will be necessary in future flights to distant plas. Scientists are now trying to discover if this is possible. The spaceship Astra which left the earth a short time ago, will be travelling three hundred miles into space. At a certain point, the Astra will stop for a short time and an astronaut will attempt to leave the stationary spaceship and then return to it. We shall not know whether the experiment has been successful until we have received a radio message. The first message is expected to arrive at 7 o39。but t hey di d not st eal anyt hi ng.39。 Two m ont hs l ater, some more money was sent to Sam wit h another note: 39。 I am 100 per cent honest now!39。 eggs and asked me whet her my coll ecti on was gr owi ng. He then asked me how my brother was and whet her I liked my new j ob i n London. I n answer to t hese questi ons I ei ther nodded or made st range noi ses. Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searchi ng out t he hole wher e the t oot h had been. I suddenly f el t very worr ied, but could not say anyt hing. When t he dent ist at last removed the cott on wool f rom my mouth, I was able t o tel hi m that he had pulled out the wrong toot h. Leson49 The end of a dream 美夢(mèng)告終 Ti red of sleeping on the floor, ayoung man in Teher an saved up f or years t o buy a real bed. For the fi rst ime in hi s l if e, he became the pr oud owner of a bed whi ch had springs and a mat tr ess. Because the weather was very hot, he car ri ed t he bed on t o the r oof of hi s house. He slept ver y wel l f or t he f irst two night s, but on the third night, a st or m blew up. A gust of wi nd swept the bed off the roof and sent it crashing into t he cour tyar d below. The young man di d not wake up until t he bed had st ruck t he ground. Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was mir aculously unhurt . When he woke up, he was st il on the mat tr ess. Glancing at he bit s of wood and met al that l ay around him, the man 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 it on the fl oor, he pr ompt ly went to sleep agai n. Lesson50 Taken f or a ride 乘車兜風(fēng) I love t ravel ing in the country, but I don39。 I sai d to the conductor as I got on t he bus, 39。 I 39。l l have t o get of f here,39。 I asked. 39。 I t doesn39。 39。 I answered. Lesson51 Reward f or virtue 對(duì)美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My fr iend, Her ber t, has al ways been fat, but things got so bad r ecentl y that he decided t o go on a di et . He began his di et a week ago. Fi rst of al, he wrote out a long list of al the foods which wer e f orbidden. The list incl uded most of the things Her bert loves: butt er , potatoes, r ice, beer, mil k, chocol at e, and swets. Yest er day I pai d hi m a visi t. I rang t he bel and was not sur prised to see that Herbert was st i l l as fat as ever. He led me into his room and hurr iedl y hi d a large parcel under hi s desk. It was obvi ous that he was ver y embar assed. When I asked hi m what he was doi ng, he smil ed guilt ily and then put t he parcel on the desk. He explai ned that his diet was so str ict that he had to r eward himsel f occasi onal y. Then he showed me the content s of the par cel. It contained five large bar s of chocol at e and three bags of sweets! Lesson52 A pret ty carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard al morning. I have been tr yi ng t o get my new r oom i n or der . This has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To ma ke mat er s wor se, t he r oom is rather smal l, so I have tempor ar ily put my books on the fl oor. At the moment, they cover ever y inch of fl oor space and I act ual y have to walk on them to get in or out of t he r oom. A short while ago, my si st er hel ped me to car ry one of my old bookcases up the stair s. She went i nt o my room and got a big sur pr ise when she saw al those books on t he f loor. 39。t need bookcases at al l. You can si t here in your spare t ime and r ead the car pet! 39。cursed t ree39。 As soon as I went outside, I fot al about Madam Bel linsky because my wif e hurr ied towar ds me. 39。 As she walked away, I foll owed her out of t he f ai r. Leson61 Troubl e with the Hubble 哈勃望遠(yuǎn)鏡的困境 In fut ur e, astr onaut s wil be requir ed t o descend f rom a spaceshi p whi le it i s ti l in space and to retur n to it . The abil ity t o do this wil be necessary i n future f lights to distant plas. Scientists are now tryi ng t o di scover i f this is possi bl e. The spaceship Ast ra which left the ear th a short ti me ago, wi