【正文】 39。but onl y 5o per cent a t hi ef! 39。 said Mr s St er li ng l at er , 39。 she answer ed. Ten mi nutes lat er we walked out of the shop toget her. My wif e was wear ing a hat that l ooked li ke a l ight house ! Lesson42 Not very m usical 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a l ong wal k through one of t he m arket s of Old Delhi, we st opped at a squar e t o have a rest. Aft er a t ime, we not iced a snake charmer wi th t wo large baskets at t he other side of t he square, so we went to have a l ook at him. As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a l ong pipe whi ch was cover ed wit h coi ns and opened one of t he basket s. When he began t o pl ay a t une, we had our fir st glim pse of t he snake. It r ose out of the basket and began t o foll ow t he m ovem ents of t he pi pe. We wer e very much surpri sed when t he snake charm er suddenly began to play jaz t unes and m odern pop songs. The snake, however , cont inued t o 39。scor nf ul ly, he t ol d her that t he dres was old. The wom an wal ked out of the shop angr il y and decided t o punish the assi st ant next day. She r et ur ned to t he shop t he f ol owi ng m or ni ng dr essed in a f ur coat, wit h a handbag i n one hand and a l ong um br el la i n t he ot her. Aft er seki ng out t he r ude asist ant she asked f or t he sam e dr ess. Not r eali zi ng who she was, the assi st ant was eager t o serve her this tim e wit h gr eat dif fi cult y, he cl imbed i nt o the shop wi ndow t o get he dr ess. As soon as she saw i t, t he wom an sai d s m any ti es.39。dance39。but they di d not st eal anyt hi ng.39。 Two m onths later, some more money was sent t o Sam wit h another note:39。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。 eggs and asked m e whether my col lect ion was growing. He t hen asked m e how my brother was and whet her I l iked m y new job in London. I n answer to t hese quest ions I eit 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 wher e t he t oot h 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 m out h, I was abl e to t el him t hat he had pul ed out t he wr ong t ooth. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢告終 Tir ed of sl epi ng on t he fl oor , a young m an i n Teheran saved up for year s to buy a r eal bed. For t he f ir st tim e in his li fe, he becam e t he pr oud owner of a bed which had spri ngs and a mat res. Because t he weat her was ver y hot, he car ied the bed on to t he r oof of his house. He sl ept very wel for the fir st t wo ni ghts, but on t he t hir d night , a storm bl ew up. A gust of wind swept t he bed of f t he r oof and sent it cr ashing into t he court yar d below. The young m an did not wake up unt il the bed had str uck the gr ound. Alt hough t he bed was sm ashed to pieces, t he man was mi racul ousl y unhur t. When he woke up, he was stil l on t he mat res. Gl anci ng at the bi ts of wood and metal t hat lay ar ound him , t he m an sadly picked up the m at tr ess and car ried it i nt o hi s house. Aft er he had put it on the fl oor, he pr omptl y went to sl eep agai n. Leson50 Taken f or a ri de 乘車兜風(fēng) I l ove tr aveli ng i n the count ry, but I don39。 I sai d to t he conduct or as I got on the bus, 39。 I39。l l have t o get of f here,39。 I asked. 39。 39。I 39。Wel, i n that case, I pr ef er t o st ay on the bus, 39。You don39。 has been i nvent ed and it has been used t o det ect gold which has been buri ed i n the gr ound. The m achi ne was used in a cave nea r t he seashore wher ei t i s said pi rates used t o hi de gold. The pir at es woul d of ten bur y gold i n t he cave and t hen f ail t o coll ect i t. Armed wit h the new machi ne, a sear ch par ty went he di d not li ke it . She enj oyed hersel f m aking the assi st ant br ing alm ost ever yt hing in t he wi ndow bef or e f inal ly buyi ng t he dres she had fir st asked for. Leson58 A bl essi ng i n di sguise? 是因禍得福嗎？ The ti ny vil age of Fr inley is sai d t o posses a 39。A relati on of yours is i ng t o se you. She wil l be ari vi ng this eveni ng and intends t o stay f or a few days. The m om ent you leave this t ent, you wil l get a bi g surpri se. A wom an you know wel l wi l r ush t owar ds you. She wil l speak t o you and t hen she wil l ead you away f rom t hi s pl ace. That is al. 39。Your sister wil be here i n les than an hour and we must be at the st at ion to meet her . We ar e late al ready.39。 she answered. Ten minut es l at er we wal ked out of the shop t ogether . My wife was weari ng a hat t hat looked l ike a lighthouse ! Leson42 Not very musi cal 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a long walk t hr ough one of t he markets of Ol d Del hi , we stopped at a squar e to have arest . Af ter a t ime, we noticed a snakecharmer with t wo large baskets at he other side of t he square, so we went to have a look at him. As oon as he saw us, he picked up a l ong pipe whi ch was cover ed wi th coi ns and opened one of t he basket s. When he began t o pl ay a t une, we had our fir st glimpse of the snake. It rose out of the basket and began t o foll ow the movements of the pi pe. We wer e very much surpri sed when the snake char mer suddenly began to play jaz t unes and modern pop songs. The snake, however , cont inued to 39。 said Mr s St er li ng l at er , 39。but onl y 5o per cent athief! 39。s money was pai d back i n this way. The l ast note sai d: 39。230 ! Lesson47 A thirst y ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publi c house which was recentl y bought by Mr I an Thom pson i s up f or sal e. Mr Thompson is goi ng to sel it because it is haunted. He told me t hat he could not go to sleep one ni ght because he heard a str ange noise ing fr om the bar. The next morning, he found t hat the door s had been blocked by chai rs and t he f ur niture had been m oved. Though Mr Thompson had turned t he l ight s of f before he went to bed, they were on in t he morning. He also said t hat he had f ound fi