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i th a not e whi ch said: 39。 slowl y. I t obvi ousl y coul d not t el t he di f erence bet ween Indi an m usi c and j azz! Lesson43 O ver t he Sout h Pol e 飛越南極 I n 1929, t hree year s aft er hi s fl i ght over t he Nort h Pole, t he Am er i can explor er , R. E. Byr d, successfull y f lew over t he Sout h Pol e f or t he fi r st ti me. Though, at f ir st, Byr d and hi s men wer e abl e t o take a gr eat m any phot ogr aphs of t he m ount ains t hat l ay bel ow, t hey soon r an int o ser ious tr oubl e. At one poi nt , i t sem ed cert ai n t hat t hei r pl ane woul d cr ash. It coul d onl y get over t he mountai ns i f it r ose t o 10, 000 f et. Byr d at once or der ed hi s m en t o t hr ow out t wo heavy f ood sacks. The pl ane was t hen abl e to r i se and it cl ear ed the m ount ai ns by 400 feet . Byr d now knew t hat he would be abl e to r each t he Sout h Pol e whi ch was 300 mi les away, f or there wer e no m or e m ountai ns i n sight. The air craft was abl e to f l y over t he endl ess whit e plai ns wi t hout dif fi cul ty. Lesson44 Through t he f orest 穿過(guò)森林 Mr s Anne Sterl i ng di d not thi nk of t he ri sk she was t aki ng when she ran t hr ough a f or est aft er t wo m en. They had r ushed up t o her whi le she was havi ng a pii c at t he edge of a f orest wi t h her chil dren and tr i ed t o steal her handbag. I n t he st r uggl e, t he st rap br oke and, wit h t he bag i n t hei r possessi on, bot h men st ar ted r unni ng thr ough t he tr ees. Mr s Sterl i ng got so angr y t hat she r an af ter t hem. She was soon out of breath, but she cont i nued t o r un. When she caught up wit h t hem, she saw t hat t hey had sat down and wer e goi ng t hr ough the cont ents of t he bag, so she r an st r ai ght at t hem. The men got such a f ri ght t hat t hey dr opped t he bag and r an away. 39。And a woman can39。目前 當(dāng)?shù)?的養(yǎng)殖形式逐漸向規(guī)?;l(fā)展,現(xiàn)代規(guī)模化的養(yǎng)豬,提高了生產(chǎn)率,但同時(shí)產(chǎn)生的糞便卻難以處理, 當(dāng)?shù)?每年畜禽糞便產(chǎn)生量已達(dá) 100 萬(wàn)噸,超過(guò)了工業(yè)固體廢棄物排放量,采用 零排放 養(yǎng)豬技術(shù)后,由于有機(jī)墊料里含有相當(dāng)活性的土壤微生物,能夠迅速有效地解決、消化豬的排泄物、不再需要對(duì)豬糞采用清掃排放,也不會(huì)形成大量的沖圈污水,從而沒(méi)有任何廢棄物,排泄物排出養(yǎng)殖場(chǎng),大大減輕了養(yǎng)殖業(yè)對(duì)環(huán)境的污染。新型的 “零排放”(即 微 生態(tài)發(fā)酵床 ) 養(yǎng)殖技術(shù),其經(jīng)濟(jì)性、環(huán)保性是現(xiàn)在的養(yǎng)豬技術(shù)無(wú)法比擬的,解決了養(yǎng)豬業(yè)給環(huán)境帶來(lái)的壓力,變廢為寶,即能減少環(huán)境污染又不增加投入,還能降低勞動(dòng)強(qiáng)度并培養(yǎng)出健康無(wú)病的豬,且能顯著提高經(jīng)濟(jì)效益。The Revealer 39。 she said. She gazed at it f or some ti me then added, 39。 sai d the conduct or . 39。 I said. 39。 sai d t he conduct or suddenl y.39。 39。 You39。t know wher e it i s. 39。 I 39。 345 for the cost of t he tr ip. The normal pri ce of a ti cket is amp。 I n ti me, al l Sam 39。A thi ef , yes, 39。The str ap needs mending,39。t have too m any hats,39。The Reveal er 39。 Leson53 H ot snake 觸電的蛇 At l ast fi remen have put out a bi g for est fi r e i n Cali f or nia. Since t hen, they have been tr yi ng t o f ind out how t he fi re bega n. For est fi re ar e oft en caused by broken gl ass or by ci gar et t e ends whi ch people car el essly t hrow away. Yest er day t he fi remen exam i ned t he gr ound car ef ull y, but wer e not able t o f ind any br oken gl ass. They wer e al so qui t e sur e that a ci garet e end did not st art t he fi re. This m or ning, however, a f ir em an acci dent al ly di scovered t he cause. He noti ced the r em ai ns of a snake which was wound r ound the electr ic wir es of a 16, 000 vol t power l ine. In t his way, he was abl e t o sol ve the m yst er y. The expl anati on was si mpl e but ver y unusual . A bir d had snat c hed up t he snake f r om t he gr ound and t hen dr opped i t on t o the wi r es. The snake t hen wound i tsel f r ound t he wir es. When it di d so, it sent sparks down t o t he gr ound and t hese im mediat el y start ed a fi r e. Lesson54 Sti cky fi ngers 粘糊的手指 Aft er br eakf ast, I sent t he chi l dr en t o school and t hen I went t o mar ket. I t was st il l ear ly when I r et ur ned hom e. The chil dr en wer e at school, m y husband was at wor k and t he house was quiet. So I deci ded t o make som e t ar ts f or t ea. I n a short ti m e I was busy mi xing butt er and f l our and my hands were soon cover ed wit h sti cky pastr y. At exactl y t hat m oment, t he t elephone r ang. Not hi ng coul d have been m ore annoyi ng. I pi cked up t he r ecei ver bet ween t wo st icky fi nger s and was dismayed when I recogni zed t he voi ce of Mr s Bates. I t t ook m e ten mi nutes t o per suade her t o r i ng back l at er . At l ast I hung up t he r eceiver. What a m es! Ther e was past r y on m y f i ngers, on t he t el ephone, and on t he door knobs. I had no sooner got back t o t he ki t chen t han t he one of t he wor kers t o open up t he box. He was ast oni shed at what he f ound. A m an was l ying i n t he box on t op of a pil e of wooll en goods. He was so sur pri sed at bei ng discover ed that he di d not even t ry t o r un away. Af t er he was ar est ed, t he m an adm it ted hi di ng i n the box befor e the pl ane l ef t London. He had had a l ong and un f or table t ri p, for he had been confi ned to t he wooden box f or over t en hour s. The m an was or dered t o pay amp。Thi s is t he pret i est car pet I have ever sen,39。We are goi ng back now,39。 I sai d. 39。 I f ot to put you off .39。 Is t his Woodf ord Green ?39。l l have t o get of f her e, 39。 I39。 I sai d t o t he conduct or as I got on t he bus,39。 lesson46 Expensi ve and un fort abl e 既昂貴又受罪 When a pl ane f r om London ar ri ved at Sydney ai r port , wor ker s began t o unl oad a num ber of wooden boxes whi ch cont ai ned cl othi ng. No one coul d account f or t he fact that one of t he boxes was ext r em el y heavy. It suddenl y occurr ed t o e sl ept ver y wel l f or t he fi rst t wo ni ghts, but on t he thir d ni ght, a st orm blew up. A gust of wi nd swept the bed off t he r oof and sent it cr ashi ng i nto 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 the gr ound. Alt hough t he bed was sm ashed t o pi eces, t he man was mi r acul ously unhurt . When he woke up, he was sti l on t he mat r ess. Gl anci n