【正文】 one of t he vil ager s, but it was not r et ur ned t o hi m. Thr e m ont hs passed, and t hen one m or ni ng, Sam f ound hi s wal et outsi de hi s fr ont door. I t had been wr apped up i n newspaper and it contai ned half t he m oney he had l ost , toget her wit h a note whi ch sai d: 39。 Onl y 25 per cent a t hi ef now! 39。 l eson46 Expensi ve and unf ort able 既昂貴又受罪 When a plane fr om London ar i ved at Sydney air port , workers began to unl oad a num ber of wooden boxes whi ch contai ned cl ot hing. No one coul d account for t he f act t hat one of t he boxes was ext remel y heavy. It suddenly occurr ed to one of t he workers t o open up t he box. He was ast oni shed at what he found. A man was l ying i n t he box on t op of a pil e of wool l en goods. He was so sur pr ised at bei ng di scover ed t hat he di d not even tr y t o r un away. Af ter he was ar est ed, t he m an adm it ed hi di ng in t he box bef ore t he plane l ef t London. He had had a l ong and un fort abl e t ri p, f or he had been conf i ned t o t he wooden box f or over ten hour s. The m an was or der ed t o pay amp。t l ike l osi ng m y way. I went on an excursi on recentl y, but m y tr i p took me l onger t han I expect ed. 39。 but I don39。l l t el l you wher e t o get of f,39。 t he conduct or sai d. 39。 I asked. 39。 39。I 39。 sai d the conduct or . 39。 she sai d. She gazed at i t for som e ti me t hen added, 39。The Reveal er 39。t have too m any hat s, 39。The str ap needs mending,39。A thief , yes, 39。 In ti me, al l Sam 39。345 f or t he cost of the t ri p. The nor mal pr ice of a t icket i s amp。 I39。t know where i t is.39。 answer ed the conductor . I sat in t he fr ont of t he bus t o get a good vi ew of the countr ysi de. Af ter som e ti me, the bus stopped. Looki ng r ound, I reali zed wi th a shock t hat I was t he onl y passenger lef t on the bus. 39。Thi s is as f ar as we go. 39。 sai d t he conduct or suddenl y.39。 I sai d. 39。 sai d the conduct or . 39。 she said. She gazed at it f or some t im e then added, 39。The Reveal er 39。t have t oo m any hats,39。 39。t need bookcases at al l. You can sit here i n your spare t im e and read the carpet! 39。 I answered. Lesson51 Reward for virt ue 對美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My f r iend, Her ber t, has always been f at, but things got so bad r ecentl y t hat he deci ded to go on a di et. He began his diet a week ago. Fi rst of al l, he wr ote out a long l ist of al l the f oods whi ch were f orbi dden. The li st i ncl uded m ost of the t hings Herbert l oves: but ter , potat oes, ri ce, beer , mi lk, chocolate, and sweets. Yesterday I paid hi m a vi si t. I r ang the bel and was not surpr ised to see t hat Her ber t was st il l as f at as ever. He l ed me i nto hi s room and hur ri edl y hid a large parcel under his desk. I t was obvi ous t hat he was very em bar rassed. When I asked hi m what he was doing, he smil ed gui lt il y and then put t he par cel on t he desk. He explained that his di et was so str ict that he had to r eward hi m sel f occasi onal y. Then he showed me t he cont ent s of the parcel. It contained f ive l ar ge bars of chocolat e and three bags of sweets! Leson52 A pret y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have just m oved i nto a new house and I have been worki ng har d al m or ning. I have be en tr ying t o get m y new r oom i n order. Thi s has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To make mat er s wor se, the r oom i s rat her smal , so I have tempor ar il y put my books on the f loor. At t he moment, they cover every inch of fl oor space and I actual y have t o wal k on them to get in or out of the r oom . A shor t whil e ago, m y si ster hel ped me to car ry one of my old bookcases up the stair s. She went int o my room and got a big sur pr ise when she saw al those books on t he fl oor. 39。l l get of f her e. 39。 I t doe sn39。 I asked. 39。l l have t o get of f her e, 39。 I39。 I sai d to the conductor as I got on the bus, 39。 eggs and asked m e whet her m y coll ecti on was growi ng. He then asked m e how my br other was and whet her I l iked my new job i n London. I n answer t o these questi ons I eit her nodded or made st range noises. Meanwhil e, my tongue was busy sear ching out the hole wher e the t oot h had been. I suddenly f elt very wor ri ed, but coul d not say anything. When t he dent ist at l ast removed t he cot tonwool f rom my m out h, I was able to t el l him that he had pul led out the wr ong tooth. Leson49 The end of a dream 美夢告終 Tir ed of sleeping on t he fl oor, a young man in Teher an saved up for year s t o buy a real bed. For the f ir st t ime in hi s li fe, he became t he proud owner of a bed whi ch had spr ings and a mat ress. Because t he weat her was ver y hot, he car ri ed the bed on t o the r oof of hi s house. He sl ept very wel f or t he fi rst two nights, but on t he thi rd ni ght , a st orm bl ew up. A gust of wind swept the bed off t he roof and sent it cr ashing i nto t he cour tyard bel ow. The young man di d not wake up unt il t he bed had str uck the ground. Alt hough t he bed was sm ashed to pi eces, t he man was m ir aculously unhurt . When he woke up, he was st il on t he mat ress. Gl anci ng at he bit s of wood and m et al that l ay around him , t he man sadl y picked up the m at tr es and car ied i t into hi s house. Aft er he had put it on t he fl oor , he prompt ly went to sl eep again. Leson50 Taken for a ri de 乘車兜風(fēng) I l ove tr avel ing i n t he countr y, but I don39。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。 Two months lat er , som e more money was sent to Sam wit h anot her not e: 39。but t hey did not st eal anything. 39。dance39。 39。t need bookcases at al . You can si t her e i n your spare t im e and read t he car pet !39。 I answered. Lesson51 Reward for vi rt ue 對美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My f ri end, Her ber t, has al ways been f at, but t hi ngs got so bad r ecentl y t hat he deci ded to go on a di et. He bega