【正文】 e m orning, Sam found his wal et outside hi s fr ont door. It had been wr apped up in newspaper and i t cont ai ned hal f t he m oney he had l ost, toget her wi t h a not e whi ch said: 39。 Onl y 25 per cent a t hi ef now!39。 l esson46 Expensi ve and un fort abl e 既昂貴又受罪 When a pl ane fr om London ar ived at Sydney air port , wor kers began t o unl oad a number of wooden boxes whi ch cont ai ned cl ot hi ng. No one could account for t he fact that one of t he boxes was extr em el y heavy. I t suddenl y occur red to one of the wor ker s t o open up t he box. He was ast oni shed at what he f ound. A man was l yi ng i n the box on top of a pil e of wool en goods. He was so sur prised at bei ng discover ed t hat he did not even tr y to r un away. Aft er he was ar ested, t he m an adm it ed hi di ng i n the box bef or e the pl ane left London. He had had a l ong and un f ort abl e t ri p, f or he had been conf ined t o the wooden box for over t e n hour s. The m an was or dered to pay amp。t li ke l osing m y way. I went on an excur si on r ecentl y, but my t ri p t ook me l onger than I expect ed. 39。 but I don39。 answered t he conductor. I sat i n t he fr ont of t he bus t o get a good vi ew of the count rysi de. Aft er some tim e, t he bus stopped. Looking r ound, I r eali zed wit h a shock t hat I was the only passenger left on t he bus. 39。Thi s i s as f ar as we go. 39。 sai d the conduct or suddenl y.39。 I sai d. 39。We ar e going back now,39。Thi s is t he preti est carpet I have ever seen,39。 Leson53 H ot snake 觸電的蛇 At last fi rem en have put out a big f or est fir e in Calif ornia. Si nce t hen, t hey have been tr yi ng t o fi nd out how the fi re bega n. For est fir e ar e of ten caused by br oken gl ass or by ci garet e ends which peopl e car el essl y t hr ow away. Yest er day t he fi rem en exami ned t he ground car ef ul ly, but wer e not able t o f ind any br oken glas. They wer e also quit e sur e t hat a ci gar et e end did not st ar t the fir e. This m orning, however , a f ir eman acci dental y di scovered the cause. He not iced t he r em ai ns of a snake whi ch was wound round t he elect ri c wi res of a 16, 000vol t power l ine. I n t hi s way, he was able t o solve the m ystery. The explanati on was sim ple but ver y unusual . A bi rd had snat ched up t he snake fr om t he gr ound and then dr opped i t on t o t he wi res. The snake then wound i tsel f r ound the wir es. When it did so, it sent spar ks down t o the gr ound and t hese imm edi atel y start ed a f ir e. Leson54 Sti cky fi ngers 粘糊的手指 Af ter br eakfast, I sent t he chil dr en t o school and then I went t o m ar ket. It was ti l earl y when I returned hom e. The chil dr en were at school, m y husband was at work and t he house was quiet. So I deci ded to make som e t ar ts f or t ea. I n a short tim e I was bus y mi xi ng butt er and f lour and m y hands were soon cover ed wi th sti cky past ry. At exactl y t hat m om ent, the telephone r ang. Not hi ng c oul d have been more annoyi ng. I pi cked up t he r ecei ver bet wen two st icky f i nger s and was dism ayed when I recogni zed the voi ce of Mrs Bat es. It took m e t en mi nut es t o persuade her t o ri ng back l at er . At l ast I hung up the r eceiver . What a m ess! Ther e was pastr y on my f ingers, on t he t el ephone, and on t he door knobs. I had no sooner got back t o t he kit chen than t he door bel l rang l oud enough t o wake the dead. Thi s tim e i t was the postman and he wanted m e to si gn for a r egi st er ed l et er ! Lesson55 Not a gol d mi ne 并非金礦 Dr eams of f indi ng lost tr easur e alm ost cam e t rue recentl y. A new m achi ne cal ed 39。. Because t he tr e was m enti oned in a newspaper, t he num ber of visit or s t o Fr inley has now incr eased. The tr e was pl anted near a chur ch f ift y years ago, but it is onl y in r ecent years that it has gained an evil r eput at ion. I t i s sai d t hat i f anyone touches t he tr ee, he wi l have bad luck。t have too m any hat s,39。The str ap needs mendi ng,39。A thief, yes, 39。 I n t ime, al Sam39。 345 f or the cost of the tri p. The norm al pr ic e of a ti cket i s amp。 I39。t know wher e i t is. 39。 You39。 I s t hi s Woodf or d Gr een ?39。 I for got t o put you off .39。I 39。 sai d t he conduct or . 39。 she said. She gazed at it for som e tim e t hen added, 39。The Reveal er39。 if he pi cks a leaf , he wil l di e. Many vil agers bel ieve t hat the tr e has alr eady claimed a number of vi ct ims. The vi car has been asked t o have t he t ree cut down, but so far he has r ef used. He has poi nt ed out t hat the tr e is a usef ul source of i n e as tourists have been i ng f rom al part s of t he countr y t o se it . I n spit e of al that has been sai d, t he t ouri st have been picki ng l eaves and cutti ng t heir nam es on the t r etr unk. So f ar , not one of t hem has been str uck down by sudden death! Leson59 In or out ？ 進(jìn)來還是出去？ Our dog, Rex, used t o sit out si de our f ront gat e and bar k. Ever y tim e he want ed t o e into t he gar den he woul d bark unt il someone opened t he gat e. As the nei ghbours pl ai ned of t he noi se, m y husband spent weks t raining him t o pr ess hi s paw on the latch to l et him self i n. Rex soon becam e an expert at opening the gate. However, when I was goi ng out shoppi ng l ast wek, I noti ced him i n the gar den near t he gate. This tim e he was bar ki ng so that someone woul d let him out ! Si nce t hen, he has devel oped anot her bad habit . As oon as he opens the gate f rom t he out si de, he es i nt o t he garden and wai t s unt il the gat e shut s. Then he sit s and bar ks unt il someone lets him out. Aft er this he immediately lets himsel f i n and begins bar ki ng agai n. Yesterday my husband r em oved t he gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen hi m 1XX 商品育肥豬飼料原料生產(chǎn)基地建設(shè)項目 第一章 總 論 第一節(jié) 項目提要 一、項目名稱 XX 育肥豬飼料原料生產(chǎn)基地建設(shè)項目 二、建設(shè)性質(zhì) 新建項目