【正文】 I t obvi ousl y coul d not t el l t he di f er ence bet ween I ndian m usi c and j azz! Leson43 Over 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 eri can explor er , R. E. Byrd, succesf ul ly f l ew over t he Sout h Pole f or the f ir st t im e. Though, at fi rst, Byr d and his m en were abl e t o t ake a gr eat m any phot ogr aphs of t he m ount ai ns t hat lay bel ow, t hey soon r an int o ser ious tr oubl e. At one poi nt , it seem ed cert ain t hat t hei r plane would cr ash. It could onl y get over the m ount ai ns i f it r os e t o 10, 000 f eet . Byrd at once or dered hi s m en t o thr ow out t wo heavy f ood sacks. The plane was t hen able t o r ise and it cl ear ed t he mountai ns by 400 f eet . Byrd now knew t hat he would be abl e t o r each t he Sout h Pol e whi ch was 300 mi les away, f or t her e wer e no mor e m ount ains i n si ght . The air cr aft was able t o f ly over the endl ess whi t e pl ains wi thout di f i cult y. Lesson44 Through t he f orest 穿過森林 Mr s Anne St erl i ng di d not t hink of t he ri sk she was t aki ng when she r an t hr ough a f or est aft er t wo m en. They had r us hed up t o her whil e she was havi ng a pii c at t he edge of a f orest wi t h her chil dren and t ri ed t o st eal her handbag. I n the str uggl e, t he st r ap br oke and, wit h t he bag i n t hei r possesi on, bot h m en st ar ted r unni ng t hr ough t he tr ees. Mr s St er li ng got so angr y t hat she r an af t er t hem. She was soon out of br eat h, but she conti nued t o r un. When she caught up wi t h them , she saw t hat t hey had sat down and were goi ng thr ough t he cont ent s of t he bag, so she r an str aight at t hem . The m en got such a f ri ght t hat t hey dr opped t he bag and r an away. 39。And a wom an can39。 she asked i m pati ent l y. 39。 i f he pi cks a l eaf , he wil l di e. Many vi l ager s bel i eve t hat t he t r e has alr eady cl ai med a num ber of vi ctim s. The vi car has been asked to have t he t r e cut down, but so f ar he has ref used. He has poi nt ed out t hat t he tr ee is a usef ul sour ce of in e as t ouri st s have been i ng fr om al part s of t he countr y t o see i t. I n spi te of al t hat has been sai d, t he t ouri st s have been pi cki ng l eaves and cut ti ng t heir nam es on t he tr ee tr unk. So f ar, not one of t hem has been str uck down by sudden deat h! Lesson59 In or out ？ 進(jìn)來還是出去？ Our dog, Rex, used to sit out si de our f r ont gat e and bark. Ever y t im e he want ed t o e int o the gar den he woul d bar k unti l som eone opened t he gat e. As t he nei ghbour s pl ained of t he noi se, m y husband spent weks tr ai ni ng him t o pr ess his paw on the l at ch t o l et hi msel f i n. Rex soon became an expert at openi ng t he gat e. However, when I was goi ng out shoppi ng last week, I not i ced him i n t he gar den near the gate. This t im e he was bar ki ng so t hat som eone woul d l et hi m out ! Si nce t hen, he has devel oped anot her bad habi t. As soon as he opens t he gat e f rom the outsi de, he es i nt o t he ga rden and wait s unt il t he gat e shut s. Then he sit s and bar ks unt il som eone l ets him out. Af t er t hi s he im mediatel y let s hi msel f i n and begi ns bar ki ng agai n. Yest er day m y husband r em oved t he gat e and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him si nce. Lesson60 The f ut ure 卜算未來 At a vil lage f ai r, I deci ded to vi si t a f or t unet el l er cal ed Madam Bel i nsky. I went i nt o her t ent and she t ol d m e t o sit down. Aft er I had gi ven her som e m oney, she l ooked i nt o a cr yst al ba l and sai d: 39。The Reveal er39。 she sai d. She gazed at it f or som e tim e t hen added, 39。 sai d the conduct or . 39。 I sai d. 39。 sai d t he conduct or suddenl y.39。 39。 You39。 39。m goi ng to Woodfor d Gr en,39。230 ! Leson47 A t hi rst y ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publ ic house whi ch was r ecentl y bought by Mr I an Thom pson i s up f or sal e. Mr Thom pson i s goi ng to sel i t because i t i s haunt ed. He t ol d m e t hat he coul d not go to sl ep one ni ght because he hear d a st r ange noise i ng fr om t he bar . The next mor ni ng, he f ound that the doors had been bl ocked by chair s and the f ur nit ure had been m oved. Though Mr Thompson had t ur ned t he li ght s off bef or e he went t o bed, t hey were on i n t he m or ni ng. He al so sai d that he had f ound fi ve em pty whi sky bot tl es whi ch t he ghost m ust have drunk t he ni ght bef or e. When I suggest ed that som e vi l ager s must have e i n f or a f r e dr ink, Mr Thompson shook his head. The vi l ager s have t ol d him t hat t hey wi l not accept the i nn even i f he gi ves i t away. Lesson48 Di d you want t o tel m e som ethi ng? 你想對我說什么嗎？ Dent ists al ways ask questi ons when it i s i m possi bl e f or you t o answer . My denti st had j ust pull ed out one of my t eet h and had t ol d m e to r est f or a whil e. I t ri ed to say som et hi ng, but m y mout h was full of cott on wool. He knew I coll ect ed bir ds39。s m oney was pai d back i n t his way. The l ast not e sai d:39。but onl y 5o per cent a thi ef !39。 said Mrs St erli ng l at er, 39。 she answered. Ten m i nut es l at er we wal ked out of the shop toget her. My wif e was weari ng a hat hat l ooked l i ke a l i ght house ! Leson42 Not very m usi cal 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a l ong walk t hr ough one of the m ar ket s of Ol d Del hi, we st opped at a squar e to have a r est. Af t er a t im e, we not iced a snake charm er wi t h t wo l ar ge basket s at t he ot her si de of t he squar e, so we went t o have a l ook at him . As soon as he saw us, he picked up a l ong pi pe which was cover ed wit h coins and opened one of t he basket s. When he began t o pl ay a t une, we had our fi r st gli mpse of the snake. It r ose out of t he basket and began t o f ol low the m ovements of t he pi p