【正文】 unload a number of wooden boxes whi ch cont ai ned clot hi ng. No one coul d acount f or t he f act t hat one of t he boxes was extr em ely heavy. I t suddenl y occur r ed t o one of t he 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 t op of a pi l e of wool len goods. He was so sur pr ised at bei ng di scover ed t hat 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 t he box befor e the pl ane l ef t London. He had had a l ong and un f or table t ri p, f or he had been confi ned t o t he wooden box f or over t en hour s. The man was or der ed t o pay amp。 Onl y 25 per cent a t hi ef now!39。Bent on, t he local but cher, had l ost his wal let whil e taki ng hi s savi ngs t o t he post off ice. Sam was sur e t hat t he wal l et m ust have been f ound by one of t he vi l ager s, but i t was not r etur ned t o him . Thr ee mont hs pased, and t hen one m orni ng, Sam f ound hi s wal et out si de hi s f ront door . It had been wrapped 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。 Two m ont hs lat er , som e m ore m oney was sent t o Sam wit h anot her not e: 39。 I am 100 per cent honest now!39。 eggs and asked m e whether m y coll ect ion was gr owi ng. He t hen asked m e how m y brot her was and whet her I l i ked m y new j ob i n London. I n answer t o t hese questi ons I ei ther nodded or made st r ange noises. Meanwhil e, m y t ongue was busy searching out t he hol e wher e t he t ooth had been. I suddenl y felt ver y worr ied, but coul d not say anyt hi ng. When t he dent ist at l ast r em oved t he cot t on wool f r om m y m out h, I was abl e t o t el him t hat he had pul l ed out t he wrong t oot h. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢(mèng)告終 Tir ed of sl eepi ng on t he f l oor, a young m an i n Teher an saved up f or year s t o buy a r eal bed. For t he fi rst tim e i n his l if e, he becam e t he pr oud owner of a bed whi ch had spri ngs and a m at tr es. Because t he weat her was very hot, he car i ed t he bed on to t he r oof of his house. He sl ept ver y wel l for t he f i rst t wo ni ght s, but on t he t hir 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 ashing i nto t he cour tyar d bel ow. The young m an di d not wake up unt il t he bed had str uck t he gr ound. Alt hough t he bed was sm ashed to 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 a nci ng at he bit s of wood and m et al that l ay ar ound him , t he man sadl y pi cked up t he m at ress and car i ed i t i nt o his house. Af ter he had put it on t he fl oor, he pr om pt l y went t o sl eep agai n. Lesson50 Taken f or a ri de 乘車(chē)兜風(fēng) I l ove tr avel li ng in t he count ry, but I don39。 I said t o t he conduct or as I got on t he bus,39。 I39。l l have t o get of f her e,39。 I s t hi s Woodf or d Gr een ?39。 I f or got t o put you off .39。 I sai d. 39。We ar e going back now,39。Thi s i s t he pr eti est car pet I have ever seen, 39。 Lesson53 H ot snake 觸電的蛇 At l ast f ir em en have put out a bi g f orest f ir e i n Cali for ni a. Si nce t hen, t hey have been tr yi ng t o fi nd out how the f ir e began. For est f ir e ar e of t en caused by br oken gl as or by ci gar et e ends which peopl e car elessl y t hr ow away. Yest er day t he f ir em en exami ned the gr ound car ef ull y, but wer e not able t o fi nd any br oken glass. They wer e al so qui t e sur e t hat a cigaret e end did not start t he fi re. This m or ni ng, however, a fi reman acci dent al l y di scovered t he cause. He not iced t he r em ains of a snake whi ch was wound r ound t he el ect ri c wi res of a 16, 000volt power li ne. I n t hi s way, he was abl e t o solve t he m yst ery. The expl anati on was sim pl e but ver y unusual. A bi r d had snatched up t he snake fr om t he gr ound and then dr opped it on t o t he wir es. The snake t hen wound i tself r ound t he wi res. When it di d so, it sent spar ks down t o t he gr ound and t hese i mm edi at el y start ed a f ir 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 etur ned hom e. The chi l dr en wer e at school, m y husband was at work and t he house was quiet. So I decided t o m ake som e tart s f or t ea. I n a shor t ti me I was busy mi xi ng butt er and f lour and m y hands wer e soon cover ed wit h st i cky past r y. At exact l y t hat m om ent , the t el ephone r ang. Not hi ng coul d have been m or e annoyi ng. I picked up t he r ecei ver bet wen t wo sti cky f i nger s and was di sm ayed when I r ecogni zed t he voi ce of Mrs Bat es. It t ook me t en m i nut es t o persuade her t o ri ng back l at er. At l ast I hung up t he r ecei ver. What a m es ! There was past r y on my 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 tchen t han t he door bel r ang l oud enough t o wake the dead. Thi s t im e it was t he postm an and he want ed me t o sign f or a regist er ed let er ! Lesson55 Not a gol d mi ne 并非金礦 Dreams of fi nding l ost tr easur e al most cam e t r ue r ecentl y. A new m achi ne cal ed 39。. Because t he tr ee was menti oned i n a newspaper, t he num ber of visit ors t o Fri nley has now i ncr eased. The t r e was pl ant ed near a chur c h fi ft y years ago, but it i s onl y i n r ecent years t hat i t has gai ned an evil r eput at ion. It i s sai d that if anyone t ouches t he t ree, he wil l have bad l uck。 Two months l at er, some mor e money was sent to Sam wi th another not e :39。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。 eggs and asked me whether my col lect ion was gr owing. He t hen asked me how m y brot her was and whether I li ked my new j ob in London. In answer t o t hese quest ions I