【正文】 o put you of f. 39。 I s t his Woodf ord Green ?39。l l have t o get of f her e,39。 I 39。 I said to t he conductor as I got on t he bus,39。 eggs and asked m e whether my coll ect ion was gr owi ng. He then asked m e how my brother was and whether I liked m y new job in London. I n answer t o these questi ons I ei ther nodded or made st range noises. Meanwhil e, m y tongue was busy searching out the hole wher e the t ooth had been. I suddenly felt very worr ied, but coul d not say anythi ng. When t he dent ist at l ast r em oved t he cot ton wool f rom my mout h, I was abl e to t el him that he had pul led out the wr ong toot h. Leson49 The end of a dream 美夢告終 Tir ed of sl eping on the f loor, a young man i n Teher an saved up f or years t o buy a r eal bed. For the f ir st time in hi s li fe, he became the proud owner of a bed which had spr ings and a mat tr ess. Because the weather was ver y hot, he car r ied the bed on t o t he roof of hi s house. He slept ver y wel f or the f ir st t wo nights, but on t he t hir d night , a st or m blew up. A gust of wi nd swept the bed off t he roof and sent it crashing i nt o t he cour tyard below. The young man did not wake up unti l the bed had str uck t he ground. Al though t he bed was smashed t o pi eces, t he man was mi raculousl y unhur t. When he woke up, he was sti l on t he mat ress. Gl ancing at t he bi ts of wood and met al t hat l ay ar ound him, t he man sadl y picked up the mat tr ess and car r ied it i nto hi s house. Af t er he had put it on the f loor , he pr omptl y went to sleep again. Lesson50 Taken f or a ride 乘車兜風 I love t ravel ing i n the count r y, but I don39。 I am 100 per cent honest now!39。 Two mont hs l ater, some m or e money was sent t o Sam wi th another note:39。but they di d not steal anyt hing.39。dance39。 she asked impati ent ly. 39。 i f he pi cks a leaf , he wi l die. Many vil lagers beli eve t hat t he tr ee has al ready cl aimed a number of victi ms. The vi car has been asked to have the t ree cut down, but so far he has ref used. He has poi nt ed out t hat t he tr e is a useful sour ce of i n e as touri st s have been ing f rom al part s of the count ry to see it . In spit e of al l that has been sai d, t he tour ists have been pi cki ng leaves and cutt ing t hei r nam es on the tr ee t runk. So far, not one of t hem has been str uck down by sudden death! Lesson59 In or out ？ 進來還是出去？ Our dog, Rex, used to si t out si de our f ront gat e and bark. Ever y t ime he want ed to e i nto t he gar den he would bar k unt il s omeone opened the gate. As t he nei ghbours pl ai ned of t he noise, m y husband spent weeks t r ai ning him t o press hi s paw on t he latch t o l et him sel f in. Rex soon becam e an exper t at openi ng the gate. However , when I was going out shopping l ast week, I noti ced hi m in t he gar den near the gate. This t im e he was bar king so t hat someone woul d let him out ! Since then, he has devel oped another bad habit . As soon as he opens the gate f rom the outsi de, he es into the garden 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 ter thi s he immedi ately lets hi msel f in and begins barking again. Yest erday my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him si nce. Lesson60 The fut ure 卜算未來 At a vi l age f air , I decided to visit a f ort une tel er cal ed Madam Bel linsky. I went i nt o her tent and she tol d me t o sit down. Aft er I had gi ven her some money, she looked int o a crystal bal and sai d: 39。The Reveal er 39。 she said. She gazed at it f or some tim e then added, 39。 said the conductor . 39。 I said. 39。 sai d the conduct or suddenl y.39。 39。 You39。 39。m going t o Woodf ord Gr een, 39。 230 ! Lesson47 A thi rst y ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A public house which was r ecent ly bought by Mr Ian Thompson is up f or sal e. Mr Thom pson i s goi ng to sel l i t because i t is haunted. He tol d me t hat he could not go to sl ep one ni ght because he hear d a str ange noise i ng fr om t he bar . The next mor ning, he f ound that the doors had been bl ocked by chair s and the f ur nit ure had been moved. Though Mr Thompson had turned t he li ght s off befor e he went t o bed, t hey were on i n t he morni ng. He al so said that he had f ound fi ve em pty whi sky bot tl es whi ch the ghost m ust have dr unk the ni ght befor e. When I suggest ed that some vi l agers must have e in f or a f ree dri nk, Mr Thompson shook his head. The vil lagers have tol d him that they wi l not accept t he inn even if he gi ves i t away. Lesson48 Did you want t o t el me somet hing? 你想對 我 說什么嗎？ Denti st s always ask questi ons when i t is i mpossibl e for you t o answer . My denti st had just pul led out one of m y teeth and had t old m e to r est f or a whil e. I t ri ed to say something, but m y mouth was ful l of cott on wool. He knew I coll ect ed bir ds39。s money was paid back i n thi s way. The l ast note said: 39。but only 5o per cent a t hief! 39。 said Mr s Sterl ing l ater, 39。opened one of the basket s. When he began to pl ay a tune, we had our f i rst gl im pse of t he snake. I t rose out of t he basket and began t o f oll ow the m ovements of t he pipe. We wer e ver y m uch surpr ised when the snake charm er suddenl y began t o play j azz t unes and modern pop songs. The snake, however , conti nued t o 39。The st rap needs mendi ng, 39。A t hief, yes, 39。 I n t ime, al Sam39。 345 f or the cost of t he tr ip. The nor mal pri ce of a ti cket is amp。 I39。t know wher e it i s. 39。 answered t he conductor. I sat i n t he fr ont of the bus t o get a good vi ew of the count ryside. Af ter some ti me, t he bus st opped. Looki ng round, I r eal ized wi th a shock that I was the only passenger left on t he bus. 39。This i s as far as we go. 39。Oh dear ,39。t mat ter, 39。 We ar e goi ng back n