【正文】 , succesf ul l y fl ew over t he Sout h Pol e for t he f ir st im e. Though, at f ir st , Byrd and hi s m en wer e abl e t o t ake a gr eat m any phot ogr aphs of t he mountai ns t hat l ay bel ow, t hey soon r an i nt o ser i ous t r ouble. At one poi nt, it seem ed cer t ai n t hat t heir pl ane woul d crash. I t coul d onl y get over t he m ount ai ns if i t r ose t o 10, 000 feet. Byr d at once or der ed hi s men t o t hr ow out t wo heavy f ood sacks. The pl ane was t hen abl e t o r ise and it cl ear ed t he m ountai ns by 400 f eet . Byr d now knew t hat he would be abl e t o r each t he Sout h Pole whi ch was 300 mi les away, f or there wer e no m or e m ountai ns i n si ght. The air craft was abl e to f l y over t he endl ess whit e plai ns wit hout dif fi cul t y. Lesson44 Through t he f orest 穿過森林 Mr s Anne St er li ng di d not t hi nk of t he ri sk she was t aki ng when she r an t hrough a f orest af ter t wo m en. They had r ushed up t o her whi l e she was havi ng a pi i c at t he edge of a f or est wit h her chi ldr en and t ri ed t o st eal her handbag. I n t he str uggl e, t he str ap br oke and, wi t h t he bag i n t hei r possesi on, both m en st art ed runni ng t hr ough the t rees. Mrs St er li ng got so angr y that she r an aft 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 that hey had sat down and wer e goi ng t hr ough t he cont ent s of t he bag, so she r an st rai ght at them . The men got such a f ri ght t hat t hey dr opped t he bag and ran away. 39。And a wom an can39。A m an can never have t oo int o t he cave hopi ng t o f i nd bur ied t reasur e. The l eader of the part y was exam ini ng t he soi l near t he ent rance to t he cave when t he machi ne showed t hat t her e was gold under the gr ound. Very excit ed, t he par ty dug a hol e t wo feet deep. They f i nal y f ound a sm al l gol d coin whi ch was alm ost wort hless. The part y t hen sear ched t he whole cave t hor oughl y but di d not f i nd anyt hi ng except an em pt y ti n t r unk. In spit e of t hi s, m any peopl e ar e confi dent t hat 39。 I need not r em i nd you of t hat t er ri ble t i e you bought yester day.39。 I r em arked suddenly. I r egr et ted sayi ng it alm ost at once. 39。 m y wi f e answer ed as she l ooked at her self i n t he m ir r or . I sat down on one of t hose m oder n chai r s wit h holes i n it and wait ed. We had been i n t he hat shop for hal f an hour and m y wif e was sti l i n fr ont of t he m ir r or . 39。Do you cal t hat a hat ?39。 lesson46 Expensi ve and unfortabl e 既昂貴又受罪 When a pl ane f rom London ar ri ved at Sydney ai rpor t, worker s began t o unl oad a number of wooden boxes whi ch cont ai ned cl othing. No one could account for t he fact that one of t he boxes was ext remel y heavy. It suddenly occurr ed to one of t he workers t o open up the box. He was ast onished at what he found. A man was l ying i n the box on t op of a pil e of wool len goods. He was so sur pr ised at bei ng discovered t hat he di d not even tr y t o run awa y. Af ter he was ar est ed, the m an adm it ed hiding in t he box bef ore t he plane lef t London. He had had a long and unf ort abl e tr ip, f or he had been conf ined t o the wooden box for over ten hours. The man was ordered t o pay amp。 Only 25 per cent a t hief now!39。 Leson45 A cl ear consci ence 問心無愧 The whole vi l age soon learnt t hat a l ar ge sum of money had been l ost . Sam Benton, the local but cher , had l ost his wal let whi le t aki ng his savi ngs t o t he post off ice. Sam was sure t hat t he wal et must have been found by one of the vi l agers, but i t was not r etur ned t o him . Thr ee months pased, and t hen one m or ning, Sam f ound hi s wal et outsi de hi s fr ont door . I t had been wr apped up in newspaper and it cont ained hal f the m oney he had l ost, t oget her wi th a not e which said: 39。 sl owly. It obviously could not tel l the dif fer ence between I ndi an music and jazz! Lesson43 O ver t he South Pole 飛越南極 In 1929, thr e years af ter his f li ght over the Nor th Pol e, t he Ameri can explor er, R. E. Byrd, succesful ly f lew over t he Sout h Pole f or the f ir st t ime. Though, at fi rst, Byr d and his men wer e able t o take a gr eat many photographs of the mountai ns t hat l ay bel ow, they soon ran i nt o seri ous t rouble. At one poi nt, it seem ed cert ain t hat t hei r plane would cr ash. It could only get over t he mountains i f it r ose t o 10,000 f et. Byr d at once or der ed his men t o t hr ow out two heavy f ood sacks. The plane was t hen able to r ise and it cl ear ed the mountains by 400 f eet . Byrd now knew that he would be able t o r each t he Sout h Pole whi ch was 300 mil es away, f or t her e wer e no mor e mountains i n si ght. The air cr aft was able t o f ly over the endles whi te pl ains wi thout di f icult y. Lesson44 Through the f orest 穿過森林 Mrs Anne St erl ing did not t hink of the r isk she was taking when she r an thr ough a f orest af ter t wo men. They had r ushed up t o her whil e she was having a pi i c at the edge of a for est wit h her chi ldr en and t ri e d to st eal her handbag. I n the str uggle, the str ap br oke and, wi th t he bag in t heir possesion, both m en st ar ted r unni ng thr ough the t rees. Mrs St er li ng got so angry t hat she r an af ter t hem. She was soon out of breath, but she conti nued t o run. When she caught up wi th t hem , she saw t hat t hey had sat down and wer e going t hrough t he cont ents of t he bag, so she r an str ai ght at them. The men got such a fr ight that they dropped the bag and ran away. 39。And a woman can39。A man can never have too i nt o t he cave hoping t o fi nd buri ed tr easure. The leader of the par ty was examini ng the soil near t he ent rance to t he cave when t he machi ne showed t hat t her e was gold under the gr ound. Very e