【正文】 n his di et a wek ago. Fi rst of al l, he wr ote out a l ong l i st of al l t he f oods whi ch wer e for bi dden. The li st i ncl uded m ost of t he t hi ngs Her ber t l oves: butt er , pot at oes, r ice, beer, mi l k, chocol at e, and sweet s. Yest er day I pai d him a visit . I rang t he bel and was not sur pri sed t o see that Her bert was sti l as f at as ever . He l ed m e i nt o his r oom and hurr iedly hi d a l ar ge parcel under hi s desk. It was obvi ous t hat he was very em bar rassed. When I asked him what he was doi ng, he smi l ed guil ti l y and t hen put t he par cel on t he desk. He expl ained t hat his di et was so str ict t hat he had t o r ewar d hi msel f occasional l y. Then he showed m e t he cont ent s of t he par cel . It contai ned f ive l ar ge bars of chocol at e and thr e bags of sweet s! Leson52 A pret y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have j ust m oved int o a new house and I have been wor ki ng har d al l mor ni ng. I have been t r yi ng t o get m y new r oom i n or der. This has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To make mat ers wor se, t he room i s r at her sm al , s o I have t em porari l y put m y books on t he fl oor . At t he m om ent , they cover ever y i nch of f l oor space and I act ual y have t o wal k on t hem to get i n or out of t he r oom . A short whi le ago, m y sist er helped me t o car y one of m y ol d bookcases up t he st ai r s. She went int o m y r oom and got a big sur pr ise when she saw al t hose books on t he fl oor. 39。 39。t m at er,39。 sai d t he conduct or suddenl y. 39。 39。 You39。 39。m goi ng to Woodf or d Gr en,39。 230 ! Lesson47 A t hi rst y ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publi c house whi ch was recent ly bought by Mr I an Thom pson i s up f or sal e. Mr Thom pson i s going t o sel l it because it i s haunted. He t ol d m e t hat he coul d not go t o sl eep one ni ght because he hear d a str ange noi se i ng fr om t he bar. The next m or ni ng, he f ound t hat t he door s had been blocked by chair s and t he f ur nit ur e had been m oved. Though Mr Thom pson had tur ned t he li ght s off bef or e he went to bed, they wer e on in t he mor ni ng. He al so sai d t hat he had found fi ve em pty whi sky bot tl es which t he ghost m ust have drunk t he ni ght bef or e. When I suggest ed t hat som e vi l ager s must have e i n f or a f r e dr ink, Mr Thom pson shook his head. The vi l ager s have t ol d him t hat t hey wi ll not accept t he i nn even i f he gi ves i t away. Leson48 Di d you want t o tel m e som et hi ng? 你想對我說什么嗎？ Denti st s al ways ask questi ons when i t is i mpossi 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 tol d me t o r est f or a whi le. I tr ied t o say som et hi ng, but m y m out h was f ull of cot t on wool . He knew I coll ect ed bi r ds39。s m oney was pai d back i n t hi s way. The last not e sai d: 39。but onl y 5o per cent a t hief !39。 sai d Mrs St er li ng l at er , 39。 she answer ed. Ten mi nut es l ater we wal ked out of t he shop t ogether. My wif e was weari ng a hat that 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 wal k 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. Aft 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 the basket s. When he began to pl ay a t une, we had our f ir st gl im pse of t he snake. I t rose out of t he basket and began t o f ol l ow t he m ovem ents of t he pi pe. We wer e ver y m uch sur pr ised when t he snake charm er suddenl y began t o play j az t unes and m oder n pop songs. The snake , however, conti nued t o 39。A f ew cars, however, pl et ed t he r ace. The wi nni ng car r eached a speed of f or ty m il es an hourm uch faster t han any of it s ri val s. I t sped downhil l at t he end of t he race and it s dri ver had a l ot of t roubl e t ryi ng t o st op i t. The r ace gave ever yone a great deal of pl easure. It was ver y di f fer ent fr om m oder n car r aces but no l ess exci ti ng. Leson57 Can I hel p you, m adam ? 你要買什么，夫人？ A wom an i n bl ue j eans st ood at t he window of an expensive shop. Though she hesit at ed f or a m om ent , she f inal y went in and as ked t o see a dress that was i n t he wi ndow. The asi st ant who ser ved her di d not li ke the way she was dressed. Gl ancing at her scor nf ul l y, he t ol d her that he dr ess was sol d. The wom an walked out of t he shop angri l y and decided t o puni sh t he asi st ant next day. She r et ur ned t o t he shop t he foll owi ng m or ni ng dr esed i n a f ur coat , wit h a handbag i n one hand and a long umbr el la i n t he ot her . Aft er seking out t he r ude assistant she aske d for t he same dr ess. Not r eal i zi ng who she was, t he assi stant was eager t o ser ve her t hi s ti me wi t h gr eat di f icult y, he cli m bed i nt o t he shop wi ndow t o get t he dr es. As soon as she saw i t, t he wom an sai d s many ti es.39。t have t oo m any hats,39。The str ap needs mending,39。A t hief, yes, 39。 In t im e, al Sam39。 345 for t he cost of t he tr i p. The norm al pri ce of a ti cket is amp。 I39。t know wher e i t is.39。 answered t he conduct or. I sat i n t he f r ont of t he bus t o get a good vi ew of t he count r ysi de. Af ter som e tim e, the bus st opped. Looki ng r ound, I reali zed wi t h a shock t hat I was t he onl y pasenger l ef t on t he bus. 39。Thi s i s as far as we go.39。Oh dear, 39。I t doesn39。l get off her e.39。Wel l, i n that case, I pr ef er to st ay on the bus, 39。You don39。 has been invent ed and it has been used to det ect gold whi ch has been buri ed in t he ground. The m achine was used in a cave near the seashor e wherei t is said pir ates us