【正文】 he wor ker s t o open up t he box. He was ast oni shed at what he f ound. A m an was l ying i n t he box on t op of a pil e of wooll en goods. He was so sur pri sed at being di scover ed t hat he did not even tr y t o r un awa y. Aft er he was ar r est ed, t he m an admi t ed hi di ng in t he box bef or e t he plane l ef t London. He had had a l ong and un f or table t ri p, for he had been confi ned to t he wooden box f or over t en hour s. The m an was or der ed t o pay amp。 Onl y 25 per cent a t hi ef now! 39。 Leson45 A cl ear consci ence 問心無(wú)愧 The whol e vil l age soon lear nt t hat a l ar ge sum of m oney had been l ost . Sam Bent on, the l ocal but cher , had lost hi s wal et whi l e t aki ng hi s savings t o the post of fi ce. Sam was sur e t hat t he wal let must have been f ound by one of t he vi l ager s, but i t was not r et ur ned t o him . Three m ont hs passed, and t hen one m or ni ng, Sam found his wal let out side his f r ont door. I t had been wr apped up i n newspaper and it contai ned half t he money he had lost, t oget her wit h a not e which said: 39。 sl owly. It obvi ousl y could not t el t he di f erence bet ween I ndi an m usi c and jazz! Lesson43 O ver t he South 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 Pol e, t he Am eri can expl or 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 wer e able t o t ake a gr eat m any phot ogr aphs of t he m ount ai ns tha t l ay below, t hey soon r an i nto seri ous t r oubl e. At one point, i t seemed cert ai n t hat t heir pl ane woul d cr ash. I t coul d only ge t over t he m ount ains i f i t r ose t o 10, 000 f et. 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 to r i se and it cl ear ed the m ount ai ns by 400 feet . Byr d now knew t hat he would be abl e to r each t he Sout h Pol e which was 300 mi les away, f or t her e wer e no m or e m ount ai ns i n si ght. The ai rcr af t was abl e t o fl y over t he endl ess whit e pl ai ns wit hout dif fi cul t y. Leson44 Through t he f orest 穿過(guò)森林 Mr s Anne St er li ng did not t hi nk of the r isk she was taking when she r an t hr ough a f orest af ter t wo men. They had r ushed up t o her whi le 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 st ruggle, the str ap br oke and, wi t h t he bag i n t heir possessi on, bot h m en start ed r unni ng t hr ough t he tr ees. Mr s Sterl i ng got so angr y t hat she r an af ter 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 r ai ght at t hem. The m en got such a fr i ght t hat t hey dr opped t he bag and r an away. 39。And a wom an can39。 39。dance39。but t hey di d not st eal anyt hi ng. 39。 Two m ont hs l at er, som e m or e m oney was sent t o Sam wi t h anot her note:39。 I am 100 per cent honest now!39。 eggs and asked m e whet her m y col l ecti on was gr owi ng. He then asked m e how my br other 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 eit her nodded or m a de st r ange noises. Meanwhil e, m y t ongue was busy searching out the hol e wher e t he t ooth had been. I suddenl y felt ver y worr ie d, 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 outh, I was abl e t o tel him t hat he had pull ed out t he wr ong t oot h. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢(mèng)告終 Ti red of sl eepi ng on t he f l oor , a young m an i n Teheran saved up f or year s t o buy a real bed. For t he fi r st ti me i n hi s l if e, he becam e t he pr oud owner of a bed whi ch had spr ings and a mat r ess. Because t he weat her was ver y hot , he car ri ed t he bed on t o t he r oof of hi s house. He sl ept ver y wel f or t he fi r st 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 ashi ng i nto t he cour t yar 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 t o pieces, t he m an was m ir a cul ousl y unhurt . When he woke up, he was st il l on t he m at tr es. Gl ancing at t he bi ts of wood and met al t hat l ay ar ound hi m, t he m an sadl y pi cked up the m at tr ess and car ri ed it i nto hi s house. Aft er he had put it on t he fl oor , he pr omptl y went t o sl eep again. Leson50 Taken for a ri de 乘車兜風(fēng) I l ove t r avel i ng i n t he countr y, but I don39。 I sai d 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。 Is t his Woodf ord Green ?39。 I for got t o put you of f.39。 I sai d. 39。We ar e goi ng back now, 39。Thi s i s the pr et ti est car pet I have ever seen,39。 Lesson53 H ot snake 觸電的蛇 At l ast f i r em en have put out a bi g f or est f ir e A f ew car s, however , pl eted the r ace. The wi nni ng car r eached a speed of f ort y mi les an hour much f aster t han any of i ts r ivals. It sped downhi l at he end of the r ace and i ts dri ver had a l ot of t rouble tr yi ng to st op it . The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasur e. I t was ver y dif fer ent f rom moder n car races but no l ess exci ti ng. Leson57 Can I hel p you, m adam ? 你要買什么，夫人？ A woman in bl ue jeans st ood at t he window of an expensive shop. Though she hesit at ed for a moment , she f inal y went in and as ked to see a dress that was in t he wi ndow. The asi st ant who served her did not li ke the way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornf ully, he t ol d her that the dress was sol d. The woman walked out of t he shop angri ly and decided to puni sh the asist ant next day. She r etur ned t o t he shop t he foll owing mornin