【正文】 m London ar ived at Sydney air por t, wor ker s began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clot hi ng. No one could account f or the f act that one of the boxes was extr emely heavy. I t suddenl y occur red t o one of the wor ker s to open up t he box. He was astonished at what he f ound. A man was lyi ng in t he box on top of a pi le of wooll en goods. He was so sur pri sed at being discover ed that he did not even t ry to r un away. Af t er he was ar rested, t he man admit ted hi di ng in the box befor e the pl ane l ef t London. He had had a l ong and unfor table t ri p, for he had been confi ned to t he wooden box f or over ten hour s. The man was or der ed to pay amp。 Onl y 25 per cent a thi ef now! 39。t . Geoff rey asked her why t his was so and she told hi m that she did not l ike t o see so m any peopl e l aughi ng at hi m ! Lesson64 The Channel Tunnel 海峽隧道 I n l 858, a Fr ench engi neer , Ai m e Thom e de Gam ond, ar r i ved i n Engl and wi t h a pl an f or a t went y one m i l e t unnel acr oss t he Engl i sh Channel . He sai d t hat i t woul d be possi bl e t o bui l d a pl at f or m i n t he cent r e of t he Channel . Thi s pl at f or m woul d ser ve as a por t and a r ai l way st at i on. The t unnel woul d be wel l vent i l at ed i f t al l chi m neys wer e bui l t above sea l evel . I n 1860, a bet t er pl an was put f or war d by an i n newspaper and i t contained half t he money he had lost , together wit h a note whi ch sai d: 39。Your si ster wil l be her e in less than an hour and we must be at the stat ion t o meet her . We are late al ready. 39。A r elati on of your s is i ng to see you. She wi l be ar ivi ng thi s evening and i nt ends t o stay f or a few days. The m oment you l eave t his tent , you wi l get a big surpr ise. A wom an you know wel l wi l l r ush towards you. She wil l speak to you and t hen she wi l l ead you away f rom thi s pl ace. That i s al .39。 has been invent ed and it has been used to detect gol d whi ch has been bur ied i n t he gr ound. The m achine was used in a cave near t he seashor e wherei t i s sai d pir at es used t o hide gold. The pir ates would of ten bury gol d i n the cave and then fai l t o coll ect it . Ar med wit h t he new machi ne, a search part y went he di d not li ke it . She enjoyed herself making t he asistant bri ng almost ever yt hing i n the wi ndow befor e fi nal ly buyi ng the dress she had f ir st asked for . Lesson58 A blessi ng in disguise? 是因禍得福嗎？ The ti ny vil lage of Fr inl ey is said t o posses a 39。You don39。Wel l, in that case, I pr ef er to stay on t he bus, 39。l get off here.39。I t doesn39。Oh dear, 39。This i s as far as we go.39。 answered t he conduct or. I sat i n the f ront of the bus to get a good view of the count ryside. Aft er some t ime, t he bus st opped. Looking round, I r eal ized wi th a shock that I was the only passenger l eft on t he bus. 39。 but I don39。t l ike l osi ng my way. I went on an excursion r ecentl y, but my tr ip t ook me l onger than I expected. 39。 l esson46 Expensive and unf ort able 既昂貴又受罪 When a pl ane fr om London ar ived at Sydney air por t, wor ker s began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clot hi ng. No one could account f or the f act that one of the boxes was extr emely heavy. I t suddenl y occur red t o one of the wor ker s to open up t he box. He was astonished at what he f ound. A man was lyi ng in t he box on top of a pi le of wooll en goods. He was so sur pri sed at being discover ed that he did not even t ry to r un away. Af t er he was ar rested, t he man admit ted hi di ng in the box befor e the pl ane l ef t London. He had had a l ong and unfor table t ri p, for he had been confi ned to t he wooden box f or over ten hour s. The man was or der ed to pay amp。 Onl y 25 per cent a thi ef now! 39。i n newspaper and i t contained half t he money he had lost , together wit h a note whi ch sai d: 39。 Two m ont hs later , some m ore 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 me whether my coll ect ion was gr owing. He t hen asked me how m y brot her was and whether I li ked m y new j ob in London. I n answer t o t hese questi ons I ei ther nodded or ma de str ange noises. Meanwhi le, my t ongue was busy searching out the hol e wher e t he tooth had been. I suddenly felt very worr ie d, but could not say anythi ng. When the dent ist at last r emoved the cotton wool f r om my mouth, I was abl e to tel him t hat he had pull ed out t he wr ong t oot h. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢告終 Tir ed of sl eepi ng on the f loor, a young man i n Teher an saved up f or years t o buy a r eal bed. For t he fi rst ti me i n his l if e, he becam e the pr oud owner of a bed which had spri ngs and a mat tr es. Because the weather was ver y hot, he car ied t he bed on to t he roof of his house. He slept ver y wel l f or the f ir st t wo ni ght s, but on the t hir d night, a stor m bl ew up. A gust of wi nd swept t he bed of f the r oof and sent i t crashi ng int o the court yar d below. The young man di d not wake up unti l the bed had st ruck t he gr ound. Al though the bed was smashed t o pieces, the m an was mi racul ousl y unhur t. When he woke up, he was sti l on the m at tr es. Glancing at the bi ts of wood and metal t hat lay ar ound hi m, the m an sadly pi cked up the mat ress and car ri ed it i nt o his house. Af ter he had put i t on the f loor, he pr omptl y went t o sleep agai n. Lesson50 Taken f or a ride 乘車兜風 I love t ravel li ng in the count ry, but I don39。 I said t o t he conduct or as I got on t he bus,39。l t el l you where t o get of f, 39。 t he conductor sai d. 39。 I asked. 39。 39。I 39。 said the conductor . 39。 she sai d. She gazed at i t for some t ime t hen added, 39。The Revealer 39。 i f he picks a leaf, he wi l die. Many vi l age