【正文】 ner got back t o the ki tchen than t he door bel rang l oud enough t o wake t he dead. This tim e it was t he postm an and he want ed me t o si gn f or a regist er ed l et ter ! Leson55 Not a gol d mi ne 并非金礦 Dr eam s of fi ndi ng l ost reasure almost came tr ue recent ly. A new m achi ne cal led 39。. Because the tr e was m enti oned i n a newspaper, t he num ber of visi tors t o Fr inley has now i ncr eased. The tr e was pl anted near a chur ch f ift y years ago, but it is onl y in r ecent year s that it has gai ned an evil r eput at ion. It i s said t hat i f anyone touches t he tr ee, he wi l have bad luck。Wher e have you been hi di ng ?39。clock t hi s eveni ng. By t hat tim e, the Ast ra wil l have been f lying through space for sevent een hour s and wil have ci rcled the eart h a gr e at m any tim es. When t he f ir st radi o m essages have been recei ved, t he r esul ts of t he t ri p wi l be announced immedi at el y. Lesson62 Af ter the fi re 大火之后 Fir emen had been fi ghti ng the forest fi re f or nearl y three weks before t hey could get it under cont r ol. A shor t ime bef or e, great t rees had covered the count rysi de f or mi les ar ound. Now, sm oke st il l r ose up fr om t he warm ground over the desol at e hil ls. Winter was i ng on and t he hil ls threat ened the surr oundi ng vil lages wit h dest r uct i on, f or heavy rain woul d not onl y wash away the soil but woul d cause ser ious f loods as wel . When the fi re had at last been put out, t he f or est author it ies or dered sever al t ons of a speci al t ype o。Your sister wi l be here i n l ess than an hour and we must be at the st at ion to meet her . We ar e lat e al ready.39。A r el at ion of your s is i ng t o see you. She wil be ar ri vi ng t hi s eveni ng and i nt ends t o st ay f or a f ew days. The mom ent you l eave t hi s tent , you wil get a big sur pr ise. A woman you know wel wil r ush towar ds you. She wi l speak t o you and t hen she wil l ead you away f r om t hi s pl ace. That is al. 39。 has been invented and it has been used to det ect gol d whi ch has been bur ied in t he gr ound. The machi ne was used i n a cave near t he seashore wher eit i s ai d pir at es used t o hi de gol d. The pi rates would oft en bury gol d in t he cave and t hen fail t o coll ect i t. Armed wit h t he new machi ne, a search par ty went he di d not li ke it . She enj oyed hersel f m aking the assi st ant br ing almost ever yt hing in t he wi ndow bef or e f inal ly buyi ng t he dr ess he had fi rst asked for. Lesson58 A bl essi ng i n di sguise? 是因禍得福嗎？ The ti ny vil age of Fr inley is sai d t o posses a 39。You don39。Wel , i n that case, I pr ef er t o st ay on the bus,39。I 39。 39。 I asked. 39。 t he conduct or sai d. 39。Your sister wi l be here in l ess than an hour and we must be at the st at ion to meet her . We ar e l at e al ready.39。A r el at ion of yours i s ing to se you. She wi l be ar iving this evening and intends t o stay for afew days. The moment you leave this tent, you wil l get a big surpri se. A woman you know wel wil l rush t owards you. She wi l l speak to you and then she wi l lead you away fr om this place. That i s al l.39。 has been invented and it has been used to det ect gold which has been bur ied in the ground. The machine was used in a cave near t he seashore where i t is said pi rates used t o hide gold. The pirates would of ten bury gold in t he cave and t hen fail t o coll ect i t. Armed wit h the new machine, a search par ty went he di d not like it . She enjoyed her self maki ng the assi tant bri ng almost ever yt hi ng i n the window before f inal ly buying the dres she had f ir st asked f or . Leson58 A bl essi ng in disgui se? 是因禍得福嗎？ The t iny vi lage of Fri nl ey i s said to possess a 39。You don39。Wel l, in that case, I prefer to stay on t he bus,39。l get off here.39。It doesn39。Oh dear, 39。Thi s i s as f ar as we go.39。 As she wal ked away, I f ol lowed her out of the fair. Lesson61 Trouble wit h t he Hubbl e 哈勃望遠鏡的困境 I n future, ast r onauts wil l be r equi red t o descend fr om a spaceshi p whil e it is st il l i n space and t o return t o it. The abili ty t o do t hi s wi l be nec essary i n f ut ure fl ight s to distant plas. Scient ists are now t r yi ng t o di scover i f t hi s is possi bl e. The spaceship Ast ra which left t he eart h a short tim e ago, wil l be t ravel ing three hundr ed mi les into space. At a cer tain point, the Ast ra wil l stop f or a short tim e and an ast ronaut wi l at tem pt t o leave the st at ionar y spaceship and t hen retur n t o it. We shal not know whether t he experim ent has been succesful until we have r ecei ved a radi o mesage. The f ir st mesage is expect ed t o ar ri ve at 7 o39。 As oon as I went outsi de, I fot al about Madam Bel insky because m y wif e hurr ied towar ds me. 39。cursed t ree39。t need bookcases at al l. You can sit here i n your spare t ime and r ead the car pet!39。 I answered. Lesson51 Reward f or virt ue 對美德的獎賞 My fr iend, Her bert , has al ways been f at , but t hings got so bad r ecentl y that he deci ded t o go on a di et . He began hi s di et aweek ago. Fi rst of al l, he wr ot e out a long l ist of al l the foods whi ch wer e f orbidden. The li st incl uded m ost of t he t hi ngs Her bert l oves: butt er, potat oes, r ice, beer, mil k, chocol at e, and swets. Yest er day I pai d him a vi si t. I rang t he bel l and was not surpri sed to se t hat Her bert was stil l as f at as ever. He led me i nt o his r oom and hur iedl y hi d a large par cel under hi s desk. It was obvi ous t hat he was very em bar assed. When I asked him what he was doing, he smil ed guil til y and t hen put the parcel on the desk. He explained t hat hi s di et was o st ri ct that he had t o r ewar d himself occasional y. Then he showed me t he cont ents of t he parcel . I t cont ai ned fi ve l ar ge bars of chocolate and t hr e bags of sweet s! L