【正文】 ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publ ic house which was r ecentl y bought by Mr I an Thompson is up f or sale. Mr Thompson is goi ng to sel i t because i t i s haunt ed. He t old m e that he coul d not go to sleep one night because he heard a st range noise ing f rom the bar . The next morni ng, he f ound t hat t he door s had been bl ocked by chai rs and t he fur nitur e had been m oved. Though Mr Thompson had t ur ned the l ights of f bef ore he went t o bed, they wer e on i n the mor ning. He also said t hat he had f ound f ive empt y whisky bott les which t he ghost must have dr unk t he night bef ore. When I suggested t hat some vil lagers must have e i n f or a fr e dr ink, Mr Thompson shook hi s head. The vil ager s have t old hi m t hat t hey wil l not acce pt the i nn even i f he gives it away. Lesson48 Di d you want t o tel l me somethi ng? 你想對(duì)我說(shuō)什么嗎？ Dent ists al ways ask quest ions when it i s impossi ble f or you to answer . My dent i st had just pul led out one of m y teeth and had t ol d me to r est f or a whil e. I t ri ed to s ay som et hing, but m y mouth was f ull of cott on wool. He knew I coll ect ed bir ds39。s money was pai d back in t his way. The last not e sai d:39。but onl y 5o per cent a thi ef !39。 sai d Mr s Ster li ng later , 39。The str ap needs mending,39。A thief , yes, 39。 In ti me, al l Sam 39。345 f or t he cost of the t ri p. The nor mal pr ice of a t icket i s amp。 I39。t know where i t is.39。 answer ed the conductor . I sat in t he fr ont of t he bus t o get a good vi ew of the countr ysi de. Af ter som e ti me, the bus stopped. Looki ng r ound, I reali zed wi th a shock t hat I was t he onl y passenger lef t on the bus. 39。Thi s is as f ar as we go. 39。 sai d t he conduct or suddenl y.39。 I sai d. 39。 sai d the conduct or . 39。 she said. She gazed at it f or some t im e then added, 39。The Revealer39。 if he pi cks a l eaf , he wil l die. Many vil lager s beli eve t hat t he tr e has alr eady cl ai med a number of victi ms. The vi car has been asked to have the t ree cut down, but so far he has refused. He has point ed out t hat t he tr e is a usef ul sour ce of i ne as t our i st s have been ing f rom al part s of t he count ry t o se it . I n spit e of al l that has been sai d, t he touri sts have been pi cki ng l eaves and cut ti ng their names on t he tr e tr unk. So f ar , not one of them has been str uck down by sudden deat h! Lesson59 In or out ？ 進(jìn)來(lái)還是出去？ Our dog, Rex, used t o sit outside our fr ont gate and bar k. Every ti me he wanted t o e int o the gar den he woul d bark unti l som eone opened t he gat e. As the neighbour s plained of the noi se, my husband spent weeks tr aining hi m t o pr ess his paw on the l at ch to l et hi msel f in. Rex soon became an exper t at opening t he gat e. However, when I was going out shopping l ast week, I not iced him in the garden near t he gat e. Thi s ti me he was barking so t hat someone would l et hi m out ! Since then, he has devel oped anothe r bad habi t. As soon as he opens the gate fr om t he out si de, he es int o the gar den and wai ts unti l the gate shuts. Then he sit s and bar ks until someone lets hi m out . Af t er t his he i mmediatel y let s hi mself in and begins barki ng agai n. Yester day m y husband rem oved t he gat e and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since. Lesson60 The f ut ure 卜 算未來(lái) At a vi l age fair , I decided t o visit a f ort une tel er cal led Madam Bel li nsky. I went i nto her tent and she t old m e to si t down. Af ter I had given her some m oney, she l ooked i nto a cr yst al bal and sai d: 39。 she asked i mpat ientl y. 39。The str ap needs mending,39。A thief , yes, 39。 In ti me, al l Sam 39。345 f or t he cost of the t ri p. The nor mal pr ice of a t icket i s amp。 I39。t know where i t is.39。 answer ed the conductor . I sat in t he fr ont of t he bus t o get a good vi ew of the countr ysi de. Af ter som e ti me, the bus stopped. Looki ng r ound, I reali zed wi th a shock t hat I was t he onl y passenger lef t on the bus. 39。Thi s is as f ar as we go. 39。 sai d t he conduct or suddenl y.39。 I sai d. 39。 sai d the conduct or . 39。 she s aid. She gazed at it f or some t im e then added, 39。The Revealer39。 if he pi cks a l eaf , he wil l die. Many vil lager s beli eve t hat t he tr e has alr eady cl ai med a number of victi ms. The vi car has been asked to have the t ree cut down, but so far he has refused. He has point ed out t hat t he tr e is a usef ul sour ce of i ne as t our i st s have been ing f rom al part s of t he count ry t o se it . I n spit e of al l that has been sai d, t he touri sts have been pi cki ng l eaves and cut ti ng their names on t he tr e tr unk. So f ar , not one of them has been str uck down by sudden deat h! Lesson59 In or out ？ 進(jìn)來(lái)還是出去？ Our dog, Rex, used t o sit outside our fr ont gate and bar k. Every ti me he wanted t o e int o the gar den he woul d bark unti l som eone opened t he gat e. As the neighbour s plained of the noi se, my husband spent weeks tr aining hi m t o pr ess his paw on the l at ch to l et hi msel f in. Rex soon became an exper t at opening t he gat e. However, when I was going out shopping l ast week, I not iced him in the garden near t he gat e. Thi s ti me he was barking so t hat someone would l et hi m out ! Since then, he has devel oped anothe r bad habi t. As soon as he opens the gate fr om t he out si de, he es int o the gar den and wai ts unti l the gate shuts. Then he sit s and bar ks until someone lets hi m out . Af t er t his he i mmediatel y let s hi mself in and begins barki ng agai n. Yester day m y husband rem oved t he gat e and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since. Leson60 The f ut ure 卜 算未來(lái) At a vi l age fair , I decided t o visit a f ort une tel er cal led Madam Bel li nsky. I went i nto her tent and she t old m e to si t down. Af ter I had given her some m