【正文】 im e it was t he postm an and he want ed m e t o si gn f or a r egister ed l et er ! Lesson55 Not a gol d mi ne 并非金礦 Dream s of fi ndi ng l ost tr easure alm ost came t r ue r ecentl y. A new m achi ne cal ed 39。Thi s i s the pr et ti est car pet I have ever seen,39。We ar e goi ng back now, 39。 I sai d. 39。 I for got t o put you of f.39。 I s t his Woodf or d Gr en ?39。of f her e,39。 39。 sai d t he conduct or suddenl y. 39。t m at ter, 39。 39。 I answered. Lesson51 Reward for vi rt ue 對(duì)美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My f ri end, Her ber t, has al ways been f at, but t hi ngs got so bad r ecentl y t hat he deci ded t o go on a di et . He began hi s diet a week ago. Fi rst of al l, he wr ote out a l ong l ist of al l the f oods whi ch were f or bi dden. The li st i ncl uded m ost of the t hi ngs Herbert l oves: but ter, pot at oes, ri ce, beer , m il k, chocol ate, and swet s. Yest er day I paid him a vi si t. I r ang t he bel l and was not sur pr ised t o see t hat Her ber t was st il as f at as ever. He l ed m e i nt o hi s room and hur ri edl y hid a l ar ge par cel under his desk. I t was obvi ous t hat he was ver y em bar r assed. When I asked him what he was doing, he sm il ed gui lti 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 to r eward him sel f occasi onal l y. Then he showed m e the cont ents of t he parcel. It contai ned f i ve l ar ge bars of chocol at e and thr e bags of swet s! Leson52 A pret y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have just m oved i nto a new house and I have been wor ki ng hard al m orni ng. I have been tr yi ng t o get m y new r oom i n or der. Thi s 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 smal , so I have t em por ari ly put m y books on t he f l oor . At the m om ent, t hey cover ever y i nch of fl oor space and I act ual y have t o wal k on t hem t o get i n or out of t he room. 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 i nt o m y r oom and got a bi g surpri se when she saw al l t hose books on t he f l oor . 39。t need bookcases at al . You can si t her e i n your spar e t im e and r ead the carpet! 39。cur sed t r e39。 As soon as I went out si de, I f or got al about Madam Beli nsky because m y wi fe hur ri ed t owar ds m e. 39。 As she wal ked away, I f ol l owed her out of t he f ai r. Leson61 Troubl e wi th t he H ubbl e 哈勃望遠(yuǎn)鏡的困境 I n f ut ure, ast ronaut s wil l be r equir ed t o descend fr om a spaceshi p whi le i t is sti l i n space and t o r et ur n t o it . The abi li ty t o do t hi s wi l be necessar y i n f ut ure f li ght s t o di stant pl a s. Scienti st s are now tr ying t o discover i f t his i s possi bl e. The spaceshi p Astr a whi ch left t he ear t h a shor t tim e ago, wi l be t r aveli ng t hr ee hundr ed mi les i nt o space. At a cer tai n poi nt, t he Ast r a wil l st op f or a short t im e and an astr onaut wi l at em pt t o l eave t he st at i onar y spaceshi p and t hen ret ur n t o it . We shal not know whet her t he exper im ent has been successf ul unt il we have r ecei ved a r adi o m esage. The f ir st m essage i s expected t o ar i ve at 7 o39。 t he conductor sai d. 39。 I asked. 39。 39。Il l get of f her e.39。Wel , in t hat case, I prefer t o stay on t he bus,39。You don39。 has been i nvented and i t has been used t o det ect gold which has been bur ied in the gr ound. The machi ne was used i n a cave near the seashore wher e it is saidpi rates used to hi de gol d. The pi rat es woul d oft en bur y gold in t he cave and t hen f ail to col lect it. Ar med wi th the new machine, a sear ch par ty went he did not l ike i t. She enj oyed her sel f maki ng the assi st ant br ing al most everythi ng in t he wi ndow bef ore f inal y buying t he dr ess she had fi rst asked f or . Leson58 A bl essing i n di sguise? 是因禍得福嗎？ The ti ny vi l age of Fr inl ey is said t o posses a 39。A r elati on of your s is i ng to see you. She wi l be ar ri vi ng thi s evening and i ntends to stay f or a few days. The moment you l eave t his t ent , you wi l l get a bi g surpr ise. A woman you know wel l wil l rush towar ds you. She wil l speak to you and t hen she wi l l ead you away f r om t hi s place. That is al .39。Your sister wi l be here i n less than an hour and we must be at t he st at ion t o meet her . We ar e lat e al ready.39。t. Geoff r ey asked her why this was so and she tol d him that she di d not l ike t o se so many people l aughi ng at hi m ! Lesson64 The Channel Tunnel 海峽隧道 I n l858, a French engi neer , Ai me Thom e de Gamond, ar ri ved i n England wi th a pl an for a t wentyone m il e tunnel across the Engli sh Channel. He said that it would be possi ble t o buil d a plat form i n the centr e of the Channel . Thi s platf orm would ser ve as a por t and a rail way stati on. The t unnel would be wel l vent il at ed if t al l chi mneys were buil t above sea level. In 1860, a bet er pl an was put f or ward by an 1第一章 總 論 一、項(xiàng)目提要 ㈠項(xiàng)目名稱 肉牛健康養(yǎng)殖與機(jī)械化集中屠宰開(kāi)發(fā)項(xiàng)目。 所有制形式：股份制企業(yè)。 建設(shè)期限： 2020年至 2020年。Thi s is as f ar as we go.39。Oh dear ,39。I t doesn39。l l get off her e.39。Wel l, i n t hat case, I pr ef er t o st ay on the bus, 39。You don39。 has been i nvent ed and it has been used t o det ect gold whi ch has been buri ed in t he gr ound. The m achi ne was used i n a cave near the seashore wher ei t is saidpir ates used t o hi de gol d. The pir ates woul d of t en bur y gold i n t he cave and t hen f ai l to coll ect i t. Ar med wi th t he new m achine, a sear ch part y went he did not li ke it . She enj oyed her self m aki ng the assi st ant bri ng alm ost ever ythi ng i n t he wi ndow bef or e f inal y buyi ng t he dr ess she had f ir st asked f or. Lesson58 A bl essi ng i n disguise? 是因禍得福嗎？ The t i ny vi l age of Fri nl ey i s sai d t o posses a