【正文】 r oom. A shor t whi l e ago, my si st er hel ped m e to car y one of m y ol d bookcases up t he st air s. She went i nt o my r oom and got a bi g sur pr ise when she saw al t hose books on t he fl oor. 39。 39。t m at er ,39。 said t he conductor suddenly.39。 39。 You39。 39。m goi ng to Woodfor d Gr en,39。 230 ! Lesson47 A t hi rst y ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publ i c house whi ch was r ecentl y bought by Mr I an Thom pson i s up for sal e. Mr Thom pson i s going t o sel l it because it i s haunted. He t ol d m e t hat he coul d not go t o sl eep one ni ght because he hear d a st range noi se i ng f rom the bar. The next m orni ng, he f ound t hat t he door s had been bl ocked by chai rs and t he fur ni t ur e had been m oved. Though Mr Thom pson had t ur ned t he l ights of f bef ore he went t o bed, t hey wer e on i n t he m or ni ng. He also said t hat he had f ound f i ve em pt y whi sky bott l es whi ch the ghost m ust have dr unk the ni ght befor e. When I suggest ed t hat some vi l ager s m ust have e i n f or a f ree dri nk, Mr Thom pson shook his head. The vil l agers have t ol d him t hat t hey wi l not acept t he i nn even if he gi ves i t away. Leson48 Di d you want t o tel m e som et hi ng? 你想對(duì)我說什么嗎？ Denti st s al ways ask questi ons when i t is i mpossi bl e f or you t o answer . My denti st had j ust pull ed out one of my t eet h and had tol d m e t o r est f or a whi le. I tr ied t o say s om et hi ng, but m y m out h was f ull of cot t on wool . He knew I coll ect ed bi r ds39。s m oney was pai d back i n t hi s way. The l ast not e sai d:39。but only 5o per cent a t hief! 39。 sai d Mr s St er li ng later, 39。 she answered. Ten m i nut es l at er we wal ked out of t he shop toget her. My wif e was weari ng a hat t hat l ooked l i ke a l i ght house ! Leson42 Not very m usi cal 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a l ong walk t hr ough one of the m ar ket s of Ol d Del hi, we st opped at a squar e to have a r est. Aft er a t im e, we not iced a snake charm er wi t h t wo lar ge basket s at t he other si de of t he squar e, so we went t o have a l ook at hi m. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a l ong pi pe which was cover ed wi th coi ns and opened one of t he basket s. When he began t o pl ay a t une, we had our fi rst glim pse of t he snake. I t r ose out of t he basket and began t o f oll ow t he m ovem ent s of the pi pe. We wer e ver y m uch sur pri sed when t he snake char mer suddenl y began to pl ay jazz t unes and m oder n pop songs. The snake, however , cont inued t o 39。m any ti es.39。t have t oo many hat s, 39。The str ap needs mendi ng, 39。A t hi ef, yes, 39。 In t im e, al Sam39。 345 f or the cost of t he t ri p. The nor mal pri ce of a t i cket is amp。 I39。t know where i t is.39。 answer ed t he conduct or . I sat i n the f ront of t he bus t o get a good view of t he count rysi de. Aft er some t im e, t he bus st opped. Looki ng r ound, I r eali zed wit h a shock that I was t he only passenger l eft on t he bus. 39。Thi s is as f ar as we go.39。Oh dear ,39。I t doesn39。l l get of f here.39。Wel l, i n that case, I pr ef er to st ay on the bus, 39。You don39。 has been i nvent ed and i t has been used to det ect gold which has been buri ed in the ground. The machi ne was used i n a cave near the seashore wher eit is saidpir ates used to hi de gol d. The pi rates woul d oft en bur y gold i n t he cave and then f ai l to col lect i t. Ar med wi th the new m achine, a sear ch par ty went m any t i es. 39。 she answer ed. Ten mi nut es later we wal ked out of the shop together. My wi fe was wear ing a hat that looked li ke a li ght house ! Leson42 Not very m usi cal 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a long walk through one of the m ar ket s of Old Delhi, we st opped at a squar e to have a r est . Af t er a t im e, we not iced a snakecharm er wi th two large basket s at t he other si de of the squar e, so we went t o have a l ook at hi m. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pi pe which was cover ed wit h coins and opened one of the baskets. When he began to pl ay a tune, we had our f ir st gl im pse of the snake. I t rose out of t he basket and began t o f ollow the m ovements of t he pipe. We wer e ver y much surpr ised when the snake charm er suddenl y began t o play j azz t unes and modern pop songs. The snake, however, conti nued t o 39。 sai d Mrs St er li ng lat er , 39。but only 5o per cent a t hief! 39。s m oney was paid back i n thi s way. The l ast note said:39。 230 ! Lesson47 A thi rst y ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publ ic house which was r ecentl y bought by Mr Ian Thompson is up f or sale. Mr Thompson is goi ng to sel i t because i t is haunt ed. He told me that he coul d not go to sleep one night because he heard a st range noise ing f r om t he bar . The next morni ng, he f ound that he door s had been bl ocked by chai r s and t he fur nit ur e had been m oved. Though Mr Thompson had t urned the l ights of f bef ore he went t o bed, t hey wer e on i n the m or ning. He also said t hat he had f ound f ive empt y whisky bott les whi ch the ghost must have dr unk the night bef ore. When I suggested t hat some vil lagers m ust have e in f or a fr ee dri nk, Mr Thompson shook hi s head. The vil lager s have told hi m that t hey wil l not accept the i nn even if he gives it away. Lesson48 Di d you want t o t el l me somethi ng? 你想對(duì)我說什么嗎？ Dent ists al ways ask quest ions when it i s impossible f or you to answer. My dent ist had j ust pull ed out one of my teet h and had tol d me t o r est for a whi le. I tr ied t o say som et hi ng, but m y mouth was full of cott on wool. He knew I coll ect ed bir ds39。m goi ng to Woodfor d Gr en,39。 39。 You39。 39。 sai d t he conduct or suddenl y.39。 I said. 39。 sai d the conduct or . 39。 she said. She gazed at i t for some t ime t hen added, 39。The Reveal er39。t have too m any hats,39。The str ap needs mendi ng,39。A thi ef , yes, 39。 In ti me, al l Sam