【正文】 e was dressed. Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold. The woman walked out of the shop angrily and decided to punish the assistant next day. She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other. After seeking out the rude assistant she asked for the same dress. Not realizing who she was, the assistant was eager to serve her this time with great difficulty, he climbed into the shop window to get the dress. As soon as she saw it, the woman said s many ties.39。t have too many hats,39。 slowly. It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R. E. Byrd, successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time. Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble. At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash. It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet. Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks. The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet. Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles away, for there were no more mountains in sight. The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty. mending,39。A thief, yes, 39。 In time, all Sam39。345 for the cost of the trip. The normal price of a ticket is amp。Lesson47 A thirsty ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂Lesson48 Did you want to tell me something? 你想 國美電器經(jīng)營管理手冊（－20051117）人資系統(tǒng)分冊ur dinner !39。lesson41 Do you call that a hat? 你把那個叫帽子嗎？You needn39。 We mustn39。39。 I need not remind you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday.39。 I said. 39。 she answered.Lesson42 Not very musical 并非很懂音樂Lesson44 Through the forest 穿過森林 said Mrs Sterling later, 39。but only 5o per cent a thief!39。s money was paid back in this way. The last note said:39。230 !A public house which was recently bought by Mr Ian Thompson is up for sale. Mr Thompson is going to sell it because it is haunted. He told me that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise ing from the bar. The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved. Though Mr Thompson had turned the lights off before he went to bed, they were on in the morning. He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must have drunk the night before. When I suggested that some villagers must have e in for a free drink, Mr Thompson shook his head. The villagers have told him that they will not accept the inn even if he gives it away. 39。t be so rude about it,39。t buy things we don39。You needn39。 A man can never have too into the cave hoping to find buried treasure. The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entrance to the cave when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground. Very excited, the party dug a hole two feet deep. They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless. The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk. In spite of this, many people are confident that 39。39。Ten minutes later we walked out of the shop together. My wife was wearing a hat that looked like a lighthouse !As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of Old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest. After a time, we noticed a snakecharmer with two large baskets at the other side of the square, so we went to have a look at him. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets. When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake. It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe. We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz tunes and modern pop songs. The snake, however, continued to 39。Mrs Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran through a forest after two men. They had rushed up to her while she was having a piic at the edge of a forest with her children and tried to steal her handbag. In the struggle, the strap broke and, with the bag in their possession, both men started running through the trees. Mrs Sterling got so angry that she ran after them. She was soon out of breath, but she continued to run. When she caught up with them, she saw that they had sat down and were going through the contents of the bag, so she ran straight at them. The men got such a fright that they dropped the bag and ran away. 39。but they did not steal anything.39。Lesson45 A clear conscience 問心無愧 Two months later, some more money was sent to Sam with another note:39。 I am 100 per cent honest now!39。lesson46 Expensive and unfortable 既昂貴又受罪Do you call that a hat ?39。 my wife answered as she looked at herself in the mirror. I sat down on one of those modern chairs with holes in it and waited. We had been in the hat shop for half an hour and my wife was still in front of the mirror.t need,39。t have said that,39。39。The Revealer39。Lesson56 Faster than sound! 比聲音還快！Lesson57 Can I help you, madam? 你要買什么，夫人？And a woman can39。dance39。Lesson43 Over the South Pole 飛越南極The strap needsThe whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost. Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the postoffice. Sam was sure that the wallet must have been found by one of the villagers, but it was not returned to him. Three months passed, and then one morning, Sam found his wallet outside his front door. It had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half the money he had lost, together with a note which said: 39。 Only 25 per cent a thief now!39。When a plane from London arrived at Sydney airport, workers began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clothing.