【正文】 eson52 A pret y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have j ust m oved i nt o a new house and I have been wor ki ng hard al m orning. I have been t r yi ng t o get m y new r om i n or der. Thi s has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To make mat er s wor se, t he r oom i s rather sm al l, so I have t empor ar il y put m y books on the fl oor. At the m om ent, they cover every i nch of f loor space and I actual ly have t o walk on t hem t o get i n or out of the room. A shor t whil e ago, m y sister helped m e t o car y one of m y ol d bookcases up t he stair s. She went i nt o m y r oom and got a bi g sur pr ise when she saw al t hose books on t he f loor . 39。l l get of f here. 39。I t doesn39。Oh dear ,39。This is as far as we go.39。 t he conduct or sai d. 39。 I asked. 39。 39。I 39。Wel , i n that case, I pr ef er t o st ay on the bus,39。You don39。 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。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。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。 the conductor said. 39。 I asked. 39。 39。I 39。 said t he conductor . 39。 she said. She gazed at i t for some time t hen added, 39。The Revealer39。 i f he picks a leaf, he wi l di e. Many vi lager s believe that the tr e has alr eady cl ai med a number of victims. The vicar has been asked t o have the tree cut down, but so far he has refused. He has poi nt ed out t hat the tr e is a useful source of ine as tourists have been ing f rom al part s of the country t o see it . I n spit e of al that has been said, the tour ists have been pi cking l eaves and cut ting their names on t he t ree tr unk. So far, not one of them has been st ruck down by sudden deat h! Lesson59 In or out ？ 進來還是出去？ Our dog, Rex, used t o si t outside our fr ont gate and bark. Every ti me he wanted to e int o the garden he woul d bark unti l s omeone opened t he gate. As t he nei ghbour s pl ai ned of t he noise, my husband spent weks training him t o pres his paw on the latch to l et himsel f i n. Rex soon became an expert at opening the gat e. However , when I was going out shoppi ng l ast wek, I not iced him in the gar den near t he gate. This ti me he was barking so that someone woul d let him out ! Si nce then, he has developed anot her bad habit . As soon as he opens t he gate fr om the out side, he es into the gar den and wait s unti l t he gat e shuts. Then he si ts and bar ks unti l someone l et s hi m out . Af ter t hi s he i mmediately l et s himself in and begi ns bar king agai n. Yest er day my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not sen him since. Lesson60 The fut ure 卜算未來 At a vil lage f ai r, I deci ded to vi sit a for tunet el ler caled Madam Bel insky. I went into her t ent and she told me t o si t down. Aft er I had given her some money, she looked into a crystal bal l and said: 39。 she asked i mpati entl y. 39。s cl osest fr iends asked him to make a speech at a weddi ng r ecepti on. 化工 有限公司 合成氨能量 系統(tǒng) 優(yōu)化 改造 項目 企業(yè)財政節(jié)能獎勵 資金申請報告 二○○九年 十二 月 of f here,39。 Is this Woodf ord Gr en ?39。 I f or got to put you of f.39。 I said. 39。 sai d the conductor. 39。 she said. She gazed at it for som e time t hen added, 39。The Revealer39。 if he pi cks a leaf , he wil l die. Many vil agers bel ieve t hat he t ree has al ready claimed a number of vi ctim s. The vi car has been asked to have t he tr ee cut down, but so far he has r ef used. He has poi nt ed out t hat he t ree is a useful sour ce of ine as t ouri st s have been ing fr om al par ts of the count ry t o see i t. In spi te of al t hat has been said, t he t ouri st s have been pi cking leaves and cutt ing thei r nam es on the tr et runk. So far, not one of t hem has been str uck down by sudden death! Leson59 In or out ？ 進來還是出去？ Our dog, Rex, used t o sit out si de our f ront gat e and bar k. Ever y tim e he want ed t o e into t he gar den he woul d bark unt il s omeone opened t he gat e. As the nei ghbours plained of t he noi se, my husband spent weks tr ai ni ng him t o pr ess hi s paw on the l at ch t o let him self i n. Rex soon becam e an expert at opening the gate. However, when I was going out shoppi ng l ast week, I noti ced him i n the gar den near t he gat e. This tim e he was bar ki ng so that someone woul d let him out ! Si nce t hen, he has devel oped anot her bad habit . As soon as he opens the gate f rom t he out si de, he es i nt o t he garden and wait s unti l t he gate shuts. Then he sit s and bar ks unti l som eone lets him out. Aft er this he immedi at el y lets himsel f i n and begins bar ki ng agai n. Yesterday m y husband r em oved t he gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not sen him since. Lesson60 The fut ure 卜算未來 At a vil lage f ai r, I deci ded t o visit af ort unet el er cal led Madam Beli nsky. I went into her t ent and she t ol d m e t o si t down. Aft er I had given her som e m oney, she l ooked i nt o a cr ystal bal and sai d: 39。 she asked im pati entl y.