【正文】 Your si st er wil be her e in l es t han an hour and we m ust be at the stati on t o meet her. We ar e late al ready. 39。wai t i ng r oom ! 39。but I39。 No, not at al ,39。Hul lo, Bert ,39。s hospi tal . Dr essed up as Father Chri st mas and acpanied by a 39。 As soon as I went out si de, I f or got al l about Madam Bel linsky because my wi f e hur ri ed towar ds me. 39。 he answer ed. 39。 39。 Ber t answered. 39。so it was f ort unat e that we di dn39。cl ock t his eveni ng. By that tim e, t he Astr a wi l have been f lyi ng t hr ough space f or sevent een hour s and wil l have cir cl ed t he eart h a gr eat m any t im es. When t he fi rst radi o m esages have been r ecei ved, t he r esult s of t he t ri p wi l be announced imm edi at ely. Leson62 Aft er t he fi re 大火之后 Fir em en had been f i ghti ng t he for est fi re f or near ly t hree weks bef ore t hey coul d get i t under cont r ol. A shor t tim e bef or e, gr eat tr ees had covered t he countr ysi de f or mi l es ar ound. Now, sm oke sti l r ose up fr om t he warm gr ound over t he desol at e hil s. Wi nt er was i ng on and t he hi l s thr eat ened t he sur roundi ng vil lages wit h dest ructi on, f or heavy r ai n woul d not only wash away t he soi l but woul d cause ser ious fl oods as wel l. When t he fi r e had at l ast been put out , t he f orest aut hor it ies or der ed sever al tons of a special t ype of gr ass seed whi ch would gr ow qui ckl y. The seed was spr ayed over t he gr ound i n huge quantit i es by aer opl anes. The pl anes had been pl ant i ng seed f or nearl y a m ont h when it began t o r ai n. By t hen, however, i n many pl aces the gr ass had al r eady t aken r oot . In pl ace of t he gr eat t r es whi ch had been growi ng t her e for cent uri es, pat ches of gr en had begun t o appear i n the bl ackened soil . Lesson63 She was not am used 她并不覺得好笑 Geof fr ey Hampden has a lar ge ci rcl e of f ri ends and i s ver y popul ar at part ies. Ever ybody admi res him f or hi s fi ne sense of hum or ever ybody, t hat is, except hi s si x year ol d daught er, Jenny. Recentl y, one of Geoff r ey39。. Because t he tr ee was menti oned i n a newspaper, t he num ber of visit ors t o Fri nley has now i ncr eased. The t ree was pl ant ed near a chur ch fi ft y years ago, but it i s onl y i n r ecent years t hat i t has gai ned an evil r eput at ion. It i s sai d t hat if anyone t ouches t he t r e, he wil l have bad l uck。 she asked im pat ientl y. 39。 of si x pr et y gir ls, he set off down t he mai n st reet of t he cit y ri ding a baby elephant cal l ed Jum bo. He, should have known t hat t he poli ce would never al low thi s sort of t hi ng. A poli cem an appr oached Jim m y and t old him he ought to have gone al ong a si de str eet as Jum bo was hol di ng up t he tr af ic. Though Jim my agr ed t o go at once, Jum bo ref used t o m ove. Fif t en poli cem en had t o push ver y har d t o get hi m off t he m ai n str eet . The pol ice had a di f icult ti me, but t hey were m ost am used. 39。Fancy m eet ing you here ! 39。 I answer ed. 39。m going to t he dent ist. 39。. Because the t ree was m ent ioned in a newspaper , t he number of vi si tor s to Fr inl ey has now i ncr eased. The tr e was pl ant ed near a church f if ty years ago, but i t is only i n r ecent year s that i t has gai ned an evil r eput at ion. It i s sai d that if anyone t ouches the t ree, he wil l have bad l uck。cl ock this evening. By that ti me, the Astr a wi l have been f lyi ng through space f or seventeen hour s and wil l have c ir cled t he ear th a gr eat m any t im es. When t he fi rst radio mesages have been r ecei ved, the r esul ts of the t ri p wi l be announced immedi ately. Leson62 Aft er the fi re 大火之后 Fir emen had been f ight ing t he forest fi re f or near ly t hree weeks bef ore t hey coul d get i t under cont rol . A shor t ti me befor e, gr eat tr ees had cover ed the countr ysi de for mi les around. Now, smoke sti l r ose up fr om t he warm ground over t he desolat e hi l s. Wint er was i ng on and the hil ls t hreatened the surr oundi ng vil lages wi th destr uction, f or heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause seri ous fl oods as wel . When t he fi re had at last been put out , the f or est authori ti es or dered sever al t ons of a speci al t ype of gr as seed which woul d grow qui ckly. The seed was sprayed over the gr ound in huge quant it ies by aer oplanes. The planes had been planti ng seed f or nearl y a m ont h when it began to r ain. By t hen, however , in m any pl aces the gr ass had alr eady t aken r oot. In place of t he great tr es whi ch had been growi ng ther e for c ent uri es, patches of gr en had begun to appear i n the bl ackened soil . Lesson63 She was not amused 她并不覺得好笑 Geof f rey Hampden has a lar ge ci rcl e of f r iends and i s ver y popular at part ies. Ever ybody admi res him f or hi s fi ne sense of hum or ever ybody, that is, except hi s sixyear old daught er, Jenny. Recentl y, one of Geoff r ey39。so i t was f ort unat e that we didn39。 Bert answer ed. 39。Woul d you mi nd my i ng wit h you ?39。 he answer ed. 39。 As soon as I went out si de, I f or got al l about Madam Bel li nsky because my wi f e hur ri ed t owar ds m e. 39。s cl osest f ri ends asked hi m to m ake a speech at a weddi ng r ecepti on. Thi s is t he sor t of thi ng t hat Geof fr ey l oves. He pr epar ed t he speech caref ul l y and went t o the weddi ng wi t h Jenny. He had included a l ar ge num ber of f unny st or ies i n t he speech and, of course, i t was a gr eat success. As soon as he had f。 if he pi cks a l eaf , he wil l die. Many vil lagers beli eve t hat t he tr ee has al ready cl aim ed a num ber of victi ms. The vi car has been asked t o have t he t r e cut down, but so f ar he has r ef used. He has poi nt ed out that he tr ee is a usef ul sour ce of in e as t ouri sts have been i ng fr om al l pa