【正文】 In t im e, al Sam39。The str ap needs mendi ng,39。The Revealer39。t mat er ,39。 39。t know wher e it i s. 39。 345 for the cost of t he tr ip. The normal pri ce of a ti cket is amp。A thi ef , yes, 39。t have too m any hat s, 39。We are going back now,39。 said the conductor suddenly.39。 You39。 I 39。 In t im e, al Sam39。The str ap needs mendi ng,39。The Revealer39。 she answer ed. Ten mi nutes lat er we walked out of t he shop t oget her . My wi fe was wear ing a hat that looked li ke a li ghthouse ! Lesson42 Not very musical 并非 很懂音樂 As we had had a long wal k thr ough one of t he markets of Ol d Delhi , we st opped at a squar e to have a r est . Aft er a ti me, we noticed a snake char mer wit h two lar ge basket s at the other si de of the squar e, so we went t o have a look at him. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a l ong pi pe which was cover ed wi th coins and opened one of the basket s. When he began to play a t une, we had our fi rst gli mpse of t he snake. I t rose out of t he basket and began to f oll ow t he movem ent s of t he pipe. We wer e very m uch sur pr ised when t he snake char mer suddenl y began t o play j az tunes and m oder n pop songs. The snake, however , conti nued to 39。but onl y 5o per cent a thi ef! 39。 230 ! Lesson47 A t hi rst y ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publi c house whi ch was recent ly bought by Mr Ian Thompson is up for sal e. Mr Thompson i s going t o sel l i t because it i s haunted. He t ol d me that he could not go t o sleep one ni ght because he hear d a str ange noi se i ng f rom the bar. The next m or ning, he found t hat the doors had been blocked by chair s and the f urni ture had been moved. Though Mr Thompson had tur ned t he li ghts off bef or e he went to bed, they were on in t he mor ni ng. He al so sai d that he had found fi ve empty whisky bot tl es which t he ghost must have drunk t he ni ght bef or e. When I suggest ed that som e vi l ager s must have e i n for a f ree dr ink, Mr Thompson shook his head. The vi l agers have t ol d him t hat they wi l not acept the inn even i f he gi ves i t away. Leson48 Did you want to tel m e som et hing? 你想對我說什么嗎？ Denti sts always ask questi ons when i t is i mpossi bl e f or you t o answer . My denti st had just pul led out one of my t eth and had t old m e to rest f or a whil e. I t ri ed to say something, but my mouth was ful l of cott on wool. He knew I col lect ed bir ds39。 I 39。 I s thi s Woodfor d Gr een ?39。 I sai d. 39。 m ay r eveal som et hing of value f ai rl y soon. Leson56 Fast er t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a race is hel d for old car s. A lot of car s ent er ed f or t his r ace l ast year and t her e was a gr eat deal of exci tement j ust bef or e it began. One of t he m ost handsom e car s was a Roll s Royce Si l ver Ghost . The m ost unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y t hr ee wheel s. Bui lt i n 1885, it was t he ol dest car taking part . Aft er a great m any l oud expl osi ons, t he r ace began. Many of t he car s br oke down on t he cour se and some dr i vers spent m or e t im e under t heir cars t han in t hem ! A few car s, however , pl eted t he race. The wi nni ng car r eached a speed of f or t y mi les an hour much f aster t han any of i ts r ivals. It sped downhi l at he end of the r ace and it s dri ver had a l ot of t rouble t r yi ng to st op it . The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasur e. I t was ver y dif fer ent f rom moder n car races but no l ess exci ti ng. Leson57 Can I help you, m adam ? 你要買什么，夫人？ A wom an in bl ue jeans st ood at t he window of an expensive shop. Though she hesit at ed for a m oment , she f inal y went in and as ked t o see a dress that was in t he window. The asi st ant who served her did not li ke the way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornf ul ly, he t ol d her that the dress was sol d. The woman walked out of t he shop angri ly and decided to puni sh t he asist ant next day. She r etur ned t o t he shop t he foll owing morning dr esed in a fur coat , wit h a handbag i n one hand and a long umbrel la i n the ot her . Aft er seeking out the r ude assistant she as ked f or the same dress. Not r eal izing who she was, the assi st ant was eager t o ser ve her this t ime wit h gr eat dif fi cul ty, he c li mbed into the shop window t o get the dr ess. As soon as she saw it, t he woman sai d s m any t ies.39。 sai d Mr s Ster li ng later , 39。s money was pai d back i n t hi s way. The last note said: 39。m going t o Woodfor d Gr een, 39。l have to get off her e, 39。 I f ot to put you off .39。 said t he conductor. 39。 she answer ed. Ten mi nutes lat er we walked out of t he shop t oget her . My wi fe was wear ing a hat that looked li ke a li ghthouse ! Lesson42 Not very musical 并非 很懂音樂 As we had had a long wal k thr ough one of t he markets of Ol d Delhi , we st opped at a squar e to have a r est . Aft er a ti me, we noticed a snake char mer wit h two lar ge basket s at the other si de of the squar e, so we went t o have a look at him. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a l ong pi pe which was cover ed wi th coins and opened one of the basket s. When he began to play a t une, we had our fi rst gli mpse of t he snake. I t rose out of t he basket and began to f oll ow t he movem ent s of t he pipe. We wer e very m uch sur pr ised when t he snake char mer suddenl y began t o play j az tunes and m oder n pop songs. The snake, however , conti nued to 39。but onl y 5o per cent a thi ef! 39。 l esson46 Expensive and unf ort able 既昂貴又受罪 When a pl ane fr om London ar ived at Sydney air por t , wor ker s began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clot hi ng. No one could account f or the f act that one of the boxes was extr emely heavy. I t suddenl y occur red t o one of the wor ker s to open up t he box. He was astonished at what he f ound. A man was lyi ng in t he box on top of a pi le of wooll en goods. He was so s