【正文】 has been i nvented and it has been used t o detect gol d whi ch has been bur ied in t he gr ound. The machi ne wa s used i n a cave near the seashor e wher e it is sai dpir at es used to hi de gol d. The pir at es woul d oft en bur y gol d i n the cave and then f ai l to col lect it. Arm ed wi th t he new m achi ne, a sear ch part y went he did not li ke i t. She enj oyed hersel f m aki ng t he a sist ant br i ng al most everything in t he wi ndow bef or e fi nal y buyi ng t he dr ess she had fi rst asked for. Lesson58 A bl essi ng i n disguise? 是因禍得福嗎？ The ti ny vil lage of Fr inley is sai d t o posses a 39。Wel l, i n t hat case, I pr ef er t o stay on t he bus,39。 I t doesn39。l l have t o get of f her e,39。m goi ng t o Woodf or d Green,39。s m oney was pai d back in t hi s way. The last not e sai d:39。 said Mr s St er li ng l at er, 39。 if he pi cks a leaf , he wil l di e. Many vil agers bel ieve t hat the tr e has alr eady claimed a number of vi ct ims. The vi car has been asked t o have t he t ree cut down, but so far he has r ef use d. He has poi nt ed out t hat the tr e is a usef ul source of i n e as tourists have been i ng f rom al part s of t he countr y t o se it . I n spit e of al that has been sai d, t he t ouri st have been picki ng l eaves and cutti ng t heir nam es on the t r etr unk. So f ar , 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 pl ai ned of t he noi se, m y husband spent weks t raining him t o pr ess hi s paw on the latch to l et him self i n. Rex soon becam e an expert at opening the gate. However, when I was goi ng out shoppi ng l ast wek, I noti ced him i n the gar den near t he gate. 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 oon as he opens the gate f rom t he out si de, he es i nt o t he garden and wai t s unt il the gat e shut s. Then he sit s and bar ks unt il someone lets him out. Aft er this he immediately lets himsel f i n and begins bar ki ng agai n. Yesterday my husband r em oved t he gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen hi m serve her this tim e wit h gr eat dif fi cult y, he cl imbed i nt o the shop wi ndow t o get the dr ess. As soon as she saw it, t he wom an sai d s m any ti es.39。 she said. She gazed at it for som e tim e t hen added, 39。I 39。 I s t hi s Woodf or d Gr een ?39。t know wher e i t is. 39。 345 f or the cost of the tri p. The norm al pr ice of a ti cket i s amp。A thief, yes, 39。t have too m any hat s,39。 she answered. Ten mi nut es later we wal ked out of t he shop t oget her. My wi fe was weari ng a hat t hat l ooked l ike a li ghthouse ! Leson42 Not very musi cal 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a long wal k t hr ough one of the m ar kets of Old Delhi, we st opped at a square t o have a r est. Aft er a tim e, we not iced a snake charmer wi th t wo large baskets at t he other side of t he square, so we went to have a l ook at him. As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a l ong pi pe whi ch was cover ed wit h coi ns and opened one of t he basket s. When he began t o pl ay a t une, we had our fir st glim pse of t he snake. It r ose out of t he basket and began to f ol low t he movement s of t he pi pe. We were ver y m uch sur pr ised when t he snake charmer suddenl y began t o pl ay j az tunes and m oder n pop songs. The snake, however, conti nued to 39。but onl y 5o per cent a thief!39。 230 ! Lesson47 A t hi rst y ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publ ic house whi ch was recent l y bought by Mr I an Thompson i s up f or sal e. Mr Thom pson is goi ng t o sel it because i t i s haunt ed. He t old me t hat he could not go t o sleep one ni ght because he heard a str ange noise ing fr om the bar. The next mor ni ng, he f ound t hat the doors had been blocked by chai rs and t he f ur ni ture had been m oved. Though Mr Thompson had t ur ned t he li ght s of before he went t o bed, t hey were on in t he morni ng. He also said t hat he had f ound fi ve em pt y whi sky bot tl es which t he ghost m ust have dr unk t he night bef or e. When I suggest ed t hat som e vi lager s m ust have e i n f or a fr e dri nk, Mr Thom pson shook his head. The vi l ager s have told him t hat they wi l not acept the inn even if he gi ves i t away. Leson48 Di d you want t o tel l m e something? 你想對我說什么嗎？ Dent ists always ask questi ons when it is im possi ble f or you t o answer . My dent ist had just pul led out one of m y t eet h and had t ol d m e t o rest f or a while. I t ri ed t o say som et hi ng, but my mout h was f ul l of cot on wool. He knew I col lect ed bir ds39。 I39。 I asked. 39。l get off her e.39。You don39。 39。but t hey did not steal anyt hi ng.39。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。 I said t o t he conduct or as I got on t he bus,39。 t he conductor said. 39。t mat er, 39。 I answer ed. Lesson51 Reward f or virtue 對 美德的獎賞 My fri end, Her bert, has al ways been f at , but t hi ngs got so bad recentl y t hat he deci ded to go on a di et. He began hi s di et a week ago. Fi rst of al l, he wr ot e out a long l ist of al l the foods whi ch wer e f orbidden. The li st incl uded m ost of t he t hi ngs Her bert l oves: butt er , potatoes, r ice, beer, mil k, chocol at e, and sweets. Yesterday I pai d him a visit. I rang t he bel and was not surpri sed to se t hat Her bert was ti l as f at as ever . He l ed me i nt o hi s room and hur ri edly hid a l ar ge par cel under his desk. I t was obvious t hat he was ver y embar rased. When I asked him what he was doi ng, he sm il ed gui lti ly and t hen put t he par cel on t he desk. He expl ai ned t hat his diet was so str ict hat he had to r eward himsel f occasi onal y. Then he showed me t he c ontent s of t he par cel. It cont ai ned fi