【正文】 This i s the pr et tiest car pet I have ever sen, 39。t mat er ,39。 39。t know where i t i s. 39。345 for the cost of the tri p. The normal pr ice of a ti cket i s amp。A t hi ef , yes, 39。 she said. She gazed at i t f or some t ime then added, 39。 I said. 39。 I s this Woodf or d Green ?39。 I39。230 ! Leson47 A t hi rsty ghost 嗜 酒的鬼魂 A publ ic house which was r ecent ly bought by Mr Ian Thompson is up for sale. Mr Thompson i s going to sel l it because i t i s haunted. He t ol d me that he coul d not go to sl ep one night because he hear d a st range noi se i ng f rom t he bar . The next mor ni ng, he f ound that t he door s had been bl ocked by chairs and the furnitur e had been moved. Though Mr Thompson had turned t he l ight s of f before he went to bed, they were on in t he mor ni ng. He also said t hat he had found fi ve empty whisky bottl es which the ghost must have dr unk t he night bef ore. When I suggest ed t hat some vi lager s must have e in for afr e dri nk, Mr Thompson shook his head. The vi lager s have t ol d him t hat they wi l not accept t he i nn even i f he gives i t away. Leson48 Did you want to t el me som et hi ng? 你想對我說什么嗎？ Denti st s always ask questi ons when i t i s impossi bl e for you to answer. My denti st had just pulled out one of my teet h and had t ol d me to rest f or a while. I t ri ed t o say somet hing, but my mout h was f ul l of cott on wool. He knew I coll ected birds39。but onl y 5o per cent a thief! 39。You don39。l get off her e.39。Oh dear,39。l l tel you wher e to get off ,39。 eggs and asked me whether my coll ecti on was gr owi ng. He t hen asked m e how my br ot her was and whet her I l iked m y new j ob i n London. I n answer t o t hese ques ti ons I eit her nodded or m ade st range noi ses. Meanwhil e, m y tongue was busy searchi ng out the hole wher e the toot h had been. I suddenl y f el t very worr ied, but coul d not say anyt hi ng. When t he dent ist at last rem oved the cot on wool fr om m y m out h, I was abl e t o tel him t hat he had pull ed out t he wr ong t ooth. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢告終 Tir ed of sl epi ng on t he fl oor, a young m an i n Teheran saved up for year s to buy a r eal bed. For t he f ir st tim e in his li fe, he becam e t he pr oud owner of a bed which had spr ings and a m at res. Because t he weat her was very hot , he car ri ed t he bed on t o t he r oof of hi s house. He sl ept ver y wel f or t he fi rst two night s, but on the t hir d ni ght, a st orm blew up. A gust of wi nd swept t he bed off t he r oof and sent i t cr ashi ng i nt o the court yard bel ow. The young man di d not wake up unti l t he bed had str uck the gr ound. Alt hough t he bed was sm ashed t o pi eces, t he man was mi r acul ousl y unhurt. When he woke up, he was st il on the m at tr ess. Glanci ng at he bit s of wood and m et al t hat l ay around him, t he man sadl y pi cked up t he m at res and cari ed i t i nt o his house. Aft er he had put i t on t he fl oor , he prom pt ly went t o sl ep agai n. Lesson50 Taken f or a ri de 乘車兜風(fēng) I love t ravel i ng i n t he countr y, but I don39。 Two m ont hs later, some more money was sent t o Sam wit h another note:39。t he dif fer ence bet wen I ndian m usic and j az! Leson43 O ver t he Sout h Pol e 飛越南極 I n 1929, t hr e year s aft er his fl ight over t he Nort h Pole, t he Am eri can expl or er, R. E. Byrd, succesfull y f lew over the South Pole f or the fi rst t ime. Though, at f ir st, Byrd and hi s m en were abl e t o take a gr eat m any photogr aphs of t he mount ai ns t hat l ay bel ow, t hey soon ran into ser ious t roubl e. At one poi nt, it sem ed cert ai n t hat thei r pl ane woul d cr ash. It coul d only get over the m ountains i f it rose t o 10, 000 feet . Byr d at once or der ed his m en t o thr ow out t wo heavy f ood sacks. The plane was then abl e to r ise and it cl ear ed t he mountai ns by 400 feet . Byr d now knew t hat he would be able t o r each the South Pol e whi ch was 300 mi les away, f or ther e wer e no m or e mount ai ns i n si ght. The air cr af t was abl e t o fl y ove r t he endl ess whi te plains wi thout dif icul ty. Lesson44 Through the forest 穿過森林 Mr s Anne Sterli ng di d not think of t he r isk she was t aking when she r an t hr ough a f orest af ter t wo men. They had r ushed up to her whil e she was havi ng a pii c at the edge of a f or est wi th her chil dr en and t ri ed t o st eal her handbag. In t he str uggl e, t he str ap broke and, wit h the bag i n t heir possessi on, both men st ar ted runni ng t hr ough the tr es. Mr s St er li ng got so angry t hat she r an af ter t hem. She was soon out of br eat h, but she conti nued to r un. When she caught up wit h t hem, she saw t hat they had sat down and were goi ng t hr ough the content s of t he bag, so she r an str ai ght at t hem . The m en got such a f ri ght t hat they dr opped t he bag and ran away. 39。 Onl y 25 per cent a thief now!39。t li ke l osing m y way. I went on an excur si on r ecentl y, but m y t ri p t ook me l onger t han I expect ed. 39。 answer ed t he conductor. I sat i n the fr ont of t he bus t o get a good vi ew of the count rysi de. Aft er some tim e, t he bus stopped. Looking r ound, I r eali zed wit h a shock t hat I was the onl y pasenger left on the bus. 39。 sai d the conductor suddenl y.39。 39。t need bookcases at al . You can sit her e i n your spar e tim e and read t he car pet !39。 Two months l at er , some mor e money was sent to Sam with anot her note:39。 eggs and asked me whether my col l ect ion was growing. He then asked me how my br ot her was and whether I li ked my new j ob in London. In answer t o these quest ions I ei ther nodded or made str ange noises. Meanwhil e, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been. I suddenly f el t very worr ied, but could not say anyt hi ng. When t he dent ist at l ast removed the cott onwool f rom my mouth, I was able t o tel hi m that h