【正文】 e al so sai d that he had found fi ve empty whi sky bot tl es whi ch the ghost m ust have dr unk the night bef ore. When I suggested t hat some vil lagers m ust have e i n f or a fr ee dri nk, Mr Thom pson shook hi s head. The vil lager s have told hi m that hey wil l not accept the i nn even if he gives it away. Lesson48 Di d you want t o t el l me somethi ng? 你想對(duì)我說(shuō)什么嗎？ Dent ists al ways ask quest ions when it i s im possible f or you to answer. My dent ist had j ust pull ed out one of my t eet h and had tol d me t o r est for a whi le. I tr ied t o say somet hi ng, but my m out h was f ull of cot tonwool . He knew I collected bi rds39。 39。 39。 I s aid. 39。 I a nswered. Lesson51 Reward f or virt ue 對(duì)美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My f ri end, Her ber t, has al ways been f at , but t hings got so bad r ecentl y that he deci ded t o go on a di et . He began hi s diet a week ago. Fir st of al l, he wr ot e out a long l ist of al l t he foods whi ch wer e f orbidden. The l ist included most of the thi ngs Her bert loves: but ter, potatoes, r i ce, beer , mil k, chocol ate, and sweets. Yest erday I pai d him a vi si t. I r ang t he bel l and was not surpr ised to see that Herbert was sti l as f at as ever . He l ed me int o his r oom and hurr iedly hi d a l arge parcel under his desk. I t was obvious t hat he was very embar rassed. When I asked him what he was doi ng, he smi led guil ti ly and t hen put t he par cel on the desk. He expl ai ned that hi s diet was so st ri ct hat he had t o rewar d him self occasi onal y. Then he showed me t he con。 I t doesn39。 the conductor said. 39。 but I don39。 l esson46 Expensive and unf ort abl e 既昂貴又受罪 When a pl ane f r om London ar r ived at Sydney air por t, wor ker s began t o unload a number of wooden boxes whi ch cont ained clothi ng. No one could account f or the f act that one of t he 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 astoni shed 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 sur pri sed at being di scover ed that he did not even t ry to r un away. Af t er he was ar rested, t he man admi ted hi ding i n the box befor e the pl ane l eft London. He had had a l ong and unfor table t ri p, for he had been confi ned to t he wooden box f or over t en hour s. The man was or der ed to pay amp。 Lesson45 A clear conscience 問(wèn)心無(wú)愧 The whol e vil lage soon l ear nt that a large s um of m oney had been lost. Sam Benton, the l ocal butcher , had lost hi s wal et whi le t aking his savings to the post of fi ce. Sam was sure that the wal et m ust have been f ound by one of t he vil ager s, but it was not retur ned to hi m. Three mont hs passed, and then one morni ng, Sam found his wal let out si de his f ront door . It had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half t he money he had l ost , toget her wi t h a note whi ch sai d: 39。And a wom an can39。 I need not remi nd you of t hat t er r ible tie you bought yester day.39。 my wi fe answered as she looked at herself i n the m ir ror . I sat down on one of t hose m oder n chai rs wi th hol es in i t and wai ted. We had been in the hat shop f or half an hour and my wi fe was st il l in f ront of the mi r or. 39。 Young man,39。Wi l you be spending your holidays abroad thi s year ?39。. Because t he tr e was ment ioned in a newspaper , the number of vi si tor s to Fri nl ey has now increased. The tr ee was pl ant ed near a chur ch f i f t y year s ago, but i t i s onl y i n r ecent year s t hat i t has gai ned an evi l r eput at i on. I t i s sai d t hat i f anyone t ouches t he t r ee, he wi l l have bad l uck。This is t he pr et iest carpet I have ever seen,39。t mat ter, 39。This i s as far as we go.39。t know wher e i t i s.39。 345 for the cost of t he tr ip. The normal pri ce of a ti cket is amp。A t hief, yes, 39。t have too many hats,39。 39。 We must n39。 she answered,39。 I asked. 39。conver sat i on. 39。Wi l you be spending your holidays abroad thi s year ?39。 Young man,39。 my wi fe answered as she looked at herself i n the m ir ror . I sat down on one of t hose m oder n chai rs wi th hol es in i t and wai ted. We had been in the hat shop f or half an hour and my wi fe was st il l in f ront of the mi r or. 39。 I need not remi nd you of t hat t er r ible tie you bought yester day.39。And a wom an can39。 Lesson45 A clear conscience 問(wèn)心無(wú)愧 The whol e vil lage soon l ear nt that a large sum of m oney had been lost. Sam Benton, the l ocal butcher , had lost hi s wal et whi le t aking his savings to the post of fi ce. Sam was sure that the wal et m ust have been f ound by one of t he vil ager s, but it was not retur ned to hi m. Three mont hs passed, and then one morni ng, Sam found his wal let out si de his f ront door . It had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half t he money he had l ost , toget her wi t h a note whi ch sai d: 39。 l esson46 Expensive and unf ort abl e 既昂貴又受罪 When a pl ane f r om London ar r ived at Sydney air por t, wor ker s began t o unload a number of wooden boxes whi ch cont ained clothi ng. No one could account f or the f act that one of t he 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 astoni shed 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 sur pri sed at being di scover ed that he did not even t ry to r un away. Af t er he was ar rested, t he man admi ted hi ding i n the box befor e the pl ane l eft London. He had had a l ong and unfor table t ri p, for he had been confi ned to t he wooden box f or over t en hour s. The man was or der ed to pay amp。 but I don39。 the conductor said. 39。 I t doesn39。 I answered. Lesson51 Reward f or virt ue 對(duì)美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My f ri end, Her ber t, has al ways been f at , but t hings got so bad r ecentl y that he deci ded t o go on a di