【正文】 was soon out of br eat h, but she cont inued t o run. When she caught up wit h t hem, she saw t hat they had sat down and wer e goi ng t hr ough t he cont ent s of the bag, so she r an st rai ght at hem . The m en got such a f ri ght t hat t hey dr opped t he bag and r an away. 39。 Onl y 25 per cent a t hi ef now! 39。t l ike l osi ng m y way. I went on an excursi on r ecentl y, but m y tr ip t ook m e l onger t han I expect ed. 39。 answer ed t he conductor. I sat i n t he fr ont of t he bus t o get a good vi ew of t he count r ysi de. Af ter som e tim e, t he bus st opped. Looki ng r ound, I r eal i zed wi t h a shock t hat I was t he onl y passenger left on t he bus. 39。Oh dear, 39。 39。t need bookcases at al l. You can sit her e in your spar e tim e and r ead t he car pet !39。dance39。 Two months lat er , som e more money was sent to Sam wit h anot her not e: 39。 eggs and asked me whet her my col lecti on was growi ng. He then asked me how my br other was and whet her I l iked my new job i n London. I n answer to these questions I eit her nodded or made st range noi ses. Meanwhil e, my tongue was busy sear chi ng out the hole wher e the t oot h had been. I suddenly f elt ver y wor ri ed, but coul d not say anything. When t he denti st at l ast removed t he cot tonwool f rom my mout h, I was able t o t el l him that he had pul led out the wr ong tooth. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢(mèng)告終 Ti red of sleeping on t he fl oor , a young man in Teheran saved up for year s to buy a real bed. For the f ir st t ime in hi s li fe, he became t he proud owner of a bed whi ch had spr ings and a mat ress. Because t he weat her was very hot , he ca r ri ed the bed on t o the r oof of hi s house. He sl ept very wel for t he fi rst two nights, but on t he thir d ni ght , a st orm blew up. A gust of wind swept the bed off t he roof and sent it cr ashing i nto t he cour t yar d below. The young man did not wake up unti l the bed had st ruck t he gr ound. Al though the bed was smashed t o piece s, t he m an was mi racul ousl y unhur t. When he woke up, he was sti l on the m at tr es. Glancing at the bi ts of wood and metal t hat lay ar ound hi m, the m an sadly pi cked up the mat tr ess and car ri ed it i nt o his house. Af ter he had put i t on the f loor , he pr omptl y went to sleep agai n. Lesson50 Taken f or a ride 乘車兜風(fēng) I love t ravel li ng in the count ry, but I don39。l t el you where t o get of f, 39。 I asked. 39。l l get of f her e. 39。t need bookcases at al l. You can sit here i n your spare t ime and read the carpet! 39。 she said. She gazed at it f or some t im e then added, 39。 I said. 39。 39。t know wher e it i s. 39。345 for t he cost of t he t r i p. The nor mal pri ce of a t icket is amp。A thief , yes, 39。t have too many hats,39。 she sai d. She gazed at it f or som e tim e t hen added, 39。 I said. 39。 I s t his Woodf or d Gr en ?39。 I 39。 230 ! Leson47 A t hirsty ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publi c house whi ch was r ecent l y bought by Mr I an Thom pson i s up f or sale. Mr Thompson is goi ng t o sel l it because it i s haunt ed. He t old m e t hat he coul d not go t o sleep one night because he heard a st range noi se ing f r om t he bar. The next m or ni ng, he f ound t hat t he door s had been bl ocked by chai rs and t he f ur ni t ur e had been m oved. Though Mr Thom pson had t ur ned t he l ights of f bef ore he went t o bed, t hey wer e on i n the m or ning. He also sai d t hat he had f ound f i ve em pt y whisky bott les whi ch t he ghost m ust have dr unk t he ni ght bef ore. When I suggested t hat som e 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 t ol d hi m t hat hey wil l not accept t he i nn even i f he gi ves it away. Lesson48 Di d you want t o t el l me somet hi ng? 你想對(duì)我說(shuō)什么嗎？ Dent i st s al ways ask quest i ons when it i s im possibl e for you t o answer. My dent ist had j ust pull ed out one of m y teet h a nd had t ol d me t o r est f or a whil e. I tr ied t o say somet hi ng, but my m out h was f ul l of cot ton wool . He knew I col l ect ed bi rds39。but onl y 5o per cent a t hief !39。 she answer ed. Ten mi nut es lat er we wal ked out of t he shop t oget her. My wi f e was wear i ng a hat t hat l ooked li ke a li ghthouse ! Lesson42 Not very m usical 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a l ong wal k t hr ough one of t he mar ket s of Old Del hi , we st opped at a square t o have a r est. Af t er a t im e, we not iced a snake charm er wi t h t wo l ar ge basket s at t he other si de of t he squar e, so we went t o have a look at hi m. As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a l ong pi pe whi ch was covered wi t h c oi ns and opened one of t he basket s. When he began t o pl ay a t une, we had our f ir st gli m pse of t he snake. It r ose out of t he basket and began t o f ol l ow t he m ovem ents of t he pi pe. We wer e ver y m uch sur pr ised when t he snake charm er suddenl y began t o pl ay j azz t unes and m oder n pop songs. The snake, however , conti nued to 39。The Reveal er39。The st r ap needs m endi ng,39。 In t im e, al Sam39。 I 39。 You39。 sai d the conduct or suddenl y.39。We ar e goi ng back now, 39。 Leson53 H ot snake 觸電的蛇 At l ast fi remen have put out a bi g for est fi r e in Cal if or ni a. Si nce t hen, they have been t ryi ng t o f i nd out how t he fi re began. For est fi r e ar e oft en caused by br oken gl ass or by ci gar et e ends whi ch people car el esly throw away. Yester day t he fi remen exami ned t he ground car eful ly, but wer e not able to f ind any br oken gl ass. They wer e also quit e sur e that a cigaret te end did not star t he fi re. This m orning, however , a fi reman acci dent al ly di scovered t he cause. He not iced the r emains of a snake whi ch was wound round the el ect ri c wir es of a 16, 000 volt power l ine. In this way, he was able t o sol ve the m yst er y. The explanat