【正文】 I was abl e to tel hi m t hat he had pull ed out t he wrong t oot h. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢告終 Tir ed of sl eepi ng on the f loor , a young man i n Teher an saved up f or year s to buy a r eal be d. For t he fi rst ti me i n his l if e, he becam e the pr oud owner of a bed which had spri ngs and a mat tr es. Because the weather was very hot, he car ied t he bed on to t he roof of his house. He slept ver y wel l for the f ir st wo ni ght s, but on t he t hi r d night, a st or m bl ew up. A gust of wi nd swept t he bed off t he roof and sent it crashing i nt o t he court yard below. The young man did not wake up unti l the bed had st ruck t he ground. Al though the bed was smashed t o pieces, t he man was mi racul ousl y unhur t. When he woke up, he was sti l on t he matr es. Gl ancing at t he bi ts of wood and met al t hat l ay ar ound hi m, the m an sadly picked up the mat tr ess and car ri ed it i nto hi s house. Af t er 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 I love t raveli ng in the count ry, but I don39。l l t el you where t o get of f, 39。 I asked. 39。I 39。 she said. She gazed at it f or some t ime then added, 39。 I answer ed. Lesson51 Reward f or virtue 對美德的獎賞 My f ri end, Herber t, has al ways been f at , but t hings got so bad r ecentl y that he decided t o go on a di et . He began hi s diet a week ago. Fir st of al , he wrot e out a long li st of al t he foods which wer e f or bidden. The l ist included most of t he thi ngs Her ber t loves: butt er, potatoes, r ice, beer , m il k, chocol ate, and sweets. Yest er day I pai d him a vi si t. I rang t he bel l and was not sur pri sed to see that Herbert was sti l as fat as ever . He led me int o his r oom and hurr iedly hi d a l ar ge parcel under his desk. It was obvious t hat he was very embar rased. When I asked him what he was doi ng, he smi led guil ti ly and t hen put t he par cel on t he desk. He expl ai ned that hi s diet was so st ri ct that he had t o r ewar d himself occasi onal y. Then he showed me t he cont ent s of the pa rcel. I t contained f ive l arge bars of chocol at e and three bags of sweets! Leson52 A pret y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have just m oved i nto a new house and I have been worki ng har d al m or ning. I have been tr ying t o get m y new r oom i n order. This has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To make mat er s wor se, the r oom i s rather smal , so I have tempor ar il y put my books on the f loor. At t he moment, they cover every inch of fl oor space and I actual y have t o wal k on them to get in or out of the r oom . A shor t whil e ago, my si st er hel ped me to car ry one of my old bookcases up the stair s. She went int o my room and got a big sur pr ise when she saw al those books on t he fl oor. 39。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 t hief, yes, 39。t have too many hats,39。A r elati on of your s is i ng to see you. She wi l be ar ri vi ng thi s evening and i ntends to stay f or a few days. The moment you l eave t his t ent , you wi l l get a big sur pr ise. A wom an you know wel l wil l rush towar ds you. She wi l speak t o you and then she wi l l ead you away fr om t hi s place. That is al l.39。You don39。l get off here.39。Oh dear ,39。 answered t he conductor. I sat i n the f r ont of the bus t o get a good view of the count ryside. Aft er some time, t he bus st opped. Looki ng round, I r eal ized wi th a shock that I was the only passenger left on t he bus. 39。t l ike l osi ng my way. I went on an excursion r ecent ly, but my tr ip t ook me l onger than I expect ed. 39。 Onl y 25 per cent a thi ef now! 39。 sl owl y. It obviously could not tel l t he dif fer ence between I ndi an musi c and jazz! Lesson43 O ver t he South Pol e 飛越南極 In 1929, three years af ter his f li ght over the Nor th Pole, t he Ameri can explor er , R. E. Byrd, succesful ly f lew over t he Sout h Pole f or the f ir st t ime. Though, at fi rst, Byr d and his men wer e able t o ta ke a gr eat many photographs of the mountai ns t hat l ay bel ow, they soon ran i nt o ser ious t rouble. At one poi nt, it seem ed cer tain that their plane would cr ash. I t could onl y get over the mountai ns if it r ose t o 10,000 f eet . Byr d at once or der ed his m en to t hrow out t wo heavy f ood sacks. The pl ane was t hen abl e to ri se and i t cl ear ed the mount ai ns by 400 feet. Byrd now knew that he would be abl e to r each t he Sout h Pole which was 300 mi les away, f or there wer e no mor e mountains i n si ght . The air craft was able to f ly over the endless whit e plains wi thout di f fi cul ty. Lesson44 Through the forest 穿過森林 Mr s Anne Sterl ing di d not t hink of t he ri sk she was t aki ng when she r an thr ough a for est aft er t wo m en. They had rushed up to her whil e she was having a piic a t the edge of a for est wi th her chi ldr en and tr ied t o st eal her handbag. I n t he st ruggle, the str ap broke and, wi th the bag in their possesi on, both m en st art ed running t hr ough the t rees. Mrs St er li ng got so angry that she r an af t er t hem. She was soon out of br eat h, but she conti nued t o r un. When she caught up wi th t hem, she saw t hat t hey had sat down and wer e going t hrough the contents of t he bag, so she r an str ai ght at them. The men got such a fr ight that they dropped the bag and ran away. 39。 39。but t hey di d not st eal anything.39。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。 I said to t he conductor as I got on t he bus,39。 the conductor said. 39。 39。 said the conductor . 39。The Reveal er 39。 she asked impati ent ly. 39。 sl owl y. It obviously could not tel l t he dif fer ence between I ndi an musi c and jazz! Lesson43 O ver t he South Pol e 飛越南極 In 1929, three years af ter his f li ght over the