【正文】 terl i ng got so angr y t hat she r an af ter t hem. She was soon out of br eat h, but she conti nued t o r un. When she caught up wi t h them , she saw t hat t hey had sat down and wer e goi ng thr ough t he cont ent s of the bag, s o she r an st rai ght at them . The men got such a f ri ght t hat t hey dropped the bag and r an away. 39。 Onl y 25 per cent a t hi ef now! 39。t l i ke l osi ng m y way. I went on an excur si on r ecent l y, but m y t ri p t ook m e l onger than I expected. 39。l l t el you wher e t o get of f,39。 I asked. 39。l l get of f her e.39。You don39。 We m ust n39。 39。t have too many hats,39。A thi ef , yes, 39。345 f or the cost of the t ri p. The nor mal pr i ce of a t icket i s amp。t know wher e it i s. 39。 39。 I said. 39。 she sai d. She gazed at i t for some ti me t hen added, 39。 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 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 m e int o his r oom and hurr iedly hi d a l arge parcel under his desk. I t was obvi ous that he was ver y embar assed. When I asked him what he was doi ng, he smil ed guilt il y and then put the parcel on the desk. He explai ned t hat hi s di et was so st ri ct t hat he had to reward hi mself occasional y. Then he showed me the contents of t he par cel . It cont ained fi ve lar ge bar s of chocolate and t hree bags of sweets! Lesson52 A pret t y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have j ust moved int o a new house and I have been working har d al mor ni ng. I have been tr yi ng to get my new room in or der . This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books. To m ake m at ter s worse, t he room is r ather sm al l, so I have temporar ily put m y books on t he fl oor . At the m oment , they cover ever y i nch of f loor space and I act ual ly have t o walk on them t o get i n or out of t he room. A shor t whi le ago, my sist er helped me to car y one of my ol d bookcases up t he st air s. She went into my r oom and got a bi g surpr ise when she saw al l those books on the f loor . 39。 I t doesn39。 the conduct or said. 39。 I said to t he conduct or as I got on t he bus,39。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。but t hey di d not st eal anyt hing.39。 39。 my wi f e answered.39。. Because t he tr ee was menti oned i n a newspaper, t he num ber of visit ors t o Fri nley has now i ncr eased. The t ree was planted near a chur ch fi ft y year s ago, but it i s onl y i n recent years t hat i t has gained an evil reputati on. I t is said t hat i f anyone t ouches the tr ee, he wi l have bad luck。Thi s i s t he pr eti est car pet I have ever seen, 39。 I s ai d. 39。 39。 39。 230 ! Lesson47 A t hi rst y ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publ i c house whi ch was r ecentl y bought by Mr I an Thom pson i s up for sal e. Mr Thom pson i s going t o sel l it because it i s haunted. He t ol d m e t hat he coul d not go t o sleep one ni ght because he hear d a st range noi se i ng f rom the bar. The next m orni 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 i ghts of f bef or e he went t o bed, t hey wer e on i n t he m or ni ng. He also said t hat he had f ound f i ve em pt y whi sky bott l es whi ch the ghost m ust have dr unk the ni ght befor e. Whe n I suggest ed t hat some vi l ager s m ust have e i n for a f ree dri nk, Mr Thom pson shook his head. The vi l ager s have t ol d him t hat t hey wi l not accept t he i nn even i f he gi ves i t away. Leson48 Di d you want t o tel m e som et hi ng? 你想對(duì)我說(shuō)什么嗎？ Denti st s al ways ask questi ons when i t is i mpossi bl e f or you t o answer . My denti st had j ust pul l ed out one of m y t eet h and had t ol d m e t o rest for a whil e. I t ri ed t o say somet hi ng, but m y m out h was f ul l of cot on wool. He knew I col lected 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 fe was wear ing a hat t hat l ooked li ke a li ght house ! Lesson42 Not very m usi cal 并非很懂音樂(lè) As we had had a long wal k t hr ough one of t he m arkets of Ol d Del hi, we st opped at a squar e t o have a r est . Aft er a tim e, we noti ced a snake charm er wit h t wo l ar ge basket s at the ot her side of t he squar e, so we went t o have a l ook at him. As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a l ong pipe whi ch was covered wi t h coi ns and opened one of t he baskets. When he began t o pl ay a tune, 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 the m ovements of t he pi pe. We wer e ver y m uch surpri sed when the snake charm er suddenl y began t o play j az t unes and m oder n pop songs. The snake, however, conti nued t o 39。 I fi nd it beaut if ul,39。t buy t hi ngs we don39。You needn39。The Reveal er 39。The str ap needs mendi ng, 39。 I n t im e, al Sam39。 I 39。 answer ed t he conduct or. I sat i n t he f r ont of t he bus t o get a good vi ew of the count r ysi de. Aft er som e t im 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 i n your spar e tim e and r ead t he car pet !39。t buy things we don39。 I f ind i t beauti ful ,39。 she answered. Ten mi nut es l ater we wal ked out of the shop together. My wif e was weari ng a hat that l ooked l ike a l ight house ! Leson42 Not very musi cal 并非很懂音樂(lè) As we had had a l ong wa