【正文】 her. Her eyes wer e f ixed on her pl ate and i n a shor t tim e, she was busy eat ing. I t r ied t o make conversati on. 39。 No, 39。 if you at e m or e and t al ked less, we woul d bot h enj oy our di nner !39。t buy thi ngs we don39。 I f i nd i t beauti f ul ,39。 she answer ed. Ten mi nut es l ater we wal ked out of t he shop t oget her. My wi fe was wear ing a hat t hat looked li ke a li ght house ! Lesson42 Not very m usi cal 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a l ong 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 rest . Aft er a ti me, we noti ced a snake char mer wit h t wo l ar ge baskets at t he ot her si de of t he square, so we went to have a l ook at him . As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a l ong pi pe whi ch was cover ed wit h coins and opened one of the basket s. When he began to pl ay a t une, we had our f ir st gl im pse of t he snake. I t rose out of t he basket and began to f oll ow t he m ovem ent s of t he pi pe. We wer e very m uch sur pr i sed when t he snake charm er suddenl y began t o pl ay j azz tunes and m oder n pop songs. The snake, however , cont inued t o 39。but onl y 5o per cent a t hi ef!39。 230 ! Lesson47 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 it because it i s haunt ed. He t old m e t hat he coul d not go t o sl ep one ni ght because he hear d a st r ange noise i ng f r om t he bar . The next mor ni ng, he f ound t hat he door s had been bl ocked by c hair s and t he f ur nit ure had been m oved. Though Mr Thompson had t ur ned t he li ght s off bef or e he went t o bed, t hey were on i n t he m or ni ng. He al so sai d that he had f ound fi ve em pty whi sky bot tl es whi ch t he ghost m ust have drunk t he ni ght bef or e. When I sugge st ed t hat som e vi l ager s must have e i n f or a f r e dr i nk, Mr Thom pson shook hi s head. The vi l ager s have t old him t hat t hey wil l not accept t he i nn even i f he gives it away. Lesson48 Di d you want t o t el l me somethi ng? 你想對我說什么嗎？ Dent ists al ways ask quest ions when it i s im possible f or you to answer. e wil l be vi sit ing t he countr y, t he gover nm ent wil be bui ldi ng new hot el s, an i mm ense stadium, and a f ine new swim mi ng pool . 39。 Lesson40 Food and t alk 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a di nner part y, t he host ess asked m e to sit next to Mr s Rum bol d. Mr s Rum bol d was a l arge, unsmi li ng lady i n a ti ght bl ack dr es. She di d not even l ook up when I took m y seat besi de her. Her eyes wer e f ixed on her pl ate and i n a shor t tim e, she was busy eat ing. I t r ied t o make conversati on. 39。 No, 39。 if you at e m or e and t al ked less, we woul d bot h enj oy our di nner !39。t buy thi ngs we don39。 I f i nd i t beauti f ul ,39。dance39。 Two mont hs l at er, som e mor e m oney was sent t o Sam wit h another not e: 39。They wil l al so be bui l di ng new r oads and a speci al r ai l way li ne. The Gam es wi l be hel d j ust out si de t he capi tal and the whol e ar ea wi l be cal l ed 39。 345 for t he cost of t he tr i p. The norm al pri ce of a ti cket i s amp。A t hi ef , yes, 39。t have t oo m any hat s,39。 I need not r em ind you of t hat t er ri bl e t ie you bought yest er day.39。 m y wi fe answer ed as she l ooked at hersel f i n the mi r or. I sat down on one of t hose m oder n chair s wi t h hol es i n i t and wai ted. We had been in t he hat shop f or half an hour and m y wi fe was sti l i n f ront of t he mi r or. 39。 Young man,39。Wil l you be spending your hol i days abr oad thi s year ?39。 t he pat i ent answer ed,39。 lesson46 Expensi ve and un fort abl e 既昂貴又受罪 When a pl ane f r om London ar ri ved at Sydney ai r port , wor ker s began t o unl oad a num ber of wooden boxes whi ch cont ai ned cl othi ng. No one coul d account f or t he fact hat one of t he boxes was ext r em el y heavy. It suddenl y occurr ed t o one of t he wor ker s t o open up t he box. He was ast onished at what he found. A man was l yi ng i n t he box on t op of a pil e of wool l en goods. He was so sur pr ised at bei ng di scover ed t hat he di d not even tr y t o r un away. Af ter he was ar est ed, t he m an adm it ted hi di ng in t he box bef or e t he plane l ef t London. He had had a l ong and un fort able t ri p, f or he had been confi ned t o t he wooden box f or over t en hour s. The man was or der ed t o pay amp。 Leson45 A cl ear consci ence 問心無愧 The whole vil l age soon lear nt t hat a l ar ge sum of money had been l ost. Sam Bent on, t he l ocal but cher, had l ost his wal let whil e t aki ng hi s savi ngs t o t he post off ice. Sam was sur e t hat t he wal l et m ust have been f ound by one of t he vil l agers, but i t was not r et ur ned t o him. Thr ee m onths pased, and t hen one m or ning, Sam f ound hi s wal et outsi de hi s fr ont door. I t had been wr apped up i n newspaper and i t cont ai ned hal f the m oney he had l ost, t oget her wi th a not e whi ch sai d: 39。And a wom an can39。 I need not r em ind you of t hat t er ri bl e t ie you bought yest er day.39。 m y wi fe answer ed as she l ooked at hersel f i n the mi r or. I sat down on one of t hose m oder n chair s wi t h hol es i n i t and wai ted. We had been in t he hat shop f or half an hour and m y wi fe was sti l i n f ront of t he mi r or. 39。 Young man,39。Wil l you be spending your hol i days abr oad thi s year ?39。 t he pat i ent answer ed,39。They wil l al so be bui l di ng new r oads and a speci al r ai l way li ne. The Gam es wi l be hel d j ust out si de t he capi tal and the whol e ar ea wi l be cal l ed 39。 A new play i s i ng t o The Globe soon,39。 she answered. 39。 lesson41 Do you cal l t hat a hat ? 你把那個(gè) 叫帽子嗎？ 39。t need, 39。 I sai d. 39。dance39。 Two mont hs l at er, som e mor e m oney wa s sent t o Sam wit h another not e: 39。They wil l al so be bui l di ng new r oads a