【正文】 f sleepi ng on the f loor , a young man in Teheran saved up f or year s to buy a real bed. For t he f ir st t im e in hi s li fe, he became t he proud owner of a bed whi ch had spr ings and a mat ress. Beca use t he weat her was ver y hot , he car ri ed the bed on t o the r oof of hi s house. He sl ept very wel f or t he fi rst two nights, but on t he thi rd 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 tyard bel ow. The young man di d not wake up unt il the bed had str uck the ground. Alt hough t he bed was sm ashed to pi eces, t he man was mi r aculous ly unhurt . When he woke up, he was st il on t he mat ress. Gl anci ng at t he bit s of wood and m et al that l ay around him , t he man sadl y picked up the m at tr es and car ied i t into hi s house. Aft er he had put it on t he fl oor , he prompt ly went to sl ep again. Leson50 Taken for a ri de 乘車兜風 I l ove tr avel ing i n t he countr y, but I don39。 I39。 I asked. 39。I 39。 she said. She gazed at it f or some tim e then added, 39。 if he picks a l eaf , he wil l di e. Many vil ager s bel ieve t hat the t ree has alr eady cl ai med a number of vi ctims. The vi car has been asked t o have the t ree cut down, but so f ar he has r ef used. He has point ed out t hat t he tr e is a useful sour ce of i n e as t ouri st s have been ing f rom al part s of the count ry t o see it . In spit e of al l that has been sai d, t he tour ists have been pi cki ng leaves and cutt ing t hei r nam es on the tr ee tr unk. So far, not one of t hem has been str uck down by sudden deat h! Lesson59 In or out ？ 進來還是出去？ Our dog, Rex, used to sit outsi de our f ront gat e and bar k. Ever y t ime he want ed to e i nto t he gar den he would bar k unt il someone opened the gate. As t he nei ghbours pl ai ned of t he noise, my husband spent weeks t raini ng him to pr es hi s paw on the l atch t o let him self i n. Rex soon became an expert at openi ng the gate. However , when I was goi ng out shoppi ng las t week, I noti ced hi m i n the gar den near the gate. This t ime he was bar ki ng so that som eone would let him out ! Si nce t hen, he has developed anot her bad habit . As soon as he opens t he gat e f rom the outside, he es i nto t he gar den and wait s unt il t he gat e shuts. Then he si ts and barks unti l som eone l et s him out . Af t er t hi s he im medi ately l ets hi msel f in and begins barking again. Yest erday my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him si nce. Lesson60 The fut ure 卜算未來 At a vi l age f air , I decided to vi sit a f or t unet el er cal ed Madam Bel linsky. I went i nt o her tent and she tol d me t o sit down. Aft er I had gi ven her some money, she looked int o a crystal bal and sai d: 39。t li ke losing 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 t han I expected. 39。l l t el l you wher e t o get off ,39。 I asked. 39。l l get of f her e. 39。t need bookcases at al l. You can sit her e in your spar e ti me and r ead t he carpet!39。 if he pi cks a l eaf, he wil di e. Many vi l ager s bel ieve t hat t he t r e has alr eady cl aim ed a number of vi ct im s. The vi car has been aske。 she sai d. She gazed at i t f or some t im e then added, 39。 I sai d. 39。 39。 39。 As she walked away, I f oll owed her out of the f ai r. Leson61 Troubl e wi th the H ubbl e 哈勃望遠鏡的困境 In fut ur e, astr onaut s wil l be requir ed to descend f rom a spaceshi p whil e it i s st il l in space and 中國祿豐侏羅紀恐龍城 可行性研究報告 t im Mr Thom pson shook hi s head. The vil lagers have tol d hi m that they wi l not accept t he inn even if he gi ves it away. Lesson48 Di d you want t o t el l me som et hi ng? 你想對我說什么嗎？ Denti st s al ways ask quest i ons when i t i s im possi bl e f or you t o answer. My dent ist had just pul led out one of m y t et h and had t ol d m e to r est f or a whil e. I t ri ed to say som ethi ng, but m y m out h was f ul of cott on wool. He knew I col ect ed bir ds39。cursed t ree39。 I answered. Lesson51 Reward for vi rt ue 對美德的獎賞 My fr iend, Her ber t, has always been f at, but things got so bad r ecentl y t hat he deci ded to go on a diet. He began his diet a week ago. Fi rst of al l, he wr ote out a l ong l ist of al l the f oods whi ch were f orbi dden. The li st i ncl uded most of the t hings Herbert l oves: but ter , pot at oes, ri ce, beer , mi lk, chocolate, and sweet s. Yesterday I paid hi m a vi sit . I r ang the bel and was not surpr ised to see t hat Her ber t was st il l as f at as ever. He l ed me i nto hi s room and hur ri edl y hid a l ar ge par cel under hi s desk. It was obvious that he was ver y embar ased. When I asked him what he was doi ng, he smi led guil til y and then put the parcel on the desk. He explai ned t hat hi s diet was so st ri ct t hat he had t o rewar d himself occasional y. Then he showed me t he content s of t he par cel . It contained f ive l ar ge bar s of chocolate and t hree bags of sweets! Lesson52 A pret y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have j ust moved i nt o a new house and I have been worki ng har d al mor ning. I have been tr ying t o get m y new r oom in or der. This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books. To m ake mater s worse, the r oom is rather sm al, so I have temporar il y put my books on t he fl oor. At t he moment, they cover every i nch of f loor space and I act ualy have t o walk on them t o get in or out of t he room. A shor t whil e ago, my si st er hel ped me to car ry one of my ol d bookcases up t he stair s. She went int o my r oom and got a big surpr ise when she saw al l those books on t he fl oor . 39。t m at ter ,39。Thi s is as f ar as we go. 39。t know where i t is.39。Your sist er wi l be here i n l ess t han an hour and we