【正文】 contained clot hi ng. No one could account f or the f act that one of the boxes was extr emely heavy. I t suddenl y occur red t o one of the wor ker s to open up t he box. He was astonished at what he f ound. A man was lyi ng in t he box on top of a pi le of wooll en goods. He was so sur pri sed at being discover ed that he did not even t ry to r un away. Af t er he was ar rested, t he man admit ted hi di ng in the box befor e the pl ane l ef t London. He had had a l ong and unfor table t ri p, for he had been confi ned to t he wooden box f or over ten hour s. The man was or der ed to pay amp。 but I don39。This i s as far as we go.39。I t doesn39。Wel l, in that case, I pr ef er to stay on t he bus, 39。 has been invent ed and it has been used to detect gol d whi ch has been bur ied i n t he gr ound. The m achine was used in a cave near t he seashor e where i t i s sai d pir at es used t o hide gold. The pir ates would of ten bury gol d i n the cave and then fai l t o coll ect it . Ar med wit h t he new machi ne, a search part y went he di d not li ke it . She enjoyed herself making t he asistant bri ng almost ever yt hing i n the wi ndow befor e fi nal ly buyi ng the dres s she had f ir st asked for . Lesson58 A blessi ng in disguise? 是因禍得福嗎？ The ti ny vil lage of Fr inl ey is said t o posses a 39。Your si ster wil l be her e in less than an hour and we must be at the stat ion t o meet her . We are late al ready. 39。Wher e have you been hi di ng ?39。 Lesson53 Hot snake 觸電的蛇 At l ast f ir em en have put out a bi g f or est f ir e in Cal if orni a. Si nce t hen, they have been t ryi ng to fi nd out how t he fi re began. For est f ir e ar e of ten caused by broken glass or by ci gare t e ends whi ch peopl e car el esly thr ow away. Yester day the f ir emen exami ned t he ground careful ly, but wer e not abl e t o fi nd any broken glass. They were al so qui te sure that a ci gar et e end di d not st art the f ir e. Thi s mor ni ng, however, a f ir em an acidental ly di scover ed the cause. He noti ced the r em ai ns of a snake which was wound r ound the electr ic wi r es of a 16,000vol t power l ine. I n t hi s way, he was abl e to solve t he mystery. The explanat ion was sim ple but ver y unusual. A bir d had snatched up the snake fr om t he ground and then dropped it on t o the wi r es. The snake t hen wound i tself r ound t he wi res. When it did so, it sent sparks down t o the gr ound and t hese i mmediatel y st art ed a fi re. Leson54 Sti cky fi ngers 粘糊的手指 Af ter br eakfast, I sent t he chi ldren t o school and then I went to m ar ket. It was sti l earl y when I r et urned home. The chil dren wer e at school , my husband was at wor k and the house was quiet . So I decided t o make som e tar ts f or tea. I n a short t ime I was busy mi xing butt er and f lour and my hands were soon covered wi t h sticky past ry. At exact ly t hat moment , the t el ephone r ang. Nothi ng coul d have been mor e annoying. I picked up the r eceiver between t wo st i cky f ingers and was dismayed when I r ecognized the voice of Mr s Bates. It t ook m e ten m inutes to per suade her to r ing back lat er . At last I hung up t he receiver. What a m ess! Ther e was past ry on m y f inger s, on the tel ephone, and on t he door knobs. I had no sooner got back to the kit chen t han the door bel l rang loud enough to wake t he dead. This t ime it was the postman and he wanted m e to si gn for a r egi stered l et ter ! Leson55 Not a gold mi ne 并非金礦 Dr eam s of fi ndi ng lost tr easure alm ost came t rue r ecentl y. A new machine cal ed 39。We ar e goi ng back now, 39。 I f ot to put you off .39。l l have to get of f her e, 39。m going t o Woodf or d Gr een, 39。s money was pai d back i n t hi s way. The last note said: 39。clock t hi s evening. By t hat t ime, t he Ast ra wil l have been fl ying t hr ough space for seventeen hours and wi l have ci rcl ed the eart h a great many ti mes. When the f ir st r adi o messages have been received, t he results of t he tr ip wil l be announced i mmediatel y. Lesson62 Af ter t he f ire 大火之后 Fi remen had been fi ght ing t he for est f ir e for nearl y thr e weeks befor e they could get it under contr ol . A short t ime bef or e, gr eat t rees had covered t he count ryside f or m il es ar ound. Now, smoke st il l rose up fr om the war m gr ound over the desol at e hil ls. Wi nter was ing on and t he hi l s thr eat ened t he sur rounding vil lages wit h dest ructi on, f or heavy r ai n would not only wash away t he soi l but woul d cause ser ious f loods as wel l. When the f ir e had at l ast been put out, the f orest aut hor it ies order ed several tons of a special type of grass sed whi ch would gr ow quickly. The seed was spr ayed over t he ground i n huge quanti ti es by aeropl anes. The pl anes had been pl ant ing seed for near ly a month when i t began t o rai n. By then, however, i n m any pl aces the gr ass had alr eady t aken r oot . In pl ace of t he gr eat rees which had been growi ng there for cent uri es, pat ches of green had begun t o appear in the blackened soil . Lesson63 She was not amused 她并不覺得好笑 Geof fr ey Hampden has a large ci rcle of f ri ends and i s ver y popul ar at part ies. Ever ybody admir es him for his fi ne sense of humor ever ybody, that is, except hi s si xyear ol d daught er , Jenny. Recentl y, one of Geoff rey39。. Because t he tr ee was mentioned i n a newspaper, the number of visit or s t o Fri nley has now incr eased. The t ree was planted near a chur ch fi ft y year s ago, but it is onl y in recent year s t hat it has gained an evi l reputati on. I t is said t hat i f anyone touches t he tr ee, he wi l have bad luck。This i s the pr et ti est carpet I have ever seen, 39。 I said. 39。 I s t hi s Woodf or d Gr een ?39。 I 39。230 ! Lesson47 A thi rst y ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publ ic house which was r ecentl y bought by Mr Ian Thom