【正文】 ve l ar ge bar s of chocol at e and three bags of swets! Lesson52 A pret t y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have just moved i nt o a new house and I have been working har d al mor ni ng. I have been tr yi ng t o get m y new r oom i n or der . This has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To make m at er s wor se, t he r oom i s rather sm al l, so I have tempor ar il y put m y books on the fl oor. At the m om ent, they cover ever y inch of fl oor space and I act ual y have to wal k on them to get i n or out of t he r oom. A short whil e ago, m y si st er hel ped me t o car r y one of my old bookcases up the st air s. She went i nt o m y room and got a big sur prise when she saw al t hose books on t he fl oor. 39。cursed t ree39。The Reveal er39。 sai d t he conduct or . 39。 I for got t o put you off .39。 You39。 I39。 I n t ime, al Sam39。The str ap needs mendi ng,39。. Because t he tr e was m enti oned in a newspaper, t he num ber of visit or s t o Fr inley has now incr eased. The tr e was pl anted near a chur ch f ift y years ago, but it is onl y in r ecent years that it has gained an evil r eput at ion. I t i s sai d t hat i f anyone touches t he tr ee, he wi l have bad luck。Thi s is t he preti est carpet I have ever seen,39。 I sai d. 39。Thi s i s as f ar as we go. 39。 but I don39。 l esson46 Expensi ve and un fort abl e 既昂貴又受罪 When a pl ane fr om London ar ived at Sydney air port , wor kers began t o unl oad a number of wooden boxes whi ch cont ai ned cl ot hi ng. No one could account for t he fact that one of t he boxes was extr em el y heavy. I t suddenl y occur red to one of the wor ker s t o open up t he box. He was ast oni shed at what he f ound. A man was l yi ng i n the box on top of a pil e of wool en goods. He was so sur prised at bei ng discover ed t hat he did not even tr y to r un away. Aft er he was ar ested, t he m an adm it ed hi di ng i n the box bef or e the pl ane left London. He had had a l ong and un f ort abl e t ri p, f or he had been conf ined t o the wooden box for over t e n hour s. The m an was or dered to pay amp。 Leson45 A clear consci ence 問 心無愧 The whol e vi l age soon l ear nt t hat a l ar ge sum of money had been l ost. Sam Benton, t he l ocal but cher, had l ost his wal et whi le t aking hi s savi ngs t o t he post off ice. Sam was sur e t hat the wal let m ust have been f ound by one of t he vi l agers, but i t was not retur ned t o him. Thr e mont hs pased, and t hen one m orning, Sam found his wal et outside hi s fr ont door. It had been wr apped up in newspaper and i t cont ai ned hal f t he m oney he had l ost, toget her wi t h a not e whi ch said: 39。And a wom an can39。dance39。 Two mont hs l at er, som e m or e m oney was sent t o Sam wi th anot her note:39。 eggs and asked m e whet her m y coll ecti on was gr owi ng. He then asked m e how m y br ot her was and whet her I li ked m y new j ob i n London. In answer t o t hese questi ons I ei ther nodded or made str ange noises. Meanwhil e, my t ongue was busy s ear ching out the hol e where t he t ooth had been. I suddenl y felt ver y wor ri ed, but coul d not say anything. When the dentist at last r emoved t he cot ton wool fr om m y mout h, I was abl e to t el him that he had pul led out the wrong t oot h. Leson49 The nd of a dream 美夢(mèng)告終 Tir ed of sl eeping on t he f loor, a young m an i n Teher an saved up f or years t o buy a r eal bed. For t he fi rst ime i n hi s l if e, he becam e the pr oud owner of a bed whi ch had spri ngs and a m at tr ess. Because the weat her was ver y hot, he cari ed t he bed on t o the roof of hi s house. He slept ver y wel l for t he f ir st t wo ni ghts, but on t he thir d ni ght, a storm bl ew up. A gust of wind swept t he bed of f t he r oof and sent it cr ashi ng into t he court yar d below. The young m an did not wake up unt il the bed had s tr uck t he ground. Al though the bed was mashed t o pi eces, the m an was m ir acul ously unhurt. When he woke up, he was sti l on the m at tr ess. Glancing at t he bit s of wood and m et al that l ay around him, t he m an sadl y pi cked up t he mat res and car ri ed i t i nt o hi s house. Af ter he had put i t on t he fl oor, he prom pt ly went t o sleep agai n. Lesson50 Taken f or a ri de 乘車兜風(fēng) I love t ravel ing in t he countr y, but I don39。l l tel you wher e to get off ,39。Oh dear,39。 39。t need bookcases at al l. You can sit her e in your spare tim e and r ead the car pet !39。And a wom an can39。 Leson45 A clear consci ence 問心無愧 The whol e vi l age soon l ear nt t hat a l ar ge sum of money had been l ost. Sam Benton, t he l ocal but cher, had l ost his wal et whi le t aking hi s savi ngs t o t he post off ice. Sam was sur e t hat the wal let m ust have been f ound by one of t he vi l agers, but i t was not retur ned t o him. Thr e mont hs pased, and t hen one m orning, Sam found his wa l et outside hi s fr ont door. It had been wr apped up in newspaper and i t cont ai ned hal f t he m oney he had l ost, toget her wi t h a not e whi ch said: 39。 l esson46 Expensi ve and un fort abl e 既昂貴又受罪 When a pl ane fr om London ar ived at Sydney air port , wor kers began t o unl oad a number of wooden boxes whi ch cont ai ned cl ot hi ng. No one could account for t he fact that one of t he boxes was extr em el y heavy. I t suddenl y occur red to one of the wor ker s t o open up t he box. He was ast oni shed at what he f ound. A man was l yi ng i n the box on top of a pil e of wool en goods. He was so sur prised at bei ng discover ed t hat he did not even tr y to r un away. Aft er he was ar ested, t he m an adm it ed hi di ng i n the box bef or e the pl ane left London. He had had a l ong and un f ort abl e t ri p, f or he had been conf ined t o the wooden box for over t en hour s. The m an was or dered to pay amp。 but I don39。Thi s i s as f ar as we go. 39。 I sai d. 39。Thi s is t he preti est carpet I have ever seen,39。. Because t he tr e was m enti one