【正文】 ough, at f ir st, Byrd and hi s men wer e abl e to take a great many phot ographs of t he mountains t hat l ay bel ow, t hey soon r an int o ser ious tr ouble. At one poi nt , it sem ed cer tain t hat t hei r plane would cr ash. It could only get over the mountains i f it r ose t o 10,000 f et . Byr d at once or der ed his men t o t hr ow out two heavy f ood sacks. The pl ane was t hen abl e to r ise and i t cl ear ed the mountai ns by 400 f eet. Byrd now knew that he would be able to r each t he Sout h Pole whi ch was 300 mi les away, f or there wer e no mor e mountains i n sight. The air craft was able t o f ly over the endles whit e plains wi thout di f icult y. Lesson44 Through the f orest 穿過森林 Mr s Anne St er li ng did not thi nk of the r isk she was taking when she ran t hrough a f orest af ter two men. They had r ushed up t o her whi le she was having a pi i c at t he edge of a f orest wit h her chil dren and t ri ed to steal her handbag. In the str uggl e, t he st rap br oke and, wit h t he bag i n t hei r poss ession, bot h men star ted r unni ng thr ough t he tr ees. Mr s Ster ling got so angr y t hat she ran af ter them. She was soon out of breath, but she cont inued to run. When she caught up wit h t hem, she saw that they had sat down and wer e goi ng thr ough the cont ent s of the bag, so she r an st raight at them. The men got such a f ri ght t hat t hey dr opped t he bag and r an away. 39。 Onl y 25 per cent a t hi ef now! 39。t li ke losing my way. I went on an excur si on recent ly, but my t ri p took m e longer t han I expected. 39。l l tel l you wher e to get off ,39。Oh dear ,39。l l get of f her e. 39。You don39。Wel l, i n that case, I pr efer to st ay on the bus,39。It doesn39。 t he conduct or said. 39。 but I don39。 l eson46 Expensive and unf ort able 既昂貴又受罪 When a plane fr om London ar ived at Sydney air port , workers began to unl oad a num ber of wooden boxes which contained clot hing. No one coul d acount for the f act t hat one of the boxes was ext remely heavy. I t suddenly occur r ed to one of the wor kers t o open up the box. He was ast oni shed at what he f ound. A man was l yi ng in the box on t op of a pi le of wool len goods. He was so surpr ised at being di scovered t hat he did not even tr y to run away. Aft er he was ar rested, the man admi t ed hi ding i n the box befor e the pl ane l eft London. He had had a l ong and unf or table tr ip, for he had been confi ned to t he wooden box for over t en hour s. The m an was or dered t o pay amp。 Lesson45 A clear conscience 問心無愧 The whol e vil lage soon lear nt that a lar ge sum of money had been lost. Sam Bent on, t he local butcher, had lost his wal et whil e taking hi s savings to the post of fi ce. Sam was sur e that the wal let must have been f ound by one of t he vil lager s, but i t was not ret urned to hi m. Three m ont hs pas sed, and then one mor ni ng, Sam found his wal let outside his f r ont door. I t had been wr apped up i n newspaper and i t cont ai ned hal f the money he had lost, together wi th a not e which said: 39。And a woman can39。A r elati on of your s is i ng to see you. She wi l be ar ivi ng thi s evening and i nt ends t o sta y f or a few days. The moment you l eave t his t ent , you wi l get a big surpr ise. A wom an you know wel l wil l rush t owar ds you. She wi l speak t o you and then she wil l lead you away fr om t his place. That is al l. 39。You don39。l l get of f her e. 39。Oh dear ,39。l l tel l you wher e to get off ,39。t li ke losing my way. I went on an excur si on recent ly, but my t ri p took m e longer than I expected. 39。 Onl y 25 per cent a t hi ef now! 39。 slowl y. It obviousl y coul d not tel t he dif ference bet ween Indi an musi c and jazz! Lesson43 O ver t he South Pol e 飛越南極 I n 1929, t hree year s aft er hi s fl ight over t he Nort h Pole, the Am eri can explor er , R. E. Byr d, successful ly f lew over the South Pol e f or t he fi rst ti me. Though, at f ir st, Byrd and hi s men wer e abl e to take a great many phot ographs of t he mountains t hat l ay bel ow, t hey soon r an int o ser ious tr ouble. At one poi nt , it sem ed cer tain t hat t hei r plane would cr ash. It could only get over the mountains i f it r ose t o 10,000 f et . Byr d at once or der ed his men t o t hr ow out two heavy f ood sacks. The pl ane was t hen abl e to r ise and i t cl ear ed the mountai ns by 400 f eet. Byrd now knew that he would be able to r each t he Sout h Pole whi ch was 300 mi les away, f or there wer e no mor e mountains i n sight. The air craft was able t o f ly over the endles whit e plains wi thout di f icult y. Lesson44 Through the f orest 穿過森林 Mr s Anne St er li ng did not thi nk of the r isk she was taking when she ran t hrough a f orest af ter two men. They had r ushed up t o her whi le she was having a pi i c at t he edge of a f orest wit h her chil dren and t ri ed to steal her handbag. In the str uggl e, t he st rap br oke and, wit h t he bag i n t hei r possession, bot h men star ted r unni ng thr ough t he tr ees. Mr s Ster ling got so angr y t hat she ran af ter them. She was soon out of breath, but she cont inued to run. When she caught up wit h t hem, she saw that they had sat down and wer e goi ng thr ough the cont ent s of the bag, so she r an st raight at them. The men got such a f ri ght t hat t hey dr opped t he bag and r an away. 39。t have too many hats,39。A thief , yes, 39。345 for t he cost of the tr ip. The norm al pr ice of a t i cket i s amp。t know where i t is.39。Thi s is as f ar as we go. 39。t mat ter ,39。 I answered. Lesson51 Reward for virt ue 對美德的獎賞 My f r 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 di et. He began his diet a week ago. Fi rst of al l, he wr ote out a long l ist of al l the f oods whi ch were f orbi dden. The li st i ncl uded most of the t hi ngs Herber