【正文】 l e ago, my si st er helped m e to car y one of my ol d bookcases up t he st air s. She went into my r oom and got a big surpr ise when she saw al l those books on t he fl oor . 39。t mat er,39。 39。t know wher e it i s. 39。Your si st er wi l l be her e in l es t han an hour and we m ust be at the stati on to meet her. We are l ate alr eady. 39。 has been i nvent ed and i t has been used t o 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 it i s sai d pir at es used t o hi de gol d. The pi r at es woul d of ten bur y gol d i n the cave and t hen f ai l t o coll ect i t. Arm ed wi th t he new m achine, a sear ch par ty went he di d not l ike i t. She enj oyed her sel f m aki ng t he assi stant br i ng al most ever yt hi ng i n the wi ndow befor e fi nal l y buyi ng the dr ess she had f ir st asked f or . Lesson58 A bl essi ng i n di sguise? 是因禍得福嗎？ The t i ny vi l age of Fr i nl ey is sai d t o possess a 39。Wel l, i n that case, I pr ef er to st ay on the bus, 39。I t doesn39。Thi s is as f ar as we go.39。 but I don39。 eggs and asked m e whet her m y col l ecti on was gr owi ng. He then asked m e how m y br other was and whet her I l i ked m y new j ob i n London. I n answer t o t hese questi ons I ei ther nodded or made st r ange noises. Meanwhil e, m y t ongue was busy searchi ng out t he hol e where t he toot h had been. I suddenl y f el t ver y worr i ed, but coul d not say anyt hi ng. When t he denti st at l ast removed t he cott on wool fr om m y m out h, I was able t o t el l hi m that he had pul ed out the wr ong toot h. Leson49 The end of a dream 美夢(mèng)告終 Ti r ed of sl epi ng on t he fl oor, a young man i n Teher an saved up f or years t o buy a r eal bed. For t he fi rst tim e i n his l if e, he becam e t he pr oud owner of a bed whi ch had spri ngs and a m at ress. Because t he weat her was ver y hot , he car ri ed t he bed on t o the r oof of hi s house. He sl ept ver y wel l f or t he fi rst t wo nights, but on t he t hi rd ni ght , a st or m blew up. A gust of wi nd swept the bed off t he r oof and sent it cr ashi ng i nto t he cour tyar d bel ow. The young m an di d not wake up unt il t he bed had str uck the gr ound. Alt hough t he bed was sm ashed t o pi eces, t he man was m ir acul ously unhurt . When he woke up, he was st il l on the m at r ess. Glanci ng at the bit s of wood and m etal t hat lay ar ound him , the m an sadly pi cked up t he m at ress and car ri ed it i nt o his house. Af ter he had put i t on the f loor, he pr om pt l y went t o sleep agai n. Lesson50 Taken f or a ri de 乘車兜風(fēng) I l ove t ravel li ng i n the count r y, but I don39。l l tel you wher e to get off ,39。 I asked. 39。I 39。 she sai d. She gazed at i t for som e ti me t hen added, 39。 if he pi cks a leaf, he wi l die. Many vil l agers beli eve that the t ree has al r eady claim ed a num ber of vi ct im s. The vi car has been asked t o have the t ree cut down, but so far he has ref used. He has poi nt ed out t hat t he tr ee is a usef ul sour ce of in e as t our ists have been i ng fr om al l par ts of t he countr y t o see i t. I n spit e of al l that has been sai d, t he t ouri st s have been pi cki ng leaves and cutt ing t hei r nam es on the t reet runk. So f ar , not one of t hem has been st r uck down by sudden deat h! Lesson59 In or out ？ 進(jìn)來(lái)還是出去？ Our dog, Rex, used t o si t out si de our fr ont gate and bar k. Ever y tim e he want ed t o e i nt o t he gar den he would bar k unt il someone opened t he gat e. As t he nei ghbour s pl ained of t he noi se, my husband spent weeks tr ai ni ng hi m to pr es hi s paw on t he lat ch t o l et him sel f in. Rex soon becam e an exper t at opening t he gat e. However, when I was goi ng out shoppi ng l ast week, I noti ced hi m in t he gar den near t he gat e. Thi s tim e he was bar ki ng so t hat som eone woul d let him out ! Si nce t hen, he has devel oped anot her bad habi t. As soon as he opens t he gat e f rom the outsi de, he es int o the gar den and wait s unti l t he gate shuts. Then he si ts and barks unti l som eone l et s him out . Af ter t hi s he imm edi atel y l ets him sel f i n and begi ns bar ki ng agai n. Yest er day m y husband r em oved t he gat e and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him si nce. Leson60 The fut ure 卜算未來(lái) At a vi l age fair , I decided t o visit a f ort une tel er cal led Madam Bel li nsky. I went i nto her tent and she t old m e to si t down. Af ter I had given her some m oney, she l ooked i nto a cr yst al bal and sai d: 39。t l ike l osi ng my way. I went on an excursion r ecentl y, but my tr ip t ook me l onger than I expect ed. 39。 answered t he conductor. I sat i n the f r ont of the bus t o get a good view of the count ryside. Aft er some time, t he bus st opped. Looki ng round, I r eal ized wi th a shock that I was the only passenger left on t he bus. 39。Oh dear, 39。l get of f here.39。You don39。A r elati on of your s is i ng to see you. She wi l be ar ri vi ng thi s evening and i ntends to stay f or a few days. The moment you leave t his t ent , you wil l get a big sur pri se. A wom an you know wel wi l r ush t owards you. She wi l speak to you and then she wi l lead you away fr om this pl ace. That i s al l. 39。隨著交通運(yùn)輸?shù)某掷m(xù)、快速增長(zhǎng)，道路交通事故風(fēng)險(xiǎn)日益加大。t know wher e it i s. 39。 39。t mat er,39。 I answer ed. Leson51 Reward for vi rt ue 對(duì)美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My fr iend, Her ber t, has al ways been fat, but thi ngs got so bad recent ly t hat he decided t o go on a di et. He began hi s di et a week ago. Fir st of al , he wr ot e out a long li st of al t he f oods whi ch were f orbi dden. The l i st i ncl uded m ost of the t hi ngs Herbert l oves: but ter, pot at oes, ri ce, beer , mi lk, chocolat e, and sweet s. Yester day I pai d hi m a visit . I rang t he bel and was not sur pri sed t o see t hat Her bert was sti l as f at as ever . He l ed m e i nt o his r