【正文】 e and an ast r onaut wil l at t em pt t o leave t he st ati onar y spaceshi p and t hen r et ur n to i t. We shal l not know whet her t he experim ent has been successful unt il we have r ecei。cursed tr ee39。 I answer ed. Leson51 Reward f or vi rt ue 對美德的獎賞 My fr iend, Her ber t, has al ways been fat, but thi ngs got so bad r ecentl y t hat he deci ded t o go on a diet. He began his di et a wek ago. Fi r st of al l, he wrot e out a l ong li st of al t he f oods which wer e f or bi dden. The li st i ncl uded m ost of t he t hi ngs Her ber t l oves: butt er , pot at oes, r ice, beer, mi l k, chocol at e, and sweet s. Yest er day I pai d him a visit . I rang t he bel and was not sur pri sed t o see t hat Her bert was stil l as fat as ever. He led m e int o hi s r oom and hur r iedly hi d a l ar ge par cel under hi s desk. It was obvious t hat he was ver y em bar ased. When I asked him what he was doi ng, he smi led guil ti ly and t hen put t he par cel on t he desk. He expl ai ned that hi s diet was so st ri ct hat he had t o r ewar d him self occasi onal y. Then he showed me t he cont ent s of the parcel. It cont ai ned f i ve l ar ge bars of chocol at e and t hr ee bags of sweet s! Lesson52 A pret ty carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have j ust moved int o a new house and I have been wor ki ng har d al l mor ni ng. I have been t r 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 m ake m at er s wor se, t he r oom i s r at her sm al , so I have t em por ar il y put my books on t he f l oor. At he m om ent, t hey cover ever y i nch of fl oor space and I act ual y have t o wal k on t hem t o get i n or out of t he r oom. A short whi l e ago, my si st er hel ped m e to car y one of m y ol d bookcases up t he st air s. She went i nt o my r oom and got a bi g sur pr i se when she saw al t hose books on t he fl oor. 39。 I t doesn39。 t he conduct or sai d. 39。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 stay f or a few days. The m oment you l eave t his tent , 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 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。Il l get of f her e.39。 I asked. 39。Your si st er wi l be her e in l es t han an hour and we m ust be at the stati on t o m eet her. We ar e l ate al ready.39。 has been invent ed and it has ben used to det ect gol d whi ch has been buri ed in t he gr ound. The m achi ne was used i n a cave near t he seashore wher ei t is sai dpi rat es used to hi de gol d. The pi r at es woul d oft en bury gol d in t he cave and t hen fail t o col l ect it . Arm ed wit h t he new m achi ne, a search part y went he di d not li ke it . She enj oyed herself m aki ng t he asi st ant bri ng alm ost ever ythi ng i n t he wi ndow bef or e f inal y buyi ng t he dr es she had fi r st asked f or. Leson58 A bl esi ng in di sgui se? 是因禍得福嗎？ The ti ny vil lage of Fri nl ey is sai d t o possess a 39。Wel l, i n t hat case, I pr efer t o st ay on t he bus, 39。 I f or got t o put you of f. 39。of f her e,39。 sai d t he conduct or suddenl y.39。 sai d t he conduct or . 39。The Reveal er39。 she asked im pat ientl y. 39。 I s thi s Woodfor d Gr een ?39。 I sai d. 39。 she sai d. She gazed at i t for some ti me t hen added, 39。 if he pi cks a l eaf , he wil l die. Many vil lager s beli eve t hat t he tr e has alr eady cl ai med a number of victi ms. The vi car has been asked to have the t ree cut down, but so far he has refused. He has point ed out t hat t he tr e is a usef ul sour ce of i ne as t ouri st s have been ing f rom al part s of t he count ry t o see it . I n spit e of al l that has been sai d, t he touri sts have been pi cki ng leaves and cutt ing t hei r names on t he tr ee tr unk. So f ar, not one of t hem has been str uck down by sudden deat h! Lesson59 In or out ？ 進(jìn)來還是出去？ Our dog, Rex, used to sit outsi de our f ront gat e and bar k. Ever y ti me he want ed to e i nto t he gar den he would bark unt il s omeone opened the gate. As t he nei ghbours plai ned of t he noi se, my husband spent weeks t r ai ning him t o press hi s paw on t he latch t o l et him sel f in. Rex soon becam e an exper t at openi ng the ga te. However , when I was going out shopping l ast week, I noti ced hi m in t he gar den near the gate. This t im e he was bar king so t hat someone woul d let him out ! Since then, he has devel oped another bad habit . As soon as he opens the gate f rom the outsi de, he es into the garden and wait s unt il t he gat e shut s. Then he sit s and bar ks unt il som eone l ets him out. Af ter thi s he im medi ately lets 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 visit a f ort une tel 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。s cl osest f r iends asked him to m ake a speech at a wedding r ecept ion. 化工 有限公司 合成氨能量 系統(tǒng) 優(yōu)化 改造 項(xiàng)目 企業(yè)財(cái)政節(jié)能獎勵 資金申請報(bào)告 二○○九年 十二 月 of f her e,39。 I f or got t o put you of f. 39。Wel l, i n t hat case, I pr efer t o st ay on t he bus, 39。 has been invent ed and it has ben used to det ect gol d whi ch has been buri ed in t he gr ound. The m achi ne was used i n a cave near t he seashore wher ei t is sai dpi rat es used to hi de gol d. The pi r at es woul d oft en bury gol d in t he cave and t hen fail t o col l ect it . Arm ed wit h t he new m achi ne, a search part y went he di d not li ke it . She enj oyed herself m aki ng t he asi st ant bri ng alm ost ever ythi ng i n t he wi ndow bef or e f ina