【正文】 By t hen, however, in many places t he gr ass had already t aken r oot . I n place of t he gr eat r ees which had been gr owing t her e f or cent uries, pat ches of green had begun t o apear in t he blackened soil. Lesson63 She was not amused 她并不覺得好笑 Geof fr ey Hampden has a large circle of riends and is ver y popular at part ies. Everybody admir es him for his f ine sense of humor ever ybody, t hat is, except his sixyear old daught er, J enny. Recently, one of Geof rey39。so it was f ort unate t hat we didn39。J um bo m ust weigh a f ew t ons, 39。Your si t er wil be her e in less t han an hour and we must be at the station t o meet her . We are lat e alr eady.39。 Lesson77 A successf ul oper at ion 一例成功的手術(shù) The mummy of an Egyptian woman who died in 800 . has just had an oper at ion. The mummy is t hat of Shepenmut who was once a singer in t he Tem ple of Thebes. As t her e wer e st r ange m ar ks on t he X r ay plat es t aken of t he m um m y, doct or s have been t r ying t o f ind out whet her hide gold. The pir ates would oft en bury gold in t he cave and t hen f ail t o colect i . Ar med wit h t he new machine, a sear ch part y went he did not like it . She enjoyed her self m aking t he asistant bring alm ost ever yt hing in t he window bef or e f inaly buying t he dress she had f ir st asked f or. Lesson58 A blessing in disguise? 是因禍得福嗎？ The t iny vilage of Frinley is said t o posess a 39。m Br inksley M eers, and my other name is Glor ia Gleam. Now you get out of here fast ! 39。Look, sher if , 39。No newspaper men, no f ilm f ans! Why don39。s footsteps many ear s lat er, Sir M alcolm39。wait ing room ! 39。 I lied, 39。I was just wonder ing how t o spend t he mor ni g unt il I saw you. You39。so it was f ort unate t hat we didn39。clock t his evening. By that ime, t he Astr a wil have been flying t hr ough space f or sevent een hour s and wil have cir cled t he ear th a great many t imes. When t he f ir st r adio messages have been r eceived, the r esult s of t he t r ip wil be announced immediately. Lesson62 Af ter t he f ir e 大火之后 Firemen had been f ight ing t he f orest f ire f or near ly three weeks bef or e t hey could get it under cont rol. A short t ime bef or e, great t rees had cover ed t he count ryside f or miles around. Now, smoke st il r ose up f r om t he war m ground over t he desolate hils. Wint er was ing on and t he hils t hr eat ened t he sur rounding vilages wit h destr uction, f or heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious f loods as wel. When t he f ir e had at last been put out, t he f or est aut horit ies order ed several t ons of aspecial t ype of gras seed which would grow quickly. The seed was spr ayed over t he gr ound in huge quanti ies by aeroplanes. The planes had been planting seed f or near ly a mont h when it began t o r ain. By t hen, however, in many places t he gr ass had already t aken r oot . I n place of t he gr eat r ees which had been gr owing t her e f or cent uries, pat ches of green had begun t o apear in t he blackened soil. Lesson63 She was not amused 她并不覺得好笑 Geof fr ey Hampden has a large circle of riends and is ver y popular at part ies. Everybody admir es him for his f ine sense of humor ever ybody, t hat is, except his sixyear old daught er, J enny. Recently, one of Geof rey39。. Because t he tr ee was m ent ioned in a newspaper, t he num ber of vist or s t o Fr inley has now incr eased. The t r ee was plant ed near achurch f if t y ear s ago, but i is only in r ecent year s t hat it has gained an evil r eputation. I t is said t hat if anyone t ouches t he t r ee, he wil have bad luck。 As soon as Iwent outside, I fot al about Madam Belinsky because my wif e hur ied t owards me. 39。s hospital. Dressed up as Fat her Chr ist mas and acpanied by a39。Hulo, Ber t, 39。 I answered.39。 Then I 39。 I continued dr iving and af ter some tim e, t he examiner t aped loudly. Though t he sound could be heard clear ly, it t ook me a long tim e t o r eact . I suddenly pr essed the brake pedal har d and we wer e bot h t hrown for war d. The examiner looked at me sadly. 39。This is a wonderf ul place f or a piic, 39。Now you gut out of here, al of you! 39。t be too har d on us. I 39。 in t he snow. Fort unately, a pilot saw t he signal nd sent a message by r adio t o the near est own. It was not long before a helicopt er ar ived on the scene t o r escue t he survivors of t he plane cr ash. Lesson76 April Fools Day 愚人節(jié) 39。 if he picks a leaf, he wil die. M any v ilagers believe t hat he t r ee has alr eady claim ed a num ber of victim s. The vicar has been asked t o have t he t ree cut down, but so f ar he has r ef used. He has point ed out t hat he t r ee is a usef ul sour ce of in e as t ourist s have been ing f r om al par t s of t he count r y t o see it . I n spit e of alt hat has been said, t he t our ist s have been picking leaves and cut ing their names on t he t reet runk. So f ar , not one of t hem has been st ruck down by sudden death! Lesson59 I n or out ？ 進(jìn)來還是出去？ Our dog, Rex, used t o sit out side our f ront gate and bark. Every tim e he wanted to e int o the gar den he would bark until s omeone opened the gat e. As t he neighbours plained of t he noise, m y husband spent weeks t r aining him t o press his paw on t he lat ch t o let himself in. Rex soon became an expert at opening the gat e. However , when Iwas going out shopping last week, I not iced him in t he gar den near the gat e. This t ime he was barking so t hat someone would let him out ! Since then, he has developed anot her bad habit . As son as he opens t he gate f rom t he outside, he es int o t he garden and wait s unt il t he gate shut s. Then he sit s and bar ks until someone let s him out . Af ter t his he immediat ely let s himself in and begins barking again. Yest er day my husband removed t he gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not