【正文】 i f he gi ves it away. Lesson48 Di d you want t o t el l m e som et hi ng? 你想對(duì)我說(shuō)什么嗎？ Dent ists al ways ask quest ions when it i s im possi ble f or you t o answer. My dent ist had just pul ed out one of m y t et h and had t ol d m e to r est f or a whil e. I t ri ed t o say somet hi ng, but m y m out h was f ul l of cot ton wool. He knew I col l ect ed bi rds39。They wi l also be bui lding new roads and a speci al rail wayl ine. The Gam es wil l be hel d just out si de the capit al and the whol e area wi l be cal ed 39。 A new play i s ing t o The Globe s oon, 39。 No,39。 i f you at e mor e and talked l ess, we would both enj oy our di nner ! 39。t buy thi ngs we don39。 I fi nd it beaut if ul ,39。 she answer ed. Ten mi nutes later we wal ked out of t he shop t ogether . My wi fe was wear ing a hat that looked li ke a li ght house ! Lesson42 Not very musical 并非很懂音樂(lè) As we had had a long wal k thr ough one of the m ar kets of Ol d Delhi , we st opped at a squar e to have a r est . Aft er a ti me, we not iced a snake charm er wi t h two lar ge basket s at he other si de of the squar e, so we went t o have a look at hi m. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a l ong pi pe which was cover ed wi th coins and opened one of the basket s. When he began to pl ay a tune, we had our fi rst gl im pse of t he snake. I t rose out of t he basket and began to f oll ow the m ovement s of t he pipe. We wer e ver y m uch surpr ised when the snake charm er suddenl y began t o play j az t unes and modern pop songs. The snake, however , conti nued t o 39。but only 5o per cent a t hief! 39。 said Mrs St er li ng lat er , 39。 m ay r eveal somet hi ng of val ue fair l y soon. Lesson56 Fast er t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a race is hel d f or ol d car s. A lot of car s ent ered f or t his r ace l ast year and t her e was a gr eat deal of exci teme nt just bef or e i t began. One of t he most handsom e car s was a Roll s Royce Si l ver Ghost . The most unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y t hree wheel s. Bui lt i n 1885, it was t he oldest car taking part . Aft er a great m any loud expl osi ons, t he r ace began. Many of t he car s br oke down on t he cour se and som e dr i ver s spent m ore t im e under t heir cars t han in t hem ! A f ew car s, however , pl eted t he race. The wi nni ng car reached a speed of f ort y mi les an hour m uch f ast er t han any of i ts r i vals. It sped downhi l at the end of the r ace and i t s dri ver had a l ot of t rouble t ryi ng to st op it . The r ace gave ever yone a great deal of pl easure. It was very dif ferent fr om moder n car aces but no less exci ti ng. Leson57 Can I help you, madam? 你要買(mǎi)什么，夫人？ A woman i n blue j eans stood at the wi ndow of an expensive shop. Though she hesi tat ed for a mom ent , she f inal y went i n and asked t o se a dr es t hat was i n t he window. The assistant who ser ved her di d not like t he way she was dresed. Glancing at her scor nful ly, he tol d her t hat t he dres was sold. The wom an wal ked out of t he shop angr i ly and deci ded to punish t he assistant next day. She r et urned t o the shop the f oll owi ng mor ning dr essed in a fur coat , wit h a handbag i n one hand and a l ong um brel a in the other . Af t er seeki ng out he rude assi st ant she asked f or t he sam e dress. Not reali zing who she was, the asist ant was eager t o ser ve her t his t ime wi t h great di f icult y, he cl im bed i nto t he shop wi ndow t o get t he dress. As soon as she saw i t, t he woman sai d s many t ies. 39。t have said t hat ,39。You needn39。 No,39。 No,39。 No, 39。s f at her wi l set out wi th her in a smal boat . Mr Har t has t raine d his daughter for year s. Tom or r ow he wi l be watching her anxi ousl y as she swi ms the l ong distance to Engl and. Erna i ntends to t ake short r est s ever y two hour s. She wi l have som et hi ng to dr ink but she wil l not eat any soli d f ood. Most of Erna39。s m oney was pai d back i n t hi s way. The last not e sai d: 39。 sai d Mr s Sterl i ng l at er, 39。 m ay r eveal somet hi ng of val ue fair l y soon. Lesson56 Fast er t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a race is hel d f or ol d car s. A lot of car s ent ered f or t his r ace l ast year and t her e was a gr eat deal of exci tement just bef or e i t began. One of t he most handsom e car s was a Roll s Royce Si l ver Ghost . The most unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y t hree wheel s. Bui lt i n 1885, it was t he oldest car taking part . Aft er a great m any loud expl osi ons, t he r ace began. Many of t he car s br oke down on t he cour se and som e dr i ver s spent m ore t im e under t heir cars t han in t hem ! A f ew car s, however , pl eted t he race. The wi nni ng car reached a speed of f ort y mi les an hour m uch f ast er t han any of i ts r i vals. It sped downhi l at the end of the r ace and i ts dr i ver had a l ot of tr oubl e t ryi ng t o st op i t. The r ace gave ever yone a great deal of pl easur e. I t was ver y dif f er ent f r om modern car r aces but no l es excit ing. Lesson57 Can I hel p you, madam? 你要買(mǎi)什么，夫人？ A woman i n bl ue j eans st ood at t he wi ndow of an expensive shop. Though she hesit at ed f or a m om ent , she f i nal y went i n and as ked to see a dr ess t hat was i n the wi ndow. The assi stant who ser ved her di d not l i ke t he way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornf ul l y, he t ol d her that the dr ess was sol d. The wom an wal ked out of the shop angr il y and deci ded t o punish t he assi stant next day. She r et ur ned t o t he shop t he f oll owi ng m orni ng dr esed i n a f ur coat , wit h a handbag i n one hand and a l ong um br el l a in t he other. Af t er seeki ng out t he r ude a ssi st ant she asked f or t he sam e dress. Not r eal izi ng who she was, t he assi st ant was eager t o serve her thi s tim e wi th gr eat dif f icult y, he cli m bed i nt o t he shop wi ndow t