【正文】 pl ained of the nois e, my husband spent weeks tr ai ning hi m t o press his paw on t he lat ch to l et hi msel f in. Rex soon became an exper t at openi ng the gate. However, when I was going out shopping l ast week, I noti ced hi m in t he gar den near t he gat e. This t ime he was bar king so t hat som eone woul d let him out ! Si nce 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 et s him out. Af ter thi s he imm edi ately l ets him sel f in and begins bar king 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 lage f air , I decided to vi sit a f or tunet el 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。 she said. She gazed at it f or some ti me then added, 39。 I sai d. 39。 39。t know wher e i t i s. 39。Your si st er wil l be her e i n l es t han an hour and we must be at the stat ion t o meet her . We ar e late al ready. 39。 has been i nvent ed and i t has been used t o detect gol d whi ch has been bur i ed i n t he gr ound. The m achine was used in a cave near t he seashor e wherei t i s sai d pir at es used t o hi de gol d. The pir ates woul d of t en bur y gol d i n t he cave and t hen f ai l to coll ect i t. Ar med wi t h t he new m achi ne, a sear ch par ty went he di d not l ike it . She enj oyed her self m aki ng t he assi st ant br i ng alm ost everyt hi ng i n t he wi ndow bef or e f i nal y buyi ng t he dress she had f ir st asked f or. Lesson58 A blessi ng i n di sgui se? 是因禍得福嗎？ The ti ny vil l age of Fri nley i s sai d t o possess a 39。Wel , in t hat case, I pr ef er t o stay on t he bus,39。 I t doesn39。 t he conduct or sai d. 39。 I sai d t o t he conductor as I got on t he bus,39。t l i ke l osi ng my way. I went on an excur si on recent ly, but m y tr i p took m e l onger t han I expect ed. 39。 answer ed t he conduct or . I sat i n t he fr ont of t he bus t o get a good vi ew of t he countr ysi de. Af ter som e ti me, the bus st opped. Looki ng r ound, I reali zed wi t h a shock t hat I was t he onl y pasenger l ef t on the bus. 39。Oh dear ,39。 39。t need bookcases at al l. You can sit her e i n your spar e tim e and r ead t he car pet !39。 As soon as I went out si de, I f ot al l about Madam Bel li nsky because m y wif e hurr ied t owar ds me. 39。m goi ng t o Woodf or d Green, 39。l l have t o get of f here,39。 I f or got t o put you of f. 39。Wel l, in that case, I pr ef er to stay on the bus, 39。 has been invented and it has ben used to det ect gold whi ch has been buri ed in t he ground. The m achine was used in a cave near the seashor e wherei t is said pir ates used t o hide gold. The pir ates would of ten bur y gold i n the cave and then f ai l to coll ect i t. Ar med wi th t he new machine, a search part y went he did not li ke it . She enjoyed herself making the asist ant bri ng almost ever ything i n t he window befor e f inaly buyi ng the dr ess she had fi rst asked for . Lesson58 A blessi ng i n disguise? 是因禍得福嗎？ The t iny vi l age of Fr inley i s sai d to possess a 39。Your sister wi l be here i n l ess t han an hour and we must be at the stat ion t o meet her . We ar e late al ready. 39。t know wher e i t i s. 39。 39。 I sai d. 39。Thi s is t he pr et iest car pet I have ever sen,39。. Because t he t ree was m enti oned in a news paper , t he num ber of vi si t or s to Fr i nl ey has now increased. The tr ee was pl ant ed near a chur ch f if t y year s ago, but i t is onl y i n r ecent year s that it has gai ned an evil r eput at i on. It i s sai d t hat if anyone touches t he tr ee, he wil l have bad l uck。You don39。l l get of f her e.39。 I asked. 39。l l tel you wher e to get off ,39。 eggs and asked m e whether my coll ect i on was gr owi ng. He t hen asked m e how m y br ot her was and whet her I li ked my new job i n London. I n answer t o these questi ons I eit her nodded or m ade 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 wor ri ed, but coul d not say anyt hing. When t he denti st at l ast r em oved t he cot ton wool f rom m y m out h, I was abl e to t el him t hat he had pul l ed out t he wr ong t oot h. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢告終 Ti red of sl eepi ng on t he fl oor , a young m an in Teher an saved up f or year s t o buy a r eal bed. For t he f ir st t im e i n hi s li f e, he becam e the pr oud owner of a bed whi ch had spri ngs and a m at tr ess. Because t he weat her was ver y hot , he car ri ed the bed on t o t he r oof of hi s house. He sl ept ver y wel f or t he fi r st t wo ni ght s, but on the t hi r d ni ght, a st orm bl ew up. A gust of wi nd swept t he bed off t he roof and sent it cr ashing i nt o t he court yard bel ow. The young man di d not wake up unti l the bed had st r uck t he ground. Al t hough t he bed was smashed t o pi eces, t he m an was mi racul ousl y unhur t. When he woke up, he was sti l on t he m at ress. Gl anci ng at t he bi ts of wood and m et al t hat l ay ar ound hi m, t he m an sadl y picked up the m at tr es and car ri ed it i nto hi s house. Aft er he had put it on t he f l oor , he pr omptl y went to sl ep again. Lesson50 Taken for a ri de 乘車兜風 I l ove t r avel ing i n t he count r y, but I don39。. Because the t ree was m ent ioned in a newspaper , the number of vi si tor s to Fr inl ey has now increased. The tr e wa s pl ant ed near a church f if ty year s ago, but it i s onl y in recent year s t hat it has gained an evi l reputati on. I t is said t hat i f anyone touches t he tr ee, he wi l have bad luck。Thi s is t he pret iest car pet I ha