【正文】 i ve em pty whi sky bot tl es whi ch the ghost m ust have dr unk the ni ght befor e. When I suggest ed that some vi l ager s must have e in for a f ree dr ink, Mr Thompson shook his head. The vil lagers have t ol d hi m that hey wil l not accept the i nn even if he gives it away. Lesson48 Di d you want t o t el l me somethi 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 to answer. My dent ist had j ust pull ed out one of my t eet h and had tol d me t o rest for a whi le. I tr ied t o say somet hi ng, but my m out h was f ull of cot tonwool . He knew I col lected bi rds39。but only 5o per cent a thief !39。 she answered. Ten mi nut es l ater we wal ked out of the shop together. My wif e was weari ng a hat that l ooked l ike a l ight house ! Leson42 Not very m usi cal 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a l ong walk t hrough one of the mar ket s of Old Del hi, we stopped at a square to have a rest. Af ter a t ime, we not iced a snakecharmer wi th t wo l arge baskets at t he ot her side of t he square, so we went to have a l ook at hi m. As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a long pipe whi ch was cover ed wit h coi ns and opened one of t he baskets. When he began to pl ay a tune, we had our f ir st gl impse of the snake. It r ose out of the basket and began t o f ol low the movements of t he pi pe. We were ver y much surpr ised when the snake charmer suddenly be gan to play jazz t unes and modern pop songs. The snake, however, continued t o 39。dance39。 Two mont hs later , some more m oney was sent t o Sam wit h anot her note: 39。 eggs and asked me whet her my col lecti on was gr owi ng. He t hen asked me how my br ot her was and whether I li ked my new j ob in London. In answer to t hese quest ions I eit her nodded or m ade str ange noi ses. Meanwhi le, my t ongue was busy sear chi ng out t he hol e where t he tooth had been. I suddenl y fel t ver y wor ri ed, but could not say anyt hing. When the denti st at last removed the cott on wool fr om m y mouth, I was able t o tel l hi m t hat he had pull ed out t he wrong t ooth. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢(mèng)告終 Ti red of sleepi ng on the f loor , a young m an in Teheran saved up f or year s to buy a r eal bed. For t he fi rst ti me i n his l if e, he became the pr oud owner of a bed whi ch had spri ngs and a matr es. Because the weather was very hot , he car ied t he bed on to t he roof of his house. He slept ver y wel l for the f ir st wo ni ght s, but on the t hir d night, a stor m bl ew up. A gust of wi nd swept t he bed of f the r oof and sent it crashi ng int o the court yar d below. The young man did not wake up unti l the bed had st ruck t he gr ound. Al though the bed was smashed t o pieces, the m an was mi racul ousl y unhur t. When he woke up, he was sti l on the m at tr es. Glancing at the bi ts of wood and metal t hat lay ar ound hi m, the m an sadly pi cked up the mat ress and car ri ed it i nt o his house. Af ter he had put i t on the f loor, he pr omptl y went t o sleep agai n. Lesson50 Taken f or a ride 乘車兜風(fēng) I love t ravel li ng in the count ry, but I don39。l t el l you wher e t o get of f, 39。 I asked. 39。Il l get of f here.39。You don39。A rel at ion of yours i s ing t o se you. She wil l be ar r iving t his eveni ng and intends to st ay for a f ew days. The mom ent you leave thi s tent, you wi l get a bi g surpri se. A woman you know wel l wi l l r ush towards you. She wil l speak to you and t hen she wi l l ead you away f rom thi s place. That is al .39。t have too many hats,39。A thief , yes, 39。 345 for the cost of t he tr ip. The normal pri ce of a ti cket is amp。t know wher e it i s. 39。 39。t mat er ,39。Thi s is t he pret iest car pet I have ever sen,39。You don39。Il l get of f here.39。 I asked. 39。l t el l you wher e t o get of f, 39。 eggs and asked me whet her my col lecti on was gr owi ng. He t hen asked me how my br ot her was and whether I li ked my new j ob in London. In answer to t hese quest ions I eit her nodded or m ade str ange noi ses. Meanwhi le, my t ongue was busy sear chi ng out t he hol e where t he tooth had been. I suddenl y fel t ver y wor ri ed, but could not say anyt hing. When the denti st at last removed the cott on wool fr om m y mouth, I was able t o tel l hi m t hat he had pull ed out t he wrong t ooth. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢(mèng)告終 Ti red of sleepi ng on the f loor , a young m an in Teheran saved up f or year s to buy a r eal bed. For t he fi rst ti me i n his l if e, he became the pr oud owner of a bed whi ch had spri ngs and a matr es. Because the weather was very hot , he car ied t he bed on to t he roof of his house. He slept ver y wel l for the f ir st wo ni ght s, but on the t hir d night, a stor m bl ew up. A gust of wi nd swept t he bed of f the r oof and sent it crashi ng int o the court yar d be low. The young man did not wake up unti l the bed had st ruck t he gr ound. Al though the bed was smashed t o pieces, the m an was mi racul ousl y unhur t. When he woke up, he was sti l on the m at tr es. Glancing at the bi ts of wood and metal t hat lay ar ound hi m, the m an sadly pi cked up the mat ress and car ri ed it i nt o his house. Af ter he had put i t on the f loor, he pr omptl y went t o sleep agai n. Lesson50 Taken f or a ride 乘車兜風(fēng) I love t ravel li ng in the count ry, but I don39。 Two mont hs later , some more m oney was sent t o Sam wit h anot her note: 39。dance39。Where have you been hi di ng ?39。 Lesson53 Hot snake 觸電的蛇 At l ast fi rem en have put out a bi g for est f ir e in Cal if orni a. Since t hen, they have been t ryi ng to f ind out how t he fi re bega n. For est fi re ar e oft en caused by broken glass or by ci gar et e ends whi ch people car el esly throw away. Yester day t he fi remen exami ned t he ground car eful ly, but wer e not able to f ind any br oken gl ass. They wer e also quit e sur e that a c