【正文】 g through t he cont ent s of t he bag, so she ran str aight at t hem . The m en got such a fr ight that they dr opped t he bag and r an away. 39。A r elati on of your s is i ng to see you. She wi l be ar ri vi ng thi s evening and i ntends to stay f or a few days. The moment you l eave thi s tent, you wi l get a bi g surpr ise. A woman you know wel l wi l l r ush towar ds 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。You don39。I 39。 Is t his Woodf ord Green ?39。 I 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 made str ange noi ses. Meanwhi le, my t ongue was busy sear ching out the hole wher e t he tooth had been. I suddenly felt very worr ied, but could not say anythi ng. When the dent ist at l ast r emoved t he cot ton wool f rom my mouth, I was abl e to tel him t hat he had pulled out the wr ong t oot h. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢告終 Tir ed of sl eepi ng on the f loor, a young man i n Teher an saved up f or years t o buy a r eal bed. For t he fi rst ti me in his l if e, he became the proud owner of a bed which had spri ngs and a m at tr es. Because the weather was ver y hot, he car ied t he bed on t o t he roof of hi s house. He slept ver y wel f or the f ir st t wo night s, but on the t hi rd night, a stor m bl ew up. A gust of wi nd swept t he bed of f the r oof and sent i t cr ashi ng int o the court yar d below. The young m an did not wake up until t he bed had st ruck the gr ound. Al though the bed was smashed t o pieces, the m an was mir acul ously unhur t. When he woke up, he was st il l on the mat tr ess. Glancing at the bit s of wood and metal that lay ar ound hi m, the man sadly pi cked up t he mat ress and car ri ed it int o his house. Af ter he had put i t on the f loor, he prompt ly went t o sleep agai n. Lesson50 Taken f or a ride 乘車兜風 I love tr avel li ng in t he count r y, but I don39。 Two m ont hs l ater, some mor e money was sent to Sam wi th another not e:39。whi l e she was havi ng a piic at the edge of a f or est wi th her chil dr en and tr ied t o steal her handbag. I n t he st ruggle, the str ap broke and, wi t h the bag i n their possessi on, both men start ed running t hrough the t rees. Mrs St erl ing got so angr y that she r an aft er t hem . She was soon out of br eat h, but she conti nued to r un. When she caught up wi th them, she saw that hey had sat down and were goi ng through t he cont ent s of t he bag, so she ran str aight at t hem . The m en got such a fr ight that they dr opped t he bag and r an away. 39。 Only 25 per cent a thief now!39。t like l osi ng my way. I went on an excur si on recent ly, but m y tr ip took me longer t han I expect ed. 39。l l tel you where to get off ,39。 I asked. 39。l l get off here. 39。t need bookcases at al l. You can sit here in your spare ti me and read t he car pet !39。 As soon as I went outside, I for got al l about Madam Bel insky because my wi fe hur ri ed towards m e. 39。The str ap needs mending,39。 I n ti me, al l Sam 39。 I39。 answer ed the conductor . I sat in t he fr ont of t he bus t o get a good vi ew of the countr ysi de. Af ter som e ti me, the bus st opped. Looki ng round, I reali zed wi th a shock t hat I was the onl y passenger lef t on the bus. 39。Oh dear ,39。 We ar e goi ng back now, 39。 Lesson53 Hot snake 觸電的蛇 At l ast f ir emen have put out a bi g f or est f ir e i n Cali forni a. Si nce t hen, t hey have been tr yi ng to fi nd out how the f ir e began. For est f ir e are of ten caused by br oken gl ass or by cigaret e ends which peopl e car elesl y thr ow away. Yest er day the f ir emen exami ned the ground caref ul ly, but wer e not abl e to fi nd any br oken gl as. They were also quit e sure t hat a ci gar et te end di d not st ar t the f ir e. Thi s morni ng, however , a fi reman accidental y discover ed the cause. He noti ced t he remains of a snake which was wound r ound t he el ect ri c wi res of a 16,000volt power li ne. I n thi s way, he was able to solve t he myst ery. The expl anati on was simpl e but ver y unusual. A bi rd had snatched up the snake f r om t he ground and t hen dr opped i t on to t he wir es. The snake t hen wound it self r ound the wi res. When i t di d so, i t sent spa rks down t o t he gr ound and these i mm edi at el y star ted a f ir e. Lesson54 St icky f ingers 粘糊的手指 Aft er br eakf ast , I sent t he childr en to school and t hen I went to market. I t was st il l ear ly when I r eturned home. The chi ldr en were at school, my husband was at wor k and the house was qui et. So I deci ded to m ake some t ar t s for tea. In a shor t im e I was busy m ixing but ter and fl our and my hands were soon cover ed wit h sti cky pastr y. At exactl y that moment, the t elephone r ang. Not hi ng coul d have been m or e annoyi ng. I picked up t he recei ver between t wo sti cky fi nger s and was di sm ayed when I r ecognized the voi ce of Mrs Bat es. It t ook me t en minutes t o persuade her to ri ng back l at er. At l ast I hung up the r eceiver. What a m es! Ther e was past ry on my f ingers, on the t el ephone, and on t he door knobs. I had no sooner got back t o the ki tchen than the door bel rang l oud enough to wake the dead. This t im e it was t he postm an and he want ed me t o sign f or a register ed let er ! Lesson55 Not a gol d m i ne 并非金礦 Dr eams of f inding lost reasur e alm ost cam e tr ue recent ly. A new machi ne cal led 39。 has been i nvent ed and i t has been used t o detect gol d which has been bur ied i n the gr ound. The machine was used in a cave near t he seashor e where it i s sai d pi rat es used to hide gold. The pir at es woul d of ten bury gol d in the cave and t hen fail t o collect it . Arm ed wit h the new m