【正文】 d m e that he could not go to sleep one ni ght because he heard a str ange noise ing fr om the bar. The next m or ni ng, he f ound that t he doors had been bl ocked by chai rs and t he f urnit ur e had been m oved. Though Mr Thom pson had tur ned t he l i ghts off bef or e he went t o bed, t hey wer e on i n the m or ni ng. He al so sai d that he had f ound fi ve em pt y whi sky bot tl es whi ch t he ghost m ust have dr unk t he night bef or e. When I suggest ed t hat som e vi l ager s m ust have e in f or a fr e dri nk, Mr Thom pson shook his head. The vil lager s have t ol d him t hat hey wil l not accept t he i nn even i f he gives it away. Leson48 Did you want to t el me som et hi ng? 你想對我說什么嗎？ Denti st s al ways ask questi ons when i t i s impossi bl e for you t o answer. My denti st had j ust pull ed out one of my teet h and had t ol d m e to r est f or a whil e. I tri ed t o say something, but m y m outh was f ull of cot ton wool. He knew I col lect ed bir ds39。 I39。 Is t hi s Woodford Gr en ?39。Il l get off her e.39。You don39。t have t oo many hats,39。A t hi ef , yes, 39。 345 f or t he cost of t he tr ip. The norm al pri ce of a t icket is amp。t know wher e i t i s. 39。 39。 I sai d. 39。 she sai d. She gazed at it f or some tim e then added, 39。 20xx年 7月 11 日， ***市 發(fā)改委召集市、縣各有關職能部門領導及專家，主持召開了《 ***市 **縣污水處理工程可行性研究報告》評審會，與會領導及專家對《 ***市 **縣污水處理工程可行性研究報 告》提出了許多寶貴的意見和建議，根據(jù)與會領導及專家的。t need bookcases at al. You can si t here i n your spar e t ime and r ead t he car pet!39。 39。 I asked. 39。l l tel you wher e to get of, 39。 eggs and asked me whet her m y coll ecti on was gr owi ng. He then asked m e how m y br ot her was and whet her I li ked m y new j ob i n London. In answer t o t hese questi ons I ei ther nodded or m ade str ange noises. Meanwhil e, my t ongue was busy sear ching out the hol e where t he t ooth had been. I suddenl y f el t very worr ied, but coul d not say anyt hi ng. When t he dent ist at last rem oved the cot on wool fr om m y m out h, I was abl e t o tel him t hat he had pull ed out t he wr ong tooth. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢告終 Tir ed of sleepi ng on t he fl oor, a young m an i n Teher an saved up for year s to buy a r eal bed. For t he f ir st tim e i n his li fe, he becam e t he pr oud owner of a bed which had spri ngs and a m at res. Because t he weat her was ver y hot, he car ied the bed on t o the r oof of hi s house. He slept very wel for t he fir st t wo ni ghts, but on t he t hir d ni ght, a storm bl ew up. A gust of wind swept t he bed of f t he r oof and sent it cr ashing into t he court yar d below. The young m an did not wake up unt il the bed had str uck t he ground. Al though the bed was smashed t o pi eces, the m an was m ir acul ously unhurt. When he woke up, he was sti l on the m at tr ess. Glanci ng at t he bit s of wood and m et al that l ay around him, t he man sadl y pi cked up t he mat res and car ri ed i t i nt o hi s house. After he had put i t on t he fl oor, he prom pt ly went t o sleep agai n. Lesson50 Taken f or a ri de 乘車兜風 I love t ravel ing in t he countr y, but I don39。 Two m onths later, some more money was ent to Sam wit h another not e:39。dance39。 Lesson53 Hot snake 觸電的蛇 At l ast f ir emen have put out a bi g forest fi re i n Cali for nia. Si nce t hen, they have been t rying to f ind out how t he f ir e began. Forest fi re are oft en caused by broken glas or by cigar et te ends whi ch people car el esl y thr ow away. Yester day t he fir em en exam ined t he gr ound caref ul y, but were not abl e to fi nd any br oken gl ass. They wer e al so quit e sure that a cigar et te end di d not start t he fi re. This m or ni ng, however, a fir em an acident al y di scover ed t he cause. He noti ced the rem ai ns of a snake which was wound r ound t he el ectri c wir es of a 16,000 volt power l ine. I n this way, he was abl e t o solve the m yst er y. The expl anat ion was simple but ver y unusual. A bir d had snat ched up t he snake fr om the gr ound and t hen dr opped i t on t o t he wi res. The snake then wound i tsel f r ound the wir es. When it did so, it sent spar ks down t o the gr ound and t hese imm ediately start ed a fi re. Leson54 Sti cky fi ngers 粘糊的手指 Af ter br eakf ast, I sent t he chil dr en t o school and t hen I went to market . It was stil l earl y when I r et urned hom e. The chi l dr en were at school , m y husband was at work and t he house was qui et . So I decided t o m ake some t ar ts f or tea. I n a shor t ime I was busy mi xi ng but ter and fl our and my hands wer e soon cover ed wit h sti cky pastr y. At exact ly t hat m oment , t he t el ephone rang. Not hi ng coul d have been m or e annoyi ng. I picked up the receiver bet ween t wo sti cky fi ngers and was di smayed when I r ecognized t he voi ce of Mr s Bates. It t ook m e ten m inut es t o per suade her to r ing back later. At last I hung up t he r ecei ver. What a mes! There was past ry on my fi ngers, on the telephone, and on the doorknobs. I had no sooner got back to t he kit chen t han the door bel l r ang loud enough to wake t he dead. This t ime it was t he post man and he want ed me t o si gn f or a registered leter ! Leson55 Not a gol d mine 并非金礦 Dreams of fi ndi ng l ost reasure almost came tr ue r ecent ly. A new machi ne cal led 39。We ar e going back now,39。Oh dear,39。 answered the conductor. I sat i n t he f r ont of the bus t o get a good view of the count rysi de. After som e tim e, t he bus stopped. Looking round, I r eali zed wit h a shock t hat I was t he only pasenger left on the bus. 39。t li ke l osing m y way. I went on an excur si on r ecentl y, but my t ri p t ook me l onger than I expect ed. 39。 Onl y 25 per cent a t hi ef now!39。 slowly. It obviousl y coul d not tel the di f er ence bet ween I ndian musi c and jaz! Leson43 Over t he Sout h Pol e 飛越南極 In 1929, t hree year s af ter hi s f li ght over t he Nort h Pol e, the Am er ican e