【正文】 在他去糖果店的路上， 50便士掉在地上，在 人行道上跳了幾下，掉進(jìn)了陰溝里。protechon money39。頭天晚上她已把化裝服做好，這時(shí)她急于想試試。但很少有人能有機(jī)會(huì)去弄個(gè)究竟。他在我的箱底發(fā)現(xiàn)了一只小瓶，高興地一把抓了起來。s a strange mixture I make myself.39。 39。人們將永遠(yuǎn)記著這艘巨輪的沉沒慘劇。 最近，紐約動(dòng)物醫(yī)療中心對(duì) 132 只貓進(jìn)行了為期 5 個(gè)月的綜合研究。氣溫下降到零下 30 度，試圖跨越山口的人寥寥無幾。可以想像他們發(fā)現(xiàn)一只煮得很好看的錢包，鈔票已化成灰時(shí)的沮喪心情。這場(chǎng)搶劫只持續(xù)了 3分鐘，因?yàn)楦`賊爭(zhēng)先恐后地爬上轎車，以驚人的速度開跑了。不過，他終于獲準(zhǔn)發(fā)回了一份傳真。s palace in a new African republic. When the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then refused to publish it. The article began: 39。Alf39。 考古工作者考察的這座廟宇從公元前 15世紀(jì)直到羅馬時(shí)代一直是祭祀祈禱的場(chǎng)所。 “你究竟在這上面干什么，比爾？ ”牧師驚訝地問。clock it will strike thirteen times and there39。 answered Bill.39。 搜尋美洲獅的工作是從一座小村莊開始的。那里的一位婦女在采摘黑莓時(shí)的看見 “一只大貓 ”，離她僅 5碼遠(yuǎn)，她剛看見它，它就立刻逃走了。 I39。s nothing I can do about it.39。 “我想把這口鐘修好， ”比爾回答說。在廟中最神圣的一間殿堂里發(fā)現(xiàn)了 15尊陶雕像的碎片。. 如今，從事體力勞動(dòng)的人的收入一般要比坐辦公室的人高出許多。Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall which surrounds the president39。在傳真中他告訴編輯，就在他數(shù)通向15英尺高的總統(tǒng)府圍墻的 1， 084級(jí)臺(tái)階時(shí)，被抓了起來。就在轎車離開的時(shí)候，泰勒先生從店里沖了出來，跟在車后追趕，一邊還往車上扔煙灰缸、花瓶。約翰去找銀行經(jīng)理，經(jīng)理把約翰的錢包和紙幣的殘留物送到英國銀行在紐卡斯?fàn)柕囊粋€(gè)專門部門 ——?dú)堚n鑒別組。修道士們喜歡冬天，而不太喜歡夏天。所有這些貓有一個(gè)共同的經(jīng)歷：它們都曾從高層建筑上摔下來過，但只有其中的 8只貓死于震蕩或跌傷。 “泰坦尼克 ”起航后的第 4天，它正行駛在北大西洋冰冷的海面上。Not at all,39。 As I expected, he did not believe me. 39。 “香水，嗯？ ”他譏諷地說道， “你剛才應(yīng)該申報(bào)，香水要上進(jìn)口稅的。 最近有兩個(gè)人在一座珊瑚島上呆了 5天，他們真希望在那兒再多呆一些日子。盡管化裝服僅由一個(gè)被單制成，卻十分逼真。 is not a modern crime. As long ago as the fourteenth century, an Englishman, Sir John Hawkwood, made the remarkable discovery that people would rather pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangsters. Six hundred years ago, Sir John Hawkwood arrived in Italy with a band of soldiers and settled near Florence. He soon made a name for himself and came to be known to the Italians as Giovanni Acuto. Whenever the Italian citystates were at war with each other, Hawkwood used to hire his soldiers to princes who were willing to pay the high price he demanded. In times of peace, when business was bad, Hawkwood and his men would march into a citystate and, after burning down a few farms, would offer to go away if protection money was paid to them. Hawkwood made large sums of money in this way. In spite of this, the Italians regarded him as a sort of hero. When he died at the age of eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had a picture painted which was dedicated to the memory of 39。喬治脫掉外套，卷起袖子，將右胳膊伸進(jìn)了陰溝蓋。昨天，我給了他 50便士讓存起來，卻拿這錢給自己買了 50便士的麻煩。 If the money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop. Obtaining 39。她打算裝扮成鬼的模樣。也許，這兩種都像都有可信之處。突然，我看到官員臉上露出了得意的神色。 It39。Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please ?39。然而，這艘巨輪首航就下沉，造成大批人員死亡。貓?jiān)诘鋾r(shí)能夠大難不死是有事實(shí)作為依據(jù)的。然而到了冬天，修道院里的生活則是另一番景象?；丶液?，簡用微波爐煮了晚飯，無意中之中把她未婚夫的錢包也一起煮了。一個(gè)竊賊被一尊很重的雕像擊中，但由于他忙著搶鉆石首飾，竟連疼痛都顧不上了。那個(gè)可憐的記者不僅被捕了，而且還被送進(jìn)了監(jiān)獄。 Lesson 5 The facts Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics. Last year a journalist had been instructed by a wellknown magazine to write an article on the president39。, not 39。城里甚至還敷設(shè)了排水系統(tǒng)，因?yàn)樵讵M窄的街道底下發(fā)現(xiàn)了許許多多陶土制作的排水管道。他看見一個(gè)人，馬上認(rèn)出那是本地雜貨店主經(jīng)比爾 .威爾金斯。m afraid that at one o39。m trying to repair the bell,39?？墒牵S著證據(jù)越來越多，動(dòng)物園的專家們感到有必要進(jìn)行一番調(diào)查，因?yàn)榉彩锹暦Q見到過美洲獅的人們所描述的情況竟是出奇地相似。專家證實(shí)，美洲獅非被逼得走投無路，是決不會(huì)傷人的。ve been ing up here night after night for weeks now. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.39。 39。 “好幾個(gè)星期了，我天天夜里 到鐘樓上來。每一尊雕像代表一位女神，而且一度上過色。坐辦公室的之所以常常被稱作 “白領(lǐng)工人 ”，就是因?yàn)樗麄兺ǔＪ谴┲差I(lǐng)白襯衫，系著領(lǐng)帶去上班。s palace.39。 Lesson 6 Smashandgrab The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty. Mr Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display. Two of his assistants had been working busily since 8 o39。但他已無法抓住那些竊賊了。他們鑒定了這些殘留物。因?yàn)樵诙?，他們可以更多地過無人打擾的生活。當(dāng)然，紐約是進(jìn)行 這種有趣的試驗(yàn)的一個(gè)理想的地方，因?yàn)槟抢锔静蝗狈Ω邩谴髲B，有的是高層的窗檻從上往下墜落。突然，了望員發(fā)現(xiàn)一座冰山。 I answered. The Officer went through the case with great care. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again. Suddenly, I saw the Officer39。Try it!39。 ” “不，這不是香水， ”我說， “是發(fā)膠。他們駕著一條嚴(yán)重?fù)p壞的小船從維爾京群島阿密修理。理查茲夫人穿上化裝服后下了樓，想看穿起來是否舒服。the most valiant soldier and most notable leader, Signor Giovanni Haukodue39。但他摸了半天也沒找到那 50 便士硬幣，他的胳膊反倒退不出來了。我給了不少 50 便士的硬幣，但沒有幾個(gè)存到儲(chǔ)蓄罐里。 protection39。那天上午，她興奮得什么家務(wù)活都不想做，因?yàn)橥砩纤煞蛞黄饏⒓右粋€(gè)化裝舞會(huì)。另一種想法恰恰相反，認(rèn)為荒島生活很可怕，要么餓死，要么像魯濱孫那樣，天天盼船來，卻總沒見船影。我相信那箱子再也關(guān)不上了。 Then I added with a smile,39。 I answered confidently. 39。因?yàn)榇?16 個(gè)密封艙組成，即使有兩個(gè)艙進(jìn)水，仍可漂浮的水面上。顯然，這種說法里面包含著許多真實(shí)性。 由于來人太多，狗被關(guān)在專門的圍欄里。然 后，他和簡一起去騎馬。他與店員 動(dòng)手向窗外投擲家具，椅子，桌子飛落花流水在拱廊街上。一周之后，編輯終于接到記者的傳真。別人將稱呼他為 “布洛格斯先生 ”，而不再叫他 “艾爾弗 ”了。Mr. Bloggs39。里面房間很大，墻壁裝飾華麗。借著電筒光。s working all right, but I39。 I39。當(dāng)倫敦動(dòng)物園接到報(bào)告說，在倫敦以南 45 英里處發(fā)現(xiàn)一只美洲獅時(shí)，這些報(bào)告并沒有受到重視。事實(shí)上搜尋工作很困難，因?yàn)槌３Ｊ窃绯吭诩椎匕l(fā)現(xiàn)那只美洲獅，晚上卻在 20 英里外的乙地發(fā)現(xiàn)它 的蹤跡。 39。We39。嗯，我是想讓你大吃一驚。其中有一尊雕像，她的軀體是在公 元前 15世紀(jì)的歷史文物中發(fā)現(xiàn)的，而她那身異處的腦袋卻碰巧是在公元前 5世紀(jì)的文物中找到的。許多人常常情愿放棄較高的薪水以換取做白領(lǐng)工人的殊榮，此乃人之常情。 The editor at once sent the journalist a fax instructing him to find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall. The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts, but he took a long time to send them. Meanwhile, the editor was getting impatient, for the magazine would soon go to press. He sent the journalist two urgent telegrams, but received no reply. He sent yet another telegram informing the journalist that if he did not reply soon he would be fired. When the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had originally been written. A week later, the editor at last received a telegram from the journalist. Not only had the poor man been arrested, but he had been sent to prison as well. However, he had at last been allowed to send a cable in which he informed the editor that he had been arrested while counting the 1084 steps leading to the 15foot wall which surrounded the