【正文】 You don39。 I asked. 39。 230 ! Lesson47 A t hi rst y ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publ ic house whi ch was recent l y bought by Mr I an Thompson i s up f or sal e. Mr Thom pson is goi ng t o sel it because i t i s haunt ed. He t old me t hat he could not go t o sleep one ni ght because he heard a str ange noise ing fr om the bar. The next mor ni ng, he f ound t hat the doors had been blocked by chai rs and t he f ur ni ture had be en m oved. Though Mr Thompson had t ur ned t he li ght s of before he went t o bed, t hey were on in t he morni ng. He also said t hat he had f ound fi ve em pt y whi sky bot tl es which t he ghost m ust have dr unk t he night bef or e. When I suggest ed t hat som e vi lager s m ust have e i n f or a fr e dri nk, Mr Thom pson shook his head. The vi l ager s have told him t hat they wi l not acept the inn even if he gi ves i t away. Leson48 Di d you want t o tel l m e something? 你想對(duì)我說(shuō)什么嗎？ Dent ists always ask questi ons when it is im possi ble f or you t o answer . My dent ist had just pul led out one of m y t eet h and had t ol d m e t o rest f or a while. I t ri ed t o say som et hi ng, but my mout h was f ul l of cot on wool. He knew I col lect ed bir ds39。 she answered. Ten mi nut es later we wal ked out of t he shop t oget her. My wi fe was weari ng a hat t hat l ooked l ike a li ghthouse ! Leson42 Not very musi cal 并非很懂音樂(lè) As we had had a long wal k t hr ough one of the m ar kets of Old Delhi, we st opped at a square t o have a r est. Aft er a tim e, we not iced a snake charmer wi th t wo large baskets at t he other side of t he square, so we went to have a l ook at him. As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a l ong pi pe whi ch was cover ed wit h coi ns and opened one of t he basket s. When he began t o pl ay a t une, we had our fir st glim pse of t he snake. It r ose out of t he basket and began to f ol low t he movement s of t he pi pe. We were ver y m uch sur pr ised when t he snake charmer suddenl y began t o pl ay j az tunes and m oder n pop songs. The snake, however, conti nued to 39。 sai d t he conduct or . 39。 You39。 I n t ime, al Sam39。serve her this tim e wit h gr eat dif fi cult y, he cl imbed i nt o the shop wi ndow t o get the dr ess. As soon as she saw it, t he wom an sai d s m any ti es.39。s m oney was pai d back in t hi s way. The last not e sai d:39。l l have t o get of f her e,39。Wel l, i n t hat case, I pr ef er t o stay on t he bus,39。da nce39。 eggs and asked m e 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 made 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 felt ver y wor ri ed, but coul d not say anything. When the dentist at last r emoved t he cot ton wool fr om m y mout h, I was abl e to t el him that he had pul led out the wrong t oot h. Leson49 The nd of a dream 美夢(mèng)告終 Tir ed of sl eeping on t he f loor, a young m an i n Teher an saved up f or years t o buy a r eal bed. For t he fi rst ime i n hi s l if e, he becam e the pr oud owner of a bed whi ch had spri ngs and a m at tr ess. Because the weat her was ver y hot, he cari ed t he bed on t o the roof of hi s house. He slept ver y wel l for t he f ir st t wo ni ghts, but on t he thir 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 ashi ng 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 mashed 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. Glancing at t he bit s of wood and m et al that l ay around him, t he m an sadl y pi cked up t he mat res and car ri ed i t i nt o hi s house. Af ter 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(fēng) I love t ravel ing in t he countr y, but I don39。Oh dear,39。t need bookcases at al l. You can sit her e in your spare tim e and r ead the car pet !39。 she said. She gazed at it for som e tim e t hen added, 39。 I s t hi s Woodf or d Gr een ?39。 345 f or the cost of the tri p. The norm al pr ic e of a ti cket i s amp。t have too m any hat s,39。We ar e going back now,39。 answered t he conductor. I sat i n t he fr ont of t he bus t o get a good vi ew of the count rysi de. Aft er some tim e, t he bus stopped. Looking r ound, I r eali zed wit h a shock t hat I was the only passenger left on t he bus. 39。 Onl y 25 per cent a t hi ef now!39。 39。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。 t he conductor said. 39。 I answer ed. Lesson51 Reward f or virtue 對(duì)美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My fri end, Her bert, has al ways been f at , but t hi ngs got so bad recentl y t hat he deci ded to go on a di et. He began hi s di et a week ago. Fi rst of al l, he wr ot e out a long l ist of al l the foods whi ch wer e f orbidden. The li st incl uded m ost of t he t hi ngs Her bert l oves: butt er , potatoes, r ice, beer, mil k, chocol at e, and sweets. Yesterday I pai d him a visit. I rang t he bel and was not surpri sed to se t hat Her bert was ti l as f at as ever . He l ed me i nt o hi s room and hur ri edly hid a l ar ge par cel under his desk. I t was obvious t hat he was ver y embar rased. When I asked him what he was doi ng, he sm il ed gui lti ly and t hen put t he par cel on t he desk. He expl ai ned t hat his diet was so str ict hat he had to r eward himsel f occasi onal y. Then he showed me t he content s of t he par cel. It cont ai ned fi ve l ar ge bar s of chocol at e and three bags of swets! Lesson52 A pret t y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have just moved i nt o a new house and I have been working har d al mor ni ng. I have been tr yi ng t o get m y new r oom i n or der . This has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To make m at er s wor se, t he r oom i s rather sm al l, so I have tempor ar il