【正文】 You don39。 Is t hi s Woodford Gr en ?39。230 ! Lesson47 A t hi rsty ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publi c house which was r ecentl y bought by Mr Ian Thom pson is up for sale. Mr Thom pson i s goi ng t o sel l it because i t i s haunt ed. He t ol 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 of 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(duì)我說(shuō)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。 she answer ed. Ten m i nutes l at er we walked out of the shop t ogether . 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 As we had had a l ong walk t hr ough one of t he mar kets of Ol d Del hi , we stopped at asquar e to have arest . Af ter a t ime, we noti ced a snakecharm er wit h two lar ge baskets at he ot her si de of t he squar e, so we went t o have a l ook at him. As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a l ong pi pe which was covered wit h coins and opened one of t he baskets. When he began t o pl ay a t une, we had our f ir st gl im pse of the snake. It rose out of the basket and began t o foll ow t he m ovem ents of t he pi pe. We wer e very much surpri sed when the snake charm er suddenly bega n to play jaz t unes and m odern pop songs. The snake, however , cont inued t o 39。 39。l l tel you wher e to get off, 39。 Two m onths later, some more money was ent to Sam wit h another not e:39。i nt o the cave hoping to fi nd buri ed t reasur e. The leader of the part y was exami ni ng t he soi l near t he ent rance to t he cave when t he machi ne showed t hat ther e was gol d under t he gr ound. Ver y excited, t he part y dug a hole t wo feet deep. They f inal ly f ound a smal gol d coin which was almost wort hl ess. The par ty t hen searched the whol e cave t hor oughl y but di d not fi nd anyt hi ng except an empty ti n tr unk. I n spit e of t hi s, m any people are confi dent t hat 39。 Onl y 25 per cent a t hi ef now!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。We ar e going back now,39。dance39。 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(mèng)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(fēng) I love t ravel ing in t he countr y, but I don39。 I asked. 39。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。 she sai d. She gazed at it f or some tim e then added, 39。 39。 345 f or t he cost of t he tr ip. The norm al pri ce of a t icket is amp。t have t oo many hats,39。Il l get off her e.39。 I39。but only 5o per cent a t hi ef !39。The Revealer39。 In tim e, al Sam39。 You39。 sai d t he conduct or . 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 expl or er , R. E. Byr d, succesf ul y fl ew over t he Sout h Pole f or t he fi rst tim e. Though, at fi rst , Byr d and hi s m en wer e able to t ake a gr eat m any phot ographs of t he m ount ai ns t hat lay below, t hey soon r an i nt o seri ous tr oubl e. At one poi nt, it semed cert ai n t hat thei r pl ane woul d cr ash. It coul d only get over the m ountains if it r ose t o 10, 000 f et . Byr d at once or der ed his men to t hr ow out t wo heavy f ood sacks. The plane was then able t o r ise and it clear ed t he mount ai ns by 400 f et. Byr d now knew that he would be abl e t o reach t he Sout h Pole which was 300 mi les away, f or t here were no m or e m ountains in sight . The ai rcraft was able to f ly over the endles whit e pl ai ns wit hout dif fi cult y. Lesson44 Through t he