【正文】 een 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 m ake m at t er s wor se, the r oom i s rat her sm al, so I have tem por ar il y put m y books on t he fl oor. At t he m oment, t hey cover every i nch of fl oor space and I actual y have t o wal k on t hem to get i n or out of the r oom. A shor t whil e ago, m y si st er hel ped m e t o car r y one of m y ol d bookcases up the stair s. She went i nt o m y room and got a bi g sur pr i se when she saw al t hose books on t he fl oor. 39。Thi s is as f ar as we go.39。 she asked impati ently. 39。 said the conductor . 39。 You39。A rel at ion of yours i s i ng t o se you. She wil l be ar ri vi ng t his eveni ng and int ends t o st ay f or a f ew days. The m om ent you l eave t hi s tent, you wi l get a bi g sur pr ise. A woman you know wel l wil l rush t owar ds you. She wil l speak t o you and then she wil l ead you away fr om t his pl ace. That i s al l.39。l l get of f her e.39。l l tel you wher e to get off ,39。 but I don39。t m at ter, 39。cur sed t ree39。 I 39。I 39。A r el ati on of your s is ing to see you. She wi l be ar ivi ng this evening and i nt ends t o stay f or a few days. The moment you l eave t hi s tent, you wi l get a big surpr ise. A woman you know wel l wil l rush t owar ds you. She wi l speak t o you and then she wil l lead you away fr om t his place. That is al l. 39。 You39。We are goi ng back now,39。 has been i nvent ed and i t has been used t o detect gol d whi ch has been bur i ed i n t he gr ound. The m achine was used in a cave near t he seashor e wherei t i s sai d pir at es used t o hi de gol d. The pir ates woul d of t en bur y gol d i n t he cave and t hen f ai l to coll ect i t. Ar med wi t h t he new m achi ne, a sear ch par ty went he di d not l ike it . She enj oyed her self m aki ng t he assi st ant br i ng alm ost everyt hi ng i n t he wi ndow bef or e f i nal y buyi ng t he dress she had f ir st asked f or. Lesson58 A blessi ng i n di sgui se? 是因禍得福嗎？ The ti ny vil l age of Fri nley i s sai d t o possess a 39。 I t doesn39。 I sai d t o t he conductor as I got on t he bus,39。 Lesson53 Hot snake 觸電的蛇 At last fi remen have put out a big f orest fi re i n Cali for nia. Since then, they have been tr ying t o f ind out how the f ir e began. Forest fi re ar e oft en caused by br oken gl as or by ci gar et te ends which people carel essly t hrow away. Yest erday t he fi remen examined the gr ound car ef ull y, but were not able t o f ind any broken glass. They were al so qui te sur e that a ci garet e end did not st art t he fi re. This mor ning, however , a fi reman accident al y discovered t he cause. He not iced t he remains of a snake whi ch was wound round t he el ect ri c wi res of a 16,000 volt power li ne. I n thi s way, he was able t o solve the m yst er y. The expl anati on was simpl e but very unusual . A bi rd had snat c hed up the snake f rom the gr ound and t hen dr opped i t on to the wi res. The snake then wound it sel f round the wi r es. When i t di d so, i t sent spar ks down to t he ground and these imm edi at ely st ar ted a f ir e. Lesson54 St icky f ingers 粘糊的手指 Af ter breakf ast , I sent the chil dr en to school and t hen I went t o mar ket . I t was stil l ear ly when I retur ned home. The chil dr en were at school , m y husband was at wor k and t he house was quiet. So I decided to make some t art s for t ea. In a shor t ti me I was busy mixi ng but ter and fl our and m y hands wer e soon cover ed wi th st icky pastr y. At exactl y that moment, t he telephone rang. Not hing could have been m ore annoyi ng. I pi cked up t he recei ver bet wen t wo sti cky fi nger s and was di smayed when I r ecognized t he voi ce of Mrs Bat es. I t took me t en mi nut es t o persuade her t o ri ng back l ater. At l ast I hung up the r ecei ver . What a m ess! 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 to the kit chen than the door bel l rang l oud enough to wake t he dead. This t im e it was the postm an and he want ed me to si gn for a r egistered l et er ! Lesson55 Not a gold mi ne 并非金礦 Dr eam s of fi ndi ng lost tr easure al most came t rue r ecentl y. A new m achine cal ed 39。Oh dear ,39。t l i ke l osi ng my way. I went on an excur si on recent ly, but m y tr i p took m e l onger t han I expect ed. 39。 she sai d. She gazed at it f or som e t im e t hen added, 39。 I s t his Woodf or d Gr en ?39。My denti st had j ust pul l ed out one of m y t eet h and had tol d m e t o r est f or a whi le. I tr i ed t o say som et hing, but m y m outh was f ull of cott on wool. He knew I coll ect ed bir ds39。 39。Thi s is t he pr et iest car pet I have ever sen,39。 eggs and asked me whet her my col lecti on was growi ng. He t hen asked me how my br ot her was and whet her I l iked my new job i n London. In answer to t hese quest ions I eit her nodded or m ade str ange noi ses. Meanwhi le, my t ongue was busy sear chi ng out t he hol e where the toot h had been. I suddenl y f el t ver y wor ri ed, but could not say anyt hing. When the denti st at last removed the cott on wool fr om m y mouth, I was able t o tel l hi m that he had pull ed out t he wr ong tooth. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢(mèng)告終 Ti red of sleepi ng on t he fl oor , a young m an in Teheran saved up for year s to buy a real bed. For the f ir st t ime i n his lif e, he became t he pr oud owner of a bed whi ch had spr ings and a mat ress. Because t he weat her was very hot , he car ri ed the bed on to the r oof of his house. He sl ept very wel l for t he fi rst two ni ghts, but on t he thir d night , a st or m blew up. A gust of wind swept the bed off t he roof and sent it crashing i nt o t he court yard bel ow. The young man di d not wake up unti l the bed had st r uck t he ground. Al t hough t he bed was smashed t o pi eces, t he m an wa