【正文】 ever y two hour s. She wi l have som et hi ng to dr ink but she wil l not eat any soli d f ood. Most of Erna39。 No,39。You needn39。 m ay r eveal somet hi ng of val ue fair l y soon. Lesson56 Fast er t han sound! 比聲音還快 ！ Once a year a race is hel d f or ol d car s. A lot of car s ent ered f or t his r ace l ast year and t her e was a gr eat deal of exci teme nt just bef or e i t began. One of t he most handsom e car s was a Roll s Royce Si l ver Ghost . The most unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y t hree wheel s. Bui lt i n 1885, it was t he oldest car taking part . Aft er a great m any loud expl osi ons, t he r ace began. Many of t he car s br oke down on t he cour se and som e dr i ver s spent m ore t im e under t heir cars t han in t hem ! A f ew car s, however , pl eted t he race. The wi nni ng car reached a speed of f ort y mi les an hour m uch f ast er t han any of i ts r i vals. It sped downhi l at the end of the r ace and i t s dri ver had a l ot of t rouble t ryi ng to st op it . The r ace gave ever yone a great deal of pl easure. It was very dif ferent fr om moder n car aces but no less exci ti ng. Leson57 Can I help you, madam? 你要買什么，夫人？ A woman i n blue j eans stood at the wi ndow of an expensive shop. Though she hesi tat ed for a mom ent , she f inal y went i n and asked t o se a dr es t hat was i n t he window. The assistant who ser ved her di d not like t he way she was dresed. Glancing at her scor nful ly, he tol d her t hat t he dres was sold. The wom an wal ked out of t he shop angr i ly and deci ded to punish t he assistant next day. She r et urned t o the shop the f oll owi ng mor ning dr essed in a fur coat , wit h a handbag i n one hand and a l ong um brel a in the other . Af t er seeki ng out t he rude assi st ant she asked f or t he sam e dress. Not reali zing who she was, the asist ant was eager t o ser ve her t his t ime wi t h great di f icult y, he cl im bed i nto t he shop wi ndow t o get t he dress. As soon as she saw i t, t he woman sai d s many t ies. 39。but only 5o per cent a t hief! 39。 I fi nd it beaut if ul ,39。 i f you at e mor e and talked l ess, we would both enj oy our di nner ! 39。 A new play i s ing t o The Globe soon, 39。 230 ! Lesson47 A t hi rst y ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publi c house whi ch was recent l y bought by Mr I an Thom pson i s up f or sale. Mr Thompson is goi ng t o sel l it because it i s haunt ed. He t ol d m e t hat he coul d not go t o sl eep one ni ght because he hear d a str ange noi se i ng fr om t he bar. The next m or ni ng, he f ound t hat t he door s had bee n bl ocked by chai rs and t he f ur ni t ur e had been m oved. Though Mr Thom pson had t urned t he l i ght s of f befor e he went t o bed, t he y were on i n t he m or ni ng. He al so sai d t hat he had found fi ve em pt y whisky bot tl es which t he ghost m ust have dr unk t he night bef ore. When I suggested t hat som e vil l agers m ust have e in f or a fr ee dri nk, Mr Thom pson shook his head. The vil l agers have t ol d him t hat t hey wi l not accept t he i nn even i f he gi ves it away. Lesson48 Di d you want t o t el l m e som et hi ng? 你想對我說什么嗎？ Dent ists al ways ask quest ions when it i s im possi ble f or you t o answer. My dent ist had just pul ed out one of m y t et h and had t ol d m e to r est f or a whil e. I t ri ed t o say somet hi ng, but m y m out h was f ul l of cot ton wool. He knew I col l ect ed bi rds39。 she answered. Ten m i nut es l ater we wal ked out of t he shop t ogether. My wi fe was wear ing a hat t hat looked li ke a li ght house ! Lesson42 Not very m usi cal 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a l ong wal k t hr ough one of t he m ar kets of Ol d Del hi , we stopped at a square t o have a r est. Af ter a t im e, we noti ced a snakecharm er wi t h t wo l ar ge basket s at t he ot her si de of t he squar e, so we went t o have a look at hi m. As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a l ong pi pe whi ch was covered wi t h coi ns and opened one of t he baskets. When he began t o pl ay a tune, we had our f ir st gl im pse of t he snake. It r ose out of t he basket and began t o f oll ow t he m ovem ent s of t he pipe. We wer e very m uch sur pr i sed when t he snake charm er suddenl y began to pl ay jazz t unes and m oder n pop songs. The snake, however, cont i nued t o 39。t buy t hi ngs we don39。 No, 39。They wi l al so be bui ldi ng new r oads and a speci al r ai l way li ne. The Games wi l be hel d j ust out si de the capi t al and t he whol e area wi l be cal ed 39。Ol ym pic Ci t y39。 she answer ed. 39。t need,39。dance39。 eggs and asked me whet her m y col l ecti on was gr owi ng. He then asked m e how m y br ot her was and whet her I l i ked m y new j ob in London. I n answer to these questions I eit her nodded or made st range noi ses. Meanwhil e, my tongue was busy sear chi ng out the hole wher e the t oot h had been. I suddenly f elt ver y wor ri ed, but coul d not say anyt hing. When t he denti st at l ast removed t he cot tonwool f rom my mout h, I was able t o t el l him that he had pul led out the wr ong tooth. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢告終 Ti red of sleeping on t he fl oor , a young man in Teheran saved up for year s to buy a real bed. For the f ir st t ime in hi s li fe, 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 t o the r oof of his house. 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