【正文】 eward himsel f occasi onal y. Then he showed me the content s of the par cel. It contained five large bar s of chocol at e and three bags of sweets! Lesson52 A pret ty carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard al morning. I have been tr yi ng t o get my new r oom i n or der . This has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To ma ke mat er s wor se, t he r oom is rather smal l, so I have tempor ar ily put my books on the fl oor. At the moment, they cover ever y inch of fl oor space and I act ual y have to walk on them to get in or out of t he r oom. A short while ago, my si st er hel ped me to car ry one of my old bookcases up the stair s. She went i nt o my room and got a big sur pr ise when she saw al those books on t he f loor. 39。l l have t o get of f here,39。 I am 100 per cent honest now!39。 As soon as I went outside, I fot all about Madam Bellinsky because my wife hurried towards me. 39。 39。 You39。s money was paid back in this way. The last note said:39。A thief, yes, 39。t know where it is.39。It doesn39。 has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground. The machine was used in a cave near the seashore whereit is saidpirates used to hide gold. The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it. Armed with the new machine, a search party went he did not like it. She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almost everything in the window before finally buying the dress she had first asked for. Lesson58 A blessing in disguise? 是因禍得福嗎？ The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a 39。but onl y 5o per cent a t hi ef !39。 39。Il l get of f here.39。A relati on of yours is i ng t o see you. She wil l be ar ri vi ng t hi s eveni ng and intends to stay for a f ew days. The moment you l eave t hi s tent , you wil get a big sur pr ise. A woman you know wel wil r ush towar ds you. She wi l speak to you and then she wi l lead you away fr om this place. That i s al .39。 Two months later, some more money was sent to Sam with another note:39。but they did not steal anything.39。 has been invented and it has been used to det ect gold which has been bur ied in the ground. The machine was used in a cave near the seashor e where it is saidpirates used to hide gold. The pir at es woul d of ten bur y gold i n the cave and then f ai l t o coll ect it. Armed wit h the new machi ne, a sear ch par ty went he di d not li ke i t. She enj oyed her sel f maki ng t he asistant bri ng almost everythi ng i n the wi ndow bef ore fi nal y buying the dr ess she had f irst asked for . Lesson58 A blesing in disgui se? 是因禍得福嗎？ The ti ny vi lage of Frinley is sai d to possess a 39。 I fot t o put you off. 39。m going to Woodford Green, 39。 sai d Mrs Sterl ing later, 39。You don39。Oh dear,39。 I39。The strap needs mending,39。230 ! Lesson47 A thirsty ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A public house which was recently bought by Mr Ian Thompson is up for sale. Mr Thompson is going to sell it because it is haunted. He told me that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise ing from the bar. The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved. Though Mr Thompson had turned the lights off before he went to bed, they were on in the morning. He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must have drunk the night before. When I suggested that some villagers must have e in for a free drink, Mr Thompson shook his head. The villagers have told him that they will not accept the inn even if he gives it away. Lesson48 Did you want to tell me something? 你想對我說什么嗎？ Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer. My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and had told me to rest for a while. I tried to say something, but my mouth was full of cottonwool. He knew I collected birds39。 39。 I answered. Lesson51 Reward for virtue 對美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My friend, Herbert, has always been fat, but things got so bad recently that he decided to go on a diet. He began his diet a week ago. First of all, he wrote out a long list of all the foods which were forbidden. The list included most of the things Herbert loves: butter, potatoes, rice, beer, milk, chocolate, and sweets. Yesterday I paid him a visit. I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Herbert was still as fat as ever. He led me into his room and hurriedly hid a large parcel under his desk. It was obvious that he was very embarrassed. When I asked him what he was doing, he smiled guiltily and then put the parcel on the desk. He explained that his diet was so strict that he had to reward himself occasionally. Then he showed me the contents of the parcel. It contained five large bars of chocolate and three bags of sweets! Lesson52 A pretty carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning. I have been trying to get my new room in order. This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books. To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor. At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room. A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs. She went into my room and got a big surprise when she saw all those books on the floor. 39。 As she walked away, I followed her out of the fair. Lesson61 Trouble with the Hubble 哈勃望遠(yuǎn)鏡的困境 In future, astronauts will be required to descend from a spaceship while it is still in space and to return to it. The ability to do this will be necessary in future flights to distant plas. Scientists are now trying to discover if this is possible. The spaceship Astra which left the earth a short time ago, will be travelling three hundred miles into space. At a certain point, the Astra will stop for a short time and an astronaut will attempt to leave the