【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 bar king agai n. Yest er day my husband r emoved the gate Bent on, t he l ocal but cher , had l ost hi s walet whi le t aki ng his savi ngs to t he post off ice. Sam was sure t hat t he wal et must have been f ound by one of the vi l ager s, but it was not r etur ned t o him . Thr ee months pased, and t hen one m orning, Sam f ound hi s wal et out si de hi s f ront door . It had been wr apped up in newspaper and it cont ained hal f the m oney he had l ost , t oget her wi th a not e whi ch said: 39。A thi ef, yes, 39。but onl y 5o per cent a t hi ef! 39。 Two months l at er, some mor e money was sent to Sam wi th another not e :39。 Only 25 per cent a thief now!39。 I n ti me, al l Sam 39。s money was paid back in this way. The l ast note said:39。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。 lesson46 Expensi ve and un fortabl e 既昂貴又受罪 When a plane f rom London ar ri ved at Sydney ai rpor t, worker s began t o unl oad a number of wooden boxes whi ch cont ai ned cl othing. No one could account for t he fact that one of t he boxes was ext rem el y heavy. It suddenly occurr ed to one of t he workers t o open up the box. He was ast onished at what he found. A man was l ying i n the box on t op of a pil e of woollen goods. He was so sur pr ised at bei ng discovered t hat he did not even tr y to run away. Aft er he was ar rested, the man admi t ed hi ding i n the box befor e the pl ane l eft London. He had had a l ong and unf or table tr ip, for he had been confi ned to t he wooden box f or over t en hour s. The m an was or der ed to pay amp。345 for t he cost of t he tr ip. The norm al pr ic e of a ti cket is amp。230 ! Lesson47 A t hirsty ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publi c house whi ch was recent ly bought by Mr I an Thom pson i s up for sale. Mr Thompson is going t o sel l it because it i s haunted. He t ol d me that he could not go t o sleep one ni ght because he hear d a str a nge noi se i ng f rom the bar. The next m or ning, he found t hat the door s had been blocked by chai rs and the f urni ture had bee n moved. Though Mr Thompson had tur ned t he li ghts off bef or e he went to bed, they were on in t he mor ni ng. He al so sai d that he had found fi ve empty whisky bot tl es which t he ghost must have drunk t he ni ght bef or e. When I suggest ed that some vil ager s must have e i n for a f ree dr ink, Mr Thompson shook his head. The vi l agers have t ol d him t hat t hey wi l not acept the inn even i f he gi ves i t away. Leson48 Di d you want t o tel l m e som ething? 你想對我說什么嗎？ Dent ists always ask questi ons when it is impossi ble f or you t o answer . My denti st had j ust pull ed out one of my t et h and had told me to rest for a whi le. I tr ied t o say somethi ng, but my m out h was ful l of cot tonwool . He knew I col lected bir ds39。 eggs and asked me whether my col lect ion was gr owing. He t hen asked me how m y brot her was and whether I li ked my new j ob in London. In answer t o t hese quest ions I ei ther nodded or made str ange noises. Meanwhi le, my t ongue was busy searching out t he hol e where t he tooth had been. I suddenl y fel t ver y worr ied, but could not say anyt hi ng. When the dentist at last r emoved the cott on wool fr om my mouth, I was abl e to tel hi m t hat he had pull ed out t he wrong t oot h. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢告終 Tir ed of sl eepi ng on the f loor , a young man i n Teher an saved up f or years to buy a r eal bed. For t he fi rst ti me i n his l if e, he became the pr oud owner of a bed which had spri ngs and a mat tr es. Because the weather was ver y hot, he car ied t he bed on to t he roof of his house. He slept ver y wel l f or the f i r st t wo nights, but on the thi rd ni ght, a storm blew up. A gust of wi nd swept the bed of f the r oof and sent i t cr ashi ng into the cour tyar d bel ow. The young m an di d not wake up unt il t he bed had str uck the gr ound. Alt hough the bed was sm ashed to pieces, the man was m ir acul ously unhurt . When he woke up, he was st il l on the mat tr ess. Gl anci ng at the bit s of wood and metal that lay around him , the man sadly pi cked up t he mat ress and car ied i t int o his house. Af ter he had put it on t he fl oor, he prompt ly went t o sl eep again. Leson50 Taken for a ri de 乘車兜風 I l ove tr avel ling in t he countr y, but I don39。t li ke losing m y way. I went on an excur si on r ecentl y, but my t ri p took me longer than I expected. 39。 I 39。m goi ng to Woodfor d Gr en,39。 I sai d t o the conduct or as I got on the bus,39。 but I don39。t know where i t is.39。 39。 I39。l l tel l you wher e to get off ,39。 answer ed the conduct or . I sat in the f ront of t he bus to get a good view of t he countr ysi de. Af ter some t ime, the bus stopped. Looking r ound, I reali zed wit h a shock t hat I was t he onl y pasenger l ef t on the bus. 39。 You39。l l have to get off here,39。 t he conduct or sai d. 39。Thi s is as f ar as we go. 39。 39。 I s t hi s Woodf or d Gr een ?39。 I asked. 39。Oh dear, 39。 said the conductor suddenly. 39。 I f ot to put you off .39。 39。I t doesn39。t mat er,39。 I said. 39。I 39。l get of f here.39。 39。We are goi ng back now, 39。 said t he conductor. 39。Wel , in t hat case, I pref er t o stay on t he bus,39。 I answer ed. Lesson51 Reward f or virtue 對美 德的獎賞 My fr i end, Herbert , has al ways been fat , but t hi ngs got so bad recent ly that he decided t o go on a diet . He began hi s di et a week ago. Fir st of al , he wrot e out a l ong li st of al t he foods which wer e for bidden. The l ist included most of t he thi ngs Her ber t loves: butt er , potatoes, r ice, beer, m ilk, chocol at e, and sweets. Yest er day I pai d him a visit . I rang t he bel l and wa s not sur pri sed t o se that Her bert was sti l as fat as ever . He led m e into his r oom and hurr iedly hi d a l ar ge par cel under hi s desk. It was obvious that he was ver y embar ased. When I asked him what he was do