【導(dǎo)讀】'Twomonthslater

　　

【正文】 owi ng. He t hen 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 quest ions I ei t her nodded or m ade str ange noi ses. Meanwhi le, m y t ongue was busy sear chi ng out t he hol e where t he t oot h had been. I suddenl y f elt ver y worr i ed, but coul d not say anyt hi ng. When t he denti st at last r em oved the cott on wool fr om m y mout h, I was abl e to t el him t hat he had pul l 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 t he f l oor, a young m an i n Teheran saved up f or year s to buy a real bed. For t he fi r st ti me i n hi s l if e, he becam e t he pr oud owner of a bed whi ch had spr ings and a mat r ess. Because t he weat her was ver y hot , he car ri ed t he bed on t o t he r oof of hi s house. He sl ept ver y wel f or t he fi r st t wo ni ght s, but on the t hi r d ni ght, a storm bl ew up. A gust of wi nd swept t he bed of f t he r oof and sent i t crashi ng i nt o t he court yar d 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 sm ashed t o pi eces, t he man was mi r aculousl y unhurt. When he woke up, he was sti l on t he mat r ess. Gl anci ng at t he bit s of wood and m et al that l ay ar ound him , t he man sadl y pi cked up t he m at ress and car ri ed i t i nt o his house. Af ter he had put i t on the f loor, he pr om pt l y went t o sleep agai n. Lesson50 Taken f or a ri de 乘車兜風(fēng) I l ove t ravel li ng i n the count r y, but I don39。t l ike l osi ng m y way. I went on an excursi on recent ly, but m y tr ip took me l onger t han I expect ed. 39。 I39。m going t o Woodf ord Gr een,39。 I said to t he conductor as I got on t he bus, 39。 but I don39。t know wher e i t i s.39。 39。 I 39。l l tel you where to get off ,39。 answered t he conductor . I sat i n t he fr ont of t he bus t o g e the way she was dr essed. Gl anci ng at her scor nf ul l y, he t ol d her that the dr ess was sol d. The wom an wal ked out of t he shop angri l y and deci ded t o puni sh the assi st ant next day. She ret ur ned to t he shop t he f ol lowi ng m or ni ng dressed i n a f ur coat, wi th a handbag in one hand and a l ong um br el l a i n t he ot her. Af ter seeki ng out t he r ude asist ant she asked f or t he same dr es. Not reali zi ng who she was, t he asistant was eager t o ser ve her t hi s tim e wi t h gr eat di f icult y, he cli m bed i nt o t he shop wi ndow t o get t he dr es. As soon as she saw i t, t he wom an sai d s many ti es.39。 39。And a wom an can39。t have too m any hats,39。 she answer ed. Ten mi nut es l ater we wal ked out of t he shop t oget her. My wi fe was wear ing a hat t hat looked li ke a li ght house ! Leson42 Not very m usi cal 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a long wal k thr ough one of t he m ar ket s of Ol d Del hi, we st opped at a squar e t o have a r est . Aft er a tim e, we not i ced a snake charm er wit h t wo l ar ge basket s 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 picked up a l ong pi pe which was cover ed wit h coi ns and opened one of t he basket s. When he began t o pl ay a t une, we had our fi rst gl im pse of t he snake. I t r ose out of t he basket and began to f ol ow t he m ovem ent s of t he pi pe. We wer e very m uch sur pr i sed when t he snake charm er suddenl y began t o pl ay j azz t unes and m ode r n pop songs. The snake, however , conti nued to 39。dance39。 sl owl y. It obvi ousl y coul d not tel t he di f er ence bet ween I ndi an m usi c and jazz! Lesson43 O ver t he South Pol e 飛越南極 I n 1929, t hree year s aft er hi s fl i ght over t he Nort h Pol e, t he Am eri can explor er , R. E. Byr d, successf ul y f lew over t he Sout h Pol e f or t he fi r st ti m e. Though, at fi rst, Byr d and hi s men wer e abl e t o t ake a gr eat many photographs of t he m ountai ns t hat l ay bel ow, they soon ran i nt o ser i ous t r ouble. At one poi nt, it seem ed cer tai n that the ir pl ane woul d cr ash. I t coul d onl y get over t he m ount ai ns if it r ose to 10, 000 f eet . Byrd at once or dered hi s m en t o t hr ow out t wo heavy f ood sacks. The pl ane was then abl e t o ri se and i t cl ear ed t he m ount ai ns by 400 f et. Byr d now knew t hat he woul d be abl e t o r each t he Sout h Pol e which was 300 m il es away, f or t her e wer e no m or e mountai ns i n si ght. The ai rcr af t was abl e t o fl y over t he endl es whi t e pl ains wi thout di f i cult y. Lesson44 Through t he f orest 穿過森林 Mr s Anne St er li ng di d not t hi nk of the r isk she was t aki ng when she r an t hr ough a f or est aft er t wo men. They had r ushed up t o her whil e she was havi ng a pii c at t he edge of a f or est wit h her chi l dr en and tr ied t o steal her handbag. In t he str uggl e, t he st r ap br oke and, wi t h t he bag i n their possessi on, bot h men start ed r unni ng thr ough t he tr ees. Mr s St er li ng got so angr y that she r an aft er t hem . She was soon out of br eat h, but she conti nued t o r un. When she caught up wit h t hem, she saw t hat t hey had sat down and were goi ng thr ough t he cont ent s of the bag, so she r an st r ai ght at t hem. The m en got such a f ri ght t hat t hey dr opped t he bag and ran away. 39。The str ap needs mending,39。 sai d Mrs St er li ng l at er , 39。but t hey di d not st eal anyt hi ng. 39。 Lesson45 A clear conscience 問心無愧 The whol e vil lage soon l ear nt that a lar ge sum of m oney had been l ost. Sam Bent on, t he l ocal but cher, had l ost his wal let whil e t aki ng hi s savi ngs t o t he post off i ce. Sam was sure t hat t he wal et m ust have been f ound by one of t he vi l ager s, but it was not r et ur ned t o hi m. Thr e m ont hs passed, and t hen one m or ni ng, Sam f ound hi s wal l et outsi de hi s fr ont door. I t had been wr apped up i n newspaper and i t cont ai ned hal f t