【導(dǎo)讀】你把那個(gè)叫帽子嗎？你要買(mǎi)什么，夫人？

　　

【正文】 t i t was not r etur ned t o him. Thr ee months pased, and t he n one m or ni ng, Sam f ound hi s wal et out si de hi s f ront door . I t had been wrapped up i n newspaper and it cont ained hal f t he m oney he had l ost, t oget her wi t h a not e whi ch sai d: 39。A t hi ef, yes, 39。but onl y 5o per cent a t hi ef! 39。 Two m ont hs l ater, som e m or e m oney was sent t o Sam wi t h anot her note:39。 Onl y 25 per cent a thi ef now!39。 I n t im e, al Sam 39。s m oney was pai d back i n t hi s way. The l ast note sai d:39。 I am 100 per cent honest now!39。 l esson46 Expensive and un f ort abl e 既昂貴又受罪 When a pl ane fr om London ar i ved at Sydney air port , workers began to unl oad a num ber of wooden boxes whi ch contai ned cl ot hing. No one coul d account for t he f act t hat 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 t he box. He was ast oni shed at what he f ound. A m an was l ying i n t he box on t op of a pil e of wool l en goods. He was so sur pr i sed at bei ng discover ed t hat he di d not even t ry t o r un away. Af t er he was ar est ed, t he m an adm it ted hi di ng i n the box befor e the pl ane l ef t London. He had had a l ong and un f or table t ri p, for he had been confi ned t o t he wooden box f or over t en hour s. The m an was or der ed t o pay amp。 345 f or t he cost of t he tr i p. The norm al pr ice of a ti cket i s amp。 230 ! Leson47 A t hirsty ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publi c house whi ch was r ecent l y bought by Mr I an Thom pson i s up f or sale. Mr Thom pson is goi ng to sel it because it i s haunt ed. He t ol d m e t hat he coul d not go to sl ep one ni ght because he hear d a st r ange noise i ng f r om t he bar . The next mor ni ng, he f ound t hat t he door s had been blocked by chai rs and t he fur ni tur e had been m oved. Though Mr Thom pson had tur ned the l ights of f bef ore he went to bed, they wer e on in the mor ning. He also sai d t hat he had found f ive empty whisky bott les which t he ghost must have drunk t he night bef ore. When I suggested that som e vil lager s must have e i n f or a fr e dr ink, Mr Thompson shook hi s head. The vi l ager s have t old hi m t hat t hey wil l not accept the i nn even i f he gives it away. Lesson48 Di d you want t o tel l m e som ethi ng? 你想 ur di nner ! 39。 l eson41 Do you call t hat a hat ? 你把那個(gè)叫帽子嗎？ 39。Do you cal l that a hat ?39。 I said to m y wi fe. 39。You needn39。t be so r ude about it ,39。 my wi f e answer ed as she looked at her sel f i n t he mir r or . I sat down on one of those moder n chair s wit h holes in it and wait ed. We had been i n the hat shop f or hal f an hour and my wif e was sti l in fr ont of t he mir ror . 39。 We mustn39。t buy t hings we don39。t need,39。 I r em ar ked suddenl y. I regret ed sayi ng it almost at once. 39。You needn39。t have sai d that, 39。 m y wi fe answered.39。 I need not remi nd you of that ter ibl e ti e you bought yest er day. 39。 39。 I f ind i t beautif ul, 39。 I said. 39。A man can never have too i nt o t he cave hoping t o fi nd buri ed tr easure. The leader of the par ty was examini ng the soil near t he ent rance to t he cave when t he machi ne showed t hat t her e was gold under the gr ound. Very excit ed, t he par ty dug a hol e two feet deep. They f inal y f ound a smal l gol d coin whi ch was almost wort hles. The par ty then sear ched t he whole cave thoroughly but did not f ind anything except an empty ti n tr unk. I n spit e of t hi s, m any peopl e ar e confi dent t hat 39。The Revealer39。 m ay r eveal som et hing of value f ai rl y soon. Lesson56 Fast er t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a race is hel d for 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 tement just bef or e i t began. One of t he m ost 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 ts dri ver had a l ot of t r oubl e tr yi ng t o st op it . The race gave ever yone a gr eat deal of pleasur e. I t was ver y dif f er ent f r om modern car r aces but no l es exci ti ng. Lesson57 Can I hel p you, m adam ? 你要買(mǎi)什么，夫人？ A wom an i n bl ue jeans st ood at he wi ndow of an expensi ve shop. Though she hesit ated f or a moment, she fi nal ly went in and asked to s ee a dr ess that was in the wi ndow. The assi st ant who ser ved her did not l ike the way she was dr essed. Gl anci ng at her scor nf ull y, he t old her that the dr ess was sold. The woman walked out of the shop angr il y and decided t o puni sh the assi st ant next day. She retur ned to t he shop t he fol lowi ng morni ng dressed i n a f ur coat, wi th a handbag in one hand and a long umbr el la in t he other. Af ter seking out the r ude asistant she asked for t he same dr ess. Not realizi ng who she was, t he assistant was eager to serve her thi s ti me wi th gr eat dif f icult y, he cli mbed int o the shop wi ndow to get the dr es. As soon as she saw it , the woman said s many ti es.39。 39。And a woman can39。t have t oo many hats,39。 she answered. Ten minutes l at er we walked out of the shop toget her . My wif e was weari ng a hat t hat l ooked l ike a l ighthouse ! Lesson42 Not very musical 并非很懂音樂(lè) As we had had a l ong walk t hrough one of t he m ar ket s of Ol d Del hi, we stopped at a square t o have a rest. Af ter a t ime, we noti ced a snakechar mer wi th t wo l arge baskets at the ot her side of t he square, so