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【正文】 nduct or . 39。Wel l, i n t hat case, I pr ef er t o st ay on the bus, 39。 I answered. Lesson51 Reward for vi rt ue 對美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My f ri end, Her ber t, has al ways been f at, but t hi ngs got so bad r ecentl y t hat he deci ded t o go on a di et . He began hi s diet a week ago. Fi rst of al l, he wr ote out a l ong l ist of al l the f oods whi ch were f or bi dden. The li st i ncl uded m ost of the t hi ngs Herbert l oves: but ter, pot at oes, ri ce, beer , m il k, chocol ate, and swet s. Yest er day I paid him a vi si t. I r ang t he bel l and was not sur pr ised t o see t hat Her ber t was st il as f at as ever. He l ed m e i nt o hi s room and hur ri edl y hid a l ar ge par cel under his desk. I t was obvi ous t hat he was ver y em bar r assed. When I asked him what he was doing, he sm il ed gui lti l y and t hen put t he par cel on t he desk. He expl ained t hat his di et was so str ict t hat he had to r eward him sel f occasi onal l y. Then he showed m e the cont ents of t he parcel. It contai ned f i ve l ar ge bars of chocol at e and thr e bags of swet s! Leson52 A pret y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have just m oved i nto a new house and I have been wor ki ng hard al m orni ng. I have been tr yi ng t o get m y new r oom i n or der. Thi s has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To make mat ers wor se, t he room i s r at her smal , so I have t em por ari ly put m y books on t he f l oor . At the m om ent, t hey cover ever y i nch of fl oor space and I act ual y have t o wal k on t hem t o get i n or out of t he room. A short whi le ago, m y sist er helped me t o car y one of m y ol d bookcases up t he st ai r s. She went i nt o m y r oom and got a bi g surpri se when she saw al l t hose books on t he f l oor . 39。Thi s i s the pr et ti est car pet I have ever seen,39。 she s ai d. She gazed at i t f or som e ti me t hen added, 39。You don39。t need bookcases at al . You can si t her e i n your spar e t im e and r ead the carpet! 39。 Lesson53 H ot snake 觸電的蛇 At l ast f ir em en have put out a bi g f or est f ir e i n Cali for ni a. Si nce t hen, t hey have been tr yi ng t o fi nd out how the f ir e bega n. For est f ir e are of ten caused by br oken gl as or by ci gar et e ends whi ch peopl e car el esl y thr ow away. Yest er day t he fi r em en exami ned t he gr ound car ef ul ly, but wer e not abl e to f i nd any br oken gl as. They wer e also quit e sur e t hat a ci gar et te end di d not st ar t the f ir e. Thi s m or ni ng, however , a fi r em an accident al y discover ed t he cause. He not i ced t he remai ns of a snake which was wound r ound t he el ect ri c wi r es of a 16,000 volt power li ne. I n t hi s way, he was abl e to sol ve t he myst er y. The expl anat ion was sim pl e but ver y unusual. A bi r d had snatc hed up t he snake fr om t he ground and then dr opped it on t o t he wir es. The snake t hen wound i tself r ound t he wi res. When it di d so, it sent sparks down t o t he gr ound and t hese im medi at el y start ed a fi r e. Lesson54 Sti cky fi ngers 粘糊的手指 Aft er br eakf ast, I sent t he chi l dr en to school and t hen I went t o m arket. I t was st il earl y when I r et ur ned home. The chi l dr en were at school, m y husband was at wor k and t he house was qui et. So I deci ded to m ake some t art s for t ea. I n a shor t im e I was busy m ixi ng but ter and fl our and m y hands wer e soon cover ed wi th sti cky pastr y. At exactl y t hat m om ent , t he t el ephone r ang. Not hi ng coul d have been m or e annoyi ng. I picked up t he r ecei ver bet wen t wo sti cky f i ngers and was di sm ayed when I r ecognized t he voi ce of Mrs Bat es. It t ook m e t en m inut es t o per suade her to r i ng back l at er. At l ast I hung up t he r eceiver. What a m ess! Ther e was past ry on m y f ingers, on the t el ephone, and on t he door knobs. I had no sooner got back t o the kit chen t han t he door bel l r ang l oud enough t o wake t he dead. This t im e it was t he postm an and he want ed m e t o si gn f or a r egister ed l et er ! Lesson55 Not a gol d mi ne 并非金礦 Dream s of fi ndi ng l ost tr easure alm ost came t r ue r ecentl y. A new m achi ne cal ed 39。The Reveal er 39。 has been i nvent ed and it has been used t o det ect gold whi ch has been buri ed in t he gr ound. The m achi ne was used i n a cave near the seashore wher ei t is saidpir ates used t o hi de gol d. The pir ates woul d of t en bur y gold i n t he cave and t hen f ai l to coll ect i t. Ar med wi th t he new m achine, a sear ch part y went he did not li ke it . She enj oyed her self m aki ng the assi st ant bri ng alm ost ever ythi ng i n t he wi ndow bef or e f inal y buyi ng t he dr ess she had f ir st asked f or. Lesson58 A bl essi ng i n disguise? 是因禍得福嗎？ The t i ny vi l age of Fri nl ey i s sai d t o posses a 39。cur sed t r e39。. Because t he t r e was m ent i oned i n a newspaper , the number of vi si t or s t o Fri nl ey has now i ncr eased. The tr ee was planted near a chur ch fi ft y year s ago, but it i s onl y i n recent years t hat it has gained an evi l r eput ati on. I t i s sai d that i f anyone t ouches the t ree, he wil l have bad l uck。 if he pi cks a l eaf , he wil l di e. Many vil lager s beli eve t hat t he tr ee has alr eady cl ai med a num ber of victim s. The vi car has been asked to have t he t r e cut down, but so f ar he has r ef used. He has poi nt ed out that he tr ee is a usef ul sour ce of in e as t ouri sts have been i ng fr om al l par ts of t he countr y t o se i t. I n spi te of al t hat has been sai d, t he t ouri st s have been pi cki ng l eaves and cut ti ng t hei r nam es on t he tr ee tr unk. So f ar, not one of t hem has been str uck down by sudden deat h! Leson59 In or out ？ 進(jìn)來還是出去？ Our dog, Rex, used to sit out si de our f r ont gate and bark. Ever y t im e he want ed t o e int o the gar den he woul d bar k unti l s om eone opened