【導讀】Mydentisthadjustpulledoutoneofmyteethandhadtoldmetorestforawhile.Itriedtosaysomething,butmymouthwasfullofcotton-wool.HeknewIcollectedbirds'eggsandaskedmewhethermycollectionwasgrowing.HethenaskedmehowmybrotherwasandwhetherIlikedmynewjobinLondon.InanswertothesequestionsIeithernoddedormadestrangenoises.Meanwhile,mytonguewasbusysearchingouttheholewherethetoothhadbeen.Isuddenlyfeltveryworried,butco

　　

【正文】 ut of t he fai r. Leson61 Troubl e wit h t he Hubbl e 哈勃望遠鏡的困境 In fut ur e, astr onaut s wil l be requir ed to descend f rom a spaceshi p whil e it i s stil l in space and t o r et urn to i t. The abil ity to do t his wi l be necessar y i n fut ure f li ght s to distant pl a s. Scienti st s are now tr yi ng to discover if t his i s possible. The spaceshi p Astr a which l eft the eart h a short t ime ago, wil l be tr avel ing t hree hundred mi les i nt o space. At a cer tai n poi nt, t he Ast ra wil l st op for a short ti me and an astr onaut wil l at tempt t o leave the stat ionar y spaceshi p and then r eturn to i t. We shal l not know whether the exper im ent has been successf ul unt il we have r eceived a r adi o message. The fi rst mesa ge is expect ed to ar ri ve at 7 o39。cl ock this evening. By that ti me, the Astr a wi l have been f lyi ng thr ough space f or seventeen hour s and wil l have cir cled t he ear th a gr eat m any t imes. When t he fi rst radio mesages have been r ecei ved, the r esul ts of the t ri p wi l l be announced im mediat el y. Lesson62 Af t er t he fi re 大火之后 Fi r em en had been fi ght i ng t he f or est f ir e f or nearl y t hr ee weeks bef or e t hey coul d get it under contr ol . A short t im e bef ore, great t r es had cover ed t he count ryside f or m il es ar ound. Now, sm oke st il l r ose up f rom the warm gr ound over t he desol ate hil l s. Wi nter was i ng on and t he hi l s t hr eat ened t he sur r oundi ng vi l ages wit h dest r ucti on, for heavy r ai n woul d not onl y wash away t he soi l but woul d cause seri ous f l oods as wel l. When the f ir e had at l ast been put out, t he for est aut horit i es or der ed sever al t ons of a speci al t ype of gr ass seed which woul d grow qui ckl y. The seed was spr ayed over the gr ound i n huge quanti ti es by aer opl anes. The pl anes had been pl a nt i ng seed f or nearl y a m ont h when it began t o r ai n. By t hen, however, i n many pl aces the gr ass had al r eady t aken r oot . I n pl ace of t he great t r es whi ch had been gr owi ng t her e for cent uri es, pat ches of gr en had begun t o appear i n the bl ackened soil . Lesson63 She was not amused 她并不覺得好笑 Geof fr ey Hampden has a lar ge ci rcl e of f ri ends and i s ver y popul ar at part ies. Ever ybody adm ir es hi m f or his f ine sense of humoreverybody, t hat i s, except his six year ol d daughter , Jenny. Recent ly, one of Geof fr ey39。s closest fr iends asked him t o make a speech at a weddi ng recept ion. This i s the sort of thi ng that Geoff rey l oves. He prepared t he speech car ef ull y and went t o t he weddi ng wit h Jenny. He had included a l ar ge number of f unny st ori es i n t he speech and, of course, it was a gr eat succes. As soon as he had f ini shed, Jenny told him she want ed to go home. Geoff rey was a lit tl e disappoi nt ed by thi s but he di d as his daught er asked. On t he way home, he asked Jenny i f she had enjoyed the speech. To his surpr ise, she sai d she hadn39。t . Geof fr ey asked her why thi s was so and she t ol d him t hat she did not li ke to see so many peopl e laughing at him! Lesson64 The Channel Tunnel 海峽隧道 In l858, a Fr ench engineer, Ai me Thome de Gam ond, ar ived in Engl and wit h a pl an for a t went yone mi le t unnel acr oss t he Engli sh Channel. He said t hat i t woul d be possi bl e to bui ld a platf orm in the cent re of t he Channel. This pl atf or m would serve as a port and a r ailway st ation. The t unnel woul d be wel l venti lat ed if tal l chi mneys wer e buil t above sea level . In 1860, a bet ter plan was put for ward by an 青海青韻肉食品有限公司 牛羊肉市場改擴建項目 可行性研究報告 二零零八年十二月 My dent i st had j ust pull ed out one of my teet h and had tol d me t o r est for a whi le. I tr ied t o say somet hi ng, but my mout h wa s f ull of cot tonwool . He knew I collected bi rds39。 eggs and asked me whet her my col lecti on was growi ng. He t hen asked me how my br ot her was and whet her I l iked my new job i n London. In answer to t hese quest ions I eit her nodded or m ade str ange noi ses. Meanwhi le, my t ongue was busy sear chi ng out t he hol e where the toot h had been. I suddenl y f el t ver y wor ri ed, but could not say anyt hing. When the denti st at last removed the cott on wool fr om m y mouth, I was able t o tel l hi m that he had pull ed out t he wr ong tooth. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢告終 Ti red of sleepi ng on t he fl oor , a young man in Teheran saved up for year s to buy a real bed. For the f ir st t ime i n his lif e, he became t he pr oud owner of a bed whi ch had spr ings and a mat ress. Because t he weat her was very hot , he car ri ed the bed on to the r oof of his house. He sl ept very wel l for t he fi rst two ni ghts, but on t he thir d night , a st or m blew up. A gust of wind swept the bed off t he roof and sent it crashing i nt o t he cour t yar d below. The young man did not wake up unti l the bed had st ruck t he gr ound. Al though the bed was smashed t o pieces, t he m an was mi racul ousl y unhur t. When he woke up, he was sti l on the m at tr es. Glancing at the bi ts of wood and metal t hat lay ar ound hi m, the m an sadly pi cked up the mat tr ess and car ri ed it i nt o his house. Af ter he had put i t on the f loor , he pr omptl y went to sleep agai n. Lesson50 Taken f or a ride 乘車兜風 I love t ravel li ng in the count ry, but I don39。t l ike l osi ng my way. I went on an excursion r ecentl y, but my tr ip t ook me l onger than I expected. 39。 I 39。m going t o Woodf or d Gr een, 39。 I said t o t he conduct or as I got on t he bus,39。 but I don39。t know wher e it i s. 39。 I 39。l t el you where t o get of f, 39。 answered t he conduct or. I sat i n the f r ont of the bus t o get a good view of the count ryside. Aft er some t im e, t he bus st opped. Looking round, I r eal ized wi th a shock