【正文】 t wo heavy f ood sacks. The pl ane was t hen abl e t o r ise and it cl ear ed t he m ountai ns by 400 f eet . Byrd now knew that he woul d be able t o r each t he Sout h Pole whi ch was 300 m il es away, f or t her e wer e no mor e m ount ains i n si ght . The air cr aft was able t o fl y over the endl es whi t e pl ai ns wi thout di f icult y. Lesson44 Through t he f orest 穿過(guò)森林 Mrs Anne St erl ing di d not t hi nk of t he r isk she was t aki ng when she r an thr ough a f or est af t er t wo m en. They had r ushed up t o her whil e she was havi ng a piic at t he edge of a f or est wi t h her chil dren and t ri ed to st eal her handbag. I n t he str uggl e, t he str ap broke and, wi t h the bag i n their possessi on, bot h m en start ed r unni ng t hr ough t he tr ees. Mr s Sterl i ng got so angr y t hat she r an af ter 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 wer e going t hrough t he contents of t he bag, so she ran str aight 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 mendi ng, 39。 sai d Mr s St er li ng lat er , 39。but t hey did not steal anyt hi ng.39。 Lesson45 A clear conscience 問(wèn)心無(wú)愧 The whol e vil lage soon l ear nt t hat a l ar ge sum of money had been l ost . Sam Benton, the l ocal but cher , had l ost hi s wal et whi le t aki ng his savings t o the post of fi ce. Sam was sur e t hat t he wal let must have been f ound by one of t he vi l ager s, but it was not ret ur ned to him . Three m ont hs passed, and then one m or ni ng, Sam f ound hi s wal l et outsi de hi s fr ont door. I t had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contai ned half t he m oney he had l ost , toget her wit h a note whi ch sai d: 39。A t hief, yes, 39。but onl y 5o per cent a t hief !39。 Two m ont hs lat er , some m ore m oney was sent t o Sam wit h anot her not e:39。 Onl y 25 per cent a t hi ef now! 39。 In t im e, al Sam39。s m oney was pai d back i n t hi s way. The last not e sai d: 39。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。 l eson46 Expensi ve and unf ort able 既昂貴又受罪 When a plane fr om London ar i ved at Sydney ai rport , workers began t o 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 suddenl y 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 awa y. Af ter he was ar est ed, t he m an adm it ted hi di ng i n t he box bef or e t he plane l ef t London. He had had a l ong and un fort able t ri p, f or 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 for t he cost of t he tr i p. The norm al pri ce of a ti cket is amp。 230 ! Lesson47 A t hi rst y 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 f or sal e. Mr Thom pson i s going t o sel l it because it i s haunted. He t ol d m e t hat he coul d not go t o sl eep one ni ght because he hear d a str ange noi se i ng fr om t he bar. The next m or ni ng, he f ound t hat t he door s had been bl ocked by chair s and t he f ur ni tur e had been m oved. Though Mr Thom pson had t ur ned t he li ght s off bef or e he went to bed, they wer e on in t he mor ni ng. He al so sai d t hat he had found fi ve em pt y whi sky bot tl es which t he ghost m ust have drunk t he ni ght bef or e. When I suggest ed t hat som e vi l ager s must have e i n f or a f r e dr ink, Mr Thompson shook his head. The vi l ager s have t ol d him t hat t hey wi l not accept the i nn even i f he gi ves i t away. Leson48 Di d you want t o tel m e som et hi ng? 你想對(duì)我說(shuō)什么嗎？ Denti sts al ways ask questi ons when i t is i mpossi bl e f or you t o answer . My denti st had j ust pull ed out one of my t eet h and had tol d me t o r est f or a whi le. I tr i ed t o say s om et hi ng, but m y m out h was f ull of cot t on wool . He knew I coll ect ed bi r ds39。 eggs and asked m e whet her m y col l ecti on was gr owi ng. He then asked m e how m y br other was and whet her I l i ked m y new j ob i n London. I n answer t o t hese questi ons I ei ther nodded or made st r ange noises. Meanwhil e, m y t ongue was busy searching out t he hol e wher e t he t ooth had been. I suddenl y felt ver y worr ie d, but could not say anyt hi ng. When the dent i st at last r em oved the cott on wool fr om m y mouth, I was abl e t o tel him t hat he had pull ed out t he wr ong t oot h. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢(mèng)告終 Ti red of sleepi ng on t he fl oor , a young m an in Teher an saved up for year s t o buy a real bed. For the f ir st t im e in hi s li fe, he became t he proud owner of a bed whi ch had spr i ngs 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 roof of hi s house. He slept ver y wel f or the f ir st t wo ni ght s, but on the t hi r d ni ght, a st orm bl ew up. A gust of wind swept t he bed off t he r oof and sent it cr ashing i nt o t he cour tyar d bel ow. The young m an di d not wake up unt il t he bed had str uck t he gr ound. Alt hough t he bed was sm ashed t o pieces, t he m an was m ir a cul ousl y unhur t. When he woke up, he was stil l on t he m at tr es. Gl anci ng at t he bi ts of wood and m et al t hat l ay ar ound him, t he m an sadl y picked up t he m at tr es and car ied i t int o hi s house. Aft er he had put it on t he fl oor, he pr om pt l y went t o sleep agai n. Lesson50 Taken f or a ride 乘車(chē)兜風(fēng) I love tr avel li ng i n t he 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 i p took m e l onger t han I expect ed. 39。 I39。m goi ng to Woodf or d Gr en,39。 I sai