【導(dǎo)讀】offhere,'theconductorsaid.'Thisisasfaraswego.''IsthisWoodfordGreen?'Iasked.'Ohdear,'saidtheconductorsuddenly.'Ifottoputyouoff.''Itdoesn'tmatter,'Isaid.'I'lgetoffhere.'Wearegoingbacknow,'saidtheconductor.'Wel,inthatcase,Iprefertostayonthebus,'Ianswered.Leson51Rewardforvirtue對(duì)美德的獎(jiǎng)賞Myfriend,Herbert,hasalwaysbenfat,butthingsgotsob

　　

【正文】 I pai d him a vi si t. I rang t he bel l and was not surpri sed t o see t hat H erbert was st il l as fat as ever. He l ed me i nt o his room and huriedl y hid a large parcel under hi s desk. It was obvi ous that he was very em barrassed. When I asked him what he was doi ng, he smi led guil ti l y and t hen put t he parcel on t he desk. He expl ai ned that his di et was so st ri ct t hat he had t o reward hi mself occasi onal l y. Then he showed me t he contents of t he parcel. It cont ained f ive l arge bars of chocol at e and t hree bags of sweets! Lesson52 A pret y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have j ust m oved int o a new house and I have been worki ng hard al l m orni ng. I have ben t ryi ng t o get m y new room in order. Thi s has not ben easy because I own over a t housand books. To m ake m att ers worse, t he room i s rat her sm al l, so I have t em poraril y put my books on t he fl oor. At t he m om ent , they cover every inch 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 whil e ago, m y si ster helped m e t o carry one of m y ol d bookcases up t he st ai rs. She went i nt o m y room and got a bi g surpri se when she saw all t hose books on t he f l oor. 39。 Thi s is t he pret ti est carpet I have ever seen, 39。 she sai d. She gazed at it f or som e tim e t hen added, 39。 You don39。 t need bookcases at all . You can si t here i n your spare t im e and read t he carpet !39。 Leson53 Hot snake 觸電的蛇 At l ast f i remen have put out a bi g forest f ire i n Cali f orni a. Si nce t hen, t hey have ben t ryi ng t o f i nd out how the f ire began. Forest f ire are oft en caused by broken gl ass or by ci garet te ends whi ch peopl e carelessl y t hrow away. Yes t erday t he f i rem en exami ned t he ground caref ul l y, but were not abl e t o fi nd any broken gl ass. They were al so quit e sure t hat a cigaret t e end di d not start t he f i re. This m orni ng, however, a f i reman acci dent al y di scovered t he cause. H e noti ced t he rem ai ns of a snake whi ch was wound round t he el ect ri c wi res of a 16, 000 vol t power l i ne. In t hi s way, he was abl e t o sol ve t he m yst ery. The expl anati on was sim ple but very unusual. A bird had snatched up t he snake f rom t he ground and t hen dropped it on t o t he wi res. The snake t hen wound it sel f round t he wi res. When i t di d so, it sent sparks down t o t he ground and t hese i mm edi at el y st art ed a f ire. Lesson54 Sti cky fi nger s 粘糊的手指 Af t er breakf ast , I sent t he chi l dren t o school and t hen I went t o m arket. It was sti l earl y when I ret urned home. The chi l dren were at school, m y husband was at work and t he house was qui et. So I deci ded t o make some t arts f or t ea. In a short t im e I was busy mi xi ng but ter and f l our and m y hands were soon covered wi t h st i cky past ry. At exact ly t hat m oment, t he t el ephone rang. Not hi ng coul d have been m ore annoyi ng. I pi cked up t he recei ver bet ween t wo st icky f i ngers and was dismayed when I recogni zed t he voice of Mrs Bat es. It took m e ten m i nut es t o persuade her t o ri ng back l at er. At l ast I hung up t he recei ver. What a m es ! There was past ry on m y fi ngers, on the t el ephone, and on t he door knobs. I had no sooner got back t o t he ki tchen t han t he door be l rang l oud enough t o wake t he dead. Thi s tim e i t was t he postm an and he want ed me t o si gn f or a regi stered let ter ! Leson55 Not a gol d mi ne 并非金礦 Dreams of f i ndi ng lost treasure alm ost cam e t rue recent l y. A new m achi ne cal ed 39。 The Reveal er39。 has been i nvent ed and i t has ben used t o det ect gol d whi ch has ben buried i n t he ground. The machi ne was used i n a cave near t he seashore wherei t is sai dpi rat es used t o hi de gol d. The pi rates woul d oft en bury gol d i n t he cave and t hen f ai l to coll ect i t. Arm ed wi t h the new m achi ne, a search part y went he di d not l i ke i t. She enj oyed herself m aki ng t he assi st ant bri ng al m ost everyt hi ng i n t he wi ndow bef ore f i nall y buyi ng the dres she had f irst asked f or. Leson58 A bl essi ng i n disgui se? 是因禍得福嗎？ The t i ny vi l age of Fri nl ey is sai d to possess a 39。 cursed t ree39。 . Because t he tree was m ent ioned i n a newspaper, t he num ber of visit ors to Fri nl ey has now i ncreased. The t re was pl ant ed near a church f if t y years ago, but i t is onl y i n recent years that it has gai ned an evil reput at ion. It i s sai d t hat i f anyone t ouches t he t ree, he wil l have bad l uck。 i f he pi cks a l eaf , he wil l die. Many vi l agers bel i eve t hat t he t re has al ready claim ed a num ber of vi ct im s. The vi car has been asked t o have t he t ree cut down, but so f ar he has ref used. H e has poi nt ed out t hat t he t re i s a usef ul source of ine as t ouri st s have ben i ng f rom all parts of t he count ry to see it . In spi t e of al l that has been sai d, t he t ourist s have ben pi cki ng l eaves and cut ti ng t hei r names on t he tree t runk. So f ar, not one of them has ben st ruck down by sudden deat h! Lesson59 I n or out ？ 進(jìn)來(lái)還是出去？ O ur dog, Rex, used t o sit out si de our f ront gat e and bark. Every t im e he want ed to e i nt o t he garden he woul d bark unt il s omeone opened t he gate. As t he nei ghbours pl ai ned of t he noi se, my husband spent weeks t rai ni ng him t o press hi s paw on t he l at ch t o l et him self i n. Rex soon became an expert at opening t he gate. H owever, when I was goi ng out shoppi ng l ast wek, I noti ced hi m in t he garden near t he gate. This t im e he was barki ng so t hat someone woul d let him out ! Since t hen, he has devel oped anot her bad habi t. As soon as he opens the gat e from the out si de, he es i nt o t he garden and wai t s unt il t he gate shuts. Then he sit s and barks unt il someone let s hi m out. Af ter t his he i m