【正文】 cur sed t ree39。t need bookcases at al l. You can sit her e i n your spar e tim e and r ead t he car pet !39。 I answer ed. Lesson51 Reward f or virt ue 對美德的獎賞 My f ri end, Her bert , has al ways been f at , but t hings 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 t he f oods whi ch wer e for bi dden. The li st i ncl uded m ost of t he t hings Her bert l oves: but t er , pot at oes, ri ce, beer, mi l k, chocol at e, and sweet s. Yest er day I pai d hi m a visit . I rang t he bel and was not sur pri sed t o see that Her bert was sti l as f at as ever . He l ed m e i nt o his r oom and hurr iedl y hi d a l ar ge parcel under hi s desk. It was obvi ous t hat he was ver y em bar rassed. When I asked him what he was doing, he smi l ed gui lti l y and t hen put t he par cel on t he desk. He expl ai ned t hat his di et was so str i ct t hat he had to r ewar d hi msel f occasional l y. Then he showed m e t he contents of t he par cel . It cont ained fi ve l ar ge bar s of chocolat e and t hree bags of sweets! Lesson52 A pret y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have j ust m oved i nt o a new house and I have been wor ki ng har d al m or ni ng. I have been tr yi ng t o get m y new r oom i n or der. This has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To m ake m at t er s wor se, the r oom i s rat her sm al, so I have tem por ar il y put m y books on t he fl oor. At t he m oment, t hey cover every i nch of fl oor space and I actual y have t o wal k on t hem to get i n or out of the r oom. A shor t whil e ago, m y si st er hel ped m e t o car r y one of m y ol d bookcases up the stair s. She went i nt o m y room and got a bi g sur pr i se when she saw al t hose books on t he fl oor. 39。 39。t m at ter, 39。Oh dear ,39。Thi s is as f ar as we go.39。 answer ed t he conduct or . I sat i n t he fr ont of t he bus t o get a good vi ew of t he countr ysi de. Af ter som e ti me, the bus st opped. Looki ng r ound, I reali zed wi t h a shock t hat I was t he onl y pasenger l ef t on the bus. 39。 but I don39。t l i ke l osi ng my way. I went on an excur si on recent ly, but m y tr i p took m e l onger t han I expect ed. 39。 she asked impati ently. 39。 i f he picks a leaf, he wi l di e. Many vi l agers bel ieve that the t ree has al re ady claim ed a number of vict ims. The vicar has been asked t o have t he tr ee cut down, but so f ar he has r ef used. He has poi nte d out that the t ree is a useful sour ce of ine as tour ists have been i ng fr om al l par ts of the countr y to see i t. In spi te of al t hat has been said, the t our ists have been picking l eaves and cut ti ng their names on the t reet runk. So far , not one of them has been st ruck down by sudden death! Leson59 In or out ？ 進(jìn)來還是出去？ Our dog, Rex, used t o si t out side our fr ont gate and bark. Every t im e he wanted t o e int o the garden he woul d bar k unti l someone opened t he gat e. As the neighbour s pl ained of the nois e, my husband spent weeks tr ai ning hi m t o press his paw on t he lat ch to l et hi msel f in. Rex soon became an exper t at openi ng the gate. However, when I was going out shopping l ast week, I noti ced hi m in t he gar den near t he gat e. This t ime he was bar king so t hat som eone woul d let him out ! Si nce then, he has devel oped another bad habit . As soon as he opens the gate f rom the outsi de, he es into the garden and wait s unt il t he gat e shut s. Then he sit s and bar ks unt il som eone l et s him out. Af ter thi s he imm edi ately l ets him sel f in and begins bar king again. Yest erday my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him si nce. Lesson60 The fut ure 卜算未來 At a vi lage f air , I decided to vi sit a f or tunet el er cal ed Madam Bel linsky. I went i nt o her tent and she tol d me t o sit down. Aft er I had gi ven her some money, she looked int o a crystal bal and sai d: 39。The Reveal er 39。 she said. She gazed at it f or some ti me then added, 39。 said the conductor . 39。 I sai d. 39。 sai d t he conduct or suddenl y. 39。 39。 You39。t know wher e i t i s. 39。 I39。Your si st er wil l be her e i n l es t han an hour and we must be at the stat ion t o meet her . We ar e late al ready. 39。A rel at ion of yours i s i ng t o se you. She wil l be ar ri vi ng t his eveni ng and int ends t o st ay f or a f ew days. The m om ent you l eave t hi s tent, you wi l get a bi g sur pr ise. A woman you know wel l wil l rush t owar ds you. She wil l speak t o you and then she wil l ead you away fr om t his pl ace. That i s al l.39。 has been i nvent ed and i t has been used t o detect gol d whi ch has been bur i ed i n t he gr ound. The m achine was used in a cave near t he seashor e wherei t i s sai d pir at es used t o hi de gol d. The pir ates woul d of t en bur y gol d i n t he cave and t hen f ai l to coll ect i t. Ar med wi t h t he new m achi ne, a sear ch par ty went he di d not l ike it . She enj oyed her self m aki ng t he assi st ant br i ng alm ost everyt hi ng i n t he wi ndow bef or e f i nal y buyi ng t he dress she had f ir st asked f or. Lesson58 A blessi ng i n di sgui se? 是因禍得福嗎？ The ti ny vil l age of Fri nley i s sai d t o possess a 39。You don39。Wel , in t hat case, I pr ef er t o stay on t he bus,39。l l get of f her e.39。 I t doesn39。 I asked. 39。 t he conduct or sai d. 39。l l tel you wher e to get off ,39。 I sai d t o t he conductor as I got on t he bus,39。 eggs and asked m e whether my coll ect i on was gr owi ng. He t hen asked m e how m y br ot her was and whet her I li ked my new job i n London. I n answer t o these questi ons I eit her nodded or m ade st r ange noises. Meanwhil e, m y t ongue was busy searchi ng out t he hol e where t he toot h had been. I suddenl y f el t ver y wor ri ed, but coul d not say anyt hing. When t he denti st at l a