【正文】 cur sed tr ee39。t need bookcases at a l . You can si t her e i n your spar e ti me and r ead t he car pet !39。 I answer ed. Leson51 Reward for vi rt ue 對美德的獎賞 My fr iend, Her ber t, has al ways been fat, but thi ngs got so bad recent ly t hat he decided t o go on a di et. He began hi s di et a week ago. Fir st of al , he wr ot e out a long li st of al t he f oods whi ch were f orbi dden. The l i st i ncl uded m ost of the t hi ngs Herbert l oves: but ter, pot at oes, ri ce, beer , mi lk, chocolat e, and sweet s. Yester day I pai d hi m a visit . I rang t he bel and was not sur pri sed t o see t hat 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 arge parcel under his desk. I t was obvi ous t hat he was ver y em bar r assed. When I asked hi m what he was doi ng, he sm il ed gui lt il y and t hen put the parcel on the desk. He expl ai ned t hat hi s di et was so st ri ct t hat he had t o r ewar d hi msel f occasional l y. Then he showed m e t he cont ents of t he par cel . It cont ained fi ve l ar ge bar s of chocolat e and t hre e bags of sweets! Lesson52 A pret t 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 ning. I have been tr ying t o get m y new r oom i n order. This has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To m ake m a t er s wor se, t he r oom i s rat her sm al , so I have t em por ar il y put m y books on the f loor. At t he moment, t hey cover ever y 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 r oom . A short whil e ago, m y sister hel ped me t o car r y one of m y ol d bookcases up t he st ai rs. She went i nt o m y r oom and got a bi g sur pri se when she saw al t hose books on t he f l oor. 39。 39。t mat er,39。 said t he conductor suddenly.39。 39。 You39。t know wher e it i s. 39。 I39。隨著交通運輸?shù)某掷m(xù)、快速增長，道路交通事故風(fēng)險日益加大。Your si st er wi l l be her e in l es t han an hour and we m ust be at the stati on to meet her. We are l ate alr eady. 39。A r elati on of your s is i ng to see you. She wi l be ar ri vi ng thi s evening and i ntends to stay f or a few days. The moment you leave t his t ent , you wil l get a big sur pri se. A wom an you know wel wi l r ush t owards you. She wi l speak to you and then she wi l lead you away fr om this pl ace. That i s al l. 39。 has been invent ed and it has been used to detect gol d whi ch has been bur ied i n t he gr ound. The machine 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 would of ten bur y gold i n the cave and then f ai l to coll ect i t. Ar med wi th t he new machine, a search pa rt y went he did not li ke it . She enjoyed herself making the asist ant bri ng almost ever ything i n t he window befor e f inaly buyi ng the dr ess she had fi rst asked for . Lesson58 A blessi ng i n disguise? 是因禍得福嗎？ The t iny vi l age of Fr inley i s sai d to possess a 39。You don39。Wel , in t hat case, I pref er t o stay on t he bus,39。l get of f here.39。I t doesn39。Oh dear, 39。This i s as far as we go.39。 answered t he conductor. I sat i n the f r ont of the bus t o get a good view of the count ryside. Aft er some time, t he bus st opped. Looki ng round, I r eal ized wi th a shock that I was the only passenger left on t he bus. 39。 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 expect ed. 39。 she asked im pat ientl y. 39。 if he pi cks a leaf, he wi l die. Many vil l agers beli eve that the t ree has al r eady claim ed a num ber of vi ct im s. The vi car has been asked t o have the t ree cut down, but so far he has ref used. He has poi nt ed out t hat t he tr ee is a usef ul sour ce of in e as t our ists have been i ng fr om al l par ts of t he countr y t o see i t. I n spit e of al l that has been sai d, t he t ouri st s have been pi cki ng leaves and cutt ing t hei r nam es on the t reet runk. So f ar , not one of t hem has been st r uck down by sudden deat h! Lesson59 In or out ？ 進來還是出去？ Our dog, Rex, used t o si t out si de our fr ont gate and bar k. Ever y tim e he want ed t o e i nt o t he gar den he would bar k unt il someone opened t he gat e. As t he nei ghbour s pl ained of t he noi se, my husband spent weeks tr ai ni ng hi m to pr es hi s paw on t he lat ch t o l et him sel f in. Rex soon becam e an exper t at opening t he gat e. However, when I was goi ng out shoppi ng l ast week, I noti ced hi m in t he gar den near t he gat e. Thi s tim e he was bar ki ng so t hat som eone woul d let him out ! Si nce t hen, he has devel oped anot her bad habi t. As soon as he opens t he gat e f rom the outsi de, he es int o the gar den and wait s unti l t he gate shuts. Then he si ts and barks unti l som eone l et s him out . Af ter t hi s he imm edi atel y l ets him sel f i n and begi ns bar ki ng agai n. Yest er day m y husband r em oved t he gat e and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him si nce. Leson60 The fut ure 卜算未來 At a vi l age fair , I decided t o visit a f ort une tel er cal led Madam Bel li nsky. I went i nto her tent and she t old m e to si t down. Af ter I had given her some m oney, she l ooked i nto a cr yst al bal and sai d: 39。The Reveal er39。 she sai d. She gazed at i t for som e ti me t hen added, 39。 sai d t he conduct or . 39。I 39。 39。 I asked. 39。 t he conduct or sai d. 39。l l tel you wher e to get off ,39。 I sai d to t he conductor as I got on t he bus,39。 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 searchi ng out t he hol e where t he toot h had been. I suddenl y f el t ver y worr i ed, but coul d not say anyt hi ng. When t he denti st