【正文】 As she walked away, I f oll owed her out of the f ai r. Leson61 Troubl e wi th the Hubbl e 哈勃望遠(yuǎn)鏡的困境 I n fut ure, ast ronaut s wi l be requir ed to descend f rom a spaceshi p whi le i t i s sti l in space and to r eturn to i t. The abil it y to do this wi l l be necessary i n f ut ure f li ghts t o distant pla s. Scienti sts are now tr ying t o discover if t his i s possible. The spaceshi p Astr a which l eft t he ear th a short t ime ago, wil l be tr avel li ng three hundr ed m i les int o space. At a cer tain poi nt, the Ast ra wi l stop for a shor t ti me and an ast ronaut wil l at tempt to leave the stati onar y spaceshi p and then r et urn t o i t. We shal not know whether the exper im ent has been successf ul unt il we have received a r adi o message. The f ir st mesage is expected t o ar ive at 7 o39。 As soon as I went out si de, I f or got al l about Madam Bel linsky be cause my wi fe hur ri ed towar ds me. 39。cur sed tr e39。s cl osest f ri ends asked him t o m ake a speech at a wedding r ecepti on. Thi s is t he sor t of t hi ng t hat Geof fr ey l oves. He pr epar ed t he speech caref ul l y and went t o t he weddi ng wit h Jenny. He had i ncl uded a l ar ge num ber of f unny st ori es i n t he speech and, of cour se, it was a gr eat success. As soon as he had fi ni shed, Jenny t ol d him she wanted t o go hom e. Geof fr ey was a l it tl e di sappoi nt ed by t hi s but he di d as hi s daught er asked. On t he way hom e, he asked Jenny i f she had enjoyed t he speech. To his sur pr i se, she sai d she hadn39。 she asked i m pati ent l y. 39。 i f he picks a l eaf, he wi l di e. Many vi l ager s bel ieve t hat t he t ree has al r eady cl aim ed a num ber of vi ct im s. The vi car has been asked t o have t he tr ee cut down, but so f ar he has r efused. He has point ed out t ha t t he t r e i s a usef ul sour ce of i ne as t our ist s have been i ng f rom al l par ts of t he countr y t o see i t. I n spi t e of al l t hat has been sai d, t he touri st s have been pi cki ng leaves and cutti ng t hei r nam es on t he tr ee tr unk. So f ar, not one of t hem has been str uck down by sudden deat h! Lesson59 In or out ？ 進(jìn)來還是出去？ Our dog, Rex, used to sit out si de our f r ont gat e and bar k. Ever y ti m e he want ed to e i nt o t he garden he would bar k unt il someone opened t he gat e. As t he nei ghbour s pl ained of the noise, m y husband spent weeks t r ai ning him t o press hi s paw on t he l at ch t o l et him sel f in. Rex soon becam e an exper t at openi ng t he gat e. However, when I was going out shoppi ng l ast week, I noti ced him i n t he garden near t he gat e. Thi s tim e he was barki ng so t hat someone woul d l et him out ! Si nce t hen, he has devel oped anot her bad habi t. As soon as he opens t he gat e fr om t he out si de, he es i nt o t he gar den and wai ts unti l t he gate shuts. Then he si ts and barks unti l someone let s hi m out . Aft er t his he i mm edi at el y l et s himself 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. Lesson60 The f ut ure 卜算未來 At a vil lage f ai r, I deci ded to vi si t a f or t unet el l er cal l ed Madam Bel i nsky. I went i nt o her t ent and she t ol d me t o sit down. Aft er I had gi ven her som e money, she l ooked i nt o a cr ystal bal l and sai d: 39。The Reveal er39。 As she walked away, I f ollowed her out of t he fai r. Leson61 Troubl e wit h t he Hubbl e 哈勃望遠(yuǎn)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 st il l in space and t o r et urn to i t. The abili ty 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 ef t the eart h a short ti me ago, wil l be tr avel ing t hree hundred mi les i nt o s pace. At a cer tai n poi nt, t he Ast ra wil l st op for a shor t t i me and an ast ronaut wi l l at tempt to leave the stati onar y spaceshi p and then r et urn t o i t. We shal not know whether the exper iment has been succesf ul unt il we have received a r adi o message. The f ir st m essage i s expected t o ar ive at 7 o39。 As soon as I went outside, I for got al l about Madam Bel insky because my wi fe hur ri ed towards m e. 39。cur sed tr e39。s cl osest fr iends asked him t o make a speech at a weddi ng r ecept i on. This i s t he sort of t hi ng t hat Geoff r ey l oves. He pr epar ed t he speech car ef ul y and went t o t he wedding wi t h Jenny. He had i ncl uded a l ar ge num ber of f unny st or ies i n t he speech and, of course, i t was a gr eat succes. As soon as he had f i ni shed, Jenny t ol d him she want ed t o go home. Geof fr ey was a l it tle di sappoint ed by this but he did as hi s daughter asked. On the way hom e, he asked Jenny if she had enj oyed t he speech. To hi s sur pri se, she said she hadn39。 she asked im pati ent l y. 39。 i f he pi cks a leaf, he wi l di e. 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 t he tr ee cut down, but so f ar he has r ef used. He has poi nt ed out t hat t he t r ee i s a usef ul sour ce of i n e as t ouri st s have been i ng f r om al part s of the count r y to see it . I n spit e of al t hat has been said, t he t our ist s have been picking l eaves and cut ti ng t heir names on t he t r et r unk. So f ar , not one of t hem has been str uck down by sudden deat h! Lesson59 In or out ？ 進(jìn)來還是出去？ Our dog, Rex, used to sit out si de our f r ont gat e and bark. Ever y t im e he want ed t o e i nt o t he garden he woul d bar k until someone opened t he gat e. As t he nei ghbour s pl ai ned of t he noise, m y husband spent weeks t r ai ni ng him t o press hi s paw on t he lat ch t o l et him sel f i n. Rex so