【正文】 The Revealer 39。 39。You needn39。 We mustn39。 I said to m y wi fe. 39。 she answer ed, 39。 I asked. 39。 I asked. 39。 39。 Lesson40 Food and talk 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a dinner par ty, the hostess asked me t o sit next t o Mrs Rumbold. Mrs Rumbol d was a l ar ge, unsmil ing l ady in a t ight black dress. She did not even look up when I t ook my seat besi de her . Her eyes wer e fi xed on her plat e and in a short t im e, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed to m ake conver sat ion. 39。s operat ion had been successful and the doct or told him that it had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi lbert woul d be al owed to go home and t he doct or t old hi m t hat he woul d have t o stay i n hospi tal for anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mil li ngt on asked t he cal ler if he was a r elati ve of the patient. 39。 ti me. As a gr eat many peopl e wi l be visit ing t he countr y, the gover nment wil l be bui lding new hot els, an i mm ense stadium, and a f ine new swi mmi ng pool . 39。clock i n the morning. Erna i s only f ourt en years ol d and she hopes lo set up a new wor ld r ecor d. She i s a str ong swi mmer and many peopl e f el that she i s sur e t o succeed. Er na39。 Lesson53 Hot snake 觸電的蛇 At l ast f ir emen have put out a bi g f or est f ir e in Calif orni a. Si nce t hen, t hey have been t ryi ng to fi nd out how the f ir e began. For est f ir e are of ten caused by br oken glass or by cigaret e ends whi ch peopl e car elesl y thr ow away. Yester day the f ir emen exami ned the ground careful ly, but wer e not abl e to fi nd any br oken gl as. They wer e also quit e sur e t hat a cigar et te end di d not star t the f ir e. Thi s morni ng, however , a fi reman accident al y discovered t he cause. He not iced t he remains of a snake whi ch was wound round t he el ect ri c wi res of a 16,000volt power li ne. I n thi s way, he was able t o solve t he myst ery. The expl anati on was simpl e but very unusual . A bi rd had snat c hed up the snake f rom the gr ound and t hen dr opped i t on to the wi res. The snake t hen wound i tself r ound the wi res. When it did so, it sent sparks down t o the gr ound and t hese i mmediatel y start ed a f ir e. Leson54 Sti cky fi ngers 粘糊的手指 Af t er br eakfast, I sent t he chi ldr en to school and then I went to m arket. I t was sti l earl y when I r et urned home. The chi ldren wer e at school, my husband was at wor k and the house was qui et . So I deci ded t o make some tar ts f or tea. I n a short t ime I was busy mi xing butt er and f lour and my hands were soon cover ed wit h sti cky pastr y. At exact ly that m oment , the t el ephone r ang. Nothi ng coul d have been mor e annoying. I picked up the r eceiver between two sticky f ingers and was dismayed when I r ecognized the voice of Mr s Bates. It t ook m e ten m inutes to per suade her to r ing back lat er . At last I hung up t he receiver. What a m ess! Ther e was past ry on my f inger s, on the tel ephone, and on t he door knobs. I had no sooner got back to the kit chen t han the door bel l rang loud enough to wake t he dead. This t ime it was the postman and he wanted me to si gn for a r egi stered l et ter ! Leson55 Not a gold m i ne 并非金礦 Dr eam s of f i ndi ng l ost t r easur e al m ost cam e t r ue r ecent l y. A new m achi ne cal l ed 39。This i s the pr et ti est carpet I have ever seen, 39。We ar e goi ng back now,39。t mat er,39。 sai d the conduct or suddenl y.39。 39。 You39。 39。m going t o Woodf or d Gr een,39。 230 ! Lesson47 A thi rst y ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publi c house which was r ecent ly bought by Mr Ian Thompson is up for sal e. Mr Thom pson i s going t o sel l it because it is haunted. He tol d me t hat he could not go to sl eep one ni ght because he hear d a str ange noi se i ng fr om t he bar . The next mor ning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chair s and the f urnit ure had been m oved. Though Mr Thompson had tur ned t he li ghts off bef or e he went to bed, they were on in t he mor ni ng. He al so sai d that he had found fi ve empty whi sky bot tl es which t he ghost must have drunk t he ni ght befor e. When I suggest ed that some vi l ager s must have e i n for a f ree dr ink, Mr Thompson shook his head. The vi l agers have t ol d him t hat they wi l not acept the inn even i f he gi ves i t away. Leson48 Did you want to tel m e som et hing? 你想對(duì)我說什么嗎？ Denti sts always ask questi ons when i t is i mpossi bl e f or you t o answer . My denti st had just pul led out one of m y t eth and had t old m e to rest f or a whil e. I t ri ed to say something, but m y mouth was ful l of cott on wool. He knew I col lect ed bir ds39。s money was pai d back i n t hi s way. The last note said: 39。but only 5o per cent a thief !39。 said Mrs St erl ing l at er, 39。 she answer ed. Ten minutes lat er we walked out of t he shop t oget her . My wi f e was wear ing a hat t hat l ooked li ke a l ighthouse ! Lesson42 Not very m usical 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a long wal k thr ough one of the m ar kets of Ol d Delhi , we st opped at a squar e to have a r est . Aft er a ti me, we not iced a snake charm er wit h two lar ge basket s at he other si de of the squar e, so we went t o have a look at hi m. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a l ong pi pe which was cover ed wi th coins and opened one of the basket s. When he began to pl ay a t une, we had our fi rst glim pse of t he snake. I t rose out of t he basket and began to f oll ow t he movem ent s of t he pipe. We wer e very m uch surpr ised when the snake char mer suddenl y began t o play j az t unes and modern pop songs. The snake, however , conti nued t o 39。 m ay reveal somethi ng of value f air ly soon. Lesson56 Faster t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a r ace is held for old cars. A lot of car s ent er ed for t his r ace l ast year and t her e was a great deal of exci teme nt just befor e it began. One of t he most handsome cars was a Roll s Royce Si