【正文】 t need bookcases at al . You can si t her e i n your spare t im e and read t he car pet !39。 she said. She gazed at i t f or some t im e t hen added, 39。 I answered. Lesson51 Reward for vi rt ue 對美德的獎賞 My f ri end, Her ber t, has al ways been f at, but t hi ngs got so bad r ecentl y t hat he deci ded to go on a di et. He began his di et a wek ago. Fi rst of al l, he wr ote out a l ong l i st 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 lk, chocol at 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 se t hat Her ber t was st il l as fat as ever. He led m e i nt o hi s r oom and hur ri edl y hi d a l ar ge par cel under hi s desk. It was obvi ous t hat he was ver y embar ased. When I asked him what he was doi ng, he smi led guil ti l y and t hen put t he par cel on t he desk. He expl ained t hat his di et was so str ict t hat he had to 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 ai ned f ive l ar ge bar s of chocol at e and t hr e bags of swet s! Leson52 A pret y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have just m oved i nt o a new house and I have been wor king har d al l m or ni ng. I have been t r yi ng t o get m y new r oom in or der . This has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To m ake m at er s wor se, t he r oom i s r at her smal , so I have t em por aril y put my books on t he f l oor . At the m om ent, t hey cover ever y i nch of f loor space and I act ual ly have t o walk on t hem t o get i n or out of t he 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 old 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 l t hose books on t he f l oor . 39。 sai d the conduct or . 39。 39。I 39。t m at ter, 39。 39。 sai d t he conduct or suddenl y. 39。 I asked. 39。 39。 the conduct or said. 39。 You39。l l t el l you where t o get of f, 39。 39。 but I don39。m goi ng t o Woodf or d Gr en, 39。t li ke l osing m y way. I went on an excursion r ecentl y, but m y tr ip t ook me l onger t han I expect ed. 39。cl ock this evening. By that ti me, the Astr a wi l have been f lyi ng thr ough space f or seventeen hour s and wil l ha ve cir cled t he ear th a gr eat m any t im es. When t he fi rst radio mesages have been r ecei ved, the r esul ts of the t ri p wi l be announced immedi ately. Leson62 Af ter t he fi re 大火之后 Fir emen had been f ight ing t he forest fi re f or near ly t hree weeks bef ore t hey coul d get i t under cont r ol . A shor t ti me befor e, gr eat t rees had covered t he countr ysi de for mi les ar ound. Now, sm oke st il l r ose up fr om t he warm ground over the desol at e hil ls. Wi nt er was i ng on and the hi l s thr eatened t he sur roundi ng vil lages wit h dest ructi on, f or heavy rai n would not only wash away t he soi l but would cause ser ious fl oods as wel l. When t he fi re had at last been put out , the f orest author it ies ordered sever al tons of a special type of grass seed whi ch would gr ow quickly. The sed was sprayed over t he ground in huge quant it ies by aeroplanes. The planes had been pl ant ing sed f or near ly a month when i t began to rain. By t hen, however , in m any pl aces t he gr as had alr eady taken root. I n place of the gr eat tr ees whi ch had been gr owing t her e f or centur ies, patches of gr een had begun to appear i n t he bl ackened soi l. Leson63 She was not am used 她并不覺得好笑 Geoff rey Ham pden has a l ar ge cir cl e of fr iends and is very popular at par ti es. Ever ybody admi res hi m f or his f ine sense of humoreverybody, t hat i s, except his si x year old daughter, Jenny. Recentl y, one of Geof fr ey39。Your sist er wi l be here i n l ess t han an hour and we must be at t he st ati on to m et her. We ar e l at e alr eady.39。Whe r e have you been hiding ?39。A r el ati on of your s is ing to see you. She wi l be ar ivi ng thi s evening and i nt ends t o stay f or a few days. The m oment you l eave t hi s tent , you wi l get a big surpr ise. A woman you know wel l wil l rush t owar ds you. She wi l speak t o you and then she wil l lead you away fr om t his place. That is al l. 39。. Because the t ree was menti oned i n a newspaper, t he num ber of visit ors t o Fr inley has now i ncr eased. The t ree was pl ant ed near a chur ch f if ty years ago, but it i s only i n r ecent years t hat i t has gained an evil r eputat ion. It i s said that if anyone t ouches the t ree, he wil l have bad luck。 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 where it i s sai d pir at es used to hide gold. The pir at es would of ten bury gol d in the cave and t hen fail t o coll ect it . Arm ed wit h t he new machi ne, a sear ch part y went he di d not li ke it. She enjoyed her sel f making t he assistant bri ng al most everyt hing i n the wi ndow befor e fi nal ly buying the dre ss she had f ir st asked for . Lesson58 A blessi ng in disgui se? 是因禍得福嗎？ The t iny vil lage of Fri nley i s said to possess a 39。 Lesson53 Hot snake 觸電的蛇 At last f i remen have put out a big f orest fi re i n Cali for nia. Since then, they have been tr ying t o f ind out how the f ir e began. Forest fi re ar e oft en caused by br oken gl as or by ciga r et te ends which people carelessl y t hr ow away. Yest erday the f ir emen exam ined the gr ound car ef ull y, but were not able t o f ind any broken glass. They were al so qui te sure that a ci gar et e end di d not st art the f i re. Thi s mor ning, however, a f ir eman acidental ly di scover ed the cause. He noti ced the r em ai ns of a snake which was wound r ound the electr ic wi r es of a 16,000 vol t power l ine. I n t his way, he was abl e to sol ve the myster y.