【正文】 Your si st er wil l be her e in les t han an hour and we m ust be at the stati on to meet her. We are l ate alr eady. 39。Wher e have you been hidi ng ?39。A relati on of your s is i ng to see you. She wi l l be ar ri ving t hi s eveni ng and i ntends to stay f or a f ew days. The moment you leave this 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 f rom this pl ace. That i s al. 39。. Because the t ree was menti oned i n a newspaper, t he num ber of visit ors t o Fri nley has now i ncr eased. The t r e was pl ant ed near a chur ch fi ft y years ago, but it i s onl y i n r ecent years t hat i t has gai ned an e vil r eput at ion. It i s sai d that if anyone t ouches t he t ree, he wil l have bad l uck。 has been i nvent e d 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 i n a cave near t he seashor e where it i s sai d pi r at es used t o hi de gold. The pi r at es woul d oft en bury gol d in t he cave and t hen f ail t o col lect it. Arm ed wit h t he new m achi ne, a sear ch par t y went he di d not l i ke i t. She enj oyed her sel f m aki ng t he assi stant br i ng alm ost ever yt hi ng i n the wi ndow bef or e fi nal ly 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 lage of Fri nl ey i s sai d to possess a 39。 Lesson53 H ot snake 觸電的蛇 At last fi remen have put out a bi g for est fi r e in Cal if or ni a. Si nce t hen, t hey have been t r yi ng t o fi nd out how t he fi r e began. For est f ir e are of ten caused by br oken gl ass or by cigaret e ends which peopl e car elessl y t hr ow away. Yest er day t he f ir em en exami ned t he gr ound car ef ull y, but were not abl e t o fi nd any br oken glass. They wer e al so qui te sur e that a ci garet e end di d not st art t he fi re. This m or ning, however, a f ir em an acci dent al l y di scovered t he cause. He not iced t he r em ains of a snake whi ch was wound r ound t he el ect ri c wir es of a 16, 000 volt power l i ne. I n thi s way, he was able t o solve t he m yst ery. The expl anati on was sim pl e but ver y unusual . A bi r d had snatched up t he snake f r om t he gr ound and t hen dr opped it on t o t he wi r es. The snake t hen wound i tself r ound t he wi res. When it di d so, it sent sparks down t o t he gr ound and t hese im m edi at el y start ed a f ir e. Lesson54 Sti cky fi ngers 粘糊的手指 Aft er br eakf ast, I sent t he chi l dr en t o school and t hen I went t o mar ket. I t was st il l ear ly when I r etur ned hom e. The chi l dr en wer e at school, m y husband was at work and t he house was quiet. So I deci ded t o make som e tart s f or t ea. I n a shor t ti me I was busy mi xi ng but t er and fl our and m y hands wer e soon covered wi t h st icky past r y. At exactl y t hat m om ent , t he t el ephone r ang. Nothi ng coul d have been m or e annoying. I pi cked up t he r eceiver bet ween t wo st icky f inger s and was dismayed when I recogni zed t he voi ce of Mr s Bates. I t t ook m e ten mi nut es t o per suade her t o r ing back lat er . At last I hung up t he recei ver . What a mess! The r e was pastr y on m y fi nger s, on t he tel ephone, and on t he door knobs. I had no sooner got back to t he kit chen t han t he door bel r ang l oud enough t o wake t he dead. Thi s ti me i t was the post man and he wanted m e to si gn for a r egi st ered 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 alm ost cam e tr ue r ecent l y. A new machi ne cal l ed 39。You don39。Thi s is t he pret i est car pet I have ever seen,39。Wel l, i n t hat case, I pr ef er t o st ay on the bus, 39。We ar e goi ng back now, 39。l get off her e.39。 I sai d. 39。I t doesn39。 I f or got t o put you of f.39。Oh dear, 39。 Is t hi s Woodf ord Green ?39。Thi s i s as far as we go.39。l l have t o get off her e, 39。 answered t he conduct or. I sat i n t he f r ont of t he bus t o get a good vi ew of t he count r ysi de. Af ter som e ti me, the bus st opped. Looki ng r ound, I reali zed wit h a shock t hat I was t he onl y pasenger l ef t on t he bus. 39。 I39。t know wher e it i s.39。 I sai d t o the conduct or as I got on t he bus, 39。 I39。 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 wa s busy searching out t he hol e wher e t he t ooth had been. I suddenl y felt ver y worr ied, but could not say anyt hi ng. When the dent i st a t last r em oved the cott on wool fr om m y mouth, I was abl e t o tel him t hat he had pull ed out t he wr ong t oot h. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢(mèng)告終 Ti red of sleepi ng on t he fl oor , a young m an in Teher an saved up for year s t o buy a real bed. For the f ir st t im e in hi s li fe, he became t he proud owner of a bed whi ch had spr i ngs and a mat r ess. Because t he weat her was ver y hot, he car ri ed t he bed on t o t he roof of hi s house. He slept ver y wel f or the f ir st t wo ni ght s, but on the t hi r d ni ght, a st orm bl ew up. A gust of wind swept t he bed off t he r oof and sent it cr ashing i nt o t he cour tyar d bel ow. The young m an di d not wake up unt il t he bed had str uck t he gr ound. Alt hough t he bed was sm ashed t o pieces, t he m an was m ir acul ousl y unhur t. When he woke up, he was stil l on t he m at tr es. Gl anci ng at t he bi ts of wood and m et al t hat l ay ar ound him, t he m an sadl y picked up t he m at tr es and car ied i t int o hi s house. Aft er he had put it on t he fl oor, he pr om pt l y went t o sleep agai n. Lesson50 Taken f or a ride 乘車(chē)兜風(fēng) I love tr avel li ng i n t he count r y, but I don39。 345 for t he cost of