【正文】 The Reveal er39。t need bookcases at al l. You can sit here i n your spare t ime and read the carpet! 39。 she said. She gazed at it f or some t im e then added, 39。 I answered. Lesson51 Reward for virt ue 對(duì)美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My f r iend, Her ber t, has always been f at, but things got so bad r ecentl y t hat he deci ded to go on a di et. He began his diet a week ago. Fi rst of al l, he wr ote out a long l ist of al l the f oods whi ch were f orbi dden. The li st i ncl uded m ost of the t hings Herbert l oves: but ter , potat oes, ri ce, beer , mi lk, chocolate, and sweets. Yesterday I paid hi m a vi si t. I r ang the bel and was not surpr ised to see t hat Her ber t was st il l as f at as ever. He l ed me i nto hi s room and hur ri edl y hid a large parcel under his desk. I t was obvi ous t hat he was very em bar rassed. When I asked hi m what he was doing, he sm il ed gui lt il y and then put t he par cel on t he desk. He explaine d that his di et was so str ict that he had to r eward hi msel f occasi onal ly. Then he showed me the contents of the par cel. I t cont ai ned fi ve large bars of chocol at e and three bags of sweets! Leson52 A pret y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have just m oved i nto a new house and I have been worki 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 make mat er s wor se, the r oom i s rather smal , so I have tempor ar il y put my books on the f loor. At t he moment, they cover every inch of fl oor space and I actual y have t o wal k on them to get in or out of the r oom . A shor t whil e ago, my si st er hel ped me to car ry one of my old bookcases up the stair s. She went int o my room and got a big sur pr ise when she saw al those books on t he fl oor. 39。 sai d the conduct or . 39。l l get of f her e. 39。 I said. 39。 I t doesn39。 sai d t he conduct or suddenl y.39。 I asked. 39。 39。 the conductor sai d. 39。 You39。l t el you where t o get of f, 39。t know wher e it i s. 39。 I said t o t he conduct or as I got on t he bus,39。 I 39。 eggs and asked me whet her my col lecti on was growi ng. He then asked me how my br other was and whet her I l iked my new job i n London. I n answer to these questions I eit her nodded or made st range noi ses. Meanwhil e, my tongue was busy sear chi ng out the hole wher e the t oot h had been. I suddenly f elt ver y wor ri ed, but coul d not say anything. When t he denti st at l ast removed t he cot tonwool f rom my mout h, I was able t o t el l him that he had pul led out the wr ong tooth. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢告終 Ti red of sleeping on t he fl oor , a young man in Teheran saved up for year s to buy a real bed. For the f ir st t ime in hi s li fe, he became t he proud owner of a bed whi ch had spr ings and a mat ress. Because t he weat her was very hot , he ca r ri ed the bed on t o the r oof of hi s house. He sl ept very wel for t he fi rst two nights, but on t he thir d ni ght , a st orm blew up. A gust of wind swept the bed off t he roof and sent it cr ashing i nto t he cour t yar d below. The young man did not wake up unti l the bed had st ruck t he gr ound. Al though the bed was smashed t o piece s, t he m an was mi racul ousl y unhur t. When he woke up, he was sti l on the m at tr es. Glancing at the bi ts of wood and metal t hat lay ar ound hi m, the m an sadly pi cked up the mat tr ess and car ri ed it i nt o his house. Af ter he had put i t on the f loor , he pr omptl y went to sleep agai n. Lesson50 Taken f or a ride 乘車兜風(fēng) I love t ravel li ng in the count ry, but I don39。345 for t he cost of t he t r i p. The nor mal pri ce of a t icket is amp。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。 In ti me, al l Sam 39。 Two months lat er , som e more money was sent to Sam wit h anot her not e: 39。A thief , yes, 39。but t hey di d not st eal anyt hing.39。The str ap needs mendi ng, 39。dance39。t have too many hats,39。 39。The Reveal er 39。t need bookcases at al l. You can sit her e in your spar e tim e and r ead t he car pet !39。 she sai d. She gazed at it f or som e tim e t hen added, 39。 I answered. Lesson51 Reward for vi rt ue 對(duì)美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My f ri end, Her ber t, has al ways been f at, but thi ngs got so bad r ecentl y t hat he deci ded to go on a diet. He began his di et a week ago. Fi r st of al, he wrot e out a l ong li st of al t he foods which wer e f or bidden. The l ist included most of t he thi ngs Her ber t loves: butt er , pot atoes, r ice, beer, m il k, chocol at e, and sweets. Yest er day I pai d him a vi si t. I r ang t he bel l and was not surpri sed to see t hat Her bert was sti l as f at as ever . He l ed m e i nt o hi s r oom and hurr i edl y hid a l ar ge par cel under his desk. I t was obvi ous t hat he was ver y em bar r assed. When I aske d 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 explai ned t hat hi s di et was so st ri ct t hat he had t o rewar d himself occasi onal y. Then he showed m e t he cont ent s of t he par cel . It contai ned f ive l ar ge bars of chocol ate and t hr ee bags of sweet s! 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 worki ng har d al m or ni ng. I have been t r yi ng t o get m y new r oom i n or der. This has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To m ake m at t er s worse, the r oom i s rat her sm al l, so I have tem por ar il y put m y books on t he fl oor. At t he m om ent, t hey cover every i nch of fl oor space and I actual y have t o wal k on t hem to get i n or out of the 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 the stair s. She went i nt o m y room and got a bi g sur pri se when she saw al t hose books on t he fl oor. 39。 sai d the conduct or . 39。 39。 I said. 39。I t doesn39。 I f or got t o put you off