【正文】 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 ime then added, 39。 I answer ed. Lesson51 Reward f or virtue 對(duì)美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My f ri end, Herber t, has al ways been f at , but t hings got so bad r ecentl y that he decided t o go on a di et . He began hi s diet a week ago. Fir st of al , he wrot e out a long 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, potatoes, r ice, beer , m il k, chocol ate, and sweets. Yest er day I pai d him a vi si t. I rang t he bel l and was not sur pri sed to see that Herbert was sti l as fat as ever . He led me int o his r oom and hurr iedly hi d a l ar ge parcel under his desk. It was obvious t hat he was very embar rased. When I asked him what he was doi ng, he smi led guil ti ly and t hen put t he par cel on t he desk. He expl ai ned that hi s diet was so st ri ct that he had t o r ewar d himself occasi onal y. Then he showed me t he cont ent s of the pa rcel. I t contained f ive l arge 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。 said the conductor . 39。 39。I 39。t mat er, 39。 39。 sai d the conduct or suddenly. 39。 I asked. 39。 39。 the conductor said. 39。 You39。l l t el you where t o get of f, 39。t know wher e it i s. 39。 I said to t he conductor as I got on t he bus,39。 I39。 eggs and asked me whether my col lect ion was gr owing. He t hen asked me how m y brot her was and whether I li ked my new j ob in London. In answer to t hese quest ions I either nodded or made str ange noises. Meanwhi le, my t ongue was busy searching out t he hol e where t he tooth had been. I suddenl y fel t ver y worr ied, but could not say anyt hi ng. When the denti st at last r emoved the cott on wool fr om m y mouth, I was abl e to tel hi m t hat he had pull ed out t he wrong t oot h. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢(mèng)告終 Tir ed of sl eepi ng on the f loor , a young man i n Teher an saved up f or year s to buy a r eal be d. For t he fi rst ti me i n his l if e, he becam e the pr oud owner of a bed which had spri ngs and a mat tr es. Because the weather was very hot, he car ied t he bed on to t he roof of his house. He slept ver y wel l for the f ir st wo ni ght s, but on t he t hi r d night, a st or m bl ew up. A gust of wi nd swept t he bed off t he roof and sent it crashing i nt o t he court yard below. The young man did not wake up unti l the bed had st ruck t he ground. Al though the bed was smashed t o pieces, t he man was mi racul ousl y unhur t. When he woke up, he was sti l on t he matr es. Gl ancing at t he bi ts of wood and met al t hat l ay ar ound hi m, the m an sadly picked up the mat tr ess and car ri ed it i nto hi s house. Af t er 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 raveli ng in the count ry, but I don39。 345 for the cost of t he tr ip. The normal pri ce of a ti cket is amp。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。 I n t ime, al Sam39。 Two m ont hs later , some m or e money was sent t o Sam wi th anot her note:39。A t hief, yes, 39。but t hey di d not st eal anything.39。The str ap needs mending,39。dance39。t have too many hats,39。cl ock t hi s eveni ng. By t hat t i m e, t he Ast r a wi l l have been f l yi ng t hr ough space f o r sevent een hour s and wi l l have ci r cl ed t he ear t h a gr eat m any t i m es. When t he f i r st r adi o m essages have been r ecei ved, t he r esul t s of t he t r i p wi l l be announced i m m edi at el y. Lesson62 Af t er t he f i re 大火之后 Fi r em en had been f i ght i ng t he f or est f i r e f or near l y t hr ee weeks bef or e t hey coul d get i t under cont r ol . A shor t t i m e bef or e, gr eat t r ees had cover ed t he count r ysi de f or m i l es ar ound. Now, sm oke st i l l r ose up f r om t he war m gr ound scor nf ul l y, he told her t hat t he dr es was sold. The woman wal ked out of the shop angr il y and deci ded t o punish the assi stant next day. She r et urned to the shop the f ol lowi ng mor ning dressed i n a f ur coat, wi th a handbag in one hand and a l ong um br el a in t he other. Af ter seeki ng out t he rude asi st ant she asked for t he same dr es. Not reali zi ng who she was, t he asistant was eager to ser ve her t hi s ti me wi th gr eat di f icult y, he cl imbed i nt o t he shop wi ndow to get t he dr es . As soon as she saw i t, the wom an sai d s many ti es. 39。Your sister wi l be here i n l ess than an hour and we must be at t he st at ion t o meet her . We ar e lat e alr eady.39。Where have you been hi ding ?39。A r elati on of your s is i ng to see you. She wi l be ar ri vi ng thi s evening and i ntends to stay f or a few days. The moment you l eave t his t ent , you wi l l get a big sur pr ise. A wom an you know wel l wil l rush towar ds you. She wi l speak t o you and then she wi l l ead you away fr om t hi s place. That is al l.39。. Because t he tr e was m ent ioned in a newspaper , the number of vi si tor s to Fr inl ey has now increased. The tr ee was planted near a church f if ty year s ago, but i t is only in r ecent year s that it has gai ned an evi l r eput ati on. I t is sai d t hat i f anyone touches t he tr e