【正文】 Leson53 Hot snake 觸電的蛇 At l ast fi remen have put out a bi g f。You don39。Thi s i s the pre t ti est car pet I have ever seen, 39。Wel l, in that case, I pr ef er to stay on the bus, 39。 We ar e goi ng back now, 39。I 39。t mat ter, 39。 I fot to put you of f. 39。Oh dear ,39。 Is t his Woodf ord Gr een ?39。This i s as far as we go.39。l l have t o get of f her e,39。 answered t he conductor . I sat i n t he fr ont of t he bus t o get a good vi ew of the countr yside. Af ter som e ti me, the bus st opped. Looki ng round, I r ealized wi th a shock that I was the only passenger left on t he bus. 39。 I 39。t know wher e i t i s.39。 I said to t he conductor as I got on t he bus, 39。 I39。 eggs and asked me whet her my collecti 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 ans wer 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 abl e t o tel l hi m t hat he had pull ed out t he wr ong t ooth. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢告終 Ti red of sleepi ng on t he fl oor , a young m an in Teheran saved up f or year s to buy a real bed. For t he fi rst ti me i n his l if e, he became the pr oud owner of a bed whi ch had spri ngs and a mat ress. Because the weat her was very hot , he car ied t he bed on to the r oof of his house. He sl ept very wel l for the f ir st two ni ght s, but on the t hir d night, a st or m bl ew up. A gust of wi nd swept t he bed off t he roof a nd sent it crashing i nt o t he cour tyard 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 raculousl y unhur t. When he woke up, he was sti l on t he mat res. Gl ancing at t he bi ts of wood and met al t hat l ay ar ound hi m, t he 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 I love t raveli ng in the count ry, but I don39。345 f or the cost of the t ri 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 another not e: 39。A thi ef , yes, 39。but they di d not st eal anyt hi ng. 39。The st rap needs m endi ng, 39。dance39。t have too m any hat s, 39。 39。The Revealer39。 I sai d. 39。 39。 my wi f e answered.39。You needn39。t need, 39。 We m ust n39。. Because t he tr ee was m enti oned i n a newspaper, t he num ber of visit or s t o Fri nley has now i ncr eased. The t ree was pl ant ed near a chur ch fi ft y year s ago, but it i s onl y i n recent years t hat it has gained an evi l r eputat ion. It is said that i f anyone t ouches the t ree, he wi l l have bad luck。 has been i nvented and it has been used t o det ect gol d which has been buri ed i n the gr ound. The m achi ne was used i n a cave near t he seashore wher e it i s sai dpi rat es used to hi de gol d. The pi rat es woul d oft en bur y gol d i n t he cave and t hen f ail t o col lect i t. Ar m ed wi t h the new m achi ne, a sear ch par t y went he di d not l ike i t. She enj oyed her self m aki ng t he assi st ant br i ng alm ost everyt hi ng in t he wi ndow bef ore f i nal y buying t he dr es she had fi r st asked f or. Leson58 A bl esi ng i n di sgui se? 是因禍得福嗎？ The ti ny vil age of Fr i nl ey is said t o possess a 39。 Leson53 H ot snake 觸電的蛇 At l ast fi remen have put out a bi g for est fi r e in Cal if or ni a. Si nce t hen, they have been t ryi ng t o f i nd out how t he fi re began. For est fi r e ar e oft en caused by br oken glass or by ci gar et e ends whi ch peopl e car el es l y t hr ow away. Yester day t he fi r em en exam i ned t he ground car ef ul y, but wer e not abl e to f i nd any br oken gl ass. They wer e also quit e sur e t hat a ci gar et te end di d not st ar t he fi r e. Thi s m orni ng, however , a fi reman acci dent al y discover ed t he cause. He not i ced t he remai ns of a snake whi ch was wound r ound t he el ect ri c wi res of a 16, 000volt power li ne. I n t hi s way, he was abl e t o solve t he m yst ery. The expl anati on was sim pl e but ver y unusual . A bir d had snat ched up t he snake f rom t he gr ound and t hen dr opped i t on t o t he wi res. The snake then wound it sel f r ound t he wir es. When i t di d so, i t sent spar ks down t o t he gr ound and t hese imm edi atel y st ar t ed a fi re. Lesson54 St i cky f i ngers 粘糊的手指 Af ter breakfast , I sent t he chil dren t o school and t hen I went t o m ar ket . It was sti l earl y when I r et ur ned hom e. The chil dren wer e at school , m y husband was at wor k and t he house was qui et . So I dec i ded t o m ake som e t ar ts f or tea. I n a short t im e I was busy mi xing butt er and f l our and my hands were soon cover ed wit h sti cky pastr y. At exact l y that m oment, t he t elephone r ang. Not hi ng coul d have been m or e annoyi ng. I pi cked up t he recei ver bet wen t wo sti cky fi nger s and was di sm ayed when I r ecogni zed t he voi ce of Mr s Bat es. I t ook me t en mi nut es t o persuade her t o ri ng back l ater. At l ast I hung up t he r ecei ver . What a mess! There was pastr y on m y fi nger s, on t he telephone, 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 tim e it was t he postm an and he want ed me t o sign f or a r egist er ed let er ! Lesson55 Not a gol d mi ne 并非金礦 Dr eams of fi nding l ost t reasur e al m ost cam e t r ue recent ly. A new m achi ne cal ed 39。You don39。Thi s is t he pret iest car pet I have ever sen,39。Wel , i n t hat case, I pr ef er t o st ay on t he bu