【正文】 A 。. 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 recent years t hat i t has gained an evil r eputat ion. It is said that if anyone t ouches the t ree, he wil l have bad luck。 has been i nvent 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 i t 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 dress 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。 Leson53 Hot snake 觸電的蛇 At last fi remen have put out a big for est fi re in Cal if or nia. Since then, they have been t rying t o f ind out how t he fi re began. Forest fi re ar e oft en caused by broken glas or by ci gar et te ends whi ch people carel essly t hrow away. Yesterday t he fi remen examined t he gr ound car ef ull y, but were not able t o f ind any broken glass. They wer e al so qui te sur e that a cigaret e end did not start t he fi re. This mor ning, however, a f ir eman aci dent al ly di scovered t he cause. He not iced the r emai ns of a snake whi ch was wound r ound the electr ic wir es of a 16, 000 vol t power l ine. In t his way, he was abl e to sol ve the myster y. The explanat ion was si mple but ver y unusual. A bir d had snat ched up t he snake fr om t he ground and then dr opped i t on t o t he wir es. The snake t hen wound itself r ound the wi res. When it di d so, i t sent spar ks down to the ground and these im medi ately st ar ted a fi re. Lesson54 St icky f ingers 粘糊的手指 Af ter breakf ast , I sent the chil dren t o school and t hen I went t o mar ket . I t was stil l ear ly when I retur ned home. The chil dr en were at school , m y husband was at work and t he house was quiet. So I decided to make some tart s for t ea. I n a shor t ti me I was busy mixi ng but ter and fl our and m y hands wer e soon covered wi th st icky past ry. At exactl y t hat moment, t he telephone rang. Not hing could have been more annoyi ng. I pi cked up t he receiver bet ween two st icky fi nger s and was dismayed when I r ecognized t he voi ce of Mr s Bat es. I t took me t en mi nut es to persuade her t o ri ng back l ater. At l ast I hung up the r ecei ver . What a mes! There was pastr y on my f ingers, on the t elephone, and on the door knobs. I had no sooner got back t o t he ki tchen than t he door bel r ang l oud enough t o wake the dead. Thi s ti me it was t he post man and he want ed me t o sign f or a register ed let er ! Lesson55 Not a gol d m ine 并非金礦 Dreams of f inding l ost tr easur e al most came t r ue recent ly. A new machi ne cal led 39。You don39。Thi s is the pret tiest car pet I have ever sen,39。Wel , i n t hat case, I pr efer t o st ay on the bus,39。We ar e going back now,39。l l get of f her e.39。 I sai d. 39。I t doesn39。 I f or got t o put you of f .39。Oh dear, 39。 I s thi s Woodfor d Gr en ?39。Thi s is as f ar as we go. 39。l have to get off here, 39。 answer ed the conduct or. I sat in the f ront of the bus to get a good view of t he countr ysi de. Af t er some t ime, the bus stopped. Looking r ound, I r eali zed wit h a shock t hat I was t he only pasenger l ef t on the bus. 39。 I39。t know where it is.39。 I said t o the conduct or as I got on the bus,39。 I 39。 eggs and asked m e whether my coll ect ion was growi ng. He then asked m e how my br other was and whet her I l iked my new job i n London. I n answer t o these questi ons I ei ther nodded or made st range noises. Meanwhi l e, m y tongue was busy searching out the hole wher e the t ooth had been. I suddenly f elt very wor r ied, but coul d not sa y anything. When t he dent ist at l ast r em oved t he cot tonwool f rom my m out h, I was abl e to t el him that he had pul led out the wr ong tooth. Leson49 The end of a dream 美夢告終 Tir ed of sl eping on t he f loor, a young man i n Teher an saved up for years t o buy a r eal bed. For the f ir st im e in hi s li fe, he became t he proud owner of a bed which had spr ings and a mat tr ess. Because t he weather was ver y hot, he car ri ed the bed on t o the r oof of hi s house. He slept ver y wel f or t he fi rst two nights, but on t he thi rd ni ght , a s torm blew up. A gust of wi nd swept the bed of f the r oof and sent i t cr ashing into the cour tyar d bel ow. The young m an di d not wake up unt il t he bed had str uck the gr ound. Alt hough t he bed was sm ashed to pi eces, the man was m ir aculously unhurt . When he woke up, he was st il l on the mat ress. Gl anci ng at he bit s of wood and m etal that lay around him , t he man sadl y picked up t he matr es a nd car ied i t into his house. Af ter he had put it on t he fl oor , he prompt ly went to sl eep agai n. Lesson50 Taken f or a ride 乘車兜風 I love tr avel li ng in t he count ry, but I don39。 345 for t he cost of t he tr ip. The normal pr ice of a ti cket is amp。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。 In ti me, al l Sam39。 Two months lat er , some more m oney was sent t o 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。 As she wal ked away, I f ol lowed her out of t he fai r. Lesson61 Troubl e wit h t he Hubble 哈勃望遠鏡的困境 In futur e, astr onaut s wil l be requir ed to descend f rom a spaceship whil e it i s st il l in space and t o r et urn t o i t. The abi li ty to do t his wi l be necessar y i n fut ur e f li ght s to di st ant pl as. Scienti st s ar e now t r yi ng to di scover if t hi s is possi ble. The spa