【正文】 t have t oo m any hats,39。 39。The Reveal er 39。t need bookcases at al l. You can sit here i n your spare t im e 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 對美德的獎賞 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 smil ed gui lt il y and then put t he par cel on t he desk. He explained that his di et was so str ict that he had to r eward hi m sel f occasi onal y. Then he showed me t he cont ent s of the parcel. It contained f ive l ar ge bars of chocolat 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 be en tr ying t o get m y new r oom i n order. Thi s has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To make mat er s wor se, the r oom i s rat her 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, m y si ster 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 sai d. 39。 I t doe sn39。 sai d t he conduct or suddenl y.39。 I asked. 39。Thi s is as f ar as we go. 39。l l have t o get of f her e, 39。 answer ed the conductor . I sat in t he fr ont of t he bus t o get a good vi ew of the countr ysi de. Af ter som e ti me, the bus stopped. Looki ng r ound, I reali zed wi th a shock t hat I was t he onl y passenger lef t on the bus. 39。 I39。t know where i t is.39。 I sai d to the conductor as I got on the bus, 39。 I39。 eggs and asked m e whet her m y coll ecti on 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 eit her nodded or made st range noises. Meanwhil e, my tongue was busy sear ching out the hole wher e the t oot h had been. I suddenly f elt very wor ri ed, but coul d not say anything. When t he dent ist at l ast removed t he cot tonwool f rom my m out h, I was able to t el l him that he had pul led out the wr ong tooth. Leson49 The end of a dream 美夢告終 Tir ed of sleeping on t he fl oor, a young man in Teher an saved up for year s t o 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 ver y hot, he car ri ed the bed on t o the r oof of hi s house. He sl ept very wel f or t he fi rst two nights, but on t he thi rd ni ght , a st orm bl ew up. A gust of wind swept the bed off t he roof and sent it cr ashing i nto t he cour tyard bel ow. The young man di d not wake up unt il t he bed had str uck the ground. Alt hough t he bed was sm ashed to pi eces, t he man was m ir aculously unhurt . When he woke up, he was st il on t he mat ress. Gl anci ng at he bit s of wood and m et al that l ay around him , t he man sadl y picked up the m at tr es and car ied i t into hi s house. Aft er he had put it on t he fl oor , he prompt ly went to sl eep again. Leson50 Taken for a ri de 乘車兜風 I l ove tr avel ing i n t he countr y, but I don39。345 f or t he cost of the t ri p. The nor mal pr ice of a t icket i s 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 did not st eal anything. 39。The str ap needs mending,39。dance39。t have too m any hat s, 39。 39。The Reveal er 39。t need bookcases at al . You can si t her e i n your spare t im e and read t he car pet !39。 she sai d. She gazed at i t for som e ti me t hen added, 39。 I answered. Lesson51 Reward for vi rt ue 對美德的獎賞 My f ri end, Her ber t, has al ways been f at, but t hi ngs got so bad r ecentl y t hat he deci ded to go on a di et. He began his di et a wek ago. Fi rst of al l, he wr ote out a l ong l i st of al l t he f oods whi ch wer e for bi dden. The li st i ncl uded m ost of t he t hi ngs Her ber t l oves: butt er , pot at oes, r ice, beer, mi l k, chocol at e, and sweet s. Yest er day I pai d him a visit . I rang t he bel and was not sur pri sed t o see that Her bert was sti l as f at as ever . He l ed m e i nt o his r oom and hurr iedly hi d a l ar ge parcel under hi s desk. It was obvi ous t hat he was very em bar rassed. When I asked him what he was doi ng, he smi l ed guil ti l y and t hen put t he par cel on t he desk. He expl ained t hat his di et was so str ict t hat he had t o r ewar d hi msel f occasional l 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 at e and thr e bags of sweet s! Leson52 A pret y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have j ust m oved int o a new house and I have been wor ki ng har d al l mor 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 make mat ers wor se, t he room i s r at her sm al , s o I have t em porari l y put m y books on t he fl oor . At t he m om ent , they cover ever y i nch of f l oor space and I act ual y have t o wal k on t hem to get i n or out of t he r oom . A short whi le ago, m y si