【正文】 i f he pi cks a l eaf , he wil l di e. Many vi l ager s bel i eve t hat t he t r e has alr eady cl ai med a num ber of vi ctim s. The vi car has been asked to have t he t r e cut down, but so f ar he has ref used. He has poi nt ed out t hat t he tr ee is a usef ul sour ce of in e as touri st s have been i ng fr om al part s of t he countr y t o see i t. I n spi te of al t hat has been sai d, t he t ouri st s have been pi cki ng l eaves and cut ti ng t heir names on t he tr ee tr unk. So f ar, not one of t hem has been str uck down by sudden deat h! Lesson59 In or out ？ 進(jìn)來還是出去？ Our dog, Rex, used to sit out si de our f r ont gat e and bark. Ever y t im e he want ed t o e i nt o the garden he woul d bar k unti l someone opened t he gat e. As t he nei ghbour s pl ained of t he noise, m y hus band spent weeks tr ai ning him t o pr ess his paw on t he l a。cursed tr ee39。The Reveal er39。t need bookcases at al l. You ca n sit here i n your spar e tim e and r ead t he car pet !39。 she sai d. She gazed at i t f or some t im e then added, 39。 I answer ed. Leson51 Reward f or vi rt ue 對美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My fr iend, 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 di et. He began his di et a wek ago. Fi rst of al l, he wr ote out a l ong l ist of al l t he f oods whi ch wer e f or bi dden. The li st i ncl uded m ost of t he t hings Her bert l oves: but ter, pot at oes, ri ce, beer , mi lk, chocolat e, and swe et s. Yester day I pai d hi m a vi si t. I r ang the bel and was not sur pr ised t o se t hat Her ber t was st il l as f at as ever. He l ed me i nto hi s r oom and hur ri edl y hi d a lar ge par cel under his desk. I t was obvi ous t hat he was ver y em bar r assed. When I asked hi m what he was doi ng, he sm il ed gui lt il y and then put t he parcel on t he desk. He explai ned t hat his di et was so str i ct t hat he had to r e war d hi msel f occasi onal l y. Then he showed m e t he contents of t he par cel. I t cont ai ned fi ve lar ge bar s 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 moved i nt 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 in or der . This has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To m ake m at er s wor se, t he r oom i s r at her smal , so I have t em por aril y put my books on t he f l oor. At the m om ent, t hey cover ever y i nch of f loor space and I act ual ly have t o walk on t hem t o get i n or out of t he 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 st ai rs. She went i nt o m y r oom and got a bi g sur pri se when she saw al t hose books on t he f l oor. 39。 sai d t he conduct or . 39。l l get of f her e. 39。 I sai d. 39。I t doesn39。 I for got t o put you of f.39。Oh dear ,39。 Is t hi s Woodf ord Green ?39。Thi s i s as far as we go.39。l l have t o get off her e, 39。 answer ed t he conduct or . I sat i n t he fr ont of t he bus t o get a good vi ew of t he countr ysi de. Af t er som e ti me, t he bus stopped. Looking r ound, I r eali zed wit h a shock t hat I was t he onl y passenger l eft on t he bus. 39。 I 39。 but I don39。m goi ng t o Woodf or d Gr een,39。t li ke losing m y way. I went on an excur si on r ecentl y, but my t ri p t ook m e l onger than I expected. 39。 As she wal ked away, I f ol l owe d her out of t he f ai r . Lesson61 Troubl e wi t h t he H ubbl e 哈勃望遠(yuǎn)鏡的困境 I n f ut ur e, ast r onaut s wi l l be r equi r ed t o descend f r om a spaceshi p whi l e i t i s st i l l i n space and t o r et ur n t o i t . The 某廣場室外景觀工程 施 工 組 織 設(shè) 計(jì) My denti st had j ust pul l ed out one of m y t eet h and had t ol d m e t o rest for a whi le. I tr ied t o say somet hi ng, but my m out h wa s f ul l of cot ton wool . He knew I col l ect ed bi rds39。 she asked i mpatientl y. 39。 As soon as I went outside, I for got al about Madam Bel insky because my wi fe hurr ied t owards me. 39。 if he picks a l eaf , he wil l di e. Many vil ager s bel ieve t hat the t ree has alr eady cl ai med a number of vi ctim s. The vi car has been asked t o have the t ree cut down, but so f ar he has r efused. He has point ed out t hat the t ree i s a usef ul source of i ne as t our ists have been ing f rom al l par ts of t he countr y t o se i t. I n spite of al l t hat has been said, t he touri st s have been picking leaves and cutti ng their names on t he tr e tr unk. So f ar, not one of t hem has been str uck down by sudden deat h! Lesson59 In or out ？ 進(jìn)來還是出去？ Our dog, Rex, used t o sit outside our fr ont gat e and bar k. Ever y ti me he wanted t o e i nt o t he gar den he woul d bark unt il s om eone opened the gate. As the neighbour s plained of t he noi se, my husband spent weeks tr aining hi m to pr ess his paw on the l at ch to let hi mself i n. Rex soon became an exper t at opening t he gat e. However, when I was going out shoppi ng last week, I not iced him in the garden near t he gat e. Thi s ti me he was barki ng so that someone would l et hi m out ! Si nce t hen, he has developed anot her bad habi t. As soon as he opens the gat e fr om t he out side, he es i nt o t he gar den and wai ts unti l the gate shuts. Then he si ts and bar ks unti l someone lets hi m out . Af t er t his he i mmediatel y let s himself i n and begins bar ki ng agai n. Yester day my husband r em oved t he gat e and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since. Leson60 The f uture 卜算未來 At a vil lage fair , I deci ded t o visi t a for tune tel ler cal led Madam Beli nsky. I went into her t ent and she t old m e to si t down. Af ter I had given her some m oney, she l ooked i nto a cr yst al bal and said: 39。cur sed tr e39。The Reveal er39。t need bookcases at al l. You can sit here i n