【正文】 The Reveal er39。t need bookcases at al . You can si t her e i n your spar e ti me and r ead t he car pet !39。 she s ai d. She gazed at i t for som e ti me t hen added, 39。 I answer ed. Leson51 Reward for vi rt ue 對(duì)美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My fr iend, Her ber t, has al ways been fat, but thi ngs got so bad recent ly t hat he decided t o go on a di et. He began hi s di et a week ago. Fir st of al , he wr ot e out a long li st of al t he f oods whi ch were f orbi dden. The l i st i ncl uded m ost of the t hi ngs Herbert l oves: but ter, pot at oes, ri ce, beer , mi lk, chocolat e, and sweet s. Yester day I pai d hi m a visit . I rang t he bel and was not sur pri sed t o see t hat Her bert was sti l as f at as ever . He l ed m e i nt o his r oom and hurr iedl y hi d a l arge parcel 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 t hen put the parcel on the desk. He expl ai ned t hat hi s di et was so st ri ct t hat he had t o r ewar d hi msel f occasional l y. Then he showed m e t he cont ents of t he par cel . It cont ained fi ve l ar ge bar s of chocolat e and t hree bags of sweets! Lesson52 A pret t y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have j ust m oved i nt o a new house and I have been wor ki 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 m ake m at er s wor se, t he r oom i s rat her sm al , so I have t em por ar il y put m y books on the f loor. At t he moment, t hey cover ever y inch of fl oor space and I act ual y have t o wal k on t hem t o get i n or out of t he r oom . A short whil e ago, m y sister hel ped me t o car r y one of m y ol d bookcases up t he 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。 39。I 39。t mat er,39。 39。 said t he conductor suddenly.39。 I asked. 39。 39。 t he conduct or sai d. 39。s cl osest fr iends asked him to make a speech at a weddi ng recept ion. Thi s i s the sort of t hi ng that Geoff rey l oves. He prepared t he speech car ef ull y and went t o t he weddi ng wit h Jenny. He had incl uded a l arge number of f unny st ori es i n t he speech and, of cour se, it was a gr eat succes. As soon as he had f ini shed, Jenny tol d him she want ed to go home. Geoff rey was a li tl e dis appoi nted by t hi s but he di d as his daught er asked. On the way home, he asked Jenny i f she had enjoyed the speech. To his surpr ise, she sai d she hadn39。 As she wal ked away, I fol lowed her out of the f air . Lesson61 Trouble wi t h the Hubble 哈勃望遠(yuǎn)鏡的困境 I n f utur e, ast ronauts wi l be r equi red t o descend fr om a spaceship whi le it is st il i n space and to retur n t o it . The abi l i t y to do t his wi l be necessar y i n fut ure f li ght s to distant pl a s. Scienti st s are now tr yi ng to discover if t his i s possible. The spaceshi p Astr a which l ef t the eart h a short ti me ago, wil l be tr avel ing t hree hundred mi les i nt o space. At a cer tai n poi nt, t he Ast ra wil l st op for a short ti me and an astr onaut wil l at tempt t o leave the stat ionar y spaceshi p and then r eturn to i t. We shal l not know whether the exper im ent has been successf ul unt il we have r eceived a r adi o message. The fi rst mesage is expect ed to ar ri ve at 7 o39。 she asked im pat ientl y. 39。 As soon as I went out side, I f ot al about Madam Bel li nsky because my wif e hurr ied t owar ds me. 39。 if he pi cks a l eaf , he wil l die. Many vil lagers beli eve t hat t he tr e has alr eady cl aimed a number of victi ms. The vi car has been asked to have the t ree cut down, but so far he has refused. He has point ed out t hat t he tr e is a usef ul sour ce of i ne as t ouri st s have been ing f rom al part s of the count ry t o see it . I n spit e of al l that has been sai d, t he t our i st shave been pi cki ng leaves and cutt ing t hei r nam es on the t reet runk. So far , not one of them has been st ruck down by sudden death! Leson59 In or out ？ 進(jìn)來(lái)還是出去？ Our dog, Rex, used to si t out si de our f ront gate and bark. Ever y t ime he want ed to e into the garden he would bar k unti l s omeone opened the gate. As t he nei ghbours pl ai ned of the noise, m y husband spent weeks t rai ni ng him to pres hi s paw on t he latch t o let him sel f i n. Rex soon becam e an expert at openi ng the gate. However , when I was goi ng out shopping l ast week, I noti ced hi m i n t he gar den near the gate. This t ime he was bar king so that som eone woul d let him out ! Si nce then, he has devel oped another bad habit . As soon as he opens the gate f rom the outsi de, he es into the garden and wait s unt il t he gat e shut s. Then he sit s and bar ks unt il som eone l et s him out. Af ter thi s he imm edi ately l ets him sel f in and begins bar king again. Yest erday my husband r emoved the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen hi m si nce. Leson60 The fut ure 卜算未來(lái) At a vi l age fair , I decided t o visit a f ort une tel er cal led Madam Bel li nsky. I went i nto her tent 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 sai d: 39。cur sed t ree39。The Revealer 39。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 im e then added, 39。 I answer ed. Leson51 Reward f or vi rtue 對(duì)美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My fr iend, Herbert , has always been fat , but thi ngs got so bad recent ly t hat he decided to go on a diet. He began his di et a week ago. Fir st of al , he wr ote out a l ong li st of al t he f oods which wer e for bidden. The l ist included most of t he things Her ber t loves: butt er , pot atoes, r ice, beer, mi lk, chocolat e, and sweet s. Yester day I paid him a visit . I rang the bel and wa