【正文】 clock t hi s evening. By t hat t ime, t he Ast ra wil l have been fl ying t hr ough space for seventeen hours and wi l have ci rcl ed the eart h a great many ti mes. When the f ir st r adi o messages have been received, t he results of t he tr ip wil l be announced i mmediatel y. Lesson62 Af ter t he f ire 大火之后 Fi remen had been fi ght ing t he for est f ir e for nearl y thr e weeks befor e they could get it under contr ol . A short t ime bef or e, gr eat t rees had covered t he count ryside f or m il es ar ound. Now, smoke st il l rose up fr om the war m gr ound over the desol at e hil ls. Wi nter was ing on and t he hi l s thr eat ened t he sur rounding vil lages wit h dest ructi on, f or heavy r ai n would not only wash away t he soi l but 。Your si ster wil l be her e in less than an hour and we must be at the stat ion t o meet her . We are late al ready. 39。Wher e have you been hi di ng ?39。A r elati on of your s is i ng to see you. She wi l be ar ivi ng thi s evening and i nt ends t o stay f or a few days. The m oment you l eave t his tent , you wi l get a big surpr ise. A wom an you know wel l wi l l r ush towards you. She wil l speak to you and t hen she wi l l ead you away f rom thi s pl ace. That i s al .39。. Because t he tr ee was mentioned i n a newspaper, the number of visit or s t o Fri nley has now incr eased. The t ree was planted near a chur ch fi ft y year s ago, but it is onl y in recent year s t hat it has gained an evi l reputati on. I t is said t hat i f anyone touches t he tr ee, he wi l have bad luck。 has been invent ed and it has been used to detect gol d whi ch has been bur ied i n t he gr ound. The m achine was used in a cave near t he seashor e where i t i s sai d pir at es used t o hide gold. The pir ates would of ten bury gol d i n the cave and then fai l t o coll ect it . Ar med wit h t he new machi ne, a search part y went he di d not li ke it . She enjoyed herself making t he asistant bri ng almost ever yt hing i n the wi ndow befor e fi nal ly buyi ng the dres s she had f ir st asked for . Lesson58 A blessi ng in disguise? 是因禍得福嗎？ The ti ny vil lage of Fr inl ey is said t o posses a 39。 Lesson53 Hot snake 觸電的蛇 At l ast f ir em en have put out a bi g f or est f ir e in Cal if orni a. Si nce t hen, they have been t ryi ng to fi nd out how t he fi re began. For est f ir e ar e of ten caused by broken glass or by ci gare t e ends whi ch peopl e car el esly thr ow away. Yester day the f ir emen exami ned t he ground careful ly, but wer e not abl e t o fi nd any broken glass. They were al so qui te sure that a ci gar et e end di d not st art the f ir e. Thi s mor ni ng, however, a f ir em an acidental ly di scover ed the cause. He noti ced the r em ai ns of a snake which was wound r ound the electr ic wi r es of a 16,000vol t power l ine. I n t hi s way, he was abl e to solve t he mystery. The explanat ion was sim ple but ver y unusual. A bir d had snatched up the snake fr om t he ground and then dropped it on t o the wi r es. The snake t hen wound i tself r ound t he wi res. When it did so, it sent sparks down t o the gr ound and t hese i mmediatel y st art ed a fi re. Leson54 Sti cky fi ngers 粘糊的手指 Af ter br eakfast, I sent t he chi ldren t o school and then I went to m ar ket. It was sti l earl y when I r et urned home. The chil dren wer e at school , my husband was at wor k and the house was quiet . So I decided t o make som e tar ts f or tea. I n a short t ime I was busy mi xing butt er and f lour and my hands were soon covered wi t h sticky past ry. At exact ly t hat moment , the t el ephone r ang. Nothi ng coul d have been mor e annoying. I picked up the r eceiver between t wo st i cky f ingers and was dismayed when I r ecognized the voice of Mr s Bates. It t ook m e ten m inutes to per suade her to r ing back lat er . At last I hung up t he receiver. What a m ess! Ther e was past ry on m y f inger s, on the tel ephone, and on t he door knobs. I had no sooner got back to the kit chen t han the door bel l rang loud enough to wake t he dead. This t ime it was the postman and he wanted m e to si gn for a r egi stered l et ter ! Leson55 Not a gold mi ne 并非金礦 Dr eam s of fi ndi ng lost tr easure alm ost came t rue r ecentl y. A new machine cal ed 39。You don39。This i s the pr et ti est carpet I have ever seen, 39。Wel l, in that case, I pr ef er to stay on t he bus, 39。We ar e goi ng back now, 39。l get off here.39。 I said. 39。I t doesn39。 I f ot to put you off .39。Oh dear, 39。 I s t hi s Woodf or d Gr een ?39。This i s as far as we go.39。l l have to get of f her e, 39。 answered t he conduct or. I sat i n the f ront of the bus to get a good view of the count ryside. Aft er some t ime, t he bus st opped. Looking round, I r eal ize d wi th a shock that I was the only passenger l eft on t he bus. 39。 I 39。 but I don39。m going t o Woodf or d Gr een, 39。t l ike l osi ng my way. I went on an excursion r ecentl y, but my tr ip t ook me l onger than I expected. 39。230 ! Lesson47 A thi rst y ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publ ic house which was r ecentl y bought by Mr Ian Thompson is up f or sale. Mr Thompson is goi ng to sel i t because i t is haunt ed. He told me that he coul d not go to sl ep one night because he heard a st r ange noise ing f r om t he bar . The next morni ng, he f ound that he door s had been bl ocked by chair s and t he fur nit ur e had been m oved. Though Mr Thompson had t urned the l ights of f bef ore he went t o bed, t hey wer e on i n the m or ning. He also said t hat he had f ound f ive empt y whisky bott les whi ch the ghost must have dr unk the night bef ore. When I suggested t hat some vil lagers m ust have e in f or a fr ee dri nk, Mr Thom pson shook hi s head. The vil lager s have told hi m that they wil l not accept the i nn even if he gives it away. Lesson48 Di d you want t o t el l me somethi ng? 你想對我說什么嗎？ Dent i