【正文】 230 ! Lesson47 A t hi rst y ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publ ic house which was r ecentl y bought by Mr Ian Thom pson is up f or sal e. Mr Thom pson i s goi ng to sel i t because i t i s haunt ed. He t ol d m e t hat he coul d not go to sl ep one ni ght because he hear d a st r ange noise i ng f r om t he bar . The next mor ni ng, he f ound that he door s had been bl ocked by chai r s and t he f ur nit ur e had been m oved. Though Mr Thom pson had t urned t he l i ght s of f befor e he went t o bed, t hey wer e on i n t he m orni ng. He al so sai d t hat he had f ound fi ve em pt y whi sky bott l es whi ch the ghost m ust have d。 l eson46 Expensi ve and unf ort abl e 既昂貴又受罪 When a pl ane fr om London ar i ved at Sydney air port, wor kers began to unl oad a num ber of wooden boxes which contai ned cl ot hi ng. No one coul d account f or t he f act t hat one of t he boxes was ext remel y heavy. I t suddenly occur r ed to one of t he wor kers t o open up the box. He was ast oni shed at what he found. A man was l yi ng i n t he box on t op of a pil e of wool l en goods. He was so sur pr ised at bei ng di scover ed t hat he di d not even tr y t o r un awa y. Af ter he was ar est ed, t he m an adm it ed hi di ng in t he box bef ore t he plane l ef t London. He had had a l ong and un fort abl e t ri p, f or he had been conf i ned t o t he wooden box f or over t en hours. The m an was or der ed t o pay amp。s m oney was pai d back i n t hi s way. The l ast not e sai d:39。 Onl y 25 per cent a t hi ef now!39。but onl y 5o per cent a t hief! 39。 Leson45 A cl ear consci ence 問心無愧 The whol e vil l age soon lear nt t hat a l ar ge sum of money had been l ost. Sam Bent on, t he l ocal but cher, had l ost his wal l et whil e t aki ng hi s savi ngs t o t he post off i ce. Sam was sure t hat t he wal et m ust have been f ound by one of t he vi l ager s, but it was not ret ur ned t o him . Three m ont hs passed, and t hen one m or ni ng, Sam f ound hi s wal et out si de his f r ont door . It had been wr apped up i n newspaper and it cont ained hal f t he m oney he had l ost, t oget her wi t h a not e whi ch sai d: 39。 sai d Mr s St erl i ng l at er, 39。 sl owl y. I t obvi ousl y coul d not t el l t he dif f er ence bet wen I ndi an music and j az! Leson43 O ver t he Sout h Pole 飛越南極 I n 1929, t hr ee year s af t er hi s fli ght over t he Nort h Pol e, the Am er i can expl or er , R. E. Byr d, successfull y f lew over t he Sout h Pol e f or t he fi r st ti me. Though, at fi rst, Byr d and hi s m en wer e able t o t ake a gr eat m any phot ogr aphs of t he m ount ai ns tha t lay below, t hey soon r an i nto seri ous tr oubl e. At one poi nt, i t semed cert ai n t hat t hei r pl ane woul d cr ash. It coul d onl y get over t he m ountai ns i f it r ose t o 10,000 f eet. Byr d at once or der ed his m en to t hr ow out t wo heavy f ood sacks. The pl ane was then able t o ri se and it cleared t he m ount ains by 400 f eet . Byr d now knew that he woul d be able t o r each t he Sout h Pole whi ch was 300 mi les away, f or there wer e no m or e m ountai ns i n si ght. The air cr af t was abl e t o fl y over t he endl ess whit e pl ai ns wit hout dif fi cul t y. Leson44 Through t he f orest 穿過森林 Mrs Anne St er li ng di d not t hi nk of the r isk she was t aki ng when she r an thr ough a for est af t er t wo m en. They had rushed up t o her whi l e she was having a pi i c at he edge of a for est wit h her chi l dr en and t ri ed t o st eal her handbag. I n t he st ruggle, the str ap broke and, wi t h the bag i n their possessi on, both m en st art ed running t hrough t he t r es. Mrs St erli ng got so angr y t hat she r an aft er t hem . She was soon out of br eat h, but she conti nued to r un. When she caught up wit h t hem, she saw that hey had sat down and wer e goi ng t hr ough t he cont ent s of the bag, so she r an st rai ght at hem . The m en got such a f ri ght t hat t hey dr opped t he bag and ran away. 39。 she answer ed. Ten mi nutes l at er we wal ked out of t he shop t oget her . My wi f e was wear i ng a hat t hat l ooked li ke a l ighthouse ! Lesson42 Not very m usi cal 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a l ong wal k t hrough one of t he mar ket s of Old Del hi, we st opped at a square t o have a r est. Af t er a t im e, we not iced a snake charm er wi t h t wo l ar ge basket s at t he ot her si de of t he squar e, so we went t o have a l ook at hi m. As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a l ong pi pe whi ch was covered wi th coi ns and opened one of t he basket s. When he began t o play a t une, we had our fi r st gli mpse of t he snake. It r ose out of the basket and began t o f ol low t he m ovem ent s of t he pi pe. We wer e ver y much surpri sed when the snake charm er suddenl y began t o play j azz t unes and m odern pop songs. The snake, however, conti nued t o 39。And a wom an can39。 m ay r eveal som et hing of value f ai rl y soon. Leson56 Fast er t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a r ace i s held f or ol d cars. A l ot of cars ent er ed f or t hi s r ace l ast year and t her e was a great deal of excit em e nt j ust bef or e it began. One of t he m ost handsome cars was a Rol l s Royce Si lver Ghost . The m ost unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y t hr ee wheel s. Buil t i n 1885, it was t he ol dest car t aki ng part. Aft er a gr eat m any l oud expl osi ons, the r ace began. Many of t he car s broke down on t he cour se and som e dri vers spent m or e ti me under t heir cars t han i n t hem ! A f ew cars, however, pl et ed t he r ace. The wi nni ng car r eached a speed of f or ty m il es an hourm uch faster t han any of it s ri val s. I t sped downhil at t he end of t he race and it s dr i ver had a l ot of tr oubl e t ryi ng t o st op i t. The r ace gave ever yone a gr eat deal of pl easure. It was ver y di f erent fr om m oder n car r aces but no less excit i ng. Leson57 Can I hel p you, m adam ? 你要買什么，夫人？ A wom an