【正文】 clock t hi s eveni ng. By t hat tim e, the Ast ra wil l have been f lying through space for sevent een hour s and wil have ci rcled the eart h a gr e at m any tim es. When t he f ir st radi o m essages have been recei ved, t he r esul ts of t he t ri p wi l be announced immedi at el y. Lesson62 Af ter the fi re 大火之后 Fir emen had been fi ghti ng the forest fi re f or nearl y three weks before t hey could get it under cont r ol. A shor t ime bef or e, great t rees had covered the count rysi de f or mi les ar ound. Now, sm oke st il l r ose up fr om t he warm ground over the desol at e hil ls. Winter was i ng on and t he hil ls threat ened the surr oundi ng vil lages wit h dest r uct i on, f or heavy rain woul d not onl y wash away the soil but woul d cause ser ious f loods as wel . When the fi re had at last been put out, t he f or est author it ies or dered sever al t ons of a speci al t ype o。Your sister wi l be here i n l ess than an hour and we must be at the st at ion to meet her . We ar e lat e al ready.39。Wher e have you been hi di ng ?39。A r el at ion of your s is i ng t o see you. She wil be ar ri vi ng t hi s eveni ng and i nt ends t o st ay f or a f ew days. The mom ent you l eave t hi s tent , you wil get a big sur pr ise. A woman you know wel wil r ush towar ds you. She wi l speak t o you and t hen she wil l ead you away f r om t hi s pl ace. That is al. 39。. Because the tr e was m enti oned i n a newspaper, t he num ber of visi tors t o Fr inley has now i ncr eased. The tr e was pl anted near a chur ch f ift y years ago, but it is onl y in r ecent year s that it has gai ned an evil r eput at ion. It i s said t hat i f anyone touches t he tr ee, he wi l have bad luck。 has been invented and it has been used to det ect gol d whi ch has been bur ied in t he gr ound. The machi ne was used i n a cave near t he seashore wher eit i s ai d pir at es used t o hi de gol d. The pi rates would oft en bury gol d in t he cave and t hen fail t o coll ect i t. Armed wit h t he new machi ne, a search par ty went he di d not li ke it . She enj oyed hersel f m aking the assi st ant br ing almost ever yt hing in t he wi ndow bef or e f inal ly buyi ng t he dr ess he had fi rst asked for. Lesson58 A bl essi ng i n di sguise? 是因禍得福嗎？ The ti ny vil age of Fr inley is sai d t o posses a 39。 Lesson53 Hot snake 觸電的蛇 At last fi remen have put out a bi g forest fi re i n Cali fornia. Si nce then, they have been t rying to f ind out how t he f ir e began. Forest fi re are oft en caused by broken glas or by cigar et te ends whi ch peopl e carel esl y t hr ow away. Yester day the fir em en exami ned the gr ound caref ul y, but were not abl e to fi nd any br oken gl as. They were also quit e sure t hat a ci garet e end di d not st ar t he f ir e. Thi s m or ni ng, however, a fi rem an acci dental y discover ed t he cause. He not iced t he r emains of a snake whi ch was wound r ound t he el ectr ic wi res of a 16, 000 vol t power li ne. In t hi s way, he was abl e to sol ve t he m yst ery. The explanati on was sim pl e but ver y unusual. A bi rd had snat ched up t he snake f rom t he gr ound and t hen dr opped it on to t he wir es. The snake t hen wound it self r ound t he wi res. When i t di d so, i t sent sparks down t o t he gr ound and these immediat el y st ar ted a fi re. Lesson54 St icky f i ngers 粘糊的手指 Aft er breakf ast, I sent t he chi ldren to school and t hen I went t o market . I t was st il ear ly when I r et ur ned hom e. The chi ldren wer e at school, my husband was at wor k and t he house was qui et. So I decided t o m ake some t art s for t ea. In a short tim e I was busy mi xi ng but ter and fl our and my hands wer e soon covered wit h sti cky pastr y. At exactl y that moment, t he t el ephone rang. Not hi ng coul d have been m or e annoying. I picked up the receiver bet ween t wo sti cky fi ngers and was di smayed when I r ecognized t he voice of Mr s Bat es. I t ook me t en mi nutes t o per suade her t o r i ng back later. At last I hung up t he r ecei ver. What a m ess! Ther e was past r y on my fi ngers, on t he t el ephone, and on t he door knobs. I had no sooner got back t o the ki tchen than t he door bel rang l oud enough t o wake t he dead. This tim e it was t he postm an and he want ed me t o si gn f or a regist er ed l et ter ! Leson55 Not a gol d mi ne 并非金礦 Dr eam s of fi ndi ng l ost reasure almost came tr ue recent ly. A new m achi ne cal led 39。You don39。Thi s i s the pr et ti est carpet I have ever s een,39。Wel , i n that case, I pr ef er t o st ay on the bus,39。 We are goi ng back now, 39。I 39。t m at er ,39。 39。 said t he conduct or suddenl y. 39。 I asked. 39。 39。 t he conduct or sai d. 39。cl ock this evening. By t hat t ime, t he Astr a wil have been flyi ng t hr ough space for seventeen hour s and wil l have cir cl ed t he ear th a great many t imes. When t he f ir st radio mesages have been r ecei ved, t he r esul ts of t he t ri p wil be announced immedi at el y. Lesson62 Af ter the fi re 大火之后 Fir emen had been f ight ing the forest fi re f or nearl y three weks before they could get it under cont rol. A short t ime bef or e, great tr es had covered the count rysi de f or mil es around. Now, smoke st il r ose up f rom t he warm gr ound over t he desolate hil s. Wi nt er was ing on and the hi ls t hr eate ned t he sur rounding vil ages wi th destr ucti on, for heavy r ai n would not only wash away t he soi l but would cause serious floods as wel l. When the f ire had at last been put out , t he f or est authorit ies or dered sever al tons of a speci al type of gras sed which would grow quickl y. The seed was sprayed over the gr ound in huge quantit ies by aer opl anes. The planes had been plant ing seed f or nearl y a mont h when it began t o rain. By t hen, however , in many places the gras had alr eady t aken root . In place of the gr ea t rees which had