【正文】 is m en t o t hr ow out t wo heavy f ood sacks. The pl ane was t hen able t o ri se and it cleared t he mount ai ns 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 mil es away, f or t here wer e no m or e m ountai ns i n sight. The air craft was abl e to f l y over t he endl ess whit e plai ns wit hout di f i cult y. Lesson44 Through t he f orest 穿過(guò)森林 Mr s Anne Sterl i ng di d not t hi nk of t he ri sk she was t aki ng when she ran t hr ough a f or est aft er t wo m en. They had r ushed up t o her whi le she was havi ng a pi i c at t he edge of a f or est wit h her chi ldr en and t ri ed t o st eal her handbag. I n t he str uggl e, the str ap broke and, wi t h the bag i n their possessi on, bot h m en st art ed r unni ng t hrough t he t r es. Mr s St erl ing got so angr y t hat she ran aft er t hem . She was soon out of breat h, but she cont i nued t o r un. When she caught up wit h t hem, she saw t hat t hey had sat down and wer e going t hrough t he contents of t he bag, so she r an str ai ght at t hem. The m en got such a fr i ght t hat t hey dr opped t he bag and r an away. 39。 she answered. Ten m i nut es l at er we wal ked out of the shop toget her. My wif e was weari ng a hat t hat l ooked l i ke a l i ght house ! Lesson42 Not very m usi cal 并非很懂音樂(lè) As we had had a l ong walk t hrough one of t he m ar ket s of Old Del hi, we st opped at a squar e t o have a r est. Af t er a t im e, we noti ced a snakecharm er wi t h t wo l arge basket s at t he ot her si de of t he squar e, so we went t o have a l ook at him . As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a l ong pi pe whi ch was cover ed wit h coi ns and opened one of the baskets. When he began t o pl ay a tune, we had our f ir st gl im pse of t he snake. It r ose out of t he basket and began t o f ol ow t he m ovem ent s of t he pi pe. We were ver y much s ur pri sed when t he snake charm er suddenl y began t o play j azz t unes and m oder n pop songs. The snake, however, conti nued t o 39。And a woman can39。 m ay r eveal somet hi ng of val ue f air l y soon. Lesson56 Fast er t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a r ace is held f or old cars. A l ot of car s ent er ed f or t hi s r ace l ast year and t her e was a gr eat deal of excit em ent j ust bef or e i t began. One of the m ost handsom e car s was a Rol ls Royce Sil ver Ghost. The m ost unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y thr e wheels. Buil t i n 1885, i t was t he ol dest car t aki ng par t. Af t er a gr eat many l oud expl osi ons, t he r ace began. Many of t he car s br oke down on t he course and som e dri ver s spent mor e tim e under t hei r car s t han i n t hem ! A f ew cars, howeve r, 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. Lesson57 Can I help you, m adam ? 你要買什么，夫人？ A wom an i n bl ue j eans st ood at t he wi ndow of an expensi ve shop. Though she hesi tat ed f or a m om ent, she fi nal l y went i n and as ked t o se a dr es t hat was i n t he window. The assistant who ser ved her di d not l i ke t he way she was dr esed. Glanci ng at her scor nf ul y, he tol d her t hat t he dr es was sol d. The wom an wal ked out of t he shop angri l y and deci ded t o puni sh the assi st ant next day. She ret ur ned to t he shop t he f ol lowi ng m or ni ng dressed i n a f ur coat, wi th a handbag in one hand and a l ong um br el l a i n t he ot her. Af ter seki ng out t he r ude asist ant she asked f or t he same dr es. Not real i zi ng who she was, t he assi stant was eager to ser ve her t hi s tim e wi th gr eat dif fi cult y, he cli mbed i nt o t he shop wi ndow t o get t he dr es. As soon as she saw it , the wom an sai d s m any ti es.39。A man can never have t oo i nt o t he cave hopi ng t o fi nd bur i ed t r easur e. The l eader of t he part y was exam i ni ng the soi l near t he ent rance to t he cave when t he machi ne showed t hat t her e was gold under the gr ound. Very excit ed, t he part y dug a hol e t wo feet deep. They f i nal y f ound a sm al l gol d coi n whi ch was al most wort hl es. The par t y then sear ched t he whol e cave t hor oughl y but did not fi nd anyt hing except an empt y ti n tr unk. I n spi t e of t his, m any peopl e ar e conf i dent that 39。 I fi nd it beaut if ul,39。 I need not r emi nd you of that er i bl e ti e you bought yest er day.39。t have sai d that,39。 I r em ar ked suddenl y. I r egret ed sayi ng i t alm ost at once. 39。t buy t hi ngs we don39。 Leson53 H ot snake 觸電的蛇 At last fi remen have put out a big f or est fi re i n Cali f or nia. Since t hen, t hey have been tr yi ng t o f ind out how t he f ir e began. Forest fi re ar e oft en caused by br oken gl as or by ci gar et te ends whi ch people carel essl y t hrow away. Yest er day t he fi remen exam ined t he gr ound car ef ull y, but wer e not abl e to fi nd any br oken gl as. They were also quit e sure t hat a ci gar et te end di d not st ar t the f ir e. Thi s morni ng, however , a fi rem an accidental y discover ed the cause. He noti ced t he remai ns of a snake which was wound r ound t he elect ri c wi res of a 16,000volt power li ne. I n thi s way, he was able to solve t he myst ery. The expl anat ion was simpl e but ver y unusual. A bi rd had snatched up the snake f r om t he gr ound and t hen dropped it on t o the wi res. The snake then wound i tsel f round t he wir es. When i t did so, it sent spar ks down to the ground and these im medi ately st ar ted a fi re. Lesson54 St i cky f ingers 粘糊的手指 Af ter breakfast, I sentm ir r or . I sat down on one of those m oder n chai r s wit h hol es i n i t and wait ed. We had been i n t he hat sh