【正文】 oom and got a big sur pr ise when she saw al those books on t he fl oor. 39。 sai d the conduct or . 39。l l get of f her e. 39。 I sai d. 39。 I t doesn39。 sai d t he conduct or suddenl y.39。 I asked. 39。Thi s is as f ar as we go. 39。l l have t o get of f her e, 39。 answer ed the conductor . I sat in t he fr ont of t he bus t o get a good vi ew of the countr ysi de. Af ter som e ti me, the bus stopped. Looki ng r ound, I reali zed wi th a shock t hat I was t he onl y passenger lef t on the bus. 39。 I39。t know where i t is.39。 I sai d to the conductor as I got on the bus, 39。 I39。 eggs and asked m e whet her m y coll ecti on was growi ng. He then asked m e how my br other was and whet her I l iked my new job i n London. I n answer t o these questi ons I eit her nodded or made st range noises. Meanwhil e, my tongue was busy sear ching out the hole wher e the t oot h had been. I suddenly f elt very wor ri ed, but coul d not say anything. When t he dent ist at l ast removed t he cot tonwool f rom my m out h, I was able to t el l him that he had pul led out the wr ong tooth. Leson49 The end of a dream 美夢告終 Tir ed of sleeping on t he fl oor, a young man in Teher an saved up for year s t o buy a real bed. For the f ir st t ime in hi s li fe, he became t he proud owner of a bed whi ch had spr ings and a mat ress. Because t he weat her was ver y hot, he car ri ed the bed on t o the r oof of hi s house. He sl ept very wel f or t he fi rst two nights, but on t he thi rd ni ght , a st orm bl ew up. A gust of wind swept the bed off t he roof and sent it cr ashing i nto t he cour tyard bel ow. The young man di d not wake up unt il t he bed had str uck the ground. Alt hough t he bed was sm ashed to pi eces, t he man was m ir aculously unhurt . When he woke up, he was st il on t he mat ress. Gl anci ng at he bit s of wood and m et al that l ay around him , t he man sadl y picked up the m at tr es and car ied i t into hi s house. Aft er he had put it on t he fl oor , he prompt ly went to sl eep again. Leson50 Taken for a ri de 乘車兜風 I l ove tr avel ing i n t he countr y, but I don39。345 f or t he cost of the t ri p. The nor mal pr ice of a t icket i s amp。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。 In ti me, al l Sam 39。 Two months lat er , som e more money was sent to Sam wit h anot her not e: 39。A thief , yes, 39。but they did not steal anythi ng. 39。The st rap needs m ending, 39。dance39。t have too m any hat s, 39。 39。The Revealer39。 I sai d. 39。 39。 my wif e answer ed. 39。You needn39。t need,39。 We must n39。t be so r ude about i t, 39。 I said t o my wif e. 39。 l esson41 Do you cal l that a hat ? 你把那個叫帽子嗎？ 39。 she answered,39。 she answered. I n despair , I asked her whet her she was enj oyi ng her di nner . 39。 I asked. 39。 she answered. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answer ed. 39。 39。 I said. 39。conver sat i on. 39。 A new play i s ing t o The Globe soon,39。Wil you be seei ng it ?39。 No, 39。Wi l you be spending your holidays abroad thi s year ?39。 No,39。 Wil l you be st ayi ng in Engl and?39。 No,39。 Young man,39。 i f you at e mor e and talked less, we would both enj oy our di nner ! 39。Do you cal t hat a hat ?39。You needn39。 my wi fe answered as she looked at herself i n the m ir ror . I sat down on one of t hose m oder n chai rs wi th hol es in i t and wai ted. We had been in the hat shop f or half an hour and my wi fe was st il l in f ront of the mi r or. 39。t buy thi ngs we don39。 I remar ked suddenl y. I r egr eted saying i t al most at once. 39。t have said t hat ,39。 I need not remi nd you of t hat t er r ible tie you bought yester day.39。 I fi nd it beaut if ul ,39。A man can never have t oo i nt o t he cave hopi ng t o f i nd buri ed tr easur e. The l eader of t he par t y was exami ning t he soil near the entr ance t o t he cave when t he m achi ne showed t hat t her e was gol d under t he gr ound. Ver y exci ted, t he part y dug a hol e t wo f eet deep. They fi nal l y found a sm al gol d coi n which was alm ost wor thl ess. The part y t hen searched the whol e cave t hor oughl y but di d not f i nd anyt hi ng except an em pt y t in t r unk. I n spit e of t hi s, m any peopl e ar e confi dent t hat 39。 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 hel d f or ol d car s. A l ot of car s ent ered f or this r ace last year and t here was a gr eat deal of exci t em ent j ust bef ore i t began. One of t he m ost handsom e car s was a Roll s Royce Sil ver Ghost. The m ost unusual car was a Benz which had only t hree wheels. Bui lt i n 1885, i t was the ol dest car t aki ng par t. Af ter a gr eat m any l oud explosi ons, t he race began. Many of the cars br oke down on the course and som e dri ver s spent m or e t im e under t hei r car s than i n them ! A f ew car s, however , pl eted the r ace. The wi nni ng car r eached a speed of f ort y mi les an hour much f aster t han any of i ts r ivals. It sped downhi l at he end of the r ace and i ts dri ver had a l ot of t rouble tr yi ng to st op it . The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasur e. I t was ver y dif fer ent f rom moder n car races but no l ess exci ti ng. Leson57 Can I hel p you, m adam ? 你要買什么，夫人？ A wom an in bl ue jeans st ood at t he window of an expensive shop. Though she hesit at ed for a moment , she f inal y went in and as ked to s ee a dress that was in t he wi ndow. The asi st ant who served her did not li ke the way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornf uly, he t ol d her that the dress was sol d. The woman walked out of t he shop angri ly and decided to puni sh the asist ant next day. She r etur ned t o t he shop t he foll owing morning dr esed in a fur coat, wit h a handbag i n one hand and a long umbrel la i n the ot her . Aft er seeking out the r ude assistant she asked f or the same dress. Not r eal izing who she was, the assi st ant was eager t o ser ve her