【正文】 is surpr ise, she sai d she hadn39。 As she wal ked away, I fol lowed her out of the f air . Lesson61 Trouble wi t h the Hubble 哈勃望遠(yuǎn)鏡的困境 I n f utur e, ast ronauts wi l be r equi red t o descend fr om a spaceship whi le it is st il i n space and to retur n t o it . The abi l i t y to do t his wi l be necessar y i n fut ure f li ght s to distant pl a s. Scienti st s are now tr yi ng to discover if t his i s possible. The spaceshi p Astr a which l ef t the eart h a short ti me ago, wil l be tr avel ing t hree hundred mi les i nt o space. At a cer tai n poi nt, t he Ast ra wil l st op for a short ti me and an astr onaut wil l at tempt t o leave the stat ionar y spaceshi p and then r eturn to i t. We shal l not know whether the exper im ent has been successf ul unt il we have r eceived a r adi o message. The fi rst mesage is expect ed to ar ri ve at 7 o39。 she asked im pat ientl y. 39。 As soon as I went out side, I f ot al about Madam Bel li nsky because my wif e hurr ied t owar ds me. 39。 if he pi cks a l eaf , he wil l die. Many vil lagers beli eve t hat t he tr e has alr eady cl aimed a number of victi ms. The vi car has been asked to have the t ree cut down, but so far he has refused. He has point ed out t hat t he tr e is a usef ul sour ce of i ne as t ouri st s have been ing f rom al part s of the count ry t o see it . I n spit e of al l that has been sai d, t he t our i st shave been pi cki ng leaves and cutt ing t hei r nam es on the t reet runk. So far , not one of them has been st ruck down by sudden death! Leson59 In or out ？ 進(jìn)來(lái)還是出去？ Our dog, Rex, used to si t out si de our f ront gate and bark. Ever y t ime he want ed to e into the garden he would bar k unti l s omeone opened the gate. As t he nei ghbours pl ai ned of the noise, m y husband spent weeks t rai ni ng him to pres hi s paw on t he latch t o let him sel f i n. Rex soon becam e an expert at openi ng the gate. However , when I was goi ng out shopping l ast week, I noti ced hi m i n t he gar den near the gate. This t ime he was bar king so that som eone woul d let him out ! Si nce then, he has devel oped anothe r bad habit . As soon as he opens the gate f rom the outsi de, he es into the garden and wait s unt il t he gat e shut s. Then he sit s and bar ks unt il som eone l et s him out. Af ter thi s he imm edi ately l ets him sel f in and begins bar king again. Yest erday my husband r emoved the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen hi m si nce. Leson60 The fut ure 卜算未來(lái) At a vi l age fair , I decided t o visit a f ort une tel er cal led Madam Bel li nsky. I went i nto her tent and she t old m e to si t down. Af ter I had given her some m oney, she l ooked i nto a cr yst al bal and sai d: 39。cur sed t ree39。The Revealer 39。t need bookcases at al l. You can sit here i n your spare t ime and read the carpet !39。 she said. She gazed at it f or some t im e then added, 39。 I answer ed. Leson51 Reward f or vi rtue 對(duì)美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My fr iend, Herbert , has always been fat , but thi ngs got so bad recent ly t hat he decided to go on a diet. He began his di et a week ago. Fir st of al , he wr ote out a l ong li st of al t he f oods which wer e for bidden. The l ist included most of t he things Her ber t loves: butt er , pot atoes, r ice, beer, mi lk, chocolat e, and sweet s. Yester day I paid him a visit . I rang the bel and was not sur pri se d t o se t hat Her ber t was stil l as fat as ever. He led me into hi s room and hur ri edly hi d a lar ge par cel under hi s desk. It was obvious that he was ver y embar assed. When I asked him what he was doi ng, he smil ed guilt il y and then put the parcel on the desk. He explai ned t hat hi s di et was so st ri ct t hat he had t o r ewar d hi m self occasi onal y. Then he showed me t he cont ent s of the parcel. I t contained f ive l arge bars of chocolat e and thr e bags of sweets! Leson52 A pret y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have just m oved i nto a new house and I have been wor ki ng har d al m or ning. I have been tr ying t o get m y new r oom i n order. Thi s has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To make mat er s wor se, the r oom i s rat her smal , so I have tempor ar il y put my books on the f loor. At t he moment, t hey cover every inch of fl oor space and I actual y have t o wal k on them to get in or out of the r oom . A shor t whil e ago, m y si ster hel ped me t o car ry one of m y old bookcases up the stair s. She went int o my room and got a big sur pr is e when she saw al those books on t he fl oor. 39。 sai d t he conduct or. 39。 39。 I sai d. 39。I t doesn39。 I f or got to put you off .39。Oh dear, 39。 I s thi s Woodfor d Gr een ?39。Thi s i s as f ar as we go.39。l l have to get of f her e, 39。 answer ed the conduct or . I sat in the f ront of the bus to get a good view of t he countr ysi de. Af ter some t ime, the bus stopped. Looking r ound, I reali zed wit h a shock t hat I was t he onl y pasenger l ef t on the bus. 39。 I39。t know where i t is.39。 I sai d t o the conduct or as I got on the bus,39。 I 39。st or m bl ew up. A gust of wi nd swept the bed of f the r oof and sent i t cr ashi ng into the court yar d bel ow. The young m an did not wake up unt il t he bed had str uck the gr ound. Al though the bed was sm ashed to pieces, the man was m ir acul ously unhurt . When he woke up, he was st il l on the mat tr ess. Gl anci ng at the bit s of wood and metal that lay around him , the man sadly pi cked up t he mat ress and car ied i t int o his house. Af ter he had put it on t he fl oor, he prompt ly went t o sleep again. Leson50 Taken for a ri de 乘車兜風(fēng) I l ove tr avel ling in t he countr y, but I don39。t li ke losing m y way. I went on an excur si on r ecentl y, but my t ri p took me longer than I expected. 39。m goi ng to Woodfor d Gr en,39。 but I don39。 39。l l tel l you wher e to get off ,39。 You39。 t he conductor sai d. 39。 3