【正文】 ai d s m any t ies.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 f at , but things got so bad r ecent ly t hat he deci ded to go on a diet. He began his di et a week ago. Fi rst of al l, he wr ote out a l ong list of al the f oods whi ch were for bi dden. The li st i ncl uded m ost of the t hings Herber t l oves: but ter , pot at oes, ri ce, beer, mi lk, chocolate, and sweet s. Yesterday I paid hi m a visit . I r ang the bel and was not sur pr ised to see t hat Her ber t was st il l as f at as ever. He l ed me i nto hi s room and hur ri edl y hid a large par cel under his desk. I t was obvi ous that he was ver y embar r assed. When I asked hi m what he was doing, he sm il ed gui lt il y and then put the parcel on the desk. He explained t hat his di et was so str ict that he had to 圣圣 莫莫 麗麗 斯斯 物物 業(yè)業(yè) 管管 理理 有有 限限 公公 司司 物業(yè)手冊(cè) （參考稿） 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。 said t he conductor. 39。 39。 I sai d. 39。I t doesn39。 I f ot 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 have to get off her e, 39。 answered t he conduct or. I sat i n the f ront of the bus to get a good view of t he count ryside. Aft er some t im e, t he bus stopped. Looking r ound, I r eal ized wit h a shock that I was the only passenger l eft on t he bus. 39。 I 39。 but I don39。m going t o Woodfor d Gr een, 39。t l ike losing my way. I went on an excursion r ecentl y, but my tr ip t ook me l onger than I expected. 39。 230 ! Lesson47 A t hi rst y ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publi c house whi ch was recent ly bought by Mr Ian Thompson is up for sal e. Mr Thompson i s going t o sel l i t because it i s haunted. He t ol d me that he could not go t o sleep one ni ght because he hear d a str ange noi se i ng f rom the bar. The next m or ning, he found t hat the doors had been blocked by cha ir s and the f urni ture had been moved. Though Mr Thompson had tur ned t he li ghts off bef or e he went to bed, they were on in t he mor ni ng. He al so sai d that he had found fi ve empty whisky bot tl es which t he ghost must have drunk t he ni ght bef or e. When I suggest ed that som e vi l ager s must have e i n for a f ree dr ink, Mr Thompson shook his head. The vi l agers have t ol d him t hat they wi l not acept the inn even i f he gi ves i t away. Leson48 Did you want to tel m e som et hing? 你想對(duì)我說(shuō)什么嗎？ Denti sts always ask questi ons when i t is i mpossi bl e f or you t o answer . My denti st had just pul led out one of my t eth and had t old m e to rest f or a whil e. I t ri ed to say something, but my mouth was ful l of cott on wool. He knew I col lect ed bir ds39。 l esson46 Expensive and unf ort able 既昂貴又受罪 When a pl ane fr om London ar ived at Sydney air por t , wor ker s began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clot hi ng. No one could account f or the f act that one of the boxes was extr emely heavy. I t suddenl y occur red t o one of the wor ker s to open up t he box. He was astonished at what he f ound. A man was lyi ng in t he box on top of a pi le of wooll en goods. He was so sur pri sed at being discover ed that he did not eve n t ry to r un away. Af t er he was ar rested, t he man admit ted hi di ng i n the box befor e the pl ane l ef t London. He had had a l ong and unfor table t ri p, for he had been confi ned to t he wooden box f or over ten hour s. The man was or der ed to pay amp。s money was pai d back i n t hi s way. The last note said: 39。 Only 25 per cent a thi ef now! 39。but onl y 5o per cent a thi ef! 39。 Leson45 A cl ear consci ence 問(wèn)心無(wú)愧 The whole vi l age soon learnt t hat a l ar ge sum of money had been l ost . Sam Benton, the local but cher , had l ost his wal let whil e t aki ng hi s savi ngs t o t he post off ice. Sam was sure t hat t he walet must have been found by one of the vi l agers, but i t was not r eturned t o him . Thr ee months pased, and t hen one m or ning, Sam f ound hi s wal et outsi de hi s fr ont door . I t had been wr apped up i n newspaper and it cont ai ned hal f the money he had lost, t oget her wi th a not e which said: 39。 sai d Mr s Ster li ng later , 39。 slowl y. I t obvi ousl y coul d not t el the di f erence bet ween Indian musi c and jaz! Leson43 Over t he Sout h Pol e 飛越南極 I n 1929, t hr ee year s aft er hi s fl ight over t he Nort h Pole, the Am eri can explor er , R. E. Byr d, successful ly f lew over the Sout h Pole f or the f ir st t ime. Though, at f i rst, Byr d and hi s men wer e abl e t o take a gr eat many phot ographs of t he mountains t hat l ay bel ow, they soon r an int o ser ious t rouble. At one poi nt , it seem ed cer tain t hat hei r plane would cr ash. It could onl y get over the mountains i f it r ose t o 10,000 f et . Byr d at once or der ed his men t o t hr ow out t wo heavy f ood sacks. The pl ane was t hen abl e to r i se and i t cl ear ed the mountai ns by 400 feet. Byrd now knew that he would be able to r each t he Sout h Pole whi ch was 300 mi les away, f or there wer e no mor e mountains i n sight. The air craft was able t o f ly over the endless whit e plains wi thout di f icul ty. Lesson44 Through the f orest 穿過(guò)森林 Mr s Anne Sterl ing di d not t hink of t he ri sk she was t aki ng when she r an thr ough a for est aft er t wo m en. They had rushed up to her whil e she was having a pi ic at the edge of