【正文】 esson43 O ver t he Sout h Pol e 飛越南極 I n 1929, t hree year s aft er hi s fl i ght over t he Nort h Pole, the Am er i can expl or er , R. E. Byr d, successfull y f lew over t he Sout h Pol e f or t he fi rst ti me. Though, at f ir st , Byr d and hi s m en wer e abl e t o take a gr eat m any phot ogr aphs of t he m ount ains t hat l ay bel ow, t hey soon r an int o ser ious tr oubl e. At one poi nt , it seem ed cert ai n t hat t hei r pl ane woul d cr ash. It coul d onl y get over t he mountai ns i f it r ose t o 10, 000 f et. Byr d at once or der ed hi s men t o t hr ow out t wo heavy f ood sacks. The pl ane was t hen abl e t o r ise and it cl ear ed t he m ountai ns by 400 f eet . Byrd now knew that he woul d be able t o r each t he Sout h Pole whi ch was 300 m il es away, f or t her e wer e no mor e m ount ains i n si ght . The a ir cr aft was able t o fl y over the endl es whi t e pl ai ns wi thout di f icult y. Lesson44 Through t he f orest 穿過森林 Mrs Anne St erl ing di d not t hi nk of t he r isk she was t aki ng when she r an thr ough a f or est af t er t wo m en. They had r ushed up t o her whil e she was havi ng a piic at t he edge of a f or est wi t h her chil dren and t ri ed to st eal her handbag. I n t he str uggl e, t he str ap broke and, wi t h the bag i n their possessi on, bot h m en start ed r unni ng t hr ough t he tr ees. Mr s Sterl i ng got so angr y t hat she r an af ter t hem. She was soon out of br eat h, but she conti 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 ran str aight at t hem. The m en got such a f ri ght t hat t hey dr opped t he bag and ran awa y. 39。 she answer ed. Ten mi nut es l ater we wal ked out of t he shop t ogether. My wi fe was weari ng a hat that l ooked l i ke a l i ght house ! Leson42 Not very m usi cal 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a l ong wal k t hr ough one of t he m ar ket s of Ol d Del hi, we st opped at a squar e to have a r est. Aft er a t im e, we not iced a snake charm er wi t h t wo l ar ge basket s at t he ot her si de of t he squar e, so we went t o have a l ook at hi m. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a l ong pi pe which was cover ed wit h coins and opened one of t he basket s. When he began t o pl ay a t une, we had our f ir st gl im pse of t he snake. I t rose out of t he basket and began t o f ol l ow t he m ovem ent s of t he pipe. We wer e ver y m uch sur pr ised when t he snake charm er suddenl y began t o play j az t unes and m oder n pop songs. The snake, however, conti nued t o 39。And a wom an can39。 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 cars, however, 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 l at t he end of t he race and it s dri ver had a l ot of t roubl e t r yi ng to st op i t. The r ace gave ever yone a great deal of pl easure. It was ver y di f fer ent fr om m oder n car aces 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 i n bl ue j eans st ood at t he window of an expensive shop. Though she hesit at ed f or a m om ent , she f i nal y went in and as ked t o see a dress that was in t he wi ndow. The asi st ant who ser ved her di d not li ke the way she was dr essed. Gl anci ng at her scor nf ul l y, he t ol d her that he dr ess was sol d. The wom an wal ked out of t he shop angri l y and decided t o puni sh t he assi st ant next day. She ret ur ned t o t he shop t he f ol owi ng m or ni ng dressed i n a f ur coat, wi th a handbag i n one hand and a long um br el la i n t he ot her. Af ter seki ng out t he r ude asist ant she asked for t he same dr es. Not r eal i zi ng who she was, t he assi stant was eager to ser ve her t hi s ti me wi t h gr eat di f icult y, he cli m bed i nt o t he shop wi ndow t o get t he dr es. As soon as she saw i t, t he wom an sai d s many ti es.39。A m an 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。 I f ind i t beauti f ul, 39。 I need not r em ind you of t hat ter ri bl e ti e you bought yest erday. 39。t have sai d t hat, 39。 I r em ar ked suddenl y. I regret ed sayi ng it alm ost at once. 39。t buy t hi ngs we don39。 m y wi f e answered as she looked at her self i n t he m 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 shop f or hal f an hour and m y wif e was st il l i n fr ont of t he m ir r or . 39。You needn39。Do you cal t hat a hat ?39。 i f you at e mor e and t alked l ess, we woul d bot h enj oy our di nner !39。 Young man,39。 No,39。 Wil l you be st ayi ng in Engl and?39。 No, 39。Wil l you be spendi ng your hol idays abr oad t his year ?39。 No,39。Wi l you be sei ng i t ?39。 A new pl ay i s i ng t o The Gl obe soon,39。 I am Mr John Gi lbert .39。 No,39。. Wor ke