【正文】 e t hings Herbert l oves: but ter , potat oes, ri ce, beer , mi lk, chocolate, and sweets. Yesterday I paid hi m a vi si t. I r ang the bel and was not surpr 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 parcel under his desk. I t was obvi ous t hat he was very em bar rassed. When I asked hi m what he was doing, he sm il ed gui lt il y and then put t he par cel on t he desk. He explained that his di et was so str ict that he had to 農(nóng)業(yè)投資項(xiàng)目可行性研究報(bào)告 項(xiàng)目名稱： ***縣蔬菜集約化育苗 項(xiàng)目 主管部門： 建設(shè)單位： 建設(shè)地點(diǎn)： 鎮(zhèn) 現(xiàn)代 農(nóng)業(yè)科技 示 范園 編寫單位 ： 咨詢有限公司 編制時(shí)間： 二 〇 一 〇 年 五 月 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 ca r 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 asked 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 as ked 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。 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(mèng)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(fēng) 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。Wel l, i n that case, I pr efer to st ay on the bus, 39。 We ar e going back now, 39。I 39。t m at ter ,39。 I for got t o put you of f. 39。Oh dear ,39。 I s this Woodford Green ?39。 t he conduct or said. 39。 You39。l l t el l you wher e t o get of f, 39。 39。 but I don39。m goi ng to Woodf or d Gr en,39。t l ike l osi ng m y way. I went on an excursi on recent ly, but m y tr i p took m e l onger t han I expect ed. 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 I an Thom pson i s up f or sal e. Mr Thom pson i s going t o sel l it because it i s haunted. He t ol d m e t hat he coul d not go t o sl eep one ni ght because he hear d a str ange noi se i ng fr om t he bar. The next m or ni ng, he f ound t hat t he door s had been bl ocked by chair s and t he f ur ni tur e had been m oved. Though Mr Thom pson had t ur ned t he li ght s off bef or e he went to bed, they wer e on in t he mor ni ng. He al so sai d t hat he had found fi ve em pt y whi sky bot tl es which t he ghost m ust have drunk t he ni ght bef or e. When I suggest ed t hat som e vi l ager s must have e i n f or a f r e dr ink, Mr Thompson shook his head. The vi l ager s have t ol d him t hat t hey wi l not accept the i nn even i f he gi ves i t away. Leson48 Di d you want t o tel m e som et hi ng? 你想對(duì)我說什么嗎？ Denti sts al ways ask questi ons when i t is i mpossi bl e f or you t o answer . My denti st had j ust pull ed out one of my t eet h and had tol d me t o r est f or a whi le. I tr i ed t o say som et hi ng,