【正文】 o bad r ecent l y that he deci ded t o go on a di et . He began hi s di et a week ago. Fir st of al , he wr ot e out a long li st of al t he f oods whi ch wer e f or bi dden. The l ist i ncl uded m ost of t he t hi ngs Her bert l oves: but er, potat oes, ri ce, be er , m il k, chocol ate, and swets. Yest erday I pai d him a vi si t. I r ang t he bel l and was not sur pr ised to see t hat Her bert was sti l as f at as ever. He l ed m e i nt o hi s room and hur ri edl y hid a l ar ge par cel under his desk. I t was obvi ous t hat he was ver y em bar r assed. When I asked hi m what he was doi ng, he sm il ed gui lt il y and then put the parcel on the desk. He explai ned t hat hi s di et was so str i ct t hat he had t o r eward him sel f occasi onal l y. Then he showed m e the contents of t he par cel. I t cont ai ned fi ve lar ge bar s of chocol ate and t hr ee bags of sweet s! Lesson52 A pret t y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have j ust m oved i nt o a new house and I have been worki ng har d al m or ning. I have been tr yi ng t o get m y new r oom i n order. This has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To m ake m at er s wor se, t he r oom i s r at her smal , so I have t em por aril y put my books on t he f l oor. At he m om ent, t hey cove r ever y i nch of fl oor space and I act ual y have t o wal k on t hem t o get i n or out of t he room. A short whi l e ago, m y si st er he l ped m e t o car y one of my ol d bookcases up t he st ai r s. She went int o m y r oom and got a big sur pr ise when she saw al l t hose books on t he fl oor . 39。 sai d t he conduct or. 39。 39。I 39。t m at er ,39。 39。 said t he conduct or suddenl y.39。 I asked. 39。 39。 t he conduct or sai d. 39。 You39。l l t el l you wher e t o get of f,39。 39。 but I don39。m goi ng t o Woodf or d Gr een,39。t li ke l osi ng m y way. I went on an excur si on r ecentl y, but my t ri p t ook m e l onger than I expected. 39。 230 ! Leson47 A t hirsty ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publi c house whi ch was r ecent l y bought by Mr I an Thom pson i s up f or sale. Mr Thompson is goi ng t o sel it because it i s haunt ed. He t old m e t hat he coul d not go to sl ep one ni ght because he hear d a st r ange noise i ng fr om t he bar . The next mor ni ng, he f ound that the doors had been bl ocked by chair s and the f urnit ure had been moved. Though Mr Thom pson had tur 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 f ound fi ve empt y whisky bot tl es which t he ghost m ust have dr unk t he night bef ore. When I suggested t hat som e vil lagers m ust have e i n f or a fr ee dri nk, Mr Thom pson shook hi s head. The vil lager s have tol d hi m that hey wil l not accept t he i nn even if he gi ves it away. Lesson48 Di d you want t o t el m e som et hing? 你想對我說什么嗎？ Denti st s al ways ask questi ons when i t is im possi bl e f or you t o answer. My dent ist had j ust pul ed out one of m y teeth and had t ol d m e to r est f or a whil e. I t ri ed to say som ethi ng, but m y m out h was f ul of cott on wool. He knew I col ect ed bir ds39。 lesson46 Expensi ve and un f ort abl e 既昂貴又受罪 When a pl ane f r om London ar ri ved at Sydney ai r por t, wor ker s began t o unload a number of wooden boxes whi ch cont ai ned clot hi ng. No one coul d acount f or the f act t hat one of t he boxes was extr em ely heavy. I t suddenl y occur r ed t o one of t he wor ker s t o open up t he box. He was ast oni shed at what he found. A man was l yi ng i n t he box on t op of a pil e of wool l en goods. He was so sur pr i sed at bei ng discover ed t hat he di d not even t ry t o r un away. Af t er he was ar est ed, t he m an adm it ted hi di ng i n the box befor e the pl ane l ef t London. He had had a l ong and un f or table t ri p, for he had been confi ned to t he wooden box for over t en hour s. The man was or der ed t o pay amp。s money was pai d back i n t his way. The l ast not e sai d:39。 Onl y 25 per cent a t hi ef now!39。but onl y 5o per cent a t hi ef !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 up in newspaper and it cont ained half t he m oney he had l ost , t oget her wit h a note whi ch sai d: 39。cur sed t ree39。The Reveal er39。t need bookcases at al l. You can sit her e i n your spar e tim e and r ead t he car pet !39。 she sai d. She gazed at it f or some t im e t hen added, 39。 I answer ed. Lesson51 Reward f or vi rt ue 對美德的獎賞 My fr i end, Herbert , has al ways been f at , but t hi ngs got so bad r ecent l y that he deci ded t o go on a di et . He began hi s di et a week ago. Fir st of al , he wr ot e out a long li st of al t he f oods whi ch wer e f or bi dden. The l ist i ncl uded m ost of t he t hi ngs Her bert l oves: but er, potat oes, ri ce, beer , m il k, chocol ate, and swets. Yest erday I pai d him a vi si t. I r ang t he bel l and was not sur pr ise d to see t hat Her bert was sti l as f at as ever. He l ed m e i nt o hi s room and hur ri edl y hid a l ar ge par cel under his desk. I t was obvi ous t hat he was ver y em bar r assed. When I asked hi m what he was doi ng, he sm il ed gui lt il y and then put the parcel on the des k. He explai ned t hat hi s di et was so str i ct t hat he had t o r eward him sel f occasi onal l y. Then he showed m e the contents of t he par cel. I t cont ai ned fi ve lar ge bar s of chocol ate and t hr ee bags of sweet s! Lesson52 A pret t y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have j ust m oved i nt o a new house and I have been worki ng har d al m or ning. I have been tr yi ng t o get m y new r oom i n order. This has not b