【正文】 ft er them. She was soon out of br eath, but she cont inued to run. When she caught up wit h them, she saw that they had sat down and were goi ng thr ough t he cont ent s of the bag, so she ran st raight at hem. The men got such a f ri ght t hat t hey dr opped t he bag and r an away. 39。 she answer ed. Ten mi nutes lat er we walked out of t he shop t oget her . My wi fe was wear ing a hat that looked li ke a li ghthouse ! Lesson42 Not very musical 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a long wal k thr ough one of t he markets of Ol d Delhi , we stopped at a squar e to have a r est . Aft er a ti me, we noticed a snake char mer wit h two lar ge basket s at the other side of the squar e, so we went t o have a look at him. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a l ong pi pe which was covered wi th coins and ope ned one of t he basket s. When he began to play a t une, we had our fi rst gli mpse of t he snake. I t rose out of t he basket and be gan to f oll ow t he movem ent s of the pipe. We wer e very much sur pr ised when t he snake char mer suddenl y began t o play j az tunes and moder n pop songs. The snake, however , conti nued to 39。And a woman 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！ On ce 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 car s, however , pl eted the r ace. The wi nni ng car r eached a speed of f ort y mi les an hour much f aster t han any of i ts r ivals. It sped downhi l at he end of the r ace and i ts dri ver had a l ot of t rouble tr yi ng to st op it . The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasur e. I t was ver y dif fer ent f rom moder n car races 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 in bl ue jeans st ood at t he window of an expensive shop. Though she hesit at ed for a moment , she f inal y went in and as ked to see a dress that was in t he wi ndow. The asi st ant who served her did not li ke the way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornf ully, he t ol d her that the dress was sol d. The woman walked out of t he shop angri ly and decided to puni sh the asist ant next day. She r etur ned t o t he shop t he foll owing morning dr esed in a fur coat, wit h a handbag i n one hand and a long umbrel la i n the ot her . Aft er seeking out the r ude assistant she asked f or the same dress. Not r eal izing who she was, the assi st ant was eager t o ser ve her t his t im e wit h great dif fi cul ty, he clim bed into the shop window t o get the dress. As soon as she saw it, t he woman sai d s m any t ies.39。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。The Revealer39。 39。t have too m any hat s, 39。dance39。The st rap needs m ending, 39。but they did not steal anythi ng. 39。A thief , yes, 39。 Two months lat er , som e more money was sent to Sam wit h anot her not e: 39。 In ti me, al l Sam 39。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。345 f or t he cost of the t ri p. The nor mal pr ice of a t icket i s amp。 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 s ent 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。 I39。 I sai d to the conductor as I got on the bus, 39。t know where i t is.39。 I39。 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。l l have t o get of f her e, 39。Thi s is as f ar as we go. 39。 I asked. 39。 sai d t he conduct or suddenl y.39。 I t doesn39。 I sai