【正文】 een 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 cover 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 hel 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 is e 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。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。A t hief, yes, 39。 Two m ont hs lat er , some m ore m oney was sent t o Sam wit h anot her not e:39。 I n tim e, al l Sam39。 I am 100 per cent honest now!39。 345 for t he cost of t he tr i p. The norm al pri ce of a ti cket i s amp。 eggs and asked m e whet her my coll ect i on was gr owi ng. He t hen asked m e how m y br ot her was and whet her I li ked m y new j ob i n London. I n answer to t hese quest i ons I eit her nodded or m ade st range noi ses. Meanwhi l e, m y t ongue was busy sear chi ng out t he hole wher e t he t oot h had been. I suddenly f elt very wor ri ed, but c oul d not say anythi ng. When t he dent ist at l ast r em oved t he cot t on wool f r om m y m out h, I was abl e t o t el him t hat he had pull ed out t he wr ong t oot h. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢告終 Ti red of sl eepi ng on t he f l oor , a young m an in Teheran saved up for year s t o buy a real bed. For the f ir st t im e i n hi s li fe, he became t he proud owner of a bed whi ch had spr i ngs and a m at r ess. Because t he weat her was ver y hot, he car ri ed t he bed on t o t he roof of hi s house. He slept ver y wel f or the f ir st t wo ni ght s, but on t he t hir d ni ght , a storm bl ew up. A gust of wi nd swept t he bed of f the r oof and sent i t cr ashi ng int o the cour t yar d bel ow. The young m a n di d not wake up unt il t he bed had str uck t he gr ound. Alt hough t he bed was sm ashed t o pi eces, the m an was m ir acul ousl y unhurt . When he woke up, he was st il l on the m at tr ess. Glanci ng at the bit s of wood and m etal t hat lay ar ound him , the m an sadly pi cked up t he m at ress and car ri ed i t i nt o his house. Af ter he had put it on t he fl oor, he pr om pt l y went t o sleep agai n. Lesson50 Taken f or a ri de 乘車兜風 I love tr avel li ng in t he count ry, but I don39。 I 39。 I sai d t o t he conduct or as I got on t he bus,39。t know wher e it i s.39。 I39。 answer ed t he conduct or. I sat i n t he f r ont of the bus t o get a good view of t he count ryside. Aft er some t im e, t he bus st opped. Looki ng r ound, I r eali zed wit h a shock that I was t he only passenger l eft on t he bus. 39。l l have t o get off here,39。Thi s is as f ar as we go.39。 I s t hi s Woodf or d Gr een ?39。Oh dear,39。 I f or got t o put you off. 39。I t doesn39。 I sai d. 39。l l get of f her e.39。We are goi ng back now,39。Wel , i n t hat case, I pref er t o stay on t he bus,39。Thi s i s t he pr eti est car pet I have ever seen, 39。You don39。 Leson53 H ot snake 觸電 的蛇 At l ast fi remen have put out a bi g for est f i re i n Cali f or ni a. Si nce then, t hey have been tr ying t o fi nd out how t he f ir e began. Forest fi re ar e oft en caused by br oken gl as or by ci gar et te ends whi ch people carel essl y t hrow away. Yest er day t he fi remen exam i ned t he gr ound car ef ull y, but wer e not able t o f ind a