【正文】 t he cont ent s of t he parcel. It contai ned f i ve l ar ge bars of chocol at e and thr e bags of swet s! Leson52 A pret y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have just m oved i nto a new house and I have been wor ki ng hard al m orni ng. I have been t ryi ng t o get m y new r oom i n or der. 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 sm al , so I have t em por ar il y put my books on t he f l oor. At he m om ent, t hey c over 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 r oom. A short whi l e ago, my si st er hel ped m e to car y one of m y ol d bookcases up t he st air s. She went i nt o my r oom and got a bi g sur pr i se when she saw al t hose books on t he fl oor. 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。 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 Woodfor d Gr en,39。t l i ke l osi ng my way. I went on an excur si on recent l y, but m y t ri p t ook m e longer t han I expect ed. 39。230 ! Leson47 A t hi rst y ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publ ic house whi ch was r ecentl y bought by Mr I an Thom pson i s up f or sal e. Mr Thom pson i s goi ng to sel i t because i t i s haunt ed. He t ol d 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 ur nit ure had been m oved. Though Mr Thompson had t ur ned t he li ght s off bef or e he went t o bed, t hey were on i n t he m or ni ng. He al so sai d that he had f ound fi ve em pty whi sky bot tl es whi ch t he ghost m ust have drunk t he ni ght bef or e. When I suggest ed that 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. Lesson48 Di d you want t o tel m e som ethi ng? 你想對我說什么嗎？ Dent ists al ways ask questi ons when it i s i m possi 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 t ol d m e to r est f or a whil e. I t ri ed to say som et hi ng, but m y mout h was full of cott on wool. He knew I coll 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 num ber of wooden boxes whi ch cont ai ned cl ot hi ng. No one coul d account f or t he 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 the wor ker s t o open up t he box. He was ast oni shed at what he f ound. A m an was l yi ng i n the box on t op of a pi l e of wool len goods. He was so sur pr ised at bei ng di scovered t hat he di d not even tr y t o r un away. Aft er he was ar est ed, t he m an admi t ed hidi ng i n t he box bef ore t he plane l ef t London. He had had a long and unf ort abl e t ri p, f or he had been confi ned t o t he wooden box for over t en hour s. The m an was or dered t o pay amp。s m oney was pai d back i n t his way. The l ast not e sai d:39。 Onl y 25 per cent a t hief now!39。but onl y 5o per cent a thi ef !39。 Lesson45 A clear consci ence 問心無愧 The whol e vil lage soon l ear nt that a lar ge sum of m oney had been l ost. Sam Bent on, t he l ocal but cher, had l ost hi s wal et whil e taking hi s savi ngs t o t he post of fi ce. Sam was sur e t hat t he wal let m ust have been found by one of t he vil lagers, but i t was not r et urned t o him . Three m ont hs passed, and t hen one m or ni ng, Sam f ound his wal et out si de his f r ont door . It had been wr apped up i n newspaper and it contai ned half t he m oney he had l ost , t ogether wit h a not e whi ch sai d: 39。 said Mrs St erli ng l at er, 39。 slowl y. I t obvi ousl y coul d not t el t he di f erence bet ween Indian m usi c and j azz! Lesson43 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, t he Am eri can explor er , R. E. Byr d, succesf ul y f lew over t he Sout h Pole f or the f ir st t im e. Though, at fi rst, Byr d and hi s m en wer e able t o t ake a gr eat m any phot ogr aphs of the m ount ai ns t hat l ay bel ow, t hey soon r an i nto seri ous t r oubl e. At one point, i t seem ed cert ai n t hat t heir pl ane woul d crash. I t coul d only get over t he m ount ains if i t 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 to r i se and it cl ear ed the m ount ai ns by 400 feet . Byr d now knew t hat he would be abl e to r each t he Sout h Pol e which was 300 mi les away, f or t her e were no m or e m ount ai ns i n si ght. The ai rcr af t was abl e t o fl y over t he endl ess whi t e pl ains wi thout di f i cult y. Lesson44 Through t he f orest 穿過森林 Mr s Anne St erl i ng di d not t hink of t he ri sk she was t aki ng when she r an t hr ough a for est aft er t wo m en. They had rushed up t o her whil e she was havi ng a pi ic at t he edge of a f or est wi th her chi l dr en and tr ied t o st eal her handbag. I n t he st r uggle, t he str ap br oke and, wit h t he bag i n t heir possessi on, bot h m en st art ed r unni ng t hrough t he t r es. Mr s St erl ing got so angr y t hat s he r an aft er t hem . She was soon out of br eat h, but she conti nued to r un. When she caught up wit h t hem, she saw that hey had sat down and wer e goi ng thr ough t he cont ent s of t he bag, so she r an str aight at t hem . The m en got such a f ri ght t hat t hey dr opped t he bag and r an away. 39。 she answered. Ten m i nut es l at er we wal ked out of the shop toget her. My wif e was weari ng a hat hat 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 wa