【正文】 should ar rest him , but as he has a good r ecor d, we shal l let him off t his t im e.39。 said a pol icem an aft er war ds, 39。 of si x pr et y gir ls, he set off down t he mai n st reet of t he cit y ri ding a baby elephant cal l ed Jum bo. He, should have known t hat t he poli ce would never al low thi s sort of t hi ng. A poli cem an appr oached Jim m y and t old him he ought to have gone al ong a si de str eet as Jum bo was hol di ng up t he tr af ic. Though Jim my agr ed t o go at once, Jum bo ref used t o m ove. Fif t en poli cem en had t o push ver y har d t o get hi m off t he m ai n str eet . The pol ice had a di f icult ti me, but t hey were m ost am used. 39。s hospit al . Dr essed up as Fat her Chri stm as and ac panied by a 39。s cl osest f ri ends asked hi m to m ake a speech at a weddi ng r ecepti on. Thi s is t he sor t of thi ng t hat Geof fr ey l oves. He pr epar ed t he speech caref ul l y and went t o the weddi ng wi t h Jenny. He had included a l ar ge num ber of f unny st or ies i n t he speech and, of course, i t was a gr eat success. As soon as he had fi nished, Jenny t ol d hi m she want ed t o go home. Geoff rey was a l it tl e disappoi nt ed by t hi s but he di d as hi s daught er asked. On t he way hom e, he asked Jenny if she had enj oyed t he speech. To his sur pr ise, she sai d she hadn39。 As she wal ked away, I f ol l owed her out of t he f ai r. Leson61 Troubl e wit h t he H ubbl e 哈勃望遠(yuǎn)鏡的困境 I n f ut ur e, astr onaut s wil l be r equir ed t o descend f r om a spaceshi p whil e i t i s sti l i n space and to r etur n t o it. The abil it y t o do t hi s wil l be necessar y in f ut ur e fl i ght s t o di st ant pl as. Sci ent ist s ar e now t r yi ng to di scover i f t hi s is possi bl e. The spaceshi p Ast r a which l ef t the eart h a shor t ti me ago, wil l be t r avel i ng t hree hundr ed mi les i nt o space. At a cer t ai n poi nt, t he Ast r a wil l st op f or a short t im e and an astr onaut wi l at em pt t o l eave t he st at i onar y spaceship and t hen ret ur n t o it . We shal l not know whet her t he experi ment has been successf ul unti l we have r ecei ved a r adi o message. The f ir st m esage i s expect ed t o ar i ve at 7 o39。 she asked im pat ientl y. 39。 As soon as I went out si de, I f or got al l about Madam Bel li nsky because my wi f e hur ri ed t owar ds m e. 39。 if he pi cks a l eaf , he wil l die. Many vil lagers beli eve t hat t he tr ee has al ready cl aim ed a num ber of victi ms. The vi car has been asked t o have t he t r e cut down, but so f ar he has r ef used. He has poi nt ed out that he tr ee is a usef ul sour ce of in e as t ouri sts have been i ng fr om al l par ts of t he countr y t o see i t. I n spi te of al t hat has been sai d, t he t ouri st s have been picki ng l eaves and cut ti ng t heir names on t he tr ee tr unk. So f ar , not one of t hem has been str uck down by sudden deat h! Lesson59 In or out ？ 進(jìn)來還是出去？ Our dog, Rex, used t o sit outsi de our f ront gat e and bar k. Ever y ti me he want ed to e i nto t he gar den he would bar k unt il s om eone opened t he gat e. As t he nei ghbour s pl ai ned of t he noise, m y husband spent weeks t r ai ning him t o press hi s paw on t he l at ch t o l et him sel f i n. Rex soon becam e an exper t at openi ng t he gat e. However, when I was goi ng out shoppi ng l ast wek, I not iced him i n the gar den near t he gat e. Thi s ti me he was bar ki ng so that som eone woul d l et hi m out ! Si nce t hen, he has devel oped anot her bad habit. As soon as he ope ns t he gat e f rom the outsi de, he es i nt o t he garden and wait s unt il t he gat e shut s. Then he sit s and bar ks unt il som eone l et s him out. Af ter t hi s he imm edi atel y lets him sel f i n and begins bar ki ng agai n. Yester day m y husband r em oved t he gat e and Rex got so annoyed we have not sen him since. Leson60 The f uture 卜算未來 At a vi l age fair , I deci ded t o vi sit a fort une t el ler cal led Madam Beli nsky. I went int o her t ent and she tol d m e t o si t down. Aft er I had gi ven her som e m oney, she l ooked int o a crysta l bal l and sai d: 39。e39。. Because t he tr ee was menti oned i n a newspaper, t he num ber of visit ors t o Fri nley has now i ncr eased. The t ree was pl ant ed near a chur ch fi ft y years ago, but it i s onl y i n r ecent years t hat i t has gai ned an evil r eput at ion. It i s sai d t hat if anyone t ouches t he t r e, he wil l have bad l uck。A r el at i on of your s i s i ng t o see you. She wi l be ar i vi ng thi s evening and i nt ends t o stay f or a few days. The m om ent you l eave t his t ent , you wil get a bi g sur pr i se. A wom an you know wel wi l r ush t owar ds you. She wil l speak t o you and t hen she wi l l ead you away f r om t hi s place. That is al .39。Wher e have you been hidi ng ?39。Your si st er wil be her e in l es t han an hour and we m ust be at the stati on t o meet her. We ar e late al ready. 39。cl ock t his eveni ng. By that tim e, t he Astr a wi l have been f lyi ng t hr ough space f or sevent een hour s and wil l have cir cl ed t he eart h a gr eat m any t im es. When t he fi rst radi o m esages have been r ecei ved, t he r esult s of t he t ri p wi l be announced imm edi at ely. Leson62 Aft er t he fi re 大火之后 Fir em en had been f i ghti ng t he for est fi re f or near ly t hree weks bef ore t hey coul d get i t under cont r ol. A shor t tim e bef or e, gr eat tr ees had covered t he countr ysi de f or mi l es ar ound. Now, sm oke sti l r ose up fr om t he warm gr ound over t he desol at e hil s. Wi nt er was i ng on and t he hi l s thr eat ened t he sur roundi ng vil lages wit h dest ructi on, f or heavy r ai n woul d not only wash away t he soi l but woul d cause ser ious fl oods as wel l. When t he fi r e had at l ast been put out , t he f orest aut hor it ies or der ed sever al tons of a special t ype of gr