【正文】 a for est wi th her chi ldr en and tr ied to st eal her handbag. I n the st ruggle, the str ap broke and, wi th the bag in their possesi on, bot h m en st art ed running t hr ough the t rees. Mrs St er li ng got so angry that she r an af ter t hem. She was soon out of br eath, but she conti nued t o r un. When she caught up wi th t hem , she saw t hat t hey had sat down and wer e going t hrough the contents of t he bag, so she r an str ai ght at them. The men got such a fr ight that they dropped the bag and ran 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 st opped 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 si de 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 cover ed wi th coins and opened one of the 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 began to f oll ow t he movem ent s of t he pipe. We wer e very m uch sur pr ised when t he snake char mer suddenl y began t o play j az tunes and m oder 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！ Once a year a race is hel d for old car s. A lot of car s ent er ed f or t his r ace l ast year and t her e was a gr eat deal of exci tement j ust bef or e it began. One of t he m ost handsom e car s was a Roll s Royce Si l ver Ghost . The m ost unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y t hr ee wheel s. Bui lt i n 1885, it was t he ol dest car taking part . Aft er a great m any l oud expl osi ons, t he r ace began. Many of t he car s br oke down on t he cour se and some dr i vers spent m or e t im e under t heir cars t han in t hem ! A few car s, however , pl eted t he race. The wi nni ng car r eached a speed of f or t 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 it s dri ver had a l ot of t rouble t r 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 help 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 m oment , she f inal y went in and as ked t o see a dress that was in t he window. The asi st ant who served her did not li ke the way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornf ul ly, 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 t he 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 as ked f or the same dress. Not r eal izing who she was, the assi st ant was eager t o ser ve her this t ime wit h gr eat dif fi cul ty, he c li mbed into the shop window t o get the dr ess. As soon as she saw it, t he woman sai d s m any t ies.39。 I answer ed. Leson51 Reward f or vi rtue 對美德的獎 賞 My fr iend, Herbert , has always been f at , but t hi ngs got so bad r ecent l y t hat he deci ded t o go on a di et . He began hi s di et a week ago. Fi r st of al l , he wr ot e out a l ong l i st of al l t he f oods whi ch wer e f or bi dden. The l i st i ncl uded m ost of t he t hi ngs Her ber t l oves: but t er , pot at oes, r i ce, beer , m i l k, chocol at e, and sweet s. Yest er day I pai d hi m a vi si t . I r ang t he bel l and was n ot sur pr i sed t o see t hat Her ber t was st i l l as f at as ever . He l ed m e i nt o hi s r oom and hur r i edl y hi d a l ar ge par cel under hi s 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 i l ed gui l t i l y and t hen put t he par cel o n t he desk. He expl ai ned t hat hi s di et was so st r i ct t hat he had t o 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。 said t he conductor. 39。 39。 I sai d. 39。I t doesn39。 I f ot to put you off .39。Oh dear, 39。 I s thi s Woodfor d Gr een ?39。Thi s i s as f ar as we go.39。l have to get off her e, 39。 answered t he conduct or. I sat i n the f ront of the bus to get a good view of t he count ryside. Aft er some t im e, t he bus stopped. Looking r ound, I r eal ized wit h a shock that I was the only passenger l eft on t he bus. 39。 I 39。 but I don39。m going t o Woodfor d Gr een, 39。t l ike losing my way. I went on an excursion r ecentl y, but my tr ip t ook me l onger than I expected. 39。 230 ! Lesson47 A t hi rst y ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publi c house whi ch was recent ly bought by Mr Ian Thompson is up for sal e. Mr Thompson i s going t o sel l i t because it i s haunted. He t ol d me that he could not go t o sleep one ni ght because he hear d a str ange noi se i ng f rom the bar. The next m or ning, he found t hat the doors had been blocked by chair s and the f urni ture had been moved. Though Mr Thompson had tur ned t he li ghts off bef or e he went to bed, they were on in t he mor ni ng. He al so sai d that he had found fi ve empty whisky