【正文】 but m y m out h was f ull of cot t on wool . He knew I coll ect ed bi r ds39。 l eson46 Expensi ve and unf ort able 既昂貴又受罪 When a plane fr om London ar i ved at Sydney ai rport , workers began t o unl oad a num ber of wooden boxes whi ch contai ned cl ot hing. No one coul d account for t he f act t hat one of t he boxes was ext rem el y heavy. It suddenl y occurr ed to one of t he workers t o open up t he box. He was ast oni shed at what he f ound. A m an was l ying 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 ter he was ar est ed, t he m an adm it ted hi di ng i n t he box bef or e t he plane l ef t London. He had had a l ong and un fort able t ri p, f or he had been confi ned t o t he wooden box f or over t en hour s. The m an was or der ed t o pay amp。s m oney was pai d back i n t hi s way. The last not e sai d: 39。 Onl y 25 per cent a t hi ef now! 39。but onl y 5o per cent a t hief !39。 Lesson45 A clear conscience 問心無愧 The whol e vil lage soon l ear nt t hat a l ar ge sum of money had been l ost . Sam Benton, the l ocal but cher , had l ost hi s wal et whi le t aki ng his savings t o the post of fi ce. Sam was sur e t hat t he wal let must have been f ound by one of t he vi l ager s, but it was not ret ur ned to him . Three m ont hs passed, and then one m or ni ng, Sam f ound hi s wal l et outsi de hi s fr ont door. I t had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contai ned half t he m oney he had l ost , toget her wit h a note whi ch sai d: 39。 sai d Mr s St er li ng lat er , 39。 slowl y. I t obvi ousl y coul d not t el l t he di f erence bet ween I ndi an 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, the Am er i can expl or er , R. E. Byr d, successfull y f lew over t he Sout h Pol e f or t he fi rst ti me. Though, at f ir st , Byr d and hi s m en wer e abl e t o take a gr eat m any phot ogr aphs of t he m ount ains t hat l ay bel ow, t hey soon r an int o ser ious tr oubl e. At one poi nt , it seem ed cert ai n t hat t hei r pl ane woul d cr ash. It coul d onl y get over t he mountai ns i f it 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 t o r ise and it cl ear ed t he m ountai ns by 400 f eet . Byrd now knew that he woul d be able t o r each t he Sout h Pole whi ch was 300 m il es away, f or t her e wer e no mor e m ount ains i n si ght . The air cr aft was able t o fl y over the endl es whi t e pl ai ns wi thout di f icult y. Lesson44 Through t he f orest 穿過森林 Mrs Anne St erl ing di d not t hi nk of t he r isk she was t aki ng when she r an thr ough a f or est af t er t wo m en. They had r ushed up t o her whil e she was havi ng a piic at t he edge of a f or est wi t h her chil dren and t ri ed to st eal her handbag. I n t he str uggl e, t he str ap broke and, wi t h the bag i n their possessi on, bot h m en start ed r unni ng t hr ough t he tr ees. Mr s Sterl i ng got so angr y t hat she r an af ter t hem. She was soon out of br eat h, but she conti nued t o r un. When she caught up wit h t hem, she saw t hat t hey had sat down and wer e going t hrough t he contents of t he bag, so she ran str aight at t hem. The m en got such a f ri ght t hat t hey dr opped t he bag and ran away. 39。 she answer ed. Ten mi nut es l ater we wal ked out of t he shop t ogether. My wi fe was weari ng a hat that 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 wal k t hr ough one of t he m ar ket s of Ol d Del hi, we st opped at a squar e to have a r est. Aft er a t im e, we not iced a snake charm er wi t h t wo l ar ge basket s at t he ot her si de of t he squar e, so we went t o have a l ook at hi m. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a l ong pi pe which was cover ed wit h coins and opened one of t he basket s. When he began t o pl ay a t une, we had our f ir st gl im pse of t he snake. I t rose out of t he basket and began t o f ol l ow t he m ovem ent s of t he pipe. We wer e ver y m uch sur pr ised when t he snake charm er suddenl y began t o play j az t unes and m oder n pop songs. The snake, however, conti nued t o 39。And a wom an can39。A f ew cars, however, pl et ed t he r ace. The wi nni ng car r eached a speed of f or ty m il es an hourm uch faster t han any of it s ri val s. I t sped downhil l at t he end of t he race and it s dri ver had a l ot of t roubl e t r yi ng to st op i t. The r ace gave ever yone a great deal of pl easure. It was ver y di f fer ent fr om m oder n car aces 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 i n bl ue j eans st ood at t he window of an expensive shop. Though she hesit at ed f or a m om ent , she f i nal y went in and as ked t o see a dress that was in t he wi ndow. The asi st ant who ser ved her di d not li ke the way she was dr essed. Gl anci ng at her scor nf ul l y, he t ol d her that he dr ess was sol d. The wom an wal ked out of t he shop angri l y and decided t o puni sh t he assi st ant next day. She ret ur ned t o t he shop t he f ol owi ng m or ni ng dressed i n a f ur coat, wi th a handbag i n one hand and a long um br el la i n t he ot her. Af ter seki ng out t he r ude asist ant she asked for t he same dr es. Not r eal i zi ng who she was, t he assi stant was eager to ser ve her t hi s ti me wi t h gr eat di f icult y, he cli m bed i nt o t he shop wi ndow t o get t he dr es. As soon as she saw i t, t he wom an sai d s many ti es.39。 39。t have t oo m any hats,39。dance39。The str ap needs mendi ng, 39。but t hey did not steal anyt hi ng.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。 In t im e, al Sam39。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。 345 for t he cost of