【正文】 f t he vi l agers, but i t was not retur ned t o him. Thr e mont hs pased, and t hen one m orning, Sam found his wal et outside hi s fr ont door. It had been wr apped up in newspaper and i t cont ai ned hal f t he m oney he had l ost, toget her wi t h a not e whi ch said: 39。 said Mr s St er li ng l at er, 39。 slowly. I t obviously coul d not tel the di f er ence bet ween I ndi an musi c and jaz! Leson43 Over t he South Pol e 飛越南極 I n 1929, three years af ter hi s fli ght over t he Nor th Pol e, t he Ameri can expl or er , R. E. Byr d, successf ul y fl ew over t he Sout h Pol e f or t he f ir st tim e. Though, at fi rst, Byr d and his men wer e able t o take a great many phot ogr aphs of the m ountains that l ay bel ow, t hey soon ran into ser ious t rouble. At one point, it sem ed cert ai n t hat thei r pl ane woul d cr ash. It coul d only get over the m ountains if it r ose to 10, 000 f et. Byr d at once order ed his men to t hr ow out t wo heavy food sacks. The pl ane was t hen abl e t o ri se and i t clear ed t he m ount ai ns by 400 f eet. Byrd now knew t hat he woul d be abl e to r each t he Sout h Pol e whi ch was 300 mil es away, for ther e wer e no m or e m ount ai ns i n si ght. The air cr af t was abl e to fl y over t he endl ess whi te plains wit hout dif fi cult y. Lesson44 Through the f orest 穿過森林 Mrs Anne Sterl ing di d not thi nk of t he r isk she was t aki ng when she r an t hr ough a f or est aft er t wo m en. They had rushed up t o her whi le she was havi ng a pi ic at he edge of a forest wit h her chil dren and tr ied to st eal her handbag. I n t he str uggle, t he str ap br oke and, wi th t he bag i n thei r possesion, bot h m en start ed r unning through t he t rees. Mrs Sterli ng got so angr y t hat she r an aft er them. She was soon out of br eath, but she cont inued t o run. When she caught up wit h them, she saw that t hey had sat down and were goi ng t hrough t he contents of t he bag, so she r an str ai ght at t hem . The men got such a f ri ght that t hey dr opped t he bag and ran away. 39。 she answered. Ten mi nut es later we wal ked out of t he shop t oget her. My wi fe was weari ng a hat t hat l ooked l ike a li ghthouse ! Leson42 Not very musi cal 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a long wal k t hr ough one of the m ar kets of Old Delhi, we st opped at a square t o have a r est. Aft er a tim e, we not iced a snake charmer wi th t wo large baskets at t he other side of t he square, so we went to have a l ook at him. As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a l ong pi pe whi ch was cover ed wit h coi ns and opened one of t he basket s. When he began t o pl ay a t une, we had our fir st glim pse of t he snake. It r ose out of t he basket and began to f ol low t he movement s of t he pi pe. We were ver y m uch sur pr ised when t he snake charmer suddenl y began t o pl ay j az tunes and m oder n pop songs. The snake, however, conti nued to 39。And a wom an can39。serve her this tim e wit h gr eat dif fi cult y, he cl imbed i nt o the shop wi ndow t o get the dr ess. As soon as she saw it, t he wom an sai d s m any ti es.39。 39。t have too m any hat s,39。dance39。The str ap needs mendi ng,39。but t hey did not steal anyt hi ng.39。A thief, yes, 39。 Two mont hs l at er, som e m or e m oney was sent t o Sam wi th anot her note:39。 I n t ime, al Sam39。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。 345 f or the cost of the tri p. The norm al pr ice of a ti cket i s amp。 eggs and asked m e whet her m y coll ecti on was gr owi ng. He then asked m e how m y br ot her was and whet her I li ked m y new j ob i n London. In answer t o t hese questi ons I ei ther nodded or made str ange noises. Meanwhil e, my t ongue was busy s ear ching out the hol e where t he t ooth had been. I suddenl y felt ver y wor ri ed, but coul d not say anything. When the dentist at last r emoved t he cot ton wool fr om m y mout h, I was abl e to t el him that he had pul led out the wrong t oot h. Leson49 The nd of a dream 美夢(mèng)告終 Tir ed of sl eeping on t he f loor, a young m an i n Teher an saved up f or years t o buy a r eal bed. For t he fi rst ime i n hi s l if e, he becam e the pr oud owner of a bed whi ch had spri ngs and a m at tr ess. Because the weat her was ver y hot, he cari ed t he bed on t o the roof of hi s house. He slept ver y wel l for t he f ir st t wo ni ghts, but on t he thir d ni ght, a storm bl ew up. A gust of wind swept t he bed of f t he r oof and sent it cr ashi ng into t he court yar d below. The young m an did not wake up unt il the bed had s tr uck t he ground. Al though the bed was mashed t o pi eces, the m an was m ir acul ously unhurt. When he woke up, he was sti l on the m at tr ess. Glancing at t he bit s of wood and m et al that l ay around him, t he m an sadl y pi cked up t he mat res and car ri ed i t i nt o hi s house. Af ter he had put i t on t he fl oor, he prom pt ly went t o sleep agai n. Lesson50 Taken f or a ri de 乘車兜風(fēng) I love t ravel ing in t he countr y, but I don39。 I39。 I said t o t he conduct or as I got on t he bus,39。t know wher e i t is. 39。l l tel you wher e to get off ,39。 You39。 t he conductor said. 39。 I s t hi s Woodf or d Gr een ?39。Oh dear,39。 I for got t o put you off .39。t mat er, 39。I 39。 39。 sai d t he conduct or . 39。 I answer ed. Lesson51 Reward f or virtue 對(duì)美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My fri end, Her bert, has al ways been f at , but t hi ngs got so bad recentl y t hat he deci ded to go on a di et. He began hi s di et a week ago. Fi rst of al l, he wr ot e out a long l ist of al l the foods whi ch wer e f orbidden. The li st incl uded m ost of t he t hi ngs Her bert l oves: butt er , potatoes, r ice, beer, mil k, chocol at e, and sweets. Yesterday I pai d him a visit. I rang t he bel and was not surpri sed to se t hat Her bert was ti l as f at as ever . He l ed me i nt o hi s room and hur ri edly hid a l ar ge par cel under his desk. I t was obvious t hat he was ver y embar rased. When I asked him