【正文】 aid. She gazed at it for some time t hen added, 39。 I answer ed. Leson51 Reward for vi rt ue 對(duì)美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My f ri end, Herbert, has always been fat, but t hi ngs got so bad recent ly t hat he decided to go on a diet. He began his diet a week ago. Fir st of al , he wrote out a l ong li st of al the f oods which were forbi dden. The l ist i ncluded most of t he t hi ngs Herber t l oves: but ter, potatoes, ri ce, beer , mi lk, chocolate, and sweet s. Yesterday I paid him a visit . I rang the bel and was not surpri sed to s e t hat Her bert was sti 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 very embar rased. When I asked him what he was doing, he smi led gui lti ly and t hen put the par cel on t he desk. He explained that his diet was so stri ct that he had t o rewar d hi mself occasional ly. Then he showed me t he cont ents of the parcel . I t contained f ive large bars of chocolate and t hr ee bags of sweet s! Lesson52 A pret ty carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have just moved into a new house and I have been working har d al morning. I have been tr yi ng t o get my new r oom i n or der . This has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To make mat er s wor se, t he r oom is rather smal l, so I have tempor ar il y put my books on the fl oor. At the moment, they cover ever y inch of fl oor space and I act ual y have to walk on them to get in or out of t he r oom. A short while ago, my si st er hel ped me to car ry one of my old bookcases up the stair s. She went i nt o my room and got a big sur pr ise when she saw al t hose books on t he f loor. 39。 sai d the conduct or . 39。l get off her e. 39。 I sai d. 39。It doesn39。 I for got to put you of f .39。Oh dear, 39。 I s this Woodf or d Green ?39。Thi s is as f ar as we go.39。 安徽省黃山市屯溪區(qū)翔騰生態(tài)養(yǎng)殖基地生豬標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化規(guī)模養(yǎng)殖場(chǎng)項(xiàng)目實(shí)施方案 of f her e, 39。 t he conduct or said. 39。 39。 I asked. 39。 sai d the conductor suddenl y. 39。 39。t mat er ,39。I 39。 We ar e going back now,39。Wel, in t hat case, I pr ef er to stay on t he bus, 39。Thi s is the preti est carpet I have ever sen,39。You don39。 Leson53 Hot snake 觸電的蛇 At last fi remen have put out a big f or est f ir e in Calif or ni a. Since t hen, t hey have been tr yi ng t o find out how the fi re began. For est f ir e ar e of ten caused by broken glas or by ci gar et te ends whi ch people car el essl y throw away. Yesterday t he f ir emen examined t he ground carefull y, but wer e not abl e t o fi nd any br oken gl ass. They were also quite sure that a cigar et te end did not start the f ire. This morning, however, a fir eman acident al ly discovered the cause. He noti ced the remai ns of a snake which was wound round t he electri c wires of a 16,000volt power l ine. I n this way, he was able t o solve the mystery. The explanat ion was simple but ver y unusual. A bird had snat ched up t he snake from the gr ound and then dr opped i t on to t he wi res. The snake then wound i tself r ound the wires. When it di d so, it sent sparks down t o the gr ound and these immediately started a fi re. Leson54 St icky fingers 粘糊的手指 Af ter breakf ast, I sent the chi ldren to school and t hen I went to market . I t was st il ear ly when I r et ur ned home. The chi ldren wer e at school, my husband was at wor k and the house was quiet. So I deci ded to m ake some tart s f or t ea. In a short ti me I was busy mixing but ter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sti cky pastr y. At exactl y that moment, t he telephone rang. Not hi ng coul d have been mor e annoying. I picked up t he r eceiver bet wen two sticky finger s and was dismayed when I recogni zed the voi ce of Mrs Bates. It took me ten minut es to persuade her to ri ng back l at er . At last I hung up the receiver . What a mess! Ther e was pastr y on my f ingers, on t he t el ephone, and on the door knobs. I had no sooner got back t o the ki tchen than t he door bel rang l oud enough t o wake the dead. Thi s time i t was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a r egi stered let er ! Lesson55 Not a gold mi ne 并非金礦 Dr eams of f inding lost tr easur e almost came t rue recentl y. A new machine caled 39。 has been invented and i t has been used to detect gol d whi ch has been bur ied in t he ground. The machine was used in a cave near the seashor e where it is sai dpir at es used to hide gol d. The pir at es woul d often bur y gold i n the cave and then f ai l to col lect it . Ar med wi th the new machi ne, a sear ch party went he di d not like it . She enjoyed herself making the assi stant br ing al most ever yt hi ng i n the window before f inal ly buying the dres she had f ir st asked f or . Leson58 A blesing in di sgui se? 是因禍得福嗎？ The t iny vi l age of Fri nl ey i s said to possess a 39。. Because t he t ree was ment ioned in a newspaper, the number of vi si tors to Fri nl ey has now i ncreased. The t ree was plant ed near a church fi fty year s ago, but i t i s only i n recent years t hat it has gained an evil reputati on. It is sai d that if anyone t ouches the tree, he wil l have bad l uck。A r el at ion of your s i s ing to see you. She wi l be ar iving this evening and intends t o st ay f or a few days. The mom ent you leave this t ent, you wi l get a bi g surpri se. A woman you know wel l wi l rush t owards you. She wil l speak to you and then she wi l lead you away fr om this place. That i s al .39。Wher e have you been hi di ng ?39。Your sis ter wi l be here in l ess than an hour and we must be at the st ati on to meet her . We are l at e al ready.39。clock t hi s eveni ng. By that ti me, the Ast ra wil l have been f lying through space f or sevent en hours and wi l have ci rcled the eart h a gr eat many ti mes. When the fi rst r adi o messages have been received, the result s of the tr ip wil l be announced i mmediately. Leson62 Aft er t he f ire 大火之后 Fi remen had been figh