【正文】 f the snake. I t r ose out of the basket and began t o f ol low the m ovements of t he pi pe. We wer e ver y much surpr ised when the snake charm er suddenly began t o play j azz t unes and modern pop songs. The snake, however, conti nued t o 39。And a woman can39。 深圳市 XX 酒店 可行性研究報告 深圳市 ABC物業(yè)顧問有限公司 2020年 10月 3 日 scor nf ul l y, he told her t hat t he dr es was sold. The woman wal ked out of the shop angr il y and deci ded t o punish the assi stant next day. She r et urned to the shop the f ol lowi ng mor ning dressed i n a f ur coat, wi th a handbag in one hand and a l ong um br el a in t he other. Af ter seeki ng out t he rude asi st ant she asked for t he same dr es. Not reali zi ng who she was, t he asistant was eager to ser ve her t hi s ti me wi th gr eat di f icult y, he cl imbed i nt o t he shop wi ndow to get t he dr es. As soon as she saw i t, the wom an sai d s many ti es. 39。 39。t have too many hats,39。dance39。The str ap needs mending,39。but t hey did not st eal anything. 39。A t hief , yes, 39。 Two m ont hs later , some m ore m oney was sent t o Sam wi t h anot her note: 39。 In t im e, al Sam39。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。345 f or the cost of the t ri p. The nor mal pri ce of a t icket is amp。 eggs and asked me whet her my col lecti on was growi ng. He t hen asked me how my br ot her was and whet her I l iked my new job i n London. In answer to t hese quest ions I eit her nodded or made str ange noi ses. Meanwhi le, my t ongue was busy sear chi ng out t he hol e where the toot h had been. I suddenl y f el t ver y wor ri ed, but could not say anyt hing. When the denti st at last removed the cott on wool fr om my mouth, I was able t o tel l hi m that he had pull ed out t he wr ong t ooth. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢告終 Tir ed of sl eepi ng on the f loor, a young man i n Teher an saved up f or years t o buy a r eal bed. For t he fi rst ti me in his l if e, he became the proud owner of a bed which had spri ngs and a m at tr es. Because the weather was ver y hot, he car ied t he bed on t o t he roof of hi s house. He slept ver y wel f or the f ir st t wo night s, but on the t hi rd night, a stor m bl ew up. A gust of wi nd swept t he bed of f the r oof and sent i t cr ashi ng int o the court yar d below. The young m an did not wake up until t he bed had st ruck the gr ound. Al though the bed was smashed t o pieces, the m an was mir acul ously unhur t. When he woke up, he was st il l on the mat tr ess. Glancing at the bit s of wood and metal that lay a r ound hi m, the man sadly pi cked up t he mat ress and car ri ed it int o his house. Af ter he had put i t on the f loor, he prom pt ly went t o sleep agai n. Lesson50 Taken f or a ride 乘車兜風 I love tr avel li ng in t he count ry, but I don39。 I 39。 I said t o t he conduct or as I got on the bus,39。t know wher e it is. 39。l t el l you wher e t o get of f, 39。 You39。 t he conductor sai d. 39。 39。 I asked. 39。 said t he conductor suddenly.39。 39。t mat er ,39。Il l get of f her e.39。We are going back now,39。Wel , in t hat case, I pref er t o stay on t he bus,39。This i s the pr et ti est carpet I have ever seen, 39。You don39。 Lesson53 Hot snake 觸電的蛇 At l ast f ir em en have put out a bi g f or est f ir e in Calif orni a. Si nce t hen, t hey have been t ryi ng to fi nd out how the f ir e began. For est f ir e are of ten caused by br oken glass or by cigaret e ends whi ch peopl e car elesl y thr ow away. Yester day the f ir em en exami ned the ground careful ly, but wer e not abl e to fi nd any br oken gl as. They we r e also quit e sur e t hat a cigar et te end di d not star t the f ir e. Thi s morni ng, however , a fi reman accident al y discovered t he cause . He not iced t he remains of a snake whi ch was wound round t he el ect ri c wi res of a 16,000volt power li ne. I n thi s way, he was able t o solve t he myst ery. The expl anati on was simpl e but very unusual . A bi rd had snat ched up the snake f rom the gr ound and then dr opped i t on to t he wir es. The snake t hen wound it self r ound the wi res. When it di d so, i t sent sparks down t o t he gr ound and these i mmediat el y start ed a f ir e. Lesson54 St icky fi ngers 粘糊的手指 Af t er br eakf ast, I sent t he chi ldr en to school and then I went to market. I t was st il l earl y when I r et urned home. The chi ldr en were at school, my husband was at wor k and the house was qui et . So I deci ded to m ake some t ar ts f or tea. In a short t im e I was busy m ixing butt er and f l our and my hands were soon cover ed wit h sti cky pastr y. At exactly that moment, the t elephone r ang. Not hi ng coul d have been mor e annoyi ng. I picked up the r ecei ver be tween t wo sti cky f ingers and was di sm ayed when I r ecognized the voice of Mrs Bat es. It t ook me t en m inutes t o per suade her to r i ng back l at er. At last I hung up the r eceiver. What a mess! Ther e was past ry on my f ingers, on the t el ephone, and on t he door knobs. I had no sooner got back to the kit chen than the door bel l rang l oud enough to wake the dead. This t ime it was t he post m an and he want ed me to si gn for a r egistered l et er ! Lesson55 Not a gold mi ne 并非金礦 Dr eam s of fi ndi ng lost tr easure al most came t rue r ecentl y. A new machine cal ed 39。 has been invent ed and it has been used to det ect gold whi ch has been buri ed in t he ground. The machine was used in a cave near t he seashor e wherei t is said pir ates used t o hide gold. The pir ates would of ten bur y gol d i n the cave and then fai l to coll ect i t. Ar med wi th t he new machine, a search part y went he did not li ke it . She enjoyed herself making t he asist ant bri ng almost ever yt hing i n the wi ndow befor e fi naly buyi ng the dr ess she had fi rst asked for . Lesson58 A blessi ng i n disguise? 是因禍得福嗎？ The t iny vi