【正文】 r spar e ti me and r ead the carpet!39。The Reveal er39。cursed tr ee39。 i f he picks a l eaf, he wi l di e. Many vi l ager s bel ieve t hat t he t ree has al r eady cl aim ed a num ber of vi ct im s. The vi car has been asked t o have t he tr ee cut down, but so f ar he has r ef used. He has point ed out t hat t he t ree i s a usef ul sourc e of i ne as t our ists have been i ng fr om al l par ts of t he countr y t o se i t. I n spi te of al t hat has been sai d, t he t ouri st s have been pi cki ng l eaves and cut ti ng t heir names on t he t r ee tr unk. So f ar , not one of t hem has been str uck down by sudden deat h! Lesson59 In or out ？ 進(jìn)來還是出去？ Our dog, Rex, used t o sit outsi de our fr ont gat e and bar k. Ever y tim e he want ed t o e i nt o t he gar den he woul d bark unti l s om eone opened t he gat e. As t he nei ghbour s plai ned of t he noi se, my husband spent weeks t rai ni ng hi m to pr es hi s paw on t he l atch t o let him self i n. Rex soon becam e an expert at openi ng the gate. However , when I was goi ng out shoppi ng l ast week, I noti ced hi m i n t he gar den near t he gat e. Thi s t im e he was bar ki ng so t hat som eone woul d l et him out ! Si nce t hen, he has devel oped anot her bad habi t. As soon as he opens t he gat e fr om t he out side, he es i nt o t he gar den and wai ts unt il t he gat e shuts. Then he si ts and bar ks unti l som eone l et s him out . Af ter t hi s he imm edi at ely l ets him sel f i n and begi ns bar ki ng again. Yest er day m y husband removed t he gat e and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since. Leson60 The f ut ure 卜算未來 At a vi l age fair , I deci ded t o visit a f ort une t el er cal led Madam Bel li nsky. I went i nt o her t ent and she t ol d m e t o si t down. Af t er I had gi ven her som e m oney, she looked int o a crystal bal l and sai d: 39。 As soon as I went out si de, I f or got al l about Madam Bel i nsky because my wi f e hur ri ed t owar ds m e. 39。 she asked im pat ientl y. 39。 As she wal ked away, I f ol l owed her out of t he fair . Lesson61 Troubl e wit h t he H ubbl e 哈勃望遠(yuǎn)鏡的困境 I n fut ur e, astr onaut s wil l be requir ed to descend f r om a spaceshi p whil e it i s st il l i n space and t o r et ur n to i t. The abil it y t o do thi s wil l be nec esary i n f ut ur e fl ights t o dist ant pla s. Sci ent ists ar e now tr yi ng t o di scover i f thi s i s possi bl e. The spaceshi p Ast ra whi ch lef t he ear t h a shor t tim e ago, wi l be t r aveli ng t hr ee hundr ed mil es i nt o space. At a cer tai n poi nt , t he Ast ra wi l st op for a shor t ti me and an ast r onaut wil l at t em pt t o leave t he st ati onar y spaceshi p and t hen r et ur n to i t. We shal l not know whet her t he experim ent has been successful unt il we have r ecei ved a radio m esage. The fi r st m essage i s expect ed t o ar ri ve at 7 o39。s cl osest f r iends asked him to m ake a speech at a wedding r ecept ion. of f her e, 39。Thi s i s as f ar as we go.39。 I s thi s Woodfor d Gr een ?39。Oh dear, 39。 I f or got to put you off .39。I t doesn39。 I sai d. 39。 39。 sai d t he conduct or. 39。 I answer ed. Leson51 Reward f or vi rtue 對(duì)美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My fr iend, Herbert , has always been fat , but thi ngs got so bad recent ly t hat he decided to go on a diet. He began his di et a week ago. Fir st of al , he wr ote out a l ong li st of al t he f oods which wer e for bidden. The l ist included most of t he things Her ber t loves: butt er , pot atoes, r ice, beer, mi lk, chocolat e, and sweet s. Yester day I paid him a visit . I rang the bel and was not sur pri sed t o se t hat Her ber t was stil l as fat as ever. He led me into hi s room and hur ri edly hi d a lar ge par cel under hi s desk. It was obvious that he was ver y embar assed. When I asked him what he was doi ng, he smil ed guilt il y and then put the parcel on the desk. He explai ned t hat hi s di et was so st ri ct t hat he had to reward himself occasional y. Then he showed me t he contents of t he par cel . It cont ai ned fi ve lar ge bar s of chocolate and t hree bags of sweets! Lesson52 A pret ty carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have j ust moved int o a new house and I have been working har d al mor ni ng. I have been tr yi ng to get my new room in or der . This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books. To m ake m at ter s worse, t he room is r ather sm al l, so I have temporar ily put m y books on t he fl oor . At the m om ent , they cover ever y i nch of f loor space and I act ual ly have t o walk on them t o get i n or out of t he room. A shor t whi le ago, my sist er helped me to car y one of my ol d bookcases up t he st air s. She went into my r oom and got a bi g surpr ise when she saw al l those books on the f loor . 39。 she sai d. She gazed at i t for some ti me t hen added, 39。t need bookcases at al . You can si t her e in your spar e t ime and r ead the car pet! 39。The Reveal er 39。cur sed t ree39。 if he pi cks a l eaf , he wil l die. Many vil lager s beli eve t hat t he tr e has alr eady cl ai med a number of victi ms. The vi car has been asked to have the t ree cut down, but so far he has refused. He has point ed out t hat t he tr e is a usef ul sour ce of i ne as t ouri st s have been ing f rom al part s of t he count ry t o see it . I n spit e of al l that has been sai d, t he touri sts have been pi cki ng leaves and cutt ing t hei r names on t he tr ee tr unk. So f ar, not one of t hem has been str uck down by sudden deat h! Lesson59 In or out ？ 進(jìn)來還是出去？ Our dog, Rex, used to sit outsi de our f ront gat e and bar k. Ever y ti me he want ed to e i nto t he gar den he would bark unt il s omeone opened the gate. As t he nei ghbours plai ned of t he noi se, my husband spent weeks t r ai ning him t o press hi s paw on t he latch t o l et him sel f in. Rex soon becam e an exper t at openi ng the ga te. However , when I was goin