【正文】 er a tim e, we not i ced a snake charm er wit h t wo lar ge basket s at t he other si de of the squar e, so we went t o have a look at hi m. As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a l ong pi pe whi ch was cover ed wi th coi ns and opened one of t he basket s. When he began t o pl ay a t une, we had our fi rst glim pse of t he snake. I t r ose out of t he basket and began t o f oll ow t he m ovem ent s of the pi pe. We wer e ver y m uch sur pri sed when t he snake char mer suddenl y began to pl ay jazz tunes and m oder n pop songs. The snake, however , cont inued to 39。And a wom an can39。ser ve her t hi s ti me wi t h gr eat di f icult y, he cl im bed i nt o t he shop wi ndow t o get t he dr ess. As soon as she saw i t, t he wom an sai d s many ti es. 39。 39。t have too m any hats,39。dance39。The st r ap needs m endi ng,39。but t hey di d not st eal anyt hi ng. 39。A thi ef , yes, 39。 Two m onths l at er , som e m or e m oney was sent to Sam wit h anot her not e: 39。 I n tim e, al l Sam39。 I am 100 per cent honest now!39。 345 f or the cost of t he tr ip. The norm al pri ce of a ti cket i s amp。 eggs and asked m e whet her m y coll ecti on was gr owing. He t hen asked m e how m y brot her was and whether I li ked m y new j ob i n London. In answer t o t hese quest ions I eit her nodded or m a de str ange noi ses. Meanwhi le, my t ongue was busy sear chi ng out t he hol e wher e the t oot h had been. I suddenl y f elt very wor ri e d, but coul d not say anythi ng. When t he dent ist at l ast r em oved t he cot t on wool f r om m y m out h, I was abl e t o tel him t hat he had pull ed out t he wr ong t oot h. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢(mèng)告終 Ti red of sleepi ng on t he fl oor , a young m an i n Teher an saved up f or year s t o buy a r eal bed. For t he f ir st t im e i n hi s li f e, he becam e t he pr oud owner of a bed which had spri ngs and a m at tr es. Because the weat her was very hot, he car i ed t he bed on t o t he r oof of his house. He sl ept ver y wel l f or t he fi rst t wo ni ghts , but on t he t hi rd ni ght , a st orm 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 bel ow. The young m an did not wake up until t he bed had st r uck t he gr ound. Al t hough t he bed was smashed t o pi eces, t he m an was mi ra cul ousl y unhur t. When he woke up, he was sti l on t he m at ress. Gl anci ng at t he bi t s of wood and m et al t hat l ay around him, t he man sadl y pi cked up t he m at t ress and car i ed i t i nt o his house. Af ter he had put it on t he fl oor, he pr om pt l y went t o sleep agai n. Lesson50 Taken f or a ri de 乘車(chē)兜風(fēng) I l ove t ravel li ng i n the count r y, but I don39。 I39。 I sai d t o the conduct or as I got on the bus, 39。t know wher e i t is.39。 I39。 answered t he conduct or. I sat i n t he f r ont of t he bus t o get a good vi ew of the count r ysi de. Aft er som e tim e, t he bus st opped. Looki ng r ound, I real i zed wi t h a shock t hat I was t he onl y pasenger l ef t on the bus. 39。l l have t o get off here,39。Thi s is as f ar as we go. 39。 I asked. 39。 sai d t he conduct or suddenl y.39。 39。t mat er,39。Il l get off her e.39。We ar e goi ng back now, 39。Wel l, i n that case, I pr efer t o st ay on the bus, 39。Thi s is t he pr et iest car pet I have ever sen,39。You don39。 Leson53 H ot snake 觸電的蛇 At last fi remen have put out a bi g f or est fi re i n Cali f or nia. Since t hen, t hey have been tr yi ng t o f ind out how t he fi re began. For est fi re ar e oft en caused by broken glass or by ci gar et t e ends whi ch people car el essly t hr ow away. Yester day t he fi remen exam i ned t he gr ound car efull y, but wer e not abl e t o f i nd any br oken gl ass. They wer e also quit e sur e t hat a cigar et e end di d not start t he fi r e. This m orni ng, however, a fi reman acci dent al l y di scover ed t he cause. He not iced t he r em ai ns of a snake whi ch was wound r ound t he el ect ri c wi res of a 16, 000 volt power li ne. I n t hi s way, he was able t o solve t he m yst ery. The expl anati on was sim pl e but ver y unusual . A bi r d had snat ched up the snake f r om t he gr ound and t hen dropped it on t o the wi r es. The snake t hen wound i tsel f r ound t he wi r es. When i t di d so, it sent spar ks down t o the gr ound and t hese imm edi atel y st art ed a fi re. Leson54 Sti cky fi ngers 粘糊的手指 Af ter br eakfast, I sent t he chil dr en t o school and then I went to m ar ket . It was sti l earl y when I r et urned hom e. The chil dr en wer e at school , my husband was at wor k and the house was qui et . So I deci ded t o m ake som e t ar ts f or tea. In a short t im e I was busy mi xi ng butt er and fl our and m y hands wer e soon cover ed wit h sti cky pastr y. At exactl y t hat m oment, t he t elephone r ang. Not hi ng coul d have been m or e annoyi ng. I pi cked up t he recei ver bet ween t wo sti cky fi nger s and was di sm ayed when I r ecogni zed t he voi ce of Mr s Bat es. I t ook me t en mi nut es t o per suade her t o ri ng back later. At l ast I hung up t he recei ver . What a mess! Ther e was pastr y on m y fi nger s, on t he tel ephone, and on t he door knobs. I had no sooner got back to t he kit chen t han t he door bel l rang l oud enough to wake t he dead. Thi s ti m e i t was t he postm an and he want ed m e t o si gn f or a r egi ster ed l et t er ! Lesson55 Not a gol d mi ne 并非金礦 Dr eam s of fi ndi ng l ost tr easure alm ost cam e t r ue r ecentl y. A new m achi ne cal ed 39。 has been i nvented and it has been used t o det ect gold whi ch has been buri ed i n t he gr ound. The m achi ne was used i n a cave near t he seashor e wher e it i s sai dpi rat es used to hi de gold. The pir at es woul d oft en bury gol d in the cave and t hen fail t o col lect it . Arm ed wit h the new machi ne, a sear ch par ty went he di d not l ike i t. She enjoyed her sel f making t he assistant br