【正文】 t whil e t aki ng his savi ngs to t he post of fi ce. Sam was sure t hat t he wal et m ust have been f ound by one of t he vi l ager s, but it was not r et ur ned to hi m. Three m ont hs passed, and then one mor ni ng, Sam f ound his wal let out side hi s f r ont door. I t had been wr apped up i n newspaper and i t cont ai ned hal f t he m oney he had l ost, t oget her wi th a not e whi ch said: 39。but onl y 5o per cent a t hi ef!39。 Onl y 25 per cent a thi ef now!39。s m oney was pai d back i n t hi s way. The last not e sai d: 39。 l eson46 Expensi ve and unf ortable 既昂貴又受罪 When a plane fr om London ar i ved at Sydney ai rport , wor kers began t o unl oad a num ber of wooden boxes whi ch cont ai ned cl ot hi ng. No one coul d account f or t he fact that one of t he boxes was ext r em el y heavy. It suddenl y occurr ed t o one of t he wor ker s to open up t he box. He was astonishe d at what he f ound. A m an was l yi ng in t he box on t op of a pi le of wooll en goods. He was so surpri sed at bei ng di scover ed t hat he di d not even tr y t o run away. Aft er he was ar r est ed, the m an admi t ed hidi ng i n t he box bef ore t he pl ane left London. He had had a long and unf ort abl e tr i p, f or he had been conf i ned t o t he wooden box f or over ten hours. The man was or der ed to pay amp。 230 ! Lesson47 A t hi rst y ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 A publi c house whi ch was recent l y bought by Mr I an Thom pson i s up f or sale. Mr Thompson is goi ng t o sel l it because it i s haunt ed. He t ol d m e t hat he coul d not go t o sl eep one ni ght because he hear d a str ange noi se i ng fr om t he bar. The next m or ni ng, he f ound t hat t he door s had bee n bl ocked by chai rs and t he f ur ni t ur e had been m oved. Though Mr Thom pson had t urned t he l i ght s of f befor e he went t o bed, t he y were on i n t he m or ni ng. He al so sai d t hat he had found fi ve em pt y whisky bot tl es which t he ghost m ust have dr unk t he night bef ore. When I suggested t hat som e vil l agers m ust have e in f or a fr ee dri nk, Mr Thom pson shook his head. The vil l agers have t ol d him t hat t hey wi l not accept t he i nn even i f he gi ves it away. Lesson48 Di d you want t o t el l m e som et hi ng? 你想對我說什么嗎？ Dent ists al ways ask quest ions when it i s im possi ble f or you t o answer. My dent ist had just pul ed out one of m y t et h and had t ol d m e to r est f or a whil e. I t ri ed t o say somet hi ng, but m y m out h was f ul l of cot ton wool. He knew I col l ect ed bi rds39。 car wa s badly damaged and easy t o recogni ze. Short ly af ter war ds, t he pol ice stopped the car and bot h men wer e ar est ed. Leson36 Across the Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Har t i s going t o swim acr oss t he Engli sh Channel t omorr ow. She is going t o set out f rom the Fr ench coast at fi ve o39。s f at her wi l set out wi th her in a smal boat . Mr Har t has t rained his daughter for year s. Tom or r ow he wi l be watching her anxi ousl y as she swi ms the l ong distance to Engl and. Erna i ntends to t ake short r est s ever y two hour s. She wi l have som et hi ng to dr ink but she wil l not eat any soli d f ood. Most of Erna39。s m ot her , who swam t he Channel her sel f when she was a gi rl . Lesson37 The Ol ym pic G am es 奧林匹克運動會 The Ol ympic Gam es wi l l be held in our count ry in f our years39。They wi l also be bui lding new roads and a speci al rail wayl ine. The Gam es wil l be hel d just out si de the capit al and the whol e area wi l be cal ed 39。. Wor kers wi l have pl eted t he new roads by the end of thi s year . By the end of next year, they wi l have fi nished work on t he new stadium. The f ine m odern bui ldi ngs have been designed by Kurt Gunt er . Ever ybody wil l be wat ching anxi ousl y as the new bui ldings go up. We ar e al ver y excited and ar e looking f orwar d to the Ol ympic Gam es becaus e t hey have never been hel d bef ore in t his count r y. Leson38 Everyt hi ng except t he weat her 惟獨沒有考慮到天氣 My ol d f ri end, Har ison, had l ived in the Medi ter anean f or many year s bef ore he r etur ned t o England. He had of ten dr eam ed of r eti ri ng in Engl and and had planned to set le down in t he countr y. He had no sooner retur ned than he bought a f ine house and went to li ve there. Alm ost i mmediatel y he began t o plain about the weather, f or even t hough i t was st il l summer , it r ai ned conti nual ly and i t was of ten bi t er ly col d. Af t er so m any years of sunshine, Har ison got a shock. He act ed as i f he had never li ved in England befor e. I n t he end, it was mor e t han he could bear. He had hardl y had ti me t o set tl e down when he sol d t he house and left t he count ry. The dream he had had f or so many years ended there. Har ison had thought of everythi ng except the weather. Leson39 Am I all right ? 我是否痊愈？ Whi le John Gil ber t was in hospit al , he asked his doctor to tel hi m whether his operat ion had been successf ul, but the doctor ref used t o do so. The f oll owi ng day, t he pat ient asked f or a bedside t elephone. When he was alone, he telephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mi li ngton. When the doctor answer ed the phone, Mr Gil ber t sai d he was inquir ing about a cer tain pat ient, a Mr John Gi lbert . He asked i f Mr Gi lbert 39。 No, 39。 I am Mr John Gil bert .39。 A new play i s ing t o The Globe soon, 39。Wil l you be seei ng it ?39。 No,39。Wi l you be spendi ng your holidays abroad thi s year ?39。 No,39。 Wil l you be st ayi ng in Engl and?39。 No,39。 Young man,39。 i f you at e mor e and talked l ess, we would both enj oy our di nner ! 39。Do you cal t hat a hat ?39。You needn39。 m y wi fe answered as she looked at herself i n the m ir ror. I sat down on one of t hose m oder n chai rs wi th hol es in i t and wai ted. We had bee n in the hat shop f or half an hour and my wi fe was st il l i n f ront of the mi r or. 3