【正文】 e he was bar king so t hat som eone woul d l et him out ! Si nce then, he has devel oped another bad habit . As soon as he opens the gate f r om t he out si de, he es int o the gar den and wait s unt il t he gat e shut s. Then he sit s and bar ks unt il som eone l ets him out. Af t er t hi s he imm edi ate l y lets him sel f i n and begins barki ng agai n. Yester day m y husband rem oved t he gat e and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him si nce. Leson60 The f ut ure 卜算未來 At a vi l age f air , I deci ded t o visit a f ort une tel er cal ed Madam Bel li nsky. I went i nt o her tent and she t ol d m e to sit down. Af ter I had gi ven her some m oney, she l ooked i nt o a cr yst al bal and sai d: 39。 As soon as I went out si de, I f or got al l about Madam Bel i nsky because m y wi f e hur ri ed t owar ds m e. 39。 she asked im pati ent l y. 39。 As she wal ked away, I f ol owed her out of t he f air . Lesson61 Trouble wi t h t he H ubble 哈勃望遠(yuǎn)鏡的困境 In f utur e, ast r onauts wi l be r equi r ed t o descend fr om a spaceshi p whil e it i s st il l i n space and t o r et ur n t o it . The abi li t y t o do t his wi l be necessar y i n f ut ur e f li ght s t o di st ant pl a s. Scienti st s are now t r yi ng t o di scover if t hi s i s possi ble. The spaceshi p Astr a whi ch l eft t he eart h a short ti m e ago, wil l be tr avel i ng t hr e hundred mi l es i nt o space. At a cert ai n point, t he Astr a wil l st op f or a short t im e and an astr onaut wi l at em pt to l eave t he st ati onar y spaceshi p and t hen r et ur n t o it . We shal not know whether the exper im ent has been successf ul unt il we have r ecei ved a r adi o m essage. The fi rst message i s expect ed t o ar ri ve at 7 o39。s cl osest fr iends asked him t o make a speech at a weddi ng r ecept i on. This i s t he sort of t hi ng t hat Geoff r ey l oves. He pr epar ed t he speech car ef ul y and went t o t he wedding wi t h Jenny. He had i ncl uded a l ar ge num ber of f unny st or ies i n t he speech and, of course, i t was a gr eat succes. As soon as he had f i ni shed, Jenny t ol d him she want ed t o go home. Geof fr ey was a l it tle di sappoint ed by this but he did as hi s daughter asked. On the way hom e, he asked Jenny if she had enj oyed t he speech. To hi s sur pri se, she said she hadn39。The Reveal er 39。cur sed tr e39。 i f he picks a leaf, he wi l die. Many vi lagers beli eve that the tr ee has al ready claim ed a num ber of vict ims. The vicar has been asked to have t he tr e cut down, but so f ar he has ref used. He has poi nted out that the tr ee is a useful sour ce of in e as touri sts have been i ng fr om al part s of the count r y to see it . In spi te of al that has been said, the t our ists have been picking l eaves and cut ting their names on the t reet runk. So far , not one of them has been st ruck down by sudden death! Leson59 In or out ？ 進(jìn)來還是出去？ Our dog, Rex, used to si t out si de our f r ont gate and bark. Every t im e he want ed t o e i nt o the gar den he woul d bark unt il som eone opened t he gat e. As the neighbour s plained of the noi se, my husband spent weeks tr aining hi m t o pr ess his paw on the l at ch to l et hi mself in. Rex soon became an exper t at opening t he gat e. However, when I was going out shopping last week, I not iced him in the garden near t he gat e. Thi s ti me he wa s barki ng so t hat someone would l et hi m out ! Since t hen, he has developed anot her bad habi t. As soon as he opens the gate fr om t he out si de, he es int o the gar den and wai ts unti l the gate shuts. Then he si ts and bar ks until someone lets hi m out . Af t er t his he i mmediatel y let s hi mself in and begins barki ng agai n. Yester day m y husband r em oved t he gat e and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since. Leson60 The f uture 卜算未來 At a vil age fair , I deci ded t o visit a f ort une tel ler cal led Madam Bel li nsky. I went i nto her tent and she t old me to si t down. Af ter I had given her some money, she l ooked i nto a cr yst al bal and sai d: 39。 As soon as I went outside, I for got al l about Madam Bel insky because my wi fe hur ri ed towards m e. 39。 she asked i mpati ent ly. 39。 As she walked away, I f ollowed her out of t he fai r. Leson61 Troubl e wit h t he Hubbl e 哈勃望遠(yuǎn)鏡的困境 In fut ur e, astr onaut s wil l be requir ed to descend f rom a spaceshi p whil e it i s st il l in space and t o r et urn to i t. The abili ty to do t his wi l be necessar y i n fut ure f li ght s to distant pl a s. Scienti st s are now tr yi ng to discover if t his i s possible. The spaceshi p Astr a which l ef t the eart h a short ti me ago, wil l be tr avel ing t hree hundred mi les i nt o s pace. At a cer tai n poi nt, t he Ast ra wil l st op for a shor t t i me and an ast ronaut wi l l at tempt to leave the stati onar y spaceshi p and then r et urn t o i t. We shal not know whether the exper iment has been succesf ul unt il we have received a r adi o message. The f ir st m essage i s expected t o ar ive at 7 o39。s closest fr iends asked him t o make a speech at a weddi ng recept ion. This i s the sort of thi ng that Geoff rey l oves. He prepared t he speech car ef ull y and went t o t he weddi ng wit h Jenny. He had included a l ar ge number of f unny st ori es i n t he speech and, of course, it was a gr eat succes . As soon as he had f ini shed, Jenny tol d him she want ed t o go home. Geof fr ey was a l it tle di sappoint ed by this but he did as hi s daughter asked. On the way hom e, he asked Jenny if she had enj oyed t he speech. To hi s sur pri se, she said she hadn39。The Reveal er39。cur sed t r e39。 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 efused. He has point ed out t ha