【正文】 t ouches t he t r e, he wil l have bad l uck。A r elati on of your s is i ng t o see you. She wil l be ar ri ving t hi s eveni ng and int ends t o st ay f or a f ew days. The m om ent you l eave t hi s t ent, you wi l get a big sur pr ise. A wom an you know wel wi l r ush t owards you. She wil spea k to you and t hen she wi l l ead you away f r om t hi s place. That is al .39。Wher e have you been hi di ng ?39。Your si ster wil l be her e i n l ess t han an hour and we m ust be at t he st ati on to m eet her. We are l at e alr eady.39。cl ock t hi s eveni ng. By t hat t im e, t he Ast r a wil l have been fl ying t hrough space f or sevent een hour s and wi l have cir cl ed t he eart h a gr eat m any t im es. When t he f i rst radio m esages have been r ecei ved, t he r esult s of t he t ri p wi l be announced imm edi at el y. Leson62 Aft er t he fi re 大火之后 Fir em en had been f i ghti ng t he for est fi r e for near l y t hr e weks bef or e t hey coul d get i t under cont r ol . A short ti me bef or e, gr eat t rees had cover ed t he count rysi de f or m il es ar ound. Now, sm oke st il l r ose up f rom the warm gr ound over t he desol ate hil l s. Wi nter was i ng on and t he hil s t hr eat ened t he sur roundi ng vil lages wit h dest r ucti on, f or heavy r ai n woul d not onl y wash away t he soi l but woul d cause ser i ous fl oods as wel l. When t he fi r e had at l ast been put out, t he f orest aut hor it ies or der ed sever al tons of a special t ype of gr ass seed whi ch would gr ow qui ckl y. The seed was spr ayed over t he gr ound i n huge quantit i es by aer opl anes. The pl anes had been pl ant i ng seed f or near l y a mont h when i t began t o r ai n. By then, however, i n m any places t he grass had al r eady t aken r oot. I n pl ac e of t he gr eat t rees which had been gr owi ng there f or cent ur i es, pat ches of green had begun t o appear i n t he blackened soil. Lesson63 She was not amused 她并不覺得好笑 Geof fr ey Ham pden has a l arge cir cle of f ri ends and i s ver y popul ar at part ies. Ever ybody adm ir es hi m f or his f i ne sense of hum or ever ybody, that i s, except hi s si xyear ol d daught er , Jenny. Recentl y, one of Geoff r ey39。t . Geoff rey asked her why t his was so and she told hi m that she did not l ike t o se so m any people l aughing at him ! Lesson64 The Channel Tunnel 海峽隧道 I n l858, a French engi neer , Aim e Thom e de Gamond, ar ri ved in England wi th a plan f or a twenty one m il e tunnel across the Engl ish Channel . He sai d that it would be possible to buil d a pl at for m i n t he centr e of the Channel . This plat form woul d ser ve as a por t and a rail way stati on. The t unnel would be wel vent il ated if t al chimneys were bui lt above sea level. I n 1860, a bet er pl an was put f orwar d by an r ewar d hi m self occasi onal y. Then he showed me t he cont ent s of the parcel. I t contained f ive l arge bars of chocolat e and thr e bags of sweets! Leson52 A pret y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have just m oved i nto a new house and I have been wor ki ng har d al m or ning. I have been tr ying t o get m y new r oom i n order. Thi s has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To make mat er s wor se, the r oom i s rat her smal , so I have tempor ar il y put my books on the f loor. At t he moment, t hey cover every inch of fl oor space and I actual y have t o wal k on them to get in or out of the r oom . A shor t whil e ago, m y si ster hel ped me t o car ry one of m y old bookcases up the stair s. She went int o my room and got a big sur pr ise when she saw al those books on t he fl oor. 39。 she said. She gazed at it f or some t im e then added, 39。t need bookcases at al l. You can sit here i n your spare t im e and read the carpet !39。The Revealer 39。cur sed t ree39。 if he pi cks a leaf , he wi l die. Many vil lagers beli eve t hat t he tr ee has al ready cl aimed a number of victi ms. The vi car has been a sked to have the t ree cut down, but so far he has ref used. He has poi nt ed out t hat t he tr e is a useful sour ce of i ne as touri st s have been ing f rom al part s of the count ry to see it . In spit e of al l that has been sai d, t he tour ists have been pi cki ng leaves and cut t i ng t hei r names on t he tr e 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 outside our f ront gat e and bar k. Ever y ti me he wanted t o e i nt o t he gar den he woul d bark unt il someone opened the gate. As the neighbours plai ned of t he noi se, my husband spent weeks tr aini ng hi m to pr ess his pa w on the l at ch to let himself i n. Rex soon became an expert at opening t he gat e. However , when I was going out shoppi ng last week, I not iced him in the garden near t he gat e. Thi s ti me he was barki ng so that someone would l et hi m out ! Since t hen, he has de veloped anot her bad habi t. As soon as he opens t he gat e fr om t he outside, he es i nt o t he gar den and wai ts unti l the gate s huts. Then he si ts and barks unti l someone lets hi m out . Aft er t his he i mmediat el y let s himself i n and begi ns bar ki ng agai n. Yester day my husband r emoved t he gat e and Rex got so annoyed we have not sen hi m since. Lesson60 The f uture 卜算未來 At a vil lage fai r, I deci ded to vi si t a for tunet el ler cal led Madam Bel insky. I went into her t ent and she told me t o si t down. Af t er I had given her some money, she looked into a cr ystal bal l and said: 39。 As soon as I we nt outside, I for got al about Madam Bel insky because m y wi fe hur ri ed towards m e. 39。 she asked i mpati ent ly. 39。 As she wal ked away, I f ol lowed her out of t he fair . Lesson61 Troubl e wit h t he Hubble 哈勃望遠(yuǎn)鏡的困境 In futur e, astr onaut s wil l be requir ed to descend f rom a spaceshi p whil e it i s st il l