【正文】 owar ds eveni ng, went i nt o a boat t o f i nd som ewher e t o sl eep. When he woke up next m or ni ng, he di scover ed t hat t he boat had, i n t he t our i st s have been pi cki ng l eaves and cut t i ng t hei r nam es on t he t r ee t r unk. So f ar , not one of t hem has been st r uck down by sudden deat h! Lesson59 In or out ？ 進(jìn)來還是出去？ Our dog, Rex, used t o si t out si de our f r ont gat e and bar k. Ever y t i m e he want ed t o e i nt o t he gar den he woul d bar k unt i l s om eone opened t he gat e. As t he nei ghbour s pl ai ned of t he noi se, m y husband spent weeks t r ai ni ng hi m t o pr ess hi s paw on t he l at ch t o l et hi m sel f i n. Rex soon becam e an exper t at openi ng t he gat e. However , when I was goi ng out shoppi ng l as t week, I not i ced hi m i n t he gar den near t he gat e. Thi s t i m e he was bar ki ng so t hat som eone woul d l et hi m out ! Si nce t hen, h e has devel oped anot her bad habi t . As soon as he opens t he gat e f r om t he out si de, he es i nt o t he gar den and wai t s unt i l t he gat e shut s. Then he si t s and bar ks unt i l som eone l et s hi m out . Af t er t hi s he i m m edi at el y l et s hi m sel f i n and begi ns bar ki ng agai n. Yes t er day m y husband r em oved t he gat e and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen hi m si nce. Lesson60 The f ut ure 卜算未來 At a vi l l age f ai r , I deci ded t o vi si t a f or t une t el l er cal l ed Madam Bel l i 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 l ooked i nt o a cr yst al bal l and sai d: 39。 As soon as I went out si de, I f or got al l about Madam Bel l i nsky because m y wi f e hur r i ed t owar ds m e. 39。 she asked i m pat i ent l y. 39。 As sh e wal ked away, I f ol l owed her out of t he f ai r . Lesson61 Troubl e wi t h t he H ubbl e 哈勃望遠(yuǎn)鏡的困境 I n f ut ur e, ast r onaut s wi l l be r equi r ed t o descend f r om a spaceshi p whi l e i t i s st i l l i n space and t o r et ur n t o i t . The abi l i t y t o do t hi s wi l l be necessar y i n f ut ur e f l i ght s t o di st ant pl a s. Sci ent i st s ar e now t r yi ng t o di scover i f t hi s i s possi bl e. The spaceshi p Ast r a whi ch l ef t t he ear t h a shor t t i m e ago, wi l l be t r avel l i ng t hr ee hundr ed m i l es i nt o space. At a cer t ai n poi nt , t he Ast r a wi l l st op f or a shor t t i m e a nd an ast r onaut wi l l at t em pt t o l eave t he st at i onar y spaceshi p and t hen r et ur n t o i t . We shal l not know whet her t he exper i m en t has been successf ul unt i l we have r ecei ved a r adi o m essage. The f i r st m essage i s expect ed t o ar r i ve at 7 o39。s cl osest f r i ends asked hi m t o m ake a speech at a weddi ng r ecept i on. Thi s i s t he sor t of t hi ng t hat Geof f r ey l oves. He pr epar ed t he speech car ef ul l y and went t o t he weddi ng wi t h Jenny. He had i ncl uded a l ar ge num ber o f f unny st or i es i n t he speech and, of cour se, i t was a gr eat success. As soon as he had f i ni shed, Jenny t ol d hi m she want ed t o go hom e. Geof f r ey was a l i t t l e di sappoi nt ed by t hi s but he di d as hi s daught er asked. On t he way hom e, he asked Jenny i f she had enj oye d t he speech. To hi s sur pr i se, she sai d she hadn39。s hospi t al . Dr essed up as Fat her Chr i st m as and ac pani ed by a 39。 of si x pr et t y gi r l s, he set of f down t he m ai n st r eet of t he ci t y r i di ng a baby el ephan t cal l ed Jum bo. He, shoul d have known t hat t he pol i ce woul d never al l ow t hi s sor t of t hi ng. A pol i cem an appr oached Ji m m y and t ol d hi m he ought t o have gone al ong a si de st r eet as Jum bo was hol di ng up t he t r af f i c. Though Ji m m y agr eed t o go at once, Jum bo r ef used t o m ove. Fi f t een pol i cem en had t o push ver y har d t o get hi m of f t he m ai n st r eet . The pol i ce had a di f f i cul t t i m e, but t hey we r e m ost am used. 39。 sai d a pol i cem an af t er war ds, 39。t have t o car r y hi m . Of cour se, we shoul d ar r est hi m , but as he has a good r ecor d, we shal l l et hi m of f t hi s t i m e. 39。Hul l o, Ber t , 39。Fancy m eet i ng you her e ! 39。Hul l o, El i zabet h, 39。 I was j ust wonder i ng how t o spend t he m or ni ngunt i l I saw you. You39。 39。 I answer ed. 39。m goi ng t o. . . 39。Woul d you m i nd m y i ng wi t h you ?39。 I l i ed, 39。m goi ng t o t he dent i st . 39。 Then I 39。 he answer ed. 39。s al ways pl ent y t o r ead i n t he 39。 l esson69 But not m urder! 并非謀殺！ I was bei ng t est ed f or a dr i vi ng l i cence f or t he t hi r d t i m e. I had been asked t o dr i ve i n heavy t r af f i c and h ad done so successf ul l y. Af t er havi ng been i nst r uct ed t o dr i ve out of t own, I began t o acqui r e conf i dence. Sur e t hat I had pa ssed, I was al m ost begi nni ng t o enj oy m y t est . The exam i ner m ust have been pl eased wi t h m y per f or m ance, f or he sm i l ed and sai d, 39。 I cont i nued dr i vi ng and af t er som e t i m e, t he exam i ner t apped l oudl y. Though t he sound coul d be hear d cl ear l y, i t t ook m e a l ong t i m e t o r eact . I suddenl y pr essed t he br ake pedal har d and we wer e bot h t hr own f or war d. The exam i ner l ooked at m e sadl y. 39。 he sai d, i n a m our nf ul voi ce, 39。 l esson70 Red f or danger 危險(xiǎn)的紅色 Dur i ng a bul l f i ght , a dr unk suddenl y wander ed i nt o t he m i ddl e of t he r i ng. The cr owd began t o shout , but t he dr unk was unawar e of t he danger . The bul l was busy wi t h t he m at ador at t he t i m e, but i t suddenl y caught si ght of t he dr unk who was shout i ng r ude r em ar ks and wavi ng a r ed cap. Appar ent l y sensi t i ve