【正文】 ugh t he cont ent s of t he bag, so she r an st rai ght at them . The men got such a f ri ght t hat t hey dr opped t he bag and ran away. 39。 she answer ed. Ten m inutes l at er we walked out of t he shop t oget her . My wif e was weari ng a hat t hat l ooked l i ke a l i ght house ! Leson42 Not very m usi cal 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a l ong wal k thr ough one of t he m arkets of Ol d Del hi , we stopped at a squar e t o have a rest. Af ter a ti m e, we noti ced a snake char m er wi th t wo l arge basket s at t he ot her si de of t he 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 pipe whi ch was cover ed wi t h coi ns and opened one of t he baskets. When he began t o pl ay a t une, we had our f ir st gl im pse of t he snake. I t rose out of t he basket and began to f oll ow t he m ovem ent s of the pi pe. We were ver y m uch sur pri sed when t he snake char mer suddenly began t o pl ay j azz t unes and modern pop songs. The snake, however, conti nued t o 39。And a wom an can39。 m ay r eveal som et hing of value f ai rl y soon. Lesson56 Fast er t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a race is hel d for ol d car s. A lot of car s ent ered f or t his r ace l ast year and t her e was a gr eat deal of exci teme nt just bef or e i t began. One of t he m ost handsom e car s was a Roll s Royce Si l ver Ghost . The most unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y t hree wheel s. Bui lt i n 1885, it was t he oldest car taking part . Aft er a great m any loud expl osi ons, t he r ace began. Many of t he car s br oke down on t he cour se and som e dr i ver s spent m ore t im e under t heir cars t han in t hem ! A f ew car s, however , pl eted t he race. The wi nni ng car reached a speed of f ort y mi les an hour m uch f ast er t han any of i ts r i vals. It sped downhi l at the end of the r ace and i ts dri ver had a l ot of t r oubl e tr yi ng t o st op it . The race gave ever yone a gr eat deal of pleasur e. I t was ver y dif f er ent f r om modern car r aces but no l es e xci ti ng. Lesson57 Can I hel p you, m adam ? 你要買什么，夫人？ A wom an i n bl ue j eans st ood at t he wi ndow of an expensi ve shop. Though she hesit at ed f or a m om ent , she fi nal y went i n and asked t o see a dr ess t hat was i n t he wi ndow. The assi stant who ser ved her di d not l i ke t he way she was dressed. Glanci ng at her scornf ul ly, he t ol d her t hat t he dress was sol d. The wom an walked out of t he shop angri l y and deci ded t o puni sh the assi st ant next day. She r et ur ned to t he shop t he f ol l owi ng m or ni ng dr essed i n a f ur coat, wi t h a handbag i n one hand and a l ong um brel a i n t he ot her . Aft er seeki ng out t he r ude assi st ant she asked f or t he sam e dr ess. Not r eal izi ng who she was, t he assi stant was eager to ser ve her t hi s tim e wi t h gr eat di f icult y, he cli m bed i nt o t he shop wi ndow t o get t he dress. As soon as she saw i t, t he wom an sai d s m any t ies. 39。A m an can never have t oo int o t he cave hopi ng t o f i nd bur ied t reasur e. The l eader of the part y was exam ini ng t he soi l near t he ent rance to t he cave when t he machi ne showed t hat t her e was gold under the gr ound. Very excit ed, t he par ty dug a hol e t wo feet deep. They f i nal y f ound a sm al l gol d coin whi ch was alm ost wort hless. The part y t hen sear ched t he whole cave t hor oughl y but di d not f i nd anyt hi ng except an em pt y ti n t r unk. In spit e of t hi s, m any peopl e ar e confi dent t hat 39。 I fi nd it beauti f ul ,39。 I need not r em i nd you of t hat t er ri ble t i e you bought yester day.39。t have sai d t hat ,39。 I r em arked suddenly. I r egr et ted sayi ng it alm ost at once. 39。t buy t hi ngs we don39。 m y wi f e answer ed as she l ooked at her self i n t he m ir r or . I sat down on one of t hose m oder n chai r s wit h holes i n it and wait ed. We had been i n t he hat shop for hal f an hour and m y wif e was sti l i n fr ont of t he m ir r or . 39。You needn39。Do you cal t hat a hat ?39。ur di nner !39。 l esson41 Do you cal l t hat a hat ? 你把那個(gè)叫帽子嗎？ 39。 I said t o m y wif e. 39。t be so r ude about it, 39。 We m ust n39。t need,39。You needn39。 my wif e answer ed.39。 39。 I sai d. 39。The Revealer39。 39。t have t oo m any hat s, 39。dance39。The st r ap needs m endi ng, 39。but t hey di d not st eal anyt hing.39。A t hi ef, yes, 39。 Two m ont hs l ater, som e m or e m oney was sent t o Sam wi t h anot her note:39。 I n t im e, al Sam 39。 I am 100 per cent honest now!39。 345 f or t he cost of t he tr i p. The norm al pr ice of a ti cket i s amp。 l eson41 Do you call t hat a hat ? 你把那個(gè)叫帽子嗎？ 39。 I said to m y wi fe. 39。t be so r ude about it ,39。 We mustn39。t need,39。You needn39。 m y wi fe answered.39。 39。 I said. 39。The Revealer39。 39。t have t oo many hats,39。dance39。The str ap needs mending,39。but t hey di d not st eal anything.39。A thi ef , yes, 39。 Two months l at er, som e mor e money was sent to Sam wi th another not e:39。 I n ti me, al l Sam39。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。345 f or t he cost of the t ri p. The nor mal pr ice of a t icket i s amp。 lesson41 Do you cal l t hat a hat ? 你把那個(gè)叫帽子嗎？ 39。 I said t o m y wif e. 39。t be so r ude about it, 39。 We m ust n39。t need,39。You needn39。 my wif e answer ed.39。 39。 I sai d. 39。The Revealer39。 39。t have t oo m any hat s, 39。dance39。The st r ap needs m endi ng, 39。but t hey di d not st eal anyt hing.39。A t hi ef, yes, 39。 Two m ont hs l ater, som e m or e m oney was sent t o Sam wi t h anot her note:39。 I n t im e, al Sam 39。 I am 100 per cent honest now!39。 345 f or t he cost of t he tr i p. The norm al pr ice of a ti cket i s amp。 l eson41 Do you call t hat a hat ? 你把那個(gè)叫帽子嗎？ 39。 I said to m y wi fe. 39。t be so r ude about it ,39。 We mustn39。t need,39。You needn39。 m y wi fe answered.39。 39。 I said. 39。The Revealer39。 39。t have t oo many hat