【正文】 t er ! Lesson55 Not a gol d mi ne 并非金礦 Dream s of fi ndi ng l ost tr easur e al most came t r ue r ecentl y. A new m achi ne cal ed 39。 has been i nvented and it has been used t o det ect gol d which has been bur ied i n t he gr ound. The machi ne was used i n a cave near t he seashor e wher e it i s sai dpi r at es used t o hi de gold. The pir at es woul d of ten bur y gol d i n the cave and t hen fail t o coll ect it . Arm ed wit h t he new machi ne, a search part y went he di d not li ke it . She enj oyed herself m aki ng t he asi st ant bri ng alm ost ever yt hi ng i n t he wi ndow bef or e f inal y buyi ng t he dr es she had fi rst asked f or . Leson58 A bl esi ng i n di sgui se? 是因禍得福嗎？ The ti ny vi l age of Fr i nl ey is said t o possess a 39。. Because t he tr ee was menti oned i n a newspaper, t he num ber of visit ors t o Fri nley has now i ncr eased. The t ree was pl ant ed near a chur ch fi ft y years ago, but it i s onl y i n r ecent year s t hat it has gai ned an evi l reputati on. I t is said t hat i f anyone t ouches t he t ree, he wil have bad l uck。A r elati on of your s i s i ng t o se you. She wil l be ar ri ving t his 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 tent, you wi l get a bi g sur pr ise. A wom an you know wel l wil l r ush t owar ds you. She wi l speak t o you and t hen she wil l lead you away fr om t his pl ace. That i s al l. 39。Where have you been hi di ng ?39。Your sister wi l be here i n l ess t han an hour and we m ust be at t he st ation to m et her. We ar e l at e alr eady.39。 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 hi ng.39。A t hie f, yes, 39。 Two m ont hs lat er , som e m ore m oney was sent t o Sam wit h anot her not e:39。 I n t im e, al Sam39。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。 345 f or the cost of t he t ri p. The nor mal pri ce of a t i cket is amp。 eggs and asked me whet her m y col lecti on was growi ng. He t hen asked me how my br ot her wa s and whet her I l i ked m y new j ob i n London. I n answer t o t hese questi ons I ei ther nodded or made str ange noises. Meanwhil e, m y t ongue was busy sear chi ng out t he hol e where t he t oot h had been. I suddenl y f el t ver y wor ri ed, but coul d not say anyt hi ng. When t he dent ist at l ast r em oved t he cot t on wool f r om m y m out h, I was abl e t o tel him t hat he had pull ed out t he wr ong t oot h. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢告終 Ti red of sleepi ng on t he fl oor , a young m an i n Teher an saved up f or years t o buy a r eal bed. For t he f ir st tim e i n hi s li f e, he becam e the pr oud owner of a bed whi ch had spri ngs and a m at ress. Because t he weather was ver y hot, he car r ied t he bed on t o t he roof of hi s house. He slept ver y wel f or the f ir st t wo ni ght s, but on the t hi r d ni ght, a storm bl ew up. A gust of wi nd swept t he bed of f the r oof and sent i t cr ashi ng int o the court yar d bel ow. The young m an di d not wake up unt il t he bed had st ruck t he gr ound. Al though the bed was sm ashed t o pieces, t he m an was m ir acul ousl y unhurt . When he woke up, he was st il l on the m at tr es. Glanci ng at the bit s of wood and metal t hat lay ar ound him , the m an sadly pi cked up t he mat ress a nd car ri ed it i nt o his house. Af ter he had put i t on the f loor, he pr om pt l y went t o sleep agai n. Lesson50 Taken f or a ride 乘車兜風(fēng) I love tr avel li ng i n t he count ry, but I don39。 I 39。 I said t o t he conduct or as I got on t he bus,39。t know wher e it i s.39。 I39。 answered t he conduct or. I sat i n t he f r ont of t he bus t o get a good vi ew of t he count r yside. Aft er some t im e, t he bus st opped. Looki ng round, I r eal ized wi th a shock t hat I was the onl y passenger l eft on t he bus. 39。l l have t o get of f her e, 39。Thi s i s as far as we go.39。 Is t his Woodf ord Green ?39。Oh dear, 39。 I f or got t o put you of f.39。I t doesn39。 I sai d. 39。 39。 sai d t he conduct or . 39。 I answered. Lesson51 Reward f or virt ue 對(duì)美德的獎(jiǎng)賞 My f ri end, Her ber t, has al ways been f at , but t hings got so bad r ecentl y t hat he deci ded t o go on a di et . He began hi s diet a week ago. Fi rst of al l, he wr ot e out a l ong l ist of al l t he f oods whi ch were f or bi dden. The li st i ncl uded m ost of the t hi ngs Herbert l oves: but ter, pot at oes, ri ce, beer , m il k, chocol ate, and swet s. Yest er day I paid him a vi si t. I r ang t he bel and was not sur pr ised t o see t hat Her ber t was st il as f at as ever. He l ed me i nt o hi s room and hur ri edl y hid a lar ge par cel under his desk. I t was obvi ous t hat he was ver y em bar r assed. When I asked hi m what he was doi ng, he sm il ed gui lt il y and then put t he parcel on t he desk. He expl ai ned that hi s diet was so st ri ct that he had t o r ewar d him sel f occasi onal ly. Then he showed m e t he cont ent s of t he par cel. I t cont ai ned fi ve l ar ge bar s of chocol at e and t hr ee bags of sweet s! Lesson52 A pret t y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have j ust moved int o a new house and I have been wor ki ng har d al l mor ni ng. I have been t r yi ng t o get m y new r oom i n or der . This has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To m ake m at t er s wor se, the r oom i s rat her sm al l, so I have tem por ar il y put m y books on the f loor. At t he m oment, t hey cover ever y i nch of fl oor space and I act ual y have t o wal k on t hem t o get i n or out of t he r oom . A short whil e ago, m y sister hel ped me t o car r y one of m y ol d bookcases up t he st ai rs. She went i nto m y r oom and got a bi g sur pri se whe n she saw al l t hose books on t he f l oor . 39。 she sai d. She gazed at i t f or som e ti m e t hen added, 39。t need bookcases at al . You can si t her e i n your spare t im e and read t he car pet! 3