$課文1私人談話LastweekIwenttothetheatre.Ihadaverygoodseat,Theplaywas$課文1私人談話LastweekIwenttothetheatre.Ihadaverygoodseat,Theplaywasinteresting.Ididnotenjoyit.Ayoungmanandayoungwomanwerebehindme.Theyweretalkingloudly.Igotveryangry.Icouldnothearactors.Iturnedround.Ilookedatthemanandthewomanangrily.Theynotpayanyattention.Intheend,Icouldnotbearit.Iturnedroundcan'thearaword!'Isaidangrily.'It'snoneofyourbusiness,'theyoungsaidrudely.Thisisaprivate$課文2早餐還ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.Isometimesstayinbedlunchtime.LastSundayIgotupverylate.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Itdarkoutside.'Whataday!'Ithought.'It'srainingagain.'Justthen,telephonerang.ItwasmyauntLucy.I'vejustarrivedbytrain,'ingtoseeyou.''ButI'mstillhavingbreakfast,'Isaid.'Whatareyoualwaysgetupsolate?It'sone$課文3請給我寄一張Postcardsalwaysspoilmyholidays.Lastsummer,IwenttoItaly.Imuseumsandsatinpublicgardens.AfriendlywaitertaughtmeafewofItalian.Thenhelentmeabook.Ireadafewlines,butIdidunderstandaword.EverydayIthoughtaboutpostcards.Mypassedquickly,butIdidnotsendcardstomyfriends.Onthelastdaymadeabigdecision.Igotupearlyandboughtthirty-sevencards.Ithewholedayinmyroom,butIdidnotwriteasinglethewholedayinmyroom,butIdidnotwriteasingle$課文4激動beenthereforsixmonths.Timisanengineer.HeisworkingforabigandhehasalreadyvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplacesAustralia.HehasjustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetosprings,asmalltowninthecentreofAustralia.HewillsoonDarwin.Fromthere,hewillflytoPerth.Mybrotherhasneverbeenbefore,soheisfindingthistripvery$課文5無錯號Mr.JamesScotthasagarageinSilburyandnowhehasjustboughtgarageinPinhurst.PinhurstisonlyfivemilesfromSilbury,butMr.cannotgetatelephoneforhisnewgarage,sohehasjustboughtpigeons.Yesterday,apigeoncarriedthefirstmessagefromPinhurstSilbury.Thebirdcoveredthedistanceinthreeminutes.Uptonow,hassentagreatmanyrequestsforsparepartsandotherurgentfromonegaragetotheother.Inthisway,hehasbegunhisown$課6珀西.巴斯atmydoor.Heaskedmeforamealandaglassofbeer.Inreturnforthis,anddrankthebeer.Thenheputapieceofcheeseinhispocketandaway.Lateraneighbourtoldmeabouthim.Everybodyknowshim.HisisPercyButtons.Hecallsateveryhouseinaway.Lateraneighbourtoldmeabouthim.Everybodyknowshim.HisisPercyButtons.Hecallsateveryhouseinthestreetonceamonthalwaysasksforamealandaglassof$課文7為時太Theplanewaslateanddetectiveswerewaitingattheairportmorning.Theywereexpectingavaluableparcelofdiamondsfromtrytostealthediamonds.Whentheplanearrived,someofthewerewaitinginsidethemainbuildingwhileotherswerewaitingonairfield.TwomentooktheparcelofftheplaneandcarrieditintoCustomsHouse.Whiletwodetectiveswerekeepingguardatthedoor,othersopenedtheparcel.Totheirsurprise,thepreciousparcelwasfullstonesand$課文JoeSandershasthemostbeautifulgardeninourtown.Nearlyentersfor'TheNicestGardenCompetition'eachyear,butJoewinstime.BillFrith'sgardenislargerthanJoe's.BillworksharderthanJoe interesting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverpool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizeforthegardeninthe$課文9冷遇OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayOnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayofyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes'time.Fifteenminutespassedthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlyshouted.'It'stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!'Ilookedmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewthatmoment,everybodybegantolaughand$課10不適于演奏爵士Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord.ItwasmadeGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptinthelivingroom.Ithastoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymymanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerefatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingbyafriendofmy$課11禮尚往IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenTonySteelecameworkedinalawyer'sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank..getsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsneverpaysitback.Tonysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Heneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtometwentypounds.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyhaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,'Tonysaid,'sonowyoucanhaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,'Tonysaid,'sonowyoucanformy$課12再見，一路順Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthWeshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinsmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrossAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto'clocksowehaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-tohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.Hetakepartinanimportantraceacrossthe$課13綠TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyvisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.willbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoungpeopleinthetownwillmeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingatWorkers'Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.thistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhavedifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesamethese$課14你會講英語嗎Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear.AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinsouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandheintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinsamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatNeitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,'DoyouspeakEnglish?'Assoonlearnt,hewasEnglish$課15佳音ThesecretarytoldmethatMrHarmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltnervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hemethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentyweakvoice.'Don'tinterrupt,'heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIreceiveanextra&100a$課16彬彬有禮Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindYouwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:'Sir,wewelcomeyoutocity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyourequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobey$課17青春常MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.spiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.spiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandbright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheshealwaysanswers,'Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownlesson18Heoftendoesthis!他經(jīng)常干這種AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonchairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn'tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,inn-keepercamein.'Didyouhaveagoodmeal?'heasked.'Yes,you,'Ianswered,'butIcan'tpaythebill.Ihaven'tgotmybag.'inn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshewithmybagandgaveitbacktome.'I'mverysorry,'hesaid'Mydogtakenitintothegarden.HeoftendoesLesson19Soldout票已售完'Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,'Isaid.'ItmayhavebegunSusananswered.'Ihurriedtotheticket-office.'MayIhavetwoplease?'Iasked.'I'msorry,we'vesoldout,'thegirlsaid.'WhataSusanexclaimed.Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office.'CanIthesetwotickets?'heasked.'Certainly,'thegirlsaid.'CouldIhavetwoticketsplease?'Iasked.'Certainly,'thegirlsaid,'buttheyareforWednesday'sperformance.'Imightaswellhavethem,'IsaidLesson20Onemaninaboat獨Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutanything.ButFishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutanything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.ofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.nevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentmorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag.'Youmustupfishing!'myfriendssay.'It'sawasteoftime.'Buttheydon'trealizeimportantthing.I'mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall是不是瘋了Lesson21MadorAeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,forsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameuse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysmustbemadandtheyareprobablyLesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.threwthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenlater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetootherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-Letterswillotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelLesson23Anewhouse新居Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.InhershesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shegetasurprise.WearenowlivinginabeautifulnewhouseintheWorkonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedmonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaveryhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.ItmustbetheonlyLesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之萬Ienteredthehotelmanager'sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andfeltveryupset.'Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,'Isaid,'andit'snotthereThemanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing.'Everyone'smoneythesedays,'hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o.'Ifoundthisoutsidegentleman'sroom'shesaid.'Well,'Isaidtothemanager,'thereisstillhonestyinthisworldlesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英國人講的是英語嗎IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.didnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,notunderstandEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,notunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly.'Iaforeigner,'Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandMyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedatotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit.'You'lllearnEnglish!'hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksalanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon'tunderstandthemDotheyspeakEnglishlesson26Thebestart最佳美術(shù)評論IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.ManypeoplepretendOfcourse,manypicturesarcnot'about'anything.TheyarejustIthinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetteranyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshetellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyyesterday.'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.'I'mhangingthispicturethewall,'Ianswered.'It'sanewone.Doyoulikeit?'Shelookedatcriticallyforamoment.'It'sallright,'shesaid,'butisn'titupside-down?'lookedatitagain.Shewasright!ItLesson27AwetnightLateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.soonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.soonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.boysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.sleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inmiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedItwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedintheThestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrighttheirLesson28Noparking禁止停JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.hasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.JasperhasputNoParking'signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.haveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwastheGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.ButnonethemhasbeenturnedtostoneLesson29Taxi!出租汽車CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunaservice.The'taxi'isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda'PilatusPorter'.wonderfulservice.The'taxi'isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda'PilatusPorter'.wonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett'sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhofromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.SinceCaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangefromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandwastooLesson30Footballorpolo?足球還TheWayleisasmallriverthatcutsacrosstheparknearmyhome.IsittingbytheWayleonfineafternoons.ItwaswarmlastSunday,soIandsatontheriverbankasusual.Somechildrenwereplayinggamesthebankandthereweresomepeoplerowingontheriver.Suddenly,onethechildrenkickedaballveryhardanditwenttowardsapassingSomepeopleonthebankcalledouttothemanintheboat,buthedidhearthem.Theballstruckhimsohardthathenearlyfellintothewater.turnedtolookatthechildren,butthereweren'tanyinsight:theyhadrunaway!Themanlaughedwhenherealizedwhathadhappened.HeouttothechildrenandthrewtheballbacktotheLesson31Successstory成功者的故YesterdayafternoonFrankHawkinswastellingmeabouthisasayoungman.FrankYesterdayafternoonFrankHawkinswastellingmeabouthisasayoungman.Frankisnowtheheadofaverylargebusinessbutasaboyheusedtoworkinasmallshop.Itwashisjobtobicyclesandatthattimeheusedtoworkfourteenhoursaday.Hemoneyforyearsandin1938heboughtasmallwork-shopofhisDuringthewarFrankusedtomakesparepartsforaeroplanes.Atthathehadtwohelpers.Bytheendofthewar,thesmallwork-shopbecomealargefactorywhichemployedsevenhundredandtwenty-people.Franksmiledwhenherememberedhishardearlyyearsandlongroadtosuccess.HewasstillsmilingwhenthedooropenedandLesson32Shoppingmadeeasy購b變得很方Peoplearesohonestastheyoncewere.Thetemptationtoisgreatereverbefore--especiallyinlargeshops.Adetectivecentlyawell-dressedwomanwhoalwayswentintoastoreonMondaymornings.OneMonday,therewerefewerpeopletheshopthanusualwhenthewomancamein,soitwaseasierforedetectivetowatchher.Thewomanfirstboughtafewsmalls.Afteralittletime,shechoseoneofthemostexpensivedressestheshopandhandedittoanassistantwhowrappeditupforherquicklyaspossible.Thenthewomansimplytooktheparcelandkedoutoftheshopwithoutpaying.Whenshewasarrested,thectivefoundoutthattheshop-assistantwasherdaughter.Thegirl've'hermotherafreectivefoundoutthattheshop-assistantwasherdaughter.Thegirl've'hermotherafreedressonceaweeklesson33Outofthedarkness沖出黑Nearlyaweekpassedbeforethegirlwasabletoexplainwhathadappenedtoher.Oneafternoonshesetoutfromthecoastinaboatandwascaughtinastorm.Towardsevening,theboatstruckrockandthegirljumpedthesea.Thensheswamtotheshorefterspendingthewholeinthewater.DuringthattimesheredadistanceofeightEarlynextmorning,shesawalightead.Sheknewshewastheshorebecausethelightwashighonthecliffs.Onarrivingattheshore,thegirlstruggledupthetowardsthelightshehadseen.Thatwasallsheremembered.shewokeupadaylater,shefoundherselfinLesson34Quickwork破案“神速”TedRobinsonhasbeenworriedalltheweek.LastTuesdayheedafromthelocalpolice.Intheletterhewasaskedtocalltthestation.Tedwhyhewaswantedbythepolice,butewenttothestationyesterdayandnowheisnotworriedanyAtthestation,hewastoldbyasmilingpolicemanthathisbicycleadbeenfound.Fivedaysago,thepolicemantoldhim,thebicyclespickedupinasmallvillagefourhundredmilesaway.Itisnowgsenttohishomebytrain.Tedwasmostsurprisedwhenhethenews.Heamusedtoo,becauseheneverexpectedtheletobefound.ItwasstolentwentyyearsagowhenTedwasaletobefound.ItwasstolentwentyyearsagowhenTedwasaoffifteenStopthief!捉賊RovTrentonusedtodriveataxi.Ashortwhileago,however,hecameabus-driverandhewasnotregrettedit.Heisfindinghisworkfarmoreexciting.WhenhewasdrivingalongCatfordStreetcently,hesawtwothievesrushoutofashopandruntowardsatingcar.Oneofthemwascarryingabagfullofmoney.Royactedicklyanddrovethebusstraightatthethieves.Theonewiththeeygotsuchafrightthathedroppedthebag.Asthethieveswereyingtogetawayintheircar,RoydrovehisbusintothebackofWhilethebatteredcarwasmovingaway,Roystoppedhisbusandephonedthepolice.Thethieves'carwasbadlydamagedandeasyrecognize.Shortlyafterwards,thepolicestoppedthecarandbothnwereLesson36AcrosstheChannel橫渡海ErnaHartisgoingtoswimacrosstheEnglishChanneltomorrow.isgoingtosetoutfromtheFrenchcoastatfiveo'clockintheng.Ernaisonlyfourteenyearsoldandshehopeslosetupaneworldrecord.Sheisastrongswimmerandmanypeoplefeelthatshessuretosucceed.Erna'sfatherwillsetoutwithherinasmallMrHarthastrainedhisdaughterforyears.TomorrowhewillbetchingheranxiouslyassheswimsthelongdistancetoEngland.intendstotakeshortrestseverytwohours.Shewillhavegtointendstotakeshortrestseverytwohours.Shewillhavegtodrinkbutshewillnoteatanysolidfood.MostofErna'sschoolriendswillbewaitingforherontheEnglishcoast.AmongthembeErna'smother,whoswamtheChannelherselfwhenshewasaLesson37TheOlympicGames奧林匹克運動會TheOlympicGameswillbeheldinourcountryinfouryears'time.sagreatmanypeoplewillbevisitingthecountry,thegovernmentllbebuildingnewhotels,animmensestadium,andafinenewingpool.'Theywillalsobebuildingnewroadsandaspecialline.TheGameswillbeheldjustoutsidethecapitalandthewholeeawillbecalled'OlympicCity'.Workerswillhavecompletedtheroadsbytheendofthisyear.Bytheendofnextyear,theywillvefinishedworkonthenewstadium.ThefinemodernbuildingsbeendesignedbyKurtGunter.Everybodywillbewatchingasthenewbuildingsgoup.WeareallveryexcitedandareforwardtotheOlympicGamesbecausetheyhaveneverbeenheldeforeinthis惟獨沒有考慮到天Lesson38EverythingexcepttheMyoldfriend,Harrison,hadlivedintheMediterraneanformanysbeforehereturnedtoEngland.HehadoftendreamedofretiringEnglandandhadplannedtosettledowninthecountry.Hehadnoonerreturnedthanheboughtafinehouseandwenttolivethere.mostimmediatelyhebegantocomplainabouttheweather,forevenhoughitwasmostimmediatelyhebegantocomplainabouttheweather,forevenhoughitwasstillsummer,itrainedcontinuallyanditwasoftenlycold.Aftersomanyyearsofsunshine,Harrisongotashock.HectedasifhehadneverlivedinEnglandbefore.Intheend,itwasorethanhecouldbear.Hehadhardlyhadtimetosettledownhesoldthehouseandleftthecountry.Thedreamhehadhadformanyyearsendedthere.HarrisonhadthoughtofeverythingtheLesson39AmIallright?我是否痊愈WhileJohnGilbertinhospital,heaskedhisdoctortotellhimetherhisoperationbeensuccessful,butthedoctorrefusedtoso.Thefollowingthepatientaskedfora Whenhewasalone,telephonedthehospitalexchangeandaskedorDoctorMillington.Whenthedoctoransweredthephone,Mrsaidhewasinquiringaboutacertainpatient,aMrJohnGilbert.askedifMrGilbert'soperationhadbeensuccessfulandthedoctordhimthatithadbeen.HethenaskedwhenMrGilbertwouldbewedtogohomeandthedoctortoldhimthathewouldhavetostaynhospitalforanothertwoweeks.ThenDrMillingtonaskedtheifhewasarelativeofthepatient.'No,'thepatientanswered,'IMrJohnLesson40Foodandtalk進(jìn)餐與交Lastweekatadinner-party,thehostessaskedmetositnexttoRumbold.MrsLastweekatadinner-party,thehostessaskedmetositnexttoRumbold.MrsRumboldwasalarge,unsmilingladyinatightblackress.ShedidnotevenlookupwhenItookmyseatbesideher.eyeswerefixedonherplateandinashorttime,shewasbusyg.Itriedtomake'Anewplayiscomingto"TheGlobe"soon,'Isaid.'Willyoubengit?''No,'sheanswered.'Willyoubespendingyourholidaysadthisyear?'Iasked.'No,'she'WillyoubestayinginEngland?'Iasked.'No,'sheIndespair,Iaskedherwhethershewasenjoyingher'Youngman,'sheanswered,'ifyouatemoreandless,weuldbothenjoyourdinnerlesson41Doyoucallthatahat?你把那個叫帽子嗎'Doyoucallthatahat?'Isaidtomywife.'Youbesoaboutit,'mywifeansweredasshelookedatherselfthemirror.satdownononeofthosemodernchairswithholesitandWehadbeeninthehatshopforhalfanhourandmywifewasinfrontofthe'Wemustn'tbuythingswedon'tneed,'Iremarkedsuddenly.Itedsayingitalmostat'Youneedn'thavesaidthat,'mywifeanswered.'Ineednotreminduofthatterribletieyoubought'Ifinditbeautiful,'Isaid.'Amancanneverhavetoomany'Andawomancan'thavetoomanyhats,'sheTenminuteslaterwe'Andawomancan'thavetoomanyhats,'sheTenminuteslaterwewalkedoutoftheshoptogether.Mywifewearingahatthatlookedlikealighthouse并非很懂音Lesson42NotveryAswehadhadalongwalkthroughoneofthemarketsofOldwestoppedatasquaretohavearest.Afteratime,wenoticedaake-charmerwithtwolargebasketsattheothersideofthesowewenttohavealookathim.Assoonashesawus,heupalongpipewhichwascoveredwithcoinsandopenedoneofbaskets.Whenhebegantoplayatune,wehadourfirstglimpseofhesnake.Itroseoutofthebasketandbegantofollowthetsofthepipe.Wewereverymuchsurprisedwhenthesnakersuddenlybegantoplayjazztunesandmodernpopsongs.Thee,however,continuedto'dance'slowly.ItobviouslycouldnottelldifferencebetweenIndianmusicandLesson43OvertheSouthPole飛越南In1929,threeyearsafterhisflightovertheNorthPole,thenexplorer,R.E.Byrd,successfullyflewovertheSouthPoleforfirsttime.Though,atfirst,Byrdandhismenwereabletotakeaatmanyphotographsofthemountainsthatlaybelow,theysoonranntoserioustrouble.Atonepoint,itseemedcertainthattheirplaneouldcrash.Itcouldonlygetoverthemountainsifitroseto10,000eet.Byrdatonceorderedhismentothrowouttwoheavyfoods.Theplanewasthenabletoriseanditclearedthemountainsby00s.Theplanewasthenabletoriseanditclearedthemountainsby00feet.ByrdnowknewthathewouldbeabletoreachtheSouthlewhichwas300milesaway,fortherewerenomoremountainsinight.TheaircraftwasabletoflyovertheendlesswhiteplainsutLesson44Throughtheforest穿過森MrsAnneSterlingdidnotthinkoftheriskshewastakingwhenranthroughaforestaftertwomen.Theyhadrusheduptohershewashavingapicnicattheedgeofaforestwithherchildrendtriedstealherhandbag.Inthestruggle,thestrapbrokeand,htheintheirpossession,bothmenstartedrunningthroughtherees.Sterlinggotsoangrythatsheranafterthem.Shewasnoutofbreath,butshecontinuedtorun.Whenshecaughtupwithhem,shesawthattheyhadsatdownandweregoingthroughthententsofthebag,sosheranstraightatthem.Themengotsuchaightthattheydroppedthebagandranaway.'Thestraping,'saidMrsSterlinglater,'buttheydidnotstealLesson45Aclearconscience問心無Thewholevillagesoonlearntthatalargesumofmoneyhadbeenst.SamBenton,thelocalbutcher,hadlosthiswalletwhiletakingsavingstothepost-office.Samwassurethatthewalletmustbeenfoundbyoneofthevillagers,butitwasnotreturnedtohim.hreemonthspassed,andthenonemorning,Samfoundhiswalletidehisfrontdoor.Ithadbeenwrappedupinnewspaperanditnedidehisfrontdoor.Ithadbeenwrappedupinnewspaperanditnedhalfthemoneyhehadlost,togetherwithanotewhichsaid:'Ahief,yes,'butonly5opercentathief!'Twomonthslater,someemoneywassenttoSamwithanothernote:'Only25percentafnow!'Intime,allSam'smoneywaspaidbackinthisway.Thenotesaid:'Iam100percenthonestlesson46Expensiveanduncomfortable既昂貴WhenaplanefromLondonarrivedatSydneyairport,workerstounloadanumberofwoodenboxeswhichcontainedclothing.Noecouldaccountforthefactthatoneoftheboxeswasextremelyvy.ItsuddenlyoccurredtooneoftheworkerstoopenuptheHewasastonishedatwhathefound.AmanwaslyingintheboxtopofapileofwoollenHewassosurprisedatbeingredthathedidnoteventryrunaway.Afterhewasarrested,manadmittedhidinginthebeforetheplaneleftLondon.Hehadalonganduncomfortabletrip,forhehadbeenconfinedtotheoodenboxforovertenhours.Themanwasorderedtopay&345thecostofthetrip.Thenormalpriceofaticketis&230Lesson47Athirstyghost嗜酒的鬼魂ApublichousewhichwasrecentlyboughtbyMrIanThompsonisforsale.MrThompsonisgoingtosellitbecauseitishaunted.Heoldmethathecouldnotgotosleeponenightbecauseheheardarangenoisecomingfromthebar.Thenextmorning,hefoundthatedoorshadbeenblockedbychairsandthefurniturehadbeend.ThoughMredoorshadbeenblockedbychairsandthefurniturehadbeend.ThoughMrThompsonhadturnedthelightsoffbeforehewentbed,theywereonin