everybody told me

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Lesson1Aprivateconversation私人谈话

tenjoy

ryangry.

dnotpay

nd,droundagain.'Ican'thearaword!'Isaidangrily.‘It’s

noneofyourbusiness,'theyoungmansaidrudely.'Thisisaprivateconversation!'.

Lesson2Breakfastorlunch?早餐还是午餐？

imesstayinbeduntillunchtime.

arkoutside.

'Whataday!'Ithought.'It'srainingagain.'Justthen,yauntLucy.'I'vejust

arrivedbytrain,'shesaid.'I'mcomingtoeyou.''ButI'mstillhavingbreakfast,'Isaid.

'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.‘I’mhavingbreakfast,'Irepeated.

'Dearme,'shesaid.'Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?It'soneo'clock!''

Lesson3Pleandmeacard请给我寄一张明信片

mmer,edmuumsandsatinpublic

dlywaitertaughtmeafewwordsofItalian.'fewlines,but

dayspasdquickly,butIdidnot

earlyandboughtthirty-ven

thewholedayinmyroom,butIdidnotwriteasinglecard!

Lesson4Anexcitingtrip激动人心的旅行

Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,

rkingforabigfirmandhehasalreadyvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplacesin

ustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAliceSprings,asmalltowninthecentreof

ere,herhasneverbeenabroad

before,soheisfindingthistripveryexciting.

Lesson5Nowrongnumbers无错号之虞

cottst

isonlyfivemilesfromSilbury,annotgetatelephoneforhisnewgarage,sohehasjust

day,d

w,asntagreatmanyrequestsforspareparts

way,hehasbegunhisownprivate

telephonervice.

Lesson6PercyButtons珀西·巴顿斯

dmefora

rnforthis,imameal.

sateveryhouin

thestreetonceamonthandalwaysasksforamealandaglassofbeer.

Lesson7Toolate为时太晚

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reexpectingavaluable

urarlier,someonehadtoldthepolicethatthieveswould

eplanearrived,someofthedetectiveswerewaitinginsidethemain

tooktheparcelofftheplaneandcarrieditinto

wodetectiveswerekeepingguardatthedoor,twoothersopenedtheparcel.

Totheirsurpri,thepreciousparcelwasfullofstonesandsand!

Lesson8Thebestandtheworst最好的和最差的

everybodyentersfor'TheNicestGarden

Competition'eachyear,ith'sgardenislargerthanJoe'rksharder

thanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe'adeneat

ardenstoo,ear

Ienterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!

Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇

OnWednesdayevening,helastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdof

dstriketwelveintwentyminutes'n

minutespasdandthen,atfivetotwelve,

waitedandwaited,lysomeoneshouted,'It'stwominutespasttwelve!The

clockhasstopped!'

thatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.

Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐

lledaclavichord(翼琴).

trumentwas

edtoplayjazzon

it!renot

ingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather's.

Lesson11Onegoodturndervesanother礼尚往来

orkedinalawyer'sofficeyearsago,

agoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsand

everborrowedmoneyfrom

ewaating,rpri,hegavemethemoney

immediately.'Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,'Harrysaid,'sonowyoucanpayformydinner!'

Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风

Ourneighbor,CaptainCharlesAlison,lmeethimatthe

beinhissmallboat;

nAlisonwilltoutateighto'clocksoweshallhaveplentyof

takepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.

Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年

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ent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.

llbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung

oweveningtheywillbesingingatthe

Workers'thistime,theywillgivefive

l,ways

thesameontheoccasions.

Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？

hadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveonto

ay,ashe

hadgotintothecar,rom

afewwords,arlyreached

thetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,'DoyouspeakEnglish?'AsIsoonlearnt,hewas

Englishhimlf!

Lesson15Goodnews佳音

ntohisoffice.

hadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.

thatmyturnhadcome.'orth,'Isaidinaweakvoice.'Don'tinterrupt,'smiled

andtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextrathousandpoundsayear!

Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求

Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,lbeveryluckyifhelets

r,cpolicearesometimesverypolite.

DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:'Sir,a"No

Parking"teisonlya

reminder.'Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!

Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻

eofthis,sheoftenappears

me,shewillbeagirl

lay,arin

anotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,neeveraskedher

howoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,'Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!'

Lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！

AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,ftitonachairbesidethedoorandnow

itwasn'tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein.'Didyouhaveagoodmeal?'heasked.'Yes,

thankyou,'Ianswered,'butIcan''tgotmybag.'Theinn-keepersmiledand

minuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome.'I'mverysorry,'

hesaid'ndoesthis.'

Lesson19Soldout票已售完

'Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,'Isaid.

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'Itmayhavebegunalready,'Susananswered.

'Ihurriedtotheticket-office.'MayIhavetwoticketsplea?'Iasked.

'I'msorry,we'vesoldout,'thegirlsaid.

'Whatapity!'Susanexclaimed.

Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office.

'CanIreturnthetwotickets?'heasked.

'Certainly,'thegirlsaid.

'CouldIhavethotwoticketsplea?'Iasked.

'Certainly,'thegirlsaid,'buttheyarefornextWednesday'sperformance.

'Imightaswellhavethem,'Isaidsadly.

Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟

sdoesnotworryme.

dofcatchingfish,nless

avingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialways

gohomewithanemptybag.'Youmustgiveupfishing!'myfriendssay.'It'sawasteoftime.'Buttheydon't

realizeoneimportantthing.I'yinterestedinsittinginaboatand

doingnothingatall!

Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？

earanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.

Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,ar,however,it

beenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,odysaysImust

bemadandtheyareprobablyright.

Lesson22Aglasnvelope玻璃信封

Mydaughter,Jane,ar,we

weretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoa

erthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceived

r,theyhavedecidedto

swillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.

Lesson23Anewhou新居

etter,shesaidthatshewouldcometo

omes,owlivinginabeautifulnewhouinthe

tter,

averymodernhou,betheonlymodernhouinthedistrict.

Lesson24Itcouldbewor不幸中之万幸

Ienteredthehotelmanager'stlost$50andIfeltveryupt.'Ileftthemoney

inmyroom,'Isaid,'andit'snottherenow.'Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing.

'Everyone'slosingmoneythedays,'tedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwas

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ained$5o.'I

foundthisoutsidethisgentleman'sroom'shesaid.'Well,'Isaidtothemanager,'thereisstillsomehonesty

inthisworld!’

Lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？

lwaystationwasbig,tknowthewaytomyhotel,

lyspokeEnglishverycarefully,ter,however,

couldnotunderstandme;eredme,

buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly.'Iamaforeigner,'spokeslowly,butIcouldnot

herneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.

ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit.'You'llsoonlearnEnglish!'and,each

lishunderstandeachother,butIdon'tunderstandthem!Dothey

speakEnglish?

lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家

oplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.

Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis'about'.Ofcour,manypicturesarcnot'about'e

thatyoung

erisonly

ven,eintomyroomyesterday.'

Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.'I'mhangingthispictureonthewall,'Ianswered.'It'

likeit?'Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment.'It'sallright,'shesaid,'butisn'titupside-down?'Ilooked

right!Itwas!

Lesson27Awetnight雨夜

Lateintheafternoon,asthiswasdone,they

wonderfulmeal,

sfelttired

leeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sothey

iddleofthenight,twasfullof

water!ainingheavilyandtheyfound

eamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedright

undertheirtent!

Lesson28Noparking禁止停车

ustboughtanewhouin

thecity,buteversincehemovedin,returnshomeatnight,he

eofthis,hehasnotbeenabletoget

hasputup'NoParking'signsoutsidehisgate,butthehave

eoftheugliestfacesIhave

himwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,hopesthatshe

eofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!

Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！

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'taxi'isasmallSwiss

aeroplanecalleda'PilatusPorter'.tsurprising

thingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,n

Fawcett'sfirstpasngerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.

Sincethen,landedontheroofof

ablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,nFawcetthasjustrefud

wantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlantic

Ocean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecauthetripwastoodangerous.

Lesson30Footballorpolo?足球还是水球？

ittingbytheWayleonfine

armlastSunday,ildrenwere

ly,oneofthechildren

opleonthebankcalledouttotheman

intheboat,d

tolookatthechildren,butthereweren'tanyinsight:theyhadallrunaway!Themanlaughedwhenhe

edouttothechildrenandthrewtheballbacktothebank.

Lesson31Successstory成功者的故事

Yesterdaysnowthe

headofaverylargebusinesscompany,isjobtorepair

dmoneyforyearsandin1938he

ndofthewar,thesmallwork-shophadbecomealargefactorywhich

miledwhenherememberedhishardearlyyears

ted

himtorepairtheirson'sbicycle!

Lesson32Shoppingmadeeasy购物变得很方便

ptationtostealisgreaterthaneverbefore--especially

tiverecentlywatchedawell-dresdwomanwhoalwayswentintoalargestoreon

day,therewerefewerpeopleintheshopthanusualwhenthewomancamein,

little

time,shechooneofthemostexpensivedressintheshopandhandedittoanassistantwhowrapped

ewomansimplytooktheparcelandwalkedoutoftheshop

ewasarrested,thedetectivefoundoutthattheshop-assistantwasherdaughter.

Thegirl'gave'hermotherafreedressonceaweek!

Lesson33Outofthedarkness冲出黑暗

Neaernoonshet

vening,theboatstruckarockand

eswamtotheshoreafterspendingthewholenightinthewater.

extmorning,

vingattheshore,thegirl

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ewokeupa

daylater,shefoundherlfinhospital.

Lesson34Quickwork破案“神速”

deredwhyhewaswantedbythepolice,buthewentto

tation,hewastoldbyasmiling

ysago,thepolicemantoldhim,thebicyclewaspicked

most

mudtoo,becauheneverexpectedthebicycletobefound.

ItwasstolentwentyyearsagowhenTedwasaboyoffifteen!

Lesson35Stopthief!捉贼！

whileago,however,hebecameabus-driverandhewasnot

wasdrivingalongCatfordStreetrecently,

hemwascarryingabagfull

withthemoneygotsucha

hievesweretryingtogetawayintheircar,Roydrovehisbusinto

hebatteredcarwasmovingaway,

thieves'yafterwards,thepolicestoppedthecarand

bothmenwerearrested.

Lesson36AcrosstheChannel横渡海峡

oingtotoutfromtheFrench

coastatfiveo'onlyfourteenyearsoldandshehopeslotupanewworld

'sfatherwilltout

owhewillbewatchingher

Erna'sschoolfriendswillbewaiting

hemwillbeErna'smother,whoswamtheChannelherlfwhenshe

wasagirl.

Lesson37TheOlympicGames奥林匹克运动会

TheOlympicGameswillbeheldinourcountryinfouryears'atmanypeoplewillbevisiting

thecountry,thegovernmentwillbebuildingnewhotels,animmenstadium,andafinenewswimming

pool.'eswillbeheldjustoutside

thecapitalandthewholeareawillbecalled'OlympicCity'.Workerswillhavecompletedthenewroadsby

ndofnextyear,e

odywillbewatchinganxiouslyasthenew

llveryexcitedandarelookingforwardtotheOlympicGamesbecautheyhave

neverbeenheldbeforeinthiscountry.

Lesson38Everythingexcepttheweather惟独没有考虑到天气

Myoldfriend,Harrison,

hadoftenosooner

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immediatelyhebegantocomplain

abouttheweather,foreventhoughitwasstillsummer,itrainedcontinuallyanditwasoftenbitterlycold.

Aftersomanyyearsofsunshine,dasifhehadneverlivedinEnglandbefore.

Intheend,ardlyhadtimetottledownwhenhesoldthehou

onhadthoughtof

everythingexcepttheweather.

Lesson39AmIallright?我是否痊愈？

WhileJohnGilbertwasinhospital,heaskedhisdoctortotellhimwhetherhisoperationhadbeensuccessful,

lowingday,

wasalone,edoctor

answeredthephone,MrGilbertsaidhewasinquiringaboutacertainpatient,d

ifMrGilbert'askedwhen

MrGilbertwouldbeallowedtogohomeandthedoctortoldhimthathewouldhavetostayinhospitalfor

Millingtonaskedthecallerifhewasarelativeofthepatient.'No,'thepatient

answered,'IamMrJohnGilbert.'

Lesson40Foodandtalk进餐与交谈

Lastweekatadinner-party,boldwasalarge,

s

werefixedonherplateandinashorttime,tomakeconversation.

'Anewplayiscomingto"TheGlobe"soon,'Isaid.'Willyoubeeingit?''No,'sheanswered.'Willyoube

spendingyourholidaysabroadthisyear?'Iasked.'No,'sheanswered.

'WillyoubestayinginEngland?'Iasked.'No,'sheanswered.

Indespair,Iaskedherwhethershewanjoyingherdinner.

'Youngman,'sheanswered,'ifyouatemoreandtalkedless,wewouldbothenjoyourdinner!'

Lesson41Doyoucallthatahat?你把那个叫帽子吗？

'Doyoucallthatahat?'Isaidtomywife.'Youneedn'tbesorudeaboutit,'mywifeansweredasshelooked

een

inthehatshopforhalfanhourandmywifewasstillinfrontofthemirror.

'Wemustn'tbuythingswedon'tneed,'ttedsayingitalmostatonce.

'Youneedn'thavesaidthat,'mywifeanswered.'Ineednotremindyouofthatterribletieyoubought

yesterday.'

'Ifinditbeautiful,'Isaid.'Amancanneverhavetoomanyties.'

'Andawomancan'thavetoomanyhats,'sheanswered.

waswearingahatthatlookedlikea

lighthou!

Lesson42Notverymusical并非很懂音乐

AswehadhadalongwalkthroughoneofthemarketsofOldDelhi,westoppedatasquaretohavearest.

Afteratime,wenoticedasnake-charmerwithtwolargebasketsattheothersideofthesquare,sowewent

ashesawus,hepickedupalongpipewhichwascoveredwithcoinsand

begantoplayatune,out

verymuchsurpridwhenthesnake

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ke,however,continuedto

'dance'ouslycouldnottellthedifferencebetweenIndianmusicandjazz!

Lesson43OvertheSouthPole飞越南极

In1929,threeyearsafterhisflightovertheNorthPole,theAmericanexplorer,,successfullyflew

,atfirst,Byrdandhismenwereabletotakeagreatmany

photographsofthemountainsthatlaybelow,oint,itemed

donlygetoverthemountainsifitroto10,

newasthenabletorianditclearedthe

wknewthathewouldbeabletoreachtheSouthPolewhichwas300miles

away,craftwasabletoflyovertheendlesswhiteplains

withoutdifficulty.

Lesson44Throughtheforest穿过森林

MrsAnneSterlingdidnotthinkoftheriskshewastakingwhensheranthroughaforestaftertwomen.

Theyhadrusheduptoherwhileshewashavingapicnicattheedgeofaforestwithherchildrenandtried

truggle,thestrapbrokeand,withthebagintheirposssion,bothmen

soonoutof

breath,ecaughtupwiththem,shesawthattheyhadsatdownandwere

goingthroughthecontentsofthebag,gotsuchafrightthatthey

droppedthebagandranaway.'Thestrapneedsmending,'saidMrsSterlinglater,'buttheydidnotsteal

anything.'

Lesson45Aclearconscience问心无愧

ton,thelocalbutcher,had

surethatthewalletmusthavebeen

foundbyoneofthevillagers,onthspasd,andthenonemorning,

eenwrappedupinnewspaperanditcontainedhalfthe

moneyhehadlost,togetherwithanotewhichsaid:'Athief,yes,'butonly5opercentathief!'Twomonths

later,somemoremoneywasnttoSamwithanothernote:'Only25percentathiefnow!'Intime,all

Sam'tnotesaid:'Iam100percenthonestnow!'

lesson46Expensiveanduncomfortable既昂贵又受罪

WhenaplanefromLondonarrivedatSydneyairport,workersbegantounloadanumberofwoodenboxes

osurpridatbeingdiscoveredthathedid

ewasarrested,themanadmittedhidingintheboxbeforetheplaneleft

adalonganduncomfortabletrip,forhehadbeenconfinedtothewoodenboxforoverten

wasorderedtopay&malpriceofaticketis&230!

Lesson47Athirstyghost嗜酒的鬼魂

psonisgoingtoll

methathecouldnotgotosleeponenightbecauheheardastrange

tmorning,hefoundthatthedoorshadbeenblockedbychairsandthe

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MrThompsonhadturnedthelightsoffbeforehewenttobed,theywere

saidthathehadfoundfiveemptywhiskybottleswhichtheghostmusthave

uggestedthatsomevillagersmusthavecomeinforafreedrink,Mr

lagershavetoldhimthattheywillnotaccepttheinnevenifhegivesit

away.

Lesson48Didyouwanttotellmesomething?你想对我说什么吗？

isthadjustpulledoutone

tosaysomething,butmymouthwasfullof

Icollectedbirds'

ertothequestionsI

ile,mytonguewasbusyarchingouttheholewherethe

nlyfeltveryworried,edentistatlastremoved

thecotton-woolfrommymouth,Iwasabletotellhimthathehadpulledoutthewrongtooth.

Lesson49Theendofadream美梦告终

Tiredofsleepingonthefloor,first

timeinhislife,ethe

weatherwasveryhot,tverywellforthefirsttwo

nights,butonthethirdnight,fwindsweptthebedofftheroofandntitcrashing

ghthe

bedwassmashedtopieces,wokeup,hewasstillonthe

ngatthebitsofwoodandmetalthatlayaroundhim,themansadlypickedupthemattress

ehadputitonthefloor,hepromptlywenttosleepagain.

Lesson50Takenforaride乘车兜风

Ilovetravellinginthecountry,butIdon'nanexcursionrecently,butmytrip

tookmelongerthanIexpected.'I'mgoingtoWoodfordGreen,'IsaidtotheconductorasIgotonthe

bus,'butIdon'tknowwhereitis.''I'lltellyouwheretogetoff,'answeredtheconductor.

ometime,g

round,IrealizedwithashockthatIwastheonlypasngerleftonthebus.

'You'llhavetogetoffhere,'theconductorsaid.'Thisisasfaraswego.''IsthisWoodfordGreen?'Iasked.

'Ohdear,'saidtheconductorsuddenly.'Iforgottoputyouoff.''Itdoesn'tmatter,'Isaid.'I'llgetoffhere.'

'Wearegoingbacknow,'saidtheconductor.'Well,inthatca,Iprefertostayonthebus,'Ianswered.

Lesson51Rewardforvirtue对美德的奖赏

Myfriend,Herbert,hasalwaysbeenfat,

fall,t

includedmostofthethingsHerbertloves:butter,potatoes,rice,beer,milk,chocolate,andsweets.

hebellandwasnotsurpridtoethatHerbertwasstillasfataver.

bviousthathewasvery

skedhimwhathewasdoing,hesmiledguiltilyandthenputtheparcelonthedesk.

Heexplshowedmethe

ainedfivelargebarsofchocolateandthreebagsofsweets!

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Lesson52Aprettycarpet漂亮的地毯

eentryingtoget

matters

wor,theroomisrathersmall,oment,they

covereveryin

whileago,tintomyroomand

gotabigsurpriwhenshesawallthobooksonthefloor.'ThisistheprettiestcarpetIhaveeveren,'

edatitforsometimethenadded,'Youdon'sitherein

yoursparetimeandreadthecarpet!'

Lesson53Hotsnake触电的蛇

hen,theyhavebeentryingtofindouthow

fireareoftencaudbybrokenglassorbycigaretteendswhichpeoplecarelessly

daythefiremenexaminedthegroundcarefully,butwerenotabletofindanybroken

rning,however,afireman

cedtheremainsofasnakewhichwaswoundroundtheelectric

wiresofa16,way,lanationwas

adsnatchedupthesnakefromthegroundandthendroppeditontothe

didso,itntsparksdowntothegroundand

theimmediatelystartedafire.

Lesson54Stickyfingers粘糊的手指

Afterbreakfast,tillearlywhenIreturned

ldrenwereatschool,idedtomake

rttimeIwasbusymixingbutterandflourandmyhandsweresooncoveredwith

tlythatmoment,gcouldhavebeenmoreannoying.I

pickedupthereceiverbetweentwostickyfingersandwasdismayedwhenIrecognizedthevoiceofMrs

mess!Therewaspastryonmyfingers,onthetelephone,soonergotback

meitwasthepostmanandhe

wantedmetosignforaregisteredletter!

Lesson55Notagoldmine并非金矿

chinecalled'TheRevealer'hasbeen

inhinewasud

ateswouldoftenburygold

iththenewmachine,aarchpartywentintothecavehoping

derofthepartywaxaminingthesoilneartheentrancetothecavewhen

cited,thepartydugaholetwofeetdeep.

tythenarchedthewholecave

eofthis,manypeopleareconfident

that'TheRevealer'mayrevealsomethingofvaluefairlysoon.

Lesson56Fasterthansound!比声音还快！

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carnteredforthisracelastyearandtherewasagreatdeal

n1885,itwastheoldestcartakingpart.

Afteragreatmanyloudexplosions,thecarsbrokedownonthecourandsome

driversspentmoretimeundertheircarsthaninthem!Afewcars,however,

winningcdownhillat

egaveeveryoneagreatdeal

erydifferentfrommoderncarracesbutnolesxciting.

Lesson57CanIhelpyou,madam?你要买什么，夫人？

shehesitatedforamoment,she

istantwhorvedherdidnotlike

ngatherscornfully,anwalked

urnedtotheshopthefollowing

morningdresdinafurcoat,eeking

lizingwhoshewas,theassistantwaagerto

rveherthistimewithgreatdifficulty,asshe

sawit,oyedherlfmakingtheassistantbringalmosteverything

inthewindowbeforefinallybuyingthedressshehadfirstaskedfor.

Lesson58Ablessingindisgui?是因祸得福吗？

ThetinyvillageofFrinleyissaidtoposssa'curdtree'.Becauthetreewasmentionedinanewspaper,

ewasplantednearachurchfiftyyearsago,but

idthatifanyonetouchesthetree,he

willhavebadluck;ifhepicksaleaf,llagersbelievethatthetreehasalreadyclaimeda

arhasbeenaskedtohavethetreecutdown,

pointedoutthatthetreeisaufulsourceofincomeastouristshavebeencomingfromallpartsofthe

eofallthathasbeensaid,thetourists-havebeenpickingleavesandcuttingtheir

,notoneofthemhasbeenstruckdownbysuddendeath!

Lesson59Inorout？进来还是出去？

Ourdog,Rex,imehewantedtocomeintothegarden

eighbourscomplainedofthenoi,myhusband

nbecameanexpertat

r,whenIwasgoingoutshoppinglastweek,Inoticedhiminthegardennearthe

mehewasbarkingsothatsomeonewouldlethimout!Sincethen,hehasdevelopedanother

asheopensthegatefromtheoutside,hecomesintothegardenandwaitsuntilthegate

hisheimmediatelyletshimlfinand

daymyhusbandremovedthegateandRexgotsoannoyedwehavenoten

himsince.

Lesson60Thefuture卜算未来

Atavillagefair,ntohertentandshetold

hadgivenhersomemoney,shelookedintoacrystalballandsaid:'Arelationof

ent

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youleavethistent,lspeak

all.'AssoonasIwentoutside,Iforgotall

aboutMadamBellinskybecaumywifehurriedtowardsme.'Wherehaveyoubeenhiding?'sheasked

impatiently.'Yours

latealready.'Asshewalkedaway,Ifollowedheroutofthefair.

Lesson61TroublewiththeHubble哈勃望远镜的困境

Infuture,astronautswillberequiredtodescendfromaspaceshipwhileitisstillinspaceandtoreturnto

istsarenowtryingto

ceshipAstrawhichlefttheearthashorttimeago,willbetravellingthree

tainpoint,theAstrawillstopforashorttimeandanastronautwill

lnotknowwhethertheexperiment

stmessageixpectedtoarriveat7

o'time,theAstrawillhavebeenflyingthroughspaceforventeenhoursand

efirstradiomessageshavebeenreceived,the

resultsofthetripwillbeannouncedimmediately.

Lesson62Afterthefire大火之后

Firemenhadbeenfightingtheforestfirefornearlythreeweeksbeforetheycouldgetitundercontrol.A

shorttimebefore,,smokestillroupfrom

wascomingonandthehillsthreatenedthesurrounding

villageswithdestruction,forheavyrainwouldnotonlywashawaythesoilbutwouldcauriousfloods

efirehadatlastbeenputout,theforestauthoritiesorderedveraltonsofaspecialtype

dwassprayedoverthegroundinhugequantitiesby

,however,

eofthegreattreeswhichhadbeengrowingthere

forcenturies,patchesofgreenhadbeguntoappearintheblackenedsoil.

Lesson63Shewasnotamud她并不觉得好笑

Godyadmireshimforhis

finenofhumor--everybody,thatis,excepthissix-year-olddaughter,ly,oneof

Geoffrey'thesortofthingthat

ncludeda

largenumberoffunnystoriesinthespeechand,ofcour,ashehad

finished,eywasalittledisappointedbythisbuthedidashis

ayhome,urpri,shesaid

shehadn'eyaskedherwhythiswassoandshetoldhimthatshedidnotliketoesomanypeople

laughingathim!

Lesson64TheChannelTunnel海峡隧道

Inl858,aFrenchengineer,AimeThomedeGamond,arrivedinEnglandwithaplanforatwenty-onemile

thatitwouldbepossibletobuildaplatforminthecentreofthe

nelwouldbewell-ventilatedif

1860,abetterplanwasputforwardbyanEnglishman,William

uldsolvetheproblemofventilation,

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forifatrainenteredthistunnel,-twoyearslateratunnelwas

,atthetime,theBritishhadnotfearedinvasion,ly,

built,itwillconnectBritainto

Europeforthefirsttimeinhistory.

Lesson65Jumboversusthepolice小象对警察

LastChristmas,thecircusowner,JimmyGates,decidedtotakesomeprentstoachildren'shospital.

DresdupasFatherChristmasandaccompaniedbya'guardofhonour'ofsixprettygirls,hetoffdown

,shouldhaveknownthatthepolice

emanapproachedJimmyandtoldhimheoughttohavegone

Jimmyagreedtogoatonce,Jumborefud

icehadadifficult

time,buttheyweremostamud.'Jumbomustweighafewtons,'saidapolicemanafterwards,'soitwas

fortunatethatwedidn',weshouldarresthim,butashehasagoodrecord,

weshalllethimoffthistime.'

Lesson66Sweetashoney!像蜜一样甜！

TheHatheldPuffinisamodernaero-plane,butitsdesigner,MrJohnWimpenny,isfindingitdifficulttoget

othastopedalhardtogetit

rWimpennyhadtheplanebuilt,1961,itwasthefirst

eingflownbyachampionamateurcyclistin1963,theplane

hen,adthelengthofthewings

inoplehaveshown

ughaircyclistsmaylearnhowtoflyovershortdistances,and

may,eventually,evengetacrosstheEnglishChannel,itisdoubtfulwhethertheywillevercycleacrossthe

Atlantic.

Lesson67Volcanoes火山

HarounTazieffthePolishscientist,hasspenthislife-timestudyingactivevolcanoesanddeepcavesinall

1948,hewenttolakeKivuintheCongotoobrveanewvolcanowhichhelater

fwasabletotuphiscampveryclotothevolcanowhileitwaruptingviolently.

Thoughhemanagedtotakeanumberofbrilliantphotographs,hecouldnotstaynearthevolcanoforvery

atenedtosurroundhim

completely,eduntilthevolcanobecamequietandhe

me,hemanagedtoclimbintothemouthofKiturosothathecould

een

abletotellusmoreaboutactivevolcanoesthananymanalive.

Lesson68Persistent纠缠不休

Icrosdthestreettoavoidmeetinghim,ou

pretendingthatIhadnotenhim,rhas

erhowbusyyouare,thinkofaway

ofpreventinghimfromfollowingmearoundallmorning.

'Hullo,Bert,'Isaid.'Fancymeetingyouhere!'

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'Hullo,Elizabeth,'Bertanswered.''re

notbusydoinganything,areyou?'

'No,notatall,'Ianswered.'I'mgoingto...'

'Wouldyoumindmycomingwithyou?'heasked,beforeIhadfinishedspeaking.

‘Notatall,'Ilied,'butI'mgoingtothedentist.'

'ThenI'llcomewithyou,'heanswered.'There'salwaysplentytoreadinthe'waitingroom!'

lesson69Butnotmurder!并非谋杀！

enaskedtodriveinheavytrafficandhad

avingbeeninstructedtodriveoutoftown,

thatIhadpasd,minermusthavebeenpleadwithmy

performance,forhesmiledandsaid,'Justonemorething,uppothatachildsuddenly

asItaponthewindow,Iwantthecartobestoppedimmediately.'

Icontinueddrivingandaftersometime,thesoundcouldbeheard

clearly,nlypresdthebrakepedalhardandwewereboththrown

minerlookedatmesadly.'MrEames,'hesaid,inamournfulvoice,'youhavejustkilled

thatchild!'

lesson70Redfordanger危险的红色

Duringabullfight,wdbegantoshout,but

lwasbusywiththematadoratthetime,butitsuddenly

ntlynsitiveto

criticism,wdsuddenlygrewquiet.

Thedrunk,however,ebullgotclotohim,heclumsilystepped

time,however,threemen

ebullemedtofeelsorryfor

him,foritlookedonsympatheticallyuntilthedrunkwasoutofthewaybeforeoncemoreturningits

attentiontothematador.

Lesson71Afamousclock一个著名的大钟

WhenyouvisitLondon,oneofthefirstthingsyouwilleisBigBen,thefamousclockwhichcanbeheard

ousofParliamenthadhotbeenburneddownin1834,thegreat

takesitsnamefromSirBenjaminHallwhowasresponsible

ftonlyofimmen

size,alsfromGreenwichObrvatoryhavetheclockcheckedtwice

heartheclockwhenitisactuallystrikingbecaumicrophonesareconnected

,however,itfailedtogivethecorrecttime.A

painterwhohadbeenworkingonthetowerhungapotofpaintononeofthehandsandsloweditdown!

Lesson72AcarcalledBluebird“蓝鸟”汽车

Thegreatracingdriver,SirMalcolmCampbell,

upanewworldrecordinSeptember1935atBonnevilleSaltFlats,rd,thecarhewasdriving,

gh

Campbellreachedaspeedofover304milesperhour,hehadgreatdifficultyincontrollingthecarbecau

isattempt,Campbellwasdisappointedtolearnthathisaverage

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r,afewdayslater,hewastoldthatamistakehadbeenmade.

hattime,racingdrivershavereachedspeedsof

inghisfather'sfootstepsmanyyearslater,SirMalcolm'sson,Donald,also

sfather,hewasdrivingacarcalledBluebird.

Lesson73Therecord-holder纪录保持者

day'sfishing,oreighthoursinacinema

eingthesamefilmoverandoveragain,veallbeenputtoshameby

aboywho,whileplayingtruant,h-hikedtoDoverand,towardvening,went

wokeupnextmorning,hediscoveredthattheboathad,

inthemeantime,ere,hehitch-hikedto

ve

nextcartheboystoppeddidnottakehimintothecentreofParisashehopeditwould,buttoPerpignanon

ewaspickedupbyapolicemanandntbacktoEnglandbythelocal

urelytuparecordforthethousandsofboyswhodreamofevadingschool.

Lesson74Outofthelimelight舞台之外

Anancientbudin

darkglassandoldclothes,

astheysoondiscovered,disguiscansometimesbetooperfect.

'Thisisawonderfulplaceforapicnic,'saidGloriaGleam.

'Itcouldn'tbebetter,Gloria,'BrinksleyMeersagreed.'Nonewspapermen,nofilmfans!Whydon'twe

comemoreoften?'

Meanwhile,twootheractors,RockwallSlingerandMerlinGreeves,hadcarriedtwolargefoodbasketstoa

eyhadallmadethemlvescomfortable,

lookedveryangry.

'Nowyougutoutofhere,allofyou!'heshouted:'I'eethatnotice?Itsays"No

Camping"-incayoucan'tread!'

'Look,sheriff,'saidRockwall,'don'tbetoohardonus.I'mRockwallSlingerandthisisMerlinGreeves.'

'Oh,isit?'saidthesheriffwithasneer.'Well,I'mBrinksleyMeers,andmyothernameisGloriaGleam.

Nowyougetoutofherefast!'

lesson75SOS呼救信号

Whenalightpasngerplaneflewoffcoursometimeago,itcrashedinthemountainsanditspilotwas

ypasngers,ayoungwomanandhertwobabydaughters,hemiddle

nedasuitcaintoabedandputthechildreninsideit,coveringthemwithallthe

thenight,ankeptasnearasshecouldtothe

childrenandeventriedtogetintothecaherlf,,nextmorningsheheard

mped

outtheletters'SOS'ately,apilotsawthesignalandntamessagebyradiotothe

otlongbeforeahelicopterarrivedonthescenetorescuethesurvivorsoftheplane

crash.

Lesson76AprilFoolsDay愚人节

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'Toendourspecialnewsbulletin,'saidthevoiceofthetelevisionannouncer,'wearetakingyoutothe

he

leadinggrowers,GiuppeMoldovaandRicardoBrabante,tellmethattheyhavebeenexpectingasplendid

ucanetwoworkerswho,between

them,havejustfinishedcuttingthreecart-loadsofgoldenbrown

levillagehasbeenworkingdayandnightgatheringandthreshingthisyear'scrop

ight,beenhelpingher

banteistalkingtothemanagerofthelocalfactorywherethecrop

stsceneshowsyouwhatwillhappenattheendoftheharvest:thefamousCalabrian

macaroni-eatingcompetition!SignorFratelli,theprentchampion,

thatendsourspecialbulletinfortoday,Thursday,owreturningyoutothestudio.'

Lesson77Asuccessfuloperation一例成功的手术

myisthatof

ewerestrangemarksontheX-ray

platestakenofthemummy,doctorshavebeentryingtofindoutwhetherthewomandiedofararedia.

ration,whichlastedforoverfourhours,provedtobevery

torsremovedactionofthemummy

dwhich

hastheheadofacowwasnormallyplaced

aredthatthemummy

wouldfalltopieceswhentheycutitopen,mysuccessfully

survivedtheoperation.

Lesson78Thelastone?最后一枝吗？

Afterreadinganarticleentitled'CigaretteSmokingandYourHealth'Ilitacigarettetocalmmynerves.I

smokedwithcole

weekIdidnotsmokeatallandduringthistime,ltheusualsymptomsof

someonegivingupsmoking:ndskeptonofferingme

denoefforttohidetheiramumentwheneverIproducedapacketof

odyaroundmewassmokingand

oldfriendBrianurgedmetoacceptacigarette,itwasmorethan

neguiltily,wasdelightedthatthingshad

,asBrianpointedout,itistheeasiestthingintheworldtogiveup

elfhasdoneitlotsoftimes!

Lesson79Byair乘飞机

nts,udtoliveinSouthAmericaandIud

ostesswouldtakechargeofmeandIneverhadan

dtotravellingbyairandonlyononeoccasionhaveIeverfeltfrightened.

Aftertakingoff,wewereflyinglowoverthecityandslowlygainingheight,whentheplanesuddenlyturned

ewerewaitingtoland,anair-hostesstoldustokeepcalmand

odyonboardwasworriedandwewere

elearntthattherewasaveryimportantpersononboard.

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ehadlanded,theplanewas

ately,nothingwasfoundandfivehourslaterwewereabletotakeoffagain.

Lesson80TheCrystalPalace水晶宫

PerhapsthemostextraordinarybuildingofthenineteenthcenturywastheCrystalPalace,whichwasbuilt

stalPalacewasdifferentfromallotherbuildingsinthe

world,neofthebiggestbuildingsofalltimeandalotofpeople

manygoodswerenttotheexhibitionfromvariouspartsof

twonderfulpieceofmachineryon

showwasNasmyth'inthodays,travellingwasnotaasyasitistoday,steam

vinginEngland,theywere

eresixmillionvisitorsinall,andtheprofitsfromtheexhibition

,

remainedoneofthemostfamousbuildingsintheworlduntilitwasburntdownin1936.

Lesson81Escape脱逃

Whenhehadkilledtheguard,grapidlyin

thedarkness,hesoonchangedintothedeadman',dresdinablueuniformandwitharifle

overhisshoulder,dhearshouting

wereblazingandmenwererunninghereandthere:theyhadjustdiscoveredthat

moment,alargeblackcarwithfourofficersinsideit,stoppedatthecamp

eyhad

gone,atherelderlywith

sonerfeltsorryforhim,

mancamenear,,jumpingintothecar,he

droveoffasquicklyashecould.

Lesson82Monsterorfish?是妖还是鱼？

peoplehaveoften

laughedatstoriestoldbyamen,itisnowknownthatmanyofthe'monsters'whichhaveattimesbeen

onally,unusualcreaturesarewashedtotheshore,buttheyare

meago,however,

fishing-ingthatthiswas

noordinaryfish,waventually

broughttoshore,headlikeahor,bigblueeyes,shining

silverskin,andabrightredtail,Thefish,whichhassincebeennttoamuumwhereitisbeing

examinedbyascientist,eatureshaverarelybeenenalivebymanastheylive

atadepthofsixhundredfeet.

Lesson83Aftertheelections大选之后

TheformerPrimeMinister,MrWentworthLane,wretiring

nd,Crawley,hasalwaysbeenafanaticalopponentofMr

Lane'heelections,CrawleywenttotheformerPrimeMinister'shou.

WhenheaskedifMrLanelivedthere,thepolicemanondutytoldhimthatsincehisdefeat,theex-Prime

ollowingday,epolicemanwas

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justwalkingslowlypasttheentrance,alittlesuspicious

thistime,after,Crawleywenttothehouoncemore

me,thepolicemanlosthistemper.'Itoldyouyesterdayand

thedaybeforeyesterday,'heshouted,'etiredfrompolitical

lifeandgonetoliveabroad!''Iknow,'answeredCrawley,'butIlovetohearyousayit!'

Lesson84Onstrike罢工

nowshow

menhavestatedthatthestrikewillcontinueuntilgeneralagreementisreached

ownersofprivatecarsaregoingtooffer'freerides'llrelievepressure

ile,anumberofuniversitystudentshavevolunteeredtodrivebus

youngmenareexpertdrivers,butbeforetheydriveanyofthebus,theywill

dentsaregoingtotakethetestintwodays',peopleare

ar,thepublichaxpresditsgratitudetothestudentsin

eortwopeoplehaveobjectedthatthestudentswilldrivetoofast!

Lesson85Nevertoooldtolearn活到老学到老

Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommyoldschoolinformingmethatmyformerhead-master,MrRegmald

Page,oftheschool,oldandnew,willbendinghimaprenttomarkthe

whohavecontributedtowardsthegiftwillsigntheirnamesinalargealbumwhichwill

benttotheheadmaster'lallrememberMrPageforhispatienceandunderstandingand

fmanyformer

uriouscoincidencethatthe

daybeforehisretirement,ehasretired,

,sdoesnotmatter,

for,ashehasoftenremarked,oneisnevertoooldtolearn.

Lesson86Outofcontrol失控

Asthemantriedtoswingthespeed-boatround,d

desperatelytohiscompanion,nhadhardly

hadtimed-boathad

struckabuoy,nhadjustbeguntoswim

ame

thanaminute,itroaredpastthemonlyafewfeetaway.

Afterithadpasd,theyswamonasquicklyastheycouldbecautheyknewthattheboatwouldsoon

djus

thisoccasion,however,

long,thenoidroppedcompletelyandtheboatbegantodriftgentlyacrossthewater.

Lesson87Aperfectalibi极好的不在犯罪现场的证据

'Atthetimethemurderwascommitted,Iwastravellingonthe8.0o'clocktraintoLondon,'saidtheman.

'Doyoualwayscatchsuchanearlytrain?'askedtheinspector.

'OfcourIdo,'answeredtheman.'Imustbeatworkat10.0o'oyerwillconfirmthatIwas

thereontime.'

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'Wouldalatertraingetyoutoworkontime?'askedtheinspector.

'Isuppoitwould,butInevercatchalatertrain.'

'Atwhattimedidyouarriveatthestation?'

'tapaperandwaitedforthetrain.'

'Andyoudidn'tnoticeanythingunusual?'

'Ofcournot.'

'Isuggest,'saidtheinspector,'stthatyoudidnotcatchthe8.0

o'clocktrain,,onthe

morningofthemurder,the8.0o'edownatFerngreenstationandwas

takenofftheline.'

Lesson88Trappedinamine困在矿井里

arenotbroughttothesurfacesoonthey

r,osivesareud,vibrationswill

workersarethereforedrillingaholeonthenorthsideofthe

ehadnotbeenahardlayerofrock

beneaththesoil,,theyhavebeendrillingfor

ile,amicrophone,whichwasloweredintothe

minetwohoursago,theyare

runningoutoffoodanddrink,ve

knewhowdifficultitwastodrillthrough

thehardrock,theywouldloheart.

Lesson89Aslipofthetongue口误

enewsgotroundthatavariety

edCompany,weallrushedtoeit.

Wehadtoqueueforhourstogetinandtheremusthavebeenveralhundredpeopleprentjustbe-fore

unately,hofailedtoget

inneednothavefel

onlyfunnythingswehe

wasobviousashe

openedhismouth,nowwhatthepoormanshouldhavesaid,butwhat

heactuallysaidwas:'dies,eveningandgentlemen!'

lesson90Whatsforsupper？晚餐吃什么？

ThoughBrazilisoneoftherichestcountriesintheworld,

mainlyforthisreasonthattheBraziliangovernmentdecidedtohaveanewcitybuilt600milesnorth-west

edbythegreatarchitectLucioCosta,thenewcity,Brasilia,replacedRiodeJaneiro

eroads,which

cantakefourteenlanesoftraffic,havebeenkept

ivescan

visit-shoppingcentresonfoot,forinthespeciallydesignedlivingareas,t,

thegovernmenthadg1960,

however,iahasquicklyestablisheditlfasthecapital

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atohavethecapitalmovedsofarinlandwillhaveagreateffectonthefutureof

Brazil.

Lesson91Threemeninabasket三人同篮

Apilotnotrmedthe

stationatonce,icerinthecontroltowerwasvery

angrywhenheheardthenews,thatsomeone

mightbyspyinot

dmakeoutthreemeninabasketunderitandoneof

eballoonwasoverthestation,thepilotsawoneofthementaking

terwards,icewere

calledin,buttheycouldnotarrestanyone,forthebasketcontainedtwoMembersofParliamentandthe

CommandingOfficerofthestation!AstheCommandingOfficerexplainedlater,onehalfofthestationdid

notknowwhattheotherhalfwasdoing!

Lesson92Askingfortrouble自找麻烦

towakeupmywifebyringing

thedoor-bell,butshewasfastasleep,soIgotaladderfromtheshedinthegarden,putitagainstthewall,

mosttherewhenasarcasticvoicebelowsaid,'

Idon'tthinkthewindowsneedcleaningatthistimeofthenight.'

iatelyregrettedansweringin

thewayIdid,butIsaid,'Ienjoycleaningwindowsatnight.'

'SodoI,'answeredthepolicemaninthesametone.'ointerruptaman

whenhe'sbusyworking,butwouldyoumindcomingwithmetothestation?'

'Well,I'dprefertostayhere,'Isaid.'Youe,I'veforgottenmykey.'

'Yourwhat?'hecalled.

'Mykey,'Ishouted.'

Fortunately,theshoutingwokeupmywifewhoopenedthewindowjustasthepolicemanhadstartedto

climbtowardsme.

Lesson93Anoblegift崇高的礼物

Oneofthemostfamousmonumentsintheworld,theStatueofLiberty,wasprentedtotheUnitedStates

atstatue,whichwasdesignedbythe

sculptorAugusteBartholdi,ualfigurewasmadeofcoppersupportedby

itcouldbetransportedtothe

UnitedStates,echonwasanislandat

1884,astatuewhichwas151feettall,

followingyear,ndofOctober1886,thestatuehadbeen

puttogethencethen,the

greatmonumenthasbeenasymboloflibertyforthemillionsofpeoplewhohavepasdthroughNewYork

HarbourtomaketheirhomesinAmerica.

Lesson94Futurechampions未来的冠军

Experimentcial

swimmingpoolinLosAngeles,childrenbecomeexpertatholdingtheirbreathunderwaterevenbefore

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oftwomonthsolddonotappeartobereluctanttoenterthewater,Itisnotlong

beforetheyaresoaccustomedtoswimmingthattheycanpickupweightsfromthefloorofthepool.A

gamethalesarelinedup

ldrencompeteagainsteachothertoreachtheother

daltheirtricycles,ildren

rtheywillever

becomefutureOlympicchampions,ile,theyshouldencouragethoamongus

whocannotswimfiveyardsbeforetheyaregaspingforair.

Lesson95Afantasy纯属虚构

WhentheAmbassadorofEscalopiareturnedhomeforlunch,edpaleandhis

clotheswereinafrightfulstate.

'Whathashappened?'sheasked.

'Howdidyourclothesgetintosuchamess?'

'Afire-extinguisher,mydear,'answeredtheAmbassadordrily.'UniversitystudentsttheEmbassyonfire

thismorning.'

'Goodheavens!'exclaimedhiswife.'Andwherewereyouatthetime?'

'Iwasinmyofficeasusual,'answeredtheAmbassador.'own

,andthatfool,Horst,ghtIwasonfire.I

mustdefinitelygetthatfellowposted.'

TheAmbassador'swifewentonaskingquestions,whenshesuddenlynoticedabigholeinherhusband's

hat.'Andhowcanyouexplainthat?'sheasked.

'Oh,that,'saidtheAmbassador.'te,don'tyou

think?Fortunately,Iwasn'been,Iwouldnothavebeenabletogethome

forlunch.'

Lesson96Thedeadreturn亡灵返乡

stivalisacheerfuloccasion,foronthisday,the

areexpectedtobe

hungryaftertheirlongjourney,lly-madelanternsarehungoutsideeach

htlong,arlymorning,the

foodthathadbeenlaidoutforthedeadisthrownintoariverorintotheaasitisconsideredunluckyfor

sthatarenearthea,thetinylanternswhichhadbeenhunginthestreets

thenightbefore,ndsoflanternsslowlydriftout

amovingspectacle,forcrowds

ofpeoplestandontheshorewatchingthelanternsdriftingawayuntiltheycanbeennomore.