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新概念英语第二册课文及翻译Lesson1Aprivateconversation私人谈话LastweekIwenttothetheatre.
Ihadaverygoodseat.
Theplaywasveryinteresting.
Ididnotenjoyit.
Ayoungmanandayoungwomanweresittingbehindme.
Theyweretalkingloudly.
Igotveryangry.
Icouldnotheartheactors.
Iturnedround.
Ilookedatthemanandthewomanangrily.
Theydidnotpayanyattention.
Intheend,Icouldnotbearit.
Iturnedroundagain.
'Ican'thearaword!
'Isaidangrily.
'It'snoneofyourbusiness,'theyoungmansaidrudely.
'Thisisaprivateconversation!
'.
上星期我去看戏.
我的座位很好,戏很有意思,但我却无法欣赏.
一青年男子与一青年女子坐在我的身后,大声地说着话.
我非常生气,因为我听不见演员在说什么.
我回过头去怒视着那一男一女,他们却毫不理会.
最后,我忍不住了,又一次回过头去,生气地说:"我一个字也听不见了!
""不关你的事,"那男的毫不客气地说,"这是私人间的谈话!
"Lesson2Breakfastorlunch早餐还是午餐ItwasSunday.
InevergetupearlyonSundays.
Isometimesstayinbeduntillunchtime.
LastSundayIgotupverylate.
Ilookedoutofthewindow.
Itwasdarkoutside.
'Whataday!
'Ithought.
'It'srainingagain.
'Justthen,thetelephonerang.
ItwasmyauntLucy.
'I'vejustarrivedbytrain,'shesaid.
'I'mcomingtoseeyou.
''ButI'mstillhavingbreakfast,'Isaid.
'Whatareyoudoing'sheasked.
'I'mhavingbreakfast,'Irepeated.
'Dearme,'shesaid.
'DoyoualwaysgetupsolateIt'soneo'clock!
''那是个星期天,而在星期天我是从来不早起的,有时我要一直躺到吃午饭的时候.
上个星期天,我起得很晚.
我望望窗外,外面一片昏暗.
"鬼天气!
"我想,"又下雨了.
"正在这时,电话铃响了.
是我姑母露西打来的.
"我刚下火车,"她说,"我这就来看你.
""但我还在吃早饭,"我说.
"你在干什么"她问道.
"我正在吃早饭,"我又说了一遍.
"天啊,"她说,"你总是起得这么晚吗现在已经1点钟了!
"Lesson3Pleasesendmeacard请给我寄一张明信片Postcardsalwaysspoilmyholidays.
Lastsummer,IwenttoItaly.
Ivisitedmuseumsandsatinpublicgardens.
AfriendlywaitertaughtmeafewwordsofItalian.
'Thenhelentmeabook.
Ireadafewlines,butIdidnotunderstandaword.
EverydayIthoughtaboutpostcards.
Myholidayspassedquickly,butIdidnotsendanycardstomyfriends.
OnthelastdayImadeabigdecision.
Igotupearlyandboughtthirty-sevencards.
Ispentthewholedayinmyroom,butIdidnotwriteasinglecard!
明信片总搅得我假日不得安宁.
去年夏天,我去了意大利.
我参观了博物馆,还去了公园.
一位好客的服务员教了我几句意大利语,之后还借给我一本书.
我读了几行,但一个字也不懂.
我每天都想着明信片的事.
假期过得真快,可我还没有给我的朋友们寄过一张明信片.
到了最后一天,我作出了一项重大决定.
我早早起了床,买来了37张明信片.
我在房间里关了整整一天.
然而竟连一张明信片也没写成!

Lesson4Anexcitingtrip激动人心的旅行Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.
HeisinAustralia.
Hehasbeenthereforsixmonths.
Timisanengineer.
HeisworkingforabigfirmandhehasalreadyvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplacesinAustralia.
HehasjustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAliceSprings,asmalltowninthecenterofAustralia.
HewillsoonvisitDarwin.
Fromthere,hewillflytoPerth.
Mybrotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore,soheisfindingthistripveryexciting.
我刚刚收到弟弟蒂姆的来信,他正在澳大利亚.
他在那儿已经住了6个月了.
蒂姆是个工程师,正在一家大公司工作,并且已经去过澳大利亚的不少地方了.
他刚买了一辆澳大利亚小汽车,现在去了澳大利亚中部的小镇艾利斯斯普林斯.
他不久还将到达达尔文去,从那里,他再飞往珀斯.
我弟弟以前从未出过国,因此,他觉得这次旅行非常激动人心.

Lesson5Nowrongnumbers无错号之虞Mr.
JamesScotthasagarageinSilburyandnowhehasjustboughtanothergarageinPinhurst.
PinhurstisonlyfivemilesfromSilbury,butMr.
Scottcannotgetatelephoneforhisnewgarage,sohehasjustboughttwelvepigeons.
Yesterday,apigeoncarriedthefirstmessagefromPinhursttoSilbury.
Thebirdcoveredthedistanceinthreeminutes.
Uptonow,Mr.
Scotthassentagreatmanyrequestsforsparepartsandotherurgentmessagesfromonegaragetotheother.
Inthisway,hehasbegunhisownprivatetelephoneservice.
詹姆斯.
斯科特先生在锡尔伯里有一个汽车修理部,现在他刚在平赫斯特买了另一个汽车修理部.
平赫特离锡尔伯里只有5英里,但詹姆斯.
斯科特先生未能为他新的汽车修理部搞到一部电话机,所以他买了只鸽子.
昨天,一只鸽子把第一封信从平赫特带到锡尔伯里.
这只鸟只用了3分钟就飞完了全程.
到目前为止,斯科特先生从一个汽车修理部向另一个发送了大量索取备件的信件和其他紧急函件.
就这样,他开始自己的私人"电话"业务.

Lesson6PercyButtons珀西·巴顿斯IhavejustmovedtoahouseinBridgeStreet.
Yesterdayabeggarknockedatmydoor.
Heaskedmeforamealandaglassofbeer.
Inreturnforthis,thebeggarstoodonhisheadandsangsongs.
Igavehimameal.
Heatethefoodanddrankthebeer.
Thenheputapieceofcheeseinhispocketandwentaway.
Lateraneighbortoldmeabouthim.
Everybodyknowshim.
HisnameisPercyButtons.
Hecallsateveryhouseinthestreetonceamonthandalwaysasksforamealandaglassofbeer.
我刚刚搬进了大桥街的一所房子.
昨天一个乞丐来敲我的门,问我要一顿饭和一杯啤酒.
作为回报,那乞丐头顶地倒立起来,嘴里还唱着歌.
我给了他一顿饭.
他把食物吃完,又喝了酒.
然后把一块乳酪装进衣袋里走了.
后来,一位邻居告诉了我他的情况.
大家都认识他,他叫珀西.
巴顿斯.
他每月对这条街上的每户人家光顾一次,总是请求给他一顿饭和一杯啤酒.

Lesson7Toolate为时太晚Theplanewaslateanddetectiveswerewaitingattheairportallmorning.
TheywereexpectingavaluableparcelofdiamondfromSouthAfrica.
Afewhoursearlier,someonehadtoldthepolicethatthieveswouldtrytostealthediamonds.
Whentheplanearrived,someofthedetectiveswerewaitinginsidethemainbuildingwhileotherswerewaitingontheairfield.
TwomentooktheparcelofftheplaneandcarrieditintotheCustomsHouse.
Whiletwodetectiveswerekeepingguardatthedoor,twoothersopenedtheparcel.
Totheirsurprise,thepreciousparcelwasfullofstonesandsand!
飞机误点了,侦探们在机场等了整整一上午.
他们正期待从南非来的一个装着钻石的贵重包裹.
数小时以前,有人向警方报告,说有人企图偷走这些钻石.
当飞机到达时,一些侦探等候在主楼内,另一些侦探则守候在停机坪上.
有两个人把包裹拿下飞机,进了海关.
这时两个侦探把住门口,另外两个侦探打开了包裹.
令他们吃惊的是,那珍贵的包裹里面装的全是石头和沙子!

Lesson8Thebestandtheworst最好的和最差的JoeSandershasthemostbeautifulgardeninourtown.
Nearlyeverybodyentersfor'TheNicestGardenCompetition'eachyear,butJoewinseverytime.
BillFrith'sgardenislargerthanJoe's.
BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe'sgardenismoreinteresting.
Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.
Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.
EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!
乔.
桑德斯拥有我们镇上最漂亮的花园.
几乎每个人都参加每年举办的"最佳花园竞赛",而每次都是乔获胜.
比尔.
弗里斯的花园比乔的花园大,他比乔也更为勤奋,种植的花卉和蔬菜也更多,但乔的花园更富有情趣.
他修筑了一条条整洁的小路,并在一个池塘上架了一座小木桥.
我也喜欢花园,但我却不愿意辛勤劳动.
每年的花园竞赛我也参加,但总因是镇上最劣的花园而获得一个小奖!

Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.
ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.
Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes'time.
Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.
Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.
Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.
Suddenlysomeoneshouted,'It'stwominutespasttwelve!
Theclockhasstopped!
'Ilookedatmywatch.
Itwastrue.
ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.
Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.
星期三的晚上,我们去了市政厅.
那是一年的最后一天,一大群人聚集在市政厅的大钟下面.
再过20分钟,大钟将敲响12下.
15分钟过去了,而就在11点55分时,大钟停了.
那根巨大的分针不动了.

我们等啊等啊,可情况没有变化.
突然有人喊道:"已经12点零2分了!
那钟已经停了!
"我看了一下我的手表,果真如此.
那座大钟不愿意迎接新年.
此时,大家已经笑了起来,同时唱起了歌.

Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.
Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).
ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.
Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.
Ithasbelongedtoourfamilyforalongtime.
Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.
Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.
Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!
Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.
Myfatherwasshocked.
Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.
Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather's.
我家有件古乐器,被称作古钢琴,是1681年德国造的.
我们的这架古钢琴存放在起居室里.
我们家有这件乐器已经很久了,是我祖父在很多年以前买的.
可它最近被一个客人弄坏了,因为她用它来弹奏爵士乐.
她在击琴键时用力过猛,损坏了两根琴弦.
我父亲大为吃惊,不许我们再动它.
父亲的一个朋友正在修理这件乐器.

Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.
Harryworkedinalawyer'sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.
Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.
Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.
Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.
Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendmetwentypounds.
Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately.
'Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,'Harrysaid,'sonowyoucanpayformydinner!
'我正在一家饭馆吃饭,托尼.
斯蒂尔走了进来.
托尼曾在一家律师事务所工作,而现在正在一家银行上班.
他的薪水很高,但他却总是向朋友借钱,并且从来不还.
托尼看见了我,就走过来和我坐到一张桌子前.
他从未向我借过钱.
当他吃饭时,我提出向他借20英镑.
令我惊奇的是,他立刻把钱给了我.
"我还从未向你借过钱,"托尼说道,"所以现在你可以替我付饭钱了!
"Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见,一路顺风Ourneighbor,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.
Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.
Hewillbeinhissmallboat;Topsail.
Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.
IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.
CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto'clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.
Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.
Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.
Weareveryproudofhim.
HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.
我们的邻居查尔斯.
艾利森船长明天就要从朴次茅斯启航了.
明天一大早我们将在码头为他送行.
他将乘坐他的"涛波赛"号小艇.
"涛波赛"号是艘有名的小艇,它已经多次横渡大西洋.
艾利森船长将于8点钟启航,因此我们有充裕的时间.
我们将参观他的船,然后和他告别.
他要离开两个月,我们真为他感到自豪,他将参加一次重大的横渡大西洋的比赛.

Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.
Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.
Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.
Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoungpeopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.
TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers'Club.
TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.
Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.
Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.
Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.
Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.
"绿林少年"是一个流行歌曲演唱团.
目前他们正在全国各地巡回演出,明天就要到达此地.
他们将乘火车来,镇上的大部分青年人将到车站迎接他们.
明晚他们将在工人俱乐部演出.
"绿林少年"准备在此逗留5天.
在此期间,他们将演出5场.
同往常一样,警察的日子将不好过,他们将设法维持秩序.
每逢这种场合,情况都是这样.

Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish你会讲英语吗Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear.
AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.
Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.
Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.
Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.
Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.
Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.
Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,'DoyouspeakEnglish'AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!
去年我有过一次有趣的经历.
在离开法国南部的一个小村庄后,我继续驶往下一个城镇.
途中,一个青年人向我招手.
我把车停下,他向我提出要求搭车.
他一上车,我就用法语向他问早上好,他也同样用法语回答我.
除了个别几个单词外,我根本不会法语.
旅途中我们谁也没讲话.
就要到达那个镇时,那青年突然开了口,慢慢地说道:"你会讲英语吗"我很快了解到,他自己就是个英国人!
Lesson15Goodnews佳音ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.
Harmsworthwouldseeme.
Ifeltverynervouswhen.
Iwentintohisoffice.
HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.
AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.
Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.
Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.
Iknewthatmyturnhadcome.
'Mr.
Harmsworth,'Isaidinaweakvoice.
'Don'tinterrupt,'hesaid.
ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextrathousandpoundsayear!
秘书告诉我说哈姆斯沃斯先生要见我.
我走进他的办公室,感到非常紧张.
我进去的时候,他连头也没抬.
待我坐下后,他说生意非常不景气.
他还告诉我,公司支付不起这么庞大的工资开支,有20个人已经离去.
我知道这次该轮到我了.

"哈姆斯沃斯先生,"我无力地说.
"不要打断我的话,"他说.
然后他微笑了一下告诉我说,我每年将得到1,000英镑的额外收入.
Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.
Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.
However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.
Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.
DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:'Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.
Thisisa"NoParking"area.
Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.
Thisnoteisonlyareminder.
'Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!
一旦你把汽车停错了地方,交通警很快就会发现.
如果他没给你罚单就放你走了,算你走运.
然而,情况并不都是这样,交通警有时也很客气.
有一次在瑞典度假,我发现我的车上有这样一个字条:"先生,欢迎您光临我们的城市.
此处是'禁止停车'区.
如果您对我们街上的标牌稍加注意,您在此会过得很愉快的.
谨此提请注意.
"如果你收到这样的恳求,你是不会不遵照执行的!

Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻MyauntJenniferisanactress.
Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.
Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.
Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.
Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.
Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.
Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.
Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,'Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!
'我的姑姑詹妮弗是位演员,她至少也有35岁了.
尽管如此,她却常在舞台上扮演小姑娘.
詹妮弗很快又要参加一个新剧的演出.
这一次,她将扮演一个17岁的少女.
演出时她必须穿一条鲜红色的裙子和黑色的长筒袜.
去年在演另一个剧时,她不得不穿短袜和一件鲜艳的橘红色的衣服.
一旦有人问起她有多大年纪,她总是回答:"亲爱的,长成大人真可怕啊!
"Lesson18Heoftendoesthis!
他经常干这种事!
AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.
Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn'tthere!
AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein.
'Didyouhaveagoodmeal'heasked.
'Yes,thankyou,'Ianswered,'butIcan'tpaythebill.
Ihaven'tgotmybag.
'Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.
Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome.
'I'mverysorry,'hesaid'Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.
Heoftendoesthis.
'我在一家乡村小酒店吃过午饭后,就找我的提包.
我曾把它放在门边的椅子上,可这会儿不见了!
当我正在寻找时,酒店老板走了进来.

"您吃得好吗"他问.
"很好,谢谢.
"我回答,"但我付不了帐,我的提包没有了.
"酒店老板笑了笑,马上走了出去.
一会儿工夫他拿着我的提包回来了,把它还给了我.

"实在抱歉,"他说,"我的狗把它弄到花园里去了,他常干这种事!
"Lesson19Soldout票已售完'Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,'Isaid.
'Itmayhavebegunalready,'Susananswered.
'Ihurriedtotheticket-office.
'MayIhavetwoticketsplease'Iasked.
'I'msorry,we'vesoldout,'thegirlsaid.
'Whatapity!
'Susanexclaimed.
Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office.
'CanIreturnthesetwotickets'heasked.
'Certainly,'thegirlsaid.
'CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease'Iasked.
'Certainly,'thegirlsaid,'buttheyarefornextWednesday'sperformance.
'Imightaswellhavethem,'Isaidsadly.
"剧马上就要开演了,"我说.
"也许已经开演了呢,"苏珊回答说.
我匆匆赶到售票处,问:"我可以买两张票吗""对不起,票已售完.
"那位姑娘说.
"真可惜!
"苏珊大声说.
正在这时,一个男子匆匆奔向售票处.
"我可以退掉这两张票吗"他问.
"当然可以,"那姑娘说.
我马上又回到售票处.
"我可以买那两张票吗"我问.
"当然可以,不过这两张票是下星期三的,您是否还要呢""我还是买下的好,"我垂头丧气地说.
Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟Fishingismyfavoritesport.
Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.
Butthisdoesnotworryme.
Somefishermenareunlucky.
Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.
Iamevenlesslucky.
Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.
Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag.
'Youmustgiveupfishing!
'myfriendssay.
'It'sawasteoftime.
'Buttheydon'trealizeoneimportantthing.
I'mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.
Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!
钓鱼是我特别喜爱的一项运动.
我经常一钓数小时却一无所获,但我从不为此烦恼.
有些垂钓者就是不走运,他们往往鱼钓不到,却钓上来些旧靴子和垃圾.
我的运气甚至还不及他们.
我什么东西也未钓到过--就连旧靴子也没有.
我总是在河上呆上整整一上午,然后空着袋子回家.
"你可别再钓鱼了!
"我的朋友们说,"这是浪费时间.
"然而他们没有认识到重要的一点,我并不是真的对钓鱼有兴趣,我感兴趣的只是独坐孤舟,无所事事!

Lesson21Madornot是不是疯了Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.
Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.
Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.
Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.
Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.
Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.
SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.
Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.
EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.
飞机正在逐渐把我逼疯.
我住在一个机场附近,过往飞机日夜不绝于耳.
机场是许多年前建的,但由于某种原因当时未能启用.
然而去年机场开始使用了.
有100多人肯定是被噪音逼得已经弃家远去,我是少数留下来的人中的一个.
有时我觉得这房子就要被一架飞过的飞机撞倒.
他们曾向我提供一大笔钱让我搬走,但我决定留在这儿.
大家都说我肯定是疯了,也许他们说的是对的.

Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.
Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.
Shethrewthebottleintothesea.
Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.
Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.
However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.
Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.
我的女儿简从未想过会接到荷兰一位同龄姑娘的来信.
去年,当我们横渡英吉利海峡时,简把写有她姓名和住址的一张纸条装进了一只瓶子,又将瓶子扔进了大海.
此后她就再没去想那只瓶子.
但10个月以后,她收到了荷兰一位姑娘的来信.
现在这两位姑娘定期通信了.
然而她们还是决定利用邮局.
这样会稍微多花点钱,但肯定是快得多了.

Lesson23Anewhouse新居Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.
ShelivesinNigeria.
Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.
Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.
Wearenowlivinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.
Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.
Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.
Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.
Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.
Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.
Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.
昨天我收到了姐姐的一封信,她住在尼日利亚.
在信中她说她明年将到英国来.
如果她来了,她会感到非常惊奇了.
我们现在住在乡间的一栋漂亮的新住宅里.
这栋房子在我姐姐离开之前就已动工了,是在5个月以前竣工的.
我在信中告诉她,她可以和我们住在一起.
这栋房子里有许多房间,还有一个漂亮的花园.
它是一栋非常现代化的住宅,因此在有些人看来很古怪.
它肯定是这个地区唯一的一栋现代化住宅.

Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸Ienteredthehotelmanager'sofficeandsatdown.
Ihadjustlost$50andIfeltveryupset.
'Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,'Isaid,'andit'snottherenow.
'Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing.
'Everyone'slosingmoneythesedays,'hesaid.
Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.
Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.
Itcontained$5o.
'Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman'sroom'shesaid.
'Well,'Isaidtothemanager,'thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!
'我走进饭店经理的办公室,坐了下来.
我刚刚丢了50英镑,感到非常烦恼.
"我把钱放在房间里,"我说,"可现在没有了.
"经理深表同情,但却无能为力.
"现在大家都在丢钱,"他说.
他开始抱怨起这个邪恶的世道来,却被一阵敲门声打断了.
一个姑娘走了进来,把一个信封放在了他桌上.
它里面装着50英镑.
"这是我在这位先生的房门外捡到的,"她说.
"是啊,"我对那位经理说,"这世界上还是有诚实可言的!
"Lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish英国人讲的是英语吗IarrivedinLondonatlast.
Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.
Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.
InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.
Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.
Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly.
'Iamaforeigner,'Isaid.
Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.
MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!
TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.
ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit.
'You'llsoonlearnEnglish!
'hesaid.
Iwonder.
InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.
TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon'tunderstandthem!
DotheyspeakEnglish我终于到了伦敦.
火车站很大,又黑又暗.
我不知道去饭店的路该怎么走,于是向一个搬运工打听.
我的英语讲得不但非常认真,而且咬字也非常清楚.
然而搬运工却不明白我的话.
我把问话重复了很多遍.
他终于听懂了.
他回答了,但他讲得既不慢也不清楚.
"我是个外国人,"我说.
于是他说得慢了,可我还是听不懂.
我的老师从来不那样讲英语!
我和搬运工相视一笑.
接着,他说了点什么,这回我听懂了.
"您会很快学会英语的!
"他说.
我感到奇怪.
在英国,人们各自说着一种不同的语言.
英国人之间相互听得懂,可我却不懂他们的话!
他们说的是英语吗lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.
Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.
Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis'about'.
Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot'about'anything.
Theyarejustprettypatterns.
Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.
Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.
Theynoticemore.
Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.
Shecameintomyroomyesterday.
'Whatareyoudoing'sheasked.
'I'mhangingthispictureonthewall,'Ianswered.
'It'sanewone.
Doyoulikeit'Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment.
'It'sallright,'shesaid,'butisn'titupside-down'Ilookedatitagain.
Shewasright!
Itwas!
我是个学艺术的学生,画了很多画.
有很多人装成很懂现代艺术的样子,总是告诉你一幅画的"意思"是什么.
当然,有很多画是什么"意思"也没有的.
它们就是些好看的图案,我们喜爱它们就像我们喜欢漂亮的窗帘布一样.
我觉得小孩子们往往比任何人都更能欣赏现代绘画,他们观察到的东西更多.
我的妹妹只有7岁,但她总能说出我的画是好还是坏.
昨天她到我房里来了.

Lesson27Awetnight雨夜Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.
Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.
Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.
Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.
Butsometimelateritbegantorain.
Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.
Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.
Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.
Thetentwasfullofwater!
Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.
Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.
Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!
傍晚时分,孩子们在田野中央搭起了帐篷.
这件事刚刚做完,他们就在篝火上烧起了饭.
他们全都饿了,饭菜散发出阵阵香味.
他们美美地吃了一顿饭后,就围在营火旁讲起了故事,唱起了歌.
但过了一阵子.
天下起雨来,于是他们扑灭了篝火,钻进了帐篷.
睡袋既暖和又舒服,所以,他们都睡得很香.
午夜前后,有两个孩子醒了,大声叫了起来.
原来帐篷里到处都是水!
他们全都跳出睡袋,跑到外面.
雨下得很大,他们发现地上已经形成了一条小溪.
那小溪弯弯曲曲穿过田野,然后正好从他们的帐篷底下流过去.

Lesson28Noparking禁止停车JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.
Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.
whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.
Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.
Jasperhasputup'NoParking'signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.
Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.
ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.
IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.
Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.
Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!
贾斯珀.
怀特是少有的相信古代神话的人之一.
他刚在城里买下一所新房子,但自从搬进去后,就和汽车及车主们发生了磨擦.
当他夜里回到家时,总是发现有人把车停在他家大门外.
为此,他甚至一次也没能把自己的车开进车库.
贾斯珀曾把几块"禁止停车"的牌子挂在大门外边,但没有任何效果.
现在他把一个丑陋的石雕头像放在了大门上边,这是我见过的最丑陋的头像之一.
我问他那是什么他告诉我那是蛇发女怪美杜莎.
贾斯珀希望她把汽车和车主们都变成石头.
但到目前为止还没有一个变成石头呢!

Lesson29Taxi!
出租汽车!
CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.
The'taxi'isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda'PilatusPorter'.
Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.
Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.
CaptainFawcett'sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.
Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.
Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.
CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.
ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.
本.
弗西特机长买了一辆不同寻常的出租汽车,并开始了一项新的业务.
这辆"出租汽车"是一架小型瑞士飞机,叫"皮勒特斯.
波特"号.
这架奇妙的飞机可以载7名乘客.
然而,最令人惊奇的是它能够在任何地方降落:雪地上,水面上,甚至刚耕过的田里.
弗西特机长的第一名乘客是位医生,他从伯明翰飞往威尔士山区一个偏僻的村庄.
从那时开始,弗西特机长已经载送乘客到过许多不寻常的地方.
一次,他把飞机降落在了一栋公寓楼的屋顶上;还有一次,降落在了一个废弃的停车场上.
弗西特机长刚刚拒绝了一位商人的奇怪要求.
这个人想要飞往大西洋上的一个孤岛--罗卡尔岛,弗西特机长之所以不送他去,是因为那段飞行太危险了.
Lesson30Footballorpolo足球还是水球TheWayleisasmallriverthatcutsacrosstheparknearmyhome.
IlikesittingbytheWayleonfineafternoons.
ItwaswarmlastSunday,soIwentandsatontheriverbankasusual.
Somechildrenwereplayinggamesonthebankandthereweresomepeoplerowingontheriver.
Suddenly,oneofthechildrenkickedaballveryhardanditwenttowardsapassingboat.
Somepeopleonthebankcalledouttothemanintheboat,buthedidnothearthem.
Theballstruckhimsohardthathenearlyfellintothewater.
Iturnedtolookatthechildren,butthereweren'tanyinsight:theyhadallrunaway!
Themanlaughedwhenherealizedwhathadhappened.
Hecalledouttothechildrenandthrewtheballbacktothebank.
威尔河是横穿过我家附近公园的一条小河.
我喜欢在天气晴朗的下午到河边坐坐.
上星期日天气很暖和.
于是我和往常一样,又去河边坐着.
河岸上有些孩子正在玩耍,河面上有些人正在划船.
突然,一个孩子狠狠地踢了一脚球,球便向着一只划过来的小船飞去.
岸上的一些人对着小船上的人高喊,但他没有听见.
球重重地打在他身上,使他差点儿落入水中.
我转过头去看那些孩子,但一个也不见,全都跑了!
当那个人明白了发生的事情时,笑了起来.
他大声叫着那些孩子,把球扔回到岸上.

Lesson31Successstory成功者的故事YesterdayafternoonFrankHawkinswastellingmeabouthisexperiencesasayoungman.
Frankisnowtheheadofaverylargebusinesscompany,butasaboyheusedtoworkinasmallshop.
Itwashisjobtorepairbicyclesandatthattimeheusedtoworkfourteenhoursaday.
Hesavedmoneyforyearsandin1938heboughtasmallwork-shopofhisown.
DuringthewarFrankusedtomakesparepartsforaeroplanes.
Atthattimehehadtwohelpers.
Bytheendofthewar,thesmallwork-shophadbecomealargefactorywhichemployedsevenhundredandtwenty-eightpeople.
Franksmiledwhenherememberedhishardearlyyearsandthelongroadtosuccess.
Hewasstillsmilingwhenthedooropenedandhiswifecamein.
Shewantedhimtorepairtheirson'sbicycle!
昨天下午弗兰克.
霍金斯向我讲述了他年轻时的经历.
在退休前,弗兰克是一家非常大的商业公司的经理,但他小时候却在一家小铺里做工.
他那时的工作是修理自行车,并且通常是一天工作14个小时.
他靠多年积蓄,于1958年买下了自己的一个小铺子.
20多岁的时候,弗兰克曾生产飞机零配件.
那时他有两个帮手.
几年之后,小铺子已经发展成了一个雇有728人的大工厂.
弗兰克回想着他早年的艰难经历和走过的漫长的成功之路,微笑了.
他正笑着的时候门开了,他的妻子走了进来.
她叫他去修理孙子的自行车.

Lesson32Shoppingmadeeasy购物变得很方便Peoplearenotsohonestastheyoncewere.
Thetemptationtostealisgreaterthaneverbefore--especiallyinlargeshops.
Adetectiverecentlywatchedawell-dressedwomanwhoalwayswentintoalargestoreonMondaymornings.
OneMonday,therewerefewerpeopleintheshopthanusualwhenthewomancamein,soitwaseasierforthedetectivetowatchher.
Thewomanfirstboughtafewsmallarticles.
Afteralittletime,shechoseoneofthemostexpensivedressesintheshopandhandedittoanassistantwhowrappeditupforherasquicklyaspossible.
Thenthewomansimplytooktheparcelandwalkedoutoftheshopwithoutpaying.
Whenshewasarrested,thedetectivefoundoutthattheshop-assistantwasherdaughter.
Thegirl'gave'hermotherafreedressonceaweek!
人们不再像以前那样诚实了.
偷窃的诱惑力比以往任何时候都更强烈--特别是在大的商店里.
一名侦探最近注意上了一位穿着讲究的妇女,她总是在星期一上午进入一家大商场.
有一个星期一,当这位妇女走进这家商场时,里面的人比往常少,因此,侦探比较容易监视她.
这位妇女先是买了几样小商品.
过了一会儿,她又选了商场里最昂贵的一件衣服,把它递给了售货员.
那售货员以最快的速度为她包好了衣服.
然后,那妇女拿过包就走出了商场,根本没有付钱.
她被逮捕后.
侦探发现原来那售货员是她的女儿.
那姑娘每星期"送"她母亲一件免费的衣服!

lesson33Outofthedarkness冲出黑暗Nearlyaweekpassedbeforethegirlwasabletoexplainwhathadhappenedtoher.
Oneafternoonshesetoutfromthecoastinasmallboatandwascaughtinastorm.
Towardsevening,theboatstruckarockandthegirljumpedintothesea.
Thensheswamtotheshoreafterspendingthewholenightinthewater.
Duringthattimeshecoveredadistanceofeightmiles.
Earlynextmorning,shesawalightahead.
Sheknewshewasneartheshorebecausethelightwashighuponthecliffs.
Onarrivingattheshore,thegirlstruggleduptheclifftowardsthelightshehadseen.
Thatwasallsheremembered.
Whenshewokeupadaylater,shefoundherselfinhospital.
几乎过了一个星期,那姑娘才能讲述自己的遭遇.
一天下午,她乘小船从海岸出发,遇上了风暴.
天将黑时,小船撞在了一块礁石上,姑娘跳进了海里.
她在海里游了整整一夜才游到岸边.
在那段时间里,她游了8英里.
第二天凌晨,她看到前方有灯光,知道自己已经接近岸边了,因为那灯光是在高高的峭壁上.
到达岸边后,姑娘朝着她看到的灯光方向挣扎着往峭壁上爬去.
她所记得的就是这些.
第二天她醒来时,发现自己躺在医院里.

Lesson34Quickwork破案"神速"TedRobinsonhasbeenworriedalltheweek.
LastTuesdayhereceivedaletterfromthelocalpolice.
Intheletterhewasaskedtocallatthestation.
Tedwonderedwhyhewaswantedbythepolice,buthewenttothestationyesterdayandnowheisnotworriedanymore.
Atthestation,hewastoldbyasmilingpolicemanthathisbicyclehadbeenfound.
Fivedaysago,thepolicemantoldhim,thebicyclewaspickedupinasmallvillagefourhundredmilesaway.
Itisnowbeingsenttohishomebytrain.
Tedwasmostsurprisedwhenheheardthenews.
Hewasamusedtoo,becauseheneverexpectedthebicycletobefound.
ItwasstolentwentyyearsagowhenTedwasaboyoffifteen!
丹.
鲁宾逊焦虑了整整一个星期.
上星期二他收到当地警察局的一封信,要他到警察局去一趟.
丹奇怪警察为什么找他,但昨天还是去了,结果他一再担心了.
在警察局里,一位面带笑容的警察告诉他,他的自行车找到了.
那位警察对他说,那辆自行车是5天前在400英里外的一个小村里发现的,现在正用火车给他运回家来.
丹听到这个消息后,惊奇万分,但又感到非常好笑,因为他从未指望那辆自行车还能找到.
这是20年前丹还是一个15岁的孩子时被人偷走的!

Lesson35Stopthief!
捉贼!
RovTrentonusedtodriveataxi.
Ashortwhileago,however,hebecameabus-driverandhewasnotregrettedit.
Heisfindinghisnewworkfarmoreexciting.
WhenhewasdrivingalongCatfordStreetrecently,hesawtwothievesrushoutofashopandruntowardsawaitingcar.
Oneofthemwascarryingabagfullofmoney.
Royactedquicklyanddrovethebusstraightatthethieves.
Theonewiththemoneygotsuchafrightthathedroppedthebag.
Asthethievesweretryingtogetawayintheircar,Roydrovehisbusintothebackofit.
Whilethebatteredcarwasmovingaway,Roystoppedhisbusandtelephonedthepolice.
Thethieves'carwasbadlydamagedandeasytorecognize.
Shortlyafterwards,thepolicestoppedthecarandbothmenwerearrested.
罗伊.
特雷顿原是开出租汽车的,然而就在前不久,他开上了公共汽车,也并不为此而感到后悔.
他发觉自己的新工作令人兴奋得多.
最近,当他正开车在凯特福德街上行驶时,看到有两个小偷从一家商店里冲出来,奔向等在那里的一辆汽车,其中一个提着一只装满钞票的提包.
罗伊行动迅速,开车直冲窃贼而去.
拿钱的那个小偷吓得把提包都扔了.
当那两个小偷企图乘车逃跑时,罗伊驾驶他的公共汽车撞在了那辆车的后尾上.
当那辆被撞坏的车开走后,罗伊停下车,给警察挂了电话.
小偷的车损坏严重,很容易辨认.
没过多久,警察就截住了那辆车,两个小偷都被抓住了.

Lesson36AcrosstheChannel横渡海峡ErnaHartisgoingtoswimacrosstheEnglishChanneltomorrow.
SheisgoingtosetoutfromtheFrenchcoastatfiveo'clockinthemorning.
Ernaisonlyfourteenyearsoldandshehopeslosetupanewworldrecord.
Sheisastrongswimmerandmanypeoplefeelthatsheissuretosucceed.
Erna'sfatherwillsetoutwithherinasmallboat.
MrHarthastrainedhisdaughterforyears.
TomorrowhewillbewatchingheranxiouslyassheswimsthelongdistancetoEngland.
Ernaintendstotakeshortrestseverytwohours.
Shewillhavesomethingtodrinkbutshewillnoteatanysolidfood.
MostofErna'sschoolfriendswillbewaitingforherontheEnglishcoast.
AmongthemwillbeErna'smother,whoswamtheChannelherselfwhenshewasagirl.
黛比.
哈特准备明天横渡英吉利海峡.
她打算早上5点钟从法国海岸出发.
黛比只有11岁,她希望创一项新的世界纪录.
她是一个游泳能手,很多人认为她一定能成功.
黛比的父亲将乘一条小船同她一道出发.
哈特先生训练她的女儿已经多年了,明天他将焦急地注视着女儿游过这段漫长的距离到达英国.
黛比计划每两小时休息一下.
她将喝些饮料,但不吃固体食物.
黛比的大部分同学将在英国海岸等候她.
他们当中还会有黛比的母亲,她本人还是个姑娘时,也曾横渡过英吉利海峡!

Lesson37TheOlympicGames奥林匹克运动会TheOlympicGameswillbeheldinourcountryinfouryears'time.
Asagreatmanypeoplewillbevisitingthecountry,thegovernmentwillbebuildingnewhotels,animmensestadium,andafinenewswimmingpool.
'Theywillalsobebuildingnewroadsandaspecialrailway-line.
TheGameswillbeheldjustoutsidethecapitalandthewholeareawillbecalled'OlympicCity'.
Workerswillhavecompletedthenewroadsbytheendofthisyear.
Bytheendofnextyear,theywillhavefinishedworkonthenewstadium.
ThefinemodernbuildingshavebeendesignedbyKurtGunter.
Everybodywillbewatchinganxiouslyasthenewbuildingsgoup.
WeareallveryexcitedandarelookingforwardtotheOlympicGamesbecausetheyhaveneverbeenheldbeforeinthiscountry.
4年以后,奥林匹克运动会将在我们国家举行.
由于将有大批的人到我们国家来,所以政府准备建造一些新的饭店、一个大型体育场和一个新的奥运会标准游泳池.
他们还将修筑一些新的道路和一条铁路专线.
奥运会就在首都市郊举办,整个地区将被称作"奥林匹克城".
工人们将在今年年底前把新路铺好;到明年年底,他们将把新体育场建成.
这些巨大的现代化建筑是由库尔特.
冈特设计的.
大家都将急切地注视着新建筑的建成.
我们都非常激动,盼望着奥运会的到来,因为在这个国家里还从未举办过奥运会.

Lesson38Everythingexcepttheweather惟独没有考虑到天气Myoldfriend,Harrison,hadlivedintheMediterraneanformanyyearsbeforehereturnedtoEngland.
HehadoftendreamedofretiringinEnglandandhadplannedtosettledowninthecountry.
Hehadnosoonerreturnedthanheboughtafinehouseandwenttolivethere.
Almostimmediatelyhebegantocomplainabouttheweather,foreventhoughitwasstillsummer,itrainedcontinuallyanditwasoftenbitterlycold.
Aftersomanyyearsofsunshine,Harrisongotashock.
HeactedasifhehadneverlivedinEnglandbefore.
Intheend,itwasmorethanhecouldbear.
Hehadhardlyhadtimetosettledownwhenhesoldthehouseandleftthecountry.
Thedreamhehadhadforsomanyyearsendedthere.
Harrisonhadthoughtofeverythingexcepttheweather.
我的老朋友哈里森在回到英国以前曾多年居住在地中海地区.
过去他常幻想退休后到英国,并计划在乡间安顿下来.
他刚一回到英国便买下了一幢房子住了进去.
但紧接着他就开始抱怨那里的天气了.
因为即使那时仍为夏季,但雨总是下个不停,而且常常冷得厉害.
在阳光下生活了那么多年的哈里森对此感到惊奇.
他的举动就好像他从未在英国生活过一样.
最后,他再也忍受不住,还没等安顿下来就卖掉了房子,离开了这个国家.
他多年来的幻想从此破灭.
哈里森把每件事情都考虑到了,唯独没想到天气.

Lesson39AmIallright我是否痊愈WhileJohnGilbertwasinhospital,heaskedhisdoctortotellhimwhetherhisoperationhadbeensuccessful,butthedoctorrefusedtodoso.
Thefollowingday,thepatientaskedforabedsidetelephone.
Whenhewasalone,hetelephonedthehospitalexchangeandaskedforDoctorMillington.
Whenthedoctoransweredthephone,MrGilbertsaidhewasinquiringaboutacertainpatient,aMrJohnGilbert.
HeaskedifMrGilbert'soperationhadbeensuccessfulandthedoctortoldhimthatithadbeen.
HethenaskedwhenMrGilbertwouldbeallowedtogohomeandthedoctortoldhimthathewouldhavetostayinhospitalforanothertwoweeks.
ThenDrMillingtonaskedthecallerifhewasarelativeofthepatient.
'No,'thepatientanswered,'IamMrJohnGilbert.
'当约翰.
吉尔伯特住院的时候,他问医生他的手术是否成功,但医生拒绝告诉他.
第二天,这位病人要了一部床头电话.
当房里只剩他一个人时,他挂通了医院的交换台,要求与米灵顿医生讲话.
当这位医生接过电话时,吉尔伯特先生说他想询问一个病人的情况,是一位名叫约翰.
吉尔伯特的先生.
他问吉尔伯特先生的手术中否成功,医生告诉他手术很成功.
然后他又问吉尔伯特先生什么时候可以回家,医生说他在医院还必须再住上两个星期.
之后,米灵顿医生问打电话的人是否是病人的亲属.
"不是,"病人回答说,"我就是约翰.
吉尔伯特先生.
"Lesson40Foodandtalk进餐与交谈Lastweekatadinner-party,thehostessaskedmetositnexttoMrsRumbold.
MrsRumboldwasalarge,unsmilingladyinatightblackdress.
ShedidnotevenlookupwhenItookmyseatbesideher.
Hereyeswerefixedonherplateandinashorttime,shewasbusyeating.
Itriedtomakeconversation.
'Anewplayiscomingto"TheGlobe"soon,'Isaid.
'Willyoubeseeingit''No,'sheanswered.
'Willyoubespendingyourholidaysabroadthisyear'Iasked.
'No,'sheanswered.
'WillyoubestayinginEngland'Iasked.
'No,'sheanswered.
Indespair,Iaskedherwhethershewasenjoyingherdinner.
'Youngman,'sheanswered,'ifyouatemoreandtalkedless,wewouldbothenjoyourdinner!
'在上星期的一次宴会上,女主人安排我坐在兰伯尔德夫人的身旁.
兰伯尔德夫人是一位身材高大、表情严肃的女人,穿一件紧身的黑衣服.
当我在她身旁坐下来的时候,她甚至连头都没有抬一下.
她的眼睛盯着自己的盘子,不一会儿就忙着吃起来了.
我试图找个话题和她聊聊.

"一出新剧要来'环球剧场'上演了,"我说,"您去看吗""不,"她回答.
"您今年去国外度假吗"我又问.
"不,"她回答.
"您就呆在英国吗"我问.
"不,"她回答.
失望之中我问她饭是否吃得满意.
"年轻人,"她回答说,"如果你多吃点,少说点,我们两个都会吃得好的!
"Lesson41Doyoucallthatahat你把那个叫帽子吗'Doyoucallthatahat'Isaidtomywife.
'Youneedn'tbesorudeaboutit,'mywifeansweredasshelookedatherselfinthemirror.
Isatdownononeofthosemodernchairswithholesinitandwaited.
Wehadbeeninthehatshopforhalfanhourandmywifewasstillinfrontofthemirror.
'Wemustn'tbuythingswedon'tneed,'Iremarkedsuddenly.
Iregrettedsayingitalmostatonce.
'Youneedn'thavesaidthat,'mywifeanswered.
'Ineednotremindyouofthatterribletieyouboughtyesterday.
''Ifinditbeautiful,'Isaid.
'Amancanneverhavetoomanyties.
''Andawomancan'thavetoomanyhats,'sheanswered.
Tenminuteslaterwewalkedoutoftheshoptogether.
Mywifewaswearingahatthatlookedlikealighthouse!
"你把那个叫帽子吗"我对妻子说.
"你说话没必要这样不客气,"我的妻子边回答边照着镜子.
我坐在一个新式的满是网眼儿的椅子上,等待着.
我们在这家帽店已经呆了半个小时了,而我的妻子仍在镜子面前.

"我们不应该买我们不需要的东西,"我突然发表意见说,但马上又后悔说了这话.

"你没必要这么说,"我妻子回答说,"我也不必提醒你昨天买的那条糟糕透了的领带.
""我觉得它好看,"我说,"男人有多少领带也不会嫌多.
""女人有多少帽子也不嫌多.
"她回答.
10分钟以后,我们一道走出了商店.
我妻子戴着一顶像灯塔一样的帽子.
Lesson42Notverymusical并非很懂音乐AswehadhadalongwalkthroughoneofthemarketsofOldDelhi,westoppedatasquaretohavearest.
Afteratime,wenoticedasnake-charmerwithtwolargebasketsattheothersideofthesquare,sowewenttohavealookathim.
Assoonashesawus,hepickedupalongpipewhichwascoveredwithcoinsandopenedoneofthebaskets.
Whenhebegantoplayatune,wehadourfirstglimpseofthesnake.
Itroseoutofthebasketandbegantofollowthemovementsofthepipe.
Wewereverymuchsurprisedwhenthesnakecharmersuddenlybegantoplayjazztunesandmodernpopsongs.
Thesnake,however,continuedto'dance'slowly.
ItobviouslycouldnottellthedifferencebetweenIndianmusicandjazz!
当我们穿过旧德里的市场时走了很长一段路,我们在一个广场上停下来休息.
过了一会儿,我们注意到广场的那一边有一个带着两个大筐的耍蛇人,于是就走过去看看.
他一见我们,就拿起了一个长长的上面镶有硬币的管乐器,并掀开了一个筐的盖子.
当他开始吹奏一支曲子时,我们才第一次看到那条蛇.
它从筐里探出身子,随着乐器的摆动而扭动.
当耍蛇人突然又吹奏起爵士乐和现代流行乐曲时,我们感到非常惊奇.
然而那蛇却还是缓慢地"舞动"着.
显然,它分辨不出印度音乐和爵士乐!

Lesson43OvertheSouthPole飞越南极In1929,threeyearsafterhisflightovertheNorthPole,theAmericanexplorer,R.
E.
Byrd,successfullyflewovertheSouthPoleforthefirsttime.
Though,atfirst,Byrdandhismenwereabletotakeagreatmanyphotographsofthemountainsthatlaybelow,theysoonranintoserioustrouble.
Atonepoint,itseemedcertainthattheirplanewouldcrash.
Itcouldonlygetoverthemountainsifitroseto10,000feet.
Byrdatonceorderedhismentothrowouttwoheavyfoodsacks.
Theplanewasthenabletoriseanditclearedthemountainsby400feet.
ByrdnowknewthathewouldbeabletoreachtheSouthPolewhichwas300milesaway,fortherewerenomoremountainsinsight.
Theaircraftwasabletoflyovertheendlesswhiteplainswithoutdifficulty.
美国探险家R.
E.
伯德在飞越北极3年之后,于1929年第一次飞越了南极.
虽然开始时伯德和他的助手们拍下了飞机下面连绵群山的大量照片,但他们很快就陷入了困境.
在有个地方,飞机似乎肯定要坠毁了.
只有在飞至10,000英尺的高度时,它才能飞过这些山头.
伯德马上命令他的助手们把两个沉重的食物袋扔掉,于是飞机可以上升了,它在离山头400英尺的高度飞越了过去.
伯德这时知道他能够顺利飞抵300英里以外的南极了,因为前面再没有山了.
飞机可以毫无困难地飞过这片茫茫无际的白色原野!

Lesson44Throughtheforest穿过森林MrsAnneSterlingdidnotthinkoftheriskshewastakingwhensheranthroughaforestaftertwomen.
Theyhadrusheduptoherwhileshewashavingapicnicattheedgeofaforestwithherchildrenandtriedtostealherhandbag.
Inthestruggle,thestrapbrokeand,withthebagintheirpossession,bothmenstartedrunningthroughthetrees.
MrsSterlinggotsoangrythatsheranafterthem.
Shewassoonoutofbreath,butshecontinuedtorun.
Whenshecaughtupwiththem,shesawthattheyhadsatdownandweregoingthroughthecontentsofthebag,sosheranstraightatthem.
Themengotsuchafrightthattheydroppedthebagandranaway.
'Thestrapneedsmending,'saidMrsSterlinglater,'buttheydidnotstealanything.
'安.
斯特林夫人在穿过森林追赶两个男人时,她并没有考虑到所冒的风险.
刚才,当她和孩子们正在森林边上野餐的时候,这两个人冲到她跟前,企图抢走她的手提包.
在争抢中,手提包的带断了,包落入这两个人手里,他们拔腿跑进了树林.
斯特林夫人非常气愤,向着他们追了过去.
只追了一会儿便上气不接下气了,但她还是继续追赶.
当她赶上他们时,发现他们已经坐了下来,正翻着包里的东西.
于是她直冲过去.
这两个人吓了一跳,扔下提包逃跑了.
"这提包带需要修理,"斯特林夫人事后说道,"不过他们什么也没偷走.
"Lesson45Aclearconscience问心无愧Thewholevillagesoonlearntthatalargesumofmoneyhadbeenlost.
SamBenton,thelocalbutcher,hadlosthiswalletwhiletakinghissavingstothepost-office.
Samwassurethatthewalletmusthavebeenfoundbyoneofthevillagers,butitwasnotreturnedtohim.
Threemonthspassed,andthenonemorning,Samfoundhiswalletoutsidehisfrontdoor.
Ithadbeenwrappedupinnewspaperanditcontainedhalfthemoneyhehadlost,togetherwithanotewhichsaid:'Athief,yes,'butonly5opercentathief!
'Twomonthslater,somemoremoneywassenttoSamwithanothernote:'Only25percentathiefnow!
'Intime,allSam'smoneywaspaidbackinthisway.
Thelastnotesaid:'Iam100percenthonestnow!
'整个村子很快知道,有一大笔钱丢失了.
当地的屠户萨姆.
本顿在把存款送往邮局的途中把钱包丢了.
萨姆确信那钱包一定是被某个村民捡到了,可是却不见有人来送还给他.
3个月过去了,后来在一天早晨,萨姆在自己的大门外发现了他的钱包.
钱包是用报纸包着的,里面有他丢失的钱的一半,而且还附着一张纸条,上面写着:"一个小偷,是的,但只是一个50%的小偷!
"又过了两个月,又有一些钱送还给了萨姆,又附了一张字条:"这回只是25%的小偷了!
"很快,萨姆全部的钱都用同样的方式还了回来.
最后的那张字条上写道:"我现在是一个100%的诚实人了!
"lesson46Expensiveanduncomfortable既昂贵又受罪WhenaplanefromLondonarrivedatSydneyairport,workersbegantounloadanumberofwoodenboxeswhichcontainedclothing.
Noonecouldaccountforthefactthatoneoftheboxeswasextremelyheavy.
Itsuddenlyoccurredtooneoftheworkerstoopenupthebox.
Hewasastonishedatwhathefound.
Amanwaslyingintheboxontopofapileofwoollengoods.
Hewassosurprisedatbeingdiscoveredthathedidnoteventrytorunaway.
Afterhewasarrested,themanadmittedhidingintheboxbeforetheplaneleftLondon.
Hehadhadalonganduncomfortabletrip,forhehadbeenconfinedtothewoodenboxforovertenhours.
Themanwasorderedtopay&345forthecostofthetrip.
Thenormalpriceofaticketis&230!
当一架来自伦敦的飞机抵达悉尼机场时,工人们开始卸下装有服装的一批木箱.
其中有只箱子特别重,可谁也弄不清是怎么回事.
突然一个工人想到打开箱子看看.
看到的情景使吃惊,箱内有一个人正躺在一堆毛织品之上.
他由于被人发现而感到非常吃惊,甚至都没有企图逃跑.
此人被逮捕后,承认他是在飞机离开伦敦前躲进箱里的.
他经历了一次漫长而又难受的旅程,因为他在那木箱里闷了18个多小时.
此人被责令交付旅费3,500英镑,而正常票价是2,000英镑!

Lesson47Athirstyghost嗜酒的鬼魂ApublichousewhichwasrecentlyboughtbyMrIanThompsonisupforsale.
MrThompsonisgoingtosellitbecauseitishaunted.
Hetoldmethathecouldnotgotosleeponenightbecauseheheardastrangenoisecomingfromthebar.
Thenextmorning,hefoundthatthedoorshadbeenblockedbychairsandthefurniturehadbeenmoved.
ThoughMrThompsonhadturnedthelightsoffbeforehewenttobed,theywereoninthemorning.
Healsosaidthathehadfoundfiveemptywhiskybottleswhichtheghostmusthavedrunkthenightbefore.
WhenIsuggestedthatsomevillagersmusthavecomeinforafreedrink,MrThompsonshookhishead.
Thevillagershavetoldhimthattheywillnotaccepttheinnevenifhegivesitaway.
伊恩.
汤普森先生最近才买的一个小酒店现在又要卖出去.
汤普森先生之所以想卖它,是因为那里常闹鬼.
他告诉我有天夜里他怎么也睡不着,因为他听到酒吧里传来一阵奇怪的响声.
第二天早上,他发现酒吧间的门被椅子堵上了,家具也被挪动过.
虽然汤普森临睡觉时把灯关了,但早晨灯却都亮着.
他还说他发现了5只空的威士忌瓶子,肯定是鬼魂昨天晚上喝的.
当我暗示说一定是村里有些人来喝不花钱的酒时,汤普森先生摇了摇头.
村里的人已经告诉他,即使他把小酒店白送人,他们也不要.

Lesson48Didyouwanttotellmesomething你想对我说什么吗Dentistsalwaysaskquestionswhenitisimpossibleforyoutoanswer.
Mydentisthadjustpulledoutoneofmyteethandhadtoldmetorestforawhile.
Itriedtosaysomething,butmymouthwasfullofcotton-wool.
HeknewIcollectedbirds'eggsandaskedmewhethermycollectionwasgrowing.
HethenaskedmehowmybrotherwasandwhetherIlikedmynewjobinLondon.
InanswertothesequestionsIeithernoddedormadestrangenoises.
Meanwhile,mytonguewasbusysearchingouttheholewherethetoothhadbeen.
Isuddenlyfeltveryworried,butcouldnotsayanything.
Whenthedentistatlastremovedthecotton-woolfrommymouth,Iwasabletotellhimthathehadpulledoutthewrongtooth.
牙科医生们总是在你无法作出回答的时候向你提出问题.
我的牙科医生刚刚给我拔掉了一颗牙,叫我休息一会儿.
我想说点什么,但我嘴里塞满了药棉.
他知道我收集火柴盒,于是问我收藏的米柴盒是否在增加.
接着他又问我的兄弟近来如何,问我是否喜欢伦敦的新工作.
作为对这些问题的回答,我不是点头,就是发出奇怪的声音.
与此同时,我的舌头正在忙着寻找刚拔掉的那颗牙的伤口.
我突然非常着急起来,但却什么也说不出来.
当那位牙医最后将药棉从我嘴中取出时,我总算有可能告诉他,他拔错了牙.

Lesson49Theendofadream美梦告终Tiredofsleepingonthefloor,ayoungmaninTeheransavedupforyearstobuyarealbed.
Forthefirsttimeinhislife,hebecametheproudownerofabedwhichhadspringsandamattress.
Becausetheweatherwasveryhot,hecarriedthebedontotheroofofhishouse.
Hesleptverywellforthefirsttwonights,butonthethirdnight,astormblewup.
Agustofwindsweptthebedofftheroofandsentitcrashingintothecourtyardbelow.
Theyoungmandidnotwakeupuntilthebedhadstrucktheground.
Althoughthebedwassmashedtopieces,themanwasmiraculouslyunhurt.
Whenhewokeup,hewasstillonthemattress.
Glancingatthebitsofwoodandmetalthatlayaroundhim,themansadlypickedupthemattressandcarrieditintohishouse.
Afterhehadputitonthefloor,hepromptlywenttosleepagain.
德黑兰的一个人年轻人由于对睡地板感到厌倦,于是积蓄多年买了一张真正的床.
他平生第一次自豪地拥有了一张既有弹簧又带床垫的床.
由于天气很热,他便把床搬到了他的屋顶上.
头两天晚上,他睡得非常好.
但第三天晚上起了风暴.
一阵大风把床从屋顶上刮了下来,把它摔碎在下面的院子里.
那年轻人直到床撞到地上才醒了过来.
尽管床摔成了碎片,但年轻人却奇迹地没有受伤.
他醒来时,仍然躺在床垫上.
年轻人看了一眼周围的碎木片和碎金属片,伤心地捡起了床垫,把它拿进了屋.
他把床垫往地板上一放,很快又睡着了.

Lesson50Takenforaride乘车兜风Ilovetravellinginthecountry,butIdon'tlikelosingmyway.
Iwentonanexcursionrecently,butmytriptookmelongerthanIexpected.
'I'mgoingtoWoodfordGreen,'IsaidtotheconductorasIgotonthebus,'butIdon'tknowwhereitis.
''I'lltellyouwheretogetoff,'answeredtheconductor.
Isatinthefrontofthebustogetagoodviewofthecountryside.
Aftersometime,thebusstopped.
Lookinground,IrealizedwithashockthatIwastheonlypassengerleftonthebus.
'You'llhavetogetoffhere,'theconductorsaid.
'Thisisasfaraswego.
''IsthisWoodfordGreen'Iasked.
'Ohdear,'saidtheconductorsuddenly.
'Iforgottoputyouoff.
''Itdoesn'tmatter,'Isaid.
'I'llgetoffhere.
''Wearegoingbacknow,'saidtheconductor.
'Well,inthatcase,Iprefertostayonthebus,'Ianswered.
我喜欢在乡间旅行,但却不愿意迷路.
最近我作了一次短途旅行,但这次旅行所花费的时间比我预计的要长.

"我要去伍德福德草地,"我一上车就对售票员说,"但我不知道它在那儿.
""我来告诉您在哪儿下车,"售票员回答说.
我坐在汽车的前部,以便饱览农村风光.
过了一些时候,车停了.
我环视了一下身旁,惊奇地发现车里就只剩我一个乘客了.

"您得在这里下车,"售票员说,"我们的车就到此为止了.
""这里是伍德福德草地吗"我问道.
"哎呀,"售票员突然说,"我忘了让您下车了.
""没关系,"我说,"我就在这儿下吧.
""我们现在要返回去,"售票员说.
"好吧,既然如此,我还是留在车上吧.
"我回答说.
Lesson51Rewardforvirtue对美德的奖赏Myfriend,Herbert,hasalwaysbeenfat,butthingsgotsobadrecentlythathedecidedtogoonadiet.
Hebeganhisdietaweekago.
Firstofall,hewroteoutalonglistofallthefoodswhichwereforbidden.
ThelistincludedmostofthethingsHerbertloves:butter,potatoes,rice,beer,milk,chocolate,andsweets.
YesterdayIpaidhimavisit.
IrangthebellandwasnotsurprisedtoseethatHerbertwasstillasfatasever.
Heledmeintohisroomandhurriedlyhidalargeparcelunderhisdesk.
Itwasobviousthathewasveryembarrassed.
WhenIaskedhimwhathewasdoing,hesmiledguiltilyandthenputtheparcelonthedesk.
Heexplainedthathisdietwassostrictthathehadtorewardhimselfoccasionally.
Thenheshowedmethecontentsoftheparcel.
Itcontainedfivelargebarsofchocolateandthreebagsofsweets!
我的朋友休一直很胖,但是近来情况变得越发糟糕,以致他决定节食.
他是一星期前开始节食的.
首先,他开列了一张长长的单子,上面列了所有禁吃的食物.
这张单子上的大多数食物都是休喜欢吃的:黄油、土豆、米饭、啤酒、牛奶、巧克力和糖果.
昨天我去看望了他.
我按响了门铃,当看到休仍和往常一样胖时,我并不感到惊奇.
他把我领进屋,慌忙把一个大包藏到了桌子下面.
显然他感到很尴尬.
当我问他正干什么时,他内疚地笑了,然后把那个大包拿到了桌上.
他解释说,他的饮食控制得太严格了,以致不得不偶尔奖赏自己一下.
接着他给我看了包里的东西.
里面装了5大块巧克力和3袋糖果!

Lesson52Aprettycarpet漂亮的地毯WehavejustmovedintoanewhouseandIhavebeenworkinghardallmorning.
Ihavebeentryingtogetmynewroominorder.
ThishasnotbeeneasybecauseIownoverathousandbooks.
Tomakemattersworse,theroomisrathersmall,soIhavetemporarilyputmybooksonthefloor.
Atthemoment,theycovereveryinchoffloorspaceandIactuallyhavetowalkonthemtogetinoroutoftheroom.
Ashortwhileago,mysisterhelpedmetocarryoneofmyoldbookcasesupthestairs.
Shewentintomyroomandgotabigsurprisewhenshesawallthosebooksonthefloor.
'ThisistheprettiestcarpetIhaveeverseen,'shesaid.
Shegazedatitforsometimethenadded,'Youdon'tneedbookcasesatall.
Youcansithereinyoursparetimeandreadthecarpet!
'我们刚刚搬进一所新房子,我辛辛苦苦地干了整整一个上午.
我试图把我的新房间收拾整齐,但这并不容易,因为我有1,000多本书.
更糟糕的是房间还非常小,所以我暂时把书放在了地板上.
这会儿,书把地板的每一点空隙都占据了,我实际上是踩着这些书进出房间的.
几分钟前,我妹妹帮我把一个旧书橱抬上了楼.
她走进我的房间,当她看到地板上的那些书时,大吃一惊.
"这是我见过的最漂亮的地毯,"她说.
她盯着"地毯"看了一会儿,又说:"你根本用不着书橱,空闲时你可以坐在这儿读地毯!
"Lesson53Hotsnake触电的蛇AtlastfiremenhaveputoutabigforestfireinCalifornia.
Sincethen,theyhavebeentryingtofindouthowthefirebegan.
Forestfireareoftencausedbybrokenglassorbycigaretteendswhichpeoplecarelesslythrowaway.
Yesterdaythefiremenexaminedthegroundcarefully,butwerenotabletofindanybrokenglass.
Theywerealsoquitesurethatacigaretteenddidnotstartthefire.
Thismorning,however,afiremanaccidentallydiscoveredthecause.
Henoticedtheremainsofasnakewhichwaswoundroundtheelectricwiresofa16,000-voltpowerline.
Inthisway,hewasabletosolvethemystery.
Theexplanationwassimplebutveryunusual.
Abirdhadsnatchedupthesnakefromthegroundandthendroppeditontothewires.
Thesnakethenwounditselfroundthewires.
Whenitdidso,itsentsparksdowntothegroundandtheseimmediatelystartedafire.
消防队员们终于扑灭了加利福尼亚的一场森林大火.
从那时起,他们一直试图找出起火的原因.
森林火灾时常由破碎的玻璃或人们随手扔掉的香烟头引起.
昨天,消防队员仔细查看了地面,但未能发现碎玻璃.
他们还十分肯定火灾也不是由烟头引起的.
然而今天上午,一个消防队员偶然发现了起火的原因.
他发现了缠绕在16,000伏高压线上的一条死蛇.
就这样,他解开了起火之谜.
解释很简单,却异乎寻常.
一只鸟把蛇从地上抓起来,然后把它扔到了电线上.
于是蛇就缠住了几根电线.
当它这样做时,把火花送到了地面,这些火花立刻引起了一场大火.

Lesson54Stickyfingers粘糊的手指Afterbreakfast,IsentthechildrentoschoolandthenIwenttomarket.
ItwasstillearlywhenIreturnedhome.
Thechildrenwereatschool,myhusbandwasatworkandthehousewasquiet.
SoIdecidedtomakesometartsfortea.
InashorttimeIwasbusymixingbutterandflourandmyhandsweresooncoveredwithstickypastry.
Atexactlythatmoment,thetelephonerang.
Nothingcouldhavebeenmoreannoying.
IpickedupthereceiverbetweentwostickyfingersandwasdismayedwhenIrecognizedthevoiceofMrsBates.
Ittookmetenminutestopersuadehertoringbacklater.
AtlastIhungupthereceiver.
Whatamess!
Therewaspastryonmyfingers,onthetelephone,andonthedoor-knobs.
Ihadnosoonergotbacktothekitchenthanthedoor-bellrangloudenoughtowakethedead.
Thistimeitwasthepostmanandhewantedmetosignforaregisteredletter!
早饭后,我送孩子们上学,然后就去了商店.
我回到家时,时间还早.
孩子们在上学,我丈夫在上班,家里清静得很.
于是我决定做些肉馅饼.
不一会儿我就忙着调拌起了黄油和面粉,很快我的手上就沾满了粘粘的面糊.
恰恰在此时,电话铃响了.
没有什么能比这更烦人了.
我用两个沾满面糊的手指捏起了话筒.
当听出是海伦.
贝茨的声音时,非常丧气.
我用了10分钟的时间才说服她过会儿再来电话.
我终于挂上了话筒.
真是糟糕透了!
我的手指上、电话机上以及门的把手上,都沾上了面糊.
我刚回到厨房,门铃又响了起来,响声足以把死人唤醒.
这次是邮递员,他要我签收一封挂号信!

Lesson55Notagoldmine并非金矿Dreamsoffindinglosttreasurealmostcametruerecently.
Anewmachinecalled'TheRevealer'hasbeeninventedandithasbeenusedtodetectgoldwhichhasbeenburiedintheground.
Themachinewasusedinacaveneartheseashorewhere--itissaid--piratesusedtohidegold.
Thepirateswouldoftenburygoldinthecaveandthenfailtocollectit.
Armedwiththenewmachine,asearchpartywentintothecavehopingtofindburiedtreasure.
Theleaderofthepartywasexaminingthesoilneartheentrancetothecavewhenthemachineshowedthattherewasgoldundertheground.
Veryexcited,thepartydugaholetwofeetdeep.
Theyfinallyfoundasmallgoldcoinwhichwasalmostworthless.
Thepartythensearchedthewholecavethoroughlybutdidnotfindanythingexceptanemptytintrunk.
Inspiteofthis,manypeopleareconfidentthat'TheRevealer'mayrevealsomethingofvaluefairlysoon.
最近,找到失踪宝藏的梦想差一点儿变成现实.
一种叫"探宝器"的新机器已经发明出来,并被人们用来探测地下埋藏的金子.
在靠近海边的一个据说过去海盗常在里面藏金子的岩洞里,这种机器被派上了用场.
海盗们过去常把金子埋藏在那个洞里,可后来却没能取走.
一支用这种新机器装备起来的探宝队进入了这个岩洞,希望找到埋藏着的金子.
当这个队的队长正在检查洞口附近的土壤时,那台机器显示出它的下面埋有金子.
队员们异常激动,就地挖了一个两英尺深的坑,但最后找到的是一枚几乎一钱不值的小金币.
队员们接着又把整个洞彻底搜寻了一遍,但除了一只空铁皮箱外什么也没找到.
尽管如此,很多人仍然相信"探宝器"很快就会探出值钱的东西来.

Lesson56Fasterthansound!
比声音还快!
Onceayeararaceisheldforoldcars.
Alotofcarsenteredforthisracelastyearandtherewasagreatdealofexcitementjustbeforeitbegan.
OneofthemosthandsomecarswasaRolls-RoyceSilverGhost.
ThemostunusualcarwasaBenzwhichhadonlythreewheels.
Builtin1885,itwastheoldestcartakingpart.
Afteragreatmanyloudexplosions,theracebegan.
Manyofthecarsbrokedownonthecourseandsomedriversspentmoretimeundertheircarsthaninthem!
Afewcars,however,completedtherace.
Thewinningcarreachedaspeedoffortymilesanhour--muchfasterthananyofitsrivals.
Itspeddownhillattheendoftheraceanditsdriverhadalotoftroubletryingtostopit.
Theracegaveeveryoneagreatdealofpleasure.
Itwasverydifferentfrommoderncarracesbutnolessexciting.
旧式汽车的比赛每年举行一次.
去年有很多汽车参加了这项比赛.
比赛开始之前,人们异常激动.
最漂亮的汽车之一是罗尔斯--罗伊斯生产的银鬼汽车,而最不寻常的一辆则要属只有3只轮子的奔驰牌汽车了.
该车造于1885年,是参赛车中最老的一辆.
在好一阵喧闹的爆炸声之后,比赛开始了.
很多汽车在途中就抛了锚,而有些驾驶员花在汽车底下的时间比坐在汽车里面的时间还长.
然而还是有几辆汽车跑完了全程.
获胜的那辆车达到了时速40英里--远远超过任何对手.
它在接近终点时,冲下了山坡,驾驶员费了好大劲才把车停下来.
这次比赛使每个人都挺开心.
它虽然与现代汽车比赛大不相同,但激动人心的程度并不亚于现代化汽车大赛.

Lesson57CanIhelpyou,madam你要买什么,夫人Awomaninbluejeansstoodatthewindowofanexpensiveshop.
Thoughshehesitatedforamoment,shefinallywentinandaskedtoseeadressthatwasinthewindow.
Theassistantwhoservedherdidnotlikethewayshewasdressed.
Glancingatherscornfully,hetoldherthatthedresswassold.
Thewomanwalkedoutoftheshopangrilyanddecidedtopunishtheassistantnextday.
Shereturnedtotheshopthefollowingmorningdressedinafurcoat,withahandbaginonehandandalongumbrellaintheother.
Afterseekingouttherudeassistantsheaskedforthesamedress.
Notrealizingwhoshewas,theassistantwaseagertoserveherthistimewithgreatdifficulty,heclimbedintotheshopwindowtogetthedress.
Assoonasshesawit,thewomansaidshedidnotlikeit.
Sheenjoyedherselfmakingtheassistantbringalmosteverythinginthewindowbeforefinallybuyingthedressshehadfirstaskedfor.
一位穿着牛仔裤的妇女站在一家高档商店的橱窗前.
她虽然犹豫了片刻,但终于还是走进了商店,要求把陈列在橱窗里的一件衣服拿给她看.
接待她的售货员不喜欢她的那副打扮,轻蔑地看了她一眼后,便告诉她那件衣服已经卖出去了.
这位妇女怒气冲冲地走出了商店,决定第二天教训一下那个售货员.
第二天上午,她又来到这家商店,穿了一件裘皮大衣,一只手拎着一只手提包,另一只手拿着一把长柄伞.
找到那个无礼的售货员后,她还要看昨天的那件衣服.
那个售货员没有认出她是谁,这一回接待她的态度非常殷勤.
费了好大劲儿,他爬进橱窗去取那件衣服.
这位妇女对那件衣服只看一眼,就说不喜欢.
她开心地迫使那位售货员把橱窗里几乎所有的东西都拿了出来,最后才买下了她最先要看的那一件.

Lesson58Ablessingindisguise是因祸得福吗ThetinyvillageofFrinleyissaidtopossessa'cursedtree'.
Becausethetreewasmentionedinanewspaper,thenumberofvisitorstoFrinleyhasnowincreased.
Thetreewasplantednearachurchfiftyyearsago,butitisonlyinrecentyearsthatithasgainedanevilreputation.
Itissaidthatifanyonetouchesthetree,hewillhavebadluck;ifhepicksaleaf,hewilldie.
Manyvillagersbelievethatthetreehasalreadyclaimedanumberofvictims.
Thevicarhasbeenaskedtohavethetreecutdown,butsofarhehasrefused.
Hehaspointedoutthatthetreeisausefulsourceofincomeastouristshavebeencomingfromallpartsofthecountrytoseeit.
Inspiteofallthathasbeensaid,thetourists-havebeenpickingleavesandcuttingtheirnamesonthetree-trunk.
Sofar,notoneofthemhasbeenstruckdownbysuddendeath!
据说弗林利这个小村里有一棵"该诅咒的树".
就因为报上提到过这棵树,所以现在来弗林利参观的人越来越多.
该树是50年前栽在教堂附近的,但只是近几年才得到了一个坏名声.
据说,谁要是触摸了这棵树,谁就会交上恶运;如果谁摘了一片树叶,谁就会死去.
很多村民相信此树已经害了不少人.
人们曾请求教区的牧师叫人把树砍掉,但他直到现在也没有同意.
他指出,由于人们从全国各地纷纷前来参观这棵树,它成了一个有用的财源.
尽管有上述种种说法,但游客们还是照常摘树叶和把他们的名字刻在树干上.
然而到目前为止,还没有一个人暴死呢!

Lesson59Inorout进来还是出去Ourdog,Rex,usedtositoutsideourfrontgateandbark.
Everytimehewantedtocomeintothegardenhewouldbarkuntilsomeoneopenedthegate.
Astheneighbourscomplainedofthenoise,myhusbandspentweekstraininghimtopresshispawonthelatchtolethimselfin.
Rexsoonbecameanexpertatopeningthegate.
However,whenIwasgoingoutshoppinglastweek,Inoticedhiminthegardennearthegate.
Thistimehewasbarkingsothatsomeonewouldlethimout!
Sincethen,hehasdevelopedanotherbadhabit.
Assoonasheopensthegatefromtheoutside,hecomesintothegardenandwaitsuntilthegateshuts.
Thenhesitsandbarksuntilsomeoneletshimout.
Afterthisheimmediatelyletshimselfinandbeginsbarkingagain.
YesterdaymyhusbandremovedthegateandRexgotsoannoyedwehavenotseenhimsince.
我家的狗雷克斯,过去常坐在大门外面叫.
每当它想到花园里来时,便汪汪叫个不停,直到有人把门打开.
由于邻居们对狗叫很有意见,所以我丈夫花了几个星期的时间训练它用脚爪按住门闩把自己放进来.
雷克斯很快成了开门的专家.
然而上星期我正要出去买东西时,发现它正呆在花园里边靠门的地方.
这次它叫着让人把它放出去!
从那以后,它养成了另外一种坏习惯.
它从外面把门一打开,就走进花园,等着门自动关上.
这之后他就坐下汪汪叫起来,直到有人来把它放出去.
出去之后,它又马上把自己放进来,接着再开始叫.
昨天,我丈夫把门卸了下来,雷克斯很生气,此后我们便再也没有见到它.

Lesson60Thefuture卜算未来Atavillagefair,Idecidedtovisitafortune-tellercalledMadamBellinsky.
Iwentintohertentandshetoldmetositdown.
AfterIhadgivenhersomemoney,shelookedintoacrystalballandsaid:'Arelationofyoursiscomingtoseeyou.
Shewillbearrivingthiseveningandintendstostayforafewdays.
Themomentyouleavethistent,youwillgetabigsurprise.
Awomanyouknowwellwillrushtowardsyou.
Shewillspeaktoyouandthenshewillleadyouawayfromthisplace.
Thatisall.
'AssoonasIwentoutside,IforgotallaboutMadamBellinskybecausemywifehurriedtowardsme.
'Wherehaveyoubeenhiding'sheaskedimpatiently.
'Yoursisterwillbehereinlessthananhourandwemustbeatthestationtomeether.
Wearelatealready.
'Asshewalkedaway,Ifollowedheroutofthefair.
在一个乡村集市上,我决定去拜访一位称作别林斯夫人的算命人.
我走进她的帐篷,她叫我坐下.
我给了她一些钱后,她便查看着一个水晶球说道:"您的一个亲戚就要来看您了.
她将于今天傍晚到达,并准备住上几天.
您一走出这个帐篷,就会大吃一惊.
一位您很熟悉的女人将向您冲来.
她会对您说点什么,然后带您离开这个地方.
就是这些.
"我一走出帐篷,就把别林斯基夫人给算卦的事忘得一干二净了,因为我的妻子正匆匆向我跑来.
"你躲到哪儿去了"她不耐烦地问,"再有不到一个小时你姐姐就要到这儿了,我们得去车站接她.
现在就已经晚了.
"当她走开时,我也跟着她出了集市.

Lesson61TroublewiththeHubble哈勃望远镜的困境Infuture,astronautswillberequiredtodescendfromaspaceshipwhileitisstillinspaceandtoreturntoit.
Theabilitytodothiswillbenecessaryinfutureflightstodistantplanets.
Scientistsarenowtryingtodiscoverifthisispossible.
ThespaceshipAstrawhichlefttheearthashorttimeago,willbetravellingthreehundredmilesintospace.
Atacertainpoint,theAstrawillstopforashorttimeandanastronautwillattempttoleavethestationaryspaceshipandthenreturntoit.
Weshallnotknowwhethertheexperimenthasbeensuccessfuluntilwehavereceivedaradiomessage.
Thefirstmessageisexpectedtoarriveat7o'clockthisevening.
Bythattime,theAstrawillhavebeenflyingthroughspaceforseventeenhoursandwillhavecircledtheearthagreatmanytimes.
Whenthefirstradiomessageshavebeenreceived,theresultsofthetripwillbeannouncedimmediately.
哈勃望远镜于1990年4月20日由国家航空航天局发射升空,耗资10多亿美元.
从最开始哈勃望远镜就有问题.
它传送给我们的图像很令人失望,因为它的主要镜子有误差.
国家航天局准备纠正这一错误,为此将把4名宇航员送入太空修复望远镜.
"奋进"号航天飞机将把宇航员送上哈勃.
当宇航员进行必要的修复工作时,"奋进"号上的一只机器手将抓住望远镜并托住它.
当然,哈勃位于地球的大气层之外,因此,它很快就会给我们传送我们所见到过的、有关行星和远距离星系的最清晰的照片.
哈勃将告诉我们有关宇宙的年龄和大小的许多事情.
等到你读到这篇文章时,敏锐的哈勃望远镜已经为我们送来了成千上万张精彩的照片.

Lesson62Afterthefire大火之后Firemenhadbeenfightingtheforestfirefornearlythreeweeksbeforetheycouldgetitundercontrol.
Ashorttimebefore,greattreeshadcoveredthecountrysideformilesaround.
Now,smokestillroseupfromthewarmgroundoverthedesolatehills.
Winterwascomingonandthehillsthreatenedthesurroundingvillageswithdestruction,forheavyrainwouldnotonlywashawaythesoilbutwouldcauseseriousfloodsaswell.
Whenthefirehadatlastbeenputout,theforestauthoritiesorderedseveraltonsofaspecialtypeofgrass-seedwhichwouldgrowquickly.
Theseedwassprayedoverthegroundinhugequantitiesbyaeroplanes.
Theplaneshadbeenplantingseedfornearlyamonthwhenitbegantorain.
Bythen,however,inmanyplacesthegrasshadalreadytakenroot.
Inplaceofthegreattreeswhichhadbeengrowingthereforcenturies,patchesofgreenhadbeguntoappearintheblackenedsoil.
消防队员们同那场森林大火搏斗了将近3个星期才最后把火势控制住.
就在不久之前,参天大树还覆盖着方圆数英里的土地.
而现在,发热的地面上仍然升腾着烟雾,弥漫在荒凉的山丘上.
冬季即将来临,这些山丘对周围的村庄具有毁灭性的威胁,因为大雨不仅会冲走土壤,而且还会引起严重的水灾.
在大火最后被扑灭后,森林管理当局订购了好几吨一种生长迅速的特殊类型的草籽.
飞机把这种草籽大量地撒播在地上.
飞机撒播近一个月后,开始下起雨来.
然而到那时,很多地方的草已经生了根.
一片片的绿草开始出现在这片烧焦的土地上,代替了多少世纪以来一直生长在那里的参天大树.

Lesson63Shewasnotamused她并不觉得好笑GeoffreyHampdenhasalargecircleoffriendsandisverypopularatparties.
Everybodyadmireshimforhisfinesenseofhumor--everybody,thatis,excepthissix-year-olddaughter,Jenny.
Recently,oneofGeoffrey'sclosestfriendsaskedhimtomakeaspeechataweddingreception.
ThisisthesortofthingthatGeoffreyloves.
HepreparedthespeechcarefullyandwenttotheweddingwithJenny.
Hehadincludedalargenumberoffunnystoriesinthespeechand,ofcourse,itwasagreatsuccess.
Assoonashehadfinished,Jennytoldhimshewantedtogohome.
Geoffreywasalittledisappointedbythisbuthedidashisdaughterasked.
Onthewayhome,heaskedJennyifshehadenjoyedthespeech.
Tohissurprise,shesaidshehadn't.
Geoffreyaskedherwhythiswassoandshetoldhimthatshedidnotliketoseesomanypeoplelaughingathim!
杰里米.
汉普登交际甚广,是各种聚会上深受大家欢迎的人.
人人都钦佩他那绝妙的幽默感--人人,就是说,除他6岁的女儿珍妮之外的每一个人.
最近,杰里米的一个最亲密的朋友请他在一个婚礼上祝词.
这正是杰里米喜欢做的事情.
他认真准备了讲稿,带着珍妮一道去参加了婚礼.
他的祝词里面加进了大量逗人的故事,自然大获成功.
他刚一讲完,珍妮就对他说她要回家.
这不免使杰里米有点扫兴,但他还是按照女儿的要求做了.
在回家的路上,他问珍妮是否喜欢他的祝词.
使他吃惊的是,她说她不喜欢.
杰里米问他为何不喜欢,她说她不愿意看到那么多的人嘲笑他!

Lesson64TheChannelTunnel海峡隧道Inl858,aFrenchengineer,AimeThomedeGamond,arrivedinEnglandwithaplanforatwenty-onemiletunnelacrosstheEnglishChannel.
HesaidthatitwouldbepossibletobuildaplatforminthecentreoftheChannel.
Thisplatformwouldserveasaportandarailwaystation.
Thetunnelwouldbewell-ventilatediftallchimneyswerebuiltabovesea-level.
In1860,abetterplanwasputforwardbyanEnglishman,WilliamLow.
Hesuggestedthatadoublerailwaytunnelshouldbebuilt.
Thiswouldsolvetheproblemofventilation,forifatrainenteredthistunnel,itwoulddrawinfreshairbehindit.
Forty-twoyearslateratunnelwasactuallybegun.
If,atthetime,theBritishhadnotfearedinvasion,itwouldhavebeencompleted.
Recently,therehasagainbeengreatinterestintheideaofaChannelTunnel.
Ifitisbuilt,itwillconnectBritaintoEuropeforthefirsttimeinhistory.
1858年,一位名叫埃梅.
托梅.
德.
干蒙的法国工程师带着建造一条长21英里、穿越英吉利海陕的隧道计划到了英国.
他说,可以在隧道中央建造一座平台,这座平台将用作码头和火车站.
如果再建些伸出海面的高大的烟囱状通风管,隧道就具备了良好的通风条件.
1860年,一位名叫威廉.
洛的英国人提出了一项更好的计划.
他提议建一条双轨隧道,这样就解决了通风问题.
因为如果有列火车开进隧道,它就把新鲜空气随之抽进了隧道.
42年以后,隧道实际已经开始建了.
如果不是因为那时英国人害怕入侵,隧道早已建成了.
世界不得不再等将近100年才看到海峡隧道竣工.
它于1994年3月7日正式开通,将英国与欧洲大陆连到了一起.

Lesson65Jumboversusthepolice小象对警察LastChristmas,thecircusowner,JimmyGates,decidedtotakesomepresentstoachildren'shospital.
DressedupasFatherChristmasandaccompaniedbya'guardofhonour'ofsixprettygirls,hesetoffdownthemainstreetofthecityridingababyelephantcalledJumbo.
He,shouldhaveknownthatthepolicewouldneverallowthissortofthing.
ApolicemanapproachedJimmyandtoldhimheoughttohavegonealongaside-streetasJumbowasholdingupthetraffic.
ThoughJimmyagreedtogoatonce,Jumborefusedtomove.
Fifteenpolicemenhadtopushveryhardtogethimoffthemainstreet.
Thepolicehadadifficulttime,buttheyweremostamused.
'Jumbomustweighafewtons,'saidapolicemanafterwards,'soitwasfortunatethatwedidn'thavetocarryhim.
Ofcourse,weshouldarresthim,butashehasagoodrecord,weshalllethimoffthistime.
'去年圣诞节,马戏团老板吉米.
盖茨决定送些礼物给儿童医院.
他打扮成圣诞老人,在由6个漂亮姑娘组成的"仪仗队"的陪同下,骑上一头名叫江伯的小象,沿着城里的主要街道出发了.
他本该知道警察绝不会允许这类事情发生.
一个警察走过来告诉吉米,他应该走一条小路,因为江泊阻碍了交通.
虽然吉米同意马上就走,但江伯却拒绝移动.
15个警察不得不用很大的力气把它推离主要街道.
警察虽然吃了苦头,但他们还是感到很有趣.
"江伯一定有好几吨重,"一个警察事后这样说,"值得庆幸的是它没让我们抬它走.
当然,我们应该逮捕它,但由于它一贯表现很好,这次我们饶了它.
"Lesson66Sweetashoney!
像蜜一样甜!
TheHatheldPuffinisamodernaero-plane,butitsdesigner,MrJohnWimpenny,isfindingitdifficulttogetitofftheground.
Thereasonforthisisthatthisplaneisalsoabicycle.
Itspilothastopedalhardtogetitintotheair.
AfterMrWimpennyhadtheplanebuilt,itwastestedthoroughly.
In1961,itwasthefirstman-poweredaircrafttoflyhalfamile.
Whilebeingflownbyachampionamateurcyclistin1963,theplanecrashedonanairfield.
Sincethen,MrWimpennyhashaditrebuilt.
Hehashadthelengthofthewingsincreasedsothattheynowmeasure93feet--almostaslongasthoseofaDakota.
Manypeoplehaveshowninterestinthisnewandunusualsport.
Butthoughaircyclistsmaylearnhowtoflyovershortdistances,andmay,eventually,evengetacrosstheEnglishChannel,itisdoubtfulwhethertheywillevercycleacrosstheAtlantic.
1963年,一架兰开斯特轰炸机在瓦立斯岛毁.
那是南太洋中一个很偏僻的小岛,位于萨摩亚群岛以西,距离群岛还有很长一段距离.
飞机损坏的程度并不严重,但是,多年来这起飞机失事已被遗忘,飞机残骸也没受到破坏.
于是,到了1989年,飞机失事26年后,在对小岛的一次航空勘查中那架飞机被意外地发现了.
到了那个时候,状况良好的兰开斯特轰炸机实属罕见,值得抢救.
法国政府让人把飞机包装起来,一部分一部分地搬回法国.
一群热心人计划修复这架飞机.
该飞机装装配有4台罗尔斯-罗伊斯的默林发动机,但是他们只需要修复其中的3台.
想一想他们所感受到的惊奇和兴奋——当他们拆开包装箱时,他们发现第4台发动机就像蜂蜜一样甜——发动机完好无损.
一群蜜蜂把发动机当作了蜂房,发动机在蜂蜡中被完整地保存了下来.

Lesson67Volcanoes火山HarounTazieffthePolishscientist,hasspenthislife-timestudyingactivevolcanoesanddeepcavesinallpartsoftheworld.
In1948,hewenttolakeKivuintheCongotoobserveanewvolcanowhichhelaternamedKituro.
Tazieffwasabletosetuphiscampveryclosetothevolcanowhileitwaseruptingviolently.
Thoughhemanagedtotakeanumberofbrilliantphotographs,hecouldnotstaynearthevolcanoforverylong.
Henoticedthatariverofliquidrockwascomingtowardshim.
Itthreatenedtosurroundhimcompletely,butTazieffmanagedtoescapejustintime.
Hewaiteduntilthevolcanobecamequietandhewasabletoreturntwodayslater.
Thistime,hemanagedtoclimbintothemouthofKiturosothathecouldtakephotographsandmeasuretemperatures.
Tazieffhasoftenriskedhislifeinthisway.
Hehasbeenabletotellusmoreaboutactivevolcanoesthananymanalive.
波兰科学家哈罗恩.
塔捷耶夫花了毕生的精力来研究世界各地的活火山和探洞.
1948年他去了刚果的基伍湖,对一座后来被他命名为基图罗的新火山进行观察.
当火山正在猛烈地喷发时,塔捷耶夫有办法把帐篷搭在离它非常近的地方.
尽管他设法拍了一些十分精彩的照片,但他却不能在火山附近停留太长的时间.
他发现有一股岩浆正向他流过来,眼看就要将他团团围住,但塔捷耶夫还是设法及时逃离了.
他等到火山平静下来,两天以后又返回去.
这次他设法爬进了基图罗火山口,以便能拍摄照片和测试温度.
塔捷耶夫经常冒这样的生命危险.
他能告诉我们的有关活火山的情况比任何在世的人都要多.

Lesson68Persistent纠缠不休Icrossedthestreettoavoidmeetinghim,buthesawmeandcamerunningtowardsme.
ItwasnousepretendingthatIhadnotseenhim,soIwavedtohim.
IneverenjoymeetingBertDykes.
Heneverhasanythingtodo.
Nomatterhowbusyyouare,healwaysinsistsoncomingwithyou.
Ihadtothinkofawayofpreventinghimfromfollowingmearoundallmorning.
'Hullo,Bert,'Isaid.
'Fancymeetingyouhere!
''Hullo,Elizabeth,'Bertanswered.
'Iwasjustwonderinghowtospendthemorning--untilIsawyou.
You'renotbusydoinganything,areyou''No,notatall,'Ianswered.
'I'mgoingto.
.
.
''Wouldyoumindmycomingwithyou'heasked,beforeIhadfinishedspeaking.
'Notatall,'Ilied,'butI'mgoingtothedentist.
''ThenI'llcomewithyou,'heanswered.
'There'salwaysplentytoreadinthe'waitingroom!
'我穿过马路以便避开他,但他看到我并朝我跑过来.
若再装作没看见他已是没有用了,我只好向他招手.
我就怕遇到奈杰尔.
戴克斯.
他从来都是无事可做,不管你多忙,他总是坚持要跟你去.
我得想办法不让他整个上午缠着我.

"你好,奈杰尔,想不到在这儿见到你.
"我说.
"你好,伊丽莎白,"奈杰尔回答说,"我正不知道怎么消磨这一上午呢,正好见到好.
你不忙,是吗""不,不忙,我打算去.
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.
.
.
.
"我回答.
"我跟你一道去行吗"没等我说完话他就问道.
"没关系,但我准备去牙医那里.
"我说了个谎.
"那我也跟你去,候诊室里总有很多东西可供阅读!
"他回答.
lesson69Butnotmurder!
并非谋杀!
Iwasbeingtestedforadrivinglicenceforthethirdtime.
Ihadbeenaskedtodriveinheavytrafficandhaddonesosuccessfully.
Afterhavingbeeninstructedtodriveoutoftown,Ibegantoacquireconfidence.
SurethatIhadpassed,Iwasalmostbeginningtoenjoymytest.
Theexaminermusthavebeenpleasedwithmyperformance,forhesmiledandsaid,'Justonemorething,MrEames.
Letussupposethatachildsuddenlycrossestheroadinfrontofyou.
AssoonasItaponthewindow,Iwantthecartobestoppedimmediately.
'Icontinueddrivingandaftersometime,theexaminertappedloudly.
Thoughthesoundcouldbeheardclearly,ittookmealongtimetoreact.
Isuddenlypressedthebrakepedalhardandwewereboththrownforward.
Theexaminerlookedatmesadly.
'MrEames,'hesaid,inamournfulvoice,'youhavejustkilledthatchild!
'我第3次接受驾驶执照考试.
按照要求在车辆拥挤的路上驾驶,我圆满地完成了.
在接到把车开出城的指令后,我开始有了信心.
确信我已通过考试,所以我几乎开始喜欢起这次考试.
主考人对我的驾驶想必是满意的,因为他微笑着说:"埃姆斯先生,只剩1项了.
让我们假设一个小孩子突然在你前面穿过马路.
我一敲车窗,你必须把车停在5英尺之内.
"我继续往前开着.
过了一会儿,主考人砰砰地敲了起来.
虽然声音听得很清楚,但我过了好一会儿才作出反应.
我突然用力踩紧刹车踏板,结果我俩的身体都向前冲去.
主考人伤心地看着我.
"埃姆斯先生,"他以悲伤的声调说,"你刚刚把那个小孩压死了!
"lesson70Redfordanger危险的红色Duringabullfight,adrunksuddenlywanderedintothemiddleofthering.
Thecrowdbegantoshout,butthedrunkwasunawareofthedanger.
Thebullwasbusywiththematadoratthetime,butitsuddenlycaughtsightofthedrunkwhowasshoutingruderemarksandwavingaredcap.
Apparentlysensitivetocriticism,thebullforgotallaboutthematadorandchargedatthedrunk.
Thecrowdsuddenlygrewquiet.
Thedrunk,however,seemedquitesureofhimself.
Whenthebullgotclosetohim,heclumsilysteppedasidetoletitpass.
Thecrowdbrokeintocheersandthedrunkbowed.
Bythistime,however,threemenhadcomeintotheringandtheyquicklydraggedthedrunktosafety.
Eventhebullseemedtofeelsorryforhim,foritlookedonsympatheticallyuntilthedrunkwasoutofthewaybeforeoncemoreturningitsattentiontothematador.
在一次斗牛时,一个醉汉突然溜达到斗牛场中间,人们开始大叫起来,但醉汉却没有意识到危险.
当时那公牛正忙于对付斗牛士,但突然它看见了醉汉,只见他正大声说着粗鲁的话,手里挥动着一顶红帽子.
对挑衅显然非常敏感的公牛完全撇开斗牛士,直奔醉汉而来.
观众突然静了下来,可这醉汉像是很有把握似的.
当公牛逼近他时,他踉跄地住旁边一闪,牛扑空了.
观众欢呼起来,醉汉向人们鞠躬致谢.
然而,此时已有3个人进入斗牛场,迅速把醉汉拉到安全的地方.
好像连牛也在为他感到遗憾,因为它一直同情地看着醉汉,直到他的背影消逝,才重新将注意力转向斗牛士.

Lesson71Afamousclock一个著名的大钟WhenyouvisitLondon,oneofthefirstthingsyouwillseeisBigBen,thefamousclockwhichcanbeheardallovertheworldontheB.
B.
C.
IftheHousesofParliamenthadhotbeenburneddownin1834,thegreatclockwouldneverhavebeenerected.
BigBentakesitsnamefromSirBenjaminHallwhowasresponsibleforthemakingoftheclockwhenthenewHousesofParliamentwerebeingbuilt.
Itisnotonlyofimmensesize,butisextremelyaccurateaswell.
OfficialsfromGreenwichObservatoryhavetheclockcheckedtwiceaday.
OntheB.
B.
C.
youcanheartheclockwhenitisactuallystrikingbecausemicrophonesareconnectedtotheclocktower.
BigBenhasrarelygonewrong.
Once,however,itfailedtogivethecorrecttime.
Apainterwhohadbeenworkingonthetowerhungapotofpaintononeofthehandsandsloweditdown!
当你游览伦敦时,首先看到的东西之一就是"大本"钟,即那座从英国广播公司的广播中全世界都可以听到它的声音的著名大钟.
如果不是国会大厦在1834年被焚毁的话,这座大钟永远也不会建造.
"大本"钟得名于本杰明.
霍尔爵士,因为当建造新的国会大厦时,他负责建造大钟.
此钟不仅外型巨大,而且走时也非常准确.
格林尼治天文台的官员们每天两次派人矫正此钟.
当大钟打点的时候,你可以从英国广播公司的广播中听到,因为钟塔上接了麦克风.
"大本"钟很多出差错.
然而有一次,它却把时间报错.
在钟塔上干活的一位油漆工把一只油漆桶挂在了一根指针上,把钟弄慢了!

Lesson72AcarcalledBluebird"蓝鸟"汽车Thegreatracingdriver,SirMalcolmCampbell,wasthefirstmantodriveatover300milesperhour.
HesetupanewworldrecordinSeptember1935atBonnevilleSaltFlats,Utah.
Bluebird,thecarhewasdriving,hadbeenspeciallybuiltforhim.
Itwasover30feetinlengthandhada2500horse-powerengine.
AlthoughCampbellreachedaspeedofover304milesperhour,hehadgreatdifficultyincontrollingthecarbecauseatyreburstduringthefirstrun.
Afterhisattempt,Campbellwasdisappointedtolearnthathisaveragespeedhadbeen299milesperhour.
However,afewdayslater,hewastoldthatamistakehadbeenmade.
Hisaveragespeedhadbeen301milesperhour.
Sincethattime,racingdrivershavereachedspeedsofover400milesanhour.
Followinghisfather'sfootstepsmanyyearslater,SirMalcolm'sson,Donald,alsosetupaworldrecord.
Likehisfather,hewasdrivingacarcalledBluebird.
杰出的赛车选手马尔科姆.
坎贝尔爵士是第一个以每小时超过300英里的速度驾车的人.
他于1935年9月在犹他州的邦纳维尔盐滩创造了一项新的世界纪录.
他驾驶的"蓝鸟"牌汽车是专门为他制造的.
它的车身长30英尺,有一个2,500马力的发动机.
尽管坎贝尔达到了每小时超过304英里的速度,但他很难把汽车控制住,因为在开始的行程中爆了一只轮胎.
比赛结束后,坎贝尔非常失望地得知他的平均时速是299英里.
然而,几天之后,有人告诉他说弄错了.
他的平均时速实际是301英里.
从那时以来,赛车选手已达到每小时600英里的速度.
很多年之后,马尔科姆爵士的儿子唐纳德踏着父亲的足迹,也创造了一项世界纪录.
同他父亲一样,他也驾驶着一辆名叫"蓝鸟"的汽车.

Lesson73Therecord-holder纪录保持者Littleboyswhoplaytruantfromschoolareunimaginative.
Aquietday'sfishing,oreighthoursinacinemaseeingthesamefilmoverandoveragain,isusuallyasfarastheyget.
Theyhaveallbeenputtoshamebyaboywho,whileplayingtruant,travelled1600miles.
Hehitch-hikedtoDoverand,towardsevening,wentintoaboattofindsomewheretosleep.
Whenhewokeupnextmorning,hediscoveredthattheboathad,inthemeantime,travelledtoCalais.
Noonenoticedtheboyashecreptoff.
Fromthere,hehitch-hikedtoParisinalorry.
Thedrivergavehimafewbiscuitsandacupofcoffeeandlefthimjustoutsidethecity.
ThenextcartheboystoppeddidnottakehimintothecentreofParisashehopeditwould,buttoPerpignanontheFrench-Spanishborder.
TherehewaspickedupbyapolicemanandsentbacktoEnglandbythelocalauthorities.
Hehassurelysetuparecordforthethousandsofboyswhodreamofevadingschool.
逃学的孩子们都缺乏想像力.
他们通常能够做到的,至多也就是安静地钓上一天鱼,或在电影院里坐上8个小时,一遍遍地看同一部电影.
而有那么一个小男孩,他在逃学期间旅行了1,600英里,从而使上述所有逃学的孩子们都相形见绌了.
他搭便车到了多佛,天快黑时钻进了一条船,想找个地方睡觉.
第二天早上他醒来时,发现船在这段时间已经到了加.
当男孩从船里爬出来时,谁也没有发现他.
从那里他又搭上卡车到了巴黎.
司机给了他几块饼干和一杯咖啡,就把他丢在了城外.
男孩截住的下一辆车,没有像他希望的那样把他带到巴黎市中心,而是把他带到了法国和西班牙边界上的佩皮尼昂.
他在那儿被一个警察抓住了,之后被当局送回了英国.
他无疑为成千上万梦想逃避上学的孩子们创造了一项纪录.

Lesson74Outofthelimelight舞台之外Anancientbusstoppedbyadryriverbedandapartyoffamousactorsandactressesgotoff.
Dressedindarkglassesandoldclothes,theyhadtakenspecialprecautionssothatnooneshouldrecognizethem.
Butastheysoondiscovered,disguisescansometimesbetooperfect.
'Thisisawonderfulplaceforapicnic,'saidGloriaGleam.
'Itcouldn'tbebetter,Gloria,'BrinksleyMeersagreed.
'Nonewspapermen,nofilmfans!
Whydon'twecomemoreoften'Meanwhile,twootheractors,RockwallSlingerandMerlinGreeves,hadcarriedtwolargefoodbasketstoashadyspotundersometrees.
Whentheyhadallmadethemselvescomfortable,astrangerappeared.
Helookedveryangry.
'Nowyougutoutofhere,allofyou!
'heshouted:'I'msheriffhere.
DoyouseethatnoticeItsays"NoCamping"-incaseyoucan'tread!
''Look,sheriff,'saidRockwall,'don'tbetoohardonus.
I'mRockwallSlingerandthisisMerlinGreeves.
''Oh,isit'saidthesheriffwithasneer.
'Well,I'mBrinksleyMeers,andmyothernameisGloriaGleam.
Nowyougetoutofherefast!
'一辆古旧的汽车停在一条干涸的河床边,一群著名男女演员下了车.
他们戴着墨镜,穿着旧衣裳,特别小心以防别人认出他们.
但他们很快就发觉,化装的效果有时过分完美了.

"在这个地方野餐简直太妙了,"格格利亚.
格利姆说.
"是再好不过的了,格格利亚.
"布林克斯利.
米尔斯表示同意,"没有记者,没有影迷!
我们为什么不经常来这里呢""此时,另外两位演员,罗克沃尔.
斯林格和默林.
格里夫斯,已经把两个大食品篮子提到了一片树荫下.
当他们都已安排舒适时,一个陌生人出现了.
他看上去非常气愤.
"你们都从这里走开,全都走开!
"他大叫着,"我是这里的司法长官.
你们看到那个布告牌了吗上面写着'禁止野营'--除非你们不识字!
""好了,好了,司法官,"罗克沃尔说,"别使我们难堪.
我是罗克沃尔.
斯林格,这位是默林.
格里夫斯.
""噢,是吗"那位司法长官冷笑一声说道,"好,我就是布林克斯利.
米尔斯.
我还有一个名字叫格格利亚.
格利姆.
现在你们赶快滚吧!
"lesson75SOS呼救信号Whenalightpassengerplaneflewoffcoursesometimeago,itcrashedinthemountainsanditspilotwaskilled.
Theonlypassengers,ayoungwomanandhertwobabydaughters,wereunhurt.
Itwasthemiddleofwinter.
Snowlaythickontheground.
Thewomanknewthatthenearestvillagewasmilesaway.
Whenitgrewdark.
sheturnedasuitcaseintoabedandputthechildreninsideit,coveringthemwithalltheclothesshecouldfind.
Duringthenight,itgotterriblycold.
Thewomankeptasnearasshecouldtothechildrenandeventriedtogetintothecaseherself,butitwastoosmall.
Early,nextmorningsheheardplanespassingoverheadandwonderedhowshecouldsendasignal.
Thenshehadanidea.
Shestampedouttheletters'SOS'inthesnow.
Fortunately,apilotsawthesignalandsentamessagebyradiotothenearesttown.
Itwasnotlongbeforeahelicopterarrivedonthescenetorescuethesurvivorsoftheplanecrash.
不久前,一架轻型客机偏离了航线,在山区坠毁,飞行员丧生.
机上仅有的乘客,一位年轻的妇女和她的两个女婴却平安无事.
此时正值隆冬季节,地上积着厚厚的雪.
这位妇女知道,即使最近的村庄也有数英里远.
天黑下来的时候,她把提箱当作小床,把两个孩子放了进去,又把所有能找到的衣服都盖在了孩子们身上.
夜里,天冷得厉害.
这位妇女尽可能地靠近孩子,甚至自己也想钻进箱子里去,只是箱子太小了.
第二天一大早,她听到头顶上有飞机飞过,但不知道怎样才能发个信号.
后来她有了一个主意.
她在雪地上踩出了"SOS"这3个字母.
幸运得很,一位飞行员看到这个信号,用无线电给最近的城镇发了报.
不久,一架直升飞机飞抵飞机失事现场,来搭救这几个幸存者.

Lesson76AprilFoolsDay愚人节'Toendourspecialnewsbulletin,'saidthevoiceofthetelevisionannouncer,'wearetakingyoutothemacaronifieldsofCalabria.
Macaronihasbeengrowninthisareaforoversixhundredyears.
Twooftheleadinggrowers,GiuseppeMoldovaandRicardoBrabante,tellmethattheyhavebeenexpectingasplendidcropthisyearandharvestinghasbegunearlierthanusual.
Hereyoucanseetwoworkerswho,betweenthem,havejustfinishedcuttingthreecart-loadsofgoldenbrownmacaronistalks.
Thewholevillagehasbeenworkingdayandnightgatheringandthreshingthisyear'scropbeforetheSeptemberrains.
Ontheright,youcanseeMrsBrabanteherself.
Shehasbeenhelpingherhusbandforthirtyyearsnow.
MrsBrabanteistalkingtothemanagerofthelocalfactorywherethecropisprocessed.
Thislastsceneshowsyouwhatwillhappenattheendoftheharvest:thefamousCalabrianmacaroni-eatingcompetition!
SignorFratelli,thepresentchampion,haswoniteveryyearsince1961.
Andthatendsourspecialbulletinfortoday,Thursday,April1st.
Wearenowreturningyoutothestudio.
'"作为我们专题新闻节目的结尾,"电视广播员说,"我们现在到克拉布利亚的通心粉田里.
通心粉在这个地区已经种植了600多年了.
两个主要种植者,朱塞皮.
莫尔道瓦和里卡多.
布拉班特告诉我,他们一直期待着今年获得一个大丰收,收割工作比往年开始要早些.
这里您可以看到两个工人,他们协力割下了3车金黄色的通心粉秸.
全村的人都日夜奋战,要赶在9月的雨季之前把今年的庄稼收获上来,打完场.
在屏幕的右侧,您可以看到布拉班特太太本人,她已经帮了她的丈夫30年了.
布拉班特太太现在正和负责通心粉加工的当地加工厂的经理交谈.
这最后一个镜头向您展示了收获之后将发生的事情:著名的克拉布利亚人吃通心粉大赛!
目前的冠军弗拉特里先生,自1991年以来,年年获胜.
今天--4月1日,星期四--的专题新闻节目到此结束.
现在我们回到电视演播室.
"Lesson77Asuccessfuloperation一例成功的手术ThemummyofanEgyptianwomanwhodiedin800B.
C.
hasjusthadanoperation.
ThemummyisthatofShepenmutwhowasonceasingerintheTempleofThebes.
AstherewerestrangemarksontheX-rayplatestakenofthemummy,doctorshavebeentryingtofindoutwhetherthewomandiedofararedisease.
Theonlywaytodothiswastooperate.
Theoperation,whichlastedforoverfourhours,provedtobeverydifficultbecauseofthehardresinwhichcoveredtheskin.
Thedoctorsremovedasectionofthemummyandsentittoalaboratory.
TheyalsofoundsomethingwhichtheX-rayofthegodDuamutef.
Thisgodwhichhastheheadofacowwasnormallyplacedinsideamummy.
Thedoctorshavenotyetdecidedhowthewomandied.
Theyfearedthatthemummywouldfalltopieceswhentheycutitopen,butfortunatelythishasnothappened.
Themummysuccessfullysurvivedtheoperation.
死于公元前800年的一位埃及妇女的木乃伊刚刚接受了一次手术.
这是曾在底比斯神殿里当过歌手的赛潘姆特的木乃伊.
由于在给这个木乃伊拍摄的X光片子上有点奇怪的斑点,所以,医生们一直试图搞清这位妇女是否死于一种罕见的疾病.
搞清的唯一办法就是手术.
手术持续了4个多小时,非常难做,因为皮肤上覆盖着一层硬硬的树脂.
医生们从木乃伊身上取下一个切片,送去化验.
他们还发现了X光片所没有显示的东西:一个蜡制的杜瓦木特夫神小塑像.
这种牛头人身的神像通常被放在木乃伊体内.
医生们至今还未确定这位妇女的死因.
他们曾担心在把木乃伊切开后,它会散成碎片,但幸运得很,这种情况并未发生.
这具木乃伊成功地经受了这次手术.

Lesson78Thelastone最后一枝吗Afterreadinganarticleentitled'CigaretteSmokingandYourHealth'Ilitacigarettetocalmmynerves.
IsmokedwithconcentrationandpleasureasIwassurethatthiswouldbemylastcigarette.
ForawholeweekIdidnotsmokeatallandduringthistime,mywifesufferedterribly.
Ihadalltheusualsymptomsofsomeonegivingupsmoking:abadtemperandanenormousappetite.
Myfriendskeptonofferingmecigarettesandcigars.
TheymadenoefforttohidetheiramusementwheneverIproducedapacketofsweetsfrommypocket.
AftersevendaysofthisIwenttoaparty.
EverybodyaroundmewassmokingandIfeltextremelyuncomfortable.
WhenmyoldfriendBrianurgedmetoacceptacigarette,itwasmorethanIcouldbear.
Itookoneguiltily,lititandsmokedwithsatisfaction.
Mywifewasdelightedthatthingshadreturnedtonormaloncemore.
Anyway,asBrianpointedout,itistheeasiestthingintheworldtogiveupsmoking.
Hehimselfhasdoneitlotsoftimes!
读完一篇题为《吸烟与健康》的文章之后,我点上了一枝香烟,来镇定一下自己紧张的神经.
我聚精会神而又愉快地吸着这枝烟.
因为我确信这是我最后一枝烟了.
整整一个星期我根本没有吸烟.
在此期间,我妻子吃尽了苦头.
我具备了戒烟者通常表现出来的所有症状:脾气暴躁和食欲旺盛.
我的朋友们不断地向我递香烟和雪茄.
每当我从口袋里掏出一包糖果时,他们都毫不掩饰地表现出他们对此感到非常好笑.
这样过了7天以后,我去参加一次聚会.
我周围的每个人都在吸烟,我感到非常不自在.
当我的老朋友布赖恩极力劝我接受一枝香烟时,我再也忍不住了.
我内疚地接过一枝点上,心满意足地抽起来.
一切又都恢复了正常,为此我妻子十分高兴.
不管怎么说,正如布赖恩指出的那样,戒烟是世界上最容易的事情,他自己就已戒了很多次了!

Lesson79Byair乘飞机IusedtotravelbyairagreatdealwhenIwasaboy.
Myparents,usedtoliveinSouthAmericaandIusedtoflytherefromEuropeintheholidays.
AnairhostesswouldtakechargeofmeandIneverhadanunpleasantexperience.
IamusedtotravellingbyairandonlyononeoccasionhaveIeverfeltfrightened.
Aftertakingoff,wewereflyinglowoverthecityandslowlygainingheight,whentheplanesuddenlyturnedroundandflewbacktotheairport.
Whilewewerewaitingtoland,anair-hostesstoldustokeepcalmandtogetofftheplanequietlyassoonasithadtoucheddown.
Everybodyonboardwasworriedandwewerecurioustofindoutwhathadhappened.
Laterwelearntthattherewasaveryimportantpersononboard.
Thepolicehadbeentoldthatabombhadbeenplantedontheplane.
Afterwehadlanded,theplanewassearchedthoroughly.
Fortunately,nothingwasfoundandfivehourslaterwewereabletotakeoffagain.
我在幼年的时候,曾多次乘飞机旅行.
我的父母曾经住在南美洲,所以假期里我常从欧洲乘飞机到他们那里.
我总是由一位空中乘务员照管,从未遇到过不愉快的经历.
我习惯了乘飞机旅行,只是有一次把我吓坏了.
起飞之后,我们在城市上空低低地飞行,然后慢慢爬高.
这时飞机突然调转头来,飞回了机场.
在我们等待降落时,一位空中乘务员告诉我们要保持镇静,待飞机一着陆,就马上不声不响地离开飞机.
飞机上的人都很着急,大家都急于想知道究竟出了什么事.
后来我们才得知,飞机上坐了一位非常重要的人物.
有人报告警察,说飞机上安放了一枚炸弹.
我们降落之后,飞机被彻底搜查了一遍.
幸运的是,什么也没有找到.
5个小时后,我们又起飞了.

Lesson80TheCrystalPalace水晶宫PerhapsthemostextraordinarybuildingofthenineteenthcenturywastheCrystalPalace,whichwasbuiltinHydeParkfortheGreatExhibitionof1851.
TheCrystalPalacewasdifferentfromallotherbuildingsintheworld,foritwasmadeofironandglass.
Itwasoneofthebiggestbuildingsofalltimeandalotofpeoplefrommanycountriescametoseeit.
Agreatmanygoodsweresenttotheexhibitionfromvariouspartsoftheworld.
Therewasalsoagreatdealofmachineryondisplay.
ThemostwonderfulpieceofmachineryonshowwasNasmyth'ssteamhammer.
Thoughinthosedays,travellingwasnotaseasyasitistoday,steamboatscarriedthousandsofvisitorsacrosstheChannelfromEurope.
OnarrivinginEngland,theyweretakentotheCrystalPalacebytrain.
Thereweresixmillionvisitorsinall,andtheprofitsfromtheexhibitionwereusedtobuildmuseumsandcolleges.
Later,theCrystalPalacewasmovedtoSouthLondon.
Itremainedoneofthemostfamousbuildingsintheworlduntilitwasburntdownin1936.
19世纪最不寻常的建筑也许要数水晶宫了,它是为1851年的"世界博览会"而建在海德公园的.
这座水晶宫不同于世界上所有的其他建筑,因为它是用钢和玻璃建成的.
它是有史以来最高大的建筑物之一,因此,人们从各个国家纷纷前来参观.
大量的商品从世界各地运送到了博览会,参展的还有很多机器,其中最奇妙的是内史密斯的蒸汽锤.
尽管在当时旅行不像现在这么容易,但汽船还是把成千上万的参观者从欧洲大陆送过了英吉利海峡.
一到英国,火车就把他们送到了水晶宫.
参观的人数总共是600万.
博览会的赢利用来建造博物馆和高等学校.
后来,"水晶宫"被移到了伦敦南部.
在1936年被焚毁之前,它一直是世界上最著名的建筑物之一.

Lesson81Escape脱逃Whenhehadkilledtheguard,theprisonerofwarquicklydraggedhimintothebushes.
Workingrapidlyinthedarkness,hesoonchangedintothedeadman'sclothes.
Now,dressedinablueuniformandwitharifleoverhisshoulder,theprisonermarchedboldlyupanddowninfrontofthecamp.
Hecouldhearshoutinginthecampitself.
Lightswereblazingandmenwererunninghereandthere:theyhadjustdiscoveredthataprisonerhadescaped.
Atthatmoment,alargeblackcarwithfourofficersinsideit,stoppedatthecampgates.
Theofficersgotoutandtheprisonerstoodtoattentionandsalutedastheypassed.
Whentheyhadgone,thedriverofthecarcametowardshim.
Themanobviouslywantedtotalk.
Hewasratherelderlywithgreyhairandclearblueeyes.
Theprisonerfeltsorryforhim,buttherewasnothingelsehecoulddo.
Asthemancamenear,theprisonerknockedhimtothegroundwithasharpblow.
Then,jumpingintothecar,hedroveoffasquicklyashecould.
那个战俘杀死卫兵以后,迅速地把尸体拖进了灌木丛.
他在黑暗中忙活了一阵儿,很快就换上了死者的衣服.
现在他身穿蓝军装,肩扛步枪,在军营门前大胆地来回走看.
他听得军营里面的喧闹声.
那里灯米通明,人们在东奔西跑:他们刚刚发现有一个俘虏跑了.
正在此时,一辆黑色大轿车在军营门口停了下来.
里面坐了4个军官.
军官们下了车,战俘立正站好,并在他们从他面前经过时敬了礼.
他们走后,汽车司机向他走来,这人显然是想聊天.
他上了年纪,有着灰白的头发和明亮的蓝眼睛.
战俘为他感到惋惜,但却没有别的选择.
当这个人走近时,战俘一拳把他打倒在地,然后跳进车里,以最快的速度把车开走了.

Lesson82Monsterorfish是妖还是鱼Fishermenandsailorssometimesclaimtohaveseenmonstersinthesea.
Thoughpeoplehaveoftenlaughedatstoriestoldbyseamen,itisnowknownthatmanyofthese'monsters'whichhaveattimesbeensightedaresimplystrangefish.
Occasionally,unusualcreaturesarewashedtotheshore,buttheyarerarelycaughtoutatsea.
Sometimeago,however,apeculiarfishwascaughtnearMadagascar.
Asmallfishing-boatwascarriedmilesouttoseabythepowerfulfishasitpulledontheline.
Realizingthatthiswasnoordinaryfish,thefishermanmadeeveryeffortnottodamageitinanyway.
Whenitwaseventuallybroughttoshore,itwasfoundtobeoverthirteenfeetlong.
Ithadaheadlikeahorse,bigblueeyes,shiningsilverskin,andabrightredtail,Thefish,whichhassincebeensenttoamuseumwhereitisbeingexaminedbyascientist,iscalledanoarfish.
Suchcreatureshaverarelybeenseenalivebymanastheyliveatadepthofsixhundredfeet.
渔夫和水手们有时声称自己看到过海里的妖怪.
虽然人们常常对水手们讲的故事付诸一笑,但现在看来,人们有时看到的这些"妖怪"很多不过是些奇怪的鱼.
一些异常的生物偶尔会被冲到岸上来,但它们在海上却极少能被捕到.
然而不久前,在马达加斯加附近的海里却捕到了一条奇怪的鱼.
一条小渔船被一条咬住钩的强壮的大鱼拖到了几英里以外的海面上.
那位渔民意识到这根本不是一条普通的鱼,于是千方百计不让它受到丝毫伤害.
当终于把它弄上岸后,人们发现它身长超过了13英尺.
它长着一个像马一样的头,有着大的蓝眼睛和闪闪发光的银色皮肤,还有一条鲜红色的尾巴.
此鱼叫桨鱼,被送进了博物馆,现正接受一位科学家的检查.
人们很少能看到活着的这类动物,因为它们生活在600英尺深的水下.

Lesson83Aftertheelections大选之后TheformerPrimeMinister,MrWentworthLane,wasdefeatedintherecentelections.
Heisnowretiringfrompoliticallifeandhasgoneabroad.
Myfriend,Crawley,hasalwaysbeenafanaticalopponentofMrLane'sRadicalProgressiveParty.
Aftertheelections,CrawleywenttotheformerPrimeMinister'shouse.
WhenheaskedifMrLanelivedthere,thepolicemanondutytoldhimthatsincehisdefeat,theex-PrimeMinisterhadgoneabroad.
Onthefollowingday,Crawleywenttothehouseagain.
Thesamepolicemanwasjustwalkingslowlypasttheentrance,whenCrawleyaskedthesamequestion.
Thoughalittlesuspiciousthistime,thepolicemangavehimthesameanswer.
Thedayafter,Crawleywenttothehouseoncemoreandaskedexactlythesamequestion.
Thistime,thepolicemanlosthistemper.
'Itoldyouyesterdayandthedaybeforeyesterday,'heshouted,'MrLanewasdefeatedintheelections.
Hehasretiredfrompoliticallifeandgonetoliveabroad!
''Iknow,'answeredCrawley,'butIlovetohearyousayit!
'前首相温特沃兹.
莱恩先生在最近的大选中被击败.
他现在退出了政界,到国外去了.
我的朋友帕特里克一直是莱恩先生的激进党的强烈反对者.
大选结束后,帕特里克来到了前首相的住处.
当他询问莱恩先生是否住在那里时,值班的警察告诉他这位前首相落选后出国去了.
第二天,帕特里克再次来到首相的住处.
昨天的那位警察正从门口慢慢走过,帕特里克上前问了和昨天同样的问题.
虽然那位警察这次有点疑心,但还是对他作了同样的回答.
第三天,帕特里克又去了,提出了同前两天完全一样的问题.
这一次警察火了.
"我昨天和前天都告诉过您了,"他大叫着,"莱恩先生在大选中被击败了,他已经退出了政界去国外了!
""这我都知道,"帕特里克说,"可我就是喜欢听你说出这此!
"Lesson84Onstrike罢工Busmenhavedecidedtogoonstrikenextweek.
ThestrikeisduetobeginonTuesday.
Nooneknowshowlongitwilllast.
Thebusmenhavestatedthatthestrikewillcontinueuntilgeneralagreementisreachedaboutpayandworkingconditions.
Mostpeoplebelievethatthestrikewilllastforatleastaweek.
Manyownersofprivatecarsaregoingtooffer'freerides'topeopleontheirwaytowork.
Thiswillrelievepressureonthetrainstosomeextent.
Meanwhile,anumberofuniversitystudentshavevolunteeredtodrivebuseswhilethestrikelasts.
Alltheyoungmenareexpertdrivers,butbeforetheydriveanyofthebuses,theywillhavetopassaspecialtest.
Thestudentsaregoingtotakethetestintwodays'time.
Evenso,peoplearegoingtofinditdifficulttogettowork.
Butsofar,thepublichasexpresseditsgratitudetothestudentsinletterstothePress.
Onlyoneortwopeoplehaveobjectedthatthestudentswilldrivetoofast!
公共汽车司机决定下星期罢工.
罢工定于星期二开始,谁也不知道会持续多久.
司机们声称此次罢工将一直持续到就工资和工作条件问题达成全面协议的时候为止.
多数人认为此次罢工至少会持续一个星期.
很多私人汽车的车主正准备为乘车上班的人们提供"免费乘车"的服务,这将在某种程度上减轻对火车的压力.
与此同时,有一部分大学生自愿在罢工期间驾驶公共汽车.
所有的学生都是开车的能手,但在驾驶公共汽车之前,他们必须通过一项专门测验.
学生们准备在两天后就接受测验.
即使这样,人们仍会感到上班有困难.
但到目前为止,公众已经向新闻界写信表达他们对学生们的感激之情了.
只有一两个人提出反对意见,说学生们会把车开得太快!

Lesson85Nevertoooldtolearn活到老学到老Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommyoldschoolinformingmethatmyformerhead-master,MrRegmaldPage,willberetiringnextweek.
Pupilsoftheschool,oldandnew,willbesendinghimapresenttomarktheoccasion.
Allthosewhohavecontributedtowardsthegiftwillsigntheirnamesinalargealbumwhichwillbesenttotheheadmaster'shome.
WeshallallrememberMrPageforhispatienceandunderstandingandforthekindlyencouragementhegaveuswhenwewentsounwillinglytoschool.
AgreatmanyformerpupilswillbeattendingafarewelldinnerinhishonournextThursday.
Itisacuriouscoincidencethatthedaybeforehisretirement,MrPagewillhavebeenteachingforatotaloffortyyears.
Afterhehasretired,hewilldevotehimselftogardening.
Forhim,thiswillbeanentirelynewhobby.
Butthisdoesnotmatter,for,ashehasoftenremarked,oneisnevertoooldtolearn.
我刚刚收到母校的一封信,通知我说以前的校长斯图亚特.
佩奇先生下星期就退休了.
为了纪念这个日子,学校的学生——无论老同学还是新同学——将送他一件礼物.
所有凑钱买此礼品的人都将自己的名字签在一本大签名簿上,签名簿将被送到校长的家里.
我们不会忘记佩奇先生对我们既有耐心又充满理解,也不会忘记在我们不愿去上学时他给予我们的亲切鼓励.
很多老同学都准备参加下星期四为他举行的告别宴会.
佩奇先生退休的前一天正好是他执教满40年的日子,这真是奇妙的巧合.
他退休后,将致力于园艺.
对于他来说,这将是一种全新的爱好.
但这没有关系,因为正如他常说的那样,人要活到老学到老.

Lesson86Outofcontrol失控Asthemantriedtoswingthespeed-boatround,thesteering-wheelcameawayinhishands.
Hewaveddesperatelytohiscompanion,whohadbeenwater-skiingforthelastfifteenminutes.
Bothmenhadhardlyhadtimetorealizewhatwashappeningwhentheywerethrownviolent1yintothesea.
Thespeed-boathadstruckabuoy,butitcontinuedtomoveveryquicklyacrossthewater.
Bothmenhadjustbeguntoswimtowardstheshore.
whentheynoticedwithdismaythatthespeed-boatwasmovinginacircle.
Itnowcamestraighttowardsthemattremendousspeed.
Inlessthanaminute,itroaredpastthemonlyafewfeetaway.
Afterithadpassed,theyswamonasquicklyastheycouldbecausetheyknewthattheboatwouldsoonreturn.
Theyhadjusthadenoughtimetoswimoutofdangerwhentheboatagaincompletedacircle.
Onthisoccasion,however,ithadsloweddownconsiderably.
Thepetrolhadnearlyallbeenusedup.
Beforelong,thenoisedroppedcompletelyandtheboatbegantodriftgentlyacrossthewater.
当那人试图让快艇转弯时,方向盘脱手了.
他绝望地向他的伙伴挥手,他的伙伴在过去的15分钟里一直在滑水.
他们两个还没来得及意识到究竟发生了什么事情,就被猛地抛入了海里.
快艇撞上了一个浮标,但它仍在水面上快速行驶着.
两个人刚开始向岸边游去,就突然惊愕地发现快艇正在转着圈行驶,它现在正以惊人的速度直冲他们驶来.
不到1分钟的工夫,它从离他们只有几英尺远的地方呼啸着驶了过去.
快艇过去之后,他们以最快的速度向前游去,因为他们知道快艇马上就要转回来.
他们刚刚来得及游出危险区,快艇就又转完了一圈.
然而这一次它的速度慢多了.
汽油几乎已经用光.
没过多久,噪音便彻底消失,快艇开始在水面上慢悠悠地漂流.

Lesson87Aperfectalibi极好的不在犯罪现场的证据'Atthetimethemurderwascommitted,Iwastravellingonthe8.
0o'clocktraintoLondon,'saidtheman.
'Doyoualwayscatchsuchanearlytrain'askedtheinspector.
'OfcourseIdo,'answeredtheman.
'Imustbeatworkat10.
0o'clock.
MyemployerwillconfirmthatIwasthereontime.
''Wouldalatertraingetyoutoworkontime'askedtheinspector.
'Isupposeitwould,butInevercatchalatertrain.
''Atwhattimedidyouarriveatthestation''Attentoeight.
Iboughtapaperandwaitedforthetrain.
''Andyoudidn'tnoticeanythingunusual''Ofcoursenot.
''Isuggest,'saidtheinspector,'thatyouarenottellingthetruth.
Isuggestthatyoudidnotcatchthe8.
0o'clocktrain,butthatyoucaughtthe8.
25whichwouldstillgetyoutoworkontime.
Yousee,onthemorningofthemurder,the8.
0o'clocktraindidnotrunatall.
ItbrokedownatFerngreenstationandwastakenofftheline.
'"在凶杀发生的时候,我正坐在8点钟开往伦敦的火车上.
"那人说.
"您总是赶这样早的火车"探长问.
"当然是的,"那人回答.
"我必须在10点钟上班,我的雇主会证明我是按时到了那儿的.
""晚一点儿的车也能送您按时上班吗""我认为可以,但我从来不乘晚一点儿的车.
""您几点钟到的火车站""7点50分.
我买了张报纸,等着车来.
""您没有注意到有什么异常情况发生吗""当然没有.
""我提醒您,"探长说,"您讲的不是实话.
您乘的不是8点钟的火车,而是8点25分的,这次车同样能使您按时上班.
您看,在凶杀发生的那天早晨,8点钟的那次车根本没有发.
它在芬格林车站出了故障而被取消了.
"Lesson88Trappedinamine困在矿井里Sixmenhavebeentrappedinamineforseventeenhours.
Iftheyarenotbroughttothesurfacesoontheymaylosetheirlives.
However,rescueoperationsareprovingdifficult.
Ifexplosivesareused,vibrationswillcausetheroofoftheminetocollapse.
Rescueworkersarethereforedrillingaholeonthenorthsideofthemine.
Theyintendtobringthemenupinaspecialcapsule.
Iftherehadnotbeenahardlayerofrockbeneaththesoil,theywouldhavecompletedthejobinafewhours.
Asitis,theyhavebeendrillingforsixteenhoursandtheystillhavealongwaytogo.
Meanwhile,amicrophone,whichwasloweredintotheminetwohoursago,hasenabledthementokeepintouchwiththeclosestrelatives.
Thoughtheyarerunningoutoffoodanddrink,themenarecheerfulandconfidentthattheywillgetoutsoon.
Theyhavebeentoldthatrescueoperationsareprogressingsmoothly.
Iftheyknewhowdifficultitwastodrillthroughthehardrock,theywouldloseheart.
6个人被困在矿井里已有17个小时了.
如果不把他们尽快救到地面上来,他们就有可能丧生.
然而,事实证明营救工作非常困难.
如果用炸药爆破,震动会引起矿顶塌落.
因此,营救人员在矿井的北侧钻了一个洞.
他们准备用一种特制的容器把这6个人救上来.
如果不是因为土壤下面有一层坚硬的岩石,他们的营救工作仅用几个小时就可以完成了.
实际情况是,他们已连续钻了16个小时了,但离钻透还早着呢.
与此同时,两个小时以前放下井去的一只麦克风使井下的人可以与其亲属保持联系.
虽然他们的食物和饮料都快消耗尽了,但这些人的心情很好,坚信他们很快就会出去.
他们一直被告知营救工作进行得非常顺利.
如果他们知道了钻透那坚硬的岩石有多么困难,他们会丧失信心的.

Lesson89Aslipofthetongue口误Peoplewilldoanythingtoseeafreeshow--evenifitisabadone.
WhenthenewsgotroundthatavarietyshowwouldbepresentedatourlocalcinemabytheP.
andU.
BirdSeedCompany,weallrushedtoseeit.
Wehadtoqueueforhourstogetinandtheremusthavebeenseveralhundredpeoplepresentjustbe-foretheshowbegan.
Unfortunately,theshowwasoneofthedullestwehaveeverseen.
Thosewhofailedtogetinneednothavefeltdisappointedasmanyoftheartisteswhoshouldhaveappeareddidnotcome.
Theonlyfunnythingsweheardthateveningcamefromtheadvertiseratthebeginningoftheprogramme.
Hewasobviouslyverynervousandforsomeminutesstoodawkwardlybeforethemicrophone.
Assoonasheopenedhismouth,everyoneburstoutlaughing.
Weallknowwhatthepoormanshouldhavesaid,butwhatheactuallysaidwas:'ThisisthePooandEeSeedBirdCompany.
Goodladies,eveningandgentlemen!
'人们总要想尽办法看不花钱的演出——哪怕是拙劣的演出.
当"皮尤"鸟食公司将在我们当地影院演出喜剧节目的消息传开后,我们都赶紧跑去观看.
我们不得不排了好几个小时才进得场去.
在演出开始前场内肯定已有好几百人了.
不幸的是,这次演出是我们看过的最乏味的演出了.
那些没能进到场内的人没有必要感到失望,因为很多应该出场的专业演员都没有来.
那天晚上唯一有趣的事情是节目开始时那个报幕员的开场白.
他显然非常紧张,局促不安地在麦克风前站了好几分钟.
但他刚一开口说话,人们便哄堂大笑起来.
我们都明白那个可怜的人应该说些什么,而他实际说的却是:"这是'浦伊'鸟食公司,好女士们,晚上和先生们!
"lesson90Whatsforsupper晚餐吃什么ThoughBrazilisoneoftherichestcountriesintheworld,muchofithasnotyetbeendeveloped.
ItwasmainlyforthisreasonthattheBraziliangovernmentdecidedtohaveanewcitybuilt600milesnorth-westofRiodeJaneiro.
DesignedbythegreatarchitectLucioCosta,thenewcity,Brasilia,replacedRiodeJaneiroasthecapitalofBrazifin1960.
Brasiliahasbeencarefullyplannedformodernliving.
Itswideroads,whichcantakefourteenlanesoftraffic,havebeenkeptawayfromlivingareas.
Childrendonothavetocrossbusystreetstogotoschool.
Housewivescanvisit-shoppingcentresonfoot,forinthesespeciallydesignedlivingareas,carsareunnecessary.
Atfirst,thegovernmenthadgreatdifficultyinpersuadingpeopletoleaveRioandtosettleinBrasilia.
Since1960,however,thepopulationhasbeengrowingallthetime.
Brasiliahasquicklyestablisheditselfasthecapitalofthecountry.
TheideatohavethecapitalmovedsofarinlandwillhaveagreateffectonthefutureofBrazil.
油煎鱼加炸土豆片一直是英国人喜爱的一道菜,但是随着海洋里的滥捕滥捞,鱼已经变得越来越昂贵.
因此,听说北海石油钻井平台上的潜水员受到巨型鱼类的恐吓,确实很让人吃惊.
钻井平台需要经常修理,潜水员常常要在水面100英尺以下摸黑工作,他们曾在工作时被撞到他们身上的大鱼吓得惊惶失措.
现在他们有了特制的笼子,用来保护他们免受大鱼的侵袭.
这些鱼并不是鲨鱼或逆戟鲸,而是深受人们喜爱的食用鱼品种,如鳕鱼和鳐鱼,只不过它们长得出奇地大,有时长达12英尺.
这些鱼能长得这么大是由3个因素造成的:海底热的输油管道附近的温暖的海水;钻井平台工作人员抛到海里充足的食物;钻井平台周围根本没有捕鱼船只.
结果是,这些鱼就在可爱的温暖的水流中吃呀吃,长呀长.
究竟谁吃谁呢Lesson91Threemeninabasket三人同篮ApilotnoticedaballoonwhichseemedtobemakingforaRoyalAirForceStationnearby.
Heinformedthestationatonce,butnoonetherewasabletoexplainthemystery.
Theofficerinthecontroltowerwasveryangrywhenheheardthenews,becauseballoonscanbeagreatdangertoaircraft.
Hesaidthatsomeonemightbyspyingonthestationandthepilotwasorderedtokeeptrackofthestrangeobject.
Thepilotmanagedtocircletheballoonforsometime.
Hecouldmakeoutthreemeninabasketunderitandoneofthemwasholdingfield-glasses.
Whentheballoonwasoverthestation,thepilotsawoneofthementakingphotographs.
Soonafterwards,theballoonbegantodescendanditlandednearanairfield.
Thepolicewerecalledin,buttheycouldnotarrestanyone,forthebasketcontainedtwoMembersofParliamentandtheCommandingOfficerofthestation!
AstheCommandingOfficerexplainedlater,onehalfofthestationdidnotknowwhattheotherhalfwasdoing!
一个飞行员发现了一只气球,它像是正飞往附近的一个皇家空军基地.
他马上把情况报告了该基地,但那里的人没有一个能解释这到底是怎么回事.
控制塔上的官员得知这一消息后,非常气愤,因为气球有可能给飞机造成极大的危险.
他说可能有人正对基地进行侦察,因此命令那个飞行员跟踪那个奇怪的飞行物.
飞行员设法绕着气球飞了一阵.
他看清了气球下面有3个人呆在一只筐里,其中一个举着望远镜.
当气球飞临基地上空时,飞行员看见有一个人在拍照.
不久,气球开始降落,在一个停机坪附近着了陆.
警察被召来了,但他们却不能逮捕任何人,因为筐里是两名国会议员和一名基地的指挥官!
正如指挥官后来解释的那样,基地的这半边不知道那半边正在干什么!

Lesson92Askingfortrouble自找麻烦ItmusthavebeenabouttwointhemorningwhenIreturnedhome.
Itriedtowakeupmywifebyringingthedoor-bell,butshewasfastasleep,soIgotaladderfromtheshedinthegarden,putitagainstthewall,andbeganclimbingtowardsthebedroomwindow.
Iwasalmosttherewhenasarcasticvoicebelowsaid,'Idon'tthinkthewindowsneedcleaningatthistimeofthenight.
'IlookeddownandnearlyfellofftheladderwhenIsawapoliceman.
IimmediatelyregrettedansweringinthewayIdid,butIsaid,'Ienjoycleaningwindowsatnight.
''SodoI,'answeredthepolicemaninthesametone.
'Excusemyinterruptingyou.
Ihatetointerruptamanwhenhe'sbusyworking,butwouldyoumindcomingwithmetothestation''Well,I'dprefertostayhere,'Isaid.
'Yousee,I'veforgottenmykey.
''Yourwhat'hecalled.
'Mykey,'Ishouted.
'Fortunately,theshoutingwokeupmywifewhoopenedthewindowjustasthepolicemanhadstartedtoclimbtowardsme.
我回到家时,肯定已是凌晨两点左右了.
我按响了门铃,试图唤醒我的妻子,但她睡得很熟.
于是,我从花园的小棚里搬来了一个梯子,把它靠在墙边,开始向卧室的窗口爬去.
快要爬到窗口时,下面一个人用讽刺的口吻说:"我看不必在夜里这个时候擦窗子吧.
"我向下面看去.
当我看清是一个警察时,差一点儿从梯子上掉下去.
我回答了他的话,但马上又后悔不该那样说,我是这样说的:"我喜欢在夜里擦窗子.
""我也是的,"警察用同样的声调回答,"请原谅我打断了您.
当一个人在忙着干活时,我是不愿意去打断他的,但请您跟我到警察局去一趟好吗""可我更愿意呆在这儿,"我说,"您瞧,我忘带钥匙了.
""什么"他大声问.
"钥匙!
"我喊道.
幸运得很,这喊声惊醒了我的妻子.
就在警察开始向我爬上来时,她打开了窗子.

Lesson93Anoblegift崇高的礼物Oneofthemostfamousmonumentsintheworld,theStatueofLiberty,waspresentedtotheUnitedStatesofAmericainthenineteenthcenturybythepeopleofFrance.
Thegreatstatue,whichwasdesignedbythesculptorAugusteBartholdi,tooktenyearstocomplete.
TheactualfigurewasmadeofcoppersupportedbyametalframeworkwhichhadbeenespeciallyconstructedbyEiffel.
BeforeitcouldbetransportedtotheUnitedStates,asitehadtobefoundforitandapedestalhadtobebuilt.
ThesitechosenwasanislandattheentranceofNewYorkHarbour.
By1884,astatuewhichwas151feettall,hadbeenerectedinParis.
Thefollowingyear,itwastakentopiecesandsenttoAmerica.
BytheendofOctober1886,thestatuehadbeenputtogetheragainanditwasofficiallypresentedtotheAmericanpeoplebyBartholdi.
Eversincethen,thegreatmonumenthasbeenasymboloflibertyforthemillionsofpeoplewhohavepassedthroughNewYorkHarbourtomaketheirhomesinAmerica.
世界上最著名的纪念碑之一的自由女神雕像是在19世纪时由法国人民赠送给美国的.
这座由雕像家奥古斯特.
巴索尔地设计的巨大雕像是用10年时间雕像刻成的.
这座雕像的主体是用铜制成的,由艾菲尔特制的金属框架支撑着.
在雕像被运往美国之前,必须为它选好一块场地,同时必须建造一个基座.
场地选在了纽约港入口处的一个鸟上.
到1884年,一座高度达151英尺的雕像在巴黎竖立起来了.
第二年,它被拆成若干小块,运到美国.
到1886年10月底,这座雕像被重新组装起来,由巴索尔地正式赠送给美国人民.
从那时起,这座伟大的纪念碑对通过纽约港进入美国定居的千百万人来说就一直是自由的象征.

Lesson94Futurechampions未来的冠军Experimentshaveprovedthatchildrencanbeinstructedinswimmingataveryearlyage.
AtaspecialswimmingpoolinLosAngeles,childrenbecomeexpertatholdingtheirbreathunderwaterevenbeforetheycanwalk.
Babiesoftwomonthsolddonotappeartobereluctanttoenterthewater,Itisnotlongbeforetheyaresoaccustomedtoswimmingthattheycanpickupweightsfromthefloorofthepool.
Agamethatisverypopularwiththeseyoungswimmersistheunderwatertricyclerace.
Tricyclesarelineduponthefloorofthepoolsevenfeetunderwater.
Thechildrencompeteagainsteachothertoreachtheotherendofthepool.
Manypedaltheirtricycles,butmostofthemprefertopushordragthem.
Somechildrencancoverthewholelengthofthepoolwithoutcomingupforbreathevenonce.
WhethertheywilleverbecomefutureOlympicchampions,onlytimewilltell.
Meanwhile,theyshouldencouragethoseamonguswhocannotswimfiveyardsbeforetheyaregaspingforair.
实验证明,儿童在很小的时候就可以开始学习游泳.
在洛杉矶的一个特设的游泳池里,孩子们甚至在还没有学会走路时就已经能熟练地在水下屏住呼吸了.
两个月的婴儿并未显得不愿意入水.
他们很快便适应了游泳,以致能捡起池底的物品.
这些幼小的游泳运动员非常喜爱的一种游戏是水下三轮车比赛.
三轮车并排放在7英尺深的游泳池底上.
孩子们比赛看谁先到达游泳池的另一端.
很多孩子用脚蹬车,但多数孩子更愿意推或是拉着三轮车.
有些孩子能够跑完游泳池的全长而不用露出水面换气.
他们将来是否能成为奥林匹克的冠军,这只能由时间来作出回答.
与此同时,他们对我们中的那些游不了5码就已喘不过气来的人应该是种鼓舞.

Lesson95Afantasy纯属虚构WhentheAmbassadorofEscalopiareturnedhomeforlunch,hiswifegotashock.
Helookedpaleandhisclotheswereinafrightfulstate.
'Whathashappened'sheasked.
'Howdidyourclothesgetintosuchamess''Afire-extinguisher,mydear,'answeredtheAmbassadordrily.
'UniversitystudentssettheEmbassyonfirethismorning.
''Goodheavens!
'exclaimedhiswife.
'Andwherewereyouatthetime''Iwasinmyofficeasusual,'answeredtheAmbassador.
'Thefirebrokeoutinthebasement.
Iwentdownimmediately.
ofcourse,andthatfool,Horst,aimedafire-extinguisheratme.
HethoughtIwasonfire.
Imustdefinitelygetthatfellowposted.
'TheAmbassador'swifewentonaskingquestions,whenshesuddenlynoticedabigholeinherhusband'shat.
'Andhowcanyouexplainthat'sheasked.
'Oh,that,'saidtheAmbassador.
'Someonefiredashotthroughmyofficewindow.
Accurate,don'tyouthinkFortunately,Iwasn'twearingitatthetime.
IfIhadbeen,Iwouldnothavebeenabletogethomeforlunch.
'当艾斯卡罗比亚国的大使回到家吃午饭时,把他的夫人吓了一跳.
他面色苍白,衣服也搞得不成样子.

"发生了什么事"她问,"你的衣服怎么搞得一塌糊涂""灭火器弄的,亲爱的,"大使冷冷地回答,"今天上午大学生们放火点着了大使馆.
""天啊!
"他的夫人惊叫,"那你当时在什么地方""我和往常一样,在办公室里,"大使回答说.
"地下室突然着火,我当然马上下去了.
但那个傻瓜霍斯特把灭火器对准了我.
他认为是我着火了.
我一定要把那个家伙打发走.
"大使夫人继续提出问题,她突然又发现丈夫的帽子上有个洞.
"那么你对那又作何解释呢"她问.
"那个嘛,"大使说,"有人向我办公室窗户开了一枪.
真够准的,是不是幸亏我当时没戴帽子.
如果真戴着它,我现在就不能回家来吃午饭了.
"Lesson96Thedeadreturn亡灵返乡AFestivalfortheDeadisheldonceayearinJapan.
Thisfestivalisacheerfuloccasion,foronthisday,thedeadaresaidtoreturntotheirhomesandtheyarewelcomedbytheliving.
Astheyareexpectedtobehungryaftertheirlongjourney,foodislaidoutforthem.
Specially-madelanternsarehungoutsideeachhousetohelpthedeadtofindtheirway.
Allnightlong,peopledanceandsing.
Intheearlymorning,thefoodthathadbeenlaidoutforthedeadisthrownintoariverorintotheseaasitisconsideredunluckyforanyonelivingtoeatit.
Intownsthatarenearthesea,thetinylanternswhichhadbeenhunginthestreetsthenightbefore,areplacedintothewaterwhenthefestivalisover.
Thousandsoflanternsslowlydriftouttoseaguidingthedeadontheirreturnjourneytotheotherworld.
Thisisamovingspectacle,forcrowdsofpeoplestandontheshorewatchingthelanternsdriftingawayuntiltheycanbeseennomore.
日本每年过一次"亡灵节".
这个节日是个欢乐的日子,因为在这一天,据说死去的人要回到他们的家里来,活着的人则对他们表示欢迎.
因为预料到他们在经过长途旅行之后会感到饥饿,所以为他们摆放好了食品.
特制的灯笼挂在各家的门外,为的是帮助亡灵看清道路.
整个夜晚人们载歌载舞.
一大早,人们便把为死者摆放的食品扔进河中或海里,因为人们认为活着的人吃了这些东西是不吉利的.
在靠海的城镇中,头天夜里挂在大街小巷的小灯笼在节后就放在了水里.
成千上万只灯笼慢慢漂向大海,指引着亡灵返回另一个世界.
这是一个感人的场面,人们成群地伫立在海岸上,注视着灯笼远去,直到再也看不见为止.