Lesson 49 The end of a dream 美梦告终 Tired of sleeping on the floor， a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed. For the first time in his life， he became the proud owner of a bed which
Lesson 50 Taken for a ride 乘车兜风 I love travelling in the country， but I don’t like losing my way. I went on an excursion recently， but my trip took me longer than I expected. ’I’m going to Woodford G
Lesson 45 A clear conscience 问心无愧 The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost. Sam Benton， the local butcher， had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post office.
Lesson 46 Expensive and uncomfortable 既昂贵又受罪 When a plane from London arrived at Sydney airport， workers began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clothing. No one could account for th
Lesson 42 Not very musical 并非很懂音乐 As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of old Delhi， we stopped at a square to have a rest. After a time， we noticed a snake charmer with two large bas
Lesson 43 Over the South Pole 飞越南极 In 1929， three years after his flight over the North Pole， the American explorer， R.E. Byrd， successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time. Though， at fi
Lesson 44 Through the forest 穿过森林 Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran through a forest after two men. They had rushed up to her while she was having a picnic at t
Lesson 39 Am I all right？ 我是否痊愈？ While John Gilbert was in hospital， he asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation had been successful， but the doctor refused to do so. The following day， the
Lesson 40 Food and talk 进餐与交谈 Last week at a dinner party， the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold. Mrs. Rumbold was a large， unsmiling lady in a tight black dress. She did not even look up
Lesson 41 Do you call that a hat？ 你把那个叫帽子吗？ ’Do you call that a hat？’ I said to my wife. ’You needn’t be so rude about it，’ my wife answered as she looked at herself in the mirror. I sat down on one