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$课文1 私人谈话
1. Last week I went to the theatre.
        上星期我去看戏。
2. I had a very good seat.
        我的座位很好，
3. The play was very interesting.
        戏很有意思，
4. I did not enjoy it.
        但我却无法欣赏。
5. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly.
        一青年男子与一青年女子坐在我的身后，大声地说着话。
6. I got very angry.
        我非常生气，
7. I could not hear the actors.
        因为我听不见演员在说什么。
8. I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily.
        我回过头去怒视着那一男一女，
9. They did not pay any attention.
        他们却毫不理会。
10. In the end, I could not bear it.
        最后，我忍不住了，
11. I turned round again.
        又一次回过头去，
12. 'I can't hear a word!' I said angrily.
        生气地说：“我一个字也听不见了！”
13. 'It's none of your business,' the young man said rudely.
        “不关你的事，”那男的毫不客气地说，
14. 'This is a private conversation!'
        “这是私人间的谈话！”

$课文2 早餐还是午餐？
15. It was Sunday.
        那是个星期天，
16. I never get up early on Sundays.
        而在星期天我是从来不早起的，
17. I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime.
        有时我要一直躺到吃午饭的时候。
18. Last Sunday I got up very late.
        上个星期天，我起得很晚。
19. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside.
        我望望窗外，外面一片昏暗。
20. 'What a day!' I thought. 'It's raining again.'
        “鬼天气！”我想，“又下雨了。”
21. Just then, the telephone rang.
        正在这时，电话铃响了。
22. It was my aunt Lucy.
        是我姑母露西打来的。
23. 'I've just arrived by train,' she said. 'I'm coming to see you.'
        “我刚下火车，”她说，“我这就来看你。”
24. 'But I'm still having breakfast,' I said.
        “但我还在吃早饭，”我说。
25. 'What are you doing?' she asked.
        “你在干什么？”她问道。
26. 'I'm having breakfast,' I repeated.
        “我正在吃早饭，”我又说了一遍。
27. 'Dear me,' she said. 'Do you always get up so late? It's one o'clock!'
        “天啊，”她说，“你总是起得这么晚吗？现在已经1点钟了！”

$课文3 请给我寄一张明信片
28. Postcards always spoil my holidays.
        明信片总搅得我假日不得安宁。
29. Last summer, I went to Italy.
        去年夏天，我去了意大利。
30. I visited museums and sat in public gardens.
        我参观了博物馆，还去了公园。
31. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then he lent me a book.
        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。
32. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word.
        我读了几行，但一个字也不懂。
33. Every day I thought about postcards.
        我每天都想着明信片的事。
34. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send cards to my friends.
        假期过得真快，可我还没有给我的朋友们寄过一张明信片。
35. On the last day I made a big decision.
        到了最后一天，我作出了一项重大决定。
36. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards.
        我早早起了床，买来了37张明信片。
37. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!
        我在房间里关了整整一天。然而竟连一张明信片也没写成！

$课文4 激动人心的旅行
38. I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim.
        我刚刚收到弟弟蒂姆的来信，
39. He is in Australia.
        他正在澳大利亚。
40. He has been there for six months.
        他在那儿已经住了6个月了。
41. Tim is an engineer.
        蒂姆是个工程师，
42. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia.
        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。
43. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice springs, a small town in the centre of Australia.
        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。
44. He will soon visit Darwin.
        他不久还将到达达尔文去，
45. From there, he will fly to Perth.
        从那里，他再飞往珀斯。
46. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.
        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。

$课文5 无错号之虞
47. Mr.James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst.
        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。
48. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury,
        平赫特离锡尔伯里只有5英里，
49. but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage,
        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，
50. so he has just bought twelve pigeons.
        所以他买了只鸽子。
51. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury.
        昨天，一只鸽子把第一封信从平赫特带到锡尔伯里。
52. The bird covered the distance in three minutes.
        这只鸟只用了3分钟就飞完了全程。
53. Up to now, Mr.Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other.
        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。
54. In this way, he has begun his own private 'telephone' service.
        就这样，他开始自己的私人“电话”业务。

$课文6 珀西.巴斯顿
55. I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street.
        我刚刚搬进了大桥街的一所房子。
56. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door.
        昨天一个乞丐来敲我的门，
57. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer.
        问我要一顿饭和一杯啤酒。
58. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs.
        作为回报，那乞丐头顶地倒立起来，嘴里还唱着歌。
59. I gave him a meal.
        我给了他一顿饭。
60. He ate the food and drank the beer.
        他把食物吃完，又喝了酒。
61. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away.
        然后把一块乳酪装进衣袋里走了。
62. Later a neighbour told me about him.
        后来，一位邻居告诉了我他的情况。
63. Everybody knows him.
        大家都认识他，
64. His name is Percy Buttons.
        他叫珀西.巴顿斯。
65. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.
        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。

$课文7 为时太晚
66. The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.
        飞机误点了，侦探们在机场等了整整一上午。
67. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.
        他们正期待从南非来的一个装着钻石的贵重包裹。
68. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.
        数小时以前，有人向警方报告，说有人企图偷走这些钻石。
69. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield.
        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。
70. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House.
        有两个人把包裹拿下飞机，进了海关。
71. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel.
        这时两个侦探把住门口，另外两个侦探打开了包裹。
72. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!
        令他们吃惊的是，那珍贵的包裹里面装的全是石头和沙子！

$课文8 最好的和最差的
73. Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town.
        乔.桑德斯拥有我们镇上最漂亮的花园。
74. Nearly everybody enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year,
        几乎每个人都参加每年举办的“最佳花园竞赛”，
75. but Joe wins every time.
        而每次都是乔获胜。
76. Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's.
        比尔.弗里斯的花园比乔的花园大，
77. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables,
        他比乔也更为勤奋，种植的花卉和蔬菜也更多，
78. but Joe's garden is more interesting.
        但乔的花园更富有情趣。
79. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool.
        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。
80. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work.
        我也喜欢花园，但我却不愿意辛勤劳动。
81. Every year I enter for the garden competition too,
        每年的花园竞赛我也参加，
82. and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!
        但总因是镇上最劣的花园而获得一个小奖！

$课文9 冷遇
83. On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall.
        星期三的晚上，我们去了市政厅。
84. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock.
        那是一年的最后一天，一大群人聚集在市政厅的大钟下面。
85. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time.
        再过20分钟，大钟将敲响12下。
86. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped.
        15分钟过去了，而就在11点55分时，大钟停了。
87. The big minute hand did not move.
        那根巨大的分针不动了。
88. We waited and waited, but nothing happened.
        我们等啊等啊，可情况没有变化。
89. Suddenly someone shouted. 'It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!'
        突然有人喊道：“已经12点零2分了！那钟已经停了！”
90. I looked at my watch.It was true.
        我看了一下我的手表，果真如此。
91. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year.
        那座大钟不愿意迎接新年。
92. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.
        此时，大家已经笑了起来，同时唱起了歌。

$课文10 不适于演奏爵士乐
93. We have an old musical instrument.
        我家有件古乐器，
94. It is called a clavichord.
        被称作古钢琴，
95. It was made in Germany in 1681.
        是1681年德国造的。
96. Our clavichord is kept in the living room.
        我们的这架古钢琴存放在起居室里。
97. It has belonged to our family for a long time.
        我们家有这件乐器已经很久了，
98. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago.
        是我祖父在很多年以前买的。
99. Recently it was damaged by a visitor.
        可它最近被一个客人弄坏了，
100. She tried to play jazz on it!
        因为她用它来弹奏爵士乐。
101. She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken.
        她在击琴键时用力过猛，损坏了两根琴弦。
102. My father was shocked.
        我父亲大为吃惊，
103. Now we are not allowed to touch it.
        不许我们再动它。
104. It is being repaired by a friend of my father's.
        父亲的一个朋友正在修理这件乐器。

$课文11 礼尚往来
105. I was having dinner at a restaurant when Tony Steele came in.
        我正在一家饭馆吃饭，托尼.斯蒂尔走了进来。
106. Tony worked in a lawyer's office years ago, but he is now working at a bank.
        托尼曾在一家律师事务所工作，而现在正在一家银行上班。
107. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back.
        他的薪水很高，但他却总是向朋友借钱，并且从来不还。
108. Tony saw me and came and sat at the same table.
        托尼看见了我，就走过来和我坐到一张桌子前。
109. He has never borrowed money from me.
        他从未向我借过钱。
110. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me twenty pounds.
        当他吃饭时，我提出向他借20英镑。
111. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately.
        令我惊奇的是，他立刻把钱给了我。
112. 'I have never borrowed any money from you,' Tony said, 'so now you can pay for my dinner!'
        “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！”

$课文12 再见，一路顺风
113. Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow.
        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。
114. We'll meet him at the harbour early in the morning.
        明天一大早我们将在码头为他送行。
115. He will be in his small boat, Topsail.
        他将乘坐他的“涛波赛”号小艇。
116. Topsail is a famous little boat.
        “涛波赛”号是艘有名的小艇，
117. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times.
        它已经多次横渡大西洋。
118. Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock, so we'll have plenty of time.
        艾利森船长将于8点钟启航，因此我们有充裕的时间。
119. We'll see his boat and then we'll say goodbye to him.
        我们将参观他的船，然后和他告别。
120. He will be away for two months.
        他要离开两个月，
121. We are very proud of him.
        我们真为他感到自豪，
122. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.
        他将参加一次重大的横渡大西洋的比赛。

$课文13 绿林少年
123. The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singers.
        “绿林少年”是一个流行歌曲演唱团。
124. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country.
        目前他们正在全国各地巡回演出，
125. They will be arriving here tomorrow.
        明天就要到达此地。
126. They will be coming by train and most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station.
        他们将乘火车来，镇上的大部分青年人将到车站迎接他们。
127. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers' Club.
        明晚他们将在工人俱乐部演出。
128. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days.
        “绿林少年”准备在此逗留5天。
129. During this time, they will give five performances.
        在此期间，他们将演出5场。
130. As usual, the police will have a difficult time.
        同往常一样，警察的日子将不好过，
131. They will be trying to keep order.
        他们将设法维持秩序。
132. It is always the same on these occasions.
        每逢这种场合，情况都是这样。

$课文14 你会讲英语吗？
133. I had an amusing experience last year.
        去年我有过一次有趣的经历。
134. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town.
        在离开法国南部的一个小村庄后，我继续驶往下一个城镇。
135. On the way, a young man waved to me.
        途中，一个青年人向我招手。
136. I stopped and he asked me for a lift.
        我把车停下，他向我提出要求搭车。
137. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language.
        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。
138. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all.
        除了个别几个单词外，我根本不会法语。
139. Neither of us spoke during the journey.
        旅途中我们谁也没讲话。
140. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, "Do you speak English?'
        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？”
141. As I soon learnt, he was English himself!'
        我很快了解到，他自己就是个英国人！

$课文15 佳音
142. The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me.
        秘书告诉我说哈姆斯沃斯先生要见我。
143. I felt very nervous when I went into his office.
        我走进他的办公室，感到非常紧张。
144. He did not look up from his desk when I entered.
        我进去的时候，他连头也没抬。
145. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad.
        待我坐下后，他说生意非常不景气。
146. He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left.
        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。
147. I knew that my turn had come.
        我知道这次该轮到我了。
148. 'Mr.Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice.
        “哈姆斯沃斯先生，”我无力地说。
149. 'Don't interrupt,' he said.
        “不要打断我的话，”他说。
150. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!
        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。

$课文16 彬彬有礼的要求
151. If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it.
        一旦你把汽车停错了地方，交通警很快就会发现。
152. You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket.
        如果他没给你罚单就放你走了，算你走运。
153. However, this does not always happen.
        然而，情况并不都是这样，
154. Traffic police are sometimes very polite.
        交通警有时也很客气。
155. During a holiday in Sweden,
        有一次在瑞典度假，
156. I found this note on my car: 'sir, we welcome you to our city.
        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。
157. This is a "No Parking" area.
        此处是‘禁止停车’区。
158. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs.
        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。
159. This note is only a reminder.'
        谨此提请注意。”
160. If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!
        如果你收到这样的恳求，你是不会不遵照执行的！

$课文17 青春常驻
161. My aunt Jennifer is an actress.
        我的姑姑詹妮弗是位演员，
162. She must be at least thirty-five years old.
        她至少也有35岁了。
163. In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl.
        尽管如此，她却常在舞台上扮演小姑娘。
164. Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon.
        詹妮弗很快又要参加一个新剧的演出。
165. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen.
        这一次，她将扮演一个17岁的少女。
166. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings.
        演出时她必须穿一条鲜红色的裙子和黑色的长筒袜。
167. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress.
        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。
168. If anyone ever asks her how old she is, she always answers,
        一旦有人问起她有多大年纪，她总是回答：
169. 'Darling, it must be terrible to be grown up!'
        “亲爱的，长成大人真可怕啊！”

$课文18 他经常干这种事
170. After I had had lunch at a village pub, I looked for my bag.
        我在一家乡村小酒店吃过午饭后，就找我的提包。
171. I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn't there!
        我曾把它放在门边的椅子上，可这会儿不见了！
172. As I was looking for it, the landlord came in.
        当我正在寻找时，酒店老板走了进来。
173. 'Did you have a good meal?" he asked.
        “您吃得好吗？”他问。
174. 'Yes, thank you,' I answered, 'but I can't pay the bill. I haven't got my bag.'
        “很好，谢谢。”我回答，“但我付不了帐，我的提包没有了。”
175. The landlord smiled and immediately went out.
        酒店老板笑了笑，马上走了出去。
176. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me.
        一会儿工夫他拿着我的提包回来了，把它还给了我。
177. 'I'm very sorry,' he said. 'My dog had taken in into the garden. He often does this!'
        “实在抱歉，”他说，“我的狗把它弄到花园里去了，他常干这种事！”

$课文19 票已售完
178. 'The play may begin at any moment,' I said.
        “剧马上就要开演了，”我说。
179. 'It may have begun already,' Susan answered.
        “也许已经开演了呢，”苏珊回答说。
180. I hurried to the ticket office. 'May I have two tickets please?' I asked.
        我匆匆赶到售票处，问：“我可以买两张票吗？”
181. 'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl said.
        “对不起，票已售完。”那位姑娘说。
182. 'What a pity!' Susan exclaimed.
        “真可惜！”苏珊大声说。
183. Just then, a man hurried to the ticket office.
        正在这时，一个男子匆匆奔向售票处。
184. 'Can I return these two tickets?' he asked.
        “我可以退掉这两张票吗？”他问。
185. 'Certainly,' the girl said.
        “当然可以，”那姑娘说。
186. I went back to the ticket office at once.
        我马上又回到售票处。
187. 'Could I have those two tickets please?' I asked.
        “我可以买那两张票吗？”我问。
188. 'Certainly,' the girl said, 'but they're for next Wednesday's performance. Do you still want them?'
        “当然可以，不过这两张票是下星期三的，您是否还要呢？”
189. 'I might as well have them,' I said sadly.
        “我还是买下的好，”我垂头丧气地说。

$课文20 独坐孤舟
190. Fishing is my favourite sport.
        钓鱼是我特别喜爱的一项运动。
191. I often fish for hours without catching anything.
        我经常一钓数小时却一无所获，
192. But this does not worry me.
        但我从不为此烦恼。
193. Some fishermen are unlucky.
        有些垂钓者就是不走运，
194. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish.
        他们往往鱼钓不到，却钓上来些旧靴子和垃圾。
195. I am even less lucky.
        我的运气甚至还不及他们。
196. I never catch anything -- not even old boots.
        我什么东西也未钓到过 -- 就连旧靴子也没有。
197. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag.
        我总是在河上呆上整整一上午，然后空着袋子回家。
198. 'You must give up fishing!' my friends say. 'It's a waste of time.'
        “你可别再钓鱼了！”我的朋友们说，“这是浪费时间。”
199. But they don't realize one important thing.
        然而他们没有认识到重要的一点，
200. I'm not really interested in fishing.
        我并不是真的对钓鱼有兴趣，
201. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!
        我感兴趣的只是独坐孤舟，无所事事！

$课文21 是不是疯了
202. Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad.
        飞机正在逐渐把我逼疯。
203. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day.
        我住在一个机场附近，过往飞机日夜不绝于耳。
204. The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then.
        机场是许多年前建的，但由于某种原因当时未能启用。
205. Last year, however, it came into use.
        然而去年机场开始使用了。
206. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise.
        有100多人肯定是被噪音逼得已经弃家远去，
207. I am one of the few people left.
        我是少数留下来的人中的一个。
208. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane.
        有时我觉得这房子就要被一架飞过的飞机撞倒。
209. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here.
        他们曾向我提供一大笔钱让我搬走，但我决定留在这儿。
210. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.
        大家都说我肯定是疯了，也许他们说的是对的。

$课文22 玻璃信封
211. My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland.
        我的女儿简从未想过会接到荷兰一位同龄姑娘的来信。
212. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle.
        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，
213. She threw the bottle into the sea.
        又将瓶子扔进了大海。
214. She never thought of it again,
        此后她就再没去想那只瓶子。
215. but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland.
        但10个月以后，她收到了荷兰一位姑娘的来信。
216. Both girls write to each other regularly now.
        现在这两位姑娘定期通信了。
217. However, they have decided to use the post office.
        然而她们还是决定利用邮局。
218. Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.
        这样会稍微多花点钱，但肯定是快得多了。

$课文23 新居
219. I had a letter from my sister yesterday.
        昨天我收到了姐姐的一封信，
220. She lives in Nigeria.
        她住在尼日利亚。
221. In her letter, she said that she would come to England next year.
        在信中她说她明年将到英国来。
222. If she comes, she will get a surprise.
        如果她来了，她会感到非常惊奇了。
223. We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country.
        我们现在住在乡间的一栋漂亮的新住宅里。
224. Work on it had begun before my sister left.
        这栋房子在我姐姐离开之前就已动工了，
225. The house was completed five months ago.
        是在5个月以前竣工的。
226. In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us.
        我在信中告诉她，她可以和我们住在一起。
227. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden.
        这栋房子里有许多房间，还有一个漂亮的花园。
228. It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people.
        它是一栋非常现代化的住宅，因此在有些人看来很古怪。
229. It must be the only modern house in the district.
        它肯定是这个地区唯一的一栋现代化住宅。

$课文24 不幸中之万幸
230. I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down.
        我走进饭店经理的办公室，坐了下来。
231. I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset.
        我刚刚丢了50英镑，感到非常烦恼。
232. ' I left the money in my room, I said, and it' s not there now.'
        “我把钱放在房间里，”我说，“可现在没有了。”
233. The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing.
        经理深表同情，但却无能为力。
234. 'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said.
        “现在大家都在丢钱，”他说。
235. He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door.
        他开始抱怨起这个邪恶的世道来，却被一阵敲门声打断了。
236. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk.
        一个姑娘走了进来，把一个信封放在了他桌上。
237. It contained $50.
        它里面装着50英镑。
238. 'I found this outside this gentleman's room,' she said.
        “这是我在这位先生的房门外捡到的，”她说。
239. 'Well,' I said to the manager, 'there is still some honesty in this world!'
        “是啊，”我对那位经理说，“这世界上还是有诚实可言的！”

$课文25 英国人讲的是英语吗？
240. I arrived in London at last.
        我终于到了伦敦。
241. The railway station was big, black and dark.
        火车站很大，又黑又暗。
242. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter.
        我不知道去饭店的路该怎么走，于是向一个搬运工打听。
243. I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well.
        我的英语讲得不但非常认真，而且咬字也非常清楚。
244. The porter, however, could not understand me.
        然而搬运工却不明白我的话。
245. I repeated my question several times and at last he understood.
        我把问话重复了很多遍。他终于听懂了。
246. he answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly.
        他回答了，但他讲得既不慢也不清楚。
247. 'I am a foreigner,' I said.
        “我是个外国人，”我说。
248. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him.
        于是他说得慢了，可我还是听不懂。
249. My teacher never spoke English like that!
        我的老师从来不那样讲英语！
250. The porter and I looked at each other and smiled.
        我和搬运工相视一笑。
251. Then he said something and I understood it.
        接着，他说了点什么，这回我听懂了。
252. 'You'll soon learn English!' he said.
        “ 您会很快学会英语的！”他说。
253. I wonder. In England, each person speaks a different language.
        我感到奇怪。在英国，人们各自说着一种不同的语言。
254. The English understand each other, but I don't understand them!
        英国人之间相互听得懂，可我却不懂他们的话！
255. Do they speak English?
        他们说的是英语吗？

$课文26 最佳艺术评论家
256. I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures.
        我是个学艺术的学生，画了很多画。
257. Many people pretend that they understand modern art
        有很多人装成很懂现代艺术的样子，.
258. They always tell you what a picture is 'about'.
        总是告诉你一幅画的“意思”是什么。
259. Of course, many pictures are not 'about' anything.
        当然，有很多画是什么“意思”也没有的。
260. They are just pretty patterns.
        它们就是些好看的图案，
261. We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material.
        我们喜爱它们就像我们喜欢漂亮的窗帘布一样。
262. I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else. They notice more.
        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。
263. My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not.
        我的妹妹只有7岁，但她总能说出我的画是好还是坏。
264. She came into my room yesterday.
        昨天她到我房里来了。
265. 'What are you doing?' she asked.
        "你在干什么?"她问.
266. 'I'm hanging this picture on the wall,' I answered. 'It's a new one. Do you like it?'
        我正在把画挂到墙上,我回答.这是新的,你喜欢吗?
267. She looked at it critically for a moment.
        她挑剔地看了一会.
268. 'It's all right,' she said, 'but isn't it upside down?'
        不错,她说,但是是不是挂反了?
269. I looked at it again.
        我又看了看.
270. She was right! It was!
        她是对的.

$课文27 雨夜
271. Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field.
        傍晚时分，孩子们在田野中央搭起了帐篷。
272. As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an open fire.
        这件事刚刚做完，他们就在篝火上烧起了饭。
273. They were all hungry and the food smelled good.
        他们全都饿了，饭菜散发出阵阵香味。
274. After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the campfire.
        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。
275. But some time later it began to rain.
        但过了一阵子。天下起雨来，
276. The boys felt tired so they put out the fire and crept into their tent.
        于是他们扑灭了篝火，钻进了帐篷。
277. Their sleeping bags were warm and comfortable, so they all slept soundly.
        睡袋既暖和又舒服，所以，他们都睡得很香。
278. In the middle of the night, two boys woke up and began shouting.
        午夜前后，有两个孩子醒了，大声叫了起来。
279. The tent was full of water!
        原来帐篷里到处都是水！
280. They all leapt out of their sleeping bags and hurried outside.
        他们全都跳出睡袋，跑到外面。
281. It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field.
        雨下得很大，他们发现地上已经形成了一条小溪。
282. The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent!
        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。

$课文28 禁止停车
283. Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths.
        贾斯珀.怀特是少有的相信古代神话的人之一。
284. he has just bought a new house in the city,
        他刚在城里买下一所新房子，
285. but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with cars and their owners.
        但自从搬进去后，就和汽车及车主们发生了磨擦。
286. When he returns home at night, he always finds that someone has parked a car outside his gate.
        当他夜里回到家时，总是发现有人把车停在他家大门外。
287. Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once.
        为此，他甚至一次也没能把自己的车开进车库。
288. Jasper has put up 'No Parking' signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect.
        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。
289. Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate.
        现在他把一个丑陋的石雕头像放在了大门上边，
290. It is one of the ugliest faces I have ever seen.
        这是我见过的最丑陋的头像之一。
291. I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa, the Gorgon.
        我问他那是什么？他告诉我那是蛇发女怪美杜莎。
292. jasper hopes that she will turn cars and their owners to stone.
        贾斯珀希望她把汽车和车主们都变成石头。
293. But none of them has been turned to stone yet!
        但到目前为止还没有一个变成石头呢！

$课文29 出租汽车
294. Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service.
        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。
295. The 'taxi' is a small Swiss aeroplane called a 'Pilatus Porter'.
        这辆“出租汽车”是一架小型瑞士飞机，叫“皮勒特斯.波特“号。
296. This wonderful plane can carry seven passengers.
        这架奇妙的飞机可以载7名乘客。
297. The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field.
        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。
298. Captain Fawcett's first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains.
        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。
299. Since then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places.
        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。
300. Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park.
        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。
301. Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman.
        弗西特机长刚刚拒绝了一位商人的奇怪要求。
302. The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean,
        这个人想要飞往大西洋上的一个孤岛 -- 罗卡尔岛，
303. but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous.
        弗西特机长之所以不送他去，是因为那段飞行太危险了。

$课文30 足球还是水球
304. The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home.
        威尔河是横穿过我家附近公园的一条小河。
305. I like sitting by the Wayle on fine afternoons.
        我喜欢在天气晴朗的下午到河边坐坐。
306. It was warm last Sunday, so I went and sat on the river bank as usual.
        上星期日天气很暖和。于是我和往常一样，又去河边坐着。
307. Some children were playing games on the bank and there were some people rowing on the river.
        河岸上有些孩子正在玩耍，河面上有些人正在划船。
308. Suddenly, one of the children kicked a ball very hard and it went towards a passing boat.
        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。
309. Some people on the bank called out to the man in the boat, but he did not hear them.
        岸上的一些人对着小船上的人高喊，但他没有听见。
310. The ball struck him so hard that he nearly fell into the water.
        球重重地打在他身上，使他差点儿落入水中。
311. I turned to look at the children, but there weren't any in sight:they had all run away!
        我转过头去看那些孩子，但一个也不见，全都跑了！
312. The man laughed when he realized what had happened.
        当那个人明白了发生的事情时，笑了起来。
313. He called out to the children and threw the ball back to the bank.
        他大声叫着那些孩子，把球扔回到岸上。

$课文31  成功者的故事
314. Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man.
        昨天下午弗兰克.霍金斯向我讲述了他年轻时的经历。
315. Before he retired, Frank was the head of a very large business company, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop.
        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。
316. It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day.
        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。
317. He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own.
        他靠多年积蓄，于1958年买下了自己的一个小铺子。
318. In his twenties Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes.
        20多岁的时候，弗兰克曾生产飞机零配件。
319. At that time he had two helpers.
        那时他有两个帮手。
320. In a few years the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people.
        几年之后，小铺子已经发展成了一个雇有728人的大工厂。
321. Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success.
        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。
322. He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in.
        他正笑着的时候门开了，他的妻子走了进来。
323. She wanted him to repair their grandson's bicycle!
        她叫他去修理孙子的自行车。

$课文32  购物变得很方便
324. People are not so honest as they once were.
        人们不再像以前那样诚实了。
325. The temptation to steal is greater than ever before -- especially in large shops.
        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。
326. A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday mornings.
        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。
327. One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in,
        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，
328. so it was easier for the detective to watch her.
        因此，侦探比较容易监视她。
329. The woman first bought a few small articles.
        这位妇女先是买了几样小商品。
330. After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible.
        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。
331. Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying.
        然后，那妇女拿过包就走出了商场，根本没有付钱。
332. When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter.
        她被逮捕后。侦探发现原来那售货员是她的女儿。
333. The girl 'gave' her mother a free dress once a week!
        那姑娘每星期“送”她母亲一件免费的衣服！

$课文33  冲出黑暗
334. Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her.
        几乎过了一个星期，那姑娘才能讲述自己的遭遇。
335. One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm.
        一天下午，她乘小船从海岸出发，遇上了风暴。
336. Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea.
        天将黑时，小船撞在了一块礁石上，姑娘跳进了海里。
337. Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water.
        她在海里游了整整一夜才游到岸边。
338. During that time she covered a distance of eight miles.
        在那段时间里，她游了8英里。
339. Early next morning, she saw a light ahead.
        第二天凌晨，她看到前方有灯光，
340. She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs.
        知道自己已经接近岸边了，因为那灯光是在高高的峭壁上。
341. On arriving at the shore, the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light she had seen.
        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。
342. That was all she remembered.
        她所记得的就是这些。
343. When she woke up a day later, she found herself in hospital.
        第二天她醒来时，发现自己躺在医院里。

$课文34  破案“神速”
344. Dan Robinson has been worried all week.
        丹.鲁宾逊焦虑了整整一个星期。
345. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police.
        上星期二他收到当地警察局的一封信，
346. In the letter he was asked to call at the station.
        要他到警察局去一趟。
347. Dan wondered why he was wanted by the police,
        丹奇怪警察为什么找他，
348. but he went to the station yesterday and now he is not worried anymore.
        但昨天还是去了，结果他不再担心了。
349. At the station, he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle had been found.
        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。
350. Five days ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away.
        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，
351. It is now being sent to his home by train.
        现在正用火车给他运回家来。
352. Dan was most surprised when he heard the news.
        丹听到这个消息后，惊奇万分，
353. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found.
        但又感到非常好笑，因为他从未指望那辆自行车还能找到。
354. It was stolen twenty years ago when Dan was a boy of fifteen!
        这是20年前丹还是一个15岁的孩子时被人偷走的！

$课文35  捉贼！
355. Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi.
        罗伊.特雷顿原是开出租汽车的，
356. A short while ago, however, he became a bus driver and he has not regretted it.
        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。
357. He is finding his new work far more exciting.
        他发觉自己的新工作令人兴奋得多。
358. When he was driving along Catford Street recently,
        最近，当他正开车在凯特福德街上行驶时，
359. he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car.
        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，
360. One of them was carrying a bag full of money.
        其中一个提着一只装满钞票的提包。
361. Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight at the thieves.
        罗伊行动迅速，开车直冲窃贼而去。
362. The one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag.
        拿钱的那个小偷吓得把提包都扔了。
363. As the thieves were trying to get away in their car, Roy drove his bus into the back of it.
        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。
364. While the battered car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police.
        当那辆被撞坏的车开走后，罗伊停下车，给警察挂了电话。
365. The thieves' car was badly damaged and easy to recognize.
        小偷的车损坏严重，很容易辨认。
366. Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.
        没过多久，警察就截住了那辆车，两个小偷都被抓住了。

$课文36  横渡海峡
367. Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow.
        黛比.哈特准备明天横渡英吉利海峡。
368. She is going to set out from the French coast at five o'clock in the morning.
        她打算早上5点钟从法国海岸出发。
369. Debbie is only eleven years old and she hopes to set up a new world record.
        黛比只有11岁，她希望创一项新的世界纪录。
370. She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed.
        她是一个游泳能手，很多人认为她一定能成功。
371. Debbie's father will set out with her in a small boat.
        黛比的父亲将乘一条小船同她一道出发。
372. Mr. Hart has trained his daughter for years.
        哈特先生训练她的女儿已经多年了，
373. Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England.
        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。
374. Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours.
        黛比计划每两小时休息一下。
375. She will have something to drink but she will not eat any solid food.
        她将喝些饮料，但不吃固体食物。
376. Most of Debbie's school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast.
        黛比的大部分同学将在英国海岸等候她。
377. Among them will be Debbie's mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.
        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！

$课文37  奥林匹克运动会
378. The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years' time.
        4年以后，奥林匹克运动会将在我们国家举行。
379. As a great many people will be visiting the country,the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium,and a new Olympic-standard swimming pool.
        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。
380. They will also be building new roads and a special railway line.
        他们还将修筑一些新的道路和一条铁路专线。
381. The Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area will be called 'Olympic City'.
        奥运会就在首都市郊举办，整个地区将被称作“奥林匹克城”。
382. Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year.
        工人们将在今年年底前把新路铺好；
383. By the end of next year, they will have finished work on the new stadium.
        到明年年底，他们将把新体育场建成。
384. The fantastic modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter.
        这些巨大的现代化建筑是由库尔特.冈特设计的。
385. Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildings go up.
        大家都将急切地注视着新建筑的建成。
386. We are all very excited and are looking forward to the Olympic Games
        我们都非常激动，盼望着奥运会的到来，
387. because they have never been held before in this country.
        因为在这个国家里还从未举办过奥运会。

$课文38  唯独没有考虑到天气
388. My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England.
        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。
389. He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.
        过去他常幻想退休后到英国，并计划在乡间安顿下来。
390. He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.
        他刚一回到英国便买下了一幢房子住了进去。
391. Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather,
        但紧接着他就开始抱怨那里的天气了。
392. for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold.
        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。
393. After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock.
        在阳光下生活了那么多年的哈里森对此感到惊奇。
394. He acted as if he had never lived in England before.
        他的举动就好像他从未在英国生活过一样。
395. In the end, it was more than he could bear.
        最后，他再也忍受不住，
396. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country.
        还没等安顿下来就卖掉了房子，离开了这个国家。
397. The dream he had had for so many years ended there.
        他多年来的幻想从此破灭。
398. Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.
        哈里森把每件事情都考虑到了，唯独没想到天气。

$课文39  我是否痊愈？
399. While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation had been successful,
        当约翰.吉尔伯特住院的时候，他问医生他的手术是否成功，
400. but the doctor refused to do so.
        但医生拒绝告诉他。
401. The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone.
        第二天，这位病人要了一部床头电话。
402. When he was alone, he telephoned the hospital exchange and asked for Doctor Millington.
        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。
403. When the doctor answered the phone, Mr. Gilbert said he was inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr. John Gilbert.
        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。
404. He asked if Mr. Gilbert's operation had been successful and the doctor told him that it had been.
        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。
405. He then asked when Mr. Gilbert would be allowed to go home
        然后他又问吉尔伯特先生什么时候可以回家，
406. and the doctor told him that he would have to stay in hosptial for another two weeks.
        医生说他在医院还必须再住上两个星期。
407. Then Dr. Millington asked the caller if he was a relative of the patient.
        之后，米灵顿医生问打电话的人是否是病人的亲属。
408. 'No,' the patient answered, 'I am Mr. John Gilbert.'
        “不是，”病人回答说，“我就是约翰.吉尔伯特先生。”

$课文40  进餐与交谈
409. Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold.
        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。
410. Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress.
        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。
411. She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her.
        当我在她身旁坐下来的时候，她甚至连头都没有抬一下。
412. Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating.
        她的眼睛盯着自己的盘子，不一会儿就忙着吃起来了。
413. I tried to make conversation.
        我试图找个话题和她聊聊。
414. 'A new play is coming to "The Globe" soon,' I said. 'Will you be seeing it?'
        “一出新剧要来‘环球剧场’上演了，”我说，“您去看吗？”
415. 'No,' she answered.
        “不，”她回答。
416. 'Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year?' I asked.
        “您今年去国外度假吗？”我又问。
417. 'No,' she answered.
        “不，”她回答。
418. 'Will you be staying in England?' I asked.
        “您就呆在英国吗？”我问。
419. 'No,' she answered.
        “不，”她回答。
420. In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.
        失望之中我问她饭是否吃得满意。
421. 'Young man,' she answered, 'if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!"
        “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！”

$课文41  你把那个叫帽子吗？
422. 'Do you call that a hat?' I said to my wife.
        “你把那个叫帽子吗？”我对妻子说。
423. 'You needn't be so rude about it,' my wife answered as she looked at herself in the mirror.
        “你说话没必要这样不客气，”我的妻子边回答边照着镜子。
424. I sat down on one of those modern chairs with holes in it and waited.
        我坐在一个新式的满是网眼儿的椅子上，等待着。
425. We had been in the hat shop for half an hour and my wife was still in front of the mirror.
        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。
426. 'We mustn't buy things we don't need,' I remarked suddenly. I regretted saying it almost at once.
        “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。
427. 'You needn't have said that,' my wife answered.
        “你没必要这么说，”我妻子回答说，“
428. I needn't remind you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday.
        我也不必提醒你昨天买的那条糟糕透了的领带。”
429. 'I find it beautiful,' I said. 'A man can never have too many ties.'
        “我觉得它好看，”我说，“男人有多少领带也不会嫌多。”
430. 'And a woman can't have too many hats,' she answered.
        “女人有多少帽子也不嫌多。”她回答。
431. Ten minutes later we walked out of the shop together.
        10分钟以后，我们一道走出了商店。
432. My wife was wearing a hat that looked like a lighthouse!
        我妻子戴着一顶像灯塔一样的帽子。

$课文42  并非很懂音乐
433. As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest.
        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。
434. After a time, we noticed a snake charmer with two large baskets at the other side of the square, so we went to have a look at him.
        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。
435. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets.
        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。
436. When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake.
        当他开始吹奏一支曲子时，我们才第一次看到那条蛇。
437. It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe.
        它从筐里探出身子，随着乐器的摆动而扭动。
438. We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz and modern pop songs.
        当耍蛇人突然又吹奏起爵士乐和现代流行乐曲时，
439. The snake, however, continued to 'dance' slowly.
        我们感到非常惊奇。然而那蛇却还是缓慢地“舞动”着。
440. It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!
        显然，它分辨不出印度音乐和爵士乐！

$课文43  飞越南极
441. 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.
        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。
442. Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below,
        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，
443. they soon ran into serious trouble.
        但他们很快就陷入了困境。
444. At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash.
        在有个地方，飞机似乎肯定要坠毁了。
445. It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet.
        只有在飞至10,000英尺的高度时，它才能飞过这些山头。
446. Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks.
        伯德马上命令他的助手们把两个沉重的食物袋扔掉，
447. The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet.
        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。
448. Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles away,
        伯德这时知道他能够顺利飞抵300英里以外的南极了，
449. for there were no more mountains in sight.
        因为前面再没有山了。
450. The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.
        飞机可以毫无困难地飞过这片茫茫无际的白色原野！

$课文44  穿过森林
451. Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran through a forest after two men.
        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。
452. They had rushed up to her while she was having a picnic at the edge of a forest with her children and tried to steal her handbag.
        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。
453. In the struggle, the strap broke and, with the bag in their possession, both men started running through the trees.
        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。
454. Mrs. Sterling got so angry that she ran after them.
        斯特林夫人非常气愤，向着他们追了过去。
455. She was soon out of breath, but she continued to run.
        只追了一会儿便上气不接下气了，但她还是继续追赶。
456. When she caught up with them, she saw that they had sat down and were going through the contents of the bag,
        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。
457. so she ran straight at them.
        于是她直冲过去。
458. The men got such a fright that they dropped the bag and ran away.
        这两个人吓了一跳，扔下提包逃跑了。
459. 'The strap needs mending,'said Mrs. Sterling later,
        “这提包带需要修理，”斯特林夫人事后说道，
460. 'but they did not steal anything.'
        “不过他们什么也没偷走。”

$课文45  问心无愧
461. The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost.
        整个村子很快知道，有一大笔钱丢失了。
462. Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post office.
        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。
463. Sam was sure that the wallet must have been found by one of the villagers, but it was not returned to him.
        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。
464. Three months passed, and then one morning, Sam found his wallet outside his front door.
        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。
465. It had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half the money he had lost,
        钱包是用报纸包着的，里面有他丢失的钱的一半，
466. together with a note which said:'A thief, yes, but only 50 per cent a thief!'
        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！”
467. Two months later, some more money was sent to Sam with another note:'Only 25 per cent a thief now!'
        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！”
468. In time, all Sam's money was paid back in this way.
        很快，萨姆全部的钱都用同样的方式还了回来。
469. The last note said:'I am 100 per cent honest now!'
        最后的那张字条上写道：“我现在是一个100%的诚实人了！”

$课文46  既昂贵又受罪
470. When a plane from London arrived at Sydney airport,
        当一架来自伦敦的飞机抵达悉尼机场时，
471. workers began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clothing.
        工人们开始卸下装有服装的一批木箱。
472. No one could account for the fact that one of the boxes was extremely heavy.
        其中有只箱子特别重，可谁也弄不清是怎么回事。
473. It suddenly occurred to one of the workers to open up the box.
        突然一个工人想到打开箱子看看。
474. He was astonished at what he found.
        看到的情景使吃惊，
475. A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of woollen goods.
        箱内有一个人正躺在一堆毛织品之上。
476. He was so surprised at being discovered that he did not even try to run away.
        他由于被人发现而感到非常吃惊，甚至都没有企图逃跑。
477. After he was arrested, the man admitted hiding in the box before the plane left London.
        此人被逮捕后，承认他是在飞机离开伦敦前躲进箱里的。
478. He had had a long and uncomfortable trip, for he had been confined to the wooden box for over eighteen hours.
        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。
479. The man was ordered to pay $3,500 for the cost of the trip.
        此人被责令交付旅费3,500英镑，
480. The normal price of a ticket is $2,000!
        而正常票价是2,000英镑！

$课文47 嗜酒的鬼魂
481. A public house which was recently bought by Mr.Ian Thompson is up for sale.
        伊恩.汤普森先生最近才买的一个小酒店现在又要卖出去。
482. Mr.Thompson is going to sell it because it is haunted.
        汤普森先生之所以想卖它，是因为那里常闹鬼。
483. He told me that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise coming from the bar.
        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。
484. The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved.
        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。
485. Though Mr.Thompson had turned the lights off before he went to bed, they were on in the morning.
        虽然汤普森临睡觉时把灯关了，但早晨灯却都亮着。
486. He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must have drunk the night before.
        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。

487. When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink, Mr.Thompson shook his head.
        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。
488. The villagers have told him that they will not accept the pub even if he gives it away.
        村里的人已经告诉他，即使他把小酒店白送人，他们也不要。
$课文48  你想对我说什么吗？
489. Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer.
        牙科医生们总是在你无法作出回答的时候向你提出问题。
490. My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and had told me to rest for a while.
        我的牙科医生刚刚给我拔掉了一颗牙，叫我休息一会儿。
491. I tried to say something, but my mouth was full of cotton wool.
        我想说点什么，但我嘴里塞满了药棉。
492. He knew I collected match boxes and asked me whether my collection was growing.
        他知道我收集火柴盒，于是问我收藏的米柴盒是否在增加。
493. He then asked me how my brother was and whether I liked my new job in London.
        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。
494. In answer to these questions I either nodded or made strange noises.
        作为对这些问题的回答，我不是点头，就是发出奇怪的声音。
495. Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been.
        与此同时，我的舌头正在忙着寻找刚拔掉的那颗牙的伤口。
496. I suddenly felt very worried, but could not say anything.
        我突然非常着急起来，但却什么也说不出来。
497. When the dentist at last removed the cotton wool from my mouth,
        当那位牙医最后将药棉从我嘴中取出时，
498. I was able to tell him that he had pulled out the wrong tooth.
        我总算有可能告诉他，他拔错了牙。

$课文49  美梦告终
499. Tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed.
        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。
500. For the first time in his life, he became the proud owner of a bed which had springs and a mattress.
        他平生第一次自豪地拥有了一张既有弹簧又带床垫的床。
501. Because the weather was very hot, he carried the bed on to the roof of his house.
        由于天气很热，他便把床搬到了他的屋顶上。
502. He slept very well for the first two nights, but on the third night, a storm blew up.
        头两天晚上，他睡得非常好。但第三天晚上起了风暴。
503. A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and sent it crashing into the courtyard below.
        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。
504. The young man did not wake up until the bed had struck the ground.
        那年轻人直到床撞到地上才醒了过来。
505. Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt.
        尽管床摔成了碎片，但年轻人却奇迹地没有受伤。
506. When he woke up, he was still on the mattress.
        他醒来时，仍然躺在床垫上。
507. Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him,
        年轻人看了一眼周围的碎木片和碎金属片，
508. the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house.
        伤心地捡起了床垫，把它拿进了屋。
509. After he had put it on the floor, he promptly went to sleep again.
        他把床垫往地板上一放，很快又睡着了。

$课文50  乘车兜风
510. I love travelling in the country, but I don't like losing my way.
        我喜欢在乡间旅行，但却不愿意迷路。
511. I went on an excursion recently, but my trip took me longer than I expected.
        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。
512. 'I'm going to Woodford Green,' I said to the conductor as I got on the bus,' but I don't know where it is.'
        “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。”
513. 'I'll tell you where to get off. 'answered the conductor.
        “我来告诉您在哪儿下车，”售票员回答说。
514. I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside.
        我坐在汽车的前部，以便饱览农村风光。
515. After some time, the bus stopped.
        过了一些时候，车停了。
516. Looking round, I realized with a shock that I was the only passenger left on the bus.
        我环视了一下身旁，惊奇地发现车里就只剩我一个乘客了。
517. 'You'll have to get off here, 'the conductor said. 'This is as far as we go.'
        “您得在这里下车，”售票员说，“我们的车就到此为止了。”
518. 'Is this Woodford Green?' I asked.
        “这里是伍德福德草地吗？”我问道。
519. 'Oh dear,' said the conductor suddenly. 'I forgot to put you off.'
        “哎呀，”售票员突然说，“我忘了让您下车了。”
520. 'It doesn't matter,' I said. 'I'll get off here.'
        “没关系，”我说，“我就在这儿下吧。”
521. 'We're going back now,' said the conductor.
        “我们现在要返回去，”售票员说。
522. 'Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,' I answered.
        “好吧，既然如此，我还是留在车上吧。”我回答说。