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Lesson58Ablessingindisguise
ThetinyvillageofFrinleyissaidtopossessa\'cursedtree\'.Becausethetreewasmentionedinanewspaper,thenumberofvisitorstoFrinleyhasnowincreased.Thetreewasplantednearthechurchfiftyyearsago,butitisonlyinrecentyearsthatithasgainedanevilreputation.Itissaidthatifanyonetouchesthetree,hewillhavebadluck;ifhepicksaleaf,hewilldie.Manyvillagersbelievethatthetreehasalreadyclaimed...[阅读全文]
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Lesson57CanIhelpyou,madam?
Awomaninjeanstoodatthewindowofanexpensiveshop.Thoughshehesitatedforamoment,shefinallywentinandaskedtoseeadressthatwasinthewindow.Theassistantwhoservedherdidnotlikethewayshewasdressed.Glancingatherscornfully,hetoldherthatthedresswassold.Thewomanwalkedoutoftheshopangrilyanddecidedtopunishtheassistantnextday.Shereturnedtotheshopthefollowingmorningdressedinafurcoat,...[阅读全文]
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Lesson56Fasterthansound!
Onceayear,araceisheldforoldcar.Alotofcarsenteredforthisracelastyearandtherewasagreatdealofexcitementjustbeforeitbegan.OneofthemosthandsomecarswasaRolls-RoyceSilverGhost.ThemostunusualcarwasaBenzwhichhadonlythreewheels.Builtin1885,itwastheoldestcartakingpart.Afteragreatmanyloudexplosions,theracebegan.Manyofthecarsbrokedownonthecourseandsomedriversspentmoretimeunder...[阅读全文]
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Notagoldmine
Dreamsoffindinglosttreasurealmostcametruerecently.A
newmachinecalled\'TheRevealer\'hasbeeninventedandit
hasbeenusedtodetectgoldwhichhasbeenburiedinthe
ground.Themachinewasusedinacaveneartheseashore
where--itissaid--piratesusedtohidegold.The
pirateswouldoftenburygoldinthecaveandthenfailto
collectit.Armedwiththenewmachine,asearchpartywent
intothecave...[阅读全文]
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Lesson54Stickyfingers
Afterbreakfast,IsentthechildrentoschoolandthenI
wenttotheshops.ItwasstillearlywhenIreturnedhome.
Thechildrenwereatschool,myhusbandwasatworkandthe
housewasquiet.SoIdecidedtomakesomemeatpies.Ina
shorttimeIwasbusymixingbutterandflourandmyhands
weresooncoveredwithstickypastry.Anexactlythatmoment,
thetelephonerang.Nothingcouldhavebeenmoreannoying.I...[阅读全文]
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Lesson52Aprettycarpet
WehavejustmovedintoanewhouseandIhavebeenworkinghardallmorning.Ihavebeentryingtogetmynewroominorder.ThishasnotbeeneasybecauseIownoverathousandbooks.Tomakemattersworse,theroomisrathersmall,soIhavetemporarilyputmybooksonthefloor.Atthemoment,theycovereveryinchoffloorspaceandIactuallyhavetowalkonthemtogetinoroutoftheroom.Ashortwhileago,mysisterhelpedmetocarryoneofmyoldboo...[阅读全文]
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Lesson53Hotsnake触电的蛇
Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.
Whatcausedthefire?
AtlastfiremenhaveputoutabigforestfireinCalifornia.Sincethen,theyhavebeentryingtofindouthowthefirebegan.Forestfiresareoftencausedbybrokenglassorbycigaretteendswhichpeoplecarelesslythrowaway.Yesterdaythefiremenexaminedthegroundcarefully,butwerenotabletofindanyborkenglass.Theywerealsoquitesurethatacigare...[阅读全文]
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Lesson51Rewardforvirtue
Myfriend,Hugh,hasalwaysbeenfat,butthingsgotsobadrecentlythathedecidedtogoonadiet.Hebeganhisdietaweekago.Firstofall,heworteoutalonglistofallthefoodswhichwereforbidden.ThelistincludedmostofthethingsHughloves:butter,potatoes,rice,beer,milk,chocolate,andsweets.YesterdayIpaidhimavisit.IrangthebellandwasnotsurprisedtoseethatHughwasstillasfatasever.Heledmeintohisroomandhu...[阅读全文]
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Lesson50Takenforaride
Ilovetravellinginthecountry,butIdon\'tlikelosingmy
way.
Iwentonanexcursionrecently,butmytriptookmelonger
thanIexpected.
\'I\'mgoingtoWoodfordGreen,\'IsaidtotheconductorasI
gotonthebus,\'butIdon\'tknowwhereitis.\'
\'I\'lltellyouwheretogetoff,\'answeredtheconductor.
Isatinthefrontofthebustogetagoodviewofthe
countryside.Aftersometime,theb...[阅读全文]
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Lesson49Theendofadream.
Tiredofsleepingonthefloor,ayoungmaninTehransaved
upforyearstobuyarealbed.Forthefirsttimeinhis
life,hebecametheproudownerofabedwhichhadspringand
amattress.Becausetheweatherwasveryhot,hecarriedthe
bedontotheroofofhishouse.Hesleptverywellforthe
firsttwonights,butonthethirdnight,astormblewup.A
gustofwindsweptthebedofftheroofandsentitcrashing
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