Lesson 41 Do you call that a hat

'We mustn't buy things we don't need,' I remarked suddenly.

“我們不應該買我們不需要的東西，”我突然發表意見說，

Lesson 41 Do you call that a hat

I regretted saying it almost at once.

但馬上又后悔說了這話。

Lesson 41 Do you call that a hat

'You needn't have said that,' my wife answered.

“你沒必要這么說，”我妻子回答說，

Lesson 41 Do you call that a hat

'I needn't remind you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday.'

“我也不必提醒你昨天買的那條糟糕透了的領帶。”

Lesson 41 Do you call that a hat

'I find it beautiful,' I said.

“我覺得它好看，”我說，

Lesson 41 Do you call that a hat

'A man can never have too many ties.'

“男人有多少領帶也不會嫌多。”

Lesson 41 Do you call that a hat

'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。

Lesson 41 Do you call that a hat

Ten minutes later we walked out of the shop together.

10分鐘以后，我們一道走出了商店。

Lesson 41 Do you call that a hat

My wife was wearing a hat that looked like a lighthouse!

我妻子戴著一頂像燈塔一樣的帽子。

Lesson 42 Not very musical

As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest.

當我們穿過舊德里的市場時走了很長一段路，我們在一個廣場上停下來休息。

Lesson 42 Not very musical

After a time, we noticed a snake charmer with two large baskets at the other side of the square,

過了一會兒，我們注意到廣場的那一邊有一個帶著兩個大筐的耍蛇人，

Lesson 42 Not very musical

so we went to have a look at him.

于是就走過去看看。

Lesson 42 Not very musical

As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets.

他一見我們，就拿起了一個長長的上面鑲有硬幣的管樂器，并掀開了一個筐的蓋子。

Lesson 42 Not very musical

When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake.

當他開始吹奏一支曲子時，我們才第一次看到那條蛇。

Lesson 42 Not very musical

It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe.

它從筐里探出身子，隨著樂器的擺動而扭動。

Lesson 42 Not very musical

We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz and modern pop songs.

當耍蛇人突然又吹奏起爵士樂和現代流行樂曲時，我們感到非常驚奇。

Lesson 42 Not very musical

The snake, however, continued to 'dance' slowly.

然而那蛇卻還是緩慢地“舞動”著。

Lesson 42 Not very musical

It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!

顯然，它分辨不出印度音樂和爵士樂！

Lesson 43 Over the South Pole

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.

美國探險家 R。伯德在飛越北極3年之后，于1929年第一次飛越了南極。

Lesson 43 Over the South Pole

Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble.

雖然開始時伯德和他的助手們拍下了飛機下面連綿群山的大量照片，但他們很快就陷入了困境。

Lesson 43 Over the South Pole

At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash.

在有個地方，飛機似乎肯定要墜毀了。

Lesson 43 Over the South Pole

It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet.

只有在飛至10，000英尺的高度時，它才能飛過這些山頭。

Lesson 43 Over the South Pole

Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks.

伯德馬上命令他的助手們把兩個沉重的食物袋扔掉，

Lesson 43 Over the South Pole

The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet.

于是飛機可以上升了，它在離山頭400英尺的高度飛越了過去。

Lesson 43 Over the South Pole

Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles away, for there were no more mountains in sight.

伯德這時知道他能夠順利飛抵300英里以外的南極了，因為前面再沒有山了。

Lesson 43 Over the South Pole

The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.

飛機可以毫無困難地飛過這片茫茫無際的白色原野！

Lesson 44 Through the forest

Mrs.Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran through a forest after two men.

安。斯特林夫人在穿過森林追趕兩個男人時，她并沒有考慮到所冒的風險。

Lesson 44 Through the forest

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.

剛才，當她和孩子們正在森林邊上野餐的時候，這兩個人沖到她跟前，企圖搶走她的手提包。

Lesson 44 Through the forest

In the struggle, the strap broke and, with the bag in their possession, both men started running through the trees.

在爭搶中，手提包的帶斷了，包落入這兩個人手里，他們拔腿跑進了樹林。

Lesson 44 Through the forest

Mrs.Sterling got so angry that she ran after them.

斯特林夫人非常氣憤，向著他們追了過去。