Lesson 47 A thirsty ghost

When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink, Mr.Thompson shook his head.

當(dāng)我暗示說一定是村里有些人來喝不花錢的酒時，湯普森先生搖了搖頭。

Lesson 47 A thirsty ghost

The villagers have told him that they will not accept the pub even if he gives it away.

村里的人已經(jīng)告訴他，即使他把小酒店白送人，他們也不要。

Lesson 48 Did you want to tell me something

Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer.

牙科醫(yī)生們總是在你無法作出回答的時候向你提出問題。

Lesson 48 Did you want to tell me something

My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and had told me to rest for a while.

我的牙科醫(yī)生剛剛給我拔掉了一顆牙，叫我休息一會兒。

Lesson 48 Did you want to tell me something

I tried to say something, but my mouth was full of cotton wool.

我想說點什么，但我嘴里塞滿了藥棉。

Lesson 48 Did you want to tell me something

He knew I collected match boxes and asked me whether my collection was growing.

他知道我收集火柴盒，于是問我收藏的米柴盒是否在增加。

Lesson 48 Did you want to tell me something

He then asked me how my brother was and whether I liked my new job in London.

接著他又問我的兄弟近來如何，問我是否喜歡倫敦的新工作。

Lesson 48 Did you want to tell me something

In answer to these questions I either nodded or made strange noises.

作為對這些問題的回答，我不是點頭，就是發(fā)出奇怪的聲音。

Lesson 48 Did you want to tell me something

Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been.

與此同時，我的舌頭正在忙著尋找剛拔掉的那顆牙的傷口。

Lesson 48 Did you want to tell me something

I suddenly felt very worried, but could not say anything.

我突然非常著急起來，但卻什么也說不出來。

Lesson 48 Did you want to tell me something

When the dentist at last removed the cotton wool from my mouth,

當(dāng)那位牙醫(yī)最后將藥棉從我嘴中取出時，

Lesson 48 Did you want to tell me something

I was able to tell him that he had pulled out the wrong tooth.

我總算有可能告訴他，他拔錯了牙。

Lesson 49 The end of a dream

Tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed.

德黑蘭的一個人年輕人由于對睡地板感到厭倦，于是積蓄多年買了一張真正的床。

Lesson 49 The end of a dream

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?fù)碛辛艘粡埣扔袕椈捎謳Т矇|的床。

Lesson 49 The end of a dream

Because the weather was very hot, he carried the bed on to the roof of his house.

由于天氣很熱，他便把床搬到了他的屋頂上。

Lesson 49 The end of a dream

He slept very well for the first two nights,

頭兩天晚上，他睡得非常好。

Lesson 49 The end of a dream

but on the third night, a storm blew up.

但第三天晚上起了風(fēng)暴。

Lesson 49 The end of a dream

A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and sent it crashing into the courtyard below.

一陣大風(fēng)把床從屋頂上刮了下來，把它摔碎在下面的院子里。

Lesson 49 The end of a dream

The young man did not wake up until the bed had struck the ground.

那年輕人直到床撞到地上才醒了過來。

Lesson 49 The end of a dream

Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt.

盡管床摔成了碎片，但年輕人卻奇跡地沒有受傷。

Lesson 49 The end of a dream

When he woke up, he was still on the mattress.

他醒來時，仍然躺在床墊上。

Lesson 49 The end of a dream

Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him,

年輕人看了一眼周圍的碎木片和碎金屬片，

Lesson 49 The end of a dream

the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house.

傷心地?fù)炱鹆舜矇|，把它拿進(jìn)了屋。

Lesson 49 The end of a dream

After he had put it on the floor, he promptly went to sleep again.

他把床墊往地板上一放，很快又睡著了。

Lesson 50 Taken for a ride

I love travelling in the country, but I don't like losing my way.

我喜歡在鄉(xiāng)間旅行，但卻不愿意迷路。

Lesson 50 Taken for a ride

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，但這次旅行所花費(fèi)的時間比我預(yù)計的要長。

Lesson 50 Taken for a ride

'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，”我一上車就對售票員說，“但我不知道它在那兒。”

Lesson 50 Taken for a ride

'I'll tell you where to get off.' answered the conductor.

“我來告訴您在哪兒下車，”售票員回答說。

Lesson 50 Taken for a ride

I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside.

我坐在汽車的前部，以便飽覽農(nóng)村風(fēng)光。

Lesson 50 Taken for a ride

After some time, the bus stopped.

過了一些時候，車停了。