off here,' the conductor said. 'This is as far as we go.' ' Is this Woodford Green ?' I asked. 'Oh dear,' said the conductor suddenly.' I forgot to put you off.' 'It doesn't matter,' I said. 'I'll get off here.' 'We are going back now,' said the conductor. 'Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,' I answered. Lesson51 Reward for virtue 对美德的奖赏 M friend, Herbert, has always been fat, but things got so bad recently that he decided to go on a diet. He began his diet a wee ago. First of all, he wrote out a long list of all the foods which were forbidden. The list included most of the things Herbert loves: butter, potatoes, rice, beer, milk chocolate, and sweets. Yesterday I paid him a visit. I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Herbert was still as fat as ever. He led me into his room and hurriedly hid a large parcel under his desk. It was obviou s that he was very embarrassed. When I asked him what he was doing, he smiled guiltily and then put the parcel on the desk. He explained that his diet was so strict that he had to reward himself occasionally. Then he showed me the contents of the parcel. It contained five large bars of chocolate and three bags of sweets! Lesson52 A pretty carpet 漂亮的地毯 We h ave just moved into a new house and I have been woring hard all morning. I have been trying to get my new room in order. This has not been easy because I own over a thousand boos. To mae matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my book s on the floor. At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk o n them to get in or out of the room. A short while ago, my sist...
