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alargecat1onlyfiveyardsawayfi'

omherItimmediatelyranawaywhenshesawit,andexpertsconfmriedthatapumawillnotattackahumanbeingunlessitiscornered（adj被困得走投无路的）Theseai-chproveddifficult,forthepumawasoftenobseivedatoneplaceintliemorningandatanotherplacetwentymilesawayintheeveningWhereveritwent,itleftbehinditatrailofdeaddeerandsmallanimalslikerabbitsPawprintswereseeninanumberofplacesandpumafurwasfoundclinguigtobushes.Severalpeoplecomplainedof'

cat-likenoises'

atnightandabusmessnianonafishingtripsawthepumaupatree.Theexpeitswerenowfullyconvincedthattheanimalwasapuma,butwherehaditcomefi*om?

Asnopumashadbeenreportedmissingfromanyzoointhecountiy,thisonemusthavebeeninthepossessionofaprivatecollectorandsomehowmanagedtoescape.Thehuntwentonforseveralweeks,butthepumawasnotcauglitItisdisturbingtothinkthatadangerouswildanunalisstillatlargeintliequietcounhyside

Lesson2Thiiteenequalsone

Ourvicarisalwaysraisingmoneyforonecauseoranother,buthehasnevermanagedtogetenoughmoneytohavethechurchclockrepairedThebigclockwhichusedtostrikethehoursdayandnightwasdamagedmanyyearsagoandhasbeensilenteversince

1Onenight,however,ourvicarwokeupwithastarttheclockwasstrikingthehours!

Lookingathiswatch,hesawtliatitwasoneo'

clock,buttliebellstruckthnteentimesbeforeitstopped.Aimedwithatorch,thevicai*wentupintotheclocktowei*toseewhatwasgoingonInthetorchlight,hecaughtsightofafigurewhomheimmediatelyrecognizedasBillWilkins,ourlocalgrocer'

WhateverareyoudoinguphereBill?

'

askedthevicarinsuipnse

1Tmtryingtorepairthebell,'

answeredBill.1I'

vebeencorningupherenightafternightforweeksnowYousee,Iwashopingtogiveyouasuipnse1

Youceitainlydidgivemeasurprisedsaidthevicar'

YouVeprobablywokenupeveryoneinthevillageaswellStill,Pmgladthebellisworkingagain1

That'

stlietrouble,vicar,1answeredBill.'

IVsworkingallright,butI'

mafraidthatatoneo'

clockitwillstnkethirteentimesandthere'

snotliuigIcandoaboutit1

WellgetusedtothatBill/saidthevicarThirteenisnotasgoodasonebutit'

sbetterthannothingNowletsgodownstairsandhaveacupoftea.1

Lesson3Anunknowngoddess

Sometimeago*aninterestingdiscoveiywasmadebyarchaeologistsontheAegean（adj爱琴海的；

n）islandofKea.AnAmericanteamexploredatemplewhichstandsinanancientcityonthepromontoiyofAyiaInni.Thecityatonetimemusthavebeenprosperous,foritenjoyedahighlevelofcivilization.Houses-oftenthreestoreyshigh・-werebuiltofstone.Theyhadlargeroomswithbeautifullydecoratedwalls.Thecitywasevenequippedwithadrainagesystem>

foragreatmanyclaypipeswerefoundbeneatlithenarrowstreets.

ThetemplewhichthearchaeologistsexploredwasusedasaplaceofworshipfromtliefifteenthcentuiyB.C.untilRomantnnesInthemostsacredroomofthetemple,clayfragmentsoffifteenstatueswerefoundEachoftlieserepresentedagoddessandhad,atonetime,beenpaintedThebodyofonestatuewasfoundamongremainsdatingfromthefifteenthcenturyBCItsmissingheadhappenedtobeamongremainsofthefifthcentuiyBCThisheadmusthavebeenfoundinClassicaltunesandcarefullypreseivedItwasveiyoldandpreciouseventhenWhetithearchaeologistsreconstiuctedtlieSegments,theywereamazedtofindthatthegoddessturnedouttobeaveiymodem-lookingwomanShestoodthreefeethighandherhandsrestedonherhipShewaswearingafull-lengthskirtv/hichsweptthegroundDespitehergreatage,shewasveiygracefulindeed,but,sofar,thearchaeologistshavebeenunabletodiscovei*heridentity

Lesson4ThedoublelifeofAlfredBloggs

Thesedays,peoplewhodomanualworkoftenreceivefarmoremoneytlianclerkswhoworkinofficesPeoplev/howorkinofficesarefrequentlyrefeiredtoas'

whitecollai*workers"

forthesunplereasonthattheyusuallywearacollarandtietogotoworkSuchishumannature,thatagreatmanypeopleareoftenwillingtosacrificehigherpayfortheprivilegeofbecomingwhitecollai*workers.Thiscangiverisetocunoussituations,asitdidinthecaseofAlfredBloggswhoworkedasadustmanforthe