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Asnopumashadbeenreportedmissingfromanyzoointhecountry，thisonemusthavebeeninthepossessionofaprivatecollectorandsomehowmanagedtoescape.Thehuntwentonforseveralweeks，butthepumawasnotcaught.Itisdisturbingtothinkthatadangerouswildanimalisstillatlargeinthequietcountryside.

　Lesson2

　　Thirteenequalsone十三等于一

Ourvicarisalwaysraisingmoneyforonecauseoranother，buthehasnevermanagedtogetenoughmoneytohavethechurchclockrepaired.Thebigclockwhichusedtostrikethehoursdayandnightwasdamagedmanyyearsagoandhasbeensilenteversince.

Onenight，however，ourvicarworkupwithastart：

theclockwasstrikingthehours！

Lookingathiswatch，hesawthatitwasoneo'

clock，butthebellstruckthirteentimesbeforeitstopped.Armedwithatorch，thevicarwentupintotheclocktowertoseewhatwasgoingon.Inthetorchlight，hecaughtsightofafigurewhomheimmediatelyrecognizedasBillWilkins，ourlocalgrocer.

'

WhateverareyoudoinguphereBill？

askedthevicarinsurprise.

I'

mtryingtorepairthebell，'

answeredBill.'

vebeencomingupherenightafternightforweeksnow.Yousee，Iwashopingtogiveyouasurprise.'

'

Youcertainlydidgivemeasurprise！

saidthevicar.'

You'

veprobablywokenupeveryoneinthevillageaswell.Still，I'

mgladthebellisworkingagain.'

That'

sthetrouble，vicar，'

It'

sworkingallright，butI'

mafraidthatatoneo'

clockitwillstrikethirteentimesandthere'

snothingIcandoaboutit."

We'

llgetusedtothat，Bill，'

saidthevicar."

Thirteenisnotasgoodasone，butit'

sbetterthannothing.Nowlet'

sgodownstairsandhaveacupoftea.'

Lesson3

　　Anunknowngoddess无名女神

　　　Sometimeago，andinterestingdiscoverywasmadebyarchaeologistsontheAegeanislandofKea.AnAmericanteamexploredatemplewhichstandsinanancientcityonthepromontoryofAyiaIrini.Thecityatonetimemusthavebeenprosperous，foritenjoyedahighlevelofcivilization.Houses——oftenthreestoreyshigh——werebuiltofstone.Theyhadlargeroomswithbeautifullydecoratedwalls.Thecitywasequippedwithadrainagesystem，foragreatmanyclaypipeswerefoundbeneaththenarrowstreets.

ThetemplewhichthearchaeologistsexploredwasusedasaplaceofworshipfromthefifteenthcenturyB.C.untilRomantimes.Inthemostsacredroomoftemple，clayfragmentsoffifteenstatueswerefound.Eachoftheserepresentedagoddessandhad，atonetime，beenpainted.ThebodyofonestatuewasfoundamongremainsdatingfromthefifteenthcenturyB.C.It'

smissingheadhappenedtobeamongremainsofthefifthcenturyB.C.ThisheadmusthavebeenfoundinClassicaltimesandcarefullypreserved.Itwasveryoldandpreciouseventhen.Whenthearchaeologistsreconstructedthefragments，theywereamazedtofindthatthegoddessturnedouttobeaverymodern-lookingwoman.Shestoodthreefeethighandherhandsrestedonherhips.Shewaswearingafull-lengthskirtwhichswepttheground.Despitehergreatage，shewasverygracefulindeed，but，sofar，thearchaeologistshavebeenunabletodiscoverheridentity.

　Lesson4

　　ThedoublelifeofAlfredBloggs阿尔弗雷德。

布洛格斯的双重生活

　Thesedays，peoplewhodomanualworkoftenreceivefarmoremoneythanpeoplewhoworkinoffices.Peoplewhoworkinofficesarefrequentlyreferredtoas"

white-collarworkers'

forthesimplereasonthattheyusuallywearacollarandtietogotowork.Suchishumannature，thatagreatmanypeopleareoftenwillingtosacrificehigherpayfortheprivilegeofbecomingwhite-collarworkers.Thiscangiverisetocurioussituations，asitdidinthecaseofAlfredBloggswhoworkedasadustmanfortheEllesmereCorporation.

Whenhegotmarried，Alfwastooembarrassedtosayanythingtohiswifeabouthisjob.HesimplytoldherthatheworkedfortheCorporation.Everymorning，helefthomedressedinasmartblacksuit.Hethenchangedintooverallsandspentthenexteighthoursasadustman.Beforereturninghomeatnight.Hetookashowerandchangedbackintohissuit.AlfdidthisforovertwoyearsandhisfellowdustmenkepthissecretAlf'

swifehasneverdiscoveredthatshemarriedadustmanandsheneverwill，forAlfhasjustfoundanotherjob.Hewillsoonbeworkinginanoffice.Hewillbeearningonlyhalfasmuchasheusedto，buthefeelsthathisriseinstatusiswellworththelossofmoney.Fromnowon，hewillwearasuitalldayandotherswillcallhim'

Mr.Bloggs'

，not'

Alf'

.

　Lesson5

Thefacts确切数字

Editorsofnewspapersandmagazinesoftengotoextremestoprovidetheirreaderwithunimportantfactsandstatistics.Lastyearajournalisthadbeeninstructedbyawell-knownmagazinetowriteanarticleonthepresident'

spalaceinanewAfricanrepublic.Whenthearticlearrived，theeditorreadthefirstsentenceandthenrefusetopublishit.Thearticlebegan：

Hundredsofstepsleadtothehighwallwhichsurroundsthepresident'

spalace'

.Theeditoratoncesentthejournalistafaxinstructinghimfindouttheexactnumberofstepsandtheheightofthewall.

Thejournalistimmediatelysetouttoobtaintheseimportantfacts，butthetookalongtimetosendthem.Meanwhile，theeditorwasgettingimpatient，forthemagazinewouldsoongotopress.Hesentthejournalisttwomorefaxes，butreceivednoreply.Hesentyetanotherfaxinformingthejournalistthatifhedidnotreplysoonhewouldbefired.Whenthejournalistagainfailedtoreply，theeditorreluctantlypublishedthearticleasithadoriginallybeenwritten.Aweeklater，theeditoratlastreceivedafaxfromthejournalist.Notonlyhadthepoormanbeenarrested，buthehadbeensenttoprisonaswell.However，hehadatlastbeenallowedtosendafaxinwhichheinformedtheeditorthatthehehadbeenarrestedwhilecountingthe1，084stepsleadingtothefifteen-footwallwhichsurroundedthepresident'

spalace.

　　　Lesson6

　　Smash-and-grab砸橱窗抢劫

TheexpensiveshopsinafamousnearPiccadillywerejust"

opening.Atthistimeofthemorning，thearcadewasalmostempty.Mr.Taylor，theownerofajewelleryshopwasadmiringanewdisplay.Twoofhisassistantshadbeenworkingbusilysinceeighto'

clockandhadonlyjustfinished.Diamondnecklacesandringshadbeenbeautifullyarrangedonabackgroundofblackvelvet.Aftergazingatthedisplayforseveralminutes，Mr.Taylorwentbackintohisshop.

Thesilencewassuddenlybrokenwhenalargecar，withitsheadlightsonanditshomeblaring，roareddownthearcade.Itcametoastopoutsidethejeweller'

s.Onemanstayedatthewheelwhiletwootherswithblackstockingovertheirfacesjumpedoutandsmashedthewindowoftheshopwithironbars.Whilethiswasgoingon，Mr.Taylorwasupstairs.Heandhisstaffbeganthrowingfurnitureoutofthewindow.Chairsandtableswentflyingintothearcade.Oneofthethieveswasstruckbyaheavystatue，buthewastoobusyhelpinghimselftodiamondstonoticeanypain.Theraidwasalloverinthreeminutes，forthemenscrambledbackintothecaranditmovedoffatafantasticspeed.Justasitwasleaving，Mr.Taylorrushedoutandranafteritthrowingashtraysandvases，butitwasimpossibletostopthethieves.Theyhadgotawaywiththousandsofpoundsworthofdiamonds.

Lesson7

　　Mutilatedladies残钞鉴别组

　　Hasiteverhappenedtoyou？

Haveyoueverputyourtrousersinthewashingmachineandthenrememberedtherewasalargebanknoteinyourbackpocket？

Whenyourescuedyourtrousers，didnoteinyourbackpocket？

Whenyourescuedyourtrousers，didyoufindthenotewaswhiterthanwhite？

PeoplewholiveinBritainneedn'

tdespairwhentheymademistakeslikethis（andalotofpeopledo）！

Fortunatelyforthem，theBankofEnglandhasateamcalledMutilatedLadieswhichdealswithclaimsfrompeoplewhofedtheirmoneytoamachineortotheirdog.Dogs，itseems，lovetochewupmoney！

　　ArecentcaseconcernsJaneButlinwhosefiancé

，John，runsasuccessfulfurniturebusiness.Johnhadverygooddayandputhiswalletcontaining$3，000intothemicrowaveovenforsafekeeping.ThenheandJanewenthorse-riding.Whentheygothome，Janecookedtheirdinnerinthemicrowaveovenandwithoutrealizingit，cookedherfiancé

swalletaswell.Imaginetheirdismaywhentheyfoundabeautifully-cookedwalletandnotesturnedtoash！

JohnwenttoseehisbankmanagerwhosenttheremainsofwalletandthemoneytothespecialdepartmentoftheBankofEnglandinNewcastle：

theMutilateLadies！

Theyexaminedth