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Lesson1Apumaatlarge

Pumasarelarge,cat-likeanimalswhicharefoundinAmerica.WhenreportscameintoLondonZoothatawildpumahadbeenspottedfoity-fivemilessouthofLondon,theywerenottakensenouslyHowever,astheevidencebegantoaccumulate,expertsfromtheZoofeltobligedtoinvestigate,forthedescriptionsgivenbypeoplewhoclaimedtohaveseentliepumawereextraordinarilysiniilai:

Thehuntforthepumabeganinasmallvillagewhereawomanpickingblackbennessaw'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