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Lesson31:
Alovableeccentric 可爱的怪人
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
听录音,然后回答以下问题。
WhydidtheshopassistantrefusetoserveDickie?
Trueeccentricsneverdeliberatelysetouttodrawattentiontothemselves.Theydisregardsocialconventionswithoutbeingconsciousthattheyaredoinganythingextraordinary.Thisinvariablywinsthemtheloveandrespectofothers,fortheyaddcolourtothedullroutineofeverydaylife.
Uptothetimeofhisdeath,RichardColsonwasoneofthemostnotablefiguresinourtown.Hewasashrewdandwealthybusinessman,butmostpeopleinthetownhardlyknewanythingaboutthissideofhislife.HewasknowntousallasDickieandhiseccentricityhadbecomelegendarylongbeforehedied.
Dickiedislikedsnobsintensely.Thoughheownedalargecar,hehardlyeverusedit,preferringalwaystogoonfoot.Evenwhenitwasrainingheavily,herefusedtocarryanumbrella.Oneday,hewalkedintoanexpensiveshopafterhavingbeencaughtinaparticularlyheavyshower.Hewantedtobuya$300watchforhiswife,buthewasinsuchabedraggledconditionthananassistantrefusedtoservehim.Dickielefttheshopwithoutawordandreturnedcarryingalargeclothbag.Asitwasextremelyheavy,hedumpeditonthecounter.Theassistantaskedhimtoleave,butDickiepaidnoattentiontohimandrequestedtoseethemanager.Recognizingwhothecustomerwas,themanagerwasmostapologeticandreprimandedtheassistantseverely.WhenDickiewasgiventhewatch,thepresentedtheassistantwiththeclothbag.Itcontained$300inpennies.Heinsistedontheassistant'scountingthemoneybeforeheleft--30,000penniesinall!
Onanotheroccasion,heinvitedanumberofimportantcriticstoseehisprivatecollectionofmodernpaintings.Thisexhibitionreceivedagreatdealofattentioninthepress,forthoughthepicturesweresupposedtobetheworkoffamousartists,theyhadinfactbeenpaintedbyDickie.Ittookhimfouryearstostagethiselaboratejokesimplytoprovethatcriticsdonotalwaysknowwhattheyaretalkingabout.
Lesson33:
Adaytremember 难忘的一天
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Whatincidentbegantheseriesoftrafficaccidents?
Wehaveallexperienceddayswheneverythinggoeswrong.Adaymaybeginwellenough,butsuddenlyeverythingseemstogetoutofcontrol.Whatinvariablyhappensisthatagreatnumberofthingschoosetogowrongatpreciselythesamemoment.Itisasifasingleunimportanteventsetupachainofreactions.Letussupposethatyouarepreparingamealandkeepinganeyeonthebabyatthesametime.Thetelephoneringsandthismarksthepreludetoanunforeseenseriesofcatastrophes.Whileyouareonthephone,thebabypullsthetableclothoffthetable,smashinghalfyourbestcrockeryandcuttinghimselfintheprocess.Youhanguphurriedlyandattendtobaby,crockery,etc.Meanwhile,themealgetsburnt.Asifthiswerenotenoughtoreduceyoutotears,yourhusbandarrives,unexpectedlybringingthreegueststodinner.
Thingscangowrongonabigscale,asanumberofpeoplerecentlydiscoveredinParramatta,asuburbofSydney.Duringtherushhouroneeveningtwocarscollidedandbothdriversbegantoargue.Thewomanimmediatelybehindthetwocarshappenedtobealearner.Shesuddenlygotintoapanicandstoppedhercar.Thismadethedriverfollowingherbrakehard.Hiswifewassittingbesidehimholdingalargecake.Asshewasthrownforward,thecakewentrightthroughthewindscreenandlandedontheroad.Seeingacakeflyingthroughtheair,alorrydriverwhowasdrawingupalongsidethecar,pulledupallofasudden.Thelorrywasloadedwithemptybeerbottlesandhundredsofthemslidoffthebackofthevehicleandontotheroad.Thisledtoyetanotherangryargument.Meanwhile,thetrafficpiledupbehind.Ittookthepolicenearlyanhourtogetthetrafficonthemoveagain.Inthemeantime,thelorrydriverhadtosweepuphundredsofbrokenbottles.Onlytwostraydogsbenefitedfromallthisconfusion,fortheygreedilydevouredwhatwasleftofthecake.Itwasjustoneofthosedays!
Lesson34:
Ahappydiscovery幸运的发现
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Whatwasthe'happydiscovery'?
Antiqueshopsexertapeculiarfascinationonagreatmanypeople.Themoreexpensivekindofantiqueshopwhererareobjectsarebeautifullydisplayedinglasscasestokeepthemfreefromdustisusuallyaforbiddingplace.Butnoonehastomusterupcouragetoenteralesspretentiousantiqueshop.Thereisalwayshopethatinitslabyrinthofmusty,dark,disorderedroomsarealraritywillbefoundamongstthepilesofassortedjunkthatlittlethefloors.
Noonediscoversararitybychance.Atrulydedicatedbargainhuntermusthavepatience,andaboveall,theabilitytorecognizetheworthofsomethingwhenheseesit.Todothis,hemustbeatleastasknowledgeableasthedealer.Likeascientistbentonmakingadiscovery,hemustcherishthehopethatonedayhewillbeamplyrewarded.
Myoldfriend,FrankHalliday,isjustsuchaperson.Hehasoftendescribedtomehowhepickedupamasterpieceforamere$50.OneSaturdaymorning,Frankvisitedanantiqueshopinmyneighbourhood.Ashehadneverbeentherebefore,hefoundagreatdealtointeresthim.ThemorningpassedrapidlyandFrankwasabouttoleavewhenhenoticedalargepackingcaselyingonthefloor.ThemorningpassedrapidlyandFrankjustcomein,butthathecouldnotbebotheredtoopenit.Frankbeggedhimtodosoandthedealerreluctantlypriseditopen.Thecontentsweredisappointing.Apartfromaninteresting-lookingcarveddagger,theboxwasfullofcrockery,muchofitbroken.Frankgentlyliftedthecrockeryoutoftheboxansuddenlynoticedaminiaturepaintingatthebottomofthepackingcase.AsitscompositionandlineremindedhimofanItalianpaintingheknewwell,hedecidedtobuyit.Glancingatitbriefly,thedealertoldhimthatitwasworth$50.Frankcouldhardlyconcealhisexcitement,forheknewthathehadmadearealdiscovery.ThetinypaintingprovedtobeanunknownmasterpiecebyCorreggioandwasworthhundredsofthousandsofpounds.
Lesson35:
Justicewasdone伸张正义
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Theword'justice'isgiventwodifferentmeaningsinthetext.Whatisthedistinctionbetweenthem?
Thewordjusticeisusuallyassociatedwithcourtsoflaw.Wemightsaythatjusticehasbeendonewhenaman'sinnocenceorguilthasbeenprovedbeyonddoubt.Justiceispartofthecomplexmachineryofthelaw.Thosewhoseekitundertakeanarduousjourneyandcanneverbesurethattheywillfindit.Judges,howeverwiseoreminent,arehumanandcanmakemistakes.
Therearerareinstanceswhenjusticealmostceasestobeanabstractconcept.Rewardorpunishmentaremetedoutquiteindependentofhumaninterference.Atsuchtimes,justiceactslikealivingforce.Whenweuseaphraselike'itserveshimright',weare,inpart,admittingthatacertainsetofcircumstanceshasenabledjusticetoactofitsownaccord.
Whenathiefwascaughtonthepremisesoflargejewellerystoreonmorning,theshopassistantsmusthavefounditimpossibletoresistthetemptationtosay'itserveshimright.'Theshopwasanoldconvertedhousewithmanylarge,disusedfireplacesandtall,narrowchimneys.Towardsmidday,agirlheardamuffedcrycomingfrombehindonofthewalls.Asthecrywasrepeatedseveraltimes,sherantotellthemanagerwhopromptlyrangupthefirebrigade.Thecryhadcertainlycomeformoneofthechimneys,butasthereweresomanyofthem,thefirefighterscouldnotbecertainwhichoneitwas.Theylocatedtherightchimneybytappingatthewallsandlisteningfortheman'scries.Afterchippingthroughawallwhichwaseighteeninchesthick,theyfoundthatamanhadbeentrappedinthechimney.Asitwasextremelynarrow,themanwasunabletomove,butthefirefighterswereeventuallyabletofreehimbycuttingahugeholeinthewall.Thesorry-looking,blackenedfigurethatemerged,admittedatoncethathehadtriedtobreakintotheshopduringthenightbuthadgotstuckinthechimney.Hehadbeentherefornearlytenhours.Justicehadbeendoneevenbeforethemanwashandedovertothepolice.
Lesson36:
Achanceinamillion 百万分之一的机遇
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Whatwasthechanceinamillion?
Wearelesscredulousthanweusedtobe.Inthenineteenthcentury,anovelistwouldbringhisstorytoaconclusionbypresentinghisreaderswithaseriesofcoincidences--mostofthemwildlyimprobable.Readershappilyacceptedthefactthatanobscuremaidservantwasreallythehero'smother.Along-lostbrother,whowaspresumeddead,wasreallyaliveallthetimeandwickedlyplottingtobringaboutthehero'sdownfall.Andsoon.Modernreaderswouldfindsuchnaivesolutiontotallyunacceptable.Yet,inreallife,circumstancesdosometimesconspiretobringaboutcoincidenceswhichanyonebutanineteenthcenturynovelistwouldfindincredible.
WhenIwasaboy,mygrandfathertoldmehowaGermantaxidriver,FranzBussman,foundabrotherwhowasthoughttohavebeenkilledtwentyyearsbefore.Whileonawalkingtourwithhiswife,hestoopedtotalktoaworkman.Aftertheyhadgoneon,Mrs.Bussmancommentedontheworkman'scloseresemblancetoherhusbandandevensuggestedthathemightbehisbrother.Franzpouredscornontheidea,pointingoutthathisbrotherhadbeenkilledinactionduringthewar.ThoughMrs.Busssmanfullyacquaintedwiththisstory,shethoughtthattherewas
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