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Lesson 26:Wanted:a large biscuit tin 征购大饼干筒征购大饼干筒 No one can a_ being i_ by a_.Much as we may p_ourselves on our good taste,we are no longer free to choose the things we want,for advertising e_ a s_ i_ on us.In their e_ to p_us to buy this or that product,advertisers have made a close study of human nature and have c_ all our little w_.Advertisers d_ years ago that all of us love to get something for nothing.An advertisement which begins with the m_word FREE can r_ go wrong.These days,advertisers not only offer free s_,but free cars,free houses,and free trips round the world as well.They d_ hundreds of c_which will e_ us to win huge sums of money.Radio and television have made it possible for advertisers to c_ the attention of millions of people in this way.nfluenceddvertisementsride xertsubtlenfluenceersuade lassifiedeaknessesiscoveredagic arelyampleseviseompetitions nableapturevoidfforts1;.During a radio programme,a company of biscuit m_ once asked listeners to bake biscuits and send them to their factory.They o_ to pay$10 a pound for the biggest biscuit baked by a listener.The r_ to this c_ was t_.Before long,biscuits of all s_ and sizes began arriving at the factory.One lady brought in a biscuit on a wheelbarrow.It w_nearly 500 pounds.A little later,a man came along with a biscuit which o_ the whole boot of his car.All the biscuits that were sent were carefully weighed.The largest was 713 pounds.It seemed certain that this would win the prize.But just before the competition closed,a lorry arrived at the factory with a truly colossal biscuit which weighed 2,400 pounds.anufacturersfferedesponseompetitionremendoushapeseighed ccupied2;.It had been baked by a college student who had used over 1,000 pounds of flour,800 pounds of sugar,200 pounds of fat,and 400 pounds of v_ other i_.It was so heavy that a crane had to be used to r_ it from the lorry.The manufacturers had to pay more money than they had a_,or they bought the biscuit from the student for$24,000.ariousngredientsemoventicipated3;.L27:Nothing to sell and nothing to buy 不卖也不买不卖也不买 It has been said that everyone lives by selling something.In the l_of this s_,teachers live by selling knowledge,p_ by selling w_ and priests by selling s_ c_.Though it may be possible to m_ the value of m_ good in terms of money,it is e_ difficult to e_ the true value of the services which people p_ for us.There are times when we would w_ give everything we p_ to save our lives,yet we might g_paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us p_ this service.The c_of society are such that skills have to be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop.Everyone has something to sell.T_ seem to be the only e_ to this g_ rule.B_ almost sell themselves as human being to a_the pity of passers-by.But real tramps are not beggars.ight tatementhilosophersisdom piritualomforteasureaterialxtremelystimateerformillinglyossessreciselyrudge onditions rampsxceptioneneraleggarsrouse 4;.They have nothing to sell and r_ nothing from others.In s_ i_,they do not s_ their human d_.A tramp may ask you for money,but he will never ask you to feel sorry for him.He has d_ chosen to lead the life he leads and is fully a_ of the c_.He may never be sure where the next meal is coming from,but his is free from the thousands of a_ which a_ other people.His few material p_ make it possible for him to move from place to place with ease.By having to sleep in the open,he gets far closer to the world of nature than most of us ever do.He may hunt,beg,or steal o_to keep himself a_;he may even,in times of real need,do a little work;but he will never sacrifice his f_.eekingequirendependenceacrificeignityeliberatelywareonsequencesnxietiesfflictossessionsccasionally reedomlive5;.We often speak of my even,in times of real need,do a little work;but he will never sacrifice his freedom.We often speak of tramps with c_and put them in the same class as beggars,but how many of us can h_ say that we have not felt a little e_ of their simple way of life and their freedom from care?ontempt onestlynvious6;.Lesson 28:Five pound too dear 五磅也太贵五磅也太贵 Small boats l_with wares sped to the great liner as she was entering the h_.Before she had a_,the men from the boats had climbed on board and the decks were soon covered with colorful rugs from Persia,silks from India,copper coffee pots,and beautiful handmade silverware.It was difficult not to be t_.Many of the tourists on board had begun b_ with the tradesmen,but I decide not to buy anything until I had d_.I had no sooner got off the ship than I was a_ by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring.I had no i_of buying one,but I could not c_the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds.Some of them were as big as marbles.The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real.oaded arbornchoredemptedargainingisembarkedssailedntention onceal 7;.As we were walking past a shop,he held a diamond f_ against the window and made a deep i_ in the glass.It took me over half an hour to get rid of him.The next man to a_ me was selling expensive pens and watches.I e_ one of the pens closely.It certainly looked genuine.At the base of the gold cap,the words made in the U.S.A.had been n_ i_.The man said that the pen was worth&10,but as a special favor,he would let me have it for&8.I shook my head and held up a finger i_ that I was willing to pay a pound.Gesticulating w_,the man acted as if he found my offer o_,but he e_ reduced the price to&3.S_ my shoulders,I began to walk away when,a moment later,he ran after me and t_ the pen into my hands.mpressionirmlypproachxaminedeatlynscribedndicatingildlyutrageousventuallyhrugginghrust8;.Though he kept throwing up his arms in d_,he r_ accepted the pound I gave him.I felt e_ pleased with my wonderful b_-until I got back to the ship.No matter how hard I tried,it was impossible to fill this beautiful pen with ink and to this day it has never written a s_ word!espaireadilyargainspecially ingle9;.Lesson 29:Funny or not?是否可笑？是否可笑？Whether we find a joke funny or not largely d_on were we have been brought up.The s_of h_is m_ b_up with national characteristics.A Frenchman,for instance,might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke.In the same way,a Russian might fail to see anything a_ in a joke which would make an Englishman laugh to tears.Most funny stories are b_on comic situations.In spite of national differences,certain funny situations have a u_ a_.No matter where you live,you would find it difficult not to laugh at,say,Charlie Chaplins early films.However,a new type of humour,which s_largely from the U.S.,has recently come into fashion.It is called sick humour.epends ense umour ysteriouslyound musingased niversalppealtems 10;.C_ base their jokes on t_ situation like v_ death or serious accidents.Many people find this sort of joke d_.The following example of sick humour will enable you to j_ for yourself.A man who had broken his right leg was taken to hospital a few weeks before Christmas.From the moment he arrived there,he kept on p_ his doctor to tell him when he would be able to go home.He d_ having to spend Christmas in hospital.Though the doctors did his best,the patients r_ was slow.On Christmas Day,the man still had his right leg in plaster.He spent a m_ day in bed thinking of all the fun he was missing.The following day,however,the doctor c_him by telling him that his c_ of being able to leave hospital in time for New Year celebrations were good.omediansragiciolentistastefuludgeesteringreadedecoveryiserableonsoled hances11;.The good.The man took heart and,sure enough,on New Years Eve he was able to hobble along to a party.To c_ for his u_experiences in hospital,the man drank a little more than was good for him.In the p_,he enjoyed himself t_ and kept telling everybody how much he hated hospitals.He was still m_ something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg.ompensatenpleasant rocesshoroughlyumbling12;.Lesson 30:The death of a ghost 幽灵之死幽灵之死 For years,villagers believed that Endley Farm was hunted.The farm was owned by two brothers,Joe and Bob Cox.They e_a few farmhands,but no one was willing to work there long.Every time a worker gave up his job,he told the same story.Farm laborers said that they always woke up to find that work had been done o_.Hay had been cut and cowsheds had been cleaned.A farm worker,who stayed up all night c_to have seen a f_ cutting corn in the moonlight.In time,it became an accepted fact the Cox brothers employed a c_ ghost that did most of their work for them.No one s_ that there might be someone else on the farm who had never been seen.This was i_ the case.A short time ago,villagers were a_ to learn that the ghost of Endley had died.mployed vernightlaimed igureonscientioususpectedstonishedndeed13;.Everyone went to the funeral,for the ghost was none other than Eric Cox,a third brother who was s_ to have died as a young man.After the funeral,Joe and Bob r_ a secret which they had kept for over fifty years.Eric had been the eldest son of the family,very much older than his two brothers.He had been o_ to join the army during the Second World War.As he hated army life,he decided to desert his regiment.When he learnt that he would be sent abroad,he r_ to the farm and his father hid him until the end of the war.Fearing the a_,Eric r_in hiding after the war as well.His father told everybody that Eric had been killed in action.The only other people who knew the secret were Joe and Bob.They did not even tell their wives.When their father died,they thought it their d_ to keep Eric in hiding.upposed evealedbligeduthoritiesemained eturneduty14;.All these years,Eric had lived as a recluse.He used to sleep during the day and work at night,quite u_ of the fact that he had become the ghost of Endley.When he died,however,his brothers found it impossible to keep the secret any longer.naware15;.
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