Lesson 1At large. 未被捕的;自由的,不受约束的;逍遥法外的Cat-like animal. 猫科动物。

Be spotted. 被发现。

Take seriously. 重视Begin to accumulate. 开始累积，越来越多Feel obliged. 义无反顾, 有责任去Claim to. 要求，声称Extraordinary similar. 非凡的相似The hunt for. 寻找Pick blackberries. 摘黑莓Run away. 逃跑；失控Be cornered. 被逼得走投无路Prove difficult. 有困难Leave behind. 留下；丢下；忘记；忘记带走，遗留A trail of. 一串A number of. 若干，一些；许多Cling to. 粘上；贴上Complain of. 抱怨Fully convinced. 完全相信In the possession of. 被某人占有；属于…；为…所有Manage to. 设法；达成Go on. 继续；过去；继续下去；发生It is disturbing to. -----是令人不安的Lesson 2Raise money. 集资；筹款；募捐One cause or another. 这样或那样的原因Get enough money. 有足够的钱Strike the hours. 打点报时Ever since. 从那时到现在With a start. 吓一跳地，一惊地Armed with. 拥有，装备有…= provided withWhat was going on. 发生了什么事Catch sight of. 看到；瞥见Recognize as. 认出是。

In surprise. 惊奇地Come up. 走近；Night after night. 一夜又一夜You see. 你瞧；你是知道的Give somebody a surprise. 给人一个惊喜There’s nothing I can do about it. 对此我已无能为力Get used to . 习惯于…better than nothing. 总比没有的好Lesson 3Some time ago. 不久前Stand in. 位于on the promontory of. 在海角的At one time. 曾经，一度；同时High level of civilization. 高度的文明Beautifully-decorated. 美丽装饰的Be equipped with. 配备有…；装有…；装备有A place of worship. 礼拜的场所(如教堂、寺院等)Date from. 追溯到；始于；起源于Happen to be. 碰巧是；恰巧是Classical times. 古典时期罗马时代Carefully-preserved.Ever then. 曾经那么Be amazed to. 感到非常惊讶Turn out to be. 结果是；原来是Modern-looking. 时髦的Stand three feet high. 三英尺高Rest on. 停留在；依靠；被搁在；信赖Full-length. 全身的；全长的Sweep the ground. 横扫地上Despite her great age. 尽管她上了年纪Lesson 4The double life. 双重生活Manual work. 体力劳动Receive far more money. 收入高出许多Be referred to as. 被称为…For the simple reason. 原因很简单A collar and tie. 白衬衫系领带Such is human nature. 这就是人类的本性，此乃人之常情Be willing to. 乐意，愿意Sacrifice higher pay. 放弃较高的薪水。

For the privilege of. 为了----的殊荣Give rise to. 使发生，引起Curious situations. 奇怪的现象In the case of . 至于，在…的情况下，就是一个例子。

get married. 结婚Change into. 变成；把…变成；兑换Take a shower. 洗淋浴Change back into. 换回Keep this secret. 保守这个秘密His rise in status. 地位提高了Be well with. 不All day. 整天Lesson 5Go to extremes. Provide—with. Be instructed. Well-known. The article began. Lead to. Find out. Set out to. Take a long time. Receive no reply. Fail to. Not only---but also---. Send to prison.Lesson 6Smash-and-grab. Admire a new window display. Beautifully arranged. On a background of. Silence was broken. Roar down the arcade. It come to a stop. At the wheel. Too busy doing to. Scramble back into. Move---off. At a fantastic speed. Rush out.Lesson 7Washing machine. A large bank note. Rescue your trousers. Deal with claims. Feed---to---. Chew up. Concerns. Has a very good day. For safekeeping. Imagine their dismay. Turn to ash. So long as. Pay---on.Lesson 8Connect—to--. Be founded in. lie about. For hundreds of years. Be brought from. In roman times. Now that. In difficulty. Rashly attempt to. So many people about. Special enclosure. Drop to -30. have more privacy. Wander outside. Parties of. The peace of the mountains. Warm welcome.Lesson 9Fail to fascinate. Lead mysterious lives. As well become submissive. As a result. Learn to respect. Feline independence. Remain suspicious. All their lives. Fascinate us most. Popular belief. A good deal of. To survive falls. Be based on fact. Make a study. In common. Fall off. Die from. High-rise. Fall from. Suffer from. Broken tooth. Well-trained. It seems that. In a long drop. Reach speeds of. At high speeds . stretch out. Air-resistance. Reduce the shock of impact. Hit the ground.Lesson 10Sailed for. Carry passengers. A crew of. Modern standards. Colossal ship. Be regarded as. Even if. Tragic sinking. Always be remembered. Go down. Heavy loss of life. Set out. Sail across. Icy waters. The alarm had been given . turn sharply. Direct collision. Just in time. Narrowly missing. Rise over. Slight trembling sound. Realize to his horror. The order to do. Plunge into. Icy water.Lesson 11Be quite tolerant. Go through. Have nothing to declare. Be made to feel guilty. Hardened professional. Particularly officious. Look somebody in the eye. Go through. With great care. A dreadful mess. Light up. At the bottom of. Pounce on it with delight. Be exempt from. Put---to--. Convince him that. Hurry away.Lesson 12Form an unrealistic picture of. Imagine---to be a sort of. Simple and good . quite the opposite. Be wretched. Starve to death. An element of truth. Badly damaged boat. Load something with something. Row for. Prove to be a problem. Have plenty to eat. Put it. Genuinely sorry.Lesson 13Fancy-dress party. Intend to do. Dress up as a ghost. Be impatient to do. Only of a sheet. Be comfortable to wear. Come straight in. if ever. Not wanting to do. In the hall. Read the meter. Let out a cry. Jump back. Slam the door.Lesson 14There was a time. Pay large sums of. In return for. Be paid promptly. Put a man out of business. Protection money. Modern crime. As long ago as. Make the remarkable discovery. Have---destroyed. Life work. A band of soldiers. Settle near. Make a name for himself. Come to be known. At war with. Pay the high price. In times of peace.Lesson 15Regular supply , pocket money, extra income , go a long way , exchange for , rattle for months money boxes , thrifty children , fill up , find one’s way there , worth of trouble , take off ,Roll up, drain cover , what is more, get out, a crowd of people , gather round , rub something with,Be firmly stuck, a special type of , reward somebody with,Lesson 16Prize possessions keep something tied to, set out to, prove difficult, about the theft, accuse somebody of ,Call the police, let into, ashamed of doing, act so rashly, be astonished to do, dye black, wash clean. Apologize somebody for doing something. Deny doing something.Lesson 17Name something, describe something as, agreeable situation, locate within, by no means, be considered to be , great explorer,remain immortal, suspension bridge , be named after , be designed by, a span of, the shape of earth, take into account, extend to, a depth of , these alone, rise to, a height of , it has been estimated that, be packed with, total capacity, despite its immensity, fulfill one’s dream, as faintly as possible.Lesson 18Modern sculpture take no interest, fail to, on display, get quite used to, so-called, in spite of, art gallery, pieces of, oddly shaped, be suspended from, in response to, a gust of wind, be familiar to, lined up against the wall, be attached to, be magnetized , all the time, colored lights, flicker continuously, traffic lights, go mad, emit from, on and off, be rather like, an exhibition of, shock people emotionally, peculiar forms.Lesson 19Be rarely interested in, take considerable interest in, share---with---, a great many years, lead an orderly life, take a short walk, look everywhere for him, anonymous letter, in safe hands, ransom of , be instructed to, make that quite clear, change her mind, withraw---from, follow one’s instruction, keep one’s word, sure enough, arrive punctually, rather thirsty, be astounded , in more ways than one,Lesson 20Offer a prize of, over a year passed, the first attempt was made, in the early morning, take off, his engine failed, be forced to do, land on, float on the water, pick up, latest model, complete a successful overland flight, give up easily, as if, exciting race, a short test flight, set off, make another attempt.Lesson 21Boxing matches, in those days, bare fists, prize money, be known as, be seriously injured, colorful figures, boxing history, draw up, set of, change—into---, bring---to---, in his day, enjoy tremendous popularity, be adored by, rise to fame swiftly, attract somebody’s attraction, the most eminent, offer to, be quick to learn, turn against him, quarrel bitterly, be settled by, fight for, bet a great deal of money on, in the ring, on a later occasion, highly successful, enormous sums of money, single appearance, despite this, be extravagant, in debt, be quickly forgotten, be sent to prison, die in poverty.Lesson 22By heart, run for years, on end, in many ways, go on repeating, night after night, have cause to falter, be cast in the role of, in the last act, be expected to do, be written out in full. Play a joke on . go up. On the final act. Just then. Present something to somebody. As usual. A blank sheet of . squint one’s eyes. Proceed to. A pair of.Lesson 23Quite illogical. Consider something. Find it repulsive. On the other hand. At the idea of. Normally accepted practice. Sad truth. Be brought up to do. Stick to. More praise and abuse. A great luxury. In various parts of. Associate it with something. Of one’s own. For years. Appeal to me. Heavy shower. Happen to do. A huge number of. Take a stroll. Acting on a sudden impulse. Several dozen. Paper bag. Be delighted to do. Be equally pleased with. In the hall.A couple of hours. Stay to dinner. Main dish. Fancy the idea. Follow somebody out of. To our dismay. Escape from. Take complete possession of. Since then.Lesson 24Read in novels. Seemingly respectable person. Terrible secret. Beconcealed from. Possess a vivid saying. Dramatic moment. Become known. A reputation is ruined. The hair stands on end. In the final pages of. In her youth every one of. It is all very well for. To varying degrees. Instead of doing something. Uncomfortable weekend. Show somebody to. Be rarely used. Come down to dinner. Stack one’s shirts. Stand in front of it petrified. Sudden moment of . give somebody the impression that. Be about to. Leap out at somebody. Be unsympathetic. Once upon a time.Lesson 25Stand on dry land. Serve as. An impressive reminder. Be replaced by. The only other ship to match her. Set out from. On an exciting race . the last of its kind. Mark the end of. Great tradition. The beginning of a new era. Take the lead. Be the first ship home. A lot of bad luck. Heavy storm. Tear away. Roll from side to side. It becomes impossible to do. With great difficulty. Great reduce the speed of. Lose one’s lead. Call in. be fitted at tremendous speed. Considering that. Have so many delays. There is no doubt that. Win the race easily.Lesson 26Wanted. Avoid doing something. Be influenced by. Much as. Pride ourselves on. Good taste. No longer free to do. Exert a subtle influence on. In their efforts to do. Make a close study of. Classify all our little weakness. Get something for nothing. Magic word. Go wrong. Huge sums of money. Make it possible to do. Capture the attention of. In this way. A company of . offer to. Pay 10 a pound. The response to something is tremendous. Before long. All shapes and sizes. Come along with. Carefully weighted. It seemed certain that. Remove something from. Buy something from.Lesson 27It has been said that. Live by doing. In the light of. Spiritual comfort.Measure the value of . material goods. In terms of money. Extremely difficult. Estimate the true value of. Perform for. There are times. Will willingly do. Give everything we possess. Save our lives. Grudge paying. A high fee for doing. Offer somebody a service. The conditions of society. In the same way that. The only exception to this general rule. Arouse the pity of. Passers-by. Require nothing from others. In seeking independence. Human dignity. Ask somebody for. Feel sorry for. Lead the life he leads. Be fully aware of. Be free from. Thousands of anxieties. Afflict other people. Material possession. With ease. Sleep in the open. Get far closer to. The world of nature. Keep alive. In times of real need. Sacrifice one’s freedom. Speak of. With contempt. Put somebody in the same class. Feel a little envious of. Simple way of life. The freedom from care.Lesson 28Be loaded with. Speed to. Great liner. Climb on board. Covered with. It was difficult not to be tempted. Bargain with. Get off. Be assailed by. Diamond ring. Have no intention of doing. Conceal the fact that. Be impressed by. Go to great lengths. Firmly against. Make a deep impression. Get rid of . look genuine. At the base of. Made in the U.S.A. be neatly inscribed. As a special favor. Have something for. Shake one’s head. Hold up. Be willing to. Gesticulating wildly. Reduce the price to. Shrugging my shoulders. A moment later. Run after, thrust something into. Keep doing. Throw up. In despair. Readily accept. Feel especially pleased with. Wonderful bargain. No matter how hard I tried. Fill something with. To this day.Lesson 29Largely depend on. Sense of humor. Be mysteriously bound up with. National characteristics. Anything amusing. Laugh to tears. Funny stories. Be based on. Comic situations. In spite of . national differences. Universal appeal. Stem largely from. Come into fashion. Sick humor. Base something on. Tragic situations. Violent death.Serious accidents. Following example. Enable somebody to do. Judge for yourself. From the moment. Keep on pestering. Dread doing something. Recovery is slow. In plaster. Miserable day. Console somebody by doing. The chances of doing something. Hobble along to a party. To compensate for something. Unpleasant experience. In the process. Enjoy oneself thoroughly. Keep telling. Mumble something. Slip on. A piece of ice.Lesson 30Be haunted. Be willing to. Work there long. Wake up to do. Stay up all night. Claim to do. In the moonlight. In time. Accepted fact. Conscientious ghost. This was indeed the case. A short time ago. Be astonished to do. None other than. Be supposed to. As a young man. Revealed a secret. Very much older than. Be obliged to do. Desert one’s regiment. Remain in hiding. In action. Think something one’s duty. All these years. Live as a recluse. Be quite unaware of.Lesson 31True eccentrics. Set out to. Draw attention to themselves. Disregard social conventions. Be conscious that. Anything extraordinary. Win somebody the love and respect. Add color to. The dull routine. Up to the time of. Most notable figures. Shrewd and wealthy. This side of his life. Be known to us as. Become legendary. Dislike something intensely. Prefer always to do. In such a bedraggled condition. Leave without a word. Dump it on the counter. Pay no attention to. Request to see. Be most apologetic. Reprimand somebody severely. Present somebody with. Insist on doing. On another occasion. Important critics. Private collection. Modern paintings. A great deal of attention. In the press. Stage this elaborate joke. Simply to prove.Lesson 32Salvage operation. Complete failure. Radio message. Sunken ship. Precious cargo. Gold bullion. Once more. Sea bed. Be scoured.Tremendous excitement. Under the impression. From the wreck. Nothing of value. Of great interest. In another chest. Unfinished letter. Learn from. Valuable find. Log book. Piece together. Come to light. In a convoy. Be confirmed by. Naval official. War museum.Lesson 33Everything goes wrong. Begin well enough. Get out of control. What invariably happens. Choose to go wrong. At precisely the same moment. Set up. A chain of reactions. Keep an eye on the baby. Mark the prelude to something. Series of catastrophes. On the phone. Pull something off. In the process. Hang up. Attend to baby. Get burnt. Reduce you to tears. Bring somebody to dinner. On a big scale. Rush hour. Two cars collide. Begin to argue. Immediately behind. Happen to be. Get into a panic. Brake hard. Be thrown forward. Go right through. Land on the road. Fly through the air. Draw up alongside the car. Pull up. All of a sudden. Be loaded with. Slide off. Lead another angry argument. Pile up. Get the traffic on the move. Sweep up. Stray dogs. Benefit from. All this confusion. Greedily devoured. It was just one of those days.Lesson 34A happy discovery. Antique shops. Exert a peculiar fascination on. Beautifully displayed. In glass cases. Keep something free from. Forbidding place. Muster up courage to do. Less pretentious. Real rarity. Piles of assorted junk. By chance. Truly dedicated. Bargain hunter. The ability to do. As knowledgeable as . be bent on something. Make a discovery. Cherish the hope. Be amply rewarded. Pick up a masterpiece. A mere 50. in my neighborhood. A great deal. The morning passed rapidly. Be about to do something. A large packing case. Lie on the floor. Be bothered to do something. Beg somebody to do something. Prize something open. Apart from. Interesting-looking. Carved dagger. Full of crockery. Gently lift. Miniature painting. Packing case. Glance at it briefly. Could hardlyconceal his excitement. Make a real discovery. Tiny painting. Prove to be. Unknown masterpiece. Hundreds of thousands of pounds.Lesson 35Justice was done. Be associated with. Courts of law. Beyond doubt. Complex machinery. Undertake an arduous journey. Wise or eminent. Rare instance. Cease to be something. Abstract concept. Be meted out. At such times. Living force. It serves him right. A certain set of circumstances. Act of its own accord. On the premises of. Find it impossible to resist the temptation to say. Converted house. Disused fireplaces. Towards midday. Muffled cry. Promptly ring up. Fire brigade. Be certain. Chip through. Be trapped in the chimney. Be unable to move. Fire fighter. Sorry-looking. Blackened figure. Break into. Get stuck. Hand over to the police.Lesson 36Less credulous. Bring something to a conclusion. A series of coincidences. Wildly improbable. Accept the fact. Obscure maidservant. Long-lost. Be presumed dead. Wickedly plot to do. Bring about something. Somebody’s down fall. Modern readers. Naïve solutions. Totally unacceptable. Conspire to bring about something. Find incredible. On a walking tour. Comment on. Close resemblance to somebody. Pour scorn on the idea. Be acquainted with. A chance in a million. Needless to say. Be separated from. The end of the war. Make his way bake into. What had become of something. Air raid. Settle down. Ever since.Lesson 37Learn to do. Be punctual. Years of conditioning. Develop an unshakable faith. Railway timetables. Exceptionally heavy snowfall. Dislocate railway services. All too easy to do. When mistakes occur. More likely to be. With satisfaction. Express train. Go direct from. Local station. A mere hour. Could not help doing something. A greatmany. Take advantage of. Excellent service. Tiny station. Mighty express train. Be held up. Dawdle at station after station. Begin to wonder. It was suddenly dawned on me. Roar down the line. Chug along . cover half the distance. Determine to do something. Lodge a complaint. Station master. A note of triumph. In my voice. In black and white. Conduct me to something. Be suspended.Lesson 38Future historians. In a unique position. Come to do something. Record the history. Select from. The great mass of evidence. Steadily accumulate. Rely solely on. Bewildering amount of. As it were. Attempt to do. Distant past. Deduce what he can. Seemingly insignificant remains. Shed interesting light on. Up to now. come into being. The advent of agriculture. Face a real need to do something. Be puzzled. Be engraved on walls. Live by. Last Ice Age. Passage of days. Be depicted on walls. Artistic expression. Definite meaning. Definite relation. Make a real effort to do.Lesson 39Rough road. Get somebody to do. Drive back. Be littered with boulders. Be pitted with holes. In the least perturbed. Glancing at his map. A mere twenty miles away. Underestimate difficulties. Have no sense of danger at all. Bump over. Dusty track. Swerve to. Scoop up. Hammer ominously. Rip a hole. Petrol tank. Damage the engine. A trail of. What a relief. Give way to. A stretch of plain. Clumps of bushes. Ahead of us. Huge fissure. Renewed pleadings. Extend for. Go into a low gear. At a terrifying speed. Keep the front wheels astride the crack. Follow its zigzag course. Consult the map.A shallow pool. Charge at. Come to a grinding halt. Flash angrily. Cheerfully announce.Lesson 40It has never been explained. Practical jokes. Specialize in. particulartype of. Nonexistent fire. A crude form of deception. Self-respecting. Indulge in. amusing situations. Tear up. Hang up. Go over to. Take seriously. Dress up as a policeman. All sorts of silly jokes. This piece of advance information. On the scene. Rude reply. Threaten to do. Remove somebody by force. Do as he pleased. Telephone for help. Remonstrate with somebody. Struggle fiercely. Lose one’s temper. At this. Point out ironically. Under arrest. Speak seriously. Make a telephone call. Permission was granted. Accompany somebody to someplace. Victims of a hoax.Lesson 41Illusions of pastoral peace. City born and city bred. Regard something as. Train window. Go into rapture. At the mere mention of . extol the virtues of. Live under the illusion. Be superior to. Forever talk about. Clean atmosphere. The closeness to nature. Gentle peace of living. Nothing can be compared. At dawn. The sight of rising sun. glint on. Idyllic pastoral scene. Long and friendless winter. Poor selection of goods. Unfortunate people. Get to work. Be prepared to do. Dubious privilege of. Save so much misery and expense. Rightly belong. Do without. Pastoral pleasures. The best life can offer. Travel miles to do something. Live nearby. An informal chat. Some of my acquaintances. Come up to town. As as special treat. Major operation. Considerable planning. Draw to its close. City dweller. Experience anxieties of this sort. Latest exhibitions. A short bus ride away. So much variety. Make do with second best. Run wild. Stagger home. Exotic items. Moments of beauty. Something comforting. Descend on. Deserted city. Tuck away. A mystery to me. Obstinately pretend that.Lesson 42Modern cavemen. Cave exploration. Pot-holing. Come to be known. The desire for solitude. The chance of doing something. Unexpected discovery. Lure people to do something. The depths of the earth. Give a satisfactory explanation. Peculiar fascination. Arouse instincts.Be dimly understood. Precise planning and foresight. Military operations. Rig up rope ladders. Establish supply bases. A descent can be made . precautions of this sort. Exact nature of the difficulties. Deepest known cave. Underground stream. Tunnel a course. The entrance to the cave. On a plateau. Barely noticeable. Since its discovery. Pot-holers’Everest. Narrow gap. Climb down. Steep sides. Narrow corridor. Edge their way along this. Wade across. Shallow streams. Deep pools. Drop into. Underground lake. Plunge into. Rubber dinghy. Icy water. At the far end of. Wash up. Insistent booming sound. Shoot down into a pool. The roof of the cave. Squeeze through a cleft. Concert hall. Switch on. Rise up. Round about. Glisten in all the colors of the rainbow. Eerie silence. Drip continuously from. High dome.Lesson 43Fully insured. Insurance company. Insure anything. Standard practice. Open air garden party. In the event of. Shipping company. Make a claim. Local authority. Be unique. Annual fair. Hold a little party. Capsize and sink in. pie committee. Recovery truck. Shivering in their wet clothes. Dive repeatedly into. Haul something out of. Serious problems. Attach hawsers and chains to. Be put into operation. Rise to the surface. Agonizing moment. Be perched precariously. On the bank of the canal. Slide back into the water. Be obliged to do. Fasten the chains. Start up. Haul above the surface. Set up a huge wave. Rebound off the other side of. At tremendous speed. Dry land.Lesson 44Travelling long distances frequently. Get cramped and stuffy. Take your mind off. Partial solution. Monotonous rhythm of. Click on. Lull you to sleep. In snatches. Get a sleeper. In the ceiling. Fumble to find. For inspection. Arrive at your destination. Long car journeys. On motorways. Travel fairly safely. At high speeds. More often than not. Service stations. Too much traffic. Bycomparison. A great variety of. Civilized comforts. Stretch your legs. Spacious decks. Get seasick. Ideal weather. Sea journeys. Take a long time. Holiday time. Have the reputation of. Hardened travelers. Be intimidated by. Have the disadvantage of . nothing can match them. Speed and comfort. At a height of. Far above the clouds. Exhilarating experience. Devise ways of doing something. Take your mind off. Settle back. Deep armchair. Enjoy the flight. Sip champagne. On some services. There is plenty to do. Keep you occupied. Unusual and breathtaking view of the world. Soar effortlessly. Deep valleys. The shape of the land. Something is hidden from view. Extraordinary sight of unbroken cloud plains. Stretch out for miles. Shine brilliantly. One thing is certain. Fresh and uncrumpled. Recover from. A long and arduous journey.Lesson 45The power of the press. Democratic countries. Restrict the freedom of something. Be rightly condemned. Can easily be abused. Attract far more public attention. Political events. Extremely doubtful. Acting on the contention that. Facts are sacred. Cause untold suffering. Private lives. Exert such tremendous influence. Major changes. Ordinary people. Overthrow a government. Acquire fame and fortune overnight. Dramatically illustrates. Perpetual struggle against poverty. Be faced with. Pressing economic problems. Pass unnoticed. Struggle against. Economic odds. Live in obscurity. The parents of quintuplets. Radically change. The birth of the five children. The rise to fame was swift. Huge sums. Exclusive rights. Gifts poured in. unknown people. Be replaced by. Keep pressing for interviews. Act as spokesmen. At press conference. Oxygen tents. Hospital nursery. Pay the price for fame. Lead normal lives. The victims of commercialization. Market value. Instead of being. Become a commodity.Lesson 46Do it yourself. So great is our passion for doing something. Becomeincreasingly less dependent on. Specialized labor. Plead ignorance of a subject. Right tools and materials. Newlyweds gaily embark on. The task of. Leisure time. Install their own fireplaces. Lay out. Make furniture. Keen enthusiasts. Go so far as to do. Cater for . run special advisory services. Bits and pieces. Assemble at home. Excellent outlet. Pent up . creative energy. Born handymen. Tend to. Infinitely resourceful. Fix anything. Drive a nail in straight. Lights fuse. Furniture gets rickety. Pipes get clogged. Fail to operate. Put things right. Live under the delusion that. It is a question of pride. As much as anything else. Call in. lawn mower. Break down. Previous summer. Get round to it. Hear of. Fix it myself. Haul the machine into the garden. Have a close look at it. As far as I could see. Minor adjustment. A turn of screw here. Tight up. A drop of oil. As good as new. Repair job. Firmly refuse to mow. Dismantle it. Be littered with. Chunks of metal. Extremely pleased with. Trace the cause of the trouble. Insurmountable task of doing. Jigsaw puzzle. Reassemble it. For the simple reason. Curiously shaped bits of mental. Fit anywhere. Give up in despair. The weeks passed. Nag me to do. Be surrounded by a jungle. Buried somewhere. In deep grass. Rusting lawn mower.Lesson 47Overpopulated, over industrialized planet. Come to think about it. Deal with. Keep trying. Sheer volume of rubbish. Threaten to overwhelm. Ever-increasing. Lead to something. Industrialized farming methods. Mad cow disease. Dairy products. Become a vegetarian. Have the choice of. Organically-grown. Steady diet of. Innocent glass of water. Insidious kind of pollution. Urban areas. Invade our daily lives. Go off at any time. Day or night. Serve only to do. Annoy passers-by. Assist burglars to burgle. Car alarms. Scream at us. A source of profound irritation. Recent survey of. Bark incessantly. Rate the highest form of noise. On a scale . ranging from. Vehicles of all kinds. Large container trucks. Thunder through. Fly overhead. Carry round. Maximum volume. Make its own contribution to. Object to. Mobile phones. Public places. Public transport. Loud。