果。
36.He could think of no answer but the truth.“I was working a miracle.”他想不出别的答复，只好以实情相告。
He had to tell the truth. As he couldn't find a better answer to convince the policeman，he had no choice but to tell him that he was performing a miracle.
work，perform，create，…a miracle 创造奇迹
37.Don't talk rot.别胡说八道
Don't talk nonsense.
38.He realized that he had given himself away 他意识到他露了馅。
He realized that he had betrayed himself.
give oneself away：to reveal *******./sth./oneself intentionally or without meaning to；
betray ******./sth.暴露了他人或自己（的真实情况或身份）；出卖了
It never occurred to him that his close friend would give him away.他决没想到他的最好朋友会把他出卖。
Please don't give my secret away. 别洩露我的秘密。
39. I've had enough of this.我已经受够了。
I can't put up with your ridicule any more.
have had enough of sth.：to want no more of，to be enable or unwilling to tolerate
sth./********. any more.再也不能忍受……
he's had enough of his boss ordering him about and decided to quit.他再也不愿受老板那样的支使而决定不干了。
I have had enough of her gossips.我听够了她的搬弄是非的话。
40.…nor did he trouble to see what had become of his flowering stick.也没有费神去看看那根开花的拐杖到底怎么了。
……not did he bother to find out what had happened to his walking stick that had turned into a rosebush.
not trouble to do sth：not do sth because it needs too much effort没有特意去做
The interviewer even did not trouble to look at my resume. 给我面试的那个人甚至不屑看一下我的简历。
You need not trouble to answer this.你不需要特意地回答这个问题。
what has/had become of sth./********：what has happened to sth./********.后来怎样
What has become of the project that had cause so much controversy？那个争论得很激烈的项目后来怎样了？
What has become of the student who dropped out of school？ 那个退学的学生后来怎样了？
