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1、fishwascaughtnearMadagar.Asmallfishingboatwascarriedmilesouttoseabythepowerfulfishasitpulledontheline.Realizingthatthiswasnodinaryfishthefishermanmadeeveryefftnottodamageitinanyway.Whenitwaseventuallybroughttosheitwasfou
2、ndtobeoverthirteenfeetlong.IthadaheadlikeahsebigblueeyesshiningsilverskinabrightredtailThefishwhichhassincebeensenttoamuseumwhereitisbeingexaminedbyascientistiscalledanoarfish.Suchcreatureshaverarelybeenseenalivebymanast
3、heyliveatadepthofsixhundredfeet.Lesson83Aftertheelections大選之后大選之后ThefmerPrimeMinisterMrWentwthLanewasdefeatedintherecentelections.Heisnowretiringfrompoliticallifehasgoneabroad.MyfriendCrawleyhasalwaysbeenafanaticaloppone
4、ntofMrLanesRadicalProgressiveParty.AftertheelectionsCrawleywenttothefmerPrimeMinistershouse.WhenheaskedifMrLanelivedtherethepolicemanondutytoldhimthatsincehisdefeattheexPrimeMinisterhadgoneabroad.OnthefollowingdayCrawley
5、wenttothehouseagain.ThesamepolicemanwasjustwalkingslowlypasttheentrancewhenCrawleyaskedthesamequestion.Thoughalittlesuspiciousthistimethepolicemangavehimthesameanswer.ThedayafterCrawleywenttothehouseoncemeaskedexactlythe
6、samequestion.Thistimethepolicemanlosthistemper.ItoldyouyesterdaythedaybefeyesterdayheshoutedMrLanewasdefeatedintheelections.Hehasretiredfrompoliticallifegonetoliveabroad!IknowansweredCrawleybutIlovetohearyousayit!Lesson8
7、4Onstrike罷工罷工Busmenhavedecidedtogoonstrikenextweek.ThestrikeisduetobeginonTuesday.Nooneknowshowlongitwilllast.Thebusmenhavestatedthatthestrikewillcontinueuntilgeneralagreementisreachedaboutpaywkingconditions.Mostpeoplebe
8、lievethatthestrikewilllastfatleastaweek.Manyownersofprivatecarsaregoingtoofferfreeridestopeopleontheirwaytowk.Thiswillrelievepressureonthetrainstosomeextent.Meanwhileanumberofuniversitystudentshavevolunteeredtodrivebuses
9、whilethestrikelasts.Alltheyoungmenareexpertdriversbutbefetheydriveanyofthebusestheywillhavetopassaspecialtest.Thestudentsaregoingtotakethetestintwodaystime.Evensopeoplearegoingtofinditdifficulttogettowk.Butsofarthepublic
10、hasexpresseditsgratitudetothestudentsinletterstothePress.Onlyonetwopeoplehaveobjectedthatthestudentswilldrivetoofast!Lesson85Nevertoooldtolearn活到老學(xué)到老活到老學(xué)到老Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommyoldschoolinfmingmethatmyfmerheadmas
11、terMrRegmaldPagewillberetiringnextweek.Pupilsoftheschoololdnewwillbesendinghimapresenttomarktheoccasion.Allthosewhohavecontributedtowardsthegiftwillsigntheirnamesinalargealbumwhichwillbesenttotheheadmastershome.Weshallal
12、lrememberMrPagefhispatienceunderstingfthekindlyencouragementhegaveuswhenwewentsounwillinglytoschool.AgreatmanyfmerpupilswillbeattendingafarewelldinnerinhishonournextThursday.Itisacuriouscoincidencethatthedaybefehisretire
13、mentMrPagewillhavebeenteachingfatotalofftyyears.Afterhehasretiredhewilldevotehimselftogardening.Fhimthiswillbeanentirelynewhobby.Butthisdoesnotmatterfashehasoftenremarkedoneisnevertoooldtolearn.Lesson86Outofcontrol失控失控As
14、themantriedtoswingthespeedboatroundthesteeringwheelcameawayinhishs.Hewaveddesperatelytohiscompanionwhohadbeenwaterskiingfthelastfifteenminutes.Bothmenhadhardlyhadtimetorealizewhatwashappeningwhentheywerethrownviolent1yin
15、tothesea.Thespeedboathadstruckabuoybutitcontinuedtomoveveryquicklyacrossthewater.Bothmenhadjustbeguntoswimtowardstheshe.whentheynoticedwithdismaythatthespeedboatwasmovinginacircle.Itnowcamestraighttowardsthemattremendous
16、speed.Inlessthanaminuteitroaredpastthemonlyafewfeetaway.Afterithadpassedtheyswamonasquicklyastheycouldbecausetheyknewthattheboatwouldsoonreturn.Theyhadjusthadenoughtimetoswimoutofdangerwhentheboatagaincompletedacircle.On
17、thisoccasionhoweverithadsloweddownconsiderably.Thepetrolhadnearlyallbeenusedup.Befelongthenoisepedcompletelytheboatbegantodriftgentlyacrossthewater.Lesson87Aperfectalibi極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場(chǎng)的證據(jù)極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場(chǎng)的證據(jù)Atthetimethemurderwascommit
18、tedIwastravellingonthe8.0oclocktraintoLondonsaidtheman.Doyoualwayscatchsuchanearlytrainaskedtheinspect.OfcourseIdoansweredtheman.Imustbeatwkat10.0oclock.MyemployerwillconfirmthatIwasthereontime.Wouldalatertraingetyoutowk
19、ontimeaskedtheinspect.IsupposeitwouldbutInevercatchalatertrain.AtwhattimedidyouarriveatthestationAttentoeight.Iboughtapaperwaitedfthetrain.youdidntnoticeanythingunusualOfcoursenot.Isuggestsaidtheinspectthatyouarenottelli
20、ngthetruth.Isuggestthatyoudidnotcatchthe8.0oclocktrainbutthatyoucaughtthe8.25whichwouldstillgetyoutowkontime.Youseeonthemningofthemurderthe8.0oclocktraindidnotrunatall.ItbrokedownatFerngreenstationwastakenofftheline.Less
21、on88Trappedinamine困在礦井里困在礦井里Sixmenhavebeentrappedinaminefseventeenhours.Iftheyarenotbroughttothesurfacesoontheymaylosetheirlives.Howeverrescueoperationsareprovingdifficult.Ifexplosivesareusedvibrationswillcausetheroofoft
22、heminetocollapse.Rescuewkersaretherefedrillingaholeonthenthsideofthemine.Theyintendtobringthemenupinaspecialcapsule.Iftherehadnotbeenahardlayerofrockbeneaththesoiltheywouldhavecompletedthejobinafewhours.Asitistheyhavebee
23、ndrillingfsixteenhourstheystillhavealongwaytogo.Meanwhileamicrophonewhichwasloweredintotheminetwohoursagohasenabledthementokeepintouchwiththeclosestrelatives.Thoughtheyarerunningoutoffooddrinkthemenarecheerfulconfidentth
24、attheywillgetoutsoon.Theyhavebeentoldthatrescueoperationsareprogressingsmoothly.Iftheyknewhowdifficultitwastodrillthroughthehardrocktheywouldloseheart.Lesson89Aslipofthetongue口誤口誤Peoplewilldoanythingtoseeafreeshowevenifi
25、tisabadone.WhenthenewsgotroundthatavarietyshowwouldbepresentedatourlocalcinemabytheP.U.BirdSeedCompanyweallrushedtoseeit.Wehadtoqueuefhourstogetintheremusthavebeenseveralhundredpeoplepresentjustbefetheshowbegan.Unftunate
26、lytheshowwasoneofthedullestwehaveeverseen.Thosewhofailedtogetinneednothavefeltdisappointedasmanyoftheartisteswhoshouldhaveappeareddidnotcome.Theonlyfunnythingsweheardthateveningcamefromtheadvertiseratthebeginningofthepro
27、gramme.Hewasobviouslyverynervousfsomeminutesstoodawkwardlybefethemicrophone.Assoonasheopenedhismoutheveryoneburstoutlaughing.Weallknowwhatthepomanshouldhavesaidbutwhatheactuallysaidwas:ThisisthePooEeSeedBirdCompany.Goodl
28、adieseveninggentlemen!lesson90Whatsfsupper?晚餐吃什么?晚餐吃什么?ThoughBrazilisoneoftherichestcountriesinthewldmuchofithasnotyetbeendeveloped.ItwasmainlyfthisreasonthattheBraziliangovernmentdecidedtohaveanewcitybuilt600milesnthwes
29、tofRiodeJaneiro.DesignedbythegreatarchitectLucioCostathenewcityBrasiliareplacedRiodeJaneiroasthecapitalofBrazifin1960.Brasiliahasbeencarefullyplannedfmodernliving.Itswideroadswhichcantakefourteenlanesoftraffichavebeenkep
30、tawayfromlivingareas.Childrendonothavetocrossbusystreetstogotoschool.Housewivescanvisitshoppingcentresonfootfinthesespeciallydesignedlivingareascarsareunnecessary.Atfirstthegovernmenthadgreatdifficultyinpersuadingpeoplet
31、oleaveRiotosettleinBrasilia.Since1960howeverthepopulationhasbeengrowingallthetime.Brasiliahasquicklyestablisheditselfasthecapitalofthecountry.TheideatohavethecapitalmovedsofarinlwillhaveagreateffectonthefutureofBrazil.Le
32、sson91Threemeninabasket三人同籃三人同籃ApilotnoticedaballoonwhichseemedtobemakingfaRoyalAirFceStationnearby.Heinfmedthestationatoncebutnoonetherewasabletoexplainthemystery.Theofficerinthecontroltowerwasveryangrywhenheheardthenew
33、sbecauseballoonscanbeagreatdangertoaircraft.Hesaidthatsomeonemightbyspyingonthestationthepilotwasderedtokeeptrackofthestrangeobject.Thepilotmanagedtocircletheballoonfsometime.Hecouldmakeoutthreemeninabasketunderitoneofth
34、emwasholdingfieldglasses.Whentheballoonwasoverthestationthepilotsawoneofthementakingphotographs.Soonafterwardstheballoonbegantodescenditlednearanairfield.Thepolicewerecalledinbuttheycouldnotarrestanyonefthebasketcontaine
35、dtwoMembersofParliamenttheCommingOfficerofthestation!AstheCommingOfficerexplainedlateronehalfofthestationdidnotknowwhattheotherhalfwasdoing!Lesson92Askingftrouble自找麻煩自找麻煩ItmusthavebeenabouttwointhemningwhenIreturnedhome.
36、ItriedtowakeupmywifebyringingthedobellbutshewasfastasleepsoIgotaladderfromtheshedinthegardenputitagainstthewallbeganclimbingtowardsthebedroomwindow.IwasalmosttherewhenasarcasticvoicebelowsaidIdontthinkthewindowsneedclean
37、ingatthistimeofthenight.IlookeddownnearlyfellofftheladderwhenIsawapoliceman.IimmediatelyregrettedansweringinthewayIdidbutIsaidIenjoycleaningwindowsatnight.SodoIansweredthepolicemaninthesametone.Excusemyinterruptingyou.Ih
38、atetointerruptamanwhenhesbusywkingbutwouldyoumindcomingwithmetothestationWellIdprefertostayhereIsaid.YouseeIvefgottenmykey.Yourwhathecalled.MykeyIshouted.Ftunatelytheshoutingwokeupmywifewhoopenedthewindowjustasthepolicem
39、anhadstartedtoclimbtowardsme.Lesson93Anoblegift崇高的禮物崇高的禮物OneofthemostfamousmonumentsinthewldtheStatueofLibertywaspresentedtotheUnitedStatesofAmericainthenieenthcenturybythepeopleofFrance.Thegreatstatuewhichwasdesignedbyt
40、hesculptAugusteBartholditooktenyearstocomplete.TheactualfigurewasmadeofcoppersupptedbyametalframewkwhichhadbeenespeciallyconstructedbyEiffel.BefeitcouldbetransptedtotheUnitedStatesasitehadtobefoundfitapedestalhadtobebuil
41、t.ThesitechosenwasanislattheentranceofNewYkHarbour.By1884astatuewhichwas151feettallhadbeenerectedinParis.ThefollowingyearitwastakentopiecessenttoAmerica.BytheendofOctober1886thestatuehadbeenputtogetheragainitwasofficiall
42、ypresentedtotheAmericanpeoplebyBartholdi.EversincethenthegreatmonumenthasbeenasymboloflibertyfthemillionsofpeoplewhohavepassedthroughNewYkHarbourtomaketheirhomesinAmerica.Lesson94Futurechampions未來(lái)的冠軍未來(lái)的冠軍Experimentshavep
43、rovedthatchildrencanbeinstructedinswimmingataveryearlyage.AtaspecialswimmingpoolinLosAngeleschildrenbecomeexpertatholdingtheirbreathunderwaterevenbefetheycanwalk.Babiesoftwomonthsolddonotappeartobereluctanttoenterthewate
44、rItisnotlongbefetheyaresoaccustomedtoswimmingthattheycanpickupweightsfromthefloofthepool.Agamethatisverypopularwiththeseyoungswimmersistheunderwatertricyclerace.Tricyclesarelineduponthefloofthepoolsevenfeetunderwater.The
45、childrencompeteagainsteachothertoreachtheotherendofthepool.Manypedaltheirtricyclesbutmostofthemprefertopushdragthem.Somechildrencancoverthewholelengthofthepoolwithoutcomingupfbreathevenonce.Whethertheywilleverbecomefutur
46、eOlympicchampionsonlytimewilltell.Meanwhiletheyshouldencouragethoseamonguswhocannotswimfiveyardsbefetheyaregaspingfair.Lesson95Afantasy純屬虛構(gòu)純屬虛構(gòu)WhentheAmbassadofEscalopiareturnedhomeflunchhiswifegotashock.Helookedpalehisc
47、lotheswereinafrightfulstate.Whathashappenedsheasked.HowdidyourclothesgetintosuchamessAfireextinguishermydearansweredtheAmbassaddrily.UniversitystudentssettheEmbassyonfirethismning.Goodheavens!exclaimedhiswife.wherewereyo
48、uatthetimeIwasinmyofficeasusualansweredtheAmbassad.Thefirebrokeoutinthebasement.IwentdownfishwascaughtnearMadagar.Asmallfishingboatwascarriedmilesouttoseabythepowerfulfishasitpulledontheline.Realizingthatthiswasnodinaryf
49、ishthefishermanmadeeveryefftnottodamageitinanyway.Whenitwaseventuallybroughttosheitwasfoundtobeoverthirteenfeetlong.IthadaheadlikeahsebigblueeyesshiningsilverskinabrightredtailThefishwhichhassincebeensenttoamuseumwhereit
50、isbeingexaminedbyascientistiscalledanoarfish.Suchcreatureshaverarelybeenseenalivebymanastheyliveatadepthofsixhundredfeet.Lesson83Aftertheelections大選之后大選之后ThefmerPrimeMinisterMrWentwthLanewasdefeatedintherecentelections.H
51、eisnowretiringfrompoliticallifehasgoneabroad.MyfriendCrawleyhasalwaysbeenafanaticalopponentofMrLanesRadicalProgressiveParty.AftertheelectionsCrawleywenttothefmerPrimeMinistershouse.WhenheaskedifMrLanelivedtherethepolicem
52、anondutytoldhimthatsincehisdefeattheexPrimeMinisterhadgoneabroad.OnthefollowingdayCrawleywenttothehouseagain.ThesamepolicemanwasjustwalkingslowlypasttheentrancewhenCrawleyaskedthesamequestion.Thoughalittlesuspiciousthist
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