【正文】 he bal l oon was over the stati on, t he pil ot saw one of t he m en taki ng phot ogr aphs. Soon aft er war ds, t he bal loon began t o descend and it l anded near an air fi el d. The pol i ce wer e cal l ed i n, but t hey coul d not ar est anyone, f or t he basket contai ned t wo Mem ber s of Par li am ent and t he Com manding Of fi cer of t he st at i on! As t he Comm andi ng Of icer expl ai ned l ater, one half of t he st at ion di d not know what t he ot her half was doi ng ! Lesson92 Aski ng f or t roubl e 自找麻煩 I t must have been about t wo in t he mor ni ng when I r et urned hom e. I t ri ed t o wake up m y wi f e by ri ngi ng t he door bel l, but she was fast asleep, so I got a l adder fr om t he shed i n t he gar den, put i t agai nst t he wal l, and began cli mbi ng t owar ds t he bedr oom wi ndow. I was alm ost t her e when a sar casti c voi ce bel ow sai d, 39。 I don39。t t hi nk t he windows need cl eani ng at t hi s ti me of t he ni ght.39。 I l ooked down and near l y fel of f the l adder when I saw a poli cem an. I imm edi at el y r egret ed answeri ng i n t he way I di d, but I sai d, 39。I enj oy cl eani ng wi ndows at ni ght.39。 39。So do I, 39。 answered t he pol icem an i n the sam e t one. 39。Excuse m y i nt er r upti ng you. I hat e to i nter upt a m an when he39。s busy worki ng, but woul d you mi nd ing wi t h m e t o t he st ati on ?39。 39。Wel , I39。d pref er t o stay here,39。 I sai d. 39。You see, I39。ve f or gott en m y key. 39。 Your what ?39。 he cal led. 39。My key,39。 I shout ed. 39。 For tunat el y, t he shout i ng woke up m y wi f e who opened t he window j ust as t he poli cem an had st ar t ed t o cli mb t owards m e. Leson93 A nobl e gi f t 崇高的禮物 One of t he m ost f am ous m onuments i n t he worl d, t he Stat ue of Li ber t y, was present ed to t he Unit ed Stat es of Am er i ca i n t he ni eent h cent ur y by t he peopl e of Fr ance. The great st at ue, whi ch was desi gned by t he scul pt or Auguste Bar t hol di , t ook t en years t o plet e. The act ual f i gur e was made of copper support ed by a met al f ramewor k which had been especi al l y constr uct ed by Eif f el . Bef ore i t coul d be tr ansport ed t o t he Unit ed St at es, a si t e had t o be f ound for it and a pedest al had t o be bui lt . The si te chosen was an i sl and at t he ent r ance of New Yor k Har bour. By 1884, a st atue whi ch was 151 feet al, had been erected i n Par i s. The f ol l owi ng year , it was t aken t o pi eces and sent t o Am er ica. By t he end of Oct ober 1886, t he st at ue had been put toget her agai n and i t wa s off ici al y pr esented t o t he Am er i can peopl e by Bart holdi. Ever si nce then, t he great m onum ent has been a sym bol of li ber ty f or t he mi l i ons of peopl e who have passed t hr ough New Yor k Har bour t o m ake t hei r hom es i n Am er i ca. Leson94 Future cham pi ons 未來的冠軍 Experim ent s have pr oved that chi ldr en can be i nst ructed i n swimm i ng at a ver y earl y age. At a special swimm ing pool i n Los Angeles, chil dr en be e exper t at hol di ng their br eat h under wat er even bef ore t hey can wal k. Babi es of t wo m ont hs ol d do not appear t o be r el uct ant t o enter t he wat er, It i s not l ong bef or e t hey are so accust om ed t o swim mi ng that hey can pi ck up wei ght s fr om t he fl oor of t he pool. A gam e t hat i s ver y popul ar wit h t hese young swim mer s i s t he under wat er t ri cycl e r ace. Tr i cycles ar e l i ned up on t he f l oor of t he pool seven f eet under water. The chil dr en pet e agai nst each other to r each t he other end of t he pool . Many pedal their t ri cycles, but m ost of them pr efer to push or drag t hem . Som e chi ldr en can cover t he whole l engt h of the pool wit hout ing up for breath even once. Whet her t hey wi l l ever bee f utur e Olym pi c cham pi ons, only t im e wil l tel . Meanwhil e, t hey should encour age those among us who cannot swi m f ive yar ds bef or e t hey ar e gasping for air . Lesson95 A fant asy 純屬虛構(gòu) When t he Ambasador of Escal opia r et urned home f or lunch, his wi f e got a shock. He looked pal e and hi s clothes wer e in a fr ightf ul st at e. 39。What has happened ?39。 she asked. 39。How did your clothes get i nto such a mess ?39。 39。A f ir e ext inguisher , my dear, 39。 answered t he Ambasador dr il y. 39。Uni versit y student s set t he Embasy on f ir e thi s morni ng. 39。 39。Good heavens! 39。 exclai med his wi fe. 39。And wher e wer e you at t he ti me ?39。 39。I was in my off ice as usual ,39。 answer ed the Ambassador. 39。The f ir e br oke out in the basement. I went down speed boat was moving i n a cir cle. It now came str aight towards t hem at tr em endous speed. I n l ess t han a minut e, i t r oared past t hem only a few f eet away. Aft er it had passed, t hey swam on as qui ckl y as they coul d because they knew t hat t he boa t would soon ret urn. They had j ust had enough t im e to swi m out of danger when the boat again pl et ed a cir cle. On t hi s occa sion, however, i t had slowed down considerably. The pet rol had near ly al l been used up. Bef or e l ong, the noi se dr opped ple t el y and the boat began to dri ft gent ly acr oss t he water. Leson87 A perf ect ali bi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場的證據(jù) 39。At the t im e the mur der was m it ed, I was t ravel ing on t he 8. 0 o39。clock t rai n to London,39。 sai d the m an. 39。Do you al ways cat ch such an earl y tr ain ?39。 asked the i nspector . 39。Of cour se I do, 39。 answered t he man. 39。 I must be at work at o39。cl ock. My employer wil l conf ir m t hat I was t her e on t ime.39。 39。 Woul d a lat er t rai n get you t o work on ti me ?39。 asked the i nspector. 39。 I suppose it would, but I never cat ch a later t rain. 39。 At what t i m e di d you ar ive at the stat ion ?39。 39。At ten t o eight. I bought a paper and wai ted f or the tr ain.39。 39。And you didn39。t notice anything unusual ?39。 39。