【正文】 as found t o be over t hi r teen feet long. I t had a head l ike a hor se, big bl ue eyes, shini ng si lver ski n, and a br ight red t ail , The f ish, which has since been sent t o a m useum wher e it i s bei ng exami ned by a sci ent ist, i s cal led an oarf ish. Such cr eat ur es have r arely been seen al ive by m an as t hey li ve at a depth of six hundr ed feet. Leson83 Aft er the el ect ions 大選之后 The for mer Pr im e Mi nister , Mr Wentwor t h Lane, was defeated in the r ecent el ect ions. He is now reti ri ng fr om pol it ical if e and has gone abroad. My f ri end, Cr awley, has always been a f anati cal opponent of Mr Lane39。s Radi cal Pr ogr esive Par ty. Aft er the electi ons, Cr awl ey went to t he for mer Pri me Minister 39。s house. When he asked i f Mr Lane l ived there, the pol iceman on duty t old hi m t hat since his defeat, t he ex Pri me Minist er had gone abr oad. On t he fol lowi ng day, Cr awl ey went to t he house again. The same pol iceman was just walking sl owl y past he ent r ance, when Cr awley asked the same questi on. Though a l it tl e suspicious thi s ti me, the poli ceman gave him the same answer . The day af ter , Crawl ey went t o the house once m or e and asked exact ly t he sam e questi on. Thi s ti me, t he pol iceman l ost his t emper .39。 I t ol d you yest er day and the day bef ore yester day,39。 he shout ed, 39。Mr Lane was def eat ed in t he elections. He has reti red f rom poli ti cal li fe and gone to li ve abr oad !39。 39。 I know, 39。 answered Cr awl ey,39。 but I l ove to hear you say i t !39。 Lesson84 O n stri ke 罷工 Busm en have decided to go on st ri ke next week. The st ri ke is due to begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long it wi l l ast . The busmen have st ated that the str ike wi l l conti nue unt il gener al agr ement is r eached about pay and worki ng condit ions. Most peopl e beli eve t hat t he st ri ke wil l last for at least a week. Many owner s of pri vat e car s are goi ng to of fer 39。f re e r ides39。 t o peopl e on their way to wor k. Thi s wi l l r el ieve pressur e on the t rai ns to some extent. Meanwhil e, a num ber of universit y student s have vol unt er ed to dr ive buses whi le the str ike l asts. Al l t he young m en ar e exper t dri ver s, but bef ore t hey dri ve any of t he buses, t hey wi l l have to pass a speci al t est . The students ar e goi ng to take the t est in two days39。 t im e. Even so, people ar e goi ng to fi nd it dif fi cul t to get to work. But so far , t he publ ic has expr esed it s grat it ude t o t he st udents i n l et ter s to t he Press. Onl y one or t wo people have obj ect ed that the students wi l dri ve too f ast ! Leson85 Never t oo old to l earn 活到老學(xué)到 老 I have just received a let ter fr om m y old school i nfor ming m e that my f orm er head m ast er , Mr Regmald Page, wil l be reti ri ng next week. Pupi ls of the school , ol d and new, wil l be sending him a pr esent to m ar k t he occasi on. Al l those who have contr ibut ed towards t he gif t wi l l si gn their names in a large al bum which wi l l be sent to t he headmaster39。s hom e. We shal l al l remember Mr Page for hi s pat ience and understanding and f or t he ki ndl y encour agem ent he gave us when we went so unwil li ngl y t o school. A gr eat m any f orm er pupil s wi l be at ending a far ewel l di nner i n his honour next Thur sday. It i s a curi ous coincidence that the day bef ore hi s ret ir em ent , Mr Page wil l have been teachi ng for a t otal of fort y years. Aft er he has r et ir ed, he wi l devote him se l f to gardening. For hi m, thi s wil l be an ent ir ely new hobby. But t his does not mat ter, f or, as he has of ten r emarked, one i s never too ol d to learn. Lesson86 O ut of control 失控 As t he man t ri ed to swi ng the speedboat round, t he steeri ng wheel came away in his hands. He waved desperatel y to hi s pani on, who had been water skii ng for the l ast f if teen mi nut es. Both men had har dly had t im e to r eal ize what was happening when t hey were t hrown vi olent1y i nt o t he sea. The speed boat had str uck a buoy, but i t cont inued to m ove ver y quickly across the wat er . Both men had just begun to swi m towards t he shor e. when t hey not iced wi th di sm ay t hat he speedboat was movi ng in a cir cl e. I t now came str ai ght t owar ds t hem at t remendous speed. In less than a mi nut e, i t roar ed past them only a few feet away. Af ter it had pased, t hey swam on as quickly as t hey could because t hey knew that he boat woul d soon r eturn. They had just had enough ti me t o swim out of danger when t he boat agai n pleted a ci rcle. On t his occasion, however , it had sl owed down consider abl y. The petr ol had nearl y al been used up. Bef ore long, t he noi se dropped pl etely and t he boat began t o dri ft gentl y acr oss the water . Lesson87 A perf ect al ibi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場(chǎng)的證據(jù) 39。At t he ti me t he murder was mit ted, I was tr avel ing on the o39。cl ock tr ai n t o London,39。 said t he man. 39。Do you always catch such an ear ly t rain ?39。 asked t he inspect or . 39。Of course I do,39。 answer ed the man.39。 I must be at wor k at 10. 0 o39。clock. My empl oyer wi l conf ir m that I was there on t im e. 39。 39。 Woul d a l ater tr ai n get you to wor k on t ime ?39。 asked t he inspector . 39。 I suppose i t woul d, but I never catch a l at er tr ai n.39。 39。At what ti me did you ar ri ve at the stati on ?39。 At ten t o eight. I bought a paper and wait ed for t he tr ai n.39。 39。And you di dn39。t not ice anyt hing unusual ?39。 Of course not.39。 39。I suggest, 39。 said the i nspect or, 39。t hat you are not t el li ng the t rut h. I suggest that you di d not cat ch the o39。cl ock tr ai n, but t hat you caught the which would st il l get you to work on tim e. You see, on the mor ning of the m urder, t he 8. 0 o39。clock t rain di d not run at al . I t broke