【正文】 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 upt ing you. I hat e t o i nter rupt a man when he39。s busy wor ki ng, but would you m ind i ng wit h m e t o t he st ati on ?39。 39。Wel l, I 39。d pr efer t o st ay her e, 39。 I sai d. 39。You see, I39。ve f or got t en m y key.39。 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 wi ndow j ust as t he pol i ceman had start ed t o cl im b t owar ds m e. Lesson93 A noble gi ft 崇高的禮物 One of t he most f amous monum ent s i n t he wor l d, t he St atue of Li bert y, was present ed t o t he Unit ed Stat es of Am er ica i n t he ni eent h cent ur y by t he peopl e of Fr ance. The gr eat st at ue, whi ch was desi gned by t he sculpt or Auguste Bar thol di, t ook ten years t o plete. The act ual f i gur e was m ade of copper suppor t ed by a metal fr am ewor 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 sit 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 sland at he ent r ance of New Yor k Har bour . By 1884, a st at ue which was 151 f eet t al l, had been er ect ed in Par is. The foll owi ng year, i t was taken to pi eces and sent t o Ameri ca. By t he end of October 1886, the stat ue had been put t oget her a gain and i t was of fi cial y pr esent ed t o the Am er i can peopl e by Bart hol di. Ever si nce t hen, 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 Harbour t o m ake t hei r hom es i n Am eri ca. Leson94 Fut ure cham pi ons 未來的冠軍 Experi ments have proved t hat chi l dr en can be i nst r uct ed i n swimm i ng at a ver y ear l y age. At a speci al swimm i ng pool i n Los Angel es, chi l dr en bee exper t at hol di ng t hei r br eat h under wat er even befor e they can walk. Babi es of t wo m ont hs old do not appear t o be rel uct ant t o ent er t he water, I t is not l ong bef or e t hey are so accust om ed to swim mi ng t hat t hey can pick up wei ght s fr om the f loor of the pool. A gam e that i s ver y popul ar wi t h t hese young swimm ers i s t he under wat er t ri cycl e race. Tr i cycles are l i ned up on t he fl oor of t he pool seven feet under water. The chil dr en pete agai nst each ot her t o reach t he ot her end of t he pool. Many pedal t hei r t ri cycles, but m ost of them pr efer t o push or dr ag t hem . Som e chi l dr en can cover the whol e length of t he pool wi thout i ng up f or br eat h even once. Whet her t hey wi l ever bee f utur e Ol ym pi c cham pi ons, only t im e wil l t el l. Meanwhil e, t hey should encour age t hose am ong us who cannot swim fi ve yards befor e they ar e gasping f or ai r. Leson95 A fant asy 純屬虛構(gòu) When t he Ambasador of Escal opi a r et ur ned home f or lunch, hi s wif e got a shock. He l ooked pal e and his cl ot hes wer e i n a f ri ght f ul stat e. 39。What has happened ?39。 she asked. 39。How di d your cl othes get i nt o such a mess ?39。 39。A fi r e ext i nguisher, m y dear, 39。 answer ed t he Am bassador dr il y. 39。Uni ver si ty st udents set the Em bassy on fi re t his m or ni ng.39。 39。Good heavens!39。 excl aim ed hi s wi fe. 39。And wher e wer e you at t he tim e ?39。 I was i n m y of fi ce as usual ,39。 answer ed t he Am bassador. 39。The fi re br oke out i n the basem ent . I went down i mmediatel y. of course, and t hat f ool , Horst, aim ed a fi re ext inguisher at me. He t hought I was on fi re. I must def init ely get that fel ow posted.39。 The Ambasador 39。s wi f e went on asking quest ions, when she suddenly not iced a big hol e in her husband39。s hat . 39。And how can you e xplain that ?39。 she asked. 39。Oh, that, 39。 said t he Ambassador. 39。Someone fi red a shot thr ough m y off ice wi ndow. Accur at e, don39。t you thi nk ? Fort unat el y, I wasn39。t weari ng it at the t ime. I f I had been, I woul d not have ben abl e to get hom e f or l unch.39。 Leson96 The dead ret urn 亡靈返鄉(xiāng) A Fest ival for t he Dead i s held once a year i n Japan. Thi s f esti val i s a cheer ful occasion, for on thi s day, the dead are said to r eturn to t hei r homes and t hey ar e wel ed by the li ving. As they ar e expected t o be hungr y aft er t hei r long j our ney, f ood is l ai d out for them. Speci aly made lanter ns ar e hung out side each house to hel p the dead to fi nd their way. Al ni ght l ong, peopl e dance and sing. I n t he ear ly m orning, the f ood that had been l ai d out for the dead is thrown into a 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。 Of course not. 39。 39。I suggest ,39。 sai d t he inspector , 39。t hat you ar e not tel ing t he tr uth. I suggest t hat you did not cat ch the 8. 0 o39。clock tr ain, but t hat you caught t he 8. 25 which woul d sti l get you t o wor k on ti me. You se, on the m orning of t he murder , t he o39。cl ock tr ai n did not r un at al l. It br oke down at Ferngr en st at ion and was t aken of f t he li ne. 39。 Lesson88 Trapped in a mi ne 困在礦井里 Si x men have been t rapped in a mine f or sevent een hour s. I f they are not brought to t he sur face soon they may l ose t hei r li ves. However , rescue operati ons ar e provi ng di f fi cul t. If explos ives are used, vibr ati ons wi l cause t he roof of the m ine to col lapse. Rescue wor ker s are t herefor e dri l ing a hol e on the nort h side of t he mine. They intend t o bri ng the men up in a speci al capsul e. I f there had not been a har d layer of rock beneath the soi l, t hey woul d have pl eted the j ob in a few hour s. As it is, they have been dr il li ng for sixteen hours and t hey sti l ha ve a long way to go. Meanwhil e, a microphone, whi ch was lowered i nto t he mi ne