【正文】 t hat m om ent , a lar ge bl ack car wit h f our of fi cer s i nsi de i t, st opped at t he cam p gat es. The of fi cer s got out and t he pri soner st ood t o at t enti on and sal ut ed as they pased. When they had gone , t he dr iver of t he car came t owards him. The m an obvi ousl y want ed t o tal k. He was r ather el der l y wit h gr ey hai r and cl ear bl ue eyes. The pri soner f el t sor ry f or him, but t her e was not hi ng else he coul d do. As t he m an cam e near, t he pri soner knocked him t o t he gr ound wi th a shar p bl ow. Then, j um pi ng i nt o t he car, he dr ove of f as qui ckl y as he coul d. Lesson82 Monst er or fi sh? 是妖還是魚？ Fi sherm en and sail ors someti mes claim t o have seen m onst ers i n t he sea. Though peopl e have of t en l aughed at st ori es tol d by seamen, i t is now known that m any of these 39。m onst ers39。 whi ch have at t im es been si ghted ar e sim pl y st range fi sh. Occasi onal y, unusual cr eat ur es ar e washed t o t he shor e, but they are r arel y caught out at sea. Som e ti me ago, however, a pecul i ar f ish was caught near Madagascar. A sm al l fi shi ng boat was car i ed m il es out t o sea by t he power f ul f ish as it pull ed on t he l i ne. Real i zi ng that this was no or di nar y fi sh, t he f i sherm an m ade ever y ef f or t not t o dam age it i n any way. When it was event ual ly br ought t o s hor e, i t was found t o be over t hi rt een feet l ong. I t had a head l i ke a hor se, big bl ue eyes, shi ni ng si l ver ski n, and a bri ght r ed tail , The fi sh, whi ch has si nce been sent to a m useum wher e i t i s being exam i ned by a scienti st , is cal ed an oar fi sh. Such c reatur es have r ar el y been sen ali ve by man as t hey l i ve at a dept h of six hundr ed f eet . Lesson83 Aft er t he el ect ions 大選之后 The f orm er Pr im e Mi nister, Mr Went wor t h Lane, was def eat ed i n the r ecent el ect i ons. He is now reti ri ng f rom pol it ical if e and has gone abr oad. My f r iend, Cr awl ey, has al ways been a f anati cal opponent of Mr Lane39。s Radi cal Pr ogr essi ve Part y. Aft er t he el ect i ons, Crawl ey went t o t he f orm er Pr im e Mi ni ster39。s house. When he asked i f Mr Lane li ved t her e, the poli cem an on dut y t ol d him t hat si nce hi s defeat, t he ex Pr im e Mi nister had gone abr oad. On t he f ol lowi ng day, Cr awl ey went to t he house agai n. The same poli cem an was j ust wal ki ng sl owl y past t he ent r ance, when Cr awl ey asked the sam e questi on. Though a l it l e suspici ous t hi s tim e, the poli cem an gave him t he same answer . The day af t er , Crawl ey went t o t he house once m or e and asked exact l y t he sam e questi on. Thi s tim e, t he pol i ceman l ost his t em per.39。 I t ol d you yest erday and the day befor e yest er day,39。 he shout ed, 39。Mr Lane was def eat ed i n t he electi ons. He has r eti r ed fr om poli ti cal li f e and gone t o li ve abr oad !39。 39。 I know, 39。 answered Cr awl ey,39。 but I love t o hear you say i t !39。 Leson84 O n st ri ke 罷工 Busm en have deci ded t o go on str ike next week. The st ri ke is due t o begi n on Tuesday. No one knows how l ong i t wil l last. The busm en have stat ed t hat t he st ri ke wil l cont i nue unti l general agr eem ent i s reached about pay and wor ki ng condi ti ons. Most peopl e bel ieve t hat the str i ke wi l l ast f or at l east a week. Many owner s of pr i vat e car s ar e goi ng t o of fer 39。f ree r ides39。 t o peopl e on their way t o wor k. Thi s wil l r eli eve pressur e on t he t rai ns t o som e ext ent. Meanwhil e, a num ber of uni ver sit y st udent s have vol unt er ed t o dr ive buses whi le t he st ri ke l asts. Al t he young m en ar e exper t dr i ver s, but bef ore t hey dr i ve any of t he buses, t hey wil have t o pass a speci al t est. The st udents ar e goi ng t o take t he t est i n t wo days39。 t im e. Even so, people ar e goi ng t o fi nd it dif fi cul t t o get t o wor k. But so f ar, t he publ i c has expressed i ts gr at it ude t o t he st udent s i n l et t er s to t he Pr ess. Onl y one or t wo people have objected t hat t he st udents wi l dr ive t oo fast! Lesson85 Never too ol d t o learn 活到老學(xué)到老 I have j ust r ecei ved a l et t er f r om my ol d school inf or mi ng me t hat m y f orm er head mast er, Mr Regm al d Page, wi l be r et ir i ng next week. Pupi l s of t he school, ol d and new, wi l be sendi ng hi m a present t o mar k the occasi on. Al t hose who have cont ri buted t owar ds t he gi ft wi l sign t hei r nam es i n a l ar ge album whi ch wi l be sent t o t he headm ast er 39。s home. We shal al r em em ber Mr Page for his pati ence and under st andi ng and f or t he ki ndl y encour agem ent he gave us when we went so unwil li ngly t o school . A gr eat m any f orm er pupil s wil l be atending a farewel l di nner i n his honour next Thur sday. It i s a cur ious coincidence that he day bef ore hi s ret ir em ent , Mr Page wil l have been teachi ng for a t otal of f ort y year s. Af t er he has r et ir ed, he wi l devot e him self t o gardening. For hi m, thi s wil l be an ent ir el y new hobby. But t hi s does not mat er, f or , as he has of ten r em ar ked, one i s never too ol d to lear n. Lesson86 O ut of control 失控 As t he man tr i ed to swi ng the speedboat round, t he steer ing wheel came away in hi s 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 ime to r eal ize what was happening when t hey wer e t hr own vi ol ent 1y int o t he sea. The speed boat had str uck a buoy, but i t conti nued to m ove ver y qui ckly across the wat er . Both m en had just begun to swi m towards t he shor e. when t hey not iced wit h dismay t hat t he have j ust f ini shed cutt ing t hree car t loads of gol den brown m acaroni stalks. The whol e vil lage has be