【正文】 nd wi l have a gr eat ef ect on t he f ut ur e of Br azi l. Leson91 Three m en i n a basket 三人同籃 A pi lot noti ced a bal oon whi ch seem ed t o be m aki ng f or a Royal Ai r Force St at ion nearby. He i nf orm ed t he stati on at once, but no one t her e was able t o expl ain t he myster y. The of fi cer i n the contr ol t ower was ver y angry when he hear d the news, because bal oons can be a gr eat danger t o ai r cr af t. He sai d t hat som eone mi ght by spyi ng on the stati on and t he pi lot was or der ed t o keep tr ack of t he str ange obj ect. The pil ot m anaged t o cir cl e t he bal loon f or some t im e. He coul d make out t hree m en i n a basket under i t and one of t hem was hol di ng fi el d gl asses. When t he bal l oon was over the st ati on, t he pil ot saw one of t he m en t aki ng phot ogr aphs. Soon af t er war ds, t he bal oon began t o descend and i t landed near an air fi el d. The pol ice wer e cal l ed i n, but t hey coul d not ar est anyone, f or t he basket cont ai ned t wo Mem bers of Parl iament and t he Comm andi ng Of i cer of the stati on! As t he Com mandi ng Of fi cer explai ned l at er, one hal f of the stati on 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 m ust have been about t wo i n t he m or ni ng when I ret ur ned hom e. I t ri ed t o wake up m y wi fe by r i ngi ng t he door bel l, but she was f ast asl eep, so I got a l adder f r om t he shed in t he garden, put it agai nst t he wal , and began cl im bi ng t owar ds t he bedroom wi ndow. I was al m ost there when a sar casti c voi ce bel ow said,39。 I don39。t thi nk t he wi ndows need cleani ng at thi s t im e of the ni ght. 39。 I looked down and nearl y f el l off t he ladder when I saw a poli cem an. I im mediat el y r egr et ted answer i ng i n t he way I did, but I sai d, 39。I enjoy cl eani ng wi ndows at ni ght .39。 39。So do I,39。 answer ed t he poli cem an i n t he sam e t one. 39。Excuse m y i nt er rupti ng you. I hate t o i nt er upt a m an when he39。s busy wor king, but woul d you m i nd i ng wi th m e t o t he stati on ?39。 39。Wel , I 39。d pr efer t o st ay her e,39。 I sai d. 39。You se, I39。ve f or got ten m y key.39。 39。Your what ?39。 he cal ed. 39。My key,39。 I shout ed.39。 Fort unat el y, the shout ing 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 me. Leson93 A nobl e gi f t 崇高的禮物 One of the m ost f am ous m onuments i n t he worl d, t he Stat ue of Li ber ty, was present ed to t he Unit ed Stat es of Am er ica i n t he ni eent h cent ur y by t he people 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 m etal fr am ewor k whi ch had been especi al l y const r uct ed by Eif fel. Bef ore i t coul d be tr ansport ed to t he Unit ed Stat es, a si t e had t o be f ound f or it and a pedestal had to be buil t. The sit e chosen was an i sl and at t he ent rance of New Yor k Har bour. By 1884, a stat ue whi ch was 151 feet tal , had been erected i n Pari s. The f ol l o wi ng year , it was t aken t o pieces and sent t o Am er ica. By t he end of Oct ober 1886, t he st at ue had been put together agai n and i t was off ici al ly pr esented t o t he Am eri can peopl e by Bar thol di. Ever since t hen, t he gr eat m onum ent has been a sym bol of li ber t y for t he m il li ons of peopl e who have pased t hr ough New Yor k Har bour t o m ake their homes i n Ameri ca. Lesson94 Fut ure cham pi ons 未來(lái)的冠軍 Exper im ent s have pr oved t hat chil dr en can be instr uct ed in swim mi ng at a ver y earl y age. At a speci al swim mi ng pool i n Los Angel es, chil dr en be e expert at hol ding t hei r breath under wat er even bef or e t hey can wal k. Babies of t wo mont hs ol d do not appear t o be r el uct ant t o ent er the wat er , It i s not l ong bef ore t hey ar e so accustomed t o swimm i ng t hat t hey can pi ck up weights f r om t he fl oor of t he pool. A gam e t hat is ver y popul ar wi t h these young swimm ers i s t he under wat er t ri cycl e r ace. Tr i cycles are l i ned up on t he fl oor of t he pool seven f eet under wat er. The chil dr en pet e agai nst each ot her t o r each t he other end of t he pool . Many pedal t heir t ri cycl es, but m ost of t hem pref er t o push or dr ag t hem . Som e chi l dr en can cover the whol e lengt h of t he pool wi thout i ng up f or br eat h even once. Whether they wi l ever be e f ut ure Ol ympi c champi ons, onl y ti me wi l t el. Meanwhi le, t hey shoul d encour age t hose am ong us who cannot swim f i ve yar ds bef or e t hey ar e gaspi ng for air . Lesson95 A f ant asy 純屬虛構(gòu) When t he Am bassador of Escal opia r etur ned home f or l unch, 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 ot hes get i nt o such a m es ?39。 39。A fi re ext ingui sher , m y dear,39。 answer ed t he Am basador dri l y. 39。Uni versit y student s set t he Em basy on f ir e t hi s m or ni ng. 39。 39。Good heavens! 39。 excl aim ed his wi f e. 39。And wher e wer e you at t he ti me ?39。 I was i n my of fi ce as usual ,39。 answer ed t he Am basador . 39。The fi r e br oke out i n t he basem ent . I went down i mm edi at el y. of cour se, and t hat f ool, Hor st , ai med a f ir eexti ngui sher at m e. He thought I was on f ir e. I m ust defi ni t el y get t hat f el ow post ed. 39。 The Am basador39。s wi f e went on aski ng questi ons, when she suddenly noti ced a big hol e in her husband39。s hat . 39。And how can you explai n t hat ?39。 she asked. 39。Oh, t hat, 39。 sai d the Am bassador. 39。Som eone f ir ed a shot t hrough my of fi ce wi ndow. Accurat e, don39。t you thi nk ? For t unat el y, I wasn39。t weari ng it at the t im e. I f I had bee