【正文】 st eer ing wheel cam e away in hi s hands. He waved desper atel y to hi s pani on, who had been wat er ski i ng f or the l ast fi ft een m i nut es. Both m en had har dl y had ti me t o r eal ize what was happeni ng when t hey wer e t hr own vi ol ent 1y i nt o t he sea. The speed boat had st r uck a buoy, but i t conti nued t o m ove ver y qui ckl y acr oss t he wat er . Both m en had j ust begun t o swi m towar ds t he s hor e. when t hey not iced wit h di sm ay t hat t he speedboat was m ovi ng i n a cir cl e. I t now cam e str ai ght t owar ds t hem at tr em endous speed. I n l es t han a m i nut e, it 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 t hey coul d because t hey knew t hat t he boat woul d soon r et urn. They had j ust had enough t im e t o swi m out of danger when t he boat agai n pl eted a ci rcle. On t his occasi on, however, i t had sl owed down consi der abl y. The petr ol had nearl y al been used up. Bef or e l ong, t he noi se dropped pl et ely and t he boat began t o dri ft gentl y acr oss t he wat er . Lesson87 A perf ect al i bi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場的證據(jù) 39。At t he ti me t he m ur der was mit t ed, I was tr avel li ng on t he 8. 0 o39。cl ock tr ain t o London,39。 sai d t he man. 39。Do you al ways cat ch such an ear l y tr ai n ?39。 asked the i nspect or. 39。Of cour se I do,39。 answer ed t he m an.39。 I m ust be at wor k at o39。cl ock. My em ployer wil l confi rm t hat I was t her e on ti me.39。 39。 Woul d a l at er t rai n get you t o wor k on tim e ?39。 asked t he i nspect or. 39。 I suppose it woul d, but I never cat ch a lat er t rai n.39。 39。At what t im e did you ar ri ve at t he st at i on ?39。 39。At t en t o ei ght . I bought a paper and wait ed f or t he tr ai n.39。 39。And you di dn39。t not ice anyt hing unusual ?39。 39。 Of course not.39。 39。I suggest, 39。 sai d the i nspect or, 39。t hat you ar e not t el li ng t he t r ut h. I suggest t hat you di d not cat ch the 8. 0 o39。cl ock tr ain, but t hat you caught t he 8. 25 which woul d st il l get you t o wor k on ti me. You see, on t he m orni ng of t he mur der, t he o39。cl ock t r ai n di d not r un at al l. It br oke down at Fer ngr een st at i on and was t aken of f the li ne. 39。 Leson88 Trapped i n a m ine 困在礦井里 Si x m en have been t r apped i n a mi ne for seventeen hour s. I f t hey ar e not br ought t o t he sur f ace soon t hey may l ose t hei r li ves. However , rescue operati ons ar e pr ovi ng dif fi cul t. I f expl osi ves are used, vi br ati ons wil cause t he r oof of t he m i ne t o col l apse. Rescue workers ar e t her ef ore dr il i ng a hol e on t he nor t h si de of t he mi ne. They i nt end t o br ing t he m en up i n a speci al capsule. If t her e had not been a har d layer of r ock beneat h t he soi l, t hey woul d have pl et ed the j ob in a few hour s. As i t is, they have been dri l i ng f or si xteen hour s and t hey sti l have a l ong way t o go. Meanwhi l e, a mi cr ophone, whi ch was l ower ed i nto t he mi ne t wo hour s ago, has enabled t he m en t o keep i n t ouch wi th t he closest r el at i ves. Though t hey ar e r unning out of f ood and dri nk, t he men ar e cheerf ul and confi dent t hat t hey wi l get out soon. They have been t ol d t hat r escue oper at i ons ar e progressi ng sm oot hl y. If t hey knew how dif fi cul t it was t o dri l t hr ough t he har d rock, t hey would l ose heart . Lesson89 A sl i p of t he t ongue 口誤 Peopl e wil l do anyt hi ng t o se a f r ee showeven if i t i s a bad one. When the news got round t hat a var iet y show woul d be pr esented at our l ocal ci nema by t he P. and U. Bir d Seed Com pany, we al r ushed t o see i t. We had t o queue f or hour s t o get in and t her e m ust have been sever al hundr ed peopl e present j ust be f or e t he show began. Unf or t unatel y, t he show was one of t he dul lest we have ever sen. Those who f ai l ed t o get in need not have f el t disappoi nt ed as m any of t he art ist es who should have appear ed di d not e. The only f unny thi ngs we hear d that evening came f r om t he adverti ser at t he begi nni ng of t he pr ogr amm e. He was obvi ousl y ver y ner vous and f or som e mi nut es st ood awkwardl y bef ore t he mi cr ophone. As soon as he opened hi s m out h, ever yone bur st out l aughing. We al know what t he poor m an should have sai d, but what he act ual ly sai d was: 39。Thi s is t he Poo and Ee Seed Bi r d Company. Good l adi es, eveni ng and gentl em en !39。 l esson90 Whats f or supper ？ 晚餐吃什么？ Though Br azi l is one of t he ri chest countr ies i n the wor ld, much of it has not yet been devel oped. I t was m ainl y f or t hi s r eason t hat t he Br azil ian government deci ded t o have a new cit y built 600 m il es nor th west of Ri o de Janeir o. Desi gned by t he great ar chi tect Luci o Cost a, the new cit y, Br asil ia, repl aced Ri o de Janeir o as t he capi t al of Br azi f i n 1960. Brasi li a has been car ef ul l y pl anned f or modern l i vi ng. I ts wi de r oads, whi ch can take f our teen lanes of t r af fi c, have been kept away fr om l i vi ng areas. Chil dr en do not have to cr oss busy st r et s t o go t o school. Housewi ves can vi sit shoppi ng centr es on f oot, f or i n these speci al y desi gned l ivi ng ar eas, car s are unnecessar y. At fi rst, t he gover nm ent had great di f i cult y i n per suadi ng peopl e t o l eave Ri o and t o set l e in Br asi li a. Si nce 1960, however, t he popul at i on has been gr owi ng al l the t im e. Br asil i a has qui ckl y est a bl ished it self as t he capit al of t he count ry. The i dea t o have t he capi tal m oved so far i nl and wil l have a gr eat ef ect on t he f ut ure of Br azi l. Lesson91 Three m en i n a basket 三人同籃 A pi l ot noti ced a bal oon whi ch seem ed t o be m aki ng f or a Royal Ai r For ce St ati on near by. He i nf or med t he st at i on at once, but no one