【正文】 t im e di d you ar ri ve at t he st ati 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 ai n, but t hat you caught t he 8. 25 which woul d st il l get you t o wor k on tim e. You se, on t he m or ni ng of t he m ur der, t he 8. 0 o39。cl ock t r ai n did not r un at al . It br oke down at Fer ngr een st at ion and was t aken off t he li ne. 39。 Lesson88 Trapped i n a mi ne 困在礦井里 Si x men have been t rapped in a m i ne f or sevent een hour s. I f they are 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 di f fi cul t. If expl osi ves are used, vi br ati ons wi l cause t he r oof of t he m ine t o col l apse. Rescue wor kers ar e theref or e dri l i ng a hol e on t he nor th si de of t he m i ne. They int end t o bri ng t he m en up i n a special capsul e. If t her e had not been a har d l ayer of r ock beneat h t he soil , t hey would have plet ed t he j ob i n a f ew hours. As it i s, t hey have been dr il li ng f or si xt een hour s and t hey st il l have a l ong way t o go. Meanwhil e, a m i cr ophone, whi ch was l ower ed int o the mi ne t wo hour s ago, has enabl ed t he m en t o keep i n t ouch wit h t he cl osest rel at ives. Though t hey ar e running out of food and dri nk, t he m en are cheer f ul and conf i dent t hat they wi l get out soon. They have been t ol d t hat r escue oper at i ons are pr ogr essi ng sm oot hl y. If t hey knew how dif fi cul t it was t o dril l t hr ough t he hard r ock, t hey woul d l ose hear t. Lesson89 A sl i p of t he t ongue 口誤 People wi l do anyt hi ng to see a f ree show even i f it i s a bad one. When t he news got r ound t hat a var iet y show woul d be pr esent ed at our l ocal ci nem a by t he P. and U. Bi r d Sed Com pany, we al r ushed t o see i t. We had t o queue for hour s t o get i n and t her e m ust have been sever al hundr ed people pr esent j ust be f or e t he show began. Unf ort unat el y, t he show was one of t he dul l est we have ever seen. Those who fail ed to get i n need not have f elt disappoi nt ed as m any of the art ist es who should have appear ed di d not e. The only f unny thi ngs we hear d that evening cam e f r om t he adver ti ser at t he begi nni ng of t he progr amm e. He was obvi ousl y ver y nervous and for som e mi nut es st ood awkwar dly bef or e t he m icr ophone. As soon as he opened hi s m out h, ever yone bur st out l aughi ng. 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 Com pany. 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 r i chest count ri es in t he worl d, m uch of i t has not yet been devel oped. It was m ai nly f or thi s rea son t hat t he Br azil ian gover nment deci ded t o have a new ci t y bui lt 600 mi l es nort h west of Rio de Janei r o. Designed by t he gr eat ar chit ect Luci o Cost a, t he new ci t y, Br asi li a, r epl aced Ri o de Janeir o as t he c apit al of Br azi f i n 1960. Br asil ia has been car ef ull y planned for m odern 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 ar eas. Chil dren do not have t o cr oss busy st reets t o go t o school. Housewi ves can vi si t shopping cent r es on f oot, f or i n t hese speci al y desi gned li vi ng areas, cars ar e unnecesary. At fi rst, t he gover nm ent had gr eat dif fi cul ty i n persuadi ng peopl e to l eave Ri o and t o set tl e in Brasi li a. Si nce 1960, however, t he popul at i on has been gr owi ng al l the ti me. Br asil ia has quickl y est abli shed i tself as t he capit al of t he countr y. The i dea to have t he capit al m oved so f ar i nland wi l have a gr eat ef ect on t he f ut ur e of Br azi l. Leson91 Thre m en i n a basket 三人同籃 A pil ot not iced a bal oon whi ch seem ed t o be m aki ng for a Royal Air For ce St at i on near by. He i nf orm ed the stati on at once, but no one t her e was abl e t o expl ai n t he m yst ery. The off icer in t he cont r ol t ower was ver y angr y when he hear d t he 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 t he st ati on and t he pil ot was or der ed t o keep t rack of t he str ange obj ect. The pi lot managed t o cir cl e t he bal loon f or some t im e. He coul d m ake out t hree men i n a basket under it and one of t hem was hol di ng f iel d gl ases. When the bal oon was over t he st at ion, the pil ot saw one of t he m en t aki ng phot ogr aphs. Soon af ter war ds, t he bal l oon began to descend and it l anded near an ai rf iel d. The poli ce were cal ed in, but t hey coul d not ar rest anyone, f or t he basket cont ai ned t wo Mem ber s of Parl iament and t he Comm andi ng Of icer of t he st ati on! As t he Comm andi ng Of icer expl ai ned l ater, one half of t he st at i on di d not know what t he ot her hal f 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 to wake up m y wi fe by ri ngi ng t he door bel l, but she was fast asleep, so I got a l adder fr om t he shed i n t he gar den, put i t agai nst t he wal l, and began cl im bi ng t owar ds t he bedr oom window. I was al most here when a sar casti c voi ce bel ow said,39。 I don39。t t hi nk the wi ndows need cl eani ng at t hi s ti me of t he ni ght .39。 I l ooked down and near l y fel of f the l adder when I saw a poli cem an. I imm edi atel y regr et ed answer ing i n t he way I di d, but I said, 39。I enjoy cl eani ng wi ndows at ni ght .39。