【正文】 . This tim e, t he pol iceman l ost his t emper .39。 sai d t he Ambasador . 39。s hat . 39。 answer ed the Am bassador. 39。 excl aim ed hi s wif e. 39。 answered t he Am bassador dr il y. 39。 she asked. 39。My key,39。You see, I 39。 39。So do I, 39。t t hi nk the wi ndows need cl eaning at t hi s tim e of t he ni ght .39。 Lesson88 Trapped in a mi ne 困在礦井里 Six m en have been tr apped i n a mi ne f or sevent een hours. If t hey ar e not brought t o t he sur face soon t hey m ay l ose t hei r l i ve s. However, r escue operati ons ar e pr ovi ng di f i cult . If explosives are used, vi br at i ons wi l cause t he r oof of t he m ine t o col lapse. 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 spec ial capsul e. If t her e had not been a hard l ayer of r ock beneat h t he soil , they woul d have pl et ed t he j ob i n a f ew hour s. As i t i s, t hey 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. Meanwhil e, a m icr ophone, whi ch was lower 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 t h the cl osest r el at i ves. Though t hey ar e r unni ng out of f ood and dr ink, t he m en ar e cheerf ul and confi dent t hat t hey wil l get out soon. They have been t ol d t hat rescue operati ons ar e pr ogr essing smoot hl y. I f t hey knew how di f i cult i t was to dr il l thr ough t he har d r ock, t hey woul d l ose hear t. Leson89 A sli p of t he t ongue 口誤 Peopl e wi l do anythi ng t o 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 cinem a by t he P. and U. Bi r d Seed Com pany, we al r ushed t o se i t. We had t o queue f or hours t o ge t in and t her e m ust have been several hundr ed peopl e present j ust be f ore t he show began. Unf or tunat ely, t he show was one of t he dul lest we have ever seen. Those who f ai l ed t o get in need not have f el t di sappoi nt ed as m any of t he art istes who shoul d have appeared 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 beginni ng of t he programm e. He was obvi ousl y ver y ner vous and f or som e m i nut es st ood awkwar dl y bef or e t he m icr ophone. As soon as he opened his m out h, ever yone burst out l aughi ng. We al l know what he poor m an shoul d have sai d, but what he act ual l y sai d was: 39。 sai d t he i nspector, 39。 39。At t en t o ei ght. I bought a paper and wait ed f or t he tr ai n.39。 I suppose i t woul d, but I never cat ch a lat er t rai n.39。cl ock. My em pl oyer wi l confi rm t hat I was t her e on tim e.39。 asked t he i nspect or . 39。At t he t im e the m ur der was mi t ed, I was t r aveli ng on t he 8. 0 o39。f r ee ri des39。 I know,39。 I t ol d you yest er day and t he day bef ore yester day,39。 he shout ed, 39。 answered Cr awley,39。 t o people on t hei r way t o wor k. Thi s wil l reli eve pr essur e on the 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 eer ed to dr i ve buses whi l e t he str ike l ast s. Al l t he young m en are exper t dri ver s, but befor e they dri ve any of t he buses, t hey wil l have t o pas a speci al test . The st udent s ar e goi ng t o t ake t he test in t wo days39。cl ock t r ai n t o London,39。Of course I do,39。 39。 39。 39。 Of course not.39。t hat you ar e not t el ing t he tr ut h. I suggest t hat you did not cat ch t he 8. 0 o39。Thi s is t he Poo and Ee Seed Bi r d Company. Good l adi es, eveni ng and gentl em en !39。 I l ooked down and near l y fel of f t he l adder when I saw a poli cem an. I imm edi atel y regr et ted answer i ng i n t he way I did, but I sai d, 39。 answered t he pol iceman i n t he sam e t one. 39。Wel , I39。ve f ott en m y key. 39。 I shout ed. 39。How di d your cl othes get i nt o such a mess ?39。Uni ver si ty st udents set he Em bassy on fi re t his m or ning.39。And wher e were you at t he t im e ?39。The fi re br oke out i n t he basem ent . I went down i m m edi ately. of cour se, and that fool , Hor st, aimed a fi reexti ngui sher at me. He thought I was on fi re. I must defi nit el y get that f el ow post ed. 39。And how can you e xplain t hat ?39。Someone fi red a shot thr ough m y off ice wi ndow. Accurat e, don39。 I t ol d you yest er day and the day bef ore yester day,39。 I know, 39。f r ee r i des39。At the t im e the mur der was m it ed, I was t ravel ing on t he 8. 0 o39。 asked the i nspector . 39。cl ock. My employer wil l conf ir m t hat I was t her e on t ime.39。 I suppose it would, but I never cat ch a later t rain. 39。 39。 Of course not. 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。This i s the Poo and Ee Seed Bir d Company. Good ladies, evening and gent lemen !39。 I looked down and near ly f el off t he ladder when I saw a pol iceman. I i mmediat el y r egr et ted answer i ng in t he way I did, but I said, 39。 answer ed the poli ceman i n t he same t one. 39。Wel l, I 39。ve f ott en my key.39。My key, 39。 she asked. 39。 answered t he Ambasador dr il y. 39。 exclai med his wi fe. 39。 answer ed the Ambassador. 39。s hat . 39。 sai d t he Ambasador . 39。 Leson96 The dead ret urn 亡靈返鄉(xiāng) A Fest ival for the Dead i s hel d once a year i n Japan. Thi s festi val i s a cheerf ul occasi on, f or on thi s day, the dead are said t o r et urn to t hei r hom es and t he。t you think ? For t unatel y, I wasn39。 she as ked. 39。 The Am basador 39。 39。 39。 39。 For tunately, t he shouti ng woke up my wi f e who opened t he window j ust as t he pol iceman had st art ed to cli mb t owards me. Leson93 A nobl e gif t 崇高的禮物 One of the m ost fam ous m onuments i n t he worl d, t he Statue of Li ber ty, was present ed to t he Unit ed States of Am er ica i n the ni enth centur y by t he people of Fr ance. The gr eat st at ue, whi ch