【正文】 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 t h t he closest r el at i ves. Though t hey ar e r unni ng 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 old t hat r escue oper ati ons ar e pr ogr essi ng sm oothl y. I f they knew how di f icult it was t o dri l t hr ough t he har d r ock, they woul d l ose heart . Lesson89 A sli p of t he tongue 口誤 Peopl e wi l do anyt hing t o see a fr ee showeven if i t is a bad one. When t he news got r ound t hat a vari ety show woul d be present ed at our l ocal ci nem a by t he P. and U. Bi r d Sed Com pany, we al l r ushed t o see it . 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 dull est we have ever seen. Those who fail ed t o get i n need not ha ve felt di sappoi nted as many of t he ar ti st es who shoul d have appear ed did not e. The only f unny thi ngs we hear d that eveni ng 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 for som e mi nut es st ood awkwar dl y bef or e t he m i cr ophone. As soon as he opened hi s m outh, ever yone bur st out laughi ng. We al know what t he poor man shoul d have sai d, but what he act ual y sai d was: 39。t t hi nk t he windows need cl eani ng at t hi s ti me of t he ni ght.39。So do I, 39。 39。You see, I39。My key,39。 she asked. 39。 answer ed t he Am basador dri l y. 39。 excl aim ed his wif e. 39。 answered t he Ambasador . 39。s hat. 39。 sai d t he Am basador . 39。 Lesson96 The dead ret urn 亡靈返鄉(xiāng) A Festi val f or t he 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, t he dead are said t o r et ur n t o t hei r hom es and t hey ar e wel ed by t he li ving. As t hey ar e expect ed t o be hungr y aft er t hei r long j our ney, f ood i s l ai d out f or t hem. Speci al l y made lanter ns ar e hung out si de each house to hel p the dead to f i nd t heir way. Al ni ght l ong, peopl e dance and si ng. I n t he e ar ly m orni ng, t he f ood t hat had been l ai d out for t he dead i s t hr own int o a r i ver or i nto t he sea as i t is consi der ed unl ucky f or anyone l iving t o eat i t. I n towns t hat ar e near the sea, t he ti ny lanter ns which had been hung i n the str eets t he ni ght befor e, ar e placed into the wat er when t he festi val is over . Thousands of lanter ns sl owl y dr if t out t o sea gui di ng the dead on thei r r eturn journey t o the ot her wor ld. This i s a moving spect acl e, f or crowds of peopl e st and on the shor e wat chi ng the l ant er ns dri ft ing away unti l they can be seen no mor e. f i sh was caught near Madagascar . A smal f ishing boat was car ri ed mil es out t o sea by the powerf ul fi sh as i t pul l ed on t he li ne. Reali zi ng t hat t hi s was no or di nar y fi sh, t he fi sherm an made ever y ef ort not to dam age it i n any way. When it was event ual l y brought t o shor e, i t was f ound t o be over t hir teen f et l ong. It had a head li ke a hor se, bi g bl ue eyes, shi ning sil ver ski n, and a bri ght r ed t ail , The fi sh, whi ch has si nce been sent t o a museum where i t is bei ng exam i ned by a sci enti st , is cal ed an oar fi sh. Such cr eat ur es have r ar ely been seen ali ve by m an as t hey l i ve at a depth of si x hundr ed f eet . Leson83 Aft er t he el ect ions 大選之后 The form er Pr im e Mi nister, Mr Went wort h Lane, was defeat ed i n t he r ecent el ect i ons. He is now reti ri ng f rom pol it ical li fe and has gone abr oad. My fr iend, Cr awl ey, has al ways been a f anat ical opponent of Mr Lane39。 he shout ed, 39。 but I l ove t o hear you say it ! 39。 ti me. Even so, peopl e ar e goi ng t o f ind i t di f i cult t o get to wor k. But so f ar, t he publi c has expr esed it s grati t ude t o t he st udents i n l et ters t o t he Press. Onl y one or t wo people have obj ect ed t hat t he st udents wi l dri ve t oo fast ! Leson85 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. Pupil s of t he school, ol d and new, wi l be sendi ng him a pr esent t o m ar k t he occasi on. Al l those who have contr i but ed t owar ds t he gi ft wi l si gn their nam es i n a lar ge al bum whi ch wil l be sent to t he headm aster39。 sai d the m an. 39。 answered t he m an. 39。 Woul d a l at er tr ai n get you t o wor k on t im e ?39。At what t im e di d you ar ri ve at t he st ati on ?39。And you di dn39。 39。cl ock tr ain, but t hat you caught t he 8. 25 whi ch woul d stil l get you t o wor k on ti me. You see, on t he m or ni ng of t he m ur der , t he 8. 0 o39。 lesson90 What s f or super ？ 晚餐吃什么？ Though Br azil i s one of t he r ichest count ri es i n t he worl d, m uch of i t has not yet been devel oped. It was m ai nl y f or t his r eason t hat t he Brazi li an gover nm ent decided t o have a new ci t y bui lt 600 mi les nort h west of Ri o de Janei ro. Desi gned by the gr eat archit ect Lucio Cost a, t he new ci t y, Br asil i a, r epl aced Ri o de Janeir o as t he capit al of Br azi f in 1960. Brasil 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 t ake f ourt een lanes of t r af fi c, have been kept away fr om l ivi ng ar eas. Chil dren do not have t o cr oss busy st reets t o go to school . Housewi ves can visit shoppi ng cent res on f oot , for i n these speci al y desi gned l ivi ng ar eas, car s are unnecessar y. At f ir st, t he gover nm ent had great di f icult y i n per suadi ng people t o l eave Ri o and to set le i n Br asi li a. Si nce 1960, however, t he populati on has bee