【正文】 is tim e, t he pol iceman l ost his t emper .39。 sai d t he Ambasador . 39。s hat . 39。 answer ed the Ambassador. 39。 exclai med his wi fe. 39。 answered t he Ambasador dr il y. 39。 she asked. 39。My key, 39。ve f ott en my key.39。Wel l, I 39。 answer ed the poli ceman i n t he same t one. 39。 I looked down and nearl y f el l off t he ladder when I saw a poli ceman. I immediately regret ted answer ing i n t he way I did, but I said, 39。This i s the Poo and Ee Seed Bir d Com pany. Good ladies, evening and gent lemen ! 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。 Of course not. 39。 39。 I suppose it would, but I never cat ch a later t rain. 39。cl ock. My employer wil l conf ir m t hat I was t her e on t ime.39。 asked the i nspector . 39。At the t im e the mur der was m it ed, I was t ravel ing on t he 8. 0 o39。f r ee r i des39。 I know, 39。 I t ol d you yest er day and the day bef ore yester day,39。 he shout ed, 39。 answer ed Cr awl ey,39。 t o peopl e on their way to wor k. Thi s wi l rel ieve pressur e on the t rai ns t o some extent. Meanwhil e, a number of universit y student s have volunt er ed to dr ive buses whi le t he str ike lasts. Al t he young m en ar e exper t dri ver s, but bef ore t hey dr ive any of t he buses, t hey wi l l have to pass a s peci al t est. The students are goi ng to take the t est in two days39。clock t rai n to London,39。Of cour se I do, 39。 39。 At what t i m e di d you ar ive at the stat ion ?39。And you didn39。 39。clock tr ain, but t hat you caught t he 8. 25 which woul d sti l get you t o wor k on ti me. You se, on the m orning of t he murder , t he o39。 l eson90 What s for supper ？ 晚餐吃什么？ Though Brazil i s one of t he ri chest countr ies i n the wor ld, much of it has not yet been developed. I t was mainly for thi s reason that he Br azi lian government deci ded t o have a new cit y buil t 600 mil es nor thwest of Rio de Janei r o. Designed by the gr eat archi tect Lucio Cost a, t he new cit y, Br asi li a, r epl aced Ri o de Janei ro as t he capit al of Br azi f in 1960. Brasil ia has been car ef ull y planned for modern l ivi ng. I ts wi de roads, whi ch can take fourt een lanes of t raf fi c, have been kept away fr om l iving ar eas. Chil dr en do not have t o cross busy str eet s to go t o school. Housewi ves can vi si t shopping centr es on f oot, f or i n these special y desi gned livi ng areas, cars are unnecessar y. At fi rst, t he governm ent had great di f icul ty i n persuadi ng people to l eave Ri o and to set le i n Br asi li a. Si nce 1960, however, t he populati on has been gr owi ng al t he ti me. Brasil ia has qui ckl y establi shed it sel f as the capi tal of the count ry. The i dea t o have the capi tal moved so far inl and wil l have a gr eat ef ect on t he fut ur e of Br azi l. Leson91 Three m en in a basket 三人同籃 A pil ot not iced a baloon whi ch semed t o be making f or a Royal Ai r Force St at ion nearby. He inf orm ed the stati on at once, but no one ther e was abl e to explai n the m yst er y. The of fi cer i n t he contr ol tower was ver y angry when he heard the news, because bal oons can be a great danger to ai rcraf t. He said t hat someone might by spyi ng on t he st at ion and t he pi lot was or der ed to keep tr ack of t he str ange object. The pil ot managed to ci rcl e the bal oon for some ti me. He coul d make out thr e men in a basket under it and one of t hem was hol ding f ield glasses. When the bal oon was over t he st at ion, the pi lot saw one of t he men t aki ng phot ogr aphs. Soon af ter wards, t he bal loon began to descend and it l anded near an ai rf ield. The poli ce were cal ed in, but t hey coul d not ar rest anyone, f or t he basket contai ned t wo Member s of Parl iament and t he Commanding Of f icer of t he st ati on! As t he Commanding Of f icer explai ned l ater, one half of the stat ion di d not know what t he ot her half was doi ng ! Lesson92 Asking for t roubl e 自找麻煩 I t must have been about two in t he morni ng when I ret ur ned hom e. I t ri ed to wake up m y wi fe by r ingi ng the door bel l, but she was f ast asl eep, so I got a ladder f rom the shed in the garden, put it against t he wal , and began cl im bing t owar ds the bedroom window. I was al most there when a sarcasti c voi ce bel ow said,39。I enjoy cl eani ng wi ndows at night .39。Excuse my i nter upt ing you. I hat e to inter rupt a man when he39。d pr ef er to stay here, 39。 39。 I shouted.39。How did your clothes get i nto such a mess ?39。Uni versit y student s set t he Embasy on f ir e thi s morni ng. 39。And wher e wer e you at t he ti me ?39。The f ir e br oke out in the basement. I we nt 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 explain 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 Com pany. Good ladies, evening and gent lemen ! 39。 I looked down and nearl y f el l off t he ladder when I saw a poli ceman. I immediately regret ted answer ing i n 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)