【正文】 o t he stati on ?39。 39。 I don39。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 t he l i ne.39。I suggest,39。t noti ce anyt hi ng unusual ?39。At what t im e di d you ar i ve at t he st at i on ?39。 Woul d a l at er t rai n get you t o wor k on tim e ?39。 answer ed t he m an.39。 sai d the m an. 39。self t o gar dening. For him , t hi s wil l be an ent ir el y new hobby. But t his does not m at ter, f or, as he has oft en remar ked, one is never t oo old t o l ear n. Lesson86 O ut of control 失控 As t he m an tr i ed t o swi ng t he speed boat round, t he st eer i ng wheel cam e away i n his hands. He waved desper at el y t o his pani on, who had been wat er skii ng f or t he l ast fi ft een m inutes. Bot h m en had har dl y had ti me t o r eali ze 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 str uck a buoy, but i t cont inued t o m ove ver y quickl y acr oss t he water. Bot h men had j ust begun t o swim t owar ds t he shore. when t hey noti ced wit h dismay t hat t he speed boat was m ovi ng i n a ci r cl e. I t now cam e str ai ght t owar ds t hem at tr em endous speed. In l es t han a mi nut e, i t r oar ed past t hem onl y a f ew f et away. Af t er it had passed, t hey swam on as quickl y as t hey coul d because they knew t hat t he boat woul d soon r et ur n. They had j ust had enough t im e t o swi m out of danger when t he boat agai n pleted a ci rcl e. On t his occasi on, however , it had slowed down consi der abl y. The pet rol had nearl y al been used up. Bef or e l ong, the noise dr opped pletel y and t he boat began to dr if t gentl y acr oss t he wat er . Leson87 A perfect al i bi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場的證據(jù) 39。Do you al ways cat ch such an ear l y tr ai n ?39。 I m ust be at wor k at 10. 0 o39。 asked t he i nspect or. 39。 39。 39。 sai d t he i nspect or, 39。 Leson88 Trapped i n a mi ne 困在礦井里 Six m en have been tr apped i n a m ine f or sevent een hour s. I f they are not br ought to t he sur f ace soon t hey m ay l ose t heir li ves. However, r escue oper at i ons ar e pr oving di f icult . If expl osi ves ar e used, vi br at i 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 t h si de of t he mi ne. They i nt end to br i ng t he men up i n a speci al capsul e. I f t her e had not been a har d l ayer of r ock beneat h t he soil , they woul d have pl et ed t he j ob in a few hour s. As i t is, they have been dr il i ng for sixt en hours and t hey st il have a l ong way t o go. Meanwhil e, a m i cr ophone, whi ch was l ower ed i nt o t he m ine t wo hours ago, has enabl ed t he m en to keep i n t ouch wi th t he cl osest r el at i ves. Though t hey ar e r unni ng out of f ood and dri nk, t he m en ar e cheerf ul and conf ident t hat t hey wil l get out soon. They have been t ol d t hat r escue oper at ions are pr ogressi ng sm oot hly. If t hey knew how dif fi cul t it was t o dri 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 vari ety show woul d be pr esent ed at our l ocal ci nem a by t he P. and U. Bi rd Sed Com pany, we al l r ushed to see it . We had t o queue f or hour s t o get i n and t here m ust have been sever al hundred peopl e pr esent j ust be for e the show began. Unf or t unatel y, t he show was one of t he dul lest we have ever seen. Those who f ai l ed t o get i n need not ha ve f el t di sappoint ed as m any of t he ar ti st es who shoul d have appear ed di d not e. The onl y f unny t hi ngs we hear d t hat eveni ng cam e fr om t he advert i ser at t he begi nni ng of the pr ogr am me. He was obvi ousl y very ner vous and f or some mi nutes st ood awkwar dl y bef ore t he mi cr ophone. As soon as he opened hi s mout h, 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 thi nk t he wi ndows need cleani ng at thi s t im e of the ni ght. 39。So do I,39。 39。You se, I39。 he cal ed. 39。What has happened ?39。A fi re ext ingui sher , m y dear,39。Good heavens! 39。 answer ed t he Am basador . 39。s hat . 39。 sai d the Am bassador. 39。 Lesson96 The dead ret urn 亡靈返鄉(xiāng) A Festi val f or the Dead i s hel d once a year i n Japan. Thi s f esti val i s a cheerf ul occasi on, f or on t hi s day, t he dead ar e sai d to r et ur n t o their homes and t hey ar e wel ed by t he l i vi ng. As t hey are expect ed to be hungr y af ter t hei r l ong 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 t o hel p t he dead t o fi nd t heir way. Al l ni ght l ong, peopl e dance and si ng. I n the e arl y m or ni ng, t he f ood t hat had been l ai d out f or the dead is t hr own i nt o a ri ver or i nt o t he sea as it i s consi der ed unl ucky f or anyone li vi ng t o eat i t. I n t owns that ar e near t he sea, t he t iny l ant erns whi ch had been hung in t he str eet s the ni ght befor e, ar e pl aced i nto t he water when t he fest i val is over. Thousands of lanter ns sl owly dr if t out t o sea gui di ng t he dead on t hei r ret ur n j our ney t o t he ot her worl d. Thi s is a m ovi ng spect acl e, f or cr owds of peopl e stand on the shore wat chi ng the l ant erns dri ft ing away unt il they can be sen no m or e. sel f t o gar deni ng. For him, t hi s wi l be an entir ely new hobby. But this does not m at ter , f or, as he has of ten r emarked, one i s never t oo ol d t o learn. Leson86 Out of cont rol 失控 As the man t ri ed to swi ng the speed boat r ound, the steeri ng wheel came away i n his hands. He waved desper at ely t o his panion, who had been wat er skii ng f or t he last f i ft en m inutes. Bot h men had hardl y had ti me to reali ze what was hap