【正文】 ays catch such an ear ly t rai n ?39。s hom e. We shal l al l remember Mr Page for hi s pat ience and understanding and f or t he kindly encouragem ent he gave us when we went so unwi l ingly to school . A gr eat many f or mer pupi ls wi l l be at tendi ng a f ar ewel dinner in hi s honour next Thursday. I t is a cur ious coi nci dence t hat t he day befor e his r eti rement, Mr Page wi l have been t eaching f or a tot al of f or ty year s. Af ter he has reti red, he wil l devot e hi mself t o gar deni ng. For him, t his wi l be an enti rel y new hobby. But thi s does not mat er , for , as he has oft en remar ked, one is never t oo old t o l ear n. Leson86 Out of cont rol 失控 As the man tr ied t o swi ng t he speed boat r ound, t he steeri ng wheel came away i n his hands. He waved desper at el y t o his panion, who had been wat er skii ng for t he last f if teen mi nutes. Bot h men had hardly had tim e to reali ze what was happening when they were t hrown vi olent1y i nto t he sea. The speedboat had str uck a buoy, but it cont inued to move ver y quickly acr oss t he water. Both men had just begun t o swim towar ds the shor e. when they not iced wi th di sm ay that the speedboat was moving i n a cir cle. It now came str aight towar ds t hem at tr emendous speed. In l es t han a mi nut e, i t roared past t hem only a few feet away. Af ter it had passed, t hey swam on as qui ckl y as they could because they knew t hat t he boat would soon r et urn. They had just had enough t im e to swi m out of danger when the boat again pl eted a cir cle. On t hi s oc casion, however, i t had sl owed down considerably. The petr ol had near ly al l been used up. Bef ore l ong, t he noi se dr opped plet el y and the boat began t o dri f t gentl y acr oss the water . Lesson87 A perf ect al ibi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場(chǎng)的證據(jù) 39。 Lesson84 On st rike 罷工 Busmen have deci ded t o go on str ike next week. The st r i ke i s due t o begin on Tuesday. No one knows how l ong it wi l last. The busm en have stat ed that he str ike wi l cont inue unti l general agreement i s reached about pay and wor king condi ti ons. Most people bel ieve that the str ike wi l l ast f or at l east a week. Many owner s of pr ivate cars ar e going t o off er 39。Mr Lane was defeated i n the el ect ions. He has r et ir ed fr om pol it ical if e and gone to l ive abroad ! 39。s Radical Progressi ve Par ty. Af ter t he el ect ions, Cr awley went to the f ormer Pr ime Mini st er39。s steam hammer . Though i n those days, tr avel ing was not as easy as it i s today, st eam boat s car ri ed thousands of vi sitor s acr oss t he Channel fr om Eur ope. On ar r iving i n England, t hey were t aken t o t he Crystal Pal ace by tr ai n. Ther e were s i x mi l ion visit ors i n al , and t he prof it s fr om t he exhi bi ti on were used t o bui ld museums and coll eges. Lat er , the Cr yst al Pal ace was m oved t o Sout h London. I t remained one of the m ost f am ous buil dings in the wor ld unt il it was burnt down i n 1936. Leson81 Escape 脫逃 When he had kil led the guard, t he pr isoner of war quickly dr agged hi m i nto t he bushes. Working r apidly in t he dar kness, he soon changed int o the dead man39。s clot hes. Now, dressed i n a blue uni form and wi th a ri fl e over his shoulder, t he pr isoner m ar ched bol dl y up and down i n fr ont of t he cam p. He coul d hear shouting in t he camp it sel f. Light s were bl azing and m en were r unni ng her e and ther e: t hey had j ust discover ed tha t a pri soner had escaped. At that moment, a l ar ge black car wi th four off icers i nsi de it , st opped at the camp gates. The of fi cer s got out and the pr isoner stood t o at ent ion and sal uted as they passed. When they had gone, t he dr iver of the car came towards hi m. The man obviousl y wanted t o tal k. He was rather elderl y wi th gr ey hai r and cl ear bl ue eyes. The pr isoner f el t sor ry for him , but ther e was not hing else he could do. As t he man cam e near , the pri soner knocked him to the ground wi th a shar p blow. Then, j um ping i nt o t he car , he dr ove off as quickly as he coul d. Lesson82 Monst er or fi sh? 是妖還是魚？ Fi sher men and sai lors someti mes claim t o have seen monst ers i n the sea. Though peopl e have of ten l aughed at st or ies t old by s eam en, i t i s now known t hat many of t hese 39。s house. When he asked if Mr Lane l ived t her e, t he policeman on duty told him that si nce hi s def eat , the exPr im e Mi ni ster had gone abroad. On the f oll owing day, Crawl ey went t o t he house agai n. The same poli ceman was j ust wal king slowl y past the entr ance, when Cr awl ey asked t he same questi on. Though a li t le suspi ci ous this t im e, t he pol iceman gave hi m the sam e answer . The day af ter, Cr awley went to the house once mor e and asked exactl y the same quest ion. This t ime, the pol icem an lost hi s temper .39。 I know,39。fr ee ri des39。At t he ti me t he murder was mit ted, I was tr avel ing on the o39。 asked t he inspect or . 39。clock. My empl oyer wi l conf ir m that I was there on t im e. 39。 I suppose i t woul d, but I never catch a l at er tr ai n.39。 39。 I suggest ,39。cl ock t rai n did not run at al . It broke down at Ferngreen st at i on and was taken off t he line.39。 I don39。 39。s busy wor king, but would you mind i ng wi th m e to t he stati on ?39。 I sai d. 39。Your what ?39。 Fort unat el y, t he shout ing woke up my wif e who opened the wi ndow just as t he poli ceman had star ted to cl im b towar ds me. Lesson93 A noble gif t 崇高的禮物 One of t he most f amous monum ent s in the wor ld, the St at ue of Libert y, was pr esented t o the Uni ted St at es of Am eri ca in t he nieent h cent ury by the peopl e of France. The great st atue, which was desi gned by t he scul pt or August e Bart hol di , took t en years to plet e. The actual fi gur e was made of copper support e