【正文】 to air cr af t. He said t hat som eone mi ght by spyi ng on t he stati on and t he pil ot was or dered to keep tr ack of the str ange obj ect. The pil ot m anaged t o cir cl e the bal oon f or some tim e. He coul d m ake out three m en i n a basket under it and one of t hem was hol di ng f ieldglases. When t he bal loon was over t he st ati on, the pi lot saw one of the m en t aking phot ographs. Soon aft er war ds, the bal oon began t o descend and it landed near an ai rf ield. The poli ce wer e cal led in, but they coul d not ar rest anyone, f or t he basket contai ned two Mem ber s of Parl iam ent and t he Comm anding Ofi cer of t he stati on! As t he Commandi ng Of icer expl ai ned later, one hal f of t he st at ion di d not know what t he other hal f was doi ng ! Lesson92 Aski ng f or t rouble 自找麻煩 It must have been about t wo i n the m or ning when I returned hom e. I tr ied to wake up m y wif e by r ingi ng t he door bel l, but she was fast asleep, so I got a l adder fr om the shed i n the gar den, put it agai nst he wal , and began clim bi ng t owards the bedroom window. I was alm ost ther e when a sar cast ic voi ce bel ow said,39。I enjoy cl eani ng wi ndows at ni ght. 39。s busy wor ki ng, but woul d you m ind i ng wit h m e to t he stai on ?39。 I sai d. 39。Your what ?39。 Fort unately, t he shouti ng woke up my wif e who opened the window j ust as t he pol iceman had start ed t o clim b towar ds me. Leson93 A nobl e gi ft 崇高的禮物 One of t he most f amous m onum ents i n t he worl d, t he Statue of Li bert y, was presented to t he Unit ed States of Am erica in t he ni eenth cent ur y by t he people of Fr ance. The great statue, whi ch was designed by the scul pt or Auguste Bart holdi, took t en year s to plete. The act ual f i gure was m ade of copper suppor ted by a metal fr amewor k whi ch had been especi al ly constr ucted by Eif f el. Bef ore it coul d be tr ansport ed t o the Uni ted St at es, a sit e had to be found f or it and a pedest al had t o be built . The si te chosen was an i sl and at t he ent rance of New Yor k Har bour. By 1884, a statue whi ch was 151 feet t al , had been er ected i n Pari s. The f ol owi ng year , i t was t aken t o pi eces and sent t o Am eri ca. By t he end of October 1886, t he statue had been put toget her agai n and it wa s of fi ci al y pr esent ed t o t he Am eri can people by Bar thol di . Ever since t hen, t he great m onument has been a sym bol of li bert y for the m il ions of peopl e who have passed t hr ough New Yor k Har bour t o m ake thei r homes i n Am er ica. Lesson94 Fut ure cham pi ons 未來的冠軍 Exper iment s have pr oved t hat chil dr en can be i nstr ucted in swimmi ng at a very ear ly age. At a special swimmi ng pool i n Los Angel es, chil dr en bee exper t at hol di ng t heir breat h under water even before t hey can wal k. Babi es of t wo m ont hs old do not appear to be reluct ant to ent er t he water, It is not l ong bef or e they are so accustom ed t o swimm ing that t hey can pi ck up weight s fr om the fl oor of t he pool. A gam e t hat is ver y popul ar wit h these young swimm er s i s the under wat er tr icycl e r ace. Tri cycles ar e l ined up on the f loor of the pool seven f et under wat er . The chil dr en pet e agai nst each ot her t o reach t he other end of the pool. Many pe dal thei r t ri cycl es, but m ost of t hem prefer to push or dr ag t hem . Som e chil dren can cover t he whol e lengt h of the pool wi thout i ng up f or breat h even once. Whet her they wi l ever be e f ut ur e Ol ym pi c cham pi ons, onl y tim e wi l tel. Meanwhil e, they shoul d encourage t hose among us who cannot swim fi ve yar ds before t hey ar e gaspi ng f or air . Lesson95 A fant asy 純屬虛構 When the Am basador of Escalopi a returned hom e for lunch, his wi fe got a shock. He looked pale and hi s cl ot hes wer e i n a fr ight ful st at e. 39。 39。 39。 39。 The Ambasador39。 she asked. 39。t you t hi nk ? Fortunat el y, I wasn39。clock train t o London,39。Of course I do,39。 39。 39。 39。 Of course not. 39。clock t rain, but t hat you caught the 8. 25 which woul d st il get you t o wor k on t ime. You se, on t he morning of t he mur der, the o39。 l esson90 Whats f or super ？ 晚餐吃什么？ Though Brazi l i s one of t he r ichest countr ies i n the wor ld, much of i t has not yet been developed. I t was mainly for this r ea son that he Br azil ian gover nment decided to have anew cit y buil t 600 mil es nor thwest of Ri o de Janeir o. Designed by the great ar chi tect Lucio Cost a, the new cit y, Brasil a, replaced Rio de Janeir o as t he capit al of Br azif i n 1960. Brasi li a has been carefully pl anned for modern l iving. I ts wide roads, which can take four teen l anes of tr af fi c, have been kept away f rom l iving ar eas. Children do not have to cross busy st reet s to go t o school . Housewives can visit shoppi ng centr es on foot, for in these speci al ly designed l iving ar eas, car s ar e unnecessary. At f ir st , t he government had great dif ficulty i n per suading people to l eave Ri o and to set tl e i n Brasi lia. Si nce 1960, however , the popul at ion has been gr owi ng al the ti me. Brasi li a has quickly es tablished i tself as the capi tal of the count ry. The idea to have the capital moved so f ar inland wil have agr eat ef fect on the future of Brazi l. Leson91 Three men i n a basket 三人同籃 A pil ot not iced a bal loon whi ch semed t o be making for a Royal Air Force St at ion nearby. He infor med t he station at once, but no one t her e was able t o explain the myst er y. The off icer i n the control tower was very angr y when he hear d the news, because bal oons can be a great danger to air cr aft. He said t hat someone might by spying on t he stati on and the pi lot was or der ed to keep t rack of the st range obj ect. The pil ot managed t o ci rcle the bal oon f or some t ime. He could make out three men i n a basket under it and one of t