【正文】 but she was fast asl ep, so I got a l adder fr om t he shed i n t he gar den, put i t agai nst the wal l, and began cl imbi ng towards t he bedr oom wi ndow. I was al most t her e when a sar cast ic voice below sai d, 39。I enj oy cl eani ng windows at night. 39。s busy worki ng, but would you m ind i ng wit h me t o t he st at ion ?39。 I said. 39。Your what ?39。 For tunately, t he shouti ng woke up my wi f e who opened t he window just as t he pol iceman had st art ed to cl imb towards m e. Leson93 A nobl e gif t 崇高的禮物 One of the m ost f amous monuments in t he worl d, t he Statue of Li ber ty, was present ed to t he Unit ed States of Amer ica i n the ni ent h cent ur y by t he people of Fr ance. The great st at ue, whi ch was designed by t he sculpt or Auguste Bar tholdi , t ook ten years t o plete. The act ual f igur e was made of copper suppor ted by a metal fr amework which had been especi al ly constr uct ed by Eif fel. Bef ore i t could be tr ansport ed to t he Unit ed States, a si te had t o be found f or it and a pedestal had to be buil t. The sit e chosen was an isl and at the entr ance of New York Harbour. By 1884, a st atue whi ch was 151 f eet t al, had been er ect ed in Par is. The fol lowi ng year , i t was taken to pi eces and sent to Ameri ca. By the end of Oc tober 1886, the statue had been put t oget her agai n and it was of fi cial y present ed to t he Amer ican peopl e by Bart hol di. Ever si nce t hen, the gr eat m onument has been a symbol of l ibert y f or t he mi l ions of people who have pased t hr ough New Yor k Har bour to make their homes in Amer ica. Lesson94 Fut ure champi ons 未來的冠軍 Exper iment s have pr oved t hat chil dr en can be instr uct ed in swi mmi ng at a ver y ear ly age. At a speci al swimmi ng pool in Los Angel es, chi ldr en bee expert at hol ding t hei r br eat h under wat er even befor e they can walk. Babi es of two mont hs old do not appear to be r eluctant to enter t he water, I t is not long befor e the y are so accust omed to swi mmi ng that they can pick up wei ght s fr om t he fl oor of t he pool . A game t hat i s ver y popul ar wi t h these young swi mmers is t he underwat er t ri cycl e race. Tr icycles are lined up on t he fl oor of t he pool seven f eet under wat er. The chi l dr en pet e agai nst each ot her t o r each t he ot her end of the pool. Many pedal their t ri cycles, but most of them pr ef er to push or drag t hem. Some chi ldren can cover t he whole l engt h of the pool wi t hout ing up f or breath even once. Whether t hey wi l eve r bee f uture Olympi c champi ons, only t im e wil l tel . Meanwhi le, they shoul d encour age t hose among us who cannot swi m f ive yards befor e they ar e gasping f or ai r. Leson95 A fantasy 純屬虛構(gòu) When t he Ambasador of Escal opi a r et urned home f or l unch, his wi f e got a shock. He l ooked pale and hi s clothes were in a f r ightf ul st at e. 39。 39。 Good heavens! 39。 answered t he Ambassador. 39。s hat. 39。 said the Am bassador. 39。 Lesson96 The dead return 亡靈返鄉(xiāng) A Festi val f or t he Dead is held once a year in Japan. This f est ival is a cheer ful occasion, for on t his day, t he dead ar e sai d to retur n to their homes and they are wel ed by the l ivi ng. As t hey ar e expected t o be hungr y aft er their l ong j ourney, f ood is l aid out for t hem . Special ymade l ant er ns are hung outside each house t o hel p t he dead t o fi nd their way. Al l ni ght l ong, peopl e dance and si ng. I n t he e ar l y m or ni ng, t he f ood t hat had been l ai d out f or t he dead i s t hr own i nt o a si nce hi s def eat , the ex Pr im e Mi ni ster had gone abr oad. On t he foll owi ng day, Cr awl ey went t o t he house agai n. The same poli cem an was just wal ki ng sl owl y past t he ent r ance, when Cr awl ey asked the sam e questi on. Though a l it tl e suspici ous t hi s ti me, t he poli cem an gave him t he sam e answer. The day aft er , Cr awl ey went to t he house once m or e and asked exactl y t he sam e quest ion. Thi s ti me, t he poli cem an lost hi s t em per. 39。 39。 Leson84 O n st ri ke 罷工 Busm en have deci ded t o go on str ike next week. The st ri ke i s due t o begi n on Tuesday. No one knows how l ong i t wil l l ast. The busm en have st at ed that he str ike wi l conti nue unti l gener al agreement i s r eached about pay and worki ng condit ions. Most peopl e bel i eve t hat t he st ri ke wil l last for at l east a wek. Many owners of pri vat e car s ar e goi ng t o of f er 39。s hom e. We shal al r em em ber Mr Page f or his pati ence and understanding and f or t he kindl y encouragem ent he gave us when we went so unwi l i ngl y to school . A gr eat many f or m er pupi l s wil l be at tending a f arewel di nner i n hi s honour next Thur sday. It i s a cur i ous coincidence t hat t he day bef ore hi s reti r em ent, Mr Page wil have been teachi ng f or a t ot al of f ort y year s. Aft er he has r et ir ed, he wi l devot e him self t o gar dening. For him , t hi s wil l be an ent ir el y new hobby. But t hi s does not m at ter, f or, as he has of ten r em arked, one i s never t oo ol d t o learn. Lesson86 O ut of cont rol 失控 As t he man t ri ed to swi ng t he speed boat r ound, the steeri ng wheel came 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 last fi ft en m inutes. Bot h m en had har dl y had tim e t o r eali ze what was happeni ng when they wer e thr own viol ent 1y i nt o t he sea. The speed boat had st ruck a buoy, but it conti nued t o m ove very qui ckl y acr oss t he water. Bot h m en had j ust begun t o swim t owards t he shor e. when t hey noti ced wit h dismay t hat t he speed boat was m ovi ng i n a cir cl e. It now came str aight towar ds t hem at tr em endous speed. In l es t han a mi nut e, i t r oar ed past hem onl y a f ew f et away. Af ter it had passed, t hey swam on as