【正文】 out l aughing. We al know what t he poor m an should have sai d, but what he act ual ly sai d was: 39。 sai d the i nspect or, 39。 39。At t en t o ei ght . I bought a paper and wait ed f or t he tr ai n.39。 I suppose it woul d, but I never cat ch a lat er t rai n.39。cl ock. My em ployer wil l confi rm t hat I was t her e on ti me.39。 asked the i nspect or. 39。At t he ti me t he m ur der was mit t ed, I was tr avel li ng on t he 8. 0 o39。 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 am ous monuments i n t he worl d, t he Statue of Li ber ty, was present ed to t he Unit ed States of Amer i ca i n the ni enth centur y by t he people of Fr ance. The gr eat st at ue, whi ch was designed by the sculptor Auguste Bar tholdi , t ook ten years t o plete. The act ual f igure was made of copper suppor ted by a metal fr amework whi ch had been especial ly const ructed by Eif fel. Bef or e i t could be tr anspor ted t o t he Unit ed States, a si te had t o be found f or i t and a pedestal had to be buil t. The sit e chosen was an island at the entr ance of New York Harbour. By 1884, a st atue which was 151 f eet t al l, 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 October 1886, the statue had been put t oget her agai n and it was of fi ci al y present ed to t he Amer ican peopl e by Bart hol di. Ever si nce t hen, the gr eat monument has been a symbol of l ibert y f or t he mi li ons of people who have pased thr ough New Yor k Har bour to make their homes in Ameri ca. Lesson94 Fut ure champi ons 未來的冠軍 Exper iments have proved 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 swi mmi ng pool in Los Angel es, childr en bee expert at hol ding t hei r br eat h under wat er even befor e they can walk. Babies of two m ont hs old do not appear to be reluctant to ent er t he water, I t is not long befor e they are so acc ust om ed 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 wit h these young swi mmer s is t he underwat er t r icycl e race. Tri cycles are lined up on t he fl oor of t he pool seven f eet under water. The chil dr en pet e agai nst each ot her t o r each t he ot her end of t he pool . Many pedal their t ri cycles, but most of them pr efer to push or drag t hem . Some chi ldr en can cover t he whole l engt h of the pool wit hout ing up for breath even once. Whet her t hey wi l l ever bee f utur e Olym pi c cham pi ons, only t im e wil l tel . Meanwhile, t hey shoul d encour age t hose among us who cannot swi m f ive yar ds bef or e t hey ar e gasping f or air . Lesson95 A fant asy 純屬虛構(gòu) When t he Ambasador of Escal opi a r et urned home f or lunch, his wi f e got a shock. He l ooked pal e and his cl ot hes wer e i n a f ri ght ful state. 39。Your what ?39。 I said. 39。s busy worki ng, but would you m ind ing wit h me t o t he st at ion ?39。 39。 I don39。clock tr ain di d not r un at al l. I t br oke down at Fer ngr een st ati on and was t aken of f the l ine.39。I suggest, 39。t noti ce anyt hi ng unusual ?39。 39。 Woul d a lat er t rai n get you t o work on ti me ?39。 answered t he man. 39。 sai d the m an. 39。 answer ed t he Ambassador dri ly. 39。 she asked. 39。My key, 39。ve f or gott en m y key.39。Wel l, I39。 answer ed t he pol i ceman i n t he sam e t one. 39。 I l ooked down and near ly f el off t he ladder when I saw a pol icem an. I i mm edi at el y r egr et ed answeri ng i n t he way I di d, but I sai d, 39。Thi s is t he Poo and Ee Seed Bi r d Company. Good l adi es, eveni ng and gentl em en !39。t hat you ar e not t el li ng t he t r ut h. I suggest t hat you di d not cat ch the 8. 0 o39。 Of course not.39。 39。 39。 39。Of cour se I do,39。cl ock tr ain t o London,39。At t he ti me t he m ur der was mit t ed, I was tr avel li ng on t he 8. 0 o39。 asked the i nspect or. 39。cl ock. My em ployer wil l confi rm t hat I was t her e on ti me.39。 I suppose it woul d, but I never cat ch a lat er t rai n.39。At t en t o ei ght . I bought a paper and wait ed f or t he tr ai n.39。 39。 sai d the i nspect or, 39。 Leson88 Trapped i n a m ine 困在礦井里 Si x m en have been t r apped i n a mi ne for seventeen hour s. I f t hey ar e not br ought t o t he sur f ace soon t hey may l ose t hei r li ves. However , rescue operati ons ar e pr ovi ng dif fi cul t. I f expl osi ves are used, vi br ati ons wil cause t he r oof of t he m i ne t o col l apse. Rescue workers ar e t her ef ore dr il i ng a hol e on t he nor t h si de of t he mi ne. They i nt end t o br ing t he m en up i n a speci al capsule. If t her e had not been a har d layer of r ock beneat h t he soi l, t hey woul d have pl et ed the j ob in a few hour s. As i t is, they have been dri l i ng f or si xteen hour s and t hey sti l have a l ong way t o go. Meanwhi l e, a mi cr ophone, whi ch was l ower ed i nto t he mi ne t wo hour s ago, has enabled t he m en t o keep i n t ouch wi th t he closest r el at i ves. Though t hey ar e r unning out of f ood and dri nk, t he men ar e cheerf ul and confi dent t hat t hey wi l get out soon. They have been t ol d t hat r escue oper at i ons ar e progressi ng sm oot hl y. If t hey knew how dif fi cul t it was t o dri l t hr ough t he har d rock, t hey would l ose heart . Lesson89 A sl i p of t he t ongue 口誤 Peopl e wil l do anyt hi ng t o se a f r ee showeven if i t i s a bad one. When the news got round t hat a var iet y show woul d be pr esented at our l ocal ci nema by t he P. and U. Bir d Seed Com pany, we al r ushed t o see i t. We had t o queue f or hour s t o get in and t her e m ust have been sever al hundr ed peopl e present j ust be f or e t he show began. Unf or t unatel y, t he show was one