【正文】 For t unatel y, t he shouti ng woke up my wi f e who opened t he wi ndow j ust as t he policeman had start ed 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 t he wor ld, the Stat ue of Li bert y, was pr esented to the Uni ted St at es of Am eri ca i n t he ni eent h cent ury by the peopl e of France. The great st atue, whi ch was desi gned by t he scul pt or Auguste Bar thol di , took t en years t o plet e. The actual fi gur e was made of copper support ed by a metal f ramewor k which had been especi aly constr uct ed by Eif fel . Bef ore i t coul d be tr ansport ed to the Unit ed Stat es, a site had t o be f ound f or it and a pedestal ha d to be bui lt . The si te chosen was an i sl and at t he ent rance si nce hi s def eat , the ex Pr im e Mi ni st er had gone abr oad. On t he f oll owi ng day, Crawl ey went t o t he house agai n. The sam e poli cem an was j ust wal ki ng slowl y past t he entr ance, when Cr awl ey asked t he sam e quest i on. Though a li tl e suspi ci ous t his t im e, t he pol icem an gave hi m t he sam e answer. The day aft er, Cr awley went t o t he house once mor e and asked exactl y t he same quest ion. Thi s ti me, t he poli cem an lost hi s t em per. 39。 Your what ?39。d pr ef er t o stay her e,39。Excuse m y i nt er r upt ing you. I hat e to i nter upt a man when he39。I enj oy cl eani ng wi ndows at ni ght.39。 l eson90 What s for supper ？ 晚餐吃什么？ Though Brazil i s one of t he ri chest countr ies i n the wor ld, much of it has not yet been devel oped. It was m ai nly f or t hi s reason t hat t he Br azil ian government deci ded t o have a new cit y bui lt 600 mi l es nort h west of Rio de Janei r o. Desi gned by t he gr eat archit ect Lucio Cost a, t he new ci t y, Br asil i a, r epl aced Ri o de Janeir o as t he capit al of Br azi f in 1960. Brasi li a has been car ef ul l y pl anned f or m oder n l ivi ng. It s wi de r oads, whi ch can t ake fourt een l anes of t raf i c, have been kept away f r om li vi ng ar eas. Chi l dr en do not have t o cr oss busy str eet s t o go to school . Housewi ves can visit shoppi ng cent res on f oot , f or i n t hese speci al l y desi gned li vi ng ar eas, car s ar e unnecessar y. At f ir st , t he gover nment had gr eat dif fi cult y i n per suading peopl e t o leave Ri o and t o set tl e i n Br asil ia. Since 1960, however , the popul at i on has been growi ng al l t he t im e. Br asi li a has qui ckl y est abli shed i tself as t he capit al of t he countr y. The i dea t o have t he capit al m oved so f ar i nl and wi l have a great ef f ect on t he f ut ur e of Br azil . Lesson91 Three m en i n a basket 三人同籃 A pil ot noti ced a bal l oon whi ch semed t o be maki ng f or a Royal Ai r Force St at ion nearby. He i nf orm ed t he stati on at once, but no one t her e was abl e t o expl ai n t he m yst er y. The off icer in t he cont rol t ower was ver y angr y when he hear d t he news, because bal oons can be a gr eat danger t o ai r cr aft. He sai d t hat som eone mi ght by spyi ng on t he stati on and the pil ot was ordered t o keep t r ack of t he st range obj ect . The pi l ot m anaged to ci rcl e t he bal l oon f or som e tim e. He coul d m ake out thr e m en in a basket under i t and one of t hem was holdi ng fi el dgl asses. When t he bal loon was over t he st ati on, t he pi l ot saw one of t he m en taking photogr aphs. Soon aft er war ds, t he bal oon began t o descend and it l anded near an air fi eld. The pol i ce wer e cal l ed i n, but t hey coul d not ar est anyone, f or t he basket contai ned t wo Mem ber s of Par li am ent and t he Com manding Of fi cer of t he st at i on! As t he Com manding Of fi cer explai ned l at er, one hal f of t he st ati on di d not know what t he ot her half was doi ng ! Lesson92 Aski ng for t roubl e 自找麻煩 I t m ust have been about t wo i n t he m or ni ng when I r et ur ned hom e. I t ri ed t o wake up m y wi fe by ri ngi ng t he door bel l, but she was f ast asleep, so I got a ladder f r om t he shed i n the gar den, put it against he wal , and began clim bing t owards t he bedr oom wi ndow. I was alm ost t her e when a sar casti c voice bel ow sai d,39。cl ock t rai n, but that you caught t he whi ch woul d sti l get you t o wor k on t im e. You see, on t he mor ni ng of the m ur der , t he 8. 0 o39。 39。And you didn39。 39。 39。Of cour se I do,39。cl ock tr ai n t o London,39。 t o people on t hei r way t o wor k. Thi s wi l r el ieve pressur e on t he t r ai ns t o som e extent. Meanwhil e, a num ber of uni versit y st udent s have vol unt eer ed to dr i ve buses whi le t he st ri ke l asts. Al t he young m en ar e exper t dri ver s, but bef ore t hey dri ve any of t he buses, t hey wil have t o pass a speci al t est. The st udents ar e goi ng t o t ake t he t est i n t wo days39。 answer ed Crawl ey,39。 he shouted, 39。 I tol d you yester day and t he day bef or e yest erday, 39。 I know,39。f r e e ri des39。At t he tim e t he m ur der was m it t ed, I was tr avel i ng on the 8. 0 o39。 asked t he i nspect or. 39。cl ock. My em pl oyer wi l confi rm t hat I was t her e on tim e.39。 I suppose i t would, but I never cat ch a l ater tr ain.39。 39。 Of cour se not .39。t hat you ar e not tel i ng t he tr uth. I suggest t hat you di d not catch t he 8. 0 o39。Thi s i s the Poo and Ee Seed Bir d Com pany. Good l adi es, eveni ng and gent lemen !39。 I l ooked down and near l y f el of f t he l adder when I saw a pol i ceman. 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。 answered t he pol i ceman i n t he sam e t one. 39。Wel , I39。ve f ott en m y key. 39。 I shout ed. 39。Mr Lane was defeated i n t he el ecti ons. He has r et ir ed fr om pol it cal l if e and gone t o l ive abr oad !39。 but I l ove t o hear you say it !39。 ti me. Even so, people ar e going t o f ind i t di f icult t o get t o wor k. But so f ar , the publi c has expressed