【正文】 ti r el y new hobby. But t hi s does not mat er, f or , as he has oft en r em ar ked, one i s never too ol d to l ear n. Lesson86 O ut of cont rol 失控 As t he m an tr i ed t o swi ng t he speed boat round, t he st eer i ng wheel cam e away i n hi s hands. He waved desperat el y t o hi s pani on, who had been water ski i ng for t he l ast f if teen mi nut es. Bot h m en had har dly had t im e to r eal i ze what was happening when t hey were t hrown vi ol ent 1y i nt o t he sea. The speed boat had str uck a buoy, but i t conti nued to m ove ver y qui ckly acr oss t he wat er . Bot h m en had j ust begun to swim t owar ds t he shor e. when t hey noti ced wit h di sm ay t hat t he speedboat was m ovi ng i n a ci r cl e. I t now cam e str ai ght t owar ds t hem at r em endous speed. I n l es t han a m i nut e, it r oared past t hem only a few f eet away. Aft er it had pased, t hey swam on as qui ckl y as t hey could because t hey knew t hat t he boat woul d soon r et ur n. They had just had enough tim e t o swim out of danger when t he boat agai n plet ed a ci r cl e. On t his occasi on, however , it had sl owed down consi der abl y. The pet rol had nearl y al been used up. Bef or e l ong, the noise dr opped plet el y and the boat began t o dr if t gent ly acr oss t he wat er. Leson87 A perf ect ali bi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場的證據(jù) 39。 Lesson84 O n st ri ke 罷工 Busmen have deci ded t o go on str i ke next week. The str ike i s due t o begin on Tuesday. No one knows how l ong it wi l l ast. The busm en have st at ed that he str ike wi l cont i nue unti l gener al agreem ent i s r eached about pay and wor king condi ti ons. Most peopl e bel ieve t hat t he str i ke wil l ast f or at l east a week. Many owner s of pr i vat e car s ar e goi ng t o off er 39。Mr Lane was defeated i n t he el ecti ons. He has r et ir ed f rom pol it ical if e and gone to l i ve abr oad ! 39。s Radi cal Pr ogr esi ve Par ty. Aft er the el ecti ons, Cr awl ey went to t he f or mer Pri me Mini st er 39。clock tr ain di d not run at al. I t broke down at Fer ngreen st ati on and was taken of f the l ine.39。I suggest, 39。t noti ce anyt hi ng unusual ?39。 39。 Would a lat er t rain get you t o work on ti me ?39。 answered t he man. 39。 sai d the m an. 39。 t ime. Even so, peopl e are goi ng to f ind i t dif fi cul t to get to wor k. But so f ar, t he publ ic has expr ess ed it s grati tude t o the students i n let ters t o t he Pr es. Only one or t wo peopl e have obj ect ed that the student s wi l dri ve too f ast ! Lesson85 Never t oo old t o l earn 活到老學(xué)到老 I have just recei ved a let er fr om m y old school i nf orming me that my f or mer head master , Mr Regmald Page, wi l be r eti ri ng next week. Pupi l s of t he school, old and new, wi l be sendi ng hi m a present to mark the occasion. Al t hose who have cont ri buted towar ds the gif t wi l sign t hei r names i n a l ar ge album whi ch wi l be sent to the headm aster 39。 but I l ove to hear you say i t ! 39。Mr Lane was defeated i n t he el ect ions. He has r etir ed f rom pol it ical lif e and gone to l ive abroad ! 39。s Radical Progr essive Part y. Af t er t he el ect ions, Cr awl ey went t o the f orm er Pr im e Mi ni ster39。cl ock t rai n di d not r un at al . I t br oke down at Ferngr en stati on and was taken off t he li ne.39。 I suggest ,39。 39。 I suppose i t woul d, but I never catch a l ater tr ai n.39。cl ock. My em pl oyer wi l conf ir m that I was t here on t im e. 39。 asked t he inspect or . 39。At the t im e t he m ur der was mi t ed, I was t ravel li ng on t he 8. 0 o39。f ree r ides39。 I know,39。s house. When he asked if Mr Lane l i ved t her e, t he pol iceman on dut y t ol d hi m t hat si nce hi s def eat , the ex Pr im e Mi ni st er 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 king sl owl y past t he ent r ance, when Cr awl ey asked t he sam e questi on. Though a l it l e suspi ci ous t hi s tim e, the poli cem an gave him t he same answer. The day aft er , Cr awl ey went t o t he house once m ore and asked exact l y the sam e questi on. Thi s ti me, the poli c em an l ost hi s temper.39。r of t he car cam e t owar ds him. The m an obvi ousl y want ed t o t alk. He was r at her el der l y wit h gr ey hair and cl ear blue eyes. The pri soner f elt sor ry f or hi m, but there was not hi ng else he coul d do. As t he m an cam e near, t he pri soner knocked hi m to t he ground wi th a shar p bl ow. Then, j um pi ng i nt o t he car, he dr ove of f as qui ckl y as he coul d. Lesson82 Monst er or f i sh? 是妖還是魚？ Fi sherm en and sail ors som etim es cl aim t o have seen m onst er s i n the sea. Though peopl e have oft en l aughed at st or ies t ol d by seam en, it i s now known t hat m any of t hese 39。s Radi cal Pr ogr esi ve Par ty. Aft er the el ecti ons, Cr awl ey we nt to t he f or mer Pri me Mini st er 39。Mr Lane was defeated i n t he el ecti ons. He has r et ir ed f rom pol it ical if e and gone to l i ve abr oad ! 39。 Lesson84 O n st ri ke 罷工 Busmen have deci ded t o go on str i ke next week. The str ike i s due t o begin on Tuesday. No one knows how l ong it wi l l ast. The busm en have st at ed that he str ike wi l cont i nue unti l gener al agreem ent i s r eached about pay and wor king condi ti ons. Most peopl e bel ieve t hat t he str i ke wil l ast f or at l east a week. Many owner s of pr i vat e car s ar e goi ng t o off er 39。s hom e. We shal l al l remem ber Mr Pa ge f or hi s pat ience and underst andi ng and f or t he ki ndl y encouragem ent he gave us when we went so unwi l i ngl y to school . A gr eat many f orm 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 coi nci dence t hat t he day bef ore hi s reti r em ent, Mr Page wi l have been t eachi ng for a t ot al of f ort y year s. Aft er he has r et ir ed, he wi l devot e him sel