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s obviousl y ver y ner vous and f or som e m i nut es st ood awkwar dl y bef or e t he m icr ophone. As soon as he opened hi s m out h, ever yone burst out l aughi ng. We al know what t he poor man shoul d have sai d, but what he act ual y sai d was: 39。 sai d t he i nspect or, 39。 39。At ten t o ei ght. I bought a paper and wait ed f or t he tr ai n.39。 asked t he inspect or . 39。 answer ed t he man.39。 sai d t he m an. 39。 ti m e. Even so, peopl e are goi ng to f i nd i t dif fi cul t to get t o work. But so far, t he publ ic has expr esed it s grati t ude t o t he st udents i n l et ter s t o t he Press. Onl y one or t wo people have obj ect ed t hat t he st udents wi l dr ive t oo fast ! Leson85 Never too ol d t o learn 活到老學到老 I have j ust r ecei ved a l et t er f r om my ol d school inf or mi ng me t hat m y f orm er head mast er, Mr Regm al d Page, wi l be r et ir i ng next week. Pupil s of t he school, ol d and new, wi l be sendi ng him a pr esent t o mar k t he occasi on. Al t hose who have contr ibuted t owards t he gi ft wi l si gn t hei r nam es i n a l arge al bum which wi l be sent t o t he headmast er39。 but I l ove t o hear you say i t !39。Mr Lane was def eat ed in t he el ect i ons. He has reti r ed f r om poli ti cal li f e and gone t o li ve abr oad !39。s Radical Progr essi ve Part y. Af t er t he el ect ions, Cr awl ey went t o t he f orm er Pr im e Mi ni st er39。cl ock tr ain di d not r un at al l. I t br oke down at Fer ngr een st at ion and was t aken of f the l ine.39。I suggest,39。t noti ce anythi ng unusual ?39。At what t ime di d you ar ive at the st at ion ?39。 Would a later t rain get you to work on ti me ?39。 answer ed the m an. 39。 said the man. 39。 t im e. Even so, people ar e goi ng to fi nd it dif f icult to get t o work. But so far , t he publ ic has expresed i ts grat it ude t o t he st udents i n l et ter s to t he Press. Onl y one or two people have object ed that the students wi l dr ive too fast! Leson85 Never t oo old to learn 活到老學到老 I have j ust received a l et ter fr om my old school i nfor ming me that my f orm er head m ast er , Mr Regmald Page, wil l be reti ri ng next week. Pupi ls of t he school , old and new, wil l be sending hi m a pr esent to m ar k t he occasi on. Al l those who have cont ri but ed towards t he gif t wil l si gn their names in a large al bum whi ch wil l be sent to t he headmaster39。 but I l ove to hear you say i t !39。Mr Lane was def eat ed in t he electi ons. He has reti red f r om poli ti cal li fe and gone t o li ve abr oad !39。s Radi cal Pr ogr esive Par ty. Aft er the electi ons, Crawl ey went to t he for mer Pri me Minister 39。cl ock t r ai n did not r un at al . It br oke down at Fer ngr en stati on and was t aken off t he li ne.39。I suggest, 39。t not ice anyt hi ng unusual ?39。 39。 Woul d a l at er tr ai n get you t o wor k on t im e ?39。Of course 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 wil l reli eve pr esur e on the t rai ns t o som e ext ent . Meanwhi l e, a number of uni ver si t y st udent s have vol unt er ed t o dri ve buses whi le t he st ri ke lasts. Al t he young m en ar e exper t dr i ver s, but bef ore t hey dr i ve any of t he buse s, t hey wi l have t o pass a speci al t est. The st udents ar e goi ng t o t ake t he t est in t wo days39。 answered Cr awley,39。 he shout ed, 39。f i sh was caught near Madagascar . A smal f ishing boat was car ri ed m il es out t o sea by the powerf ul fi sh as i t pul led on t he li ne. Reali zi ng t hat t hi s was no ordi nar y fi sh, t he fi sherm an m ade ever y ef ort not t o damage it i n any way. When it was event ual ly br ought t o shor e, i t was found t o be over t hi rt een feet l ong. I t had a head l ike a hor se, big bl ue eyes, shi ni ng si l ver ski n, and a br i ght r ed t ail, The f i sh, which has si nce been sent t o a m useum wher e it i s bei ng exami ned by a sci ent ist, i s cal led an oarf ish. Such cr eat ures have r arel y been seen al i ve by m an as t hey li ve at a dept h of si x hundr ed feet. Leson83 Af ter t he el ect i ons 大選之后 The f or mer Prim e Mini st er , Mr Went wort h Lane, was def eated i n t he r ecent electi ons. He i s now r et ir ing f r om pol it i cal li fe and has gone abr oad. My fr iend, Crawl ey, has al ways been a f anat ical opponent of Mr Lane39。 I t ol d you yest er day and t he day bef or e yester day,39。 I know,39。f r ee ri des39。At t he ti me t he m ur der was mi t ed, I was tr avel li ng on t he 8. 0 o39。 asked t he i nspect or . 39。cl ock. My em pl oyer wi l conf ir m that I was t here on t im e. 39。 At what tim e di d you ar ri ve at he stati on ?39。And you di dn39。 39。cl ock tr ai n, but t hat you caught t he 8. 25 which woul d st il l get you t o wor k on tim e. You se, on t he m or ning of t he m ur der, t he 8. 0 o39。 l esson90 Whats f or supper ? 晚餐吃什么? Though Br azi l is one of t he r i chest count r ies i n the wor ld, much of it has not yet been developed. I t was m ainl y f or t hi s r eason that the Br azi li an gover nm ent deci ded to have a new ci ty buil t 600 mil es nort h west of Ri o de Janei ro. Desi gned by the gr eat archit ect Lucio Cost a, t he new ci t y, Br asi li a, r epl aced Ri o de Janeir o as t he capit al of Br azi f i n 1960. Br asil ia has been car efull y pl anned f or m oder n li vi ng. I t s wi de r oads, which can t ake f our t en l anes of tr af ic, have been kept away f r om li ving ar eas. Chi l dr en do not have t o cross busy str eet s t o go to school . Housewi ves can visit shoppi ng cent r es on f oot , f or i n t hese special y desi gned l i vi ng areas, cars ar e unnecesar y. At fi rst, t he gover nm ent had gr eat dif fi cul ty in persuadi ng peopl e to leave Ri o and t o set tl e in Brasil a. Si nce 1960, however , t he popul at ion has been gr owing al l the t ime. Br asil ia has quickly establi shed i tself as the capit al