【正文】 i ght t owards t hem at t r em endous speed. I n l ess t han a m inute, it r oar ed past t he m onl y a f ew f eet away. Aft er i t had passed, t hey swam on as qui ckl y as they coul d because t hey knew t hat t he boat would soon r et urn. They had j ust had enough t im e t o swi m out of danger when t he boat agai n pl eted a ci rcle. On t his occasi on, however, i t had sl owed down consi der abl y. The petr ol had nearl y al been used up. Befor e long, t he noi se dropped pl etel y and t he boat began t o dr if t gentl y across the wat er . Leson87 A perfect al i bi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場(chǎng)的證據(jù) 39。 sai d the m an. 39。 answered t he m an. 39。 Woul d a l at er tr ai n get you t o wor k on t im e ?39。At what t im e di d you ar ri ve at t he st ati on ?39。And you di dn39。 39。cl ock tr ain, but t hat you caught t he 8. 25 whi ch woul d stil l get you t o wor k on ti me. You see, on t he m or ni ng of t he m ur der , t he 8. 0 o39。 lesson90 What s f or super ？ 晚餐吃什么？ Though Br azil i s one of t he r ichest count ri es i n t he worl d, m uch of i t has not yet been devel oped. It was m ai nl y f or t his r eason t hat t he Brazi li an gover nm ent decided t o have a new ci t y bui lt 600 mi les 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 asil i a, r epl aced Ri o de Janeir o as t he capit al of Br azi f in 1960. Brasil a has been car ef ul l y pl anned f or modern l i vi ng. I ts wi de r oads, whi ch can t ake f ourt een lanes of t r af fi c, have been kept away fr om l ivi ng ar eas. Chil dren do not have t o cr oss busy st reets t o go to school . Housewi ves can visit shoppi ng cent res on f oot , for i n these speci al y desi gned l ivi ng ar eas, car s are unnecessar y. At f ir st, t he gover nm ent had great di f icult y i n per suadi ng people t o l eave Ri o and to set le i n Br asi li a. Si nce 1960, however, t he populati on has been gr owing al t he tim e. Brasil a has qui ckl y establi shed it sel f as the capi t al of t he count r y. The i dea t o have the capi t al m oved so f ar i nl and wil l have a gr eat ef fect on the f ut ur e of Br azi l. Lesson91 Three men i n a basket 三人同籃 A pi l ot noti ced a bal oon whi ch seem ed t o be m aki ng f or a Royal Ai r For ce Stati on near by. He inf or med t he st at i on at once, but no one there was abl e to explai n the m yst er y. The of fi cer i n t he contr ol t ower was ver y angry when he hear d t he news, because bal l oons can be a gr eat danger to ai rcr af t. He sai d t hat someone mi ght by spyi ng on t he st at i on and t he pil ot was or der ed t o keep t rack of the str ange obj ect. The pi lot managed t o cir cl e t he bal loon f or some t im e. He coul d m ake out t hr ee men i n a basket under it and one of t hem was hol di ng fi eld gl ases. When t he bal l oon was over the stati on, t he pil ot saw one of t he m en taki ng phot ogr aphs. Soon aft er war ds, t he bal loon began t o descend and it l anded near an air fi el d. 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 Comm andi ng Of icer expl ai ned l ater, one half of t he st at ion di d not know what t he ot her half was doi ng ! Lesson92 Aski ng f or t roubl e 自找麻煩 I t must have been about t wo in t he mor ni ng when I r et urned hom e. I t ri ed t o wake up m y wi f e by ri ngi ng t he door bel l, but she was fast asleep, so I got a l adder fr om t he shed i n t he gar den, put i t agai nst t he wal l, and began cli mbi ng t owar ds t he bedr oom wi ndow. I was alm ost t her e when a sar casti c voi ce bel ow sai d, 39。I enj oy cl eani ng wi ndows at ni ght.39。Excuse m y i nt er r upti ng you. I hat e to i nter upt a m an when he39。d pref er t o stay here,39。 Your what ?39。 For tunat el y, t he shout i ng woke up m y wi f e who opened t he window j ust as t he poli cem an had st ar t ed t o cli mb t owards m e. Leson93 A nobl e gi f t 崇高的禮物 One of t he m ost f am ous m onuments i n t he worl d, t he Stat ue of Li ber t y, was present ed to t he Unit ed Stat es of Am er i ca i n t he ni eent h cent ur y by t he peopl e of Fr ance. The great st at ue, whi ch was desi gned by t he scul pt or Auguste Bar t hol di , t ook t en years t o plet e. The act ual f i gur e was made of copper support ed by a met al f ramewor k which had been especi al l y constr uct ed by Eif f el . Bef ore i t coul d be tr ansport ed t o t he Unit ed St at es, a si t e had t o be f ound for it and a pedest al had t o be bui lt . The si te chosen was an i sl and at t he ent r ance of New Yor k Har bour. By 1884, a st atue whi ch was 151 feet al, had been erected i n Par i s. The f ol l owi ng year , it was t aken t o pi eces and sent t o Am er ica. By t he end of Oct ober 1886, t he st at ue had been put toget her agai n and i t wa s off ici al y pr esented t o t he Am er i can peopl e by Bart holdi. Ever si nce then, t he great m onum ent has been a sym bol of li ber ty f or t he mi l i ons of peopl e who have passed t hr ough New Yor k Har bour t o m ake t hei r hom es i n Am er i ca. Leson94 Future cham pi ons 未來的冠軍 Experim ent s have pr oved that chi ldr en can be i nst ructed i n swimm i ng at a ver y earl y age. At a special swimm ing pool i n Los Angeles, chil dr en be e exper t at hol di ng their br eat h under wat er even bef ore t hey can wal k. Babi es of t wo m ont hs ol d do not appear t o be r el uct ant t o enter t he wat er, It i s not l ong bef or e t hey are so accust om ed t o swim mi ng that hey can pi ck up wei ght s fr om t he fl oor of t he pool. A gam e t hat i s ver y popul ar wit h t hese young swim mer s i s t he under wat er t ri cycl e r ace. Tr i cycles ar e l i ned up on t he f l oor of t he pool seven f eet under water. The chil dr en pet e agai nst each other to r each t he o