【正文】 he sea. The speed boat had st r uck a buoy, but i t conti nued to m ove ver y qui ckl y acr oss t he wat er . Bot h m en had just begun t o swi m t owar ds t he s hor e. when t hey not iced wi th di sm ay that the speed boat was m oving i n a cir cle. It now came str ai ght t owar ds t hem at tr em endous speed. I n l es t han a mi nut e, i t r oar ed past hem onl y a f ew f et away. Af ter it had passed, t hey swam on as quickly as t hey coul d because t hey knew that the boat woul d soon ret ur n. They had j ust had enough ti me t o swim out of danger when t he boat agai n plet ed a cir cl e. On thi s occasi on, however , it had slowed down consi der abl y. The pet rol had near ly al l been use d up. Befor e long, the noise dropped pletel y and the boat began to dr if t gent ly across the wat er . Leson87 A perfect alibi 極好的不在犯罪現場的證據 39。 Lesson84 O n st ri ke 罷工 Busm en have deci ded t o go on st ri ke next week. The str i ke i s due t o begi n on Tuesday. No one knows how l ong it wi l l ast. The busmen have st at ed t hat t he str i ke wil l conti nue unt il gener al agr eem ent is r eached about pay and wor ki ng condit i ons. Most people beli eve t hat t he st ri ke wi l l ast f or at least a week. Many owners of pri vate cars ar e goi ng t o off er 39。 39。s house. When he asked i f Mr Lane li ved t here, the poli c em an on dut y t ol d him t hat since his def eat, t he ex Prim e Minist er had gone abr oad. On t he f ol l owi ng day, Cr awley went t o the house again. The sam e pol iceman was j ust wal ki ng sl owl y past the entr ance, when Cr awl ey asked t he same quest i on. Though a l it tl e suspi cious t hi s tim e, t he poli cem an gave him t he same answer . The day af t er , Crawl ey went t o t he house once m ore and asked exact l y t he sam e questi on. Thi s tim e, t he poli cem an l ost hi s t emper.39。s cl ot hes. Now, dr essed i n a bl ue uni f orm and wi t h a ri fl e over hi s shoul der, t he pri soner m arched bol dl y up and down i n f r ont of t he cam p. He coul d hear shouti ng in t he cam p it sel f. Li ght s were bl azi ng and m en wer e runni ng here and t her e: t hey had just di scovered t hat a pri soner had escaped. At t hat m om ent, a l ar ge bl ack car wit h f our of fi cer s i nsi de i t, stopped at t he cam p gat es. The of fi cer s got out and t he pr isoner st ood t o at ent i on and sal uted as t hey passed. When t hey had gone, t he dri ver of t he car cam e towar ds him . The man obviousl y want ed t o t al k. He was r at her el derl y wi t h gr ey hai r and cl ear bl ue eyes. The pr isoner f elt sorr y f or him , but t her e was nothi ng el se he coul d do. As t he man cam e near , the pr isoner knocked him t o t he gr ound wit h a shar p bl ow. Then, j umpi ng i nto t he car , he drove off as quickl y as he coul d. Leson82 Monster or fi sh? 是妖還是魚？ Fisher men and sai l or s som et im es cl aim t o have sen m onster s i n t he sea. Though peopl e have oft en l aughe d at st ori es tol d by seamen, i t is now known that m any of t hese 39。 Lesson77 A sucessf ul operati on 一例成功 的手術 The m umm y of an Egypt i an wom an who di ed i n 800 B. C. has j ust had an oper at i on. The m umm y i s t hat of Shepenm ut who was once a si nger in t he Tem ple of Thebes. As t her e wer e st range mar ks on t he X ray pl at es t aken of t he mumm y, doctor s have been tr yi ng t o fi nd out whet her t he woman di ed of a r are di sease. The onl y way t o do t hi s was t o oper at e. The operati on, whi ch l asted f or over f our hours, pr oved to be ver y dif fi cul t because of t he har d r esi n which cover ed t he skin. The doct ors r em oved a secti on of t he m umm y and sent it t o a l abor at ory. They al so f ound som et hi ng whi ch t he Xr ay of t he god Duam utef. Thi s god which has t he head of a cow was norm al ly pl aced i nsi de a mumm y. The doct or s have not yet deci ded how t he wom an di ed. They f ear ed t hat t he m umm y woul d f al t o pi eces when t hey cut i t open, but fort unat el y t hi s has not happened. The m um my successf ull y survi ved t he oper at i on. Lesson78 The l ast one? 最后一枝嗎？ Af ter r eadi ng an ar ti cl e ent it l ed 39。s cr op befor e t he Septem ber r ai ns. On t he ri ght , you can see Mr s Br abant e her sel f. She has been helpi ng her husband f or t hir ty years now. Mrs Br abant e is t al king t o t he m anager of t he l ocal f act ory wher e t he cr op is pr ocessed. This l ast scene shows you what wi l happen at t he end of t he har vest : t he f am ous Cal abr i an m acar oni eati ng pet it on ! Si gnor Fr at el li , the pr esent cham pion, has won it ever y year si nce 1961. And that ends our special bul l et in f or today, Thur sday, Apr il 1st. We are now ret ur ning you t o t he st udi o. 39。s steam hamm er . Though i n t hose days, tr avel i ng was not as easy as it i s t oday, st eam boat s car ri ed t hous ands of visit or s across the Channel f r om Europe. On ar i vi ng in Engl and, they wer e taken to t he Cr yst al Palace by tr ai n. Ther e wer e si x mi l i on vi si t or s i n al l, and t he pr ofit s f r om t he exhibit i on wer e used t o buil d m useum s and col leges. Later, t he Cr yst al Palace was moved t o Sout h London. It r em ained one of the m ost fam ous buil di ngs in t he worl d unti l it was bur nt down i n 1936. Leson81 Escape 脫逃 When he had ki l ed t he guar d, t he pr isoner of war quickl y dr agged him i nto t he bushes. Worki ng rapidl y in t he dar kness, he soon changed i nt o t he dead m an39。s Radi cal Progr essi ve Part y. Af t er t he el ect i ons, Crawl ey went t o t he f orm er Pr im e Mi ni ster39。Mr Lane was defeated i n t he el ecti ons. He has r et ir ed fr om poli ti cal l if e and gone t o l ive abr oad !39。 but I l ove t o hear you say it ! 39。 t im e. Even so, peopl e ar e goi ng t o fi nd it dif fi cul t t o get t o wor