【正文】 e i n Br asi li a. Si nce 1960, however, t he populati on has been gr owi ng al t he ti me. Brasil ia has qui ckl y establi shed it sel f as the capi tal of the count ry. The i dea t o have the capi tal moved so far inl and wil l have a gr eat ef ect on t he fut ur e of Br azi l. Leson91 Three m en in a basket 三人同籃 A pil ot not iced a baloon whi ch semed t o be making f or a Royal Ai r Force St at ion nearby. He inf orm ed the stati on at once, but no one ther e was abl e to explai n the m yst er y. The of fi cer i n t he contr ol tower was ver y angry when he heard the news, because bal oons can be a great danger to ai rcraf t. He said t hat someone might by spyi ng on t he st at ion and t he pi lot was or der ed to keep tr ack of t he str ange object. The pil ot managed to ci rcl e the bal oon for some ti me. He coul d make out thr e men in a basket under it a nd one of t hem was hol ding f ield glasses. When the bal oon was over t he st at ion, the pi lot saw one of t he men t aki ng phot ogr aphs. Soon af ter wards, t he bal loon began to descend and it l anded near an ai rf ield. The poli ce were cal ed in, but t hey coul d not ar rest anyone, f or t he basket contai ned t wo Member s of Parl iament and t he Commanding Of f icer of t he st ati on! As t he Commanding Of f ic er explai ned l ater, one half of the stat ion di d not know what t he ot her half was doi ng ! Lesson92 Asking for t roubl e 自找麻煩 I t must have been about two in t he morni ng when I ret ur ned hom e. I t ri ed to wake up m y wi fe by r ingi ng the door bel l, but she was f ast asl eep, so I got a ladder f rom the shed in the garden, put it against t he wal , and began cl im bing t owar ds the bedroom window. I was al most there when a sarcasti c voi ce bel ow said,39。clock tr ain, but t hat you caught t he 8. 25 which woul d sti l get you t o wor k on ti me. You se, on the m orning of t he murder , t he o39。 39。And you didn39。 At what t i m e di d you ar ive at the stat ion ?39。 39。Of cour se I do, 39。clock t rai n to London,39。 t o peopl e on their way to wor k. Thi s wi l rel ieve pressur e on the t rai ns t o some extent. Meanwhil e, a number of universit y student s have volunt er ed to dr ive buses whi le t he str ike lasts. Al t he young m en ar e exper t dri ver s, but bef ore t hey dr ive any of t he buse s, t hey wi l l have to pass a speci al t est. The students are goi ng to take the t est in two days39。 answer ed Cr awl ey,39。 he shout ed, 39。t you think ? For t unatel y, I wasn39。 she asked. 39。 The Am basador 39。 39。 39。 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 wat er. The chi l dr en pet e agai nst each ot her t o r each t he ot her end of t he pool . Many pe dal t heir t ri cycl es, but m ost of t hem pref er t o push or dr ag t hem. Som e chil dren can cover t he whol e l engt h of t he pool wi t hout ing up f or breath even once. Whet her t hey wil ever bee f ut ur e Ol ym pi c cham pi ons, onl y t im e wi l t el l. Meanwhil e, t hey shoul d encourage t hose am ong us who cannot swim fi ve yards befor e they ar e gaspi ng f or ai r. Leson95 A f ant asy 純屬虛構(gòu) When t he Am basador of Escal opi a r et urned hom e f or l unch, his wif e got a shock. He looked pal e and his cl ot hes wer e i n a fr i ght ful st ate. 39。 Your what ?39。d pref er t o stay here,39。Excuse m y i nt er r upti ng you. I hat e to i nter upt a m an when he39。I enj oy cl eani ng wi ndows at ni ght.39。 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 o