【正文】 , I39。 39。So do I,39。t thi nk the wi ndows need cleaning at thi s ti me of the ni ght .39。 Lesson88 Trapped in a mi ne 困在礦井里 Si x men have been t rapped in a mine f or sevent een hour s. I f they are not brought to t he sur face soon they may l ose t hei r li ves. However , rescue operati ons ar e provi ng di f fi cul t. If explos ives are used, vibr ati ons wi l cause t he roof of the m ine to col lapse. Rescue wor ker s are t herefor e dri l ing a hol e on the nort h side of t he mine. They intend t o bri ng the men up in a speci al capsul e. I f there had not been a har d layer of rock beneath the soi l, t hey woul d have pl eted the j ob in a few hour s. As it is, they have been dr il li ng for sixteen hours and t hey sti l ha ve a long way to go. Meanwhil e, a microphone, whi ch was lowered i nto t he mi ne two hours ago, has enabled t he men t o keep i n t ouch wi th the closest r el ati ves. Though t hey ar e running out of food and dr ink, t he men ar e cheerf ul and confi dent t hat they wi l get out soon. They have been t old t hat r escue oper ations are pr ogressi ng sm oot hly. If t hey knew how dif fi cul t it was t o dri l thr ough the hard r ock, t hey woul d l ose heart . Lesson89 A sl ip of t he t ongue 口誤 People wi l do anythi ng to see a f ree showeven i f it i s a bad one. When t he news got r ound t hat a var iety show woul d be present ed at our l ocal ci nem a by the P. and U. Bi rd Seed Company, we al rushed to see it . We had t o queue f or hour s to get in and there m ust have been sever al hundred peopl e present j ust be fore the show began. Unfor tunately, the show was one of t he dul lest we have ever seen. Those who f ai led t o get i n need not ha ve fel t di sappointed as m any of t he ar ti st es who shoul d have appear ed did not e. The onl y funny t hi ngs we hear d t hat eveni ng came fr om t he advert iser at t he begi nni ng of the pr ogr amme. He was obvi ousl y very nervous and for some mi nutes stood awkwardly bef ore t he mi cr ophone. As soon as he opened hi s mouth, ever yone bur st out laughi ng. We al know what t he poor man shoul d have said, but what he actual y sai d was: 39。 sai d t he inspector , 39。 39。At ten t o eight. I bought a paper and wai ted f or the tr ain.39。t you thi nk ? Fort unat el y, I wasn39。 she asked. 39。 The Ambasador 39。And wher e wer e you at t he tim e ?39。Uni ver si ty st udents set the Em bassy on fi re t his m or ni ng.39。How di d your cl othes get i nt o such a mess ?39。 I shout ed. 39。 39。d pr efer t o st ay her e, 39。Excuse m y i nt er r upt ing you. I hat e t o i nter rupt a man when he39。I enjoy cl eani ng wi ndows at ni ght .39。 l esson90 Whats f or supper ？ 晚餐吃什么？ Though Br azi l is one of t he r i chest count ri es in t he worl d, m uch of i t has not yet been devel oped. It was m ai nly f or thi s rea son t hat t he Br azil ian gover nment deci ded t o have a new ci t y bui lt 600 mi l es nort h west of Rio de Janei r o. Designed by t he gr eat ar chit ect Luci o Cost a, t he new ci t y, Br asi li a, r epl aced Ri o de Janeir o as t he c apit al of Br azi f i n 1960. Br asil ia has been car ef ull y planned for m odern l i vi ng. I ts wi de r oads, whi ch can take f our teen lanes of t r af fi c, have been kept away fr om l i vi ng ar eas. Chil dren do not have t o cr oss busy st reets t o go t o school. Housewi ves can vi si t shopping cent r es on f oot, f or i n t hese speci al y desi gned li vi ng areas, cars ar e unnecesary. At fi rst, t he gover nm ent had gr eat dif fi cul ty i n persuadi ng peopl e to l eave Ri o and t o set tl e in Brasi li a. Si nce 1960, however, t he popul at i on has been gr owi ng al l the ti me. Br asil ia has quickl y est abli shed i tself as t he capit al of t he countr y. The i dea to have t he capit al m oved so f ar i nland wi l have a gr eat ef ect on t he f ut ur e of Br azi l. Leson91 Thre m en i n a basket 三人同籃 A pil ot not iced a bal oon whi ch seem ed t o be m aki ng for a Royal Air For ce St at i on near by. He i nf orm ed the stati on at once, but no one t her e was abl e t o expl ai n t he m yst ery. The off icer in t he cont r ol t ower was ver y angr y when he hear d t he news, because bal oons can be a gr eat danger t o ai r cr af t. He sai d t hat som eone mi ght by spyi ng on t he st ati on and t he pil ot was or der ed t o keep t rack of t he 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 hree men i n a basket under it and one of t hem was hol di ng f iel d gl ases. When the bal oon was over t he st at ion, the pil ot saw one of t he m en t aki ng phot ogr aphs. Soon af ter war ds, t he bal l oon began to descend and it l anded near an ai rf iel d. The poli ce were cal ed in, but t hey coul d not ar rest anyone, f or t he basket cont ai ned t wo Mem ber s of Parl iament and t he Comm andi ng Of icer of t he st ati on! As t he Comm andi ng Of icer expl ai ned l ater, one half of t he st at i on di d not know what t he ot her hal f was doi ng ! Lesson92 Aski ng f or t roubl e 自找麻煩 I t m ust have been about t wo i n t he m or ni ng when I ret ur ned hom e. I t ri ed to wake up m y wi fe 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 cl im bi ng t owar ds t he bedr oom window. I was al most here when a sar casti c voi ce bel ow said,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 ni ng of t he m ur der, t he 8. 0 o39。 39。And you di dn39。t im e di d you ar ri ve at t he st ati on ?39。 39。 Of course not.39。t hat you ar e not t el li ng t he t r ut h. I suggest t hat you di d not cat ch the 8. 0 o39。Thi s is t he Poo and Ee Seed Bi r d Com pany. Good l adi es, eveni ng and gentl em en !39。 I l ooked down and near l y