【正文】 ou to wor k on t ime. You see, on the mor ni ng of the m ur der , the o39。 39。And you didn39。 At what ime did you ar ri ve at t he st ation ?39。 39。Of cour se I do, 39。cl ock t rai n to London,39。t you thi nk ? Fort unat el y, I wasn39。 she asked. 39。 The Ambasador 39。 39。 39。 39。 For t unatel y, t he shouti ng woke up m y wi f e who opened t he wi ndow just as t he pol iceman had start ed to cl imb towar ds m e. Lesson93 A nobl e gif t 崇高的禮物 One of the m ost f am ous m onum ent s in t he worl d, the Stat ue of Li ber ty, was pr esent ed to the Uni ted Stat es of Am er ica i n t he ni eent h cent ury by t he peopl e of Fr ance. The great st at ue, whi ch was desi gned by t he sculpt or Auguste Bar tholdi , took ten years t o plete. The act ual f igur e was made of copper support ed by a metal fr amework which had been especi al ly constr uct ed by Eif fel . Bef ore i t coul d be tr ansport ed to t he Unit ed States, a si te had t o be f ound f or it and a pedestal had to be bui lt. The sit e chosen was an i sl and at t he ent rance of New Yor k Harbour. By 1884, a statue whi ch was 151 feet tal , had been erected i n Par is. The f ol lowi ng year , it was taken to pi eces and sent t o Amer ica. By the end of October 1886, the stat ue had been put toget her again and i t was of f icial y present ed to the Am er ican peopl e by Bart holdi. Ever si nce then, t he great monument has been a symbol of l ibert y f or the m i l l i ons of people who have passed t hrough New Yor k Har bour t o make their homes i n Amer ica. Lesson94 Fut ure champi ons 未來的冠軍 Exper im ent s have pr oved t hat chil dren can be instr uct ed in swi mmi ng at a ver y earl y age. At a speci al swi mmi ng pool i n Los Angel es, chil dr en bee expert at hol ding t hei r breath under wat er even befor e they can walk. Babies of two months old do not appear to be reluctant to ent er t he water , I t is not long befor e they are so accust omed to swi mmi ng that they can pick up wei ght s fr om the f loor of t he pool . A game t hat i s ver y popul ar wit h t hese young swi mmer s is t he under wat er tr icycl e r ace. Tri cycles ar e li ned up on the f loor of the pool seven feet under water. The chil dren pete agai nst each other to r each t he other end of t he pool . Many pedal their t ri cycl es, but m ost of them pr efer to push or drag t hem . Som e chi ldr en can cover t he whole l engt h of the pool wit hout ing up for breath even once. Whet her t hey wil l ever bee f utur e Ol ym pi c cham pions, only tim e wi l tel l. Meanwhi l e, t hey should encour age those am ong us who cannot swi m fi ve yar ds bef ore t hey ar e gaspi ng for air . Lesson95 A f ant asy 純屬虛構(gòu) When t he Ambassador of Escalopia r etur ned home f or lunch, hi s wif e got a shock. He looked pal e and his clot hes wer e in a fr ight ful st ate. 39。Your what ?39。 I said. 39。s busy wor ki ng, but would you m ind i ng wit h me to t he st ation ?39。 39。 I don39。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 anyt hing unusual ?39。 39。 Woul d a l at er t rai n get you t o wor k on ti me ?39。Of cour se I do, 39。cl ock t rai n to London,39。t you thi nk ? For t unat el y, I wasn39。 she asked. 39。 The Am basador39。And wher e wer e you at t he ti me ?39。Uni versit y student s set t he Em basy on f ir e t hi s m or ni ng. 39。How di d your cl ot hes get i nt o such a m es ?39。 I shout ed.39。 39。d pr efer t o st ay her e,39。Excuse m y i nt er rupti ng you. I hate t o i nt er upt a m an when he39。I enjoy cl eani ng wi ndows at ni ght .39。 lesson90 Whats f or supper ？ 晚餐吃什么？ Though Br azi l is one of t he r ichest 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 t hi s reason t hat t he Br azil ian government deci ded t o have a new cit y bui lt 600 m il es nor th west of Ri o de Janei r o. Desi gned by t he gr eat ar chi tect Luci o Cost a, t he new cit y, Brasi li a, r epl aced Rio de Janei r o as t he capi tal of Brazif i n 1960. Br asil i a has been car ef ul y pl anned f or m oder n li ving. It 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 cr oss busy str eet s 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 i rst, t he gover nm ent had great di f i cult y i n per suadi ng people t o l eave Ri o and t o set le i n Br asi li a. Si nce 1960, however, t he popul ati on has been gr owi ng al t he ti me. Br asil ia has quickly establi shed i tsel f as t he capi t al of t he countr y. The i dea t o have t he capit al m oved so f ar inl and wi l have a gr eat ef ect on t he f ut ur e of Br azi l. Leson91 Three m en i n a basket 三人同籃 A pi lot noti ced a bal oon whi ch seem ed t o be m aki ng f or a Royal Ai r Force St at ion nearby. He i nf orm ed t he stati on at once, but no one t her e was able t o expl ain t he myster y. The of fi cer i n the contr ol t ower was ver y angry when he hear d the 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 the stati on and t he pi lot was or der ed t o keep tr ack of t he str ange obj ect. The pil ot m anaged t o cir cl e t he bal loon f or some t im e. He coul d make out t hree m en i n a basket under i t and one of t hem was hol di ng fi el d gl asses. When t he bal l oon was over the st ati on, t he pil ot saw one of t he m en t aki ng phot ogr aphs. Soon af t er war ds, t he bal oon began t o descend and i t landed near an air fi el d. The pol ice wer e cal l ed i n, but t hey coul d not ar est anyone, f or t he basket cont ai ned t wo Mem bers of Parl iament and t he Comm andi ng Of i cer of the stati on! As t he Com mandi ng Of fi cer explai ned l at