【正文】 n display. The most wonderf ul pi ece of m achiner y on show was Nasm yth39。 Leson88 Trapped i n a m i ne 困在礦井里 Si x m en have been t r apped i n a mi ne for seventeen hours. If t hey ar e not br ought t o the surf ace soon t hey m ay lose their l ives. However, r escue oper at i ons ar e pr oving di f icult. I f expl osi ves ar e used, vibr at ions wil l cause t he roof of t he mi ne to coll apse. Rescue wor ker s are t her efor e dril li ng a hol e on t he nort h side of t he m ine. They i ntend t o bri ng the m en up i n a speci al capsul e. I f t her e had not been a har d l ayer of rock beneat h the soil, t hey woul d have pl eted t he job i n a f ew hours. As it i s, t hey have been dr il li ng f or si xt een hour s and t hey st il l have a l ong way t o go. Meanwhil e, a m i cr ophone, whi ch was l ower ed i nt o t he mi ne t wo hour s ago, has enabl ed the m en t o keep in t ouch wit h t he cl osest rel at ives. Though t hey ar e running out of f ood and dri nk, t he men ar e cheerf ul and conf ident t hat t hey wil l get out soon. They have been t ol d t hat r escue oper at i ons ar e pr ogressi ng sm oot hly. If t hey knew how di f icult it was t o dr il t hr ough t he har d r ock, t hey woul d l ose hear t. Leson89 A sl i p of t he t ongue 口誤 People wil do anyt hi ng t o se a f r ee showeven if i t is a bad one. When t he news got r ound t hat a var iet y show woul d be pr esented at our l ocal ci nema by t he P. and U. Bir d Seed Company, we al l r ushed to see it . We had t o queue f or hours t o get i n and t her e m ust have been sever al hundr ed peopl e pr esent j ust be f or e t he show began. Unf ort unat el y, t he show was one of the dull est we have ever seen. Those who f ai l ed t o get in need not have f el t disappoi nt ed as m any of the art i st es who shoul d have appear ed di d not山東巨鵬礦產(chǎn)資源再生 有限公司年開(kāi)采、加工花崗巖 15 萬(wàn) m3建設(shè)項(xiàng)目 可行性研究報(bào)告 have j ust fi nished cut ti ng thr e cart l oads of gol den br own macar oni st al ks. The whol e vi l age has been wor ki ng day and ni ght gatheri ng and thr eshing t his year 39。 sai d the i nspect or, 39。 39。 39。 asked the i nspect or. 39。 I m ust be at work at o39。Do you al ways catch such an ear l y t r ai n ?39。s hom e. We shal l al l r em em ber Mr Page f or hi s pat i ence and under st andi ng and f or the ki ndl y encour agem ent he gave us when we went so unwil li ngl y t o school . A gr eat m any f orm er pupil s wi l be at endi ng a f ar ewel l di nner i n his honour next Thursday. It i s a curi ous coi nci dence t hat t he day befor e hi s r et ir em ent , Mr Page wil l have been t eachi ng f or a tot al of f or t y years. Af ter he has r eti red, he wil l devote hi msel f t o gar deni ng. For him, t hi s wi l be an enti rel y new hobby. But thi s does not m at t er , for, as he has oft en remar ked, one is never t oo old t o l ear n. Lesson86 O ut of cont rol 失控 As t he m an tr ied t o swing t he speed boat r ound, t he st eer ing wheel cam e away in hi s hands. He waved desper atel y t o hi s pani on, who had been wat er ski i ng f or the l ast fi ft een m i nut es. Both m en had har dl y had ti me t o r eal ize what was happeni ng when t hey wer e t hr own vi ol ent 1y i nt o t he sea. The speed boat had st r uck a buoy, but i t conti nued t o m ove ver y qui ckl y across t he wat er . Both m en had j ust begun t o swi m towar ds t he shor e. when t hey not iced wit h di sm ay t hat t he speedboat was m ovi ng i n a cir cl e. I t now cam e str ai ght t owar ds t hem at tr em endous speed. I n l es t han a m i nut e, it r oared past t hem only a few f eet away. Af ter it had pased, t hey swam on as qui ckl y as t hey could because t hey knew t hat t he boat woul d soon r et ur n. They had just had enough tim e t o swim out of danger when t he boat agai n plet ed a ci rcl e. 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 dr opped pl etel y and t he boat began t o dr if t gentl y across the wat er . Lesson87 A perfect al i bi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場(chǎng)的證據(jù) 39。 Leson84 O n st ri ke 罷工 Busm en have deci ded t o go on str ike next week. The st ri ke is due t o begi n on Tuesday. No one knows how l ong i t wil l last. The busm en have stat ed t hat t he st ri ke wi l cont i nue unti l general agr eem ent i s r eached about pay and wor king condi ti ons. Most peopl e bel ieve t hat t he str i ke wil l ast f or at l east a week. Many owner s of pr i vat e car s ar e goi ng t o off er 39。 39。s house. When he asked i f Mr Lane li ved t her e, t he pol icem an on duty t old him t hat si nce hi s def eat, t he ex Pri me Mi ni st er had gone abroad. On t he f oll owing day, Crawl ey went t o t he house agai n. The sam e poli cem an was j ust wal king sl owl y past t he ent rance, when Cr awley asked t he sam e questi on. Though a li t le suspi cious t hi s tim e, t he pol i ce man gave him t he sam e answer . The day af ter, Crawl ey went t o t he house once m or e and asked exact ly t he sam e questi on. Thi s t im e, t he pol i ceman l ost his t em per .39。s cl othes. Now, dr essed in a bl ue uni f or m and wit h a ri fl e over hi s shoul der, t he pri soner mar ched boldl y up and down in 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 were r unni ng here and t her e: t hey had j ust di scover ed t hat a pri soner had escaped. At that m om ent , a l ar ge black car wi t h f our off icers i nsi de it , st opped at t he camp gat es. The of fi cers got out and t he pr i soner st ood t o at ent i on and salut ed as t hey passed. When t hey had gone, t he dri ver of t he car cam e t owar ds hi m. The m an obvi ousl y want ed to t alk. He was r at her el der l y wit h gr ey hair and cl ear blue eyes. The pri soner f el t sor ry f or him, but ther e was not hi ng else he coul d do. As t