【正文】 and down i n fr ont of t he camp. He coul d hear shout ing i n the camp it self. Li ghts wer e bl azi ng and m en wer e runni ng here and t here: they had j ust discover ed t hat a pri soner had escaped. At t hat m om ent, a l ar ge bl ack car wit h four of fi cers i nsi de i t, st opped at t he cam p gat es. The of fi cers got out and the pri soner stood to at enti on and sal ut ed as they pased. When t hey had gone, t he dr iver of t he car cam e t owards him. The m an obviousl y want ed t o t al k. He was r at her el derl y wit h grey hai r and cl ear bl ue eyes. The prisoner f elt sorr y for him, but t her e was not hi ng else he coul d do. As t he m an cam e near, t he pri soner knocke d him t o t he gr ound wit h a shar p bl ow. Then, j umping i nt o t he car , he drove of f as quickl y as he could. Lesson82 Monst er or f ish? 是妖還是魚？ Fisherm en and sail or s sometim es cl aim t o have sen monsters i n t he sea. Though people have oft en laughed at stori es t ol d by s eamen, i t is now known t hat many of these 39。s steam hammer. Though i n those days, tr avel li ng was not as easy as i t is t oday, steam boats cari ed thousands of vi sit ors acr oss t he Channel fr om Eur ope. On ari vi ng i n England, t hey were t aken to t he Cryst al Palace by t r ai n. Ther e wer e si x mi li on vi si tors i n al, and t he pr ofi ts f r om the exhi bit ion were used t o bui l d m useums and c ol eges. Later, t he Cr ystal Pal ace was m oved t o Sout h London. It r em ai ned one of t he m ost fam ous buil di ngs i n the worl d unt il it was bur nt down i n 1936. Leson81 Escape 脫逃 When he had kil ed the guar d, t he pri soner of war qui ckly dr agged him i nt o t he bushes. Worki ng r api dl y in t he dar kness, he soon changed into t he dead m an39。s Radi cal Progresive Par ty. Aft er t he el ecti ons, Cr awl ey went to t he former Prim e Mi ni st er39。Mr Lane was def eat ed i n t he el ect i ons. He has reti red fr om polit ical l if e and gone to l ive abr oad ! 39。 Lesson84 O n strike 罷工 Busmen have deci ded t o go on st ri ke next wek. The st ri ke is due to begi n on Tuesday. No one knows how long it wil l last . The busm en have st at ed t hat t he str ike wil l conti nue unt il general agreem ent is r eached about pay and working conditi ons. Most people beli eve t hat the st ri ke wi l l ast for at least a week. Many owners of pri vate car s are going t o off er 39。s hom e. We shal l al l rem em ber Mr Page f or hi s pati ence and under st andi ng and f or the kindl y encour agem ent he gave us when we went so unwil li ngly t o school . A gr eat many f ormer pupils wi l be at endi ng a f ar ewel dinner i n his honour next Thursday. It i s a cur ious coinci dence t hat t he day bef or e his r et ir ement , Mr Page wi l have been t eachi ng for a total of fort y years. Aft er he has r et ir ed, he wil l devot e him self t o gar dening. For him, t hi s wil be an entir el y new hobby. But t his does not mat er, f or, as he has oft en rem ar ked, one i s never t oo ol d t o lear n. Lesson86 O ut of cont rol 失控 As t he m an t ri ed t o swing t he speed boat round, the steer ing wheel cam e away in his hands. He waved desper at el y to hi s pani on, who had been wat er ski ng for t he l ast fi ft en mi nutes. Both m en had har dl y had tim e to r eali ze what was happeni ng when t hey wer e thrown violent 1y int o the sea. The speed boat had str uck a buoy, but it conti nued t o m ove very quickl y acr oss t he water. Both m en had j ust begun to swim t owards the shor e. when they noti ced wit h dism ay that t he speedboat was m ovi ng in a ci rcle. It now came str ai ght t owards t hem at tr em endous speed. I n les t han a minut e, i t roar ed past them onl y a f ew f et away. Af ter it had pased, t hey swam on as quickl y as t hey could because t hey knew t hat the boat woul d soon r et ur n. They had j ust had enough tim e t o swim out of danger when t he boat again pl et ed a ci rcle. On t hi s occasion, however , it had sl owed down consi der ably. The petr ol had nearl y al l been used up. Bef or e long, t he noise dropped pl et el y and t he boat began t o dri ft gentl y acr oss t he water. Lesson87 A perf ect ali bi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場的證據(jù) 39。Do you al ways cat ch such an earl y tr ai n ?39。 I m ust be at wor k at 10. 0 o39。 I suppose i t woul d, but I never cat ch a later tr ai n. 39。t not ice anyt hi ng unusual ?39。 said t he inspect or , 39。 Leson88 Trapped i n a mi ne 困在礦井里 Si x m en have been t rapped in a mine f or s event een hour s. I f they ar e not br ought t o t he surf ace soon t hey may l ose thei r li ves. However, r escue oper at ions ar e provi ng di f icul t. If expl osi ves ar e used, vi br at ions wil cause t he r oof of t he mi ne to collapse. Rescue wor kers are t her ef or e dril li ng a hol e on the nor th si de of t he mi ne. They i ntend t o bri ng the men up i n a speci al capsul e. I f there had not been a har d l ayer of r ock beneat h t he soil, t hey would have pl et ed the j ob i n a f ew hour s. As it i s, t hey have been dr il li ng f or si xt en hour s and t hey stil l have a l ong way t o go. Meanwhil e, a m icrophone, which was lower ed into t he m ine t wo hours ago, has enabl ed t he m en to keep in t ouch wit h t he closest relati ves. Though t hey ar e r unning out of f ood and dri nk, the men are cheerf ul and confi dent t hat t hey wil l get out soon. They have been t ol d that r escue oper at ions ar e progr essi ng sm oothly. If t hey knew how di f icul t it was t o dr il t hrough t he har d rock, t hey woul d l ose heart. Lesson89 A sl i p of t he t ongue 口誤 Peopl e wil do anyt hi ng to see a f ree show even if i t is a bad one. When the news got r ound that a vari et y show would be pr esented at our l ocal ci nem a by t he P. and U. Bi r d Sed Com pany, we al r