【正文】 y st udent s have volunteered t o dr ive buses whi le t he st ri ke lasts. Al t he young men ar e exper t dr ivers, but bef or e t hey dr ive any of the buses, they wi l have to pass a special test. The student s are goi ng to t ake the test in t wo days39。clock t rain to London,39。Of cour se I do, 39。 39。 At what t ime did you ar ive at t he st at ion ?39。And you didn39。 39。cl ock t rai n, but that you caught t he whi ch would sti l get you to wor k on t ime. You see, on t he mor ni ng of the mur der , the 8. 0 o39。 l eson90 What s for supper ？ 晚餐吃什么？ Though Brazil i s one of t he ri chest countr ies i n the wor ld, much of it has not yet been developed. I t was mainly for t hi s reason that the Br azi li an government deci ded to have a new cit y buil t 600 m il es nor th west of Rio de Janeir o. Designed by t he gr eat ar chi tect Lucio Cost a, t he new cit y, Br asi li a, r epl aced Ri o de Janei ro as t he capit al of Br azi f in 1960. Brasil ia has been car ef ull y planned for modern l ivi ng. I ts wi de roads, whi ch can take four teen lanes of t raf fi c, have been kept away fr om l ivi ng ar eas. Chil dren do not have t o cross busy st reets t o go to school . Housewi ves can visit shoppi ng cent res on f oot , for i n these special y desi gned l ivi ng ar eas, car s are unnecessar y. At f i rst, the government had gr eat di f icult y in per suading people t o leave Ri o and to set le i n Br asil ia. Since 1960, however , the populati on has been growi ng al t he time. Br asi li a has qui ckl y est abl ished it sel f as t he capi t al 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 ons 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 som e ti me. He coul d make out thr e men in a basket under it and one of t hem was holdi ng fi el dgl asses. When t he bal loon was over t he stati on, t he pi lot saw one of the men t aki ng photographs. Soon aft er wards, the bal oon began t o descend and i t landed near an air fi el d. The pol ice were cal led in, but they coul d not ar rest anyone, f or the basket cont ai ned two Members of Parl iament and the Commandi ng Of icer of the stati on! As the Commandi ng Of icer expl ai ned lat er , one hal f of t he st ati on di d not know what he other hal f was doi ng ! Lesson92 Aski ng f or trouble 自找麻煩 It must have been about t wo in the mor ning when I r et urned home. I tr ied t o wake up my wi f e by ri nging t he door bel , but she was fast asleep, so I got a l adder fr om t he shed i n the gar den, put i t against the wal l, and began cli mbing t owards t he bedr oom wi ndow. I was alm ost ther e when a sar casti c voice below said, 39。I enjoy cl eaning windows at ni ght.39。Excuse my inter rupti ng you. I hate t o i nt er upt a m an when he39。d pr efer to st ay her e,39。 Your what ?39。 Fort unat el y, the shout ing woke up m y wif e who opened the wi ndow just as the poli ceman had st ar t ed to cl im b towar ds m e. Lesson93 A nobl e gif t 崇高的禮物 One of t he most f amous monum ent s in t he worl d, the Stat ue of Li ber t y, was pr esented to the Uni ted Stat es of Am eri ca i n t he ni eent h cent ury by t he peopl e of France. The great st atue, whi ch was desi gned by t he sculpt or Auguste Bar thol di , took t en years t o plet e. The actual f i gur e was made of copper support ed by a metal f ramework which had been especi aly constr uct ed by Eif fel . Bef ore i t coul d be tr ansport ed to the Unit ed States, a site had t o be f ound f or it and a pedestal had to be bui lt . The si te 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 Pari s. The f ol lowi ng year , it was taken to pieces 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 pr esented to the Am er ican peopl e by Bart holdi. Ever si nce then, t he great m onum ent has been a symbol of liber ty f or the mi l ions of people who have passed t hrough New Yor k Har bour t o make t hei r homes i n Am er i ca. Lesson94 Fut ure cham pions 未來的冠軍 Exper im ent s have pr oved t hat chil dren can be instr uct ed in swi mm ing at a ver y earl y age. At a speci al swi mmi ng pool i n Los Angel es, chil dren bee expert at holding t hei r breath under water even befor e they can walk. Babies of two months old do not appea r t o be rel uct ant to ent er t he water , I t is not long befor e they ar e so accust omed to swi mm ing t hat they can pick up wei ght s f rom the f loor of the pool. A game t hat i s ver y popular wit h t hese young swi mmer s is t he under water tr icycle r ace. Tri cycl es ar e li ned up on the f loor of the pool seven feet under water. The chil dren pete against 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 dr ag t hem. Som e chi ldr en can cover the whole lengt h of the pool wit hout i ng up for breath even once. Whet her t hey wil l ever bee futur e Ol ym pic cham pions, only ti me wi l tel l. Meanwhil 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 When the 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 state. 39。 39。 39。 3