【正文】 n as he opened hi s mouth, ever yone bur st out laughi ng. We al know what the poor man shoul d have said, but what he actual y sai d was: 39。 said t he inspector , 39。 39。 39。 asked t he inspector . 39。 I must be at wor k at 10. 0 o39。Do you always catch such an ear ly t rain ?39。s hom e. We shal l al l remember Mr Page for hi s pat i ence and under st andi ng and f or the ki ndl y encouragement he gave us when we went so unwil li ngl y to school. A gr eat m any f orm er pupil s wi l be at ending a farewel l di nner i n his honour next Thur sday. It i s a cur ious coincidence that the day bef ore hi s ret ir em ent , Mr Page wil l have been teachi ng for a t otal of f ort y year s. Af t er he has r et ir ed, he wi l devot e him sel f t o gardening. For hi m, thi s wil l be an ent ir el y new hobby. But t hi s does not mat ter, f or, as he has of ten r em ar ked, one i s never too ol d to lear n. Lesson86 O ut of control 失控 As t he man t ri ed to swi ng the speedboat round, t he steer i ng wheel came away in his hands. He waved desperatel y to hi s pani on, who had been water skii ng for the l ast f if teen mi nut es. Both men had har dly had t im e to r eal ize what was happening when t hey were t hrown vi ol ent1y i nt o t he sea. The speed boat had str uck a buoy, but i t cont inued to move ver y quickly across the wat er . Both men had just begun to swi m towards t he shor e. when t hey not iced wi th di smay t hat t he speedboat was m ovi ng in a ci rcle. It now came st raight towar ds them at tr emendous speed. In less than a mi nut e, i t roared past them only a few feet away. Af ter it had pased, t hey swam on as quickly as t hey could because t hey knew that he boat would soon r eturn. They had just had enough ti me t o swi m out of danger when t he boat agai n pleted a ci rcle. On t his occasion, however , i t had sl owed down consider abl y. The petr ol had nearl y al been used up. Bef ore long, t he noi se dropped pl et ely and t he boat began t o dri ft gentl y acr oss the water . Lesson87 A perf ect al ibi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場的證據(jù) 39。 Lesson84 O n strike 罷工 Busm en have deci ded to go on st ri ke next week. The st ri ke is due to begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long it wi l l ast . The busmen have st at ed that the str ike wi l l conti nue unt il gener al agreement is r eached about pay and working condit ions. Most peopl e beli eve t hat t he st ri ke wil l last for at l east a week. Many owner s of pri vat e car s are goi ng to of fer 39。 39。si nce hi s defeat, t he ex Pri me Minister had gone abr oad. On t he fol lowi ng day, Cr awl ey went to t he house again. The same pol iceman was just walking sl owl y past he ent rance, when Cr awley asked the sam e questi on. Though a l it tle suspicious thi s ti me, the poli ceman gave him the same answer . The day af ter , Crawl ey went t o the house once m or e and asked exact ly t he sam e que sti on. This tim e, t he pol iceman l ost his t emper .39。Mr Lane was def eat ed in t he elect ions. He has reti red f rom poli tical li fe and gone to li ve abr oad !39。 but I l ove to hear you say i t !39。 t im e. Even so, people are goi ng to fi nd it dif fi cul t to get to work. But so far, t he publ ic has expr esed it s grat itude t o the st udents i n let ters t o t he Press. Onl y one or t wo people have obj ect ed that the student s wi l dri ve too f ast ! Lesson85 Never t oo old to l earn 活到老學(xué)到老 I have just recei ved a let ter fr om m y old school i nfor ming m e that my f orm er head m aster , Mr Regmald Page, wil l be reti ri ng next week. Pupi ls of the school , ol d and new, wil l be sending him a pr esent t o m ar k t he occasi on. Al l those who have contr ibut ed t owards t he gi ft wi l sign their names in a large al bum which wi l l be sent t o t he headmast er39。 said t he man. 39。 answer ed t he man.39。 Woul d a l ater tr ai n get you to wor k on t ime ?39。At what ti me did you ar r i ve at the stat ion ?39。t noti ce anythi ng unusual ?39。I suggest,39。cl ock tr ai n did 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 don39。 So do I, 39。 39。You see, I 39。 he cal ed. 39。What has happened ?39。A fi re ext inguisher , my dear, 39。 exclaim ed hi s wi fe. 39。The f ir e broke out in t he basement. I went down immedi ately. of cour se, and that fool, Hor st , ai med a f i r e ext inguisher at me. He t hought I was on fi r e. I must def ini tely get that fel low posted.39。And how can you explai n that ?39。Som eone f ir ed a shot t hr ough my of fi ce window. Accur ate, don39。 I tol d you yester day and t he day bef ore yest er day,39。 I know,39。f r ee ri des39。At t he ti me t he mur der was mi t ed, I was t ravel li ng on t he 8. 0 o39。 asked t he i nspect or . 39。cl ock. My em pl oyer wi l conf ir m that I was there on t im e. 39。 I suppose i t would, but I never cat ch a lat er t rai n.39。At ten t o ei ght. I bought a paper and wait ed f or t he tr ain.39。 Of course not.39。t hat you ar e not t el ing t he tr ut h. I suggest t hat you did not cat ch t he 8. 0 o39。Thi s i s the Poo and Ee Seed Bir d Com pany. Good ladies, eveni ng and gent lem en ! 39。 I l ooked down and nearl y f el l off t he ladder when I saw a pol icem an. I im mediat el y r egr et ted answer i ng i n t he way I did, but I sai d, 39。 answered t he pol iceman i n t he sam e t one. 39。Wel , I39。ve f or got t en m y key. 39。 I shout ed. 39。How did your clot hes get i nt o such a m ess ?39。Uni ver si ty st udents set he Em bassy on fi re t hi s m or ning.39。And where wer e you at the ti m e ?39。The fi r e broke out i n t he basem ent . I went down i mm edi at ely. of cour se, and t hat f ool, Hor st , aimed a f i r e ext inguisher at me. He t hought I was on fi r e. I must def ini tely get that fel low posted.39。And how can you explai n that ?39。Som eone f ir ed a shot t hr ough my of fi ce window. Accur ate, do