【正文】 Someone fi red a shot thr ough m y off ice wi ndow. Accurat e, don39。The f ir e br oke out in the basement. I went down i m m edi ately. of cour se, and that fool , Hor st, aimed a fi reexti ngui sher at me. He thought I was on fi re. I must defi nit el y get that f el ow post ed. 39。Uni versit y student s set t he Embasy on f ir e thi s morni ng. 39。 I shouted.39。d pr ef er to stay here, 39。I enjoy cl eani ng wi ndows at night .39。clock tr ain, but t hat you caught t he 8. 25 which woul d sti l get you t o wor k on ti me. You se, on the m orning of t he murder , t he o39。And you didn39。 39。clock t rai n to London,39。 answer ed Cr awl ey,39。t you think ? For t unatel y, I wasn39。 The Am basador 39。 39。 For t unatel y, t he shouti ng woke up my wi f e who opened t he wi ndow j ust as t he pol icem an had st art ed to cl im b towar ds m e. Lesson93 A nobl e gif t 崇高的禮物 One of t he m ost f am ous m onum ent s in t he worl d, t he St at ue of Li ber t y, was pr esent ed t o the Uni ted St at es of Am eri ca i n t he ni eent h cent ury by t he peopl e of France. The gr eat st atue, which was desi gned by t he scul pt or August e Bart hol di , t ook t en year s to pl et e. The act ual fi gur e was m ade of copper support ed by a m et al f r am ewor k whi ch had been especial y const ructed by Ei f el . Bef or e it could be t r anspor ted t o t he Uni t ed St at es, a sit e had t o be found f or i t and a pedest al had t o be buil t. The sit e chose n was an isl and at t he entr ance of New Yor k Har bour. By 1884, a st atue whi ch was 151 feet al , had been erected i n Pari s. The f ol l owi ng year , it was t aken t o pieces and sent t o Am er ica. By t he end of Oct ober 1886, t he st at ue had been put together agai n and i t was off ici al ly pr esented t o t he Am eri can people by Bar thol di. Ever since t hen, t he gr eat monum ent has been a sym bol of li ber t y for t he m il li ons of peopl e who have pased thr ough New Yor k Har bour to m ake t hei r hom es in Am eri ca. Leson94 Fut ure champi ons 未來的冠軍 Experi ments have pr oved t hat chi l dr en can be i nst r uct ed i n swim mi ng at a ver y ear l y age. At a speci al swimm i ng pool i n Los Angel es, chi l dr en bee exper t at hol di ng t hei r br eat h under wat er even befor e they can walk. Babi es of t wo m ont hs old do not appear t o be rel uct ant t o ent er t he water, I t is not l ong bef or e t hey ar e so accust om ed t o swi mmi ng t hat t hey can pick up wei ght s f rom the f loor of t he pool . A gam e t hat i s very popular wit h t hese young swi mm er s i s t he under water tr i cycle r ace. Tri cycl es ar e li ned up on t he f l oor of t he pool seven f eet under wat er. The chi l dr en pet e agai nst each ot her t o r each t he other end of t he pool . Many pedal t hei r t ri cycl es, but m ost of t hem pref er t o push or dr ag t hem. Some chil dren can cover t he whol e l engt h of t he pool wit hout i ng up for breat h even once. Whet her t hey wil l ever be e fut ur e Ol ym pic cham pions, onl y tim e wi l t el l. Meanwhil e, t hey shoul d encourage t hose am ong us who cannot swim f ive yar ds bef or e t hey ar e gaspi ng f or ai r. Lesson95 A f ant asy 純屬虛構(gòu) When t he Ambassador of Escal opia r et ur ned home f or l unch, hi s wif e got a shock. He l ooked pal e and his cl ot hes were i n a f ri ght f ul st at e. 39。d pr ef er t o stay her e,39。I enj oy cl eani ng wi ndows at ni ght.39。cl ock t rai n, but t hat you caught t he 8. 25 whi ch woul d sti l get you t o wor k on t im e. You see, on t he mor ni ng of the m ur der , t he 8. 0 o39。And you di dn39。 Would a later tr ai n get you t o wor k on t im e ?39。 sai d t he m an. 39。 but I l ove to hear you say i t !39。si nce hi s def eat , the ex Pr im e Mi ni st er had gone abr oad. On t he f oll owi ng day, Crawl ey went t o t he house agai n. The sam e poli cem an was j ust wal ki ng sl owl y past t he ent rance, when Cr awley asked t he sam e questi on. Though a li t le suspi ci ous thi s t im e, t he pol i ceman gave hi m the sam e answer . The day af ter, Cr awl ey went t o t he house once m or e and asked exactl y t he sam e quest i on. This t im e, t he pol icem an l ost his t em per .39。 Lesson84 O n st ri ke 罷工 Busm en have deci ded t o go on st ri ke next wek. The st ri ke is due t o begi n on Tuesday. No one knows how l ong i t wil l ast . The busmen ha ve st ated t hat t he st ri ke wil l conti nue unt il gener al agr eem ent i s reached about pay and wor ki ng condit i ons. Most people beli eve that he str ike wi l l ast f or at least a week. Many owners of pri vate cars ar e goi ng t o off er 39。Do you al ways cat ch such an earl y t rai n ?39。 asked the i nspect or. 39。t not ice anyt hi ng unusual ?39。cl ock tr ain di d not run at al l. I t broke down at Fer ngreen st ati on and was taken of f t he l i ne.39。 39。 I sai d. 39。What has happened ?39。Good heavens!39。s wi fe went on aski ng quest ions, when she suddenly noti ced a big hole in her husband39。t weari ng it at the ti me. If I had been, I would not have been able to get hom e for l unch.39。 but I l ove to hear you say i t !39。 sai d the m an. 39。 Woul d a lat er t rai n get you t o work on ti me ?39。t notice anything unusual ?39。cl ock tr ai n did not r un at al l. It br oke down at Ferngr en st at ion and was t aken of f t he li ne. 39。 39。 I said. 39。 For tunately, t he shouti ng woke up my wi f e who opened t he window j ust as t he pol iceman had st art ed to cli mb t owards me. Leson93 A nobl e gif t 崇高的禮物 One of the m ost fam ous m onuments i n t he worl d, t he Statue of Li ber ty, was present ed to t he Unit ed States of Am er ica i n the ni enth centur y by t he people of Fr ance. The gr eat st at ue, whi ch was designed by t he sculptor Auguste Bar tholdi , t ook ten years t o plete. The act ual f igure was made of copper s uppor ted by a metal fr amework whi ch had been espec