【正文】 My key, 39。Wel l, I39。 I l ooked down and nearl y fel l of f the l adder when I saw a poli ceman. I im medi ately regret ed answer ing i n the way I di d, but I sai d, 39。t hat you are not tel ling the tr uth. I suggest hat you di d not catch t he o39。 39。cl ock. My employer wil l conf ir m t hat I was t her e on ti me.39。At the t ime the mur der was mi t ed, I was t ravel ing on t he 8. 0 o39。 I know, 39。m onster s39。You se, I39。 So do I ,39。cl ock t rai n di d not r un at al . It br oke down at Ferngr en stati on and was t aken off t he li ne.39。t noti ce anyt hi ng unusual ?39。 Woul d a lat er t rai n get you t o wor k on tim e ?39。 sai d t he man. 39。 but I l ove t o hear you say i t !39。s Radi cal Pr ogr essi ve Part y. Aft er t he el ect i ons, Crawl ey went t o t he form er Pr im e Mi nister39。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 exPr 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 same poli cem an was just wal ki ng sl owl y past t he ent r ance, when Cr awl ey asked the sam e questi on. Though a l it tl e suspici ous t hi s ti me, t he poli cem an gave him t he sam e answer. The day aft er, Cr awl ey went to t he house once mor e and asked exactl y t he same quest i on. This t im e, t he pol icem an l ost hi s t em per .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 i s due t o begi n on Tuesday. No one knows how l ong it wi l l ast. The busm en have st at ed that the str ike wi l conti nue unti l gener al agr ement is r eached about pay and worki ng condit ions. Most peopl e beli eve t hat t he st ri ke wil l l ast for at least a wek. Many owners of pri vat e cars ar e goi ng t o of f er 39。Do you al ways cat ch such an ear l y t r ai n ?39。 asked the i nspect or. 39。 39。 Lesson88 Trapped i n a m i ne 困在礦井里 Six m en have been tr apped i n a mi ne f or sevent en hours. If t hey ar e not br ought t o t he 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, vi br at ions wil l cause t he r oof of t he mi ne to coll apse. Rescue wor ker s ar e t her ef or e dr il li ng a hole on t he nort h si de of the mi ne. They i nt end to br i ng t he men up i n a speci al capsul e. I f t here had not been a har d layer of r ock beneat h t he soi l, t hey woul d have pl et ed t he j ob i n a few hour s. As i t is, they have been dri l i ng f or si xteen hour s and t hey sti l have a l ong way t o go. Meanwhi l e, a mi crophone, whi ch was l owered i nt o t he m i ne t wo hours ago, has enabl ed t he m en to keep i n touch wit h t he cl osest relati ves. Though they are r unni ng out of f ood and dr i nk, t he m en ar e cheer f ul and conf i dent t hat hey wil l get out soon. The y have been t ol d t hat rescue oper ati ons ar e pr ogr esi ng smoot hl y. I f t hey knew how di f i cult i t was to dr il l thr ough t he har d r ock, t hey woul d lose hear t. Leson89 A sli p of t he tongue 口誤 People wi l do anyt hi ng to see a f ree show even i f it i s a bad one. When t he news got r ound t hat a vari ety show woul d be pr esent ed at our l ocal ci nem a by t he P. and U. Bi r d Sed Com pany, we al l r ushed t o see it . We had t o queue f or hour s t o get i n and there m ust have been sever al hundred peopl e pr esent j ust be f or e t he show began. Unf or t unatel y, t he show was one of t he dul lest we have ever sen. Those who f ail ed t o get in need not have f el t di sa ppoi nt ed as m any of t he art istes who shoul d have appeared di d not e. The onl y f unny t hings we heard t hat eveni ng cam e fr om t he adver ti ser at the begi nning of t he pr ogramm e. He was obvi ously ver y ner vous and f or som e m i nut es st ood awkwar dl y befor e t he mi cr ophone. As soon as he opened his m out h, everyone burst out l aughi ng. We al l know what t he poor m an shoul d have sai d, but what he act ual l y sai d was: 39。 answer ed t he poli cem an i n t he same t one. 39。ve for got ten m y key.39。 which have at ti mes been sighted ar e simpl y str ange f ish. Occasional ly, unusual cr eat ures are washed to t he shor e, but they are rarel y caught out at sea. Some t ime ago, however, a peculiar f ish was caught near Madagascar. A sm al l fi shi ng boat was car ied m il es out to sea by t he power ful f ish as it pull ed on the l ine. Real izing t hat t his was no or di nar y f ish, the f isher man made ever y ef for t not to dam age i t in any way. When i t was eventual y brought t o shor e, it was f ound t o be over t hir teen feet long. It had a head like a hor se, big bl ue eyes, shi ni ng sil ver skin, and a bri ght r ed tail , The fi sh, which ha s since been sent to a m useum wher e it i s bei ng examined by a sci entist , i s cal led an oar f i sh. Such cr eatur es have r ar ely been sen al ive by man as t hey live at a depth of six hundred f eet . Lesson83 Aft er the el ect ions 大選之后 The f orm er Pr im e Mi nister, Mr Wentwor th Lane, was def eat ed in the r ecent el ect ions. He is now r eti ri ng fr om pol it cal l if e and has gone abroad. My f ri end, Cr awl ey, has always been a fanati cal opponent of Mr Lane39。 answered Cr awley,39。clock t rain to London,39。 39。And you didn39。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 o39。I enj oy cleani ng wi ndows at night. 39。d pref er t o stay here,39。 I shout ed. 39。 he cal led. 39。 39。t t hink t he windows need cl eani ng at his t ime of t he night. 39。 said t he inspect or , 39。At t en to ei ght . I bought a paper and wait ed for the t rai n. 39。 I must be at work at o39。s hom e. We shal l al l remember Mr Page for his pat ience and understanding and f or t he kindly encour agement