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he cal led. 39。 39。t t hi nk the wi ndows need cl eani ng at t hi s ti me of t he ni ght .39。 sai d the i nspect or, 39。At t en t o ei ght . I bought a paper and wait ed f or t he tr ai n.39。 she asked. 39。 39。 39。Your what ?39。s busy wor king, but would you mind i ng wit h me to t he st ati on ?39。 I don39。I suggest ,39。 39。And how can you e xplain that ?39。 excl aim ed hi s wi fe. 39。 she asked. 39。ve f or got t en m y key.39。 answered t he pol icem an i n the sam e t one. 39。Thi s is t he Poo and Ee Seed Bi r d Com pany. Good l adi es, eveni ng and gentl em en !39。 Of course not.39。t im e di d you ar ri ve at t he st ati on ?39。 39。 l esson90 Whats f or supper ? 晚餐吃什么? Though Br azi l is one of t he r i chest count ri es in t he worl d, m uch of i t has not yet been devel oped. It was m ai nly f or thi s rea son t hat t he Br azil ian gover nment deci ded t o have a new ci t y bui lt 600 mi l es nort h west of Rio de Janei r o. Designed by t he gr eat ar chit ect Luci o Cost a, t he new ci t y, Br asi li a, r epl aced Ri o de Janeir o as t he c apit al of Br azi f i n 1960. Br asil ia has been car ef ull y planned for m odern l i vi ng. I ts wi de r oads, whi ch can take f our teen lanes of t r af fi c, have been kept away fr om l i vi ng ar eas. Chil dren do not have t o cr oss busy st reets t o go t o school. Housewi ves can vi si t shopping cent r es on f oot, f or i n t hese speci al y desi gned li vi ng areas, cars ar e unnecesary. At fi rst, t he gover nm ent had gr eat dif fi cul ty i n persuadi ng peopl e to l eave Ri o and t o set tl e in Brasi li a. Si nce 1960, however, t he popul at i on has been gr owi ng al l the ti me. Br asil ia has quickl y est abli shed i tself as t he capit al of t he countr y. The i dea to have t he capit al m oved so f ar i nland wi l have a gr eat ef ect on t he f ut ur e of Br azi l. Leson91 Thre m en i n a basket 三人同籃 A pil ot not iced a bal oon whi ch seem ed t o be m aki ng for a Royal Air For ce St at i on near by. He i nf orm ed the stati on at once, but no one t her e was abl e t o expl ai n t he m yst ery. The off icer in t he cont r ol t ower was ver y angr y when he hear d t he news, because bal oons can be a gr eat danger t o ai r cr af t. He sai d t hat som eone mi ght by spyi ng on t he st ati on and t he pil ot was or der ed t o keep t rack of t he str ange obj ect. The pi lot managed t o cir cl e t he bal loon f or some t im e. He coul d m ake out t hree men i n a basket under it and one of t hem was hol di ng f iel d gl ases. When the bal oon was over t he st at ion, the pil ot saw one of t he m en t aki ng phot ogr aphs. Soon af ter war ds, t he bal l oon began to descend and it l anded near an ai rf iel d. The poli ce were cal ed in, but t hey coul d not ar rest anyone, f or t he basket cont ai ned t wo Mem ber s of Parl iament and t he Comm andi ng Of icer of t he st ati on! As t he Comm andi ng Of icer expl ai ned l ater, one half of t he st at i on di d not know what t he ot her hal f was doi ng ! Lesson92 Aski ng f or t roubl e 自找麻煩 I t m ust have been about t wo i n t he m or ni ng when I ret ur ned hom e. I t ri ed to wake up m y wi fe by ri ngi ng t he door bel l, but she was fast asleep, so I got a l adder fr om t he shed i n t he gar den, put i t agai nst t he wal l, and began cl im bi ng t owar ds t he bedr oom window. I was al most here when a sar casti c voi ce bel ow said,39。Excuse m y i nt er r upt ing you. I hat e t o i nter rupt a man when he39。 39。How di d your cl othes get i nt o such a mess ?39。And wher e wer e you at t he tim e ?39。 she asked. 39。At ten t o eight. I bought a paper and wai ted f or the tr ain.39。 sai d t he inspector , 39。t thi nk the wi ndows need cleaning at thi s ti me of the ni ght .39。 39。 he cal ed. 39。A f ir e extinguisher, my dear, 39。I was in my of fi ce as usual ,39。Oh, that, 39。 39。t hat you ar e not t el li ng t he t r ut h. I suggest t hat you di d not cat ch the 8. 0 o39。 I l ooked down and near l y fel of f the l adder when I saw a poli cem an. I imm edi atel y regr et ed answer ing i n t he way I di d, but I said, 39。Wel l, I 39。My key,39。Your what ?39。s busy wor ki ng, but would you m ind i ng wit h m e t o t he st ati on ?39。 I don39。I suggest, 39。 39。And how can you e xplain that ?39。And wher e wer e you at he ti me ?39。How did your clothes get into such a mess ?39。 39。Excuse my i nter rupti ng you. I hate t o int er r upt a m an when he39。 l esson90 What s for supper ? 晚餐吃什么? Though Br azil is one of t he ri chest countr ies in the wor ld, much of it has not yet been devel oped. It wa s mai nly f or thi s reason t hat t he Brazil ian gover nment decided t o have a new city bui lt 600 mi les nort hwest of Rio de Janei ro. Designed by the gr eat archit ect Lucio Costa, the new ci ty, Br asi lia, r epl aced Ri o de Janeir o as the c apit al of Br azi f in 1960. Br asil a has been caref ul ly pl anned f or moder n l iving. It s wi de roads, whi ch can t ake f ourt en l anes of t raf ic, have been kept away f rom li ving ar eas. Chi ldr en do not have to cr oss busy str eet s to go to school . Housewives can visit shoppi ng centr es on foot , f or in these speci aly designed li ving ar eas, car s ar e unnecessary. At f ir st , the gover nment had gr eat dif f iculty in per sua ding peopl e to leave Rio and t o set tl e in Brasil ia. Since 1960, however , the popul ation has been growi ng al l the t ime. Br asi lia has quickly est abl ished i tself as t he capit al of t he countr y. The idea to have the capit al moved so f ar i nland wi l have a gr eat ef fect on the f uture of Br azil. Lesson91 Three men i n a basket 三人同籃 A pi lot noti ced a bal loon which seem ed to be m aki ng for a Royal Air For ce Stati on near by. He infor med t he st at ion at once, but no one t her e was able t o expl ain t he mystery. The off icer in the cont rol t ower was ver y angr y