【正文】 he cal led. 39。s busy worki ng, but woul d you mi nd ing wi t h m e t o t he st ati on ?39。 I don39。I suggest, 39。 39。 I m ust be at wor k at 10. 0 o39。s hom e. We shal l al l r em em ber Mr Page f or hi s pati ence and underst anding and f or t he ki ndl y encouragem ent he gave us when we went so unwil li ngl y t o school. A great m any f orm er pupi ls wi l be at endi ng a f ar ewel di nner i n hi s honour next Thur sday. It i s a cur i ous coincidence t hat he day bef or e hi s r et ir em ent , Mr Page wil l have been t eaching f or a t ot al of f or t y year s. Af t er he has r eti r ed, he wi l devot e him self t o gar dening. For him , t hi s wil l be an ent ir ely new hobby. But t his does not m at t er , for, as he has oft en r em ar ked, one is never t oo ol d to l ear n. Lesson86 O ut of cont rol 失控 As t he man t ri ed to swi ng t he speed boat r ound, t he st eri ng wheel cam e away i n hi s hands. He waved desper atel y to hi s pani on, who had been water ski i ng for t he l ast f if teen mi nut es. Bot h men had hardl y had tim e t o r eali ze what was happeni ng when t hey wer e t hr own vi ol ent 1y i nt o t he sea. The speed boat had st r uck a buoy, but i t cont inued t o m ove ver y quickl y acr oss t he water. Bot h men had j ust begun t o swim t owards t he shor e. when t hey noti ced wit h di sm ay t hat t he speed boat was m ovi ng in a ci r cl e. I t now cam e st r ai ght t owards t hem at t r em endous speed. I n l ess t han a m inute, it r oar ed past t he m onl y a f ew f eet away. Aft er i t had passed, t hey swam on as qui ckl y as they coul d because t hey knew t hat t he boat would soon r et urn. They had j ust had enough t im e t o swi m out of danger when t he boat agai n pl eted a ci rcle. On t his occasi on, however, i t had sl owed down consi der abl y. The petr ol had nearl y al been used up. Befor e long, t he noi se dropped pl etel y and t he boat began t o dr if t gentl y across the wat er . Leson87 A perfect al i bi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場的證據(jù) 39。Mr Lane was def eat ed i n t he el ect ions. He has r et ir ed f rom pol it ical if e and gone to l i ve abr oad ! 39。Som eone f ir ed a shot t hr ough m y of fi ce wi ndow. Accurat e, don39。The f ir e br oke out in t he basement. I went down i mm edi at el y. of cour se, and t hat f ool, Hor st , aim ed a f ir e exti ngui sher at m e. He t hought I was on f ir e. I m ust def i ni tel y get t hat f el l ow post ed.39。Uni versit y student s set t he Em basy on f ir e t hi s mor ni ng. 39。 I shout ed. 39。Wel , I39。 I l ooked down and near l y fel of f the l adder when I saw a poli cem an. I imm edi at el y r egret ed answeri ng i n t he way I di d, but I sai d, 39。t hat you ar e not t eli ng t he t r ut h. I suggest t hat you did not cat ch t he 8. 0 o39。 39。 39。cl ock t rai n t o London, 39。 answer ed Cr awl ey, 39。f i sh was caught near Madagascar . A smal f ishing boat was car ri ed mil es out t o sea by the powerf ul fi sh as i t pul l ed on t he li ne. Reali zi ng t hat t hi s was no or di nar y fi sh, t he fi sherm an made ever y ef ort not to dam age it i n any way. When it was event ual l y brought t o shor e, i t was f ound t o be over t hir teen f et l ong. It had a head li ke a hor se, bi g bl ue eyes, shi ning sil ver ski n, and a bri ght r ed t ail , The fi sh, whi ch has si nce been sent t o a museum where i t is bei ng exam i ned by a sci enti st , is cal ed an oar fi sh. Such cr eat ur es have r ar ely been seen ali ve by m an as t hey l i ve at a depth of si x hundr ed f eet . Leson83 Aft er t he el ect ions 大選之后 The form er Pr im e Mi nister, Mr Went wort h Lane, was defeat ed i n t he r ecent el ect i ons. He is now reti ri ng f rom pol it ical li fe and has gone abr oad. My fr iend, Cr awl ey, has al ways been a f anat ical opponent of Mr Lane39。 but I l ove t o hear you say it ! 39。 sai d the m an. 39。 Woul d a l at er tr ai n get you t o wor k on t im e ?39。And you di dn39。cl ock tr ain, but t hat you caught t he 8. 25 whi ch woul d stil l get you t o wor k on ti me. You see, on t he m or ni ng of t he m ur der , t he 8. 0 o39。I enj oy cl eani ng wi ndows at ni ght.39。d pref er t o stay here,39。 For tunat el y, t he shout i ng woke up m y wi f e who opened t he window j ust as t he poli cem an had st ar t ed t o cli mb t owards m e. Leson93 A nobl e gi f t 崇高的禮物 One of t he m ost f am ous m onuments i n t he worl d, t he Stat ue of Li ber t y, was present ed to t he Unit ed Stat es of Am er i ca i n t he ni eent h cent ur y by t he peopl e of Fr ance. The great st at ue, whi ch was desi gned by t he scul pt or Auguste Bar t hol di , t ook t en years t o plet e. The act ual f i gur e was made of copper support ed by a met al f ramewor k which had been especi al l y constr uct ed by Eif f el . Bef ore i t coul d be tr ansport ed t o t he Unit ed St at es, a si t e had t o be f ound for it and a pedest al had t o be bui lt . The si te chosen was an i sl and at t he ent r ance of New Yor k Har bour. By 1884, a st atue whi ch was 151 feet al, had been erected i n Par i s. The f ol l owi ng year , it was t aken t o pi eces and sent t o Am er ica. By t he end of Oct ober 1886, t he st at ue had been put toget her agai n and i t wa s off ici al y pr esented t o t he Am er i can peopl e by Bart holdi. Ever si nce then, t he great m onum ent has been a sym bol of li ber ty f or t he mi l i ons of peopl e who have passed t hr ough New Yor k Har bour t o m ake t hei r hom es i n Am er i ca. Leson94 Future cham pi ons 未來的冠軍 Experim ent s have pr oved that chi ldr en can be i nst ructed i n swimm i ng at a ver y earl y age. At a special swimm ing pool i n Los Angeles, chil dr en be e exper t at hol di ng their br eat h under wat er even bef ore t hey can wal k. Babi es of t wo m ont hs ol d do not appear t o be r el uct ant t o enter t he wat er, It i s not l ong bef or e t hey are so accust om ed t o swim mi