【正文】 t hat you are not t el li ng the t ruth. I suggest that you di d not catch t he o39。 39。clock. My employer wil l conf ir m t hat I was t her e on t ime .39。At the t im e the m ur der was m it ted, I was t ravel ing on t he o39。And how can you explain that ?39。And where wer e you at he ti me ?39。How did your clothes get into such a mess ?39。 39。Excuse my i nter upti ng you. I hate t o int er rupt a man when he39。 l esson90 Whats for supper ？ 晚餐吃什么？ Though Br azil is one of the r ichest countr ies in the wor ld, much of it has not yet been devel oped. It was m ai nly f or this reason t hat t he Brazil ian gover nment decided t o have a new city bui lt 600 mi les nort hwest of Ri o de Janei ro. Designed by the gr eat archit ect Lucio Costa, the new ci ty, Br asil ia, r epl aced Ri o de Janeir o as the capit 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 et s to go to school . Housewives can visit shoppi ng centr es on foot , f or in t hese speci al ly designed li ving ar eas, car s ar e unnecesary. At f ir st , the gover nment had gr eat dif fi culty in per suading peopl e to leave Rio and t o set tl e in Brasil ia. Since 1960, however , t he popul at ion has been growi ng al l the t ime. Br asi lia has quickly establ ished i tself as the capit al of t he countr y. The i dea t o have t he capi tal moved so far inl and wi l l have a gr eat ef ect on t he fut ur e of Br azil . Lesson91 Three m en in a basket 三人同籃 A pil ot not iced a baloon whi ch seemed t o be making f or a Royal Ai r Force St at ion nearby. He inf orm ed the stati on at once, but no one there was abl e to explai n the m yst er y. The of fi cer i n t he contr ol tower was ver y angry when he heard the news, because baloons can be a great danger to ai rcraf t. He said t hat someone might by spyi ng on the st at ion and t he pi lot was order ed to keep tr ack of t he str ange object. The pil ot m anaged to ci rcl e the bal oon for som e ti me. He coul d make out thr e m en in a basket under it and one of t hem was holding fi el dglasses. When t he bal loon was over t he st ati on, t he pi lot saw one of the men t aki ng phot ographs. Soon aft er wards, the bal oon began to descend and i t landed near an air fi el d. The pol ice were cal led in, but they coul d not ar rest anyone, f or the basket cont ai ned two Members of Parl iament and the Comm anding Of icer of the stati on! As the Com m andi ng Of f icer expl ai ned later , one half of the st at ion di d not know what t he ot her hal f was doi ng ! Lesson92 Aski ng for t roubl e 自找麻煩 I t must have been about two in t he mor ni ng when I ret ur ned home. I t ri ed to wake up my wi fe by ri ngi ng the door bel l, but she was f ast asleep, so I got a ladder f rom the shed in the garden, put it against he wal , and began cli mbing t owar ds the bedroom window. I was almost there when a sar casti c voi ce bel ow said,39。 39。 At what ime did you ar ri ve at t he st ation ?39。 asked t he inspector . 39。Som eone f ir ed a shot t hrough my of fi ce wi ndow. Accurat e, don39。The fi r e br oke out i n t he basem ent . I went down i mm edi at el y. of cour se, and t hat f ool, Hor st , ai med a f ir eexti ngui sher at m e. He thought I was on f ir e. I m ust defi ni t el y get t hat f el ow post ed. 39。 answer ed t he Am basador dri l y. 39。My key,39。Wel , I 39。 I looked down and nearl y f el l off t he ladder when I saw a poli cem 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。t hat you ar e not t el li ng the t rut h. I suggest hat you di d not cat ch t he o39。At t en to ei ght . I bought a paper and wait ed for t he t r ai n. 39。cl ock. My em ployer wil l confi rm t hat I was t her e on ti me.39。At the ti me t he mur der was mi t ed, I was t ravel li ng on t he 8. 0 o39。Of cour se I do,39。 39。 39。 lesson90 Whats f or supper ？ 晚餐吃什么？ Though Br azi l is one of t he r ichest 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 t hi s reason t hat t he Br azil ian government deci ded t o have a new cit y bui lt 600 m il es nor th west of Ri o de Janei r o. Desi gned by t he gr eat ar chi tect Luci o Cost a, t he new cit y, Brasi li a, r epl aced Rio de Janei r o as t he capi tal of Brazif i n 1960. Br asil i a has been car ef ul y pl anned f or m oder n li ving. It s wi de r oads, which can t ake f our t en l anes of tr af ic, have been kept away f r om li ving ar eas. Chi l dr en do not have t o cr oss busy str eet s t o go to school . Housewi ves can visit shoppi ng cent res on f oot , for i n these speci al y desi gned l ivi ng ar eas, car s are unnecessar y. At f i rst, t he gover nm ent had great di f i cult y i n per suadi ng people t o l eave Ri o and t o set le i n Br asi li a. Si nce 1960, however, t he popul ati on has been gr owi ng al t he ti me. Br asil ia has quickly establi shed i tsel f as t he capi t al of t he countr y. The i dea t o have t he capit al m oved so f ar inl and wi l have a gr eat ef ect on t he f ut ur e of Br azi l. Leson91 Three m en i n a basket 三人同籃 A pi lot noti ced a bal oon whi ch seem ed t o be m aki ng f or a Royal Ai r Force St at ion nearby. He i nf orm ed t he stati on at once, but no one t her e was able t o expl ain t he myster y. The of fi cer i n the contr ol t ower was ver y angry when he hear d the 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 the stati on and t he pi lot was or der ed t o keep tr ack of t he str ange obj ect. The pil ot m anaged t o cir cl e t he bal loon f or some t im e. He coul d make out t hree m en i n a basket under i t and one of t hem was hol di ng fi el d gl asses. When t h