【正文】 cl ock tr ai n, but that you caught the which would sti l get you to wor k on t ime. You see, on the morning of t he murder, the 8. 0 o39。At en t o ei ght. I bought a paper and wait ed f or t he t rain.39。 I must be at work at o39。s home. We shal al l r eme mber Mr Page for his pati ence and under st anding and for the kindl y encouragement he gave us when we went so unwil lingly to sc hool. A great many f or mer pupi ls wil be at tending a farewel di nner i n hi s honour next Thursday. I t i s a curious coincidence t hat the day bef or e hi s retir ement, Mr Page wil have been teaching for a t ot al of forty year s. Aft er he has reti red, he wi l devote himself t o gardeni ng. For hi m, t his wil be an entir el y new hobby. But this does not mater, f or , as he has of ten remar ked, one is never too old to l earn. Leson86 Out of control 失控 As t he man tr ied to swing the speedboat round, t he steer ingwheel came away in his hands. He waved desperately to his panion, who had been wat er ski ing for the l ast fi teen minut es. Both men had har dly had t ime to r eali ze what was happeni ng when they were t hr own violent1y into the sea. The speedboat had struck a buoy, but it conti nued to move very qui ckly across the water. Bot h men had j ust begun t o swi m towards t he shor e. when t hey not iced wit h di smay that he speed boat was movi ng i n a cir cle. I t now came straight t owards them at remendous speed. In les t han a minute, i t r oared past them only a f ew feet away. Af ter i t had passed, they swam on as quickl y as they could because t hey knew t hat the boat would soon return. They had just had enough time t o swi m out of danger when the boat agai n pl et ed a cir cl e. On this ocasi on, however, it had slowed down considerabl y. The petrol had nearl y al l been used up. Bef or e long, the noise dropped pletel y and the boat began t o dr if t gent ly acr oss the water. Lesson87 A perfect alibi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場(chǎng)的證據(jù) 39。 39。s clothes. Now, dresed i n a bl ue uniform and wit h a ri fle over his shoul der, the pri soner mar ched boldly up and down in fr ont of t he camp. He could hear shout ing in the camp i tself . Li ghts were blazi ng and men were r unning here and ther e: they had just discover ed t hat a pr isoner had escaped. At that moment , a l ar ge black car with f our of fi cers i nside it, stopped at the camp gat es. The offi cers got out and the pr isoner stood to atention and sal ut ed as they pased. When t hey had gone, t he dri ver of t he car came t owards him. The man obviously want ed t o talk. He was rather elder ly wi th grey hair and clear blue eye s. The pri soner felt sor ry f or hi m , but ther e was nothing el se he could do. As the man came near , t he pri soner knocked him t o the gr ound with a shar p bl ow. Then, j umping i nt o the car, he dr ove of f as qui ckly as he coul d. Leson82 Monst er or fi sh? 是妖還是魚(yú)？ Fi sher men and sail or s somet imes cl ai m to have sen monsters in t he sea. Though people have often laughed at st or ies told by seamen, i t i s now known t hat many of t hese 39。ve fotten my key.39。 answer ed t he poli cem an in the same t one. 39。 Leson88 Trapped i n a mi ne 困在礦井里 Si x m en have been t rapped in a mine f or s event een hour s. I f they ar e not br ought t o t he surf ace soon t hey may l ose thei r li ves. However, r escue oper at ions ar e provi ng di f icul t. If expl osi ves ar e used, vi br at ions wil cause t he r oof of t he mi ne to collapse. Rescue wor kers are t her ef or e dril li ng a hol e on the nor th si de of t he mi ne. They i ntend t o bri ng the men up i n a speci al capsul e. I f there had not been a har d l ayer of r ock beneat h t he soil, t hey would have pl et ed the j ob i n a f ew hour s. As it i s, t hey have been dr il li ng f or si xt en hour s and t hey stil l have a l ong way t o go. Meanwhil e, a m icrophone, which was lower ed into t he m ine t wo hours ago, has enabl ed t he m en to keep in t ouch wit h t he closest relati ves. Though t hey ar e r unning out of f ood and dri nk, the men are cheerf ul and confi dent t hat t hey wil l get out soon. They have been t ol d that r escue oper at ions ar e progr essi ng sm oothly. If t hey knew how di f icul t it was t o dr il t hrough t he har d rock, t hey woul d l ose heart. Lesson89 A sl i p of t he t ongue 口誤 Peopl e wil do anyt hi ng to see a f ree show even if i t is a bad one. When the news got r ound that a vari et y show would be pr esented at our l ocal ci nem a by t he P. and U. Bi r d Sed Com pany, we al r ushed to see it. We had t o queue f or hour s t o get i n and ther e must have been sever al hundred people pr esent just be f or e the show began. Unf or tunat el y, t he show was one of t he dull est we have ever sen. Those who f ail ed to get in need not ha ve f el t di sappoi nted as many of t he ar ti st es who should have appeared did not e. The only f unny t hi ngs we hear d t hat eveni ng cam e fr om t he advert iser at t he begi nni ng of t he pr ogr amme. He was obviously very ner vous and f or som e m inut es st ood awkwar dl y bef or e the mi cr ophone. As soon as he opened his m outh, everyone burst out l aughi ng. We al know what t he poor m an shoul d have sai d, but what he actual ly said was: 39。t not ice anyt hi ng unusual ?39。 I m ust be at wor k at 10. 0 o39。s hom e. We shal l al l rem em ber Mr Page f or hi s pati ence and under st andi ng and f or the kindl y encour agem ent he gave us when we went so unwil li ngly t o school . A gr eat many f ormer pupils wi l be at endi ng a f ar ewel dinner i n his honour next Thursday. It i s a cur ious coinci dence t hat t he day bef or e his r et ir ement , Mr Page wi l have been t eachi ng for a total of fort y years. Aft er he has r et ir ed, he wil l devot e him self t o gar dening. For him, t hi s wil be an