【正文】 e m an. 39。At what t ime di d you ar ive at the st at ion ?39。I suggest,39。s Radical Progr essi ve Part y. Af t er t he el ect ions, Cr awl ey went t o t he f orm er Pr im e Mi ni st er39。 but I l ove t o hear you say i t !39。 sai d t he m an. 39。 asked t he inspect or . 39。 39。 Lesson88 Trapped i n a mi ne 困在礦井里 Si x m en have been tr apped i n a m ine f or sevent een hour s. If t hey ar e not brought t o t he sur face soon t hey m ay l ose t heir l i ves. However, r escue oper ati ons ar e provi ng di f icult . If expl osi ves ar e used, vi br at i ons wi l cause t he roof of t he mi ne t o col apse. Rescue wor ker s are t her efor e dril li ng a hole on t he nort h si de of t he mi ne. They i nt end to br ing t he m en up i n a speci al capsule. If t her e had not been a har d layer of r ock beneat h t he soil , t hey woul d have pl et ed the j ob in a few hour s. As i t is, t hey have been dri l ing f or si xt een hour s and they sti l have a long way t o go. Meanwhi le, a mi cr ophone, which was l ower ed i nt o t he m i ne t wo hours ago, has enabl ed t he m en t o keep i n t ouch wit h t he cl osest r elati ves. Though t hey are r unni ng out of f ood and dr i nk, t he m en ar e cheer f ul and conf ident t hat t hey wil l get out soon. They have been tol d that rescue operati ons ar e pr ogr esing sm oot hl y. I f t hey knew how di f i cult i t was to dr il l t hr ough t he har d r ock, they woul d lose heart . Lesson89 A sli p of t he tongue 口誤 Peopl e wil l do anyt hing t o see a fr ee showeven if i t is a bad one. When t he news got r ound t hat a vari et y show woul d be pr esent ed at our local ci nem a by the P. and U. Bir d Seed Com pany, we al l rushed t o see it. We had t o queue f or hour s to get i n and t her e m ust have been sever al hundr ed peopl e present j ust be f ore t he show began. Unf or tunat ely, t he show was one of t he dull est we have ever seen. Those who f ai led t o get i n need not ha ve f elt di sappoi nt ed as m any of t he ar ti st es who shoul d have appear ed di d not e. The onl y funny 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 am me. He was obviousl y ver y ner vous and f or som e m i nut es st ood awkwar dl y bef or e t he m icr ophone. As soon as he opened hi s m out h, ever yone burst out l aughi ng. We al know what t he poor man shoul d have sai d, but what he act ual y sai d was: 39。cl ock tr ai n, but t hat you caught t he 8. 25 which woul d st il l get you t o wor k on tim e. You se, on t he m or ning of t he m ur der, t he 8. 0 o39。And you di dn39。cl ock. My em pl oyer wi l conf ir m that I was t here on t im e. 39。At t he ti me t he m ur der was mi t ed, I was tr avel li ng on t he 8. 0 o39。 I know,39。This i s the Poo and Ee Seed Bi rd Com pany. Good ladies, evening and gent lemen ! 39。 Of cour se not .39。 I suppose it would, but I never catch a later tr ain.39。 asked the i nspector. 39。f ree r ides39。 I t ol d you yest erday and the day befor e yester day,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。 39。 I m ust be at wor k at 10. 0 o39。s hom e. We shal al l remember Mr Page f or hi s pat ience and understanding and f or t he kindl y encouragem ent he gave us when we went so unwi l i ngl y t o school . A gr eat m any f orm er pupil s wil l be at t ending a f ar ewel di nner i n his honour next Thur sday. It i s a cur i ous coi nci dence t hat he day bef or e hi s r et ir em ent , Mr Page wil l have been teachi ng f or a t otal of fort y years. Aft er he has r et ir ed, he wil devote him sel f t o gar deni ng. For hi m, t hi s wi l be an ent i rel y new hobby. But t his does not m at t er , for, as he has oft en remar ked, one is never t oo ol d t o lear n. Leson86 O ut of cont rol 失控 As the m an t ri ed t o swi ng t he speed boat r ound, the steeri ng wheel came away i n his hands. He waved desper at el y t o his pani on, who had been wat er skii ng f or t he last fi ft en mi nutes. Bot h m en had har dl y had tim e t o reali ze what was happeni ng when the y wer e thr own vi ol ent 1y i nto t he sea. The speed boat had str uck a buoy, but it cont i nued t o move ver y qui ckl y acr oss t he water. Bot h men had j ust begun t o swim t owar ds t he s hore. when they noti ced wi t h di sm ay t hat t he speed boat was m ovi ng i n a ci rcle. It now cam e st rai ght t owar ds them at tr emendous speed. I n less t han a mi nut e, i t r oar ed past them onl y a f ew f et away. Af ter it had pased, t hey swam on as quickly as t hey coul d because t hey knew t hat he boat woul d soon r etur n. They had j ust had enough ti me t o swim out of danger when t he boat agai n plet ed a ci r cl e. On t his occasi on, however , it had sl owed down consi der abl y. The petr ol had nearl y al been used up. Befor e long, t he noise dr opped 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 極好的不在犯罪現場的證據 39。 39。s Radical Progr essi ve Part y. Af t er t he el ect ions, Cr awl ey went t o t he f orm er Pr im e Mi ni st er39。 but I l ove t o hear you say i t !39。 sai d t he m an. 39。 asked t he inspect or . 39。 39。 Lesson88 Trapped i n a mi ne 困在礦井里 Si x m en have been tr apped i n a m ine f or sevent een hour s. If t hey ar e not brought t o t he sur face soon t hey m ay l ose t heir l i ves. However, r escue oper ati ons ar e provi ng di f icult . If expl osi ves ar e used, vi br at i ons wi l cause t he roof of t he mi ne t o col apse. Rescue wor ker s are t her efor e dril li ng a hole on t he nort h si de of t he mi ne. They i nt end to br ing t he m en up i n a speci al capsule. If t her e had not been a har d layer of r ock beneat h t he soil , t hey woul d have pl et ed the j ob in a few hour s. As i t is, t hey have been dri l ing f or si xt een hour s and they sti l have a long way t o