【正文】 ial ly const ructed by Eif fel. Bef or e i t could be tr anspor t ed to t he Unit ed States, a si te had t o be found f or it and a pedestal had to be buil t. The sit e chosen was an island at the entr ance of New Yor k Har bour . By 1884, a stat ue which was 151 f et tal l, had been er ected i n Pari s. The f oll owi ng year, it was t aken t o pieces and sent to Am er i ca. By t he end of Oct ober 1886, t he st atue had been put together agai n and it was off ici al ly pr esented t o the Am eri can pe ople by Bar tholdi . Ever since then, the great monument has been a symbol of li ber ty for the m il li ons of peopl e who have passed through New York Harbour to m ake t hei r hom es in Am eri ca. Leson94 Future champions 未來的冠軍 Experi ments have proved that chi ldr en can be i nst ructed i n swim ming at a very ear ly age. At a special swi mm ing pool in Los Angeles, chi ldren be e exper t at holdi ng their br eath under water even bef ore t hey can wal k. Babies of t wo months ol d do not appear t o be r el uct ant t o enter the wat er , It i s not l ong bef ore t hey ar e so acustomed t o swim ming t hat t hey can pi ck up weights f rom the f loor of the pool. A gam e that is ve ry popular wi th t hese young swimmers i s the under water tr i cycle r ace. Tr icycl es ar e l ined up on the f l oor of t he pool seven f eet under water. The chil dr en pet e agai nst each other to r each t he other end of t he pool . Many pedal their t ri cycles, but m ost of them pr efer to push or drag t hem . Som e chi ldr en can cover t he whole l engt h of the pool wit hout ing up for breath even once. Whet her t hey wi l l ever bee f utur e Olym pi c cham pi ons, only t im e wil l tel . Meanwhil e, t hey should encour age those among us who cannot swi m f ive yar ds bef or e t hey ar e gasping for air . Lesson95 A fant asy 純屬虛構(gòu) When t he Ambasador of Escal opia r et urned home f or lunch, his wi f e got a shock. He looked pal e and hi s clothes wer e in a fr ightf ul st at e. 39。 39。 The Am basador 39。t you think ? For t unatel y, I wasn39。 sai d t he Ambasador . 39。 answer ed the Ambassador. 39。 answered t he Ambasador dr il y. 39。My key, 39。Wel l, I 39。 I looked down and near ly f el off t he ladder when I saw a pol iceman. I i mmediat el y r egr et ted answer i ng in t he way I did, but I said, 39。t hat you ar e not tel ing t he tr uth. I suggest t hat you did not cat ch the 8. 0 o39。 39。cl ock. My employer wil l conf ir m t hat I was t her e on t ime.39。At the t im e the mur der was m it ed, I was t ravel ing on t he 8. 0 o39。 I know, 39。Someone fi red a shot thr ough m y off ice wi ndow. Accurat e, don39。The fi re br oke out i n t he basem ent . I went down i m m edi ately. of cour se, and that fool , Hor st, aimed a fi reexti ngui sher at me. He thought I was on fi re. I must defi nit el y get that f el ow post ed. 39。Uni ver si ty st udents set he Em bassy on fi re t his m or ning.39。 I shout ed. 39。Wel , I39。 I l ooked down and near l y fel of f t he l adder when I saw a poli cem an. I imm edi atel y regr 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 ing t he tr ut h. I suggest t hat you did not cat ch t he 8. 0 o39。 39。 39。cl ock t r ai n t o London,39。 answered Cr awley,39。 I t ol d you yest er day and t he day bef ore yester day,39。f r ee ri des39。 asked t he i nspect or . 39。 I suppose i t woul d, but I never cat ch a lat er t rai n.39。 39。 Lesson88 Trapped in a mi ne 困在礦井里 Six m en have been tr apped i n a mi ne f or sevent een hours. If t hey ar e not brought t o t he sur face soon t hey m ay l ose t hei r l i ve s. However, r escue operati ons ar e pr ovi ng di f i cult . If explosives are used, vi br at i ons wi l cause t he r oof of t he m ine t o col lapse. Rescue wor kers ar e theref or e dri l i ng a hol e on t he nor th si de of t he m i ne. They int end t o bri ng t he m en up i n a spec ial capsul e. If t her e had not been a hard l ayer of r ock beneat h t he soil , they woul d have pl et ed t he j ob i n a f ew hour s. As i t i s, t hey have been dri l i ng f or si xteen hour s and t hey sti l have a l ong way t o go. Meanwhil e, a m icr ophone, whi ch was lower ed i nto t he mi ne t wo hour s ago, has enabled t he m en t o keep i n t ouch wi t h the cl osest r el at i ves. Though t hey ar e r unni ng out of f ood and dr ink, t he m en ar e cheerf ul and confi dent t hat t hey wil l get out soon. They have been t ol d t hat rescue operati ons ar e pr ogr essing smoot hl y. I f t hey knew how di f i cult i t was to dr il l thr ough t he har d r ock, t hey woul d l ose hear t. Leson89 A sli p of t he t ongue 口誤 Peopl e wi l do anythi ng t o see a f ree show even i f it i s a bad one. When t he news got r ound t hat a var iet y show woul d be pr esent ed at our l ocal cinem a by t he P. and U. Bi r d Seed Com pany, we al r ushed t o se i t. We had t o queue f or hours t o ge t in and t her e m ust have been several 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 dul lest we have ever seen. Those who f ai l ed t o get in need not have f el t di sappoi nt ed as m any of t he art istes who shoul d have appeared di d not e. The only f unny thi ngs we hear d that evening cam e f r om t he adver ti ser at t he beginni ng of t he programm e. He was obvi ousl 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 his m out h, ever yone burst out l aughi ng. We al l know what he poor m an shoul d have sai d, but what he act ual l y sai d was: 39。So do I, 39。You see, I 39。 she asked. 39。 excl aim ed hi s wif e. 39。s hat . 39。 Leson96 The dead ret urn 亡靈返鄉(xiāng) A Fest ival for the Dead i s hel d once a year i n Japan. Thi s festi val i s a cheerf ul occasi on, f or on thi s day, the dead are said t o r et urn to t hei r hom es and t hey ar e weled by t he li