【正文】 when he hear d t he news, because bal loons can be a gr eat danger t o air cr aft . He sai d that som eone m ight by spying on the stati on and the pil ot was or dered t o keep t rack of the st range obj ect . The pi lot managed t o cir cle t he bal loon f or some t im e. He could make out t hree men i n a basket under it and one of them was hol ding f ield glases. When the bal oon was over the stat ion, the pil ot saw one of t he men taking photogr aphs. Soon af terwar ds, t he bal loon began to descend and it l anded near an ai rf ield. The poli ce wer e cal ed in, but t hey could not ar est anyone, for t he basket contained t wo Member s of Par li ament and t he Commanding Of fi cer of t he st at ion! As t he Commanding Of f icer explained l ater, one hal f of the stati on did not know what the ot her half was doing ! Lesson92 Asking f or t rouble 自找麻煩 I t must have been about t wo i n t he morni ng when I r et urned home. I t ri ed to wake up my wi fe by ri ngi ng the door bel, but she was f ast asleep, so I got a ladder f r om t he shed in the garden, put i t against the wal , and began cli mbing t owards the bedroom window. I was almost there when a sar casti c voice bel ow said,39。 39。 Leson96 The dead ret urn 亡靈返鄉(xiāng) A Fest ival for t he Dead i s held once a year i n Japan. Thi s f esti val i s a cheer ful occasion, for on thi s day, the dead are said to r eturn to t hei r homes and t hey ar e wel ed by the li ving. As they ar e expected t o be hungr y aft er t hei r long j our ney, f ood is l ai d out for them. Speci aly made lanter ns ar e hung out side each house to hel p the dead to fi nd their way. Al ni ght l ong, peopl e dance and sing. I n t he ear ly m orning, the f ood that had been l ai d out for the dead is thrown into a t i m e di d you ar ive at the stat ion ?39。s hat . 39。Good heavens!39。What has happened ?39。You see, I39。So do I,39。 Lesson88 Trapped i n a mi ne 困在礦井里 Si x men have been t rapped in a m i ne f or sevent een hour s. I f they are not br ought t o t he sur f ace soon t hey may l ose t hei r li ves. However , rescue operati ons ar e pr ovi ng di f fi cul t. If expl osi ves are used, vi br ati ons wi l cause t he r oof of t he m ine t o col l apse. 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 special capsul e. If t her e had not been a har d l ayer of r ock beneat h t he soil , t hey would have plet ed t he j ob i n a f ew hours. As it i s, t hey have been dr il li ng f or si xt een hour s and t hey st il l have a l ong way t o go. Meanwhil e, a m i cr ophone, whi ch was l ower ed int o the mi ne t wo hour s ago, has enabl ed t he m en t o keep i n t ouch wit h t he cl osest rel at ives. Though t hey ar e running out of food and dri nk, t he m en are cheer f ul and conf i dent t hat they wi l get out soon. They have been t ol d t hat r escue oper at i ons are pr ogr essi ng sm oot hl y. If t hey knew how dif fi cul t it was t o dril l t hr ough t he hard r ock, t hey woul d l ose hear t. Lesson89 A sl i p of t he t ongue 口誤 People wi l do anyt hi ng to 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 ci nem a by t he P. and U. Bi r d Sed Com pany, we al r ushed t o see i t. We had t o queue for hour s t o get i n and t her e m ust have been sever al hundr ed people pr esent j ust be f or e t he show began. Unf ort unat el y, t he show was one of t he dul l est we have ever seen. Those who fail ed to get i n need not have f elt disappoi nt ed as m any of the art ist es who should have appear ed 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 begi nni ng of t he progr amm e. He was obvi ousl y ver y nervous and for som e mi nut es st ood awkwar dly bef or e t he m icr ophone. As soon as he opened hi s m out h, ever yone bur st out l aughi ng. We al know what t he poor m an should have sai d, but what he act ual ly sai d was: 39。 39。 39。I suggest, 39。 I don39。s busy wor ki ng, but would you m ind i ng wit h m e t o t he st ati on ?39。Your what ?39。 39。 I was i n m y of fi ce as usual ,39。Oh, that, 39。 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。 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 ing in t he way I did, but I said, 39。Wel, I 39。My key,39。 answered t he Ambasador dr il y. 39。 answer ed t he Am bassador. 39。 said t he Ambassador. 39。And you di dn39。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 ni ng of t he m ur der, t he 8. 0 o39。I enjoy cl eani ng wi ndows at ni ght .39。d pr efer t o st ay her e, 39。 I shout ed. 39。 39。Excuse m y i nt er r upt ing you. I hat e t o i nter rupt a man when he39。 l esson90 Whats f or supper ？ 晚餐吃什么？ Though Br azi l is one of t he r i chest 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 thi s reason t hat t he Br azil ian gover nment deci ded t o have a new ci t y bui lt 600 mi l es nort h west of Rio de Janei r o. Designed by t he gr eat ar chit ect Luci o Cost a, t he new ci t y, Br asi li a, r epl aced Ri o de Janeir o as t he capit al of Br azi f i n 1960. Br asil ia has been car ef ull y planned for m odern l i vi ng. I ts wi de r oads, whi ch can take f our teen lanes of t r af fi c, have been kept away fr om l i vi ng ar eas. Chil dren do not have t o cr oss busy st reets t o go t o school. Housewi ves can vi si t shopping cent r es on f oot, f or i n t hese speci al y desi gned li vi ng areas, cars ar e unnecesary. At fi rst, t he gover nm ent had gr eat dif fi cul ty i n persuadi ng peopl e to l eave Ri o and t o set tl e in Brasi li a. Si nce 1960, however, t h