【正文】 and that f ool, Horst, aimed a fir e extinguisher at m e. He t hought I was on fir e. I m ust definit ely get hat f elow post ed.39。Som eone fir ed a shot t hr ough m y ofice window. Accurate, don39。 asked t he i nspector. 39。 39。I suggest,39。This is t he Poo and Ee Seed Bi rd Company. Good l adies, evening and gentl emen !39。 Of cour se not.39。 asked the inspect or . 39。 said the man. 39。O h, t hat, 39。I was in m y of ice as usual, 39。A f ir e ext inguisher, m y dear ,39。 he caled. 39。 39。t think t he windows ned cleaning at this tim e of t he night .39。 said t he inspect or , 39。 39。 answer ed t he m an. 39。t wear ing it at t he t ime. I f I had been, I would not have been able t o get hom e f or l unch. 39。s wif e went on aski ng questions, when she suddenly noti ced a bi g hole i n her husband39。 39。 For tunately, the shouti ng woke up my wi fe who opened the window j ust as the pol iceman had start ed to cli mb towar ds me. Leson93 A nobl e gi ft 崇高的禮物 One of t he most f amous m onuments in t he worl d, t he Statue of Libert y, was presented to the United States of America in t he nienth century by the people of Fr ance. The great statue, which was designed by the scul pt or Auguste Bar tholdi, took t en year s to plete. The actual f igure was made of copper suppor ted by a metal f ramewor k whi ch had been especi al ly const ruct ed by Eif fel. Bef or e it could be tr ansported to t he Unit ed St ates, a site had to be found for it and a pedest al had t o be bui lt . The si te chosen was an island at the entr ance of New Yor k Har bour. By 1884, a statue whi ch was 151 feet al l, had been er ected in Paris. The foll owi ng year , i t was taken t o pi eces and sent to Ameri ca. By t he end of October 1886, the statue had been put together agai n and it was off icial y pr esented to t he Ameri can people by Bart hol di . Ever since t hen, the great monument has been a symbol of libert y for t he mi l ions of people who have passed through New York Har bour to make t heir homes in Ameri ca. Leson94 Fut ure champions 未來的冠軍 Experi ments have proved that children can be inst ruct ed i n swi mming at a ver y earl y age. At a special swi mming pool i n Los Angeles, chi ldren bee expert a t holding thei r br eath under water even befor e t hey can walk. Babies of two months ol d do not appear t o be r el uctant to enter t he water, I t i s not l ong bef ore they ar e so acustomed to swimming that hey can pick up weights fr om the fl oor of t he pool . A game that is very popular wi th these young swi mmer s is the under wat er t ricycl e race. Tr icycles ar e lined up on the fl oor of t he pool seven f et under water. The chi ldren pet e against each ot her to reach t he other end of the pool. Many pedal thei r t ri cycl es, but most of them prefer to push or drag them. Some chil dr en can cover the whole l ength of t he pool wit hout ing up for br eath even once. Whether they wil ever bee f ut ur e Olympi c champi ons, onl y ti me wil tel . Meanwhil e, they shoul d encourage t hos e among us who cannot swim fi ve yar ds before they ar e gaspi ng f or ai r . Leson95 A f ant asy 純屬虛構(gòu) When t he Ambasador of Escal opia r et ur ned home f or l unch, his wif e got a shock. He looked pal e and his cl ot hes wer e in a f rightful st at e. 39。d pref er to stay here,39。I enjoy cleaning windows at night.39。cl ock tr ai n, but that you caught the which would sti l get you to work on t ime. You see, on the morning of t he murder, the 8. 0 o39。At en t o ei ght. I bought apaper and wait ed f or t he tr ain.39。 I must be at work at o39。pat i ence and understanding and f or the kindl y encouragement he gave us when we went so unwil li ngly t o school. A great many f or mer pupi ls wil l be atendi ng a f ar ewel dinner in his honour next Thursday. I t i s a curi ous coi ncidence that the day bef ore his reti rement, Mr Page wil l have been teaching for a total of fort y years. Af ter he has reti red, he wil devote himsel f t o gardeni ng. For him, this wil l be an enti rely new hobby. But this does not mat ter, for, as he has oft en r emarked, one i s never too old to l earn. Lesson86 Out of control 失控 As the man tr ied t o swi ng t he speed boat r ound, t he steer ing wheel came away in his hands. He waved desper at el y to his pani on, who had been water skii ng f or t he l ast f if teen mi nutes. Both men had har dl y had ti me to r ealize what was happeni ng when t hey were thrown violent 1y i nt o the sea. The speedboat had st ruck a buoy, but it conti nued to move ver y qui ckly acr oss the wat er . Both men had j ust begun t o swim towar ds t he s hor e. when they noti ced wit h di smay that t he speed boat was moving in a cir cl e. It now came st raight t owar ds them at tr emendous speed. I n les than a mi nut e, it roared past them onl y a few f et away. Aft er it had pased, they swam on as quickly as they could because they knew that he boat woul d soon r et ur n. They had just had enough t ime to swim out of danger when t he boat again pleted a circle. On this occasion, however , i t had sl owed down consider ably. The pet rol had nearly al been used up. Bef or e long, the noise dr opped pl et el y and the boat began to dr ift gentl y across t he water. Lesson87 A perfect alibi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場的證據(jù) 39。 answer ed t he man. 39。 39。t hat you ar e not tel ing the truth. I suggest that you di d not catch the 8. 0 o39。 I looked down and near ly f el l off the ladder when I saw a pol iceman. I immediately r egret ed answer ing in t he way I di d, but I said, 39。Wel l, I39。 I shouted. 39。Uni versit y st udent s et he Embassy on fi re t hi s mor ni ng.39。 The Ambasador39。t you think ? For tunately, I wasn39。Of cour se I do, 39。 At what tim e di you ar ive at he st at ion ?39。 I suggest,39。 I don39。s busy working, but would you mind ing wit h m e to t he st at ion ?39。Your what ?39。 39。 39。 she asked. 39。cloc