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s. Both men had har dly had t im e to r eal ize what was happening when t hey were t hrown vi ol ent1y i nt o t he sea. The speed boat had str uck a buoy, but i t cont inued to m ove ver y quickly across the wat er . Both m en had just begun to swi m towards t he shor e. when t hey not iced wi th di smay t hat t he speed boat was moving i n a cir cle. It now came str aight towards t hem at tr em endous speed. I n l ess t han a minut e, i t r oared past t hem only a few f eet away. Aft er it had passed, t hey swam on as qui ckl y as they coul d because they knew t hat t he boat would soon ret urn. They had j ust had enough t im e to swi m out of danger when the boat again pl et ed a cir cle. On t hi s occasion, however, i t had slowed down considerably. The pet rol had near ly al l been used up. Bef or e l ong, the noi se dr opped plet el y and the boat began to dri ft gent ly acr oss t he water. Leson87 A perf ect ali bi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場(chǎng)的證據(jù) 39。 39。s clot hes. Now, dressed i n a blue uni form and wi th a ri fl e over his shoulder, t he pr isoner m ar ched bol dl y up and down i n fr ont of t he cam p. He coul d hear shout ing i n the camp i tself . Lights wer e blazing and men wer e r unni ng her e and there: they had just discovered t hat a pr isoner had escaped. At t hat m om ent , a lar ge bl ack car wi th f our of f icer s i nside i t, stopped at he cam p gates. The of fi cer s got out and the pri soner stood to at tenti on and sal ut ed as they pased. When they had gone, the dr iver of t he car came t owards him . The m an obvi ously want ed to talk. He was r ather el der ly wit h grey hair and clear blue eyes. The pri soner fel t sor ry f or him, but there was not hi ng else he coul d do. As the m an came near, t he pr i soner knocked hi m to t he ground wi th a sharp bl ow. Then, jumpi ng int o the car, he dr ove of f as qui ckl y as he coul d. Leson82 Monster or f ish? 是妖還是魚? Fisherm en and sail or s someti mes cl aim to have sen m onster s in the sea. Though people have oft en laughed at stor ies tol d by s eamen, it i s now known that many of these 39。To end our special news bul leti n,39。 sai d the voi ce of t he televisi on announcer ,39。monsters39。 I know, 39。At the t im e the mur der was m it ed, I was t ravel ing on t he 8. 0 o39。cl ock. My employer wil l conf ir m t hat I was t her e on t ime.39。To end our special news bul leti n,39。s cl ot hes. Now, dressed i n a bl ue uni for m and wi th a ri fl e over hi s shoulder, t he pri soner marched bol dly up and down i n f ront of the camp. He coul d hear shout ing i n t he camp it self . Lights wer e blazing and m en wer e r unni ng her e and there: t hey had j ust discover ed that a pri soner had escaped. At that moment, a lar ge black car wi th four off icers i nsi de it , st opped at the camp gates. The of fi cer s got out and the pr isoner stood t o at ent ion and sal uted as they pased. When they had gone, the dr iver of the car came t owards him . The man obvi ousl y wanted t o talk. He was rather elderl y wi th gr ey hai r and cl ear blue eyes. The pr isoner f el t sor ry for him, but there was not hing else he could do. As the m an cam e near , t he pri soner knocked him to t he ground wi th a sharp bl ow. Then, j umpi ng int o t he car , he dr ove of f as qui ckl y as he coul d. Lesson82 Monst er or fi sh? 是妖還是魚? Fi shermen and sail ors someti mes claim to have seen monst er s i n t he sea. Though people have of ten laughed at stor ies t ol d by seam en, it i s now known t hat many of these 39。 39。s home. We shal al r em em ber Mr Page f or his pati ence and under st andi ng and for the ki ndl y encour agement he gave us when we went so unwil li ngl y t o school. A gr eat m any form er pupil s wi l be at ending a far ewel l di nner i n his honour next Thur sday. It i s a curi ous coincidence that the day bef ore hi s ret ir em ent , Mr Page wil l have been teachi ng for a t otal of for ty years. Aft er he has r et ir ed, he wi l devote him sel f to gardening. For hi m, thi s wil l be an ent ir ely new hobby. But t his does not mat ter, f or, as he has of ten r emarked, one i s never too ol d to learn. Lesson86 O ut of cont rol 失控 As the m an tr ied t o swing t he speedboat r ound, t he st er ingwheel cam e away in hi s hands. He waved desper ately to hi s panion, who had been wat er ski ing f or the l ast fi ft een minutes. Both m en had har dl y had ti me t o r eal ize what was happeni ng when they wer e thr own viol ent 1y into the sea. The speedboat had st ruck a buoy, but it conti nued t o move very qui ckl y acr oss t he water . Bot h men had j ust begun to swi m t owar ds the s hore. when they noti ced wi t h dismay t hat the speed boat was movi ng in a ci rcle. I t now came st rai ght t owar ds them at t remendous speed. In less than a mi nute, it roar ed past the m onl y a f ew feet away. Af ter i t had pased, t hey swam on as quickly as t hey could because t hey knew that the boat woul d soon r etur n. They had just had enough ti me t o swim out of danger when t he boat agai n pleted a ci rcl e. On this occasi on, however , it had sl owed down consi der abl y. The petr ol had nearl y al been used up. Before long, t he noise dropped pl et el y and the boat began to dr if t gent ly across the wat er. Leson87 A perfect ali bi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場(chǎng)的證據(jù) 39。 I m ust be at work at o39。 SOS39。To end our special news bul leti n,39。 39。clock t rain to London, 39。 answered Cr awley,39。 which have at im es been sighted ar e si mply st range fi sh. Occasi onal ly, unusual cr eat ur es ar e washed t o t he shor e, but they are r arely caught out at sea. Som e ti me ago, however, a pecul iar f ish was caught nea r Madagascar. A sm al l fi shi ng boat was car ied mi les out to sea by the power ful fi sh as it pull ed on the l ine. Reali zing t hat t hi s was no ordi nar y f ish, t he fi sher man made e