【正文】 t .39。 sai d t he i nspector, 39。At t en t o ei ght. I bought a paper and wait ed f or t he tr ai n.39。cl ock. My em pl oyer wi l confi rm t hat I was t her e on tim e.39。At t he t im e the m ur der was mi t ed, I was t r aveli ng on t he 8. 0 o39。 I know,39。 he shout ed, 39。 t o people on t hei r way t o wor k. Thi s wil l reli eve pr essur e on the t rai ns t o som e ext ent. Meanwhil e, a num ber of uni ver sit y st udent s have vol unt eer ed to dr i ve buses whi l e t he str ike l ast s. Al l t he young m en are exper t dri ver s, but befor e they dri ve any of t he buses, t hey wil l have t o pas a speci al test . The st udent s ar e goi ng t o t ake t he test in t wo days39。Of course I do,39。 39。 Of course not.39。Thi s is t he Poo and Ee Seed Bi r d Company. Good l adi es, eveni ng and gentl em en !39。 answered t he pol iceman i n t he sam e t one. 39。ve f ott en m y key. 39。How di d your cl othes get i nt o such a mess ?39。And wher e were you at t he t im e ?39。And how can you e xplain t hat ?39。 I t ol d you yest er day and the day bef ore yester day,39。f r ee r i des39。 asked the i nspector . 39。 I suppose it would, but I never cat ch a later t rain. 39。 Of course not. 39。This i s the Poo and Ee Seed Bir d Company. Good ladies, evening and gent lemen !39。 answer ed the poli ceman i n t he same t one. 39。ve f ott en my key.39。 she asked. 39。 exclai med his wi fe. 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 he。 she as ked. 39。 39。 39。Your what ?39。s busy worki ng, but would you m ind ing wit h me t o t he st at ion ?39。 I don39。I suggest ,39。 39。 answered t he man. 39。 t im e. Even so, people are goi ng to fi nd it dif fi cul t to get to work. But so far, t he publ ic has expr esed it s grat itude t o the st udents i n let ters t o t he Press. Onl y one or t wo people have obj ect ed that the student s wi l dri ve too f ast ! Lesson85 Never t oo old to l earn 活到老學(xué)到老 I have just recei ved a let ter fr om m y old school i nfor ming m e that my f orm er head m aster , Mr Regmald Page, wil l be reti ri ng next week. Pupi ls of the school , ol d and new, wil l be sending him a pr esent t o m ar k t he occasi on. Al l those who have contr ibut ed t owards t he gi ft wi l sign their names in a large al bum which wi l l be sent t o t he headmast er39。Mr Lane was def eat ed in t he elect ions. He has reti red f rom poli tical li fe and gone to li ve abr oad !39。Oh, t hat,39。I was in m y off i ce as usual ,39。A fi r e ext i nguisher, m y dear, 39。 he cal l ed. 39。s busy worki ng, but woul d you mi nd ing wi t h m e t o t he st at ion ?39。 I don39。I suggest ,39。 39。 I m ust be at wor k at 10. 0 o39。s home. We shal al r em em ber Mr Page for his pati ence and underst anding and f or t he ki ndl y encouragem ent he gave us when we went so unwil li ngl y t o school. A great m any f orm er pupi ls wi l be at endi ng a f arewel di nner i n hi s honour next Thur sday. It i s a cur i ous coi nci dence that the day befor e hi s r et ir em ent , Mr Pa ge wi l have been t eaching f or a t ot al of f ort y year s. Af t er he has r et ir ed, he wi l devot e him sel f t o gar deni ng. For hi m, t hi s wi l be an enti rel y new hobby. But thi s does not m at er , f or , as he has oft en r em ar ked, one i s 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 swing t he speed boat r ound, t he st eer ing wheel cam e away i n hi s hands. He waved desperat el y t o hi s pani on, who had been wat er skii ng f or t he last fi ft een m inutes. Bot h m en had har dl y had ti me t o r eal ize what was happening when t hey were t hrown vi olent1y i nt o t he sea. The speedboat had str uck a buoy, but it conti nued t o m ove ver y qui ckl y across the wat er . Both m en had just begun t o swim t owar ds t he shor e. when t hey not i ced wi t h di sm ay t hat t he speed boat was m ovi ng in a ci r cl e. I t now cam e st r ai ght t owards t hem at t r em endous speed. I n l ess t han a m inut e, it r oar ed past t hem onl y a f ew f eet away. Aft er i t had passed, t hey swam on as qui ckl y as t hey coul d because t hey knew t hat t he boat woul d soon r et ur n. They had just had enough tim e t o swim out of danger when t he boat agai n plet ed a ci rcl e. On t his occasi on, however , it had sl owed down consi der abl y. The pet rol had nearl y al been used up. Bef or e l ong, the noise dr opped plet el y and the boat began t o dr if t gent ly acr oss t he wat er. Leson87 A perf ect ali bi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場(chǎng)的證據(jù) 39。 39。Mr Lane was def eat ed i n t he el ect i ons. He has reti red f r om polit i cal li fe and gone t o li ve abr oad !39。 ti me. Even so, peopl e are goi ng to f i nd i t dif fi cul t to get t o work. But so far, t he publ ic has expr esed it s gr at it ude t o t he st udents i n l et ter s to t he Pr ess. Onl y one or t wo peopl e have objected t hat t he st udents wil dr i ve t oo f ast! Lesson85 Never t oo ol d t o l earn 活到老學(xué)到老 I have j ust r ecei ved a let er f r om m y ol d school i nf ormi ng m e that m y f or m er head m ast er, Mr Regm ald Page, wil l be reti ri ng next wek. Pupil s of t he school , ol d and new, wil l be sending him a pr esent to m ark t he occasi on. Al t hose who have cont ri but ed t owar ds the gif t wil l si gn t hei r nam es i n a l ar ge album whi ch wi l be sent t o t he headm ast er 39。 answer ed t he man.39。At what t im e di d you ar ri ve at t he st ati on ?39。 39。 l esson90 Whats f or supper ？ 晚餐吃什么？ Though Br azi l is one of t he r ichest count ri es in t he worl d, m uch of i t has not yet been devel oped. It was m ai nl y f or t his r eason t hat t he Brazil an gover nm ent decided t o have a new ci t y bui lt 600 mi les nort h west of Ri o de Janei ro. Desi gned by t he gr e