【正文】 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 game that is very 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 he y 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。 she asked. 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 i n m y of fi ce as usual,39。A f i re exti ngui sher , m y dear,39。 he cal led. 39。s busy worki ng, but woul d you mi nd ing wi t h m e t o t he st ati on ?39。 I don39。I suggest, 39。 39。 I m ust be at wor k at 10. 0 o39。s hom e. We shal l al l r em em ber Mr Page f or hi s 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 ar ewel di nner i n hi s honour next Thur sday. It i s a cur i ous coincidence t hat he day bef or e hi s r et ir em ent , Mr Page wil l have been t eaching f or a t ot al of f or t y year s. Af t er he has r eti r ed, he wi l devot e him self t o gar dening. For him , t hi s wil l be an ent ir ely new hobby. But t his does not m at t er , for, as he has oft en r em ar ked, one is never t oo ol d to l ear n. Lesson86 O ut of cont rol 失控 As t he man t ri ed to swi ng t he speed boat r ound, t he st eri ng wheel cam e away i n hi s hands. He waved desper atel y to hi s pani on, who had been water ski i ng for t he l ast f if teen mi nut es. Bot h men had hardl y had tim e t o r eali ze what was happeni ng when t he y wer e t hr own vi ol ent 1y i nt o t he sea. The speed boat had st r uck a buoy, but i t cont inued t o m ove ver y quickl y acr oss t he water. Bot h men had j ust begun t o swim t owards t he shor e. when t hey noti ced wit 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 inute, 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 they coul d because t hey knew t hat t he boat would soon r et urn. They had j ust had enough t im e t o swi m out of danger when t he boat agai n pl eted a ci rcle. On t his occasi on, however, i t had sl owed down consi der abl y. The petr ol had nearl y al been used up. Befor e long, t he noi se dropped pl etel y and t he boat began t o dr if t gentl y across the wat er . Leson87 A perfect al i bi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場(chǎng)的證據(jù) 39。Mr Lane was def eat ed i n t he el ect ions. He has r et ir ed f rom pol it ical if e and gone to l i ve abr oad ! 39。 I know,39。At t he ti me t he mur der was mi t ed, I was tr avel li ng on t he 8. 0 o39。cl ock. My empl oyer wil l conf ir m t hat I was t her e on t im e.39。At t en t o ei ght . I bought a paper and wait ed f or t he tr ai n.39。 sai d t he i nspect or, 39。t t hi nk t he windows need cl eani ng at t hi s ti me of t he ni ght.39。 39。My key,39。 answer ed t he Am basador dri l y. 39。 answered t he Ambasador . 39。 sai d t he Ambasador . 39。 39。s hom e. We shal l al l remember Mr Page for his pat i ence and under st andi ng and f or the ki ndl y encouragement he gave us when we went so unwil li ngl y to school. A gr eat m any f orm er pupil s wi l be at ending a farewel l di nner i n his honour next Thur sday. It i s a cur ious 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 f ort y year s. Af t er he has r et ir ed, he wi l devot e him sel f t o gardening. For hi m, thi s wil l be an ent ir el y new hobby. But t hi s does not mat ter, f or, as he has of ten r em ar ked, one i s never too ol d to lear n. Lesson86 O ut of control 失控 As t he man t ri ed to swi ng the speedboat round, t he steer i ng wheel came away in his hands. He waved desperatel y to hi s pani on, who had been water skii ng for the l ast f if teen mi nut es. 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