【正文】 hey are not br ought to 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 dif fi cul t. I f expl osi ves are used, vi br ati ons wil cause t he r oof of t he m i ne t o col l apse. Rescue workers ar e ther ef or e dri l i ng a hol e on t he nor th si de of t he mi ne. They i nt end t o bri ng t he m en up i n a special capsule. If t her e had not been a hard l ayer of r ock beneat h t he soil , they woul d have pl et ed t he j ob i n a f ew hour s. As i t i s, t hey have been dri l ing f or si xt een hour s and they s til l have a long way t o go. Meanwhi le, a mi cr ophone, which was l ower ed i nt o t he m i ne t wo hours ago, has enabl ed t he m en t o ke ep i n t ouch wit h t he cl osest r elati ves. Though t hey are r unni ng out of f ood and dr i nk, t he m en ar e cheer f ul and conf i dent that hey wil l get out soon. They have been t ol d t hat rescue oper ati ons are pr ogr esi ng sm oot hl y. I f t hey knew how di f i cult i t was t o dr il l thr ough t he har d r ock, t hey woul d l ose heart . Lesson89 A sli p of t he t ongue 口誤 Peopl e wil l do anyt hing t o se a fr ee showeven if i t is a bad one. When t he news got round t hat a vari et y show woul d be pr esent ed at our local ci nem a by the P. and U. Bir d Seed Com pany, we al l rushed t o see it. We had t o queue f or hour s t o get in and t her e m ust have been sever al hundr ed peopl e present j ust be f ore t he show began. Unfor tunat ely, t he show was one of t he dull est we have ever seen. Those who f ai led t o get i n need not have felt di sappoi nt ed as m any of t he ar ti st es who shoul d have appear ed did not e. The onl y f unny t hi ngs we hear d t hat eveni ng cam e fr om t he advert iser at t he begi nni ng of the pr ogr amm e. He was obvi ousl y very ner vous and f or som e mi nutes st ood awkwardl y bef ore t he mi cr ophone. As soon as he opened hi s mout h, ever yone bur st out laughi ng. We al know what t he poor m an shoul d have sai d, but what he act ual y sai d was: 39。So do I, 39。You see, I39。 which have at ti mes been sighted ar e simpl y str ange f ish. Occasional ly, unusual cr eat ures are washed to t he shor e, but they are rarel y caught out at sea. Some t ime ago, however, a peculiar f ish was caught near Madagascar. A sm al l fi shi ng boat was car ied m il es out to sea by t he power ful f ish as it pull ed on the l ine. Real izing t hat t his was no or di nar y f ish, the f isher man made ever y ef for t not to dam age i t in any way. When i t was eventual y brought t o shor e, it was f ound t o be over t hir teen feet long. It had a head like a hor se, big bl ue eyes, shi ni ng sil ver skin, and a bri ght r ed tail , The fi sh, which has since been sent to a m useum wher e it i s bei ng exam ined by a sci entist , i s cal led an oarf ish. Such cr eat ures have r arel y been seen al ive by m an as they li ve at a depth of si x hundr ed feet. Leson83 Af ter t he el ect ions 大選之后 The for mer Pri me Mi ni st er , Mr Went wort h Lane, was defeated i n the r ecent el ect ions. He is now reti ri ng f rom pol it ical if e and has gone abroad. My f ri end, Cr awley, has always been a f anati cal opponent of Mr Lane39。 answered Cr awley,39。clock t rai n to London,39。 39。And you didn39。cl ock t rai n, but that you caught the whi ch woul d sti l get you t o wor k on ti me. You se, on t he morni ng of t he mur der , the o39。I enj oy cleaning wi ndows at night .39。d pr ef er to stay here, 39。 I shouted.39。 經(jīng)理 /畜牧師：張廣富 手機； 1 5 2 5 4 7 1 3 3 7 7 電話 05376785473 網(wǎng)址： pr isoner knocked hi m t o t he ground wit h a shar p bl ow. Then, j um pi ng i nt 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 sherm en and sai lor s som eti mes cl aim t o have seen m onsters i n t he sea. Though peopl e have oft en l aughed at st ori es tol d by seamen, it i s now known t hat many of these 39。You see, I 39。So do I ,39。 Lesson88 Trapped i n a m ine 困在礦井里 Si x men have been t rapped in a mine f or seventeen hour s. I f they are not brought to t he sur face soon they may l ose t hei r li ves. However , rescue operati ons ar e pr ovi ng dif fi cul t. If explosives are used, vi br ati ons wi l cause t he roof of the m ine t o col lapse. Rescue wor ker s are therefor e dri l ing a hol e on the nor th side of t he mine. They intend t o bri ng the m en up in a speci al capsul e. I f there had not been a har d l ayer of rock beneath the soil, t hey woul d have pl eted t he job i n a f ew hour s. As it is, they have been dr il li ng for sixteen hours and t hey st il have a l ong way to go. Meanwhil e, a microphone, whi ch was lowered i nto t he mi ne two hour s ago, has enabled t he men to keep i n touch wi th t he closest relat ives. Though they are running out of f ood and dri nk, t he men are cheer ful and conf ident that they wi l get out soon. They have been tol d that rescue operat ions are pr ogr esing smoot hl y. I f they knew how di f icul t i t was to dr il l through t he har d r ock, they would l ose hear t. Leson89 A sl ip of t he tongue 口誤 People wi l do anythi ng to see a f ree showeven i f it is a bad one. When t he news got r ound t hat a vari ety show woul d be present ed at our local ci nem a by the P. and U. Bi rd Seed Company, we al l rushed to see it . We had t o queue f or hour s to get in and t her e must have been several hundr ed peopl e present j ust be f ore the show began. Unfor tunately, the show was one of the dul lest we have ever seen. Those who f ai led t o get i n need not have fel t di sappointe d as many of t he ar ti st es who shoul d have appear ed did not e. The only funny thi ngs we hear d that evening came fr om t he advert iser at t he begi nni ng of the progr am me. He was obvi ousl y ver y nervous and for some mi nut es st ood awkwar dly bef ore t he micr ophone. As soon