【正文】 84, a stat ue whi ch was 151 feet tal , had been erected i n Pari s. The f ol l o wi ng year , it was t aken t o pieces and sent t o Am er ica. By t he end of Oct ober 1886, t he st at ue had been put together agai n and i t was off ici al ly pr esented t o t he Am eri can peopl e by Bar thol di. Ever since t hen, t he gr eat m onum ent has been a sym bol of li ber t y for t he m il li ons of peopl e who have pased t hr ough New Yor k Har bour t o m ake their homes i n Ameri ca. Lesson94 Fut ure cham pi ons 未來的冠軍 Exper im ent s have pr oved t hat chil dr en can be instr uct ed in swim mi ng at a ver y earl y age. At a speci al swim mi ng pool i n Los Angel es, chil dr en be e expert at hol ding t hei r breath under wat er even bef or e t hey can wal k. Babies of t wo mont hs ol d do not appear t o be r el uct ant t o ent er the wat er , It i s not l ong bef ore t hey ar e so accustomed t o swimm i ng t hat t hey can pi ck up weights f r om t he fl oor of t he pool. A gam e t hat is ver y popul ar wi t h these young swimm ers i s t he under wat er t ri cycl e r ace. Tr i cycles are l i ned up on t he fl oor of t he pool seven f eet under wat er. The chil dr en pet e agai nst each ot her t o r each t he other end of t he pool . Many pedal t heir t ri cycl es, but m ost of t hem pref er t o push or dr ag t hem . Som e chi l dr en can cover the whol e lengt h of t he pool wi thout i ng up f or br eat h even once. Whether they wi l ever be e f ut ure Ol ympi c champi ons, onl y ti me wi l t el. Meanwhi le, t hey shoul d encour age t hose am ong us who cannot swim f i ve yar ds bef or e t hey ar e gaspi ng for air . Lesson95 A f ant asy 純屬虛構(gòu) When t he Am bassador of Escal opia r etur ned home f or l unch, hi s wif e got a shock. He l ooked pal e and his cl ot hes wer e i n a f ri ght f ul stat e. 39。 39。s wi f e went on aski ng questi ons, when she suddenly noti ced a big hol e in her husband39。t weari ng it at the t im e. I f I had been, I woul d not have been abl e t o get home f or lunch. 39。 answered t he man.39。At t en to ei ght . I bought a paper and wait ed for t he t r ai n.39。 said the inspect or, 39。t thi nk the wi ndows need cleaning at this tim e of the night .39。 39。 he cal ed. 39。A f ir e exti nguisher, my dear ,39。I was in my of fi ce as usual ,39。Oh, that, 39。 sai d the m an. 39。 Woul d a l at er t rai n get you t o wor k on ti me ?39。t noti ce anyt hing unusual ?39。cl ock tr ain di d not r un at al l. I t br oke down at Fer ngr een st at ion and was t aken of f the l ine.39。I suggest, 39。 39。 answered t he man.39。t weari ng it at the t ime. I f I had been, I woul d not have been abl e to get home f or l unch.39。s wi f e went on asking quest ions, when she suddenly not iced a big hol e in her husband39。Good heavens!39。What has happened ?39。You see, I39。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 br ought to t he sur f ace soon they may l ose t hei r li ves. However , rescue operat ions are pr ovi ng dif fi cul t. I f explosives are used, vi br ati ons wi l l cause the r oof of the m ine t o collapse. Rescue wor kers ar e theref or 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 special capsul e. I f ther e had not been a har d l ayer of rock beneath the soil , t hey would have pleted t he job i n a f ew hour s. As it i s, t hey have been dr il li ng for sixt en hours and t hey st il l have a l ong way to go. Meanwhil e, a m icrophone, whi ch was lower ed into the mi ne two hour s ago, has enabled t he men to keep i n touch wi th t he closest rel at ives. Though they are running out of food and dri nk, t he men are cheer f ul and confi dent that they wi l get out soon. They have been tol d that rescue oper at ions are pr ogr essi ng smoothl y. I f they knew how di f icult i t was t o dr il l t hrough the har d rock, they would l ose heart . Lesson89 A sli p of the t ongue 口誤 Peopl e wil l do anyt hing t o see a f r e showeven if i t i s a bad one. When the news got r ound that a var iet y show would be pr esented at our l ocal cinema by t he P. and U. Bi r d Sed Com pany, we al r ushed t o see i t. We had to queue for hours t o get i n and ther e must have been sever al hundred people pr esent just be for e the show began. Unf ort unat el y, t he show was one of t he dullest we have ever sen. Those who f ail ed to get in need not have f elt disappoi nt ed as many of the art istes who should have appeared di d not e. The onl y f unny t hings we heard t hat evening came f rom the adver ti ser at the beginning of the pr ogramme. He was obviously very ner vous and f or some minutes stood awkwar dl y befor e the mi crophone. As soon as he opened his mout h, everyone bur st out l aughing. We al l know what t he poor man should have sai d, but what he act ual ly said was: 39。 39。 asked the i nspector . 39。 sai d the m an. 39。Oh, t hat, 39。 I was i n my of fi ce as usual ,39。 39。Your what ?39。s busy wor king, but woul d you m i nd i ng wi th m e t o t he stati on ?39。 I don39。I suggest,39。At what t im e di d you ar i ve at t he st at i on ?39。 answer ed t he m an.39。self t o gar dening. For him , t hi s wil l be an ent ir el y new hobby. But t his does not m at ter, f or, as he has oft en remar ked, one is never t oo old t o l ear n. Lesson86 O ut of control 失控 As t he m an tr i ed t o swi ng t he speed boat round, t he st eer i ng wheel cam e away i n his hands. He waved desper at el y t o his pani on, who had been wat er skii ng f or t he l ast fi ft een m inutes. Bot h m en had har dl y had ti me t o r eali ze what was happeni ng when t hey wer e t hr own vi ol ent 1y i nt o t he sea. The speed boat had str 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 owar ds t he shore. when