【正文】 as they could because they knew that t he boat would soon r et ur n. They had j ust had enough t ime to swim out of danger when t he boat again pleted a ci rcle. On t hi s occasion, however , i t had sl owed down consi der ably. The pet rol had near ly al been used up. Bef or e long, the noise dr opped pl et el y and the boat began to dr ift gentl y acr oss the wat er . Lesson87 A perfect ali bi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場的證據(jù) 39。 I must be at work at o39。Do you al ways catch such an ear ly t rain ?39。 Leson84 On strike 罷工 Busmen have deci ded to go on st rike next wek. The str ike is due t o begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long i t wi l last . The busmen have st at ed t hat the st rike wil l cont inue until general agreement i s r eached about pay and wor king condi tions. Most peopl e beli eve that he str ike wi l last f or at l east a week. Many owners of pr ivat e cars are goi ng t o of fer 39。s house. When he asked if Mr Lane li ved there, t he policeman on dut y told him t hat si nce his defeat, the exPr ime Minister had gone abr oad. On t he f ol lowing day, Cr awl ey went to t he house again. The same pol iceman was j ust walking slowly past he entrance, when Crawley asked the same quest ion. Though a lit tl e suspicious t hi s time, the poli ceman gave him the same answer . The day af ter, Crawley went to t he house once more and asked exact ly t he same question. This ti me, t he pol iceman lost his t emper .39。t you t hi nk ? Fortunat el y, I wasn39。 The Ambasador39。Univer si ty st udent s set he Em basy on f ir e t hi s m or ning.39。 I shout ed.39。d prefer t o st ay here,39。I enjoy cl eani ng wi ndows at night .39。cl ock tr ai n, but that you caught the 8. 25 which woul d sti l get you t o wor k on t ime. You see, on the morning of t he murder, the 8. 0 o39。At ten to ei ght . I bought a paper and wait ed f or t he t rain.39。clock. My employer wil l conf ir m that I was ther e on t ime.39。At the time t he murder was mi ted, I was t ravel ing on t he o39。 I know, 39。monst er s39。 whi ch have at times been si ghted ar e si mpl y st range fi sh. Ocasional ly, unusual cr eatures ar e washed to t he shore, but they are r ar el y caught out at sea. Some tim e ago, however , a peculiar fi sh was caught near Madagascar . A smal fi shing boat was car ried mil es out t o sea by t he power ful f ish as i t pulled on the line. Real izing that this was no ordinary f ish, the fi sher man m ade every efor t not t o damage i t i n any way. When i t was event ual y br ought t o shor e, it was found t o be over t hi rteen feet long. It had a head li ke a horse, big blue eyes, shining si lver ski n, and a bri ght red tail , The fish, which has si nce been sent t o a museum where it i s being examined by a scientist, is cal led an oar fi sh. Such cr eatures have rarely been seen al ive by man as t hey li ve at a dept h of six hundred feet . Leson83 Aft er the elect ions 大選之后 The former Prime Mi nist er , Mr Wentwort h Lane, was defeat ed i n the recent elect ions. He is now r et ir ing fr om poli tical if e and has gone abroad. My f riend, Crawley, has always been a f anat ical opponent of Mr Lane39。 answered Cr awl ey,39。clock train t o London,39。 39。 39。cl ock tr ai n di d not run at al. I t broke down at Ferngr en st at ion and was t aken of f the line.39。 39。 I sai d. 39。 Fort unat el y, t he shouting woke up my wif e who opened t he wi ndow just as the poli ceman had st ar ted to climb towar ds me. Leson93 A noble gif t 崇高的禮物 One of the most famous monument s in the world, the Staue of Liber ty, was present ed t o the Uni ted St at es of Amer ica in the ni ent h century by the peopl e of France. The gr eat st at ue, whi ch was desi gned by t he sculptor August e Bar thol di , t ook ten years t o pl et e. The actual fi gur e was made of copper support ed by a met al fr amework which had been especial y constr ucted by Eif el . Before i t coul d be t ranspor ted to the United States, asi te had t o be f ound for it and a pedest al had t o be bui lt . The si te chosen was an is land at the entr ance of New Yor k Har bour. By 1884, a statue whi ch was 151 feet al l, had been er ected in Paris. The foll owi ng year , i t was taken t o pi eces and sent to Ameri ca. By t he end of October 1886, the statue had been put together agai n and it was off icial y pr esented to t he Ameri can people by Bart holdi . Ever since t hen, the great monument has been a symbol of libert y for t he mi l ions of people who have passed through New York Harbour to make thei r homes i n Am er ica. Leson94 Future champi ons 未來的冠軍 Experi ments have proved that childr en can be inst ructed i n swi mming at a ver y earl y age. At a speci al swi mming pool in Los Angel es, children bee expert at holding their br eath under wat er even bef or e they can walk. Babies of two months ol d do not a ppear t o be r el uctant t o enter the wat er , I t i s not long before they ar e so acust omed to swimming t hat hey can pick up wei ghts f rom the fl oor of t he pool . A game that i s very popular wi th t hese young swi mmer s is the underwater t ricycl e race. Tr icycles ar e li ned up on t he fl oor of t he pool seven f eet under water. The chi ldren pet e against each ot her to r each t he ot her end of t he pool. Many pedal thei r t ri cycl es, but m ost of t hem prefer to push or dr ag t hem . Som e chil dr en can cover the whol e l ength of t he pool wi thout i ng up for br eath even once. Whether t hey wil ever be e f ut ur e Olym pi c cham pi ons, only tim e wil t el . Meanwhil e, t hey shoul d encourage t hose am ong us who cannot swim fi ve yards before t hey ar e gaspi ng f or air . Lesson95 A fant asy 純屬虛構(gòu) When t he Am basador of Escal opi a r et urned hom e for l unch, his wif e got a shock. He l ooked pal e and his clothes were i n a f ri ghtf ul state. 39。 39。s wi fe went on aski ng questi ons, when she suddenl y noti ced a big hol e in h