【正文】 buil t 600 mil es nor thwest of Ri o de Janeiro. Designed by the gr eat ar chit ect Lucio Cost a, the new cit y, Brasil a, replaced Rio de Janeir o as t he capit al of Br azif i n 1960. Brasi lia has been carefully planned for modern l iving. It s wide roads, which can take four teen l anes of tr af fic, have been kept away f rom l iving ar eas. Children do not have to cross busy st reet s to go to school . Housewives can visit shoppi ng centr es on foot, for in these speci al ly designed l iving ar eas, car s ar e unnecessary. At f ir st , t he government had great dif ficulty i n per suading people to l eave Ri o and to set tl e i n Brasi lia. Si nce 1960, however , the popul ati on has been gr owi ng al the ti me. Brasi li a has quickly established i tself as the capi t al of t he countr y. The i dea to have t he capit al moved so far i nl and wil l have a great ef ect on t he f ut ur e of Br azil. Lesson91 Thre men in a basket 三人同籃 A pi lot noti ced a bal oon which seemed to be maki ng f or a Royal Air For ce Station nearby. He i nf or med the stati on at once, but no one there was able to expl ain t he mystery. The of fi cer in the contr ol t ower was ver y angry when he heard the news, because bal loons can be a gr eat danger to aircraft . He sai d that someone mi ght by spyi ng on the st at ion and the pilot was ordered to keep tr ack of t he str ange object . The pi lot m anaged to circle t he baloon for some time. He coul d make out thr e men in a basket under i t and one of t hem was holding fi el d glases. When the bal oon was over t he station, t he pil ot saw one of t he men taking photogr aphs. Soon afterwards, t he bal loon began to descend and i t l anded near an air fi el d. The police were cal ed i n, but t hey could not ar est anyone, for the basket cont ai ned two Member s of Parli ament and the Commanding Of ficer of the st at ion! As the Commandi ng Of fi cer expl ai ned lat er , one half of the st ati on di d not know what the ot her half was doing ! Leson92 Asking f or t roubl e 自找麻煩 It must have been about two in t he mor ni ng when I r et ur ned home. I t ri ed t o wake up my wi fe by ri nging the door bel , but she was f ast asl ep, so I got a ladder f rom t he shed in t he garden, put it against the wal l, and began cli mbing towar ds the bedroom window. I was almost t here when a sar castic voice below sai d, 39。Excuse my inter upti ng you. I hat e to inter upt a man when he39。 39。How di d your clothes get i nt o such a mess ?39。And wher e wer e you at t he t ime ?39。I was i n my offi ce as usual ,39。A fi reext ingui sher , my dear ,39。 he cal led. 39。 39。t think the windows need cl eaning at this t ime of t he night. 39。 sai d the inspect or , 39。 39。 answered the man.39。 t ime. Even so, people are going to fi nd i t di fi cult t o get to work. But so f ar , t he publ ic has expresed its grati tude t o the students i n leters t o the Pr ess. Only one or two people have obj ected that the st udent s wil dri ve t oo f ast! Lesson85 Never too old t o learn 活到老學(xué)到老 I have j ust r eceived a l et ter f rom my old school i nf or ming me that my f or mer head master, Mr Regmal d Page, wil l be reti ri ng next wek. Pupi ls of t he school, ol d and new, wil be sendi ng him a pr esent to mark t he occasi on. Al l those who have contr ibuted towar ds t he gif t wi l si gn t heir names in a lar ge album whi ch wi l be sent to t he headmaster39。 he shout ed, 39。And wher e wer e you at t he t i m e ?39。How di d your cl ot hes get i nt o such a m ess ?39。 39。Excuse my inter upti ng you. I hat e to inter upt a man when he39。 lesson90 Whats f or supper ？ 晚餐吃什么？ Though Brazi l i s one of t he r ichest countri es i n the wor ld, much of it has not yet been developed. I t was mai nly for this reason that t he Br azil an government decided to have a new cit y buil t 600 mil es nor thwest of Ri o de Janeiro. Designed by the gr eat ar chit ect Lucio Cost a, the new cit y, Brasil a, replaced Rio de Janeir o as t he c apit al of Br azif i n 1960. Brasi lia has been carefully planned for modern l iving. It s wide roads, which can take four teen l anes of tr af fic, have been kept away f rom l iving ar eas. Children do not have to cross busy st reet s to go to school . Housewives can visit shoppi ng centr es on foot, for in these speci al ly designed l iving ar eas, car s ar e unnecessary. At f ir st , t he government had great dif ficulty i n per suading people to l eave Ri o and to set tl e i n Brasi lia. Si nce 1960, however , the popul ati on has been gr owi ng al the ti me. Brasi li a has quickly es tablished i tself as the capi t al of t he countr y. The i dea to have t he capit al moved so far i nl and wil l have a great ef ect on t he f ut ur e of Br azil. Lesson91 Thre men in a basket 三人同籃 A pi lot noti ced a bal oon which seemed to be maki ng f or a Royal Air For ce Station nearby. He i nf or med the stati on at once, but no one there was able to expl ain t he mystery. The of fi cer in the contr ol t ower was ver y angry when he heard the news, because bal loons can be a gr eat danger to aircraft . He sai d that someone mi ght by spyi ng on the st at ion and the pilot was ordered to keep tr ack of t he str ange object . The pi lot m anaged to circle t he baloon for some time. He coul d make out thr e men in a basket under i t and one of t hem was holding fi el d glases. When the bal oon was over t he station, t he pil ot saw one of t he men taking photogr aphs. Soon afterwards, t he bal loon began to descend and i t l anded near an air fi el d. The police were cal ed i n, but t hey could not ar est anyone, for the basket cont ai ned two Member s of Parli ament and the Commanding Of ficer of the st at ion! As the Commandi ng Of fi cer expl ai ned lat er , one half of the st ati on di d not know what the ot her half was doing ! Leson92 Asking f or t roubl e 自找麻煩 It must have been about two