【正文】 ish was caught near Madagascar. A sm al l f ishi ng boat was car ied m il es out t o sea by t he powerf ul f ish as it pul led on t he l ine. Reali zi ng t hat this was no or di nary fi sh, the fi sherm an m ade ever y ef ort not t o damage it i n any way. When i t was event ual y br ought t o shor e, it was found t o be over thir teen f et long. It had a head li ke a hor se, bi g bl ue eyes, shining si lver ski n, and a bri ght red tail, The f ish, which has si nce been sent t o a m useum where it i s being exam ined by a scientist, is cal led an oarfi sh. Such cr eatur es have rarely been sen al ive by m an as t hey li ve at a dept h of si x hundr ed f et. Leson83 Aft er t he el ecti ons 大選之后 The f orm er Prim e Minister, Mr Went wor th Lane, was def eated in t he r ecent el ecti ons. He is now r eti ri ng f rom pol it cal li fe and has gone abroad. My fr iend, Crawl ey, has al ways been a fanati cal opponent of Mr Lane39。 Leson88 Trapped i n a mine 困在礦井里 Six men have been trapped in a mi ne f or sevent en hours. I f they are not brought to the sur face soon they may l ose thei r live s. However , r escue operati ons are provi ng dif fi cult . I f explosives ar e used, vi br at ions wi l cause the roof of the mine to collapse. Rescue wor kers are t herefore dri l ing a hole on the nor th si de of the mine. They i nt end to bri ng t he men up in a speci al capsule. If there had not been a har d layer of r ock beneath t he soi l, they would have pleted the job in a f ew hours. As it is, they have been dr il ling f or sixteen hour s and they sti l have a l ong way to go. Meanwhile, a microphone, whi ch was lower ed i nt o the mine two hours ago, has enabled the m en to keep i n touch wit h the cl osest relatives. Though t hey are runni ng out of food and drink, t he men are cheer ful and confi dent t hat they wi l get out soon. They have been told that r escue operati ons are progr essi ng smoot hl y. I f t hey knew how di f icul t i t was to dri l through t he hard rock, they would l ose heart . Lesson89 A sli p of t he t ongue 口誤 Peopl e wil do anything to se a f ree showeven i f i t i s a bad one. When the news got round t hat a vari et y show woul d be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bir d Seed Company, we al r ushed to se i t. We had t o queue f or hours t o get in and t here must have been sever al hundred peopl e pr esent just be f or e the show began. Unf or tunately, the show was one of the dul lest we have ever sen. Those who f ai led to get in need not ha ve f el t disappoi nted as many of the ar tistes who should have appear ed did not e. The onl y funny thi ngs we hear d that evening came fr om the adver ti ser at the beginni ng of the pr ogr amme. He was obviously very ner vous and for some minutes stood awkwardly bef or e the microphone. As soon as he opened hi s mouth, eve ryone bur st out laughing. We al know what he poor man shoul d have said, but what he actualy sai d was: 39。t notice anything unusual ?39。 asked t he inspector. 39。Do you al ways catch such an ear ly t rain ?39。 Lesson84 On strike 罷工 Busmen have decided t o go on stri ke next week. The st ri ke i s due to begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long it wil last. The busmen have stated that the stri ke wi l continue unti l general agreement is reached about pay and working condi ti ons. Most people bel ieve t hat the str ike wil l ast f or at least a week. Many owner s of private car s are going to off er 39。s Radi cal Pr ogr essi ve Party. Aft er the el ecti ons, Cr awl ey went to t he f ormer Pr ime Minister39。Thi s i s the Poo and Ee Seed Bir d Com pany. Good ladi es, eveni ng and gent lem en ! 39。 Of cour se not.39。 asked t he i nspect or . 39。 sai d the m an. 39。 but I love t o hear you say it !39。s Radi cal Pr ogr essi ve Part y. Aft er the el ecti ons, Cr awl ey went t o t he f ormer Pr ime Mi ni st er39。s house. When he asked if Mr Lane li ved t here, t he poli cem an on dut y told him t hat si nce hi s defeat , t he exPrim e Minister had gone abroad. On the foll owi ng day, Crawley went to t he house agai n. The sam e poli cem an was just walking sl owl y past t he ent rance, when Cr awl ey asked the sam e questi on. Though a l it le suspi ci ous t his t ime, t he policem an gave him t he sam e answer. The day af ter, Crawley went t o the house once more and asked exact ly t he same quest ion. This tim e, t he pol iceman lost his t emper .39。 Leson84 O n stri ke 罷工 Busmen have deci ded t o go on st ri ke next wek. The str ike is due t o begin on Tuesday. No one knows how l ong i t wi l last. The busm en have st at ed t hat the st ri ke wil l cont inue until general agreement i s reached about pa y and wor ki ng condit i ons. Most peopl e beli eve t hat 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 off er 39。Do you al ways cat ch such an earl y tr ai n ?39。 I suppose i t woul d, but I never catch a later tr ai n.39。 39。 l esson90 Whats f or supper ？ 晚餐吃什么？ Though Brazi l i s one of t he r ichest countr ies i n the wor ld, m uch of i t has not yet been developed. It was mainly f or t hi s r eason t hat he Br azil ian gover nm ent deci ded to have a new cit y bui lt 600 mil es nort h west of Rio de Janeir o. Desi gned by t he great archi tect Luci o Costa, t he new ci ty, Br asil ia, r epl aced Ri o de Janei ro as the capi tal of Br azif in 1960. Br asil ia has been car ef ul ly planned for m oder n li vi ng. It s wi de r oads, whi ch can take f ourt een lanes of t raf ic, have been kept away fr om li vi ng ar eas. Chi ldren do not have t o cr oss busy st reet s t o go t o school. Housewi ves can vi si t shopping cent r es on f oot , f or i n these speci al y desi gned li vi ng areas, cars are unnecessary. At fi rst, the gover nm ent had gr eat di f icul ty i n persuading peopl e to leave Ri o and to set le i n Br asil ia. Si nce 1960, however , t he populati