【正文】 ed feet. Leson83 Aft er the el ect ions 大選之后 The for mer Pr im e Mi nister , Mr Wentwor t h Lane, was defeated in the r ecent el ect ions. He is now reti ri ng fr om 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 awl ey,39。cl ock tr ai n t o London,39。 39。And you di dn39。clock t rain di d not run at al . I t broke down at Ferngreen stati on and was taken off t he line.39。s Radi cal Pr ogr esive Par ty. Aft er the electi ons, Cr awl ey went to t he for mer Pri me Minister 39。 Leson84 On st rike 罷工 Busmen have decided t o go on str ike next week. The str ike is due t o begin on Tuesday. No one knows how l ong i t wil l last. The busmen have stated t hat t he st ri ke wi l cont inue unti l general agr eement i s reached about pay and wor king condi ti ons. Most people bel ieve that the str ike wi l l ast f or at least a week. Many owners of pr ivate cars ar e going t o off er 39。Do you always catch such an earl y t rain ?39。 I suppose i t woul d, but I never catch a l at er tr ai n.39。 I suggest ,39。s st eam hammer. Though in those days, t ravel ing was not as easy as it i s today, steam 。t hat you ar e not t eli ng the t rut h. I suggest that you di d not cat ch the o39。At what ti me did you ar ri ve at he stati on ?39。Of course I do,39。 to people on t hei r way t o work. This wi l l r eli eve pr essure on t he t r ai ns to some extent. Meanwhil e, a num ber of universit y student s have vol unt er ed to dr ive buses whi le the str ike l asts. Al l t he young m en ar e exper t dri ver s, but bef ore t hey dri ve any of t he buses, t hey wi l l have to pass a speci al t est . The students ar e goi ng to take the t est in two days39。 I told you yesterday and t he day bef or e yest er day, 39。Ci garet e Smoki ng and Your Healt h39。 Of course not.39。 asked t he inspector . 39。Do you always catch such an ear ly t rain ?39。 Lesson84 O n stri ke 罷工 Busm en have decided to go on st ri ke next week. The st ri ke is due to begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long it wi l l ast . The busmen have st ated that the str ike wi l l conti nue unt il gener al agr ement is r eached about pay and worki ng condit ions. Most peopl e beli eve t hat t he st ri ke wil l last for at least a week. Many owner s of pri vat e car s are goi ng to of fer 39。s house. When he asked i f Mr Lane l ived there, the pol iceman on duty t old hi m t hat since his defeat, t he ex Pri me Minist er had gone abr oad. On t he fol lowi ng day, Cr awl ey went to t he house again. The same pol iceman was just walking sl owl y past he ent r ance, when Cr awley asked the same questi on. Though a l it tl e suspicious thi s ti me, the poli ceman gave him the same answer . The day af ter , Crawl ey went t o the house once m or e and asked exact ly t he sam e questi on. Thi s ti me, t he pol iceman l ost his t emper .39。wom an di ed of a rare di sease. The only way to do this was t o operate. The oper ation, which l ast ed for over four hour s, pr oved t o be very di f icult because of the hard r esi n whi ch covered t he ski n. The doctor s removed a sect ion of t he m ummy and sent i t to a labor ator y. They also f ound somethi ng which t he X ray of the god Duamut ef . This god whi ch has t he head of a cow was nor mal y placed inside a mum my. The doctor s have not yet decided how t he woman died. They feared t hat t he mummy woul d f al l to pi eces when t hey cut it open, but for tunately t his has not happened. The mummy successful ly survi ved t he oper ation. Lesson78 The last one? 最后一枝嗎？ Af ter r eading an ar ti cl e enti tl ed 39。s Radi cal Pr ogr esive Par ty. Aft er the electi ons, Cr awl ey went to t he for mer Pri me Minister 39。 but I l ove to hear you say i t !39。 said t he man. 39。 Woul d a l ater tr ai n get you to wor k on t ime ?39。t not ice anyt hing unusual ?39。 Lesson88 Trapped in a mi ne 困在礦井里 Six m en have been tr apped i n a mi ne for seventeen hours. If t hey ar e not br ought t o the surf ace soon t hey m ay lose their l ives. However, r escue oper ations are pr oving di f icult . I f expl osi ves ar e used, vibrat ions wi l cause the r oof of t he mi ne to coll apse. Rescue worker s ar e t her ef ore dr il li ng a hole on t he nor th si de of the mi ne. They i nt end to br ing t he men up i n a special capsule. If t her e had not been a har d l ayer of r ock beneat h t he soi l , t hey woul d have pl et ed t h e j ob i n a f ew hour s. As i t i s, t hey have wom an di ed of a r are di sease. The only way to do t his was t o oper ate. The oper at ion, which l ast ed for over f our hour s, proved t o be ver y di f icult because of t he hard r esi n which covered t he ski n. The doctors removed a sect ion of the m um my and sent i t to a l abor atory. They also f ound somethi ng which t he Xr ay of the god Duamutef . Thi s god which has the head of a cow was normal ly pl aced i nsi de a mummy. The doctor s have not yet deci ded how t he wom an di ed. They f ear ed t hat the m umm y woul d fal t o pi eces when they cut i t open, but f ort unat el y t hi s has not happened. The m um my successf ull y sur vived t he oper at ion. Lesson78 The l ast one? 最后一枝嗎？ Aft er r eading an art i cl e ent it led 39。s house. When he asked i f Mr Lane l ived there, the pol icem an on duty t old hi m t hat since his defeat, t he ex Pri me Minist er had gone abr oad. On the f ol lowi ng day, Cr awley went to the house again. The same pol i cem an was j ust wal ki ng slowl y past the entr ance, when Cr awl ey asked t he same quest ion. Though a li t le suspi ci ous this t im e, t he pol iceman gave hi m the sam e answer . The day aft er, Cr awl ey went to t he house once more and asked exactl y the same quest ion. This t ime, the poli cem an lost hi s temper. 39。f r ee ri des39。 asked t he inspector . 39。 39。 sai d the i nspect or, 39