【正文】 say it ! 39。 which have at t im es been sighted are si mply st range fi sh. Occasi onal ly, unusual cr eatur es ar e washed t o t he shore, but they are r arely caught out at sea. Som e ti me ago, however, a pecul iar fi sh was caught near Madagascar . A smal l f ishing boat was car ri ed mi les out to sea by the powerf ul fi sh as i t pul led on t he li ne. Reali zing t hat thi s was no ordi nar y fi sh, t he fi sher man made ever y ef ort not to damage it i n any way. When it was event ual ly br ought t o shor e, i t was found to be over thi rt en f eet l ong. I t had a head l ike a horse, big bl ue eyes, shini ng si lver ski n, and a br ight red t ai l, The f ish, which has si nce been sent t o a museum where it is bei ng exami ned by a sci ent ist, is cal ed an oar f ish. Such creatur es have r ar ely been sen al ive by man as t hey l ive at a depth of six hundred f eet . Lesson83 Af t er the el ect ions 大選之后 The f orm er Pr im e Mi ni ster, Mr Wentwor th Lane, was def eat ed in t he recent el ect ions. He is now r eti ri ng fr om pol i t i cal li fe and has gone abr oad. My fr iend, Crawl ey, has al ways been a f anat ical opponent of Mr Lane39。s hom e. We shal l al r emember Mr Page for his pati ence and under standi ng and for t he ki ndly encour agement he gave us when we went so unwi l ingly t o school. A great many for mer pupi ls wi l be at endi ng a f ar ewel dinner in hi s honour next Thursday. I t is a curi ous coi nci dence that the day befor e his r et ir ement, Mr Page wi l have been t eaching f or a total of for ty years. Af ter he has r eti red, he wil l devote hi msel f to gar deni ng. For him, t hi s wi l be an enti rely new hobby. But this does not m at ter , f or, as he has of t en r emarked, one i s never t oo ol d t o learn. Leson86 Out of cont rol 失控 As the man t ri ed to swi ng the speed boat r ound, the steeri ng wheel came away i n his hands. He waved desper at el y t o his panion, who had been wat er skii ng for t he last f if t en m inutes. Bot h men had hardl y had ti me to reali ze what was happening when they were thrown vi olent1y i nto t he sea. The speedboat had str uck a buoy, but it cont inued to move ver y quickly acr oss t he water. Bot h men had just begun t o swim towar ds the shor e. when they not iced wi th di sm ay that the have j ust f ini shed cutt ing t hree car t loads of gol den brown m acaroni stalks. The whol e vil lage has ben wor king day and night gat her ing and t hreshi ng thi s year 39。 39。s cl ot hes. Now, dr essed i n a bl ue uni f orm and wi t h a ri fl e over hi s shoul der, t he pri soner m arched bol dl y up and down i n f r ont of the cam p. He coul d hear shout i ng i n t he cam p it self . Li ght s were bl azi ng and m en were r unni ng her e and t her e: t hey had j ust di scover ed t hat a pri soner had escaped. At t hat m oment, a l ar ge black car wi t h f our off i cers i nsi de it , st opped at t he camp gat es. The of fi cer s got out and t he pr isoner st ood t o at ent i on and sal ut ed as t hey passed. When t hey had gone, t he dri ver of t he car cam e t owar ds hi m. The man obviousl y want ed t o t al k. He was r at her el derl y wi t h gr ey hai r and cl ear bl ue eyes. The pr isoner f elt sorr y f or him , but t her e was nothi ng el se he coul d do. As t he man cam e near , t he pr isoner knocke d him t o t he gr ound wit h a shar p bl ow. Then, j umpi ng i nt o t he car , he drove off as quickl y as he coul d. Leson82 Monster or fi sh? 是妖還是魚(yú)？ Fisher men and sai l or s som et im es cl aim t o have sen m onster s i n t he sea. Though people have oft en laughed at stori es t ol d by s eamen, it i s now known t hat many of t hese 39。s cr op bef or e t he Sept em ber rai ns. On t he ri ght , you can see Mr s Br abante her self . She has been hel ping her husband f or t hi rt y year s now. Mr s Br abante i s tal ki ng t o t he m anager of t he l ocal f act or y wher e t he cr op i s pr ocesed. Thi s last scene shows you what wil l happen at he end of the har vest : t he fam ous Cal abri an macar oni eat ing peti i on ! Si gnor Fr at el i, t he pr esent cham pi on, has won it ever y year si nce 1961. And t hat ends our speci al bull et i n f or t oday, Thur sday, Apri l 1st. We ar e now r et ur ni ng you t o t he st udi o. 39。s Radi cal Pr ogr essive Part y. Aft er t he electi ons, Cr awl ey went t o t he f orm er Prim e Minist er 39。 but I l ove t o hear you say it ! 39。Ci garet te Smoki ng and Your Healt h39。 I told you yester day and t he day bef or e yest erday, 39。 to people on t heir way t o work. This wi l l reli eve pr esure on t he tr ains t o som e ext ent . Meanwhi le, a number of uni ver si ty st udents have volunteered t o dri ve buses whil e the st ri ke last s. Al l the young men ar e expert dr ivers, but befor e they dr ive any of the buses, they wi l have to pas a special test. The student s ar e going t o t ake t he test i n t wo days39。s cl othes. Now, dr essed in a bl ue uni for m and wi t h a ri f le over hi s shoulder , t he pri soner marched boldly up and down in f ront of the camp. He coul d hear shouti ng in t he cam p it sel f. Light s were bl azing and m en were r unni ng here and t her e: t hey had j ust discover ed that a pri soner had escaped. At that moment, a l ar ge black car wi th four off icers i nsi de it , st opped at the camp gates. The of fi cer s got out and the pr isoner stood t o at ent ion and sal uted as they passed. When they had gone, t he dr iver of the car came towards hi m. The man obviousl y wanted t o tal k. He was rather elderl y wi th gr ey hai r and cl ear bl ue eyes. The pr isoner f el t sor ry for him , but ther e was not hing else he could do. As t he man cam e near , the pri soner knocke d him to the ground wi th a shar p blow. Then, j umping i nt o t he car , he dr ove of f as qui ckl y as he coul d. Lesson8