【正文】 e dance and si ng. I n t he e ar ly m orni ng, t he f ood t hat had been l ai d out for t he dead i s t hr own int o a r i ver or i nto t he sea as i t is consi der ed unl ucky f or anyone l iving t o eat i t. I n towns t hat ar e near the sea, t he ti ny lanter ns which had been hung i n the str eets t he ni ght befor e, ar e placed into the wat er when t he festi val is over . Thousands of lanter ns sl owl y dr if t out t o sea gui di ng the dead on thei r r eturn journey t o the ot her wor ld. This i s a moving spect acl e, f or crowds of peopl e st and on the shor e wat chi ng the l ant er ns dri ft ing away unti l they can be seen no mor e. f i sh was caught near Madagascar . A smal f ishing boat was car ri ed mil es out t o sea by the powerf ul fi sh as i t pul l ed on t he li ne. Reali zi ng t hat t hi s was no or di nar y fi sh, t he fi sherm an made ever y ef ort not to dam age it i n any way. When it was event ual l y brought t o shor e, i t was f ound t o be over t hir teen f et l ong. It had a head li ke a hor se, bi g bl ue eyes, shi ning sil ver ski n, and a bri ght r ed t ail , The fi sh, whi ch has si nce been sent t o a museum where i t is bei ng exam i ned by a sci enti st , is cal ed an oar fi sh. Such cr eat ur es have r ar ely been seen ali ve by m an as t hey l i ve at a depth of si x hundr ed f eet . Leson83 Aft er t he el ect ions 大選之后 The form er Pr im e Mi nister, Mr Went wort h Lane, was defeat ed i n t he r ecent el ect i ons. He is now reti ri ng f rom pol it ical li fe and has gone abr oad. My fr iend, Cr awl ey, has al ways been a f anat ical opponent of Mr Lane39。 excl aim ed his wif e. 39。You see, I39。 Leson88 Trapped i n a m i ne 困在礦井里 Si x m en have been tr apped i n a mi ne f or s eventeen hours. If t hey ar e not br ought t o t he surf ace soon t hey m ay lose their l ives. However, r escue oper at i ons ar e pr oving di f icult. I f expl osi ves ar e used, vibr at ions wil l cause t he r oof of t he mi ne to coll apse. Rescue wor ker s ar e t her efor e dr il li ng a hole on t he nort h si de of t he m ine. They i ntend t o br i ng t he m en up i n a speci al capsul e. I f ther e had not been a har d l ayer of rock beneat h t he soi l, t hey woul d have pl eted t he j ob i n a f ew hour s. As it i s, t hey have been dri l i ng f or si xteen hour s and t hey sti l have a l ong way t o go. Meanwhi l e, a mi cr ophone, whi ch was l ower ed i nto t he mi ne t wo hour s ago, has enabled t he m en t o keep i n t ouch wi t h t he closest r el at i ves. Though t hey ar e r unni ng out of f ood and dri nk, t he men ar e cheerf ul and confi dent t hat t hey wi l get out soon. They have been t old t hat r escue oper ati ons ar e pr ogr essi ng sm oothl y. I f they knew how di f icult it was t o dri l t hr ough t he har d r ock, they woul d l ose heart . Lesson89 A sli p of t he tongue 口誤 Peopl e wi l do anyt hing t o see a fr ee showeven if i t is a bad one. When t he news got r ound t hat a vari ety show woul d be present ed at our l ocal ci nem a by t he P. and U. Bi r d Sed Com pany, we al l r ushed t o see it . We had t o queue for hour s t o get i n and t her e m ust have been sever al hundr ed people pr esent j ust be f or e t he show began. Unf ort unat el y, t he show was one of t he dull est we have ever seen. Those who fail ed t o get i n need not ha ve felt di sappoi nted as many of t he ar ti st es who shoul d have appear ed did not e. The only f unny thi ngs we hear d that eveni ng came f r om t he adverti ser at t he begi nni ng of t he pr ogr amm e. He was obvi ousl y ver y ner vous and for som e mi nut es st ood awkwar dl y bef or e t he m i cr ophone. As soon as he opened hi s m outh, ever yone bur st out laughi ng. We al know what t he poor man shoul d have sai d, but what he act ual y sai d was: 39。 I suppose it woul d, but I never catch a l at er tr ai n.39。f r ee ri des39。Mr Lane was def eat ed i n t he el ect ions. He has r et ir ed f rom pol it ical if e and gone to l i ve abr oad ! 39。 I m ust be at wor k at 10. 0 o39。I suggest, 39。s busy worki ng, but woul d you mi nd ing wi t h m e t o t he st ati on ?39。A f i re exti ngui sher , m y dear,39。Oh, t hat ,39。 t o people on t hei r way t o wor k. Thi s wil l reli eve pr esur e on the t rai ns t o som e ext ent . Meanwhil e, a num ber of uni ver sit y st udent s have vol unt er ed t o dr ive buses whi le t he st ri ke l asts. Al t he young m en are exper t dri ver s, but bef or e t hey dri ve any of t he buse s, t hey wil l have t o pas a speci al t est . The st udent s ar e going t o t ake t he test i n t wo days39。 39。Thi s i s t he Po and Ee Sed Bi rd Com pany. Good l adi es, eveni ng and gent l em en !39。ve f or gott en m y key. 39。Wel , I39。t hat you ar e not t eli ng t he t r ut h. I suggest t hat you did not cat ch t he 8. 0 o39。 39。 answer ed Cr awl ey, 39。s wif e went on aski ng questi ons, when she suddenl y not i ced a bi g hole i n her husband39。What has happened ?39。 39。t not ice anyt hi ng unusual ?39。Do you al ways cat ch such an earl y tr ai n ?39。s Radical Pr ogressi ve Par t y. Af t er t he el ect ions, Cr awl ey went t o t he f orm er Pr im e Mi ni st er39。At t he ti me t he mur der was mi t ed, I was tr avel li ng on t he 8. 0 o39。At t en t o ei ght . I bought a paper and wait ed f or t he tr ai n.39。t t hi nk t he windows need cl eani ng at t hi s ti me of t he ni ght.39。My key,39。 answered t he Ambasador . 39。 he shout ed, 39。 answered t he m an. 39。 39。Excuse m y i nt er r upti ng you. I hat e to i nter upt a m an when he39。My key,39。t t hi nk t he windows need cl eani ng at t hi s ti me of t he ni ght.39。At t en t o ei ght . I bought a paper and wait ed f or t he tr ai n.39。At t he ti me t he mur der was mi t ed, I was tr avel li ng on t he 8. 0 o39。t you t hi nk ? For t unatel y, I wasn39。 39。d pref er t o stay here,39。cl ock tr ain, but t hat you caught t he 8. 25 whi