【正文】 ety show woul d be present ed at our local ci nem a by the P. and U. Bi rd Seed Company, we al l rushed to see it . We had t o queue f or hour s to get in and t her e must have been several hundr ed peopl e present j ust be f ore the show began. Unfor tunately, the show was one of the dul lest we have ever seen. Those who f ai led t o get i n need not have fel t di sappointe d as many of t he ar ti st es who shoul d have appear ed did not e. The only funny thi ngs we hear d that evening came fr om t he advert iser at t he begi nni ng of the progr am me. He was obvi ousl y ver y nervous and for some mi nut es st ood awkwar dly bef ore t he micr ophone. As soon as he opened hi s mouth, ever yone bur st out laughi ng. We al know what the poor man shoul d have said, but what he a ctual y sai d was: 39。You see, I 39。 I shouted.39。I enj oy cleaning wi ndows at night .39。And you didn39。clock t rai n to London,39。 which have at ti mes been sighted ar e simpl y str ange f ish. Occasional ly, unusual cr eat ures are washed to t he shor e, but they are rarel y caught out at sea. Some t ime ago, however, a peculiar f ish was caught near Madagascar. A sm al l fi shi ng boat was car ied m il es out to sea by t he power ful f ish as it pull ed on the l ine. Real izing t hat t his was no or di nar y f ish, the f isher man made ever y ef for t not to dam age i t in any way. When i t was eventual y brought t o shor e, it was f ound t o be over t hir teen feet long. It had a head like a hor se, big bl ue eyes, shi ni ng sil ver skin, and a bri ght r ed tail , The fi sh, which has since been sent to a m useum wher e it i s bei ng exam ined by a sci entist , i s cal led an oarf ish. Such cr eat ures have r arel y been seen al ive by m an as they li ve at a depth of si x hundr ed feet. Leson83 Af ter t he el ect ions 大選之后 The for mer Pri me Mi ni st er , Mr Went wort h Lane, was defeated i n the r ecent el ect ions. He is now reti ri ng f rom 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。So do I, 39。 39。Do you al ways catch such an ear ly t r ai n ?39。s house. When he asked i f Mr Lane li ved there, t he poli cem an on dut y t ol d him t hat since his def eat, t he ex Prim e Mini st er had gone abr oad. On the f ol l owi ng day, Cr awley went t o the house again. The sam e pol iceman was j ust wal ki ng sl owl y past the entr ance, when Crawl ey asked t he same quest ion. Though a l it tl e suspi ci ous t his t im e, t he poli cem an gave him t he sam e answer. The day aft er, Cr awl ey went to t he house once m or e and asked exactl y t he sam e quest ion. Thi s ti me, t he poli cem an lost hi s tem per. 39。 but I l ove t o hear you say it ! 39。 Woul d a l at er t r ai n get you t o wor k on ti me ?39。cl ock t r ai n did not r un at al . It br oke down at Fer ngr en st ati on and was t aken off t he li ne.39。 I sai d. 39。 I know, 39。cl ock. My employer wil l conf ir m t hat I was t her e on t ime.39。t hat you are not tel li ng the t ruth. I suggest hat you di d not catch t he o39。Wel l, I 39。m onst ers39。 answer ed the poli ceman i n t he same t one. 39。 Of cour se not .39。 asked t he inspector . 39。 I t old you yest erday and the day befor e yester day, 39。s busy worki ng, but woul d you mi nd ing wi t h m e t o the stati on ?39。I suggest,39。 answer ed t he m an.39。Mr Lane was defeated i n t he el ecti ons. He has r et ir ed fr om pol it ical l if e and gone t o l ive abr oad !39。 39。 I m ust be at work at o39。 sai d t he i nspect or, 39。 39。 he shout ed, 39。Of cour se I do, 39。 39。Excuse my i nter upting you. I hat e to inter rupt a man when he39。 which have at t im es been sighted ar e si mpl y st r ange fi sh. Ocasi onal ly, unusual cr eat ures ar e washed to t he shor e, but t hey ar e rar el y caught out at sea. Some t im e ago, however , a peculi ar f i sh was caught near Madagascar . A smal f ishing boat was car ri ed mil es out t o sea by t he powerf ul fi sh as i t pul l ed on t he li ne. Reali zing t hat t hi s was no or di nar y f ish, t he fi sher man m ade ever y ef fort not t o dam age i t in any way. When i t was event 。 39。 said t he inspect or , 39。 I must be at work at o39。 39。d pref er t o st ay here,39。cl ock tr ai n, but t hat you caught t he 8. 25 whi ch woul d st il l get you t o wor k on tim e. You se, on the m or ning of t he m ur der, t he 8. 0 o39。 39。 answer ed Cr a wl ey,39。 I t ol d you yester day and t he day bef or e yest er day, 39。 asked t he i nspect or. 39。 Of cour se not .39。 answered t he pol iceman i n t he sam e t one. 39。s Radi cal Pr ogr esive Par ty. Af ter the electi ons, Cr awl ey went to t he for mer Pri me Minist er 39。 sai d the m an. 39。t noti ce anyt hi ng unusual ?39。 39。 For tunately, t he shouti ng woke up my wi f e who opened t he window j ust as t he pol iceman had st art ed to cl imb towards m e. Leson93 A nobl e gif t 崇高的禮物 One of the m ost f am ous m onuments i n t he worl d, t he Statue of Li ber ty, was present ed to t he Unit ed States of Amer ica i n the ni enth centur y by t he people of Fr ance. The great st at ue, whi ch was designed by t he sculpt or Auguste Bar tholdi , t ook ten years t o plete. The act ual f igure was made of copper suppor ted by a metal fr amework whi ch had been especi al ly const ruct ed by Eif fel. Bef or e i t could be tr ansport ed to t he Unit ed States, a si te had t o be found f or it and a pedestal had to be buil t. The sit e chosen was an island at the entr ance of New York Harbour. By 1884, a st atue whi ch was 151 f eet t al, had been er ect ed in Par is. The f ol l owi ng year , it was taken to pieces and sent t o Amer ica. By the end of October 1886, the stat ue had been put toget her again and i t was of f icial y pr esent ed to the Am er ican peopl e by Bart holdi. Ever si nce then, t he great m onum ent has been a symbol of