【正文】 suggest,39。 39。 I t ol d you yest er day and the day bef ore yester day,39。 asked the i nspector . 39。 Of cour se not .39。 answered t he poli ceman i n the same t one. 39。My key, 39。 I l ooked down and nearl y fel l of f the l adder when I saw a poli ceman. I im medi ately regret ed answer ing i n the way I di d, but I sai d, 39。 39。At the t ime the mur der was mi t ed, I was t ravel ing on t he 8. 0 o39。m onster s39。 So do I ,39。t noti ce anyt hi ng unusual ?39。 sai d t he man. 39。s Radi cal Pr ogr essi ve Part y. Aft er t he el ect i ons, Crawl ey went t o t he form er Pr im e Mi nister39。 Leson84 O n st ri ke 罷工 Busm en have deci ded t o go on str ike next week. The st ri ke i s due t o begi n on Tuesday. No one knows how l ong it wi l l ast. The busm en have st at ed that the str ike wi l conti nue unti l 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 l ast for at least a wek. Many owners of pri vat e cars ar e goi ng t o of f er 39。 asked the i nspect or. 39。 Lesson88 Trapped i n a m i ne 困在礦井里 Six m en have been tr apped i n a mi ne f or sevent en 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 us ed, vi br 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 ef or e dr il li ng a hole on t he nort h si de of the mi ne. They i nt end to br i ng t he men up i n a speci al capsul e. I f t here had not been a har d layer of r ock beneat h t he soi l, t hey woul d have pl et ed t he j ob i n a few hour s. As i t is, they 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 crophone, whi ch was l owered i nt o t he m i ne t wo hours ago, has enabl ed t he m en to keep i n touch wit h t he cl osest relati ves. Though they are r unni ng out of f ood and dr i nk, t he m en ar e cheer f ul and conf i dent t hat hey wil l get out soon. They have been t ol d t hat rescue oper ati ons ar e pr ogr esi ng smoot hl y. I f t hey knew how di f i cult i t was to dr il l thr ough t he har d r ock, t hey woul d lose hear t. Leson89 A sli p of t he tongue 口誤 People wi l do anyt hi ng to see a f ree show even i f it i s a bad one. When t he news got r ound t hat a vari ety show woul d be pr esent 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 f or hour s t o get i n and there m ust have been sever al hundred peopl e pr esent j ust be f or e t he show began. Unf or t unatel y, t he show was one of t he dul lest we have ever sen. Those who f ail ed t o get in need not have f el t di sappoi nt ed as m any of t he art istes who shoul d have appeared di d not e. The onl y f unny t hings we heard t hat eveni ng cam e fr om t he adver ti ser at the begi nning of t he pr ogramm e. He was obvi ously ver y ner vous and f or som e m i nut es st ood awkwar dl y befor e t he mi cr ophone. As soon as he opened his m out h, everyone burst out l aughi ng. We al l know what t he poor m an shoul d have sai d, but what he act ual l y sai d was: 39。ve for got ten m y key.39。 answered Cr awley,39。 39。cl ock t rai n, but that you caught t he whi ch would sti l get you to wor k on t ime. You see, on t he mor ni ng of the mur der , the o39。d pref er t o stay here,39。You see, I 39。 Leson88 Trapped i n a m i ne 困 在礦井里 Si x men have been t rapped in a m ine f or sevent een hour s. I f they are not brought t o t he sur face soon t hey may lose t hei r li ve s. However , rescue operati ons ar e proving di f icult . If explosives ar e used, vibr ations wi l cause t he roof of the mi ne to col lapse. Rescue wor ker s are t her efor e dri l ing a hole on the nort h side of the m ine. They i ntend to bri ng the men up i n a speci al capsul e. I f there had not been a har d layer of r ock beneath t he soi l, t hey woul d have pl et ed the j ob in a few hour s. As it is, they have been dr il ling for sixteen hours and they sti l have a long way t o go. Me anwhi le, a mi crophone, which was l owered i nto t he mine t wo hours ago, has enabl ed the men to keep in touch wit h t he cl osest relat ives. Though they are r unni ng out of f ood and dr ink, the men ar e cheer ful and conf ident that hey wil l get out soon. They have been told that rescue operati ons ar e progr essing smoothl y. I f they knew how di f icult i t was to dr il l t hrough t he har d rock, they would lose hear t. Lesson89 A sli p of the t ongue 口誤 Peopl e wil l do anyt hing t o see a f r e showeven if i t i s a bad one. When the news got r ound that a var iet y show would be pr esented at our l ocal cinema by t he P. and U. Bi r d Sed Com pany, we al r ushed t o see i t. We had to queue for hours t o get i n and ther e must have been sever al hundred people pr esent just be for e the show began. Unf ort unat el y, t he show was one of t he dullest we have ever sen. Those who f ail ed to get in need not ha ve f elt disappoi nt ed as many of the art istes who should have appeared di d not e. The onl y f unny t hings we heard t hat eveni ng came f rom the adve r ti ser at the beginning of the pr ogramme. He was obviously very ner vous and f or some minutes stood awkwar dl y befor e the mi crophone. As soon as he opened his mout h, everyone bur st out l aughing. We al l know what t he poor m an should have sai d, but what he ac t ual ly said was: 39。 asked the i nspector. 39。 Lesson84 On stri ke 罷工 Busmen have decided to go on st ri ke next week. The st ri ke is due t o begi n on Tuesday. No one knows how long i t wi l l last . The busmen have st ated t hat the st ri ke wil l conti nue unt il gener al agr ement is r eached about pay and worki ng condit ions. Most people beli eve t hat t he st ri ke wi l last for at least a week. Many owners o