【正文】 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. This tim e, t he pol iceman l ost his t emper .39。 sai d the m an. 39。t notice anything 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 cli mb t owards me. Leson93 A nobl e gif t 崇高的禮物 One of the m ost fam 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 gr eat st at ue, whi ch was designed by t he sculptor 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 especial ly const ructed by Eif fel. Bef or e i t could be tr anspor t 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 Yor k Har bour . By 1884, a stat ue which was 151 f et tal l, had been er ected i n Pari s. The f oll owi ng year, it was t aken t o pieces and sent to Am er i ca. By t he end of Oct ober 1886, t he st atue had been put together agai n and it wa s off ici al ly pr esented t o the Am eri can people by Bar tholdi . Ever since then, the great monument has been a symbol of li ber ty for the m il li ons of peopl e who have passed through New York Harbour to m ake t hei r hom es in Am eri ca. Leson94 Future champions 未來(lái)的 冠軍 Experi ments have proved that chi ldr en can be i nst ructed i n swim ming at a very ear ly age. At a special swi mm ing pool in Los Angeles, chi ldren be e exper t at holdi ng their br eath under water even bef ore t hey can wal k. Babies of t wo months ol d do not appear t o be r el uct ant t o enter the wat er , It i s not l ong bef ore t hey ar e so acustomed t o swim ming t hat t hey can pi ck up weights f rom the f loor of the pool. A game that is very popular wi th t hese young swimmers i s the under water tr i cycle r ace. Tr icycl e s ar e l ined up on the f l oor of t he pool seven f eet under water. The chil dr en pet e agai nst each other to r each t he other end of t he pool . Many pedal their t ri cycles, but m ost of them pr efer to push or drag t hem . Som e chi ldr en can cover t he whole l engt h of the pool wit hout ing up for breath even once. Whet her t hey wi l l ever bee f utur e Olym pi c cham pi ons, only t im e wil l tel . Mea nwhil e, t hey should encour age those among us who cannot swi m f ive yar ds bef or e t hey ar e gasping for air . Lesson95 A fant asy 純屬虛 構(gòu) When t he Ambasador of Escal opia r et urned home f or lunch, his wi f e got a shock. He looked pal e and hi s clothes wer e in a fr ightf ul st at e. 39。 The Am basador 39。 answer ed Cr awl ey,39。 39。clock tr ain, but t hat you caught t he 8. 25 which woul d sti l get you t o wor k on ti me. You se, on the m orning of t he murder , t he o39。d pr ef er to stay here, 39。Uni versit y student s set t he Embasy on f ir e thi s morni ng. 39。Someone fi red a shot thr ough m y off ice wi ndow. Accurat e, don39。The f ir e br oke out in the basement. I went down i m m edi ately. of cour se, and that fool , Hor st, aimed a fi reexti ngui sher at me. He thought I was on fi re. I must defi nit el y get that f el ow post ed. 39。 I shouted.39。I enjoy cl eani ng wi ndows at night .39。And you didn39。clock t rai n to London,39。t you think ? For t unatel y, I wasn39。 39。 I said. 39。cl ock tr ai n did not r un at al l. It br oke down at Ferngr en st at ion and was t aken of f t he li ne. 39。 Woul d a lat er t rai n get you t o work on ti me ?39。 but I l ove to hear you say i t !39。 Lesson84 O n strike 罷工 Busmen have deci ded 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 at ed that the str ike wi l l conti nue unt il gener al agreement is r eached about pay and working condit ions. Most peopl e beli eve t hat t he st ri ke wil l last for at l east a week. Many owner s of pri vat e car s are goi ng to of fer 39。 asked the i nspector. 39。 Lesson88 Trapped in a mi ne 困在礦井里 Si x men have been t rapped in a mine f or sevent een hour s. I f they are not brought to t he sur face soon they may l ose t hei r li ves. However , rescue operati ons ar e provi ng di f fi cul t. If explosives are used, vibr ati ons wi l cause t he roof of the m ine to col lapse. Rescue wor ker s are t herefor e dri l ing a hol e on the nort h side of t he mine. They intend t o bri ng the men up in a speci al capsul e. I f there had not been a har d layer of rock beneath the soi l, t hey woul d have pl eted the j ob in a few hour s. As it is, they have been dr i l li ng for sixt en hours and t hey st il l have a l ong way to go. Meanwhil e, a micr ophone, whi ch was lower ed into the mi ne two hour s ago, has enabled t he men to keep i n touch wi th the closest rel at ives. Though they ar e running out of food and dri nk, t he men are cheerf ul and confi dent that they wi l get out soon. They have been t ol d t hat r escue oper at ions are pr ogresi ng sm oot hly. If t hey knew how dif fi cul t it was to dr il l thr ough t he har d r ock, t hey woul d lose hear t. Leson89 A sl ip of t he tongue 口誤 People wi l do anything to see a fr ee showeven i f it is a bad one. When the news got round t hat a vari ety show woul d be present ed at our local ci nem a by the P. and U. Bir d 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 just be f ore t he show began. Unfor tunately, the show was one of the dull est we have ever seen. Those who fai led t o get i n need not ha ve felt di sappointed as many of the ar ti st es who should have appear ed did not e. The onl y funny t hi ngs