【正文】 f libert y for t he mi l ions of people who have passed through New York Harbour to make thei r homes i n Am er ica. Leson94 Future champi ons 未來的冠軍 Experi ments have proved that childr en can be inst ructed i n swi mming at a ver y earl y age. At a speci al swi mming pool in Los Angel es, children bee expert at holding their br eath under wat er even bef or e they can walk. Babies of two months ol d do not a ppear t o be r el uctant t o enter the wat er , I t i s not long before they ar e so acust omed to swimming t hat hey can pick up wei ghts f rom the fl oor of t he pool . A game that i s very popular wi th t hese young swi mmer s is the underwater t ricycl e race. Tr icycles ar e li ned up on t he fl oor of t he pool seven f eet under water. The chi ldren pet e against each ot her to r each t he ot her end of t he pool. Many pedal thei r t ri cycl es, but m ost of t hem prefer to push or dr ag t hem . Som e chil dr en can cover the whol e l ength of t he pool wi thout i ng up for br eath even once. Whether t hey wil ever be e f ut ur e Olym pi c cham pi ons, only tim e wil t el . Meanwhil e, t hey shoul d encourage t hose am ong us who cannot swim fi ve yards before t hey ar e gaspi ng f or air . Lesson95 A fant asy 純屬虛構(gòu) When t he Am basador of Escal opi a r et urned hom e for l unch, his wif e got a shock. He l ooked pal e and his clothes were i n a f ri ghtf ul state. 39。 39。 39。clock train t o London,39。 whi ch have at times been si ghted ar e si mpl y st range fi sh. Ocasional ly, unusual cr eatures ar e washed to t he shore, but they are r ar el y caught out at sea. Some tim e ago, however , a peculiar fi sh was caught near Madagascar . A smal fi shing boat was car ried mil es out t o sea by t he power ful f ish as i t pulled on the line. Real izing that this was no ordinary f ish, the fi sher man m ade every efor t not t o damage i t i n any way. When i t was event ual y br ought t o shor e, it was found t o be over t hi rteen feet long. It had a head li ke a horse, big blue eyes, shining si lver ski n, and a bri ght red tail , The fish, which has si nce been sent t o a museum where it i s being examined by a scientist, is cal led an oar fi sh. Such cr eatures have rarely been seen al ive by man as t hey li ve at a dept h of six hundred feet . Leson83 Aft er the elect ions 大選之后 The former Prime Mi nist er , Mr Wentwort h Lane, was defeat ed i n the recent elect ions. He is now r et ir ing fr om poli tical if e and has gone abroad. My f riend, Crawley, has always been a f anat ical opponent of Mr Lane39。 I know, 39。clock. My employer wil l conf ir m that I was ther e on t ime.39。cl ock tr ai n, but that you caught the 8. 25 which woul d sti l get you t o wor k on t ime. You see, on the morning of t he murder, the 8. 0 o39。d prefer t o st ay here,39。Univer si ty st udent s set he Em basy on f ir e t hi s m or ning.39。t you t hi nk ? Fortunat el y, I wasn39。 Leson84 On strike 罷工 Busmen have deci ded to go on st rike next wek. The str ike is due t o begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long i t wi l last . The busmen have st at ed t hat the st rike wil l cont inue until general agreement i s r eached about pay and wor king condi tions. Most peopl e beli eve that he str ike wi l last f or at l east a week. Many owners of pr ivat e cars are goi ng t o of fer 39。 I must be at work at o39。 39。 she asked. 39。How did your cl ot hes get i nt o such a mes ?39。Excuse my interupti ng you. I hate t o interupt a man when he39。 Of course not. 39。 asked the inspector. 39。 I told you yesterday and the day bef ore yesterday,39。 he shouted, 39。Of course I do,39。 I suggest,39。s busy wor ki ng, but would you mind ing wit h me to the station ?39。 39。Oh, that,39。 I know, 39。clock. My employer wil l conf 。 but I love t o hear you say it !39。Someone f ired a shot through my off ice wi ndow. Accur at e, don39。 answered the Am basador dr il y. 39。Wel , I 39。t hat you are not tel ing the truth. I suggest that you di d not catch the 8. 0 o39。 I must be at work at o39。 39。s Radical Progr esive Part y. Aft er t he elect ions, Cr awl ey went t o the former Pr ime Mi ni st er 39。 said t he man. 39。And you di dn39。So do I ,39。What has happened ?39。s hat. 39。 he shouted, 39。Of course I do,39。 to peopl e on t heir way to work. This wi l relieve pr essure on the tr ai ns t o some extent. Meanwhi le, a number of univer si ty st udent s have volunt ered to dr ive buses whi le the stri ke l asts . Al l t he young men ar e exper t dri ver s, but befor e they dri ve any of the buses, they wil l have t o pass a special t est. The students are goi ng t o take t he t est i n two days39。 Leson96 The dead return 亡靈返鄉(xiāng) A Festi val for t he Dead is held once a year in Japan. Thi s festi val is a cheer ful occasion, for on this day, t he dead are sai d to retur n to their homes and they are weled by the li vi ng. As t hey are expected to be hungry aft er their long j our ney, f ood is l aid out for t hem. Speci al lymade l anterns are hung out side each house t o help t he dead to f ind their way. Al ni ght l ong, peopl e dance and si ng. I n t he e ar l y m or ni ng, t he f ood t hat had been l ai d out f or t he dead i s t hr own i nt o a and an enormous appeti te. My fri ends kept on offeri ng me cigaretes and cigar s. They made no efor t o hi de t heir amusement whenever I pr oduced a packet of swets f rom my pocket . Af ter seven days of this I went to a party. Everybody ar ound me was smoki ng and I f el t extremely unfort able. When my old f riend Br ian urged me t o accept a cigar ete , it was more than I coul d bear. I took one guil til y, li t i t and smoked wi th sati sf acti on. My wif e was del ight ed t hat things had returned t o normal once mor e. Anyway, as Brian poi nt ed out, it is the easiest thing in t he worl d to give up smoki ng. He hi mself has done it lots of times! Lesson79 By air 乘飛機(jī) I used t o travel by ai