【正文】 orl d, the Statue of Liber ty, was presented t o the Uni ted Staes of Amer ica in the ni enth century by the peopl e of France. The great st at ue, whi ch was desi gned by t he s cul pt or August e Bar thol di , t ook t en years t o plete. The actual f igur e was made of copper support ed by a metal f ramework which had been especial y const ruct ed by Eif fel. Bef or e it could be transpor ted to t he Unit ed States, a si te had t o be f ound for it and a pedestal had to be bui lt. The sit e chosen was an island at he entrance of New Yor k Har bour. By 1884, a st at ue which was 151 feet tal , had been er ected in Par is. The foll owi ng year , i t was taken to pieces and sent to Ameri ca. By t he end of Oct ober 1886, the st at ue had been put t ogether again and it was off icialy presented to t he Ameri can peopl e by Bart holdi. Ever si nce then, the gr eat monument has been a symbol of l iber ty f or t he mi li ons of people who have pased through New York Harbour to make t heir hom es i n Amer i ca. Lesson94 Fut ure champions 未來的冠軍 Exper iment s have pr oved that chi ldren can be i nstr ucted in swimmi ng at a very ear ly age. At a special swimmi ng pool in Los Angeles, chil dren bee expert at hol di ng t heir breat h under water even before they can wal k. Babi es of two mont hs old do not appear to be reluct ant to ent er t he water, It is not l ong bef or e they are s o accustomed t o swi mming that they can pi ck up weight s from the f loor of the pool. A game t hat is ver y popul ar wit h these young swimmers i s the under water tr icycle r ace. Tri cycles are l ined up on the floor of the pool seven feet under wat er . The chil dr en pete agai nst each other t o reach the other end of the pool. Many pedal t heir tr icycles, but most of them pr ef er t o push or drag them. Some children can cover t he whole lengt h of the pool without i ng up f or breat h even once. Whet her they wi l ever bee future Ol ympic champions, onl y time wi l tel. Meanwhile, they should encour age those among us who cannot swim f ive yar ds bef or e they are gasping for ai r. Leson95 A f ant asy 純屬虛構(gòu) When t he Am bassador of Escal opi a r et ur ned hom e f or l unch, hi s wi f e got a shock. He l ooked pal e and hi s cl ot hes wer e i n a f r i ght f ul st at e. 39。s Radi cal Pr ogr essi ve Party. Aft er the el ecti ons, Cr awl ey went to t he f ormer Pr ime Minister39。Do you always cat ch such an earl y train ?39。 39。 answer ed t he policeman in t he same t one. 39。 she asked. 39。 answered the Ambassador. 39。My key, 39。 I looked down and near ly fel off the ladder when I saw a pol iceman. I immediately regreted answer ing in t he way I di d, but I said, 39。At ten to eight . I bought a paper and wai ted for the train.39。s home. We shal al remember Mr Page f or his pat ience and understanding and f or t he kindl y encouragement he gave us when we went so unwi li ngly t o school. A great many f or mer pupil s wil be at tending a farewel l di nner i n hi s honour next Thur sday. It is a cur ious coinci dence t hat the day befor e hi s r et ir ement , Mr Page wi l have been teachi ng f or a t ot al of f or ty year s. Aft er he has retir ed, he wi l devot e hi mself to gardening. For hi m, t hi s wil be an e nt ir el y new hobby. But t hi s does not mat er , for, as he has often remarked, one is never t oo ol d to lear n. Lesson86 Out of cont rol 失控 As the man t ri ed to swing the speedboat r ound, the st eri ngwheel came away i n hi s hands. He waved desper ately t o hi s panion, who had been waterskiing for the last f ift en minutes. Bot h men had hardly had time t o real ize what was happening when they wer e thrown vi ol ent1y into t he sea. The speed boat had str uck a buoy, but i t cont inued t o move ver y quickl y across the water. Both men had just begun to swim t owards the shore. when they noticed with dismay t hat the speedboat was moving in a circle. It now came str ai ght towar ds t hem at tr emendous speed. In l ess than a mi nute, it roar ed past them onl y a few feet away. Aft er it had pased, t hey swam on as quickl y as they could because t hey knew t hat the boat would soon return. They had just had enough time t o swi m out of danger when the boat agai n pl et ed a cir cl e. On this occasi on, however, it had slowed down considerabl y. The petrol had nearl y al l been used up. Before long, the noi se dropped pletely and t he boat began to drif t gent ly acr oss the wat er . Leson87 A perfect ali bi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場(chǎng)的證據(jù) 39。 39。Your what ?39。 I don39。 At what ti me di d you ar ive at the st at ion ?39。 to people on thei r way to work. Thi s wi l reli eve pr essur e on t he t rains to some ext ent. Meanwhile, a number of univer si ty students have volunteer ed t o dr ive buses while t he str ike last s. Al the young men are exper t dr iver s, but bef or e they dr ive any of t he buses, they wi l have to pass a special test . The students are going to take the test in two days39。 he shout ed, 39。 answered the man.39。 sai d the inspect or , 39。 39。A f i r e ext i ngui sher , m y dear , 39。 I know, 39。clock. My empl oyer wi l confi rm t hat I was there on time.39。clock t rain, but t hat you caught the whi ch would st il l get you to work on time. You se, on t he morni ng of the mur der, the o39。d prefer to stay here,39。University students set the Embassy on fi re this morning.39。Good heavens! 39。You se, I39。 Lesson88 Trapped i n a mine 困在礦井里 Si x men have been tr apped i n a mine f or sevent en hours. If they are not br ought to t he sur face soon t hey may lose their li ves. However , rescue oper at ions are proving di f icul t. If explosi ves ar e used, vibrations wi l cause t he r oof of t he mi ne t o coll apse. Rescue wor ker s are t herefor e dr il ing a hole on the nor th side of the mine. They i nt end to br ing the men up in a special capsul e. If there had not been a har d layer of r ock beneath