【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 eat ef fect on the f utur e of Br azil . Lesson91 Three men i n a basket 三人同籃 A pi lot noti ced a bal loon which seemed to be maki ng f or a Royal Ai r For ce Stati on near by. He infor med t he st at ion at once, but no one t her e was able t o explain t he mystery. The off icer in the contr ol t ower was ver y angr y when he hear d t he news, because bal loons can be a gr eat danger t o air cr aft . He sai d that som eone m ight by spying on the stati on and the pil ot was ordered t o keep t rack of the st range obj ect . The pi lot managed t o cir cle t he bal loon f or some t im e. He could make out t hree men i n a basket under i t and one of them was hol ding f ield glases. When the bal oon was over the st at ion, the pil ot saw one of t he men taking phot ogr aphs. Soon af ter war ds, t he bal l oon began to descend and i t l anded near an ai rf iel d. The poli ce were cal ed in, but t hey coul d not ar rest anyone, f or the basket cont ai ned two Members of Parl iament and t he Commanding Of f icer of t he st ati on! As the Comm anding Of f icer expl ai ned later , one half of the st at ion di d not know what t he ot her hal f was doi ng ! Lesson92 Aski ng for t roubl e 自找麻煩 I t must have been about two in t he mor ni ng when I ret ur ned home. I t ri ed to wake up my wi fe by ri ngi ng the door bel l, but she was f ast asleep, so I got a ladder f rom the shed in the garden, put it against he wal , and began cli mbing t owar ds the bedroom window. I was almost there when a sar casti c voi ce bel ow said,39。 I don39。t thi nk the wi ndows need cleaning at this tim e of the night .39。 I looked down and nearl y f el l off t he ladder when I saw a poli cem an. I i mmediatel y regr et ted answer ing i n t he way I did, but I said, 39。I enjoy cleaning wi ndows at ni ght .39。 39。So do I ,39。 answer ed the poli ceman in t he sam e t one. 39。Excuse my inter rupti ng you. I hate t o i nt er upt a m an when he39。s busy wor king, but would you mind i ng wi th m e to t he stati on ?39。 39。Wel , I 39。d pr efer to st ay her e,39。 I sai d. 39。You see, I39。ve for got ten my key.39。 39。Your what ?39。 he cal ed. 39。My key,39。 I shouted.39。 Fort unat el y, t he shout ing woke up my wif e who opened the wi ndow just as t he poli ceman had star ted to cl im b towar ds me. Lesson93 A noble gif t 崇高的禮物 One of t he most f amous monum ent s in the wor ld, the St at ue of Libert y, was pr esented t o the Uni ted St at es of Am eri ca in t he nieent h cent ury by the peopl e of France. The great st atue, which was desi gned by t he scul pt or August e Bart hol di , took t en years to plet e. The actual fi gur e was made of copper support ed by a met al f ramewor k which had been especi al y constr uct ed by Eif f el . Bef ore it coul d be tr ansport ed to the Uni ted Stat es, a sit e had to be f ound for it and a pedestal had to be bui lt . The si te chosen was an i sl and at t he ent r ance of New Yor k Har bour . By 1884, a stat ue which was 151 f et tal l, had been er ect ed in Pari s. The f oll owing year, it wa s t aken t o pieces and sent to Am eri 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 t he Ameri can people by Bar tholdi . Ever since then, the great monument has been a sym bol of li ber ty for the m il li ons of peopl e who have passed thr ough New York Harbour to m ake t hei r homes 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 bee exper t at holdi ng their br eat h under water even bef ore t hey can wal k. Babi es 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 swi m m er s i s t he under wat er t r i cycl e r ace. Tr i cycl es ar e l i ned up on t he var i ous part s of the wor ld. There was also a gr eat deal of m achinery on display. The m ost wonderf ul pi ece of machinery on show was Nasmyt h39。s steam hammer . Though i n those days, tr avel ing was not as easy as it i s today, st eam boat s car ri ed thousands of vi sitor s acr oss t he Channel fr om Eur ope. On ar r iving i n England, t hey were t aken t o t he Crystal Pal ace by tr ai n. Ther e were si x mi l ion visit ors i n al , and t he prof it s fr om t he exhi bi ti on were used t o bui ld museums and coll eges. Lat er , the Cr yst al Pal ace was m oved t o Sout h London. I t remained one of the m ost f am ous buil dings in the wor ld unt il it was burnt down i n 1936. Leson81 Escape 脫逃 When he had kil led the guard, t he pr isoner of war quickly dr agged hi m i nto t he bushes. Working r apidly in t he dar kness, he soon changed int o the dead man39。s clot hes. Now, dressed i n a blue uni form and wi th a ri fl e over his shoulder, t he pr isoner m ar ched bol dl y up and down i n fr ont of t he cam p. He coul d hear shouting in t he camp it sel f. Light s were bl azing and m en were r unni ng her e and ther e: t hey had j ust discover ed tha t a pri soner had escaped. At that moment, a l ar ge black car wi th four off icers i nsi de it , st opped at the camp gates. The of fi cer s got out and the pr isoner stood t o at ent ion and sal uted as they passed. When they had gone, t he dr iver of the car came towards hi m. The man obviousl y wanted t o tal k. He was rather elderl y wi th gr ey hai r and cl ear bl ue eyes. The pr isoner f el t sor ry for him , but ther e was not hing else he could do. As t he man cam e near , the pri soner knocke d him to the ground wi th a shar p blow. Then, j um ping i nt o t he car , he dr ove off as quickly as he coul d. Lesson82 Monst er or fi sh? 是妖還是魚？