【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 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。What has happened ?39。 she asked. 39。How di d your cl ot hes get i nt o such a m ess ?39。 39。A f i r e ext i ngui sher , m y dear , 39。 answer ed t he Am bassador dr i l y. 39。Uni ver si t y st udent s set t he Em bassy on f i r e t hi s m or ni ng. 39。 39。Good heavens! 39。 excl ai m ed hi s wi f e. 39。And wher e wer e you at t he t i m e ?39。 39。I was i n m y of f i ce as usual , 39。 answer ed t he Am bassador . 39。The f i r e br oke out i n t he basem ent . I went down f i sh was caught near Madagascar . A smal fi shingboat was car ri ed mi les out t o sea by t he power ful fish as i t pulled on the line. Real izing that t hi s was no or di nary f ish, the fi sherman made eve ry ef or t not to damage i t i n any way. When i t was event ual y brought t o shore, i t was found t o be over thir teen f et long. It had a head li ke a hor se, bi g bl ue eyes, shining sil ver skin, and a bright r ed tai l, The f ish, which has si nce been sent to a museum wher e it is bei ng exami ned by a scient ist, is cal ed an oar fish. Such creatures have r ar el y been seen ali ve by man as they live at a depth of si x hundr ed f eet. Lesson83 Af ter the el ecti ons 大選之后 The former Pr ime Mi ni st er , Mr Wentwort h Lane, was defeat ed in t he r ecent elect ions. He i s now r et ir ng f rom polit ical li fe and has gone abroad. My fr iend, Crawley, has always been a fanat ical opponent of Mr Lane39。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。s house. When he asked if Mr Lane li ved ther e, t he pol iceman on duty t ol d him t hat since hi s defeat , t he exPri me Minister had gone abr oad. On t he f ol lowing day, Cr awl ey went to t he house again. The same pol iceman was j ust walking slowly past he entrance, when Cra wley asked the same question. Though a lit tl e suspicious t hi s time, the poli ceman gave him the same answer . The day af ter, Crawley went to t he house once mor e and asked exactly t he same questi on. This t ime, t he policeman lost his t emper.39。 I told you yest er day and the day before yesterday, 39。 he shout ed, 39。Mr Lane was def eated in t he elect ions. He has retir ed from poli tical l ife and gone t o li ve abr oad ! 39。 I know, 39。 answered Crawley, 39。 but I love to hear you say it ! 39。 Leson84 On strike 罷工 Busmen have decided t o go on st ri ke next wek. The st rike is due t o begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long i t wi l last . The busmen have stated that the st ri ke wil l cont inue unti l general agreement i s reached about pay and working condi tions. Most people bel ieve that he str ike wil last f or at l east a week. Many owners of pr ivat e cars are going to offer 39。f ree rides39。 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。 t ime. Even so, people are going to fi nd i t di fi cult t o get to work. But so f ar , t he publ ic has expresed its grati tude t o the students i n leters t o the Pr ess. Only one or two people have obj ected that the st udent s wil dri ve t oo f ast! Lesson85 Never too old t o learn 活到老學(xué)到老 I have j ust r eceived a l et ter f rom my old school i nf or ming me that my f or mer head master, Mr Regmal d Page, wil l be reti ri ng next wek. Pupi ls of t he school, ol d and new, wil be sendi ng him a pr esent to mark t he occasi on. Al l those who have contr ibuted towar ds t he gif t wi l si gn t heir names in a lar ge album whi ch wi l be sent to t he headmaster39。s home. We shal al remember Mr Page f or his pat ience and understanding and