【導(dǎo)讀】fishwascaughtnearMadagascar.Asmalfishing-boatwascarriedmilesouttoseabythepowerfulfishasitpulledontheline.Realizingthatthiswasnoordinaryfish,thefishermanmadeeveryefortnottodamageitinanyway.Whenitwaseventualybroughttoshore,itwasfoundtobeoverthirteenfetlong.Ithadaheadlikeahorse,bigblueeyes,shiningsilverskin,andabrightredtail,Thefish,whichhassincebeensenttoamuseumwhereitisbeingexaminedbyascientist,isc

　　

【正文】 great ef ect on t he f ut ur e of Br azil. Lesson91 Thre men in a basket 三人同籃 A pi lot noti ced a bal oon which seemed to be maki ng f or a Royal Air For ce Station nearby. He i nf or med the stati on at once, but no one there was able to expl ain t he mystery. The of fi cer in the contr ol t ower was ver y angry when he heard the news, because bal loons can be a gr eat danger to aircraft . He sai d that someone mi ght by spyi ng on the st at ion and the pilot was ordered to keep tr ack of t he str ange object . The pi lot m anaged to circle t he baloon for some time. He coul d make out thr e men in a basket under i t and one of t hem was holding fi el d glases. When the bal oon was over t he station, t he pil ot saw one of t he men taking photogr aphs. Soon afterwards, t he bal loon began to descend and i t l anded near an air fi el d. The police were cal ed i n, but t hey could not ar est anyone, for the basket cont ai ned two Member s of Parli ament and the Commanding Of ficer of the st at ion! As the Commandi ng Of fi cer expl ai ned lat er , one half of the st ati on di d not know what the ot her half was doing ! Leson92 Asking f or t roubl e 自找麻煩 It must have been about two in t he mor ni ng when I r et ur ned home. I t ri ed t o wake up my wi fe by ri nging the door bel , but she was f ast asl ep, so I got a ladder f rom t he shed in t he garden, put it against the wal l, and began cli mbing towar ds the bedroom window. I was almost t here when a sar castic voice below sai d, 39。 I don39。t think the windows need cl eaning at this t ime of t he night. 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。I enjoy cl eaning windows at night.39。 39。So do I ,39。 answer ed t he policeman in t he same t one. 39。Excuse my inter upti ng you. I hat e to inter upt a man when he39。s busy wor king, but woul d you mind i ng wi th me to t he stati on ?39。 39。Wel l, I39。d prefer to stay here,39。 I said. 39。You se, I39。ve for gott en my key.39。 39。Your what ?39。 he cal led. 39。My key, 39。 I shout ed.39。 For tunately, t he shouti ng woke up my wi fe who opened the window j ust as t he pol iceman had st ar t ed to cli mb towar ds me. Leson93 A nobl e gi ft 崇高的禮物 One of the most famous monuments in t he worl 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 scul 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 of 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 homes in 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 appea r to be reluct ant to ent er t he water, It is not l ong bef or e they are so 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 the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, hi s wi fe got a shock. He looked pale and hi s clothes wer e i n a fr ight ful state. 39。What has happened ?39。 she asked. 39。How di d your clothes get i nt o such a mess ?39。 39。A fi reext ingui sher , my dear ,39。 answered the Ambassador dril y. 39。University students set the Embassy on fi re this morning.39。 39。Good heavens! 39。 excl ai med his wif e. 39。And wher e wer e you at t he t ime ?39。 39。I was i n my offi ce as usual ,39。 answered the Ambassador. 39。The fi re broke out i n the basement . I went down *鎳業(yè)有限責(zé)任公司 年產(chǎn) 30萬噸多元金屬鎳項(xiàng)目（一期 10萬噸） 可行性研究報(bào)告 中國鳥林工程技術(shù)有限公司 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 every 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