【導(dǎo)讀】是妖還是魚?Fishermenandsailorssometimesclaimtohaveseenmonstersinthesea.Thoughpeoplehaveoftenlaughedatstoriestoldbyseamen,itisnowknownthatmanyofthese'monsters'whichhaveattimesbeensightedaresimplystrangefish.Occasionaly,unusualcreaturesarewashedtotheshore,buttheyarerarelycaughtoutatsea.Sometimeago,however,apeculiarfishwascaughtnearMadagascar.Asmallfishing-boatwascariedmilesouttoseabythepowerfulfishasitpulledontheline.Realizingthatthiswasnoordinaryfish,thefishermanmadeeveryefortnottodamageitinanyway.Whenitwaseventuallybroughttoshore,itwasfoundtobeoverthirtenfeetlong.Ithadaheadlikeahorse,bigblueeyes,shiningsilverskin,andabrightredtail,Thefish,whichhassincebeensenttoamuseumwhereitisbeingexaminedbyascientist,iscaledanoarfish.Suchcreatureshaverarelybeensenalivebymanastheyliveatadepthofsixhundredfet.Leson83Aftertheelections大選之后TheformerPrimeMinister,MrWentworthLane,wasdefeatedintherecentelections.Heisnowretiringfrompoliticalifeandhasgoneabroad.Myfriend,Crawley,hasalwaysbeenafanaticalopponentofMrLane'sRadicalProgresiveParty.Aftertheelections,CrawleywenttotheformerPrimeMinister'shouse.WhenheaskedifMrLanelivedthere,thepolicemanondutytoldhimthatsincehisdefeat,theex-PrimeMinisterhadgoneabroad.Onthefollowingday,Crawleywenttothehouseagain.Thesamepolicemanwasjustwalkingslowlypasttheentrance,whenCrawleyaskedthesamequestion.Thoughalitlesuspiciousthistime,thepolicemangavehimthesameanswer.Thedayafter,Crawleywenttothehouseoncemoreandaskedexactlythesamequestion.Thistime,thepolicemanlosthistemper.'Itoldyouyesterdayandthedaybeforeyesterday,'heshouted,'MrLanewasdefeatedintheelections.Hehasretiredfrompoliticallifeandgonetoliveabroad!