【正文】 Lesson89 A slip of the tongue 口誤Lesson88 Trapped in a mine 困在礦井里clock train did not run at all. It broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line.39。I suggest,39。39。39。 I suppose it would, but I never catch a later train.39。39。 answered the man.39。Do you always catch such an early train ?39。At the time the murder was mitted, I was travelling on the o39。free rides39。 I know,39。 I told you yesterday and the day before yesterday,39。Lesson83 After the elections 大選之后 which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish. Occasionally, unusual creaturesLesson81 Escape 脫逃Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Crystal Palace was different from all other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass. It was one of the biggest buildings of all time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world. There was also a great deal of machinery on display. The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth39。Someone fired a shot through my office window. Accurate, don39。 s wife went on asking questions, when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband39。 answered the Ambassador. 39。And where were you at the time ?39。39。 she asked.Lesson95 A fantasy 純屬虛構(gòu)My key,39。39。 I said. 39。 So do I,39。I looked down and nearly fell off the ladder when I saw a policeman. I immediately regretted answering in the way I did, but I said, 39。It must have been about two in the morning when I returned home. I tried to wake up my wife by ringing the doorbell, but she was fast asleep, so I got a ladder from the shed in the garden, put it against the wall, and began climbing towards the bedroom window. I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said,39。A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby. He informed the station at once, but no one there was able to explain the mystery. The officer in the control tower was very angry when he heard the news, because balloons can be a great danger to aircraft. He said that someone might by spying on the station and the pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange object. The pilot managed to circle the balloon for some time. He could make out three men in a basket under it and one of them was holding fieldglasses. When the balloon was over the station, the pilot saw one of the men taking photographs. Soon afterwards, the balloon began to descend and it landed near an airfield. The police were called in, but they could not arrest anyone, for the basket contained two Members of Parliament and the Commanding Officer of the station! As the Commanding Officer explained later, one half of the station did not know what the other half was doing ! away from living areas. Children do not have to cross busy streets to go to school. Housewives can visitshopping centres on foot, for in these specially designed living areas, cars are unnecessary. At first, the government had great difficulty in persuading people to leave Rio and to settle in Brasilia. Since 1960, however, the population has been growing all the time. Brasilia has quickly established itself as the capital of the country. The idea to have the capital moved so far inland will have a great effect on the future of Brazil.Lesson89 A slip of the tongue 口誤Lesson88 Trapped in a mine 困在礦井里clock train did not run at all. It broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line.39。I suggest,39。39。39。 I suppose it would, but I never catch a later train.39。39。 answered the man.39。Do you always catch such an early train ?39。At the time the murder was mitted, I was travelling on the o39。free rides39。 I know,39。 I told you yesterday and the day before yesterday,39。Lesson83 After the elections 大選之后 which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish. Occasionally, unusual creaturesLesson81 Escape 脫逃Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Crystal Palace was different from all other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass. It was one of the biggest buildings of all time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world. There was also a great deal of machinery on display. The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth39。s steam hammer. Though in those days, travelling was not as easy as it is today, steam boats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. On arriving in England, they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train. There were six million visitors in all, and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges. Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to South London. It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936.When he had killed the guard, the prisoner of war quickly dragged him into the bushes. Working rapidly in the darkness, he soon changed into the dead man39。Lesson82 Monster or fish? 是妖還是魚？ are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea. Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar. A small fishingboat was carried miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line. Realizing that this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort not to damage it in any way. When it was eventually brought to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long. It had a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shining silver skin, and a bright red tail, The fish, which has since been sent to a museum where it is being examined by a scientist, is called an oarfish. Such creatures have rarely been seen alive by man as they live at a depth of six hundred feet.The former Prime Minister, Mr Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent el