【正文】 For tunately, the shouting woke up my wi fe who opened t he window j ust as the poli cem an had st ar ted t o cli mb t owards me. Leson93 A noble gi ft 崇高的禮物 One of the most f am ous m onuments in t he worl d, t he Statue of Li ber ty, was present ed to t he Unit ed States of Am er ica i n the ni ent h cent ur y by t he people of Fr ance. The great st at ue, whi ch was designed by t he sculpt or Auguste Bar tholdi , t ook ten years t o plete. The act ual f igur e was made of copper suppor ted by a metal fr amework which had been especi al ly constr uct ed by Eif fel. Bef ore i t could be tr ansport ed to t he Unit ed States, a si te had t o be found f or it and a pedestal had to be buil t. The sit e chosen was an isl and at the entr ance of New York Harbour. By 1884, a st atue whi ch was 151 f eet al , had been er ected in Par is. The fol lowi ng year , i t was taken to pi eces and sent to Amer ica. By the end of October 1886, the statue had been put t oget her again and i t was of fi cial y present ed to t he Amer ican peopl e by Bart hol di. Ever si nce t hen, t he gr eat monument has been a symbol of l ibert y f or t he mi l ions of people who have pased t hr ough New Yor k Har bour t o make their homes i n Amer ica. Lesson94 Fut ure champi ons 未來的冠軍 Exper i ment s have pr oved that chil dren can be i ns tr ucted in swi mm ing at a very earl y age. At a speci al swi mmi ng pool i n Los Angeles, chil dren be e expert at holding t hei r breath under water even bef or e t hey can walk. Babies of two months old do not appear t o be rel uct ant t o ent er the water , It is not l ong bef or e t hey ar e so accust omed to swi mm ing t hat t hey can pick up。My key, 39。Your what ?39。ve f or gott en my key.39。 I said. 39。Wel l, I39。s busy worki ng, but woul d you mi nd ing wi th me t o the stat ion ?39。 answered t he poli ceman i n the same t one. 39。 39。 I l ooked down and nearl y fel l of f the l adder when I saw a poli ceman. I im medi ately regret ed answer ing i n the way I di d, but I sai d, 39。 I don39。Thi s is t he Poo and Ee Sed Bi rd Company. Good l adi es, evening and gentl emen !39。clock tr ain di d not r un at al l. I t br oke down at Fer ngr een st ati on and was t aken of f the l ine.39。t hat you are not tel ling the tr uth. I suggest hat you di d not catch t he o39。I suggest, 39。 Of cour se not .39。t noti ce anyt hi ng unusual ?39。 39。 39。 I suppose it would, but I never cat ch a later t rain. 39。 Woul d a lat er t rai n get you t o work on ti me ?39。cl ock. My employe r wil l conf ir m t hat I was t her e on ti me.39。 answered t he man. 39。 asked the i nspector . 39。 sai d the m an. 39。At the t ime the mur der was mi t ed, I was t ravel ing on t he 8. 0 o39。 t im e. Even so, people ar e goi ng to fi nd it dif fi cult to get to work. But so far , t he publ ic has expr e sed i ts grat it ude t o t he st udents i n l et t er s t o t he Press. Onl y one or t wo people have obj ect ed that the student s wi l dri ve too f ast ! Lesson85 Never t oo old to l earn 活到老學(xué)到老 I have just recei ved a let ter fr om m y old school i nfor ming m e that my f ormer head m aster , Mr Regmald Page, wil l be reti ri ng next week. Pupi ls of the school , ol d and new, wil l be sending him a pr esent t o m ar k t he occasi on. Al l those who have contr ibuted t owards t he gi ft wi l sign their names in a large al bum which wi l l be sent t o t he headmast er39。f r e r ides39。 but I love to hear you say i t !39。 I know, 39。Mr Lane was def eat ed in the electi ons. He has reti r ed f r om poli ti cal li f e and gone t o li ve abr oad !39。 I t ol d you yest er day and the day bef ore yester day,39。s Radi cal Pr ogr essive Part y. Aft er the electi ons, Crawl ey went t o t he for mer Pr i me Mi nister 39。m onster s39。 answer ed the Am basador dr il y. 39。 39。 s he asked. 39。 Fort unat el y, the shout ing woke up m y wi fe who opened t he wi ndow j ust as t he poli cem an had st ar t ed t o cli mb t owards m e. Leson93 A nobl e gi f t 崇高的禮物 One of the m ost f amous monum ent s i n t he wor l d, t he St atue of Li bert y, was pr esent ed t o t he Unit ed St ates of Am er ica i n the ni ent h cent ur y by t he people of Fr ance. The gr eat st at ue, whi ch was desi gned by t he scul pt or Auguste Bar thol di, t ook t en years t o plet e. The act ual f i gur e was made of copper support ed by a met al f ramewor k which had been especi al l y constr uct ed by Eif f el . Bef or e i t coul d be tr ansport ed t o the Uni ted St at es, a sit e had to be f ound f or it and a pedest al had t o be bui lt . The si t e chosen was an island at the entr ance of New York Har bour . By 1884, a st at ue whi ch was 151 f eet t al l, had been er ect ed i n Par is. The f ol lowi ng year, i t was taken t o pi eces and sent t o Ameri ca. By the end of Oct ober 1886, t he st at ue had been put t oget her agai n and i t was off icial y pr esent ed t o t he Am er i can peopl e by Bar tholdi. Ever si nce t hen, t he gr eat m onum ent has been a sym bol of li ber t y for t he m il li ons of peopl e who ha ve pased thr ough New Yor k Har bour to m ake t hei r hom es i n Am eri ca. Leson94 Fut ure champi ons 未來的冠軍 Exper im ent s have pr oved t hat chi l dr en can be inst r uct ed in swim mi ng at a ver y ear l y age. At a speci al swimm i ng pool i n Los Angel es, chi l dr en bee expert at hol di ng t hei r br eat h under wat er even befor e they can walk. Babi es of t wo m ont hs old do not appear t o be rel uct ant t o ent er t he water, I t is not l ong bef or e t hey ar e so accust om ed to swi mmi ng t hat t hey can pick up wei ght s fr om t he fl oor of t he pool . A game t hat i s ver y popul ar wit h t hese young swim m er s is t he under wat er tr icycl e r ace. Tri cycl es ar e li ned up on the f loor of t he pool seven feet under water. The chil dren pet e agai nst each other to r each t he other end of t he pool . Many p