【正文】 cl ock t rai n di d not r un at al. I t br oke down at Fer ngreen stati on and was taken off t he l i ne.39。t hat you are not t el li ng the t rut h. I suggest t hat you di d not cat ch t he 8. 0 o39。I suggest,39。 Of cour se not .39。t noti ce anyt hi ng unusual ?39。At t en to ei ght . I bought a paper and wait ed for t he t r ai n. 39。At what t im e di d you ar i ve at t he st at i on ?39。 I suppose i t woul d, but I never cat ch a later tr ai n.39。 Woul d a lat er t rai n get you t o wor k on tim e ?39。cl ock. My em pl oyer wi l confi rm t hat I was t her e on tim e.39。 answer ed t he m an.39。 asked the i nspect or. 39。 sai d t he man. 39。At t he ti me t he m ur der was mit t ed, I was tr avel li ng on t he 8. 0 o39。 Leson96 The dead ret urn 亡靈返鄉(xiāng) A Fest ival for the Dead i s hel d once a year i n Japan. Thi s festi val i s a cheer ful occasi on, f or on thi s day, the dead are said to r eturn to t hei r hom es and t hey ar e wel ed by t he li ving. As they are expected to be hungr y aft er t hei r long j our ney, f ood is l ai d out for them. 1 山東省某畜產(chǎn)品有限公司 20 萬噸牛肉冷鏈物流工程 資 金 申 請 報 告 2020年 4月 dr i ve t oo f ast! Lesson85 Never t oo ol d t o l earn 活到老學到老 I have j ust r ecei ved a l et er f r om m y ol d school i nf ormi ng m e t hat m y f or mer head m aster, Mr Regm al d Page, wi l be r eti ri ng next week. Pupil s of the school, ol d and new, wil be sendi ng him a pr esent t o m ar k t he occasi on. Al l those who have contr i but ed t owar ds t he gi ft wil si gn their nam es i n a lar ge al bum whi ch wil l be sent to t he headmaster39。t you thi nk ? Fort unatel y, I wasn39。 said t he Ambasador . 39。 she asked. 39。s hat . 39。 The Ambasador 39。 answer ed the Am bassador . 39。 39。 excl ai med his wi f e. 39。 39。 answered t he Ambassador dr il y. 39。 39。 she asked. 39。 For tunately, t he shouti ng woke up my wi f e who opened t he window j ust as t he pol iceman had st art ed to cli mb t owards me. Leson93 A nobl e gif t 崇高的禮物 One of the m ost famous m onuments i n t he worl d, t he Statue of Li ber ty, was present ed to t he Unit ed States of Amer ica i n the ni enth centur y by t he people of Fr ance. The gr eat st at ue, whi ch was designed by the sculptor Auguste Bar tholdi , t ook ten yea rs t o plete. The act ual f igure was made of copper suppor ted by a metal fr amework whi ch had been especial ly const ructed by Eif fel. Bef or e i t could be tr anspor ted t o t he Unit ed States, a si te had t o be found f or i t and a pedestal had to be buil t. The sit e chosen was an island at the entr ance of New York Harbour. By 1884, a st atue which was 151 f eet t al l, had been er ect ed in Par is. The fol lowi ng year , i t was taken to pi eces and sent to Ameri ca. By the end of Oct ober 1886, the st at ue had been put toget her again and i t was off icial ly pr esented to the Am er ican peopl e by Bar tholdi. Eve r si nce then, t he great monum ent has been a symbol of liber ty f or the mi l ions of peopl e who have passed t hrough New York Har bour t o make t hei r hom es i n Am er ica. Lesson94 Fut ure cham pions 未來的冠軍 Exper im ent s have pr oved t hat chil dren can be instr ucted in swi mm ing at a ver y 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 befor e they 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 long bef or e t hey ar e so accust omed to swi mm ing t hat t hey can pick up wei ghts f rom the f loor of the pool. A game t hat i s very popular wit h t hese young swi mm er s is t he under water tr icycle r ace. Tri cycl es ar e li ned up on the f loor of the pool seven feet under water . The chil dren pete against each other to r each t he other end of t he pool . Many pedal t hei r t r icycl es, but most of them prefer t o push or dr ag them. Som e childr en can cover the whole lengt h of the pool wit hout i ng up for br eat h even once. Whet her t hey wil l ever bee futur e Ol ympic champions, only ti me wi l t el l. Meanwhil e, t hey should encour age those am ong us who cannot swi m fi ve yar ds bef ore t hey ar e gaspi ng for air . Lesson95 A f ant asy 純屬虛構(gòu) When the Ambassador of Escalopia r etur ned home f or lunch, hi s wif e got a shock. He looked pal e and his clot hes wer e in a fr ight ful state. 39。My key, 39。Your what ?39。ve f ott en my key.39。 I said. 39。Wel l, I 39。s busy wor ki ng, but would you m ind i ng wit h me to t he st ation ?39。 answer ed the poli cem an in t he same tone. 39。 39。 I looked down and nearl y f el l off t he ladder when I saw a pol icem an. I i mmediatel y regr et ted answer ing i n t he way I did, but I said, 39。 I don39。This i s t he Poo and Ee Seed Bir d Company. Good l adi es, eveni ng and gent lemen ! 39。cl ock tr ai n did not r un at al l. I t br oke down at Fer ngr een st at i on and was taken off t he line.39。that you ar e not tel ing t he tr uth. I suggest t hat you did not catch t he 8. 0 o39。I suggest,39。 Of cour se not .39。t noti ce anythi ng unusual ?39。At t en to eight . I bought a paper and wai ted f or the t rain. 39。At what t ime di d you ar ive at the stat ion ?39。 I suppose i t would, but I never catch a later tr ain.39。 Would a later t rain get you to work on ti me ?39。cl ock. My em ployer wi l l confi rm t hat I was ther e on ti me.39。 answer ed the m an. 39。 asked the i nspector. 39。 said the man. 39。At the t ime t he mur der was mi t ed, I was t ravel li ng on the 8. 0 o39。 Leson96 The dead ret urn 亡靈返鄉(xiāng) A Fest i val f or t he Dead i s held once a year in Japan. Thi s festi val i s a cheerf ul occasi on, f or on this day, the dead are said t o r et urn t o t hei r hom es and t hey ar e weled by t he li vi ng. As they are expect ed to be hungry af ter t hei r long jour ney, food i s lai d out f or them. dr i ve t oo f ast ! Lesson