【正文】 clock. My employer wil l conf 。 answer ed t he man.39。 asked the inspector. 39。 said t he man. 39。At the time t he murder was mi ted, I was t ravel ing on t he o39。 ti me. Even so, people are goi ng t o find i t di f ficult to get to work. But so far, the public has expr essed it s gr at itude to the students in l et er s to the Pres. Onl y one or t wo peopl e have object ed t hat the students wi l dr ive too fast ! Leson85 Never t oo ol d to learn 活到老學(xué)到老 I have just recei ved a leter fr om my ol d school informi ng me t hat my former head master, Mr Regmald Page, wi l be r etir ing next week. Pupil s of the school, old and new, wi l be sending hi m a present t o mar k the occasion. Al those who have contri buted towards the gi ft wil l sign thei r names i n a large al bum which wil l be sent t o the headmast er 39。fr e r ides39。 but I love t o hear you say it !39。 I know, 39。Mr Lane was def eated in t he elect ions. He has retir ed f rom polit ical li fe and gone t o live abr oad !39。 I told you yesterday and the day bef ore yesterday,39。s Radical Progr esive Part y. Aft er t he elect ions, Cr awl ey went t o the former Pr ime Mi ni st er 39。monst er s39。s st eam hammer . Though in t hose days, travel ling was not as easy as it is t oday, st eam boat s car ied thousands of vi si tors acr oss the Channel f rom Europe. On ar ri vi ng i n England, they were t aken to the Cryst al Pal ace by train. There were six mil lion visitor s i n al l, and the profi ts fr om the exhibiti on were used to buil d museums and col leges. Later, the Cryst al Pal ace was moved to Sout h London. It remai ned one of the most famous bui ldings i n the wor ld unt il it was burnt down in 1936. Leson81 Escape 脫逃 When he had ki l ed t he guard, the pr isoner of war quickl y dr agged him into the bus hes. Wor ki ng r apidly i n the dar kness, he soon changed i nt o the dead man39。t wearing it at he t ime. I f I had been, I would not have been abl e to get home f or l unch.39。Someone f ired a shot through my off ice wi ndow. Accur at e, don39。Oh, that,39。And how can you explain that ?39。s wi fe went on aski ng questi ons, when she suddenl y noti ced a big hol e in her husband39。The f ir e br oke out i n t he basem ent. I went down imm ediately. of course, and t hat fool , Hor st, ai m ed a fir e exti nguisher at me. He t hought I was on f ir e. I must defi ni tely get that f el low posted.39。 I was i n m y of fi ce as usual,39。 exclaimed hi s wif e. 39。 39。 answered the Am basador dr il y. 39。 39。 she asked. 39。 Fort unat el y, t he shouting woke up my wif e who opened t he wi ndow just as the poli ceman had st ar ted to climb towar ds me. Leson93 A noble gif t 崇高的禮物 One of the most famous monument s in the world, the Staue of Liber ty, was present ed t o the Uni ted St at es of Amer ica in the ni ent h century by the peopl e of France. The gr eat st at ue, whi ch was desi gned by t he sculptor August e Bar thol di , t ook ten years t o pl et e. The actual fi gur e was made of copper support ed by a met al fr amework which had been especial y constr ucted by Eif el . Before i t coul d be t ranspor ted to the United States, asi te had t o be f ound for it and a pedest al had t o be bui lt . The si te chosen was an is land at the entr ance of New Yor k Har bour. By 1884, a statue whi ch was 151 feet al l, had been er ected in Paris. The foll owi ng year , i t was taken t o pi eces and sent to Ameri ca. By t he end of October 1886, the statue had been put together agai n and it was off icial y pr esented to t he Ameri can people by Bart holdi . Ever since t hen, the great monument has been a symbol of libert y for t he mi l ions of people who have passed through New York Harbour to make thei r homes i n Am er ica. Leson94 Future champi ons 未來的冠軍 Experi ments have proved that childr en can be inst ructed i n swi mming at a ver y earl y age. At a speci al swi mming pool in Los Angel es, children bee expert at holding their br eath under wat er even bef or e they can walk. Babies of two months ol d do not a ppear t o be r el uctant t o enter the wat er , I t i s not long before they ar e so acust omed to swimming t hat hey can pick up wei ghts f rom the fl oor of t he pool . A game that i s very popular wi th t hese young swi mmer s is the underwater t ricycl e race. Tr icycles ar e li ned up on t he fl oor of t he pool seven f eet under water. The chi ldren pet e against each ot her to r each t he ot her end of t he pool. Many pedal thei r t ri cycl es, but m ost of t hem prefer to push or dr ag t hem . Som e chil dr en can cover the whol e l ength of t he pool wi thout i ng up for br eath even once. Whether t hey wil ever be e f ut ur e Olym pi c cham pi ons, only tim e wil t el . Meanwhil e, t hey shoul d encourage t hose am ong us who cannot swim fi ve yards before t hey ar e gaspi ng f or air . Lesson95 A fant asy 純屬虛構(gòu) When t he Am basador of Escal opi a r et urned hom e for l unch, his wif e got a shock. He l ooked pal e and his clothes were i n a f ri ghtf ul state. 39。My key,39。Your what ?39。ve fotten my key.39。 I sai d. 39。Wel , I 39。s busy wor ki ng, but would you mind ing wit h me to the station ?39。 answered the pol iceman in the same t one. 39。 39。 I looked down and nearl y fel off the ladder when I saw a poli ceman. I immedi at el y regr et ted answer ing in the way I did, but I said, 39。 I don39。This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bi rd Company. Good ladies, eveni ng and gentlemen !39。cl ock tr ai n di d not run at al. I t broke down at Ferngr en st at ion and was t aken of f the line.39。t hat you are not tel ing the truth. I suggest that you di d not catch the 8. 0 o39。 I suggest,39。t not ice anything unusual ?39。 39。 39。 39。 asked t he inspector. 39。 39。 I must be at work at o39。Of course I do,39。Do you al ways catch such an ear ly t rain ?39。clock train t o London,39。s home. We shal l al r emember Mr Page for hi s