【正文】 tim e. Even so, peopl e ar e going t o f ind it di f icul t o get to wor k. But so far, the publi c has expr essed it s gr at it ude to t he students in l et er s to t he Press. Onl y one or t wo peopl e have object ed t hat the st udent s wi l dr i ve t oo f ast ! Leson85 Never too ol d t o l earn 活到老學(xué)到老 I have j ust r ecei ved a l et er f rom my old school i nf orm ing m e that my f orm er head m ast er, Mr Regm al d Page, wil l be r eti ri ng next week. Pupi ls of the school, ol d and new, wil l be sendi ng him a present t o m ar k t he occasi on. Al t hose who have cont ri but ed t owards t he gi ft wil sign thei r nam es i n a。f r e ri des39。 but I love t o hear you say it !39。 I know,39。Mr Lane was def eated in t he electi ons. He has r et ir ed f rom pol it ical li fe and gone t o li ve abr oad !39。 I t ol d you yester day and the day bef or e yesterday,39。s Radi cal Pr ogr essi ve Part y. Aft er the el ecti ons, Cr awl ey went t o t he f ormer Pr ime Mi ni st er39。m onst er s39。 I l ooked down and nearly f el of f t he l adder when I saw a poli ceman. I i mmedi ately r egr et ted answeri ng i n the way I did, but I sai d, 39。 I don39。Thi s is the Poo and Ee Seed Bir d Company. Good ladies, eveni ng and gent lemen ! 39。cl ock tr ai n di d not run at al . I t br oke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the li ne.39。t hat you are not t el ing the tr ut h. I suggest t hat you di d not catch the o39。 I suggest, 39。 39。And you didn39。At ten to eight . I bought a paper and wai ted for t he t rain.39。At what t i me di d you ar ive at the st at ion ?39。 I suppose it would, but I never catch a later train.39。 Would a later tr ain get you to work on ti me ?39。clock. My employer wil l conf ir m that I was ther e on t ime.39。 ans wer ed t he man.39。 asked the inspector. 39。 said t he man. 39。At the time t he murder was mit ted, I was t ravel ing on t he o39。 t ime. Even so, people are going to fi nd i t di fi cult t o get to work. But so f ar , t he publ ic has expresed its grati tude t o the students i n leters t o the Pr ess. Only one or two people have obj ected that the st udent s wil dri ve t oo f ast! Lesson85 Never too old t o learn 活到老學(xué)到老 I have j ust r eceived a l et ter f rom my old school i nf or ming me that my f or mer head master, Mr Regmal d Page, wil l be reti ri ng next wek. Pupi ls of t he school, ol d and new, wil be sendi ng him a pr esent to mark t he occasi on. Al l those who have cont ributed towar ds t he gif t wi l si gn t heir names in a lar ge album whi ch wi l be sent to t he headmaster39。f r ee r ides39。 but I l ove to hear you say i t ! 39。 I know,39。 he shout ed, 39。s house. When he asked if Mr Lane li ved ther e, t he pol iceman on duty t ol d him t hat si nce his def eat, the ex Pr ime Mi ni st er had gone abr oad. On t he f ol lowing day, Cr awl ey went t o the house again. The same pol iceman was j ust wal ki ng slowly past the entr ance, when Crawley asked t he same question. Though a li tl e suspicious this ti me, the poli ceman gave hi m the same answer . The day after , Cr awley went to t he house once mor e and asked exactly t he same questi on. Thi s t ime, t he policeman l ost hi s t emper.39。 which have at times been si ghted are si mpl y st range fi sh. Ocasional ly, unusual cr eatur es ar e washed to t he shor e, but they ar e r ar ely caught out at sea. Some ti me ago, however , a peculi ar f i sh was caught near Madagascar . A smal fi shingboat was car ri ed mi les out t o sea by t he power ful fish as i t pulled on the line. Real izing that t hi s was no or di nary f ish, the fi sherman made every ef or t not to damage i t i n any way. When i t was event ual y brought t o shore, i t was found t o be over thir teen f et long. It had a head li ke a hor se, bi g bl ue eyes, shining sil ver skin, and a bright r ed tai l, The f ish, which has si nce been sent to a museum wher e it is bei ng exami ned by a scient ist, is cal ed an oar fish. Such creatures have r ar el y been seen ali ve by man as they live at a depth of si x hundr ed f eet. Lesson83 Af ter the el ecti ons 大選之后 The former Pr ime Mi ni st er , Mr Wentwort h Lane, was defeat ed in t he r ecent elect ions. He i s now r et ir ng f rom polit ical li fe and has gone abroad. My fr iend, Crawley, has always been a fanat ical opponent of Mr Lane39。I enj oy r unni ng here and t here: they had just discovered that a pri soner had escaped. At that moment, a large black car wi th four of ficers insi de i t, st opped at the camp gates. The of fi cers got out and t he pri soner stood t o at tent ion and saluted as t hey passed. When they had gone, the driver of the car came towards hi m. The man obvi ously want ed to t al k. He was r at her el der ly wit h gr ey hair and clear blue eyes. The prisoner felt sorr y for hi m, but ther e was not hi ng else he coul d do. As t he man came near , t he pri soner knocked hi m to t he gr ound with a sharp blow. Then, j umping into t he car, he drove of f as qui ckly as he coul d. Leson82 Monster or fish? 是妖還是魚(yú)？ Fisher men and sailor s omet imes claim to have seen monsters in t he sea. Though people have of ten laughed at st or ies t old by seamen, i t i s now known that many of t hese 39。t t hi nk t he wi ndows need cleani ng at this ti me of the night .39。 l esson90 Whats f or supper ？ 晚餐吃什么？ Though Brazi l i s one of t he r ichest countr ies i n the wor ld, m uch of i t has not yet been developed. It was mainly f or t hi s r eason t hat he Br azil ian gover nm ent deci ded to have a new cit y bui lt 600 mil es nort h west of Rio de Janeir o. Desi gned by t he great archi tect Luci o Costa, t he new ci ty, Br asil ia, r epl aced Ri o de Janei ro as the capi tal of Br azif in 1960. Br asil ia has been car ef ul ly planned for m oder n li vi ng. It s wi de r oads, whi ch can take f ourt een lanes of t raf ic, have been kept away fr om li vi ng ar eas. Chi ldren do