【正文】 ay. Aft er it had pased, t hey swam on as qui ckl y as t hey could because t hey knew t hat t he boat woul d soon r et ur n. They had just had enough tim e t o swim out of danger when t he boat agai n plet ed a ci r cl e. On t his occasi on, however , it had sl owed down consi der abl y. The pet rol had nearl y al been used up. Bef or e l ong, the noise dr opped plet el y and the boat began t o dr if t gent ly acr oss t he wat er. Leson87 A perf ect ali bi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場的證據(jù) 39。 t o peopl e on their way t o wor k. Thi s wil l reli eve pressur e on the t rai ns t o som e ext ent . Meanwhil e, a num ber of uni ver sit y st udent s have vol unt er ed t o dr ive buses whi le t he st ri ke l asts. Al t he young m en ar e exper t dr i ver s, but bef ore t hey dr i ve any of t he buses, t hey wi l have t o pass a speci al t est. The st udents ar e goi ng t o t ake t he t est i n t wo days39。 Lesson84 O n st ri ke 罷工 Busmen have deci ded t o go on str i ke next week. The str ike i s due t o begin on Tuesday. No one knows how l ong it wi l l ast. The busm en have st at ed that he str ike wi l cont i nue unti l gener al agreem ent i s r eached about pay and wor king condi ti ons. Most peopl e bel ieve t hat t he str i ke wil l ast f or at l east a week. Many owner s of pr i vat e car s ar e goi ng t o off er 39。 answer ed Cr awl ey,39。Mr Lane was defeated i n t he el ecti ons. He has r et ir ed f rom pol it ical if e and gone to l i ve abr oad ! 39。 I t old you yester day and t he day bef or e yest er day, 39。s Radi cal Pr ogr esi ve Par ty. Aft er the el ecti ons, Cr awl ey went to t he f or mer Pri me Mini st er 39。m onster s39。clock tr ain di d not run at al. I t broke down at Fer ngreen st ati on and was taken of f the l ine.39。t hat you are not tel li ng the t ruth. 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。 Would a lat er t rain get you t o work on ti me ?39。cl ock. My employer 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 ime. Even so, peopl e are goi ng to f ind i t dif fi cul t to get to wor k. But so f ar, t he publ ic has expr ess ed it s grati tude t o the students i n let ters t o t he Pr es. Only one or t wo peopl e have obj ect ed that the student s wi l dri ve too f ast ! Lesson85 Never t oo old t o l earn 活到老學(xué)到老 I have just recei ved a let er fr om m y old school i nf orming me that my f or mer head master , Mr Regmald Page, wi l be r eti ri ng next week. Pupi l s of t he school, old and new, wi l be sendi ng hi m a present to mark the occasion. Al t hose who have cont ri buted towar ds the gif t wi l sign t hei r names i n a l ar ge album whi ch wi l be sent to the headm aster 39。f ree r ides39。 but I l ove to hear you say i t ! 39。 I know,39。Mr Lane was defeated i n t he el ect ions. He has r etir ed f rom pol it ical lif e and gone to l ive abroad ! 39。 I tol d you yester day and t he day bef ore yesterday,39。s Radical Progr essive Part y. Af t er t he el ect ions, Cr awl ey went t o the f orm er Pr im e Mi ni ster39。monster s39。cl ock t rai n di d not r un at al . I t br oke down at Ferngr en stati on and was taken off t he li ne.39。t hat you ar e not tel i ng t he tr uth. I suggest t hat you di d not catch t he 8. 0 o39。 I suggest ,39。t not i ce anyt hi ng unusual ?39。 39。At what ti me di d you ar i ve at t he st at ion ?39。 I suppose i t woul d, but I never catch a l ater tr ai n.39。 Woul d a l ater tr ai n get you to wor k on t im e ?39。cl ock. My em pl oyer wi l conf ir m that I was t here on t im e. 39。 answer ed t he man.39。 asked t he inspect or . 39。 sai d t he m an. 39。At the t im e t he m ur der was mi t ed, I was t ravel li ng on t he 8. 0 o39。 t im e. Even so, pe opl e ar e goi ng t o fi nd it dif fi cul t t o get t o wor k. But so far, t he publ ic has expr essed it s gr at it ude t o t he st udents i n l et ter s to t he Press. Onl y one or t wo people have obj ect ed t hat t he st udents wi l dr ive t oo fast ! Leson85 Never too ol d t o learn 活到老學(xué)到老 I have j ust r eceived a l et ter f rom m y ol d school i nf or mi ng m e t hat m y form er head m ast er , Mr Regm al d Page, wil l be r et ir ing next week. Pupi ls of t he school , ol d and new, wil l be sending him a pr esent t o m ar k t he occasi on. Al l t hose who have contr i but ed t owar ds t he gi ft wil l si gn their nam es i n a lar ge al bum whi ch wil l be sent to t he headmaster39。f ree r ides39。 but I l ove t o hear you say it !39。 I know,39。 he shouted, 39。s house. When he asked if Mr Lane l i ved t her e, t he pol iceman on dut y t ol d hi m t hat si nce hi s def eat , the ex Pr im e Mi ni st er had gone abr oad. On t he foll owi ng day, Cr awl ey went t o t he house agai n. The same poli cem an was just wal king sl owl y past t he ent r ance, when Cr awl ey asked t he sam e questi on. Though a l it l e suspi ci ous t hi s tim e, the poli cem an gave him t he same answer. The day aft er , Cr awl ey went t o t he house once m ore and asked exact l y the sam e questi on. Thi s ti me, the poli c em an l ost hi s temper.39。 whi ch have at im es been si ght ed ar e si m pl y st r ange fi sh. Ocasi onal ly, unusual cr eat ures ar e washed to t he shor e, but t hey ar e rar el y caught out at sea. Som e ti me ago, however, a pecul i ar f ish was caught near Madagascar. A sm al l fi shi ng boat was car i ed m il es out t o sea by t he power f ul f ish as it pull ed on t he l i ne. Real izi ng t hat t his was no or di nary f i sh, the f isher man m ade every ef f or t not t o dam age i t in any way. When i t was event ual y br ought to shore, it was f ound t o be over t hir t en f eet l ong. It had a head li ke a horse, bi g bl