【正文】 e stati on ?39。 I suppose i t woul d, but I never catch a l at er t r ai n.39。 Woul d a l ater tr ai n get you to wor k on t ime ?39。clock. My empl oyer wi l conf ir m that I was there on t im e. 39。 answered t he man.39。 asked t he inspect or . 39。 said t he man. 39。At t he ti me the m urder was mit ted, I was tr avel ing on the o39。 ti me. Even so, peopl e ar e going to f ind i t dif fi cul t o get to wor k. But so f ar, the publi c has expr essed it s gr ati tude to the student s in let ers t o the Pr es. Only one or t wo peopl e have obj ect ed t hat he student s wil l dri ve too f ast ! Lesson85 Never t oo ol d t o l earn 活到老學(xué)到老 I have just r ecei ved a let er f r om my ol d school inf ormi ng me t hat m y for mer head master, Mr Regm al d Page, wi l be r etir ing next week. Pupil s of the school, old and new, wi l be sendi ng him a present t o mark the occasion. Al t hose who have contr ibuted t owar ds the gi ft wi l sign t hei r nam es i n a l ar ge album which wi l be sent t o the headm ast er 39。f r ee ri des39。 but I love t o hear you say it ! 39。 I know,39。 he shouted, 39。s house. When he asked i f Mr Lane li ved there, the poli cem an on dut y t ol d him t hat since his defeat, t he ex Pri me Minister had gone abr oad. On t he fol lowi ng day, Cr awl ey went to t he house again. The same pol iceman was just walking sl owl y past he ent r ance, when Cr awley asked the same questi on. Though a l it tl e suspicious thi s ti me, the poli ceman gave him t he sam e answer . The day af ter, Cr awley went to the house once mor e and asked exactl y the same quest ion. This t ime, the poli cem an lost hi s temper. 39。 which have at ti mes been sighted ar e simpl y st range f ish. Occasi onal ly, unusual cr eat ures ar e washed to t he shor e, but they are r arel y caught out at sea. Some ti me ago, however, a pecul iar f ish was caught near Madagascar. A smal l fi shi ng boat was car ied miles out to sea by t he power ful f ish as it pull ed on the l ine. Real izing t hat t his was no or di nar y f ish, the f isher man made ever y ef f ort not to damage i t i n any way. When it was event ual ly brought t o shor e, i t was found t o be over t hi rt een feet long. I t had a head l ike a hor se, big bl ue eyes, shini ng si lver ski n, and a br ight red t ail , The f ish, which has since ben sent t o a m useum wher e it i s bei ng exami ned by a sci ent ist, i s cal led an oarf ish. Such cr eat ur es have r arely been seen al ive by m an as t hey li ve at a depth of six hundred f eet. Lesson83 Aft er the el ect ions 大選之后 The form er Pr im e Mi nister , Mr Wentwor th Lane, was def eat ed in the r ecent el ect ions. He is now r eti ri ng fr om pol it ical l if e and has gone abroad. My f ri end, Cr awl ey, has always been a fanati cal opponent of Mr Lane39。s clot hes. Now, dresed i n a blue unif orm and wi th a r if le over his shoul der , the pr isoner mar ched boldl y up and down i n fr ont of t he camp. He could hear shouti ng in the camp i tself . Li ghts wer e blazi ng and men wer e running her e and t here: they had just di scovered t hat a pr isoner had escaped. At t hat moment , a l ar ge black car wi t h four off icers i nsi de it , st opped at the camp gates. The of fi cer s got out and the pr isoner stood t o at ent ion and sal uted as t hey passed. When they had gone, t he dr iver of the car cam e towards hi m. The man obviousl y wanted t o tal k. He was rather elderl y wi th gr ey hai r and cl ear bl ue eyes. The pr isoner f elt sor ry for him , but ther e was not hing else he could do. As t he man cam e near , the pri soner knocked him to the ground wi th a shar p blow. Then, j umping i nt o t he car , he dr ove off as quickly as he coul d. Lesson82 Monst er or fi sh? 是妖還是魚？ Fi sher men and sail ors someti mes claim t o have seen monst ers i n the sea. Though peopl e have of ten l aughed at st or ies t ol d by s eam en, i t i s now known t hat many of t hese 39。i n new var ious part s of the wor ld. Ther e was also a gr eat deal of machinery on displ ay. The m ost wonder f ul pi ece of machinery on show was Nasmyt h39。s st eam hammer . Though in those days, tr avel ing was not as easy as it i s today, steam boats car ri ed thousands of vi si tor s acr oss t he Channel fr om Eur ope. On ar ri ving i n England, t hey were t aken t o the Cr ystal Pal ace by tr ai n. Ther e were six mil li on visit ors i n al , and t he prof its fr om t he exhibi ti on were used to bui ld m useums and coll eges. Lat er , the Cr yst al Palace was moved t o Sout h London. I t remained one of the most famous buil dings in the wor ld unti l it was burnt down i n 1936. Leson81 Escape 脫逃 When he had ki l ed the guard, the pr isoner of war quickly dr agged him i nt o t he bushes. Wor king r api dly i n t he dar kness, he soon changed int o the dead man39。monster s39。s Radi cal Pr ogr esive Par ty. Aft er the electi ons, Crawl ey went t o t he for mer Pri me Mi nister 39。 I told you yester day and t he day bef or e yest erday, 39。Mr Lane was defeated i n the el ecti ons. He has r et ir ed fr om pol it ical if e and gone t o l ive abroad ! 39。 answer ed Crawl ey, 39。 Leson84 On st rike 罷工 Busmen have decided t o go on str ike next week. The str ike i s due t o begin on Tuesday. No one knows how l ong i t wil l last. The busm en have stated t hat t he st ri ke wi l cont inue unti l general agr eem ent i s reached about pay and wor king condi ti ons. Most people bel ieve that the str ike wi l l ast f or at least a week. Many owners of pr ivate cars ar e going t o off er 39。 to people on t hei r way to work. This wi l l r eli eve pr essure on t he tr ains to some ext ent . Meanwhi le, a number of univer si ty students have vol unteered t o dri ve buses whil e the str ike l ast s. Al l the young men are expert dr ivers, but befor e they dri ve any of the buses, they wil l have t o pas a special