【正文】 o not appear t o be r el uct ant t o enter t he wat er, It i s not l ong bef or e t hey are so accust om ed t o swim mi ng that hey can pi ck up wei ght s fr om t he fl oor of t he pool. A gam e t hat i s ver y popul ar wit h t hese young swim mer s i s t he under wat er t ri cycl e r ace. Tr i cycles ar e l i ned up on t he f l oor of t he pool seven f eet under wat er. The chi l dr en pet e agai nst each ot her t o r each t he ot her end of t he pool . Many pe dal t heir t ri cycl es, but m ost of t hem pref er t o push or dr ag t hem. Som e chil dren can cover t he whol e l engt h of t he pool wi t hout ing up f or breath even once. Whet her t hey wil ever bee f ut ur e Ol ym pi c cham pi ons, onl y t im e wi l t el l. Meanwhil e, t hey shoul d encourage t hose am ong us who cannot swim fi ve yards befor e they ar e gaspi ng f or ai r. Leson95 A f ant asy 純屬虛構(gòu) When t he Am basador of Escal opi a r et urned hom e f or l unch, his wif e got a shock. He looked pal e and his cl ot hes wer e i n a fr i ght ful st ate. 39。My key,39。 Your what ?39。You see, I39。d pref er t o stay here,39。 39。Excuse m y i nt er r upti ng you. I hat e to i nter upt a m an when he39。So do I, 39。I enj oy cl eani ng wi ndows at ni ght.39。t t hi nk t he windows need cl eani ng at t hi s ti me of t he ni ght.39。 lesson90 Whats f or supper ？ 晚餐吃什么？ Though Br azi l i s one of the r ichest count ri es i n t he worl d, m uch of i t has not yet been devel oped. It was m ai nl y f or t his r eason t hat t he Brazil an gover nm ent decided t o have a new ci t y bui lt 600 mi les nort h west of Ri o de Janei ro. Desi gned by the gr eat archit ect Luci o Cost a, t he new ci t y, Br asil i a, r epl aced Ri o de Janeir o as t he capit al of Br azi f i n 1960. Brasi li a has been caref ul l y pl anned f or m oder n l ivi ng. It s wi de roads, whi ch can t ake fourt een l anes of t raf i c, have been kept away f r om li vi ng ar eas. Chi l dr en do not have t o cross busy str eet s t o go t o school. Housewives can vi si t shoppi ng centr es on f oot, f or i n t hese speci al l y designed li vi ng ar eas, car s ar e unnecesar y. At fi r st , t he gover nm ent had gr eat dif fi cul t y i n persuadi ng peopl e t o l eave Ri o and t o set tl e i n Brasi li a. Si nce 1960, however, t he popul at i on has been gr owi ng al l the ti me. Br asil ia has quickl y est abli shed i tself as t he capit al of t he countr y. The i dea t o have t he capit al m oved so f ar i nl and wil l have a gr eat ef fect on the f ut ur e of Br azi l. Lesson91 Three men i n a basket 三人同籃 A pi lot not i ced a bal oon which seem ed to be m aki ng f or a Royal Air For ce St ati on near by. He i nf orm ed t he st at ion at once, but no one t her e was able t o expl ain t he myst er y. The off i cer i n t he cont r ol t ower was ver y angr y when he hear d t he news, because bal oons can be a gr eat danger t o ai r cr aft . He sai d t hat som eone mi ght by spyi ng on t he stati on and the pil ot was or dered t o keep t r ack of t he st range obj ect . The pi l ot managed t o cir cle t he bal loon f or some t im e. He coul d m ake out t hree m en i n a basket under it and one of t hem was hol di ng fi eld gl ases. When t he bal l oon was over the stati on, t he pil ot saw one of t he m en taki ng phot ogr aphs. Soon aft er war ds, t he bal loon began t o descend and it l anded near an air fi el d. The pol i ce wer e cal l ed i n, but t hey coul d not ar est anyone, f or t he basket contai ned t wo Mem ber s of Par li am ent and t he Com manding Of fi cer of t he st at i on! As t he Comm andi ng Of icer expl ai ned l ater, one half of t he st at ion di d not know what t he ot her half was doi ng ! Lesson92 Aski ng f or t roubl e 自找麻煩 I t must have been about t wo in t he mor ni ng when I r et urned hom e. I t ri ed t o wake up m y wi f e by ri ngi ng t he door bel l, but she was fast asleep, so I got a l adder fr om t he shed i n t he gar den, put i t agai nst t he wal l, and began cli mbi ng t owar ds t he bedr oom wi ndow. I was alm ost t her e when a sar casti c voi ce bel ow sai d, 39。 Lesson88 Trapped i n a mi ne 困在礦井里 Si x men have been t rapped in a m i ne f or sevent een hour s. I f they ar e not br ought to t he sur f ace soon they may l ose t hei r li ves. However , rescue oper ati ons are pr ovi ng dif fi cul t. I f expl osi ves ar e used, vi brati ons wil l cause the r oof of t he m i ne t o coll apse. Rescue workers ar e t her ef ore dr il i ng a hol e on t he nor t h si de of t he mi ne. They i nt end t o br ing t he m en up i n a speci al capsule. If t her e had not been a har d l ayer of r ock beneat h t he soil , t hey woul d have pl et ed the j ob in a few hour s. As i t is, t hey have been dril li ng f or si xt een hour s and t hey st il l have a l ong way t o go. Meanwhil e, a m i cr ophone, whi ch was l ower ed i nt o t he m ine t wo hours ago, has enabl ed the m en t o keep in t ouch wit h t he cl osest r elati ves. Though t hey ar e r unni ng out of f ood and dr i nk, t he m en ar e cheer ful and conf ident t hat t hey wil l get out soon. They have been tol d that rescue operati ons ar e pr ogr esing sm oot hl y. I f t hey knew how di f i cult i t was to dr il l t hr ough t he har d r ock, t hey woul d lose hear t. Leson89 A sli p of t he tongue 口誤 Peopl e wi l do anyt hi ng t o see a fr ee showeven if i t is a bad one. When t he news got r ound t hat a vari et y show woul d be present ed at our l ocal ci nem a by t he P. and U. Bi rd Seed Com pany, we al l r ushed to see it . We had t o queue f or hour s t o get i n and there m ust have been sever al hundred peopl e pr esent j ust be f or e t he show began. Unf or t unat el y, t he show was one of t he dul l est we have ever sen. Those who f ail ed to get i n need not ha ve f el t disappoi nt ed as m any of t he art ist es who should have appear ed di d not e. The onl y f unny t