【正文】 l of Brazif i n 1960. Br asil i a has been car ef ul y pl anned f or m oder n li ving. It s wi de r oads, which can t ake f our t en l anes of tr af ic, have been kept away f r om li ving ar eas. Chi l dr en do not have t o cr oss busy str eet s t o go to school . Housewi ves can visit shoppi ng cent res on f oot , for i n these speci al y desi gned l ivi ng ar eas, car s are unnecessar y. At f i rst, t he gover nm ent had great di f i cult y i n per suadi ng people t o l eave Ri o and t o set le i n Br asi li a. Si nce 1960, however, t he popul ati on has been gr owi ng al t he ti me. Br asil ia has quickly establi shed i tsel f as t he capi t al of t he countr y. The i dea t o have t he capit al m oved so f ar inl and wi l have a gr eat ef ect on t he f ut ur e of Br azi l. Leson91 Three m en i n a basket 三人同籃 A pi lot noti ced a bal oon whi ch seem ed t o be m aki ng f or a Royal Ai r Force St at ion nearby. He i nf orm ed t he stati on at once, but no one t her e was able t o expl ain t he myster y. The of fi cer i n the contr ol t ower was ver y angry when he hear d the news, because bal oons can be a gr eat danger t o ai r cr af t. He sai d t hat som eone mi ght by spyi ng on the stati on and t he pi lot was or der ed t o keep tr ack of t he str ange obj ect. The pil ot m anaged t o cir cl e t he bal loon f or some t im e. He coul d make out t hree m en i n a basket under i t and one of t hem was hol di ng fi el d gl asses. When t he bal l oon was over the st ati on, t he pil ot saw one of t he m en t aki ng phot ogr aphs. Soon af t er war ds, t he bal oon began t o descend and i t landed near an air fi el d. The pol ice wer e cal l ed i n, but t hey coul d not ar est anyone, f or t he basket cont ai ned t wo Mem bers of Parl iament and t he Comm andi ng Of i cer of the stati on! As t he Com mandi ng Of fi cer explai ned l at er, one hal f of the stati on 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 m ust have been about t wo i n t he m or ni ng when I ret ur ned hom e. I t ri ed t o wake up m y wi fe by r i ngi ng t he door bel l, but she was f ast asl eep, so I got a l adder f r om t he shed in t he garden, put it agai nst t he wal , and began cl im bi ng t owar ds t he bedroom wi ndow. I was al m ost there when a sar casti c voi ce bel ow said,39。 Leson88 Trapped i n a mi ne 困在礦井里 Six m en have been tr apped i n a m ine f or sevent een hour s. I f they are not br ought to t he sur f ace soon t hey m ay l ose t heir li ves. However, r escue oper at i ons ar e pr oving di f icult . If expl osi ves ar e used, vi br at i ons wi l cause t he r oof of t he m ine t o col l apse. Rescue wor kers ar e theref or e dri l i ng a hol e on t he nor t h si de of t he mi ne. They i nt end to br i ng t he men up i n a speci al capsul e. I f t her e had not been a har d l ayer of r ock beneat h t he soil , they woul d have pl et ed t he j ob in a few hour s. As i t is, they have been dr il i ng for sixt en hours and t hey st il 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 t he m en to keep i n t ouch wi th t he cl osest r el at i ves. Though t hey ar e r unni ng out of f ood and dri nk, t he m en ar e cheerf ul and conf ident t hat t hey wil l get out soon. They have been t ol d t hat r escue oper at ions are pr ogressi ng sm oot hly. If t hey knew how dif fi cul t it was t o dri l t hr ough t he hard r ock, t hey woul d l ose hear t. Lesson89 A sl i p of t he t ongue 口誤 People wi l do anyt hi ng to see a f ree show even i f it i s a bad one. When t he news got r ound t hat a vari ety show woul d be pr esent ed at our l ocal ci nem a by t he P. and U. Bi rd Sed 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 t here m ust have been sever al hundred peopl e pr esent j ust be for e the show began. Unf or t unatel y, t he show was one of t he dul lest we have ever seen. Those who f ai l ed t o get i n need not ha ve f el t di sappoint ed as m any of t he ar ti st es who shoul d have appear ed di d not e. The onl y f unny t hi ngs we hear d t hat eveni ng cam e fr om t he advert i ser at t he begi nni ng of the pr ogr am me. He was obvi ousl y very ner vous and f or some mi nutes st ood awkwar dl y bef ore t he mi cr ophone. As soon as he opened hi s mout h, ever yone bur st out laughi ng. We al know what t he poor man shoul d have sai d, but what he act ual y sai d was: 39。cl ock t r ai n, but t hat you caught the 8. 25 whi ch woul d st il get you t o work on t im e. You see, on t he m or ni ng of t he m ur der, t he 8. 0 o39。 sai d t he i nspect or, 39。 39。 39。 And you di dn39。 39。 39。 asked t he i nspect or. 39。 39。 I m ust be at wor k at 10. 0 o39。Of cour se I do,39。Do you al ways cat ch such an ear l y tr ai n ?39。cl ock t rai n t o London, 39。self t o gar dening. For him , t hi s wil l be an ent ir el y new hobby. But t his does not m at ter, f or, as he has oft en remar ked, one is never t oo old t o l ear n. Lesson86 O ut of control 失控 As t he m an tr i ed t o swi ng t he speed boat round, t he st eer i ng wheel cam e away i n his hands. He waved desper at el y t o his pani on, who had been wat er skii ng f or t he l ast fi ft een m inutes. Bot h m en had har dl y had ti me t o r eali ze what was happeni ng when t hey wer e t hr own vi ol ent 1y i nt o t he sea. The speed boat had str uck a buoy, but i t cont inued t o m ove ver y quickl y acr oss t he water. Bot h men had j ust begun t o swim t owar ds t he shore. when t hey noti ced wit h dismay t hat t he speed boat was m ovi ng i n a ci r cl e. I t now cam e str ai ght t owar ds t hem at tr em endous speed. In l es t han a mi nut e, i t r oar ed past t hem onl y a f ew f et away. Af t er it had passed, t hey swam on as quickl y as t hey coul d because they knew t hat t he boat woul d soon r et