【正文】 al ize what was happening when t hey were t hrown vi olent1y i nt o t he sea. The speed boat had str uck a buoy, but i t cont inued to m ove ver y quickly across the wat er . Both men had just be gun to swi m towards t he shor e. when t hey not iced wi th di sm ay that he speedboat was movi ng in a cir cl e. I t now came str ai ght towards t hem at tr emendous speed. I n l ess t han a minute, it r oar ed past t hem only a f ew f eet away. Aft er i t had passed, they swam on as qui ckl y as they coul d because they knew that the boat would soon ret ur n. They had j ust had enough t ime to swi m out of danger when the boat again pl et ed a cir cl e. On thi s occasi on, however, it had slowed down consi derably. The pet rol had near ly al l been used up. Bef or e l ong, the noise dr opped pletel y and the boat began to dr if t gent ly across the wat er. Leson87 A perfect ali bi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場的證據(jù) 39。 to people on t hei r way to work. This wi l r elieve pr ess ur e on t he t r ai ns to some extent. Meanwhil e, a num ber of universit y student s have vol unt er ed to dr ive buses whi le the str ike l asts . Al l t he young m en ar e exper t dri ver s, but bef ore t hey dri ve any of t he buses, t hey wi l l have to pass a speci al t est . The students ar e goi ng to take the t est in two days39。 Leson84 On st ri ke 罷工 Busmen have decided t o go on str ike next week. The st ri ke is due t o begi n on Tuesday. No one knows how long i t wil l last. The busmen have stated t hat t he st ri ke wil l cont inue unti l general agr eement i s reached about pay and wor ki ng condi ti ons. Most people beli eve that the str ike wi l l ast for a t least a week. Many owners of pr ivate cars ar e goi ng to off er 39。 answered Cr awley,39。 39。 he shouted, 39。s house. When he asked i f Mr Lane li ved there, the poli ceman on dut y t ol d him t hat since his defeat, t he ex Pri me Minister had gone abr oad. On the f oll owi ng day, Cr awley went t o the house again. The sam e policeman was j ust walki ng sl owly past the entr ance, when Crawl ey asked the same quest ion. Though a lit tl e suspici ous t his t ime, the pol iceman gave hi m t he sam e answer. The day aft er, Cr awl ey went to t he house once more and asked exactl y the same quest ion. Thi s ti me, the poli cem an lost hi s temper. 39。 which have at t im es bee n sighted are si mply st range fi sh. Occasi onal y, unusual cr eatur es ar e washed t o t he shore, but t hey are r arely caught out at sea. Som e ti me ago, however, a pecul iar fi sh was caught near Madagascar . A smal l fi shing boat was car r ied mi les out to sea by the power ful fi sh as it pulled on the li ne. Reali zing t hat t hi s was no ordi nar y f ish, t he fi sher man made ever y ef ort not to damage it i n any way. When it was event ual ly br ought t o shor e, i t was found to be over t hi rt een feet l ong. 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 si nce been sent t o a museum wher e it i s bei ng exami ned by a sci ent ist, i s cal led an oarf ish. Such cr eatur es have r arely been sen al ive by man 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 f orm 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 La ne39。r unni ng her e and there: they had just discovered t hat a pr isoner had escaped. At t hat m om ent , a lar ge bl ack car wi th f our of f icer s i nside i t, stopped at he cam p gates. The of fi cer s got out and the pri soner stood to at tenti on and sal ut ed as they pased. When they had gone, the dr iver of t he car came t owards him . The m an obvi ously want ed to talk. He was r ather el der ly wit h grey hair and clear blue eyes. The pri soner fel t sor ry f or him, but there was not hi ng else he coul d do. As the m an came near, t he pr i soner knocked hi m to t he ground wi th a sharp bl ow. Then, jumpi ng int o the car, he dr ove of f as qui ckl y as he coul d. Leson82 Monster or f ish? 是妖還是魚？ Fisherm en and sail or s someti mes cl aim to have sen m onster s in the sea. Though people have oft en laughed at stor ies tol d by seamen, it i s now known that many of these 39。monsters39。s Radi cal Pr ogr esive Part y. Aft er the electi ons, Crawl ey went t o t he for mer Pri me Mi nister 39。 I t old you yesterday and the day befor e yest er day, 39。Mr Lane was defeated in the electi ons. He has ret ir ed fr om poli ti cal l if e and gone t o l ive abroad !39。 I know, 39。 but I love to hear you say it !39。f r e ri des39。 t im e. Even so, people are goi ng to fi nd it dif fi cul t to get to work. But so fa r , t he publ ic has expr esed it s grat it ude t o the st udents i n l et ter s to t he Press. Onl y one or t wo people have obj ect ed that the students wi l dri ve too f ast ! Leson85 Never t oo old to l earn 活到老學(xué)到老 I have just received a let ter fr om m y old school i nfor ming m e that my f orm er head m ast er , Mr Regmald Page, wil l be reti ri ng next week. Pupi ls of the school , ol d and new, wil l be sending him a pr esent to m ar k t he occasi on. Al l those who have contr ibut ed towards t he gif t wi l l si gn their names in a large al bum which wi l l be sent to t he headmaster39。At the t ime the mur der was mi t ed, I was t raveli ng on t he 8. 0 o39。 sai d the m an. 39。 asked the i nspector. 39。 answer ed the m an. 39。cl ock. My employer wil l confi rm t hat I was t her e on ti me.39。 Would a lat er t rain get you t o work on ti me ?39。 I suppose it would, but I never cat ch a later tr ain. 39。 39。 And you didn39。 39。 39。 sai d the i nspect or, 39。cl ock tr ai n, but t hat you caught the 8. 25 which would st il l get you to work on ti me. You see, on t