【正文】 My key,39。 he called.39。ve forgotten my key.39。 I said. 39。Well, I39。 Excuse my interrupting you. I hate to interrupt a man when he39。So do I,39。I looked down and nearly fell off the ladder when I saw a policeman. I immediately regretted answering in the way I did, but I said, 39。t think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.39。It must have been about two in the morning when I returned home. I tried to wake up my wife by ringing the doorbell, but she was fast asleep, so I got a ladder from the shed in the garden, put it against the wall, and began climbing towards the bedroom window. I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said,39。A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby. He informed the station at once, but no one there was able to explain the mystery. The officer in the control tower was very angry when he heard the news, because balloons can be a great danger to aircraft. He said that someone might by spying on the station and the pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange object. The pilot managed to circle the balloon for some time. He could make out three men in a basket under it and one of them was holding fieldglasses. When the balloon was over the station, the pilot saw one of the men taking photographs. Soon afterwards, the balloon began to descend and it landed near an airfield. The police were called in, but they could not arrest anyone, for the basket contained two Members of Parliament and the Commanding Officer of the station! As the Commanding Officer explained later, one half of the station did not know what the other half was doing ! away from living areas. Children do not have to cross busy streets to go to school. Housewives can visitshopping centres on foot, for in these specially designed living areas, cars are unnecessary. At first, the government had great difficulty in persuading people to leave Rio and to settle in Brasilia. Since 1960, however, the population has been growing all the time. Brasilia has quickly established itself as the capital of the country. The idea to have the capital moved so far inland will have a great effect on the future of Brazil.lesson90 Whats for supper ？ 晚餐吃什么？This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company. Good ladies, evening and gentlemen !39。Lesson89 A slip of the tongue 口誤Lesson88 Trapped in a mine 困在礦井里clock train did not run at all. It broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line.39。that you are not telling the truth. I suggest that you did not catch the o39。I suggest,39。39。t notice anything unusual ?39。39。At ten to eight. I bought a paper and waited for the train.39。39。 I suppose it would, but I never catch a later train.39。 asked the inspector.39。clock. My employer will confirm that I was there on time.39。 answered the man.39。39。Do you always catch such an early train ?39。 said the man.At the time the murder was mitted, I was travelling on the o39。Lesson87 A perfect alibi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場的證據(jù)Lesson86 Out of control 失控I have just received a letter from my old school informing me that my former head master, Mr Regmald Page, will be retiring next week. Pupils of the school, old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion. All those who have contributed towards the gift will sign their names in a large album which will be sent to the headmaster39。 time. Even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work. But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press. Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!free rides39。 to people on their way to work. This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent. Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts. All the young men are expert drivers, but before they drive any of the buses, they will have to pass a special test. The students are going to take the test in two days39。Lesson85 Never too old to learn 活到老學(xué)到老s home. We shall all remember Mr Page for his patience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly to school. A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour next Thursday. It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years. After he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening. For him, this will be an entirely new hobby. But this does not matter, for, as he has often remarked, one is never too old to learn. As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steeringwheel came away in his hands. He waved desperately to his panion, who had been waterskiing for the last fifteen minutes. Both men had hardly had time to realize what was happening when they were thrown violent1y into the sea. The speedboat had struck a buoy, but it continued to move very quickly across the water. Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore. when they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle. It now came straight towards them at tremendous speed. In less than a minute, it roared past them only a few feet away. After it had passed, they swam on as quickly as they could because they knew that the boat would soon return. They had just had enough time to swim out of danger when the boat again pleted a circle. On this occasion, however, it had slowed down considerably. The petrol had nearly all been used up. Before long, the noise dropped pletely and the boat began to drift gently across the water.39。clock train to London,39。39。 asked the inspector.Of course I do,39。 I must be at work at o39。 Would a later train get you to work on time ?39。39。At what time did you arrive at the station ?39。39。And you didn39。 Of course not.39。39。 said the inspector, 39。clock train, but that you caught the which would still get you to work on time. You see, on the morning of the murder, the o39。Six men have been trapped in a mine for seventeen hour