【正文】 was lower d i t o the mine two hoursago, has enabled the m en to keep i n ouch wi h the cl oses r latives. Though t hey are runni ng out of food and drink, t he men are cheer ful and confi dent t hat they wi l get out soon. They havebeen told that r scue oprati ons areprogr essi ng smoot hl y. I f t hey knew how di f icul t i t was to dri l through t he hard rock, they would l oseheart . Lesson89 A sli p of t ht ogue 口誤 Peopl e wl do anything to se a f ree showven i f i t i s a bad oneWhen the newsgot round hat avari t yshow woul d be pr sented at our local cinema bythe P. and U. Bir d Seed Company, we al r uhed to se t. We had t oqueuf or hours t oget n and t here must havebeen sver al hundred peope pr esent just be f or e the show began. Unf or tunat ly, the show was oneof the dul est we have ever sen. Thos who f ai led to get in ned not ha vf el t disappoi nteas many of he ar tistes who should have appear ed did note. The onl y funny thi ngs we hear d that evening came fr om the adver ti ser at the beginni ng of the pr ogr amme. He was obviously very ner vous and for some minutes stood awkwardly bef or e the microphone. As soon as he opened hi s mouth, everyone bur st out laughing. We al know what he poor man shoul d have said, but what he actualy sai d was: 39。clock t rain, but t hat you caught the 8. 25 which woul d st il get you t o wor k on t ime. You se, on t he morning of t he mur der, the o39。 sai d the inspector , 39。 Of course not. 39。t notice anything unusual ?39。 39。 39。 39。 asked t he inspector. 39。 39。 I must be at work at o39。Of course I do,39。Do you al ways catch such an ear ly t rain ?39。clock train t o London,39。s home. We shal al remember Mr Page f or his pat i ence and understanding and f or the kindl y encouragement he gave us when we went so unwil li ngly t o school. A great many f or mer pupi ls wil l be atendi ng a f ar ewel dinner in his honour next Thursday. I t i s a curi ous coi ncidence that the day bef ore his reti rement, Mr Page wil l have been teaching for a total of fort y years. Af ter he has reti red, he wil devote himsel f t o gardeni ng. For him, this wil l be an enti rely new hobby. But this does not mat ter, for, as he has oft en r emarked, one i s never too old to l earn. Lesson86 Out of control 失控 As the man tr ied t o swi ng t he speed boat r ound, t he steer ing wheel came away in his hands. He waved desper at el y to his pani on, who had been water skii ng f or t he l ast f if teen mi nutes. Both men had har dl y had ti me to r ealize what was happeni ng when t hey were thrown violent 1y i nt o the sea. The speedboat had st ruck a buoy, but it conti nued to move ver y qui ckly acr oss the wat er . Both men had j ust begun t o swim towar ds t he s hor e. when they noti ced wit h di smay that t he speed boat was moving in a cir cl e. It now came st raight towards them at tr emendous speed. I n les than a minut e, it roared past hem only a few f et away. Aft er i t had pased, they swam on as qui ckly as they coul d because t hey knew that he boat woul d soon r eturn. They had just had enough t ime t o swim out of danger when t he boat again pl et ed a circle. On this occasion, however , i t had sl owed down consider ably. The pet rol had nearly al been used up. Bef or e long, the noise dropped pletel y and the boat began t o dr if t gent ly acr oss the water . Lesson87 A perfect alibi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場(chǎng)的證據(jù) 39。 to people on thei r way to wor k. Thi s wil reli eve presur e on t he t rains to some ext ent. Meanwhile, a number of univer si ty students have volunteer ed t o dr ive buses whil e t he str ike last s. Al the young men are expert dr iver s, but bef or e they dr ive any of t he buses, they wi l have to pass a special test . The students are going to take the test in two days39。39。f r ee r ides39。 t ime. Even so, people are going to fi nd i t di fi cult t o get to work. But so f ar , t he publ ic has expresed its grati tude t o the students i n leters t o the Pr ess. Only one or two people have obj ected that the st udent s wil dri ve t oo f ast! Lesson85 Never too old t o learn 活到老學(xué)到老 I have j ust r eceived a l et ter f rom my old school i nf or ming me that my f or mer head master, Mr Regmal d Page, wil l be reti ri ng next wek. Pupi ls of t he school, ol d and new, wil be sendi ng him a pr esent to mark t he occasi on. Al l those who have cont ributed towar ds t he gif t wi l si gn t heir names in a lar ge album whi ch wi l be sent to t he headmaster39。At the time t he murder was mit ted, I was t ravel ing on t he o39。 said t he man. 39。 asked the inspector. 39。 answer ed t he man.39。clock. My employer wil l conf ir m that I was ther e on t ime.39。 Would a later tr ain get you to work on ti me ?39。 I suppose it would, but I never catch a later train.39。At what t i me di d you ar ive at the st at ion ?39。At ten to eight . I bought a paper and wai ted for t he t rain.39。And you didn39。 39。 I suggest, 39。t hat you are not t el ing the tr ut h. I suggest t hat you di d not catch the o39。cl ock tr ai n di d not run at al . I t br oke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the li ne.39。Thi s is the Poo and Ee Seed Bir d Company. Good ladies, eveni ng and gent lemen ! 39。 I don39。 I l ooked down and nearly f el of f t he l adder when I saw a poli ceman. I i mmedi ately r egr et ted answeri ng i n the way I did, but I sai d, 39。 39。 answer ed t he policeman i n the same tone. 39。s busy working, but woul d you mind i ng wi th me t o the stati on ?39。Wel l, I39。 I said. 39。ve f or gott en my key. 39。 he cal led. 39。 I shouted. 39。What has happened ?39。How did your cl ot hes get into such a mes ?39。A f ir e exti nguisher, my dear, 39。Uni ver sit y st udent s set he Embassy on f ire t hi s mor ni ng.39。Good heavens!39。And where were you at the time ?39。 answer ed t he Ambassador . 39。 The Ambasador39。s hat. 39。 she asked. 39。 said t he Ambasador. 39。t you t hi nk ? Fort