【正文】 e, i t roar ed past them onl y a few feet away. Aft er it had pased, t hey swam on as qui ckly as t hey coul d because t hey knew that t he boat woul d soon r et ur n. They had j ust had enough t ime t o swim out of danger when t he boat again pl et ed a cir cl e. On this occasion, however , i t had sl owed down consider abl y. The pet r ol had nearl y al l been used up. Bef ore l ong, t he noi se dropped pletely and t he boat began t o drif t gent ly acr oss the wat er . Leson87 A perf ect ali bi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場(chǎng)的證據(jù) 39。 t o peopl e on t heir way to work. This wil l relieve pr essur e on t he tr ai ns t o som e ext ent. Meanwhi le, a num ber of univer sit y st udent s have volunt eer ed t o dr ive buses whi le t he stri ke l ast . Al l the young men are exper t dr iver s, but bef or e they dri ve any of t he buses, they wi l have to pass a speci al test . The st udent s ar e going to t ake the test i n t wo days39。 Leson84 O n stri ke 罷工 Busmen have deci ded t o go on st ri ke next wek. The str ike is due t o begin on Tuesday. No one knows how l ong i t wi l last. The busm en have st at ed t hat the st ri ke wil l cont inue until general agreement i s reached about pa y and wor ki ng condit i ons. Most peopl e beli eve t hat he str ike wi l last f or at l east a week. Many owners of pr ivat e cars are goi ng t o off er 39。 answer ed Cr awl ey,39。 39。 he shouted, 39。s house. When he asked if Mr Lane li ved t here, t he poli cem an on dut y told him t hat si nce hi s defeat , t he exPrim e Minister had gone abroad. On the foll owi ng day, Crawley went to t he house agai n. The sam e poli cem an was just walking sl owl y past t he ent rance, when Cr awl ey asked the sam e questi on. Though a l it le suspi ci ous t his t ime, t he policem an gave him t he sam e answer. The day af ter, Crawley went t o the house once more and asked exact ly t he same quest ion. This tim e, t he pol iceman lost his t emper .39。 whi ch have at imes been si ghted ar e sim pl y st range fi sh. Ocasional y, unusual cr eatures ar e washed to t he shore, but they are r ar el y caught out at sea. Som e tim e ago, however, a peculi ar f ish was caught near Madagascar. A sm al l f ishi ng boat was car ied m il es out t o sea by t he powerf ul f ish as it pul led on t he l ine. Reali zi ng t hat this was no or di nary fi sh, the fi sherm an m ade ever y ef ort not t o damage it i n any way. When i t was event ual y br ought t o shor e, it was found t o be over thir teen f et long. It had a head li ke a hor se, bi g bl ue eyes, shining si lver ski n, and a bri ght red tail, The f ish, which has si nce been sent t o a m useum where it i s being exam ined by a scientist, is cal led an oarfi sh. Such cr eatur es have rarely been sen al ive by m an as t hey li ve at a dept h of si x hundr ed f et. Leson83 Aft er t he el ecti ons 大選之后 The f orm er Prim e Minister, Mr Went wor th Lane, was def eated in t he r ecent el ecti ons. He is now r eti ri ng f rom pol it cal li fe and has gone abroad. My fr iend, Crawl ey, has al ways been a fanati cal opponent of Mr Lane39。r unning her e and ther e: t hey had j ust discover ed t hat a pr isoner had escaped. At t hat m oment, a l arge bl ack car wit h f our offi cer s i nsi de it , stopped at t he cam p gates. The off icer s got out and the prisoner st ood to at enti on and sal uted as t hey pased. When t hey had gone, t he dr iver of t he car cam e t owar ds him. The man obviousl y wanted to t al k. He was r at her el derl y wi th grey hai r and cl ea r bl ue eyes. The pr isoner f el t sorr y f or him, but t here was nothi ng else he coul d do. As t he man cam e near, the pr isoner knocked him to t he ground wit h a sharp blow. Then, jum pi ng into t he car, he drove off as quickl y as he could. Lesson82 Monster or f ish? 是妖還是魚？ Fisherm en and sai lors sometim es claim t o have seen m onst er s i n the sea. Though peopl e have of ten l aughed at st ori es t ol d by s eamen, it is now known that many of t hese 39。m onst er s39。s Radi cal Pr ogr essi ve Part y. Aft er the el ecti ons, Cr awl ey went t o t he f ormer Pr ime Mi ni st er39。 I t ol d you yester day and the day bef or e yesterday,39。Mr Lane was def eated in t he electi ons. He has r et ir ed f rom pol it ical li fe and gone t o li ve abr oad !39。 I know,39。 but I love t o hear you say it !39。f r e ri des39。 tim e. Even so, peopl e ar e going t o f ind it di f icul t o get to wor k. But so far, the publi c has expr essed it s gr at it ude to t he students in l et er s to t he Press. Onl y one or t wo peopl e have object ed t hat the st udent s wi l dr i ve t oo f ast ! Leson85 Never too ol d t o l earn 活到老學(xué)到老 I have j ust r ecei ved a l et er f rom my old school i nf orm ing m e that my f orm er head m ast er, Mr Regm al d Page, wil l be r eti ri ng next week. Pupi ls of the school, ol d and new, wil l be sendi ng him a present t o m ar k t he occasi on. Al t hose who have cont ri but ed t owards t he gi ft wil sign thei r nam es i n a large al bum which wil l be sent t o the headmast er 39。At the tim e the m ur der was mi t ed, I was tr avel li ng on the 8. 0 o39。 sai d the m an. 39。 asked t he i nspect or. 39。 answered the m an.39。cl ock. My employer wil conf irm that I was t her e on tim e. 39。 asked t he i nspect or . 39。 39。 At t en t o ei ght. I bought a paper and wait ed f or t he tr ai n. 39。t not ice anyt hi ng unusual ?39。 Of cour se not.39。I suggest,39。t hat you ar e not teli ng t he t r ut h. I suggest that you di d not catch the 8. 0 o39。cl ock tr ai n di d not run at al. I t br oke down at Ferngreen stati on and was ta ken off the li ne.39。Thi s i s the Poo and Ee Seed Bir d Com pany. Good ladi es, eveni ng and gent lem en ! 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。monst er s39。s Radi cal Pr ogr essi ve Party. Aft er