【正文】 ur n. They had j ust had enough t im e t o swi m out of danger when t he boat agai n pleted a ci rcl e. On t his occasi on, however , it had slowed down consi der abl y. The pet rol had nearl y al been used up. Bef or e l ong, the noise dr opped pletel y and t he boat began to dr if t gentl y acr oss t he wat er . Leson87 A perfect al i bi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場的證據(jù) 39。At the ti me t he mur der was mi t ed, I was t ravel li ng on t he 8. 0 o39。 sai d the m an. 39。 asked t he i nspect or. 39。 answer ed t he m an.39。cl ock. My em ployer wil l confi rm t hat I was t her e on ti me.39。 Woul d a l at er t rai n get you t o wor k on tim e ?39。 I suppose it woul d, but I never cat ch a lat er t rai n.39。At what t im e di d you ar i ve at t he st at i on ?39。At t en to ei ght . I bought a paper and wait ed for t he t r ai n. 39。t noti ce anyt hi ng unusual ?39。 Of cour se not .39。I suggest,39。t hat you ar e not t el li ng the t rut h. I suggest hat you di d not cat ch t he o39。cl ock t r ai n di d not r un at al l. It br oke down at Fer ngr een st at i on and was t aken of f t he l i ne.39。Thi s i s t he Poo and Ee Sed Bi r d Com pany. Good l adi es, eveni ng and gentl em en !39。 I don39。 I looked down and nearl y f el l off t he ladder when I saw a poli cem an. I im mediat el y r egr et ted answer i ng i n t he way I did, but I sai d, 39。 39。 answer ed t he poli cem an i n t he sam e t one. 39。s busy wor king, but woul d you m i nd i ng wi th m e t o t he stati on ?39。Wel , I 39。 I sai d. 39。ve f or got ten m y key.39。Your what ?39。My key,39。 Fort unat el y, the shout ing woke up m y wi f e who opened t he window j ust as t he poli cem an had st ar t ed t o cli mb t owards me. Leson93 A nobl e gi f t 崇高的禮物 One of the m ost f am ous m onuments i n t he worl d, t he Stat ue of Li ber ty, was present ed to t he Unit ed Stat es of Am er ica i n t he ni eent h cent ur y by t he people of Fr ance. The gr eat st at ue, whi ch was desi gned by t he sculpt or Auguste Bar thol di, t ook ten years t o plete. The act ual f i gur e was m ade of copper suppor t ed by a m etal fr am ewor k whi ch had been especi al l y const r uct ed by Eif fel. Bef ore i t coul d be tr ansport ed to t he Unit ed Stat es, a si t e had t o be f ound f or it and a pedestal had to be buil t. The sit e chosen was an i sl and at t he ent rance of New Yor k Har bour. By 1884, a stat ue whi ch was 151 feet tal , had been erected i n Pari s. The f ol l o wi ng year , it was t aken t o pieces and sent t o Am er ica. By t he end of Oct ober 1886, t he st at ue had been put together agai n and i t was off ici al ly pr esented t o t he Am eri can peopl e by Bar thol di. Ever since t hen, t he gr eat m onum ent has been a sym bol of li ber t y for t he m il li ons of peopl e who have pased t hr ough New Yor k Har bour t o m ake their homes i n Ameri ca. Lesson94 Fut ure cham pi ons 未來的冠軍 Exper im ent s have pr oved t hat chil dr en can be instr uct ed in swim mi ng at a ver y earl y age. At a speci al swim mi ng pool i n Los Angel es, chil dr en be e expert at hol ding t hei r breath under wat er even bef or e t hey can wal k. Babies of t wo mont hs ol d do not appear t o be r el uct ant t o ent er the wat er , It i s not l ong bef ore t hey ar e so accustomed t o swimm i ng t hat t hey can pi ck up weights f r om t he fl oor of t he pool. A gam e t hat is ver y popul ar wi t h these young swimm ers i s t he under wat er t ri cycl e r ace. Tr i cycles are l i ned up on t he fl oor of t he pool seven f eet under wat er. The chil dr en pet e agai nst each ot her t o r each t he other end of t he pool . Many pedal t heir t ri cycl es, but m ost of t hem pref er t o push or dr ag t hem . Som e chi l dr en can cover the whol e lengt h of t he pool wi thout i ng up f or br eat h even once. Whether they wi l ever be e f ut ure Ol ympi c champi ons, onl y ti me wi l t el. Meanwhi le, t hey shoul d encour age t hose am ong us who cannot swim f i ve yar ds bef or e t hey ar e gaspi ng for air . Lesson95 A f ant asy 純屬虛構(gòu) When t he Am bassador of Escal opia r etur ned home f or l unch, hi s wif e got a shock. He l ooked pal e and his cl ot hes wer e i n a f ri ght f ul stat e. 39。 she asked. 39。 39。 answer ed t he Am basador dri l y. 39。 39。 excl aim ed his wi f e. 39。 I was i n my of fi ce as usual ,39。The fi r e br oke out i n t he basem ent . I went down i mm edi at el y. of cour se, and t hat f ool, Hor st , ai med a f ir eexti ngui sher at m e. He thought I was on f ir e. I m ust defi ni t el y get t hat f el ow post ed. 39。s wi f e went on aski ng questi ons, when she suddenly noti ced a big hol e in her husband39。And how can you explai n t hat ?39。Oh, t hat, 39。Som eone f ir ed a shot t hrough my of fi ce wi ndow. Accurat e, don39。t weari ng it at the t im e. I f I had been, I woul d not have been abl e t o get home f or lunch. 39。At the t im e the m ur der was m it ted, I was t ravel ing on t he o39。 sai d the m an. 39。 asked t he inspector . 39。 answered t he man.39。clock. My employer wil l conf ir m t hat I was t her e on t ime. 39。 asked the i nspector . 39。 At what ime did you ar ri ve at t he st ation ?39。At t en to ei ght . I bought a paper and wait ed for t he t r ai n.39。And you didn39。 39。 39。 said the inspect or, 39。cl ock t r ai n, but that you caught the whi ch would st il l get you to wor k on t ime. You see, on the mor ni ng of the m ur der , the o39。 Lesson88 Trapped i n a m ine 困在礦井里 Si x men have been t rapped in a mine f or seventeen hour s. I f they are not br ought to t he sur f ace soon they may l ose t hei r li ves. However , rescue operat ions are pr ovi ng dif fi cul t. I f explosives are used, vi br ati ons wi l l cause the r oof of the m ine t o collapse. Rescue wor kers ar e theref or e dri l ing a hol e on the nor th side of t he mine. They intend t o bri ng the m en up in a special capsul e. I f ther e had