【正文】 e. He was obvi ousl y ver y nervous and f or som e m inut es st ood awkwar dl y bef or e t he mi cr ophone. As soon as he opened hi s m out h, ever yone bur st out laughi ng. We al know what t he poor m an should have sai d, but what he act ual y sai d was: 39。 l eson90 What s f or supper ？ 晚餐吃什么？ Though Br azi l i s one of t he r ichest countr ies i n the worl d, m uch of i t has not yet been devel oped. I t was m ai nly f or this r eason t hat t he Brazil i an gover nm ent deci ded to have a new cit y buil t 600 m il es nort h west of Ri o de Janeir o. Desi gned by t he gr eat ar chi t ect Lucio Cost a, t he new cit y, Br asi li a, replaced Ri o de Janeir o as t he capit al of Br azi f i n 1960. Br asil ia has been car ef ull y pl anned for m oder n l i vi ng. I t s wi de r oads, whi ch can t ake fourt een l anes of t r af fi c, have been kept away f r om l i vi ng ar eas. Chil dren do not have t o cr oss busy str eet s t o go t o school. Housewi ves can visit shoppi ng centr es on f oot , f or i n t hese speci al y desi gned li ving ar eas, car s are unnecesary. At fi rst, the gover nm ent had gr eat di f fi cul ty in per suadi ng peopl e t o l eave Ri o and t o set le in Br asil i a. Si nce 1960, however, t he populati on has been gr owing al l t he ti me. Br asi li a has qui ckl y establi shed i tself as t he capit al of t he count r y. The i dea t o have the capit al m oved so f ar i nl and wi l have a gr eat ef fect on t he f utur e of Br azi l. Lesson91 Three m en in a basket 三人同籃 A pi l ot not iced a bal l oon which seem ed t o be making f or a Royal Ai r Force St ati on near by. He inf or med the st at i on at once, but no one t her e was abl e t o explai n t he myster y. The off icer i n t he cont r ol tower was ver y angr y when he hear d t he news, because bal oons can be a great danger t o ai rcr af t. He said t hat som eone mi ght by spyi ng on t he st ati on and t he pil ot was or der ed t o keep t r ack of t he st r ange obj ect. The pil ot m anaged t o cir cl e the bal oon f or som e t im e. He coul d make out t hree m en i n a basket under it and one of t hem was hol ding fi el dgl asses. When t he bal l oon was over t he st ati on, t he pi lot saw one of t he men taking phot ogr aphs. Soon af ter war ds, the bal oon began t o descend and it l anded near an air fi el d. The poli ce wer e cal ed i n, but they coul d not ar est anyone, f or t he basket contai ned t wo Mem ber s of Parl i am ent and t he Comm andi ng Of fi cer of t he st at i on! As t he Comm andi ng Of fi cer expl ai ned l at er , one half of t he st ati on di d not know what the ot her hal f was doi ng ! Lesson92 Aski ng f or t roubl e 自找麻 煩 I t m ust have been about t wo i n t he m or ning when I r etur ned hom e. I t ri ed t o wake up m y wi fe by r i ngi ng t he door bel , but she was fast asl eep, so I got a l adder fr om t he shed i n t he gar den, put it agai nst t he wal l, and began cl im bi ng t owar ds t he bedroom wi ndow. I was alm ost there when a sar casti c voi ce bel ow sai d, 39。t t hi nk t he wi ndows need cl eani ng at t hi s t im e of t he ni ght. 39。I enj oy cleani ng wi ndows at ni ght .39。So do I ,39。Excuse m y i nter upti ng you. I hate t o i nt er r upt a m an when he39。 39。d pr efer t o stay her e,39。You see, I 39。 39。 he cal led. 39。 I shout ed. 39。s s team hammer . Though i n t hose days, tr avel li ng was not as easy as i t is t oday, st eam boat s car ri ed thousands of visit ors across the Channel f rom Europe. On ar iving in England, they were taken to t he Crystal Palace by tr ain. Ther e wer e si x mi l ion vi si tor s in al l, and the prof it s f r om t he exhibit ion wer e used t o buil d museum s and col leges. Later, t he Crystal Pal ace was moved to South London. It r em ai ned one of t he most f amous bui ldi ngs i n the wor ld unt il i t was bur nt down in 1936. Lesson81 Escape 脫逃 When he had kil led t he guar d, t he pri soner of war qui ckl y dragged hi m into the bushes. Worki ng rapidl y in the darknes, he soon changed i nto t he dead m an39。monsters39。s Radical Progressi ve Part y. Af ter t he el ect ions, Cr awley went t o the f orm er Pr ime Mi ni ster39。 I told you yest er day and the day bef ore yesterday,39。Mr Lane was def eat ed in t he el ect ions. He has r eti red f rom polit ica l li fe and gone to li ve abr oad ! 39。 I know, 39。 but I l ove to hear you say i t ! 39。f ree r ides39。 t ime. Even so, peopl e are goi ng to f ind i t dif fi cul t to get to wor k. But so f ar, t he publ i c has expr essed it s gr ati tude to the student s in let ers t o the Pr es. Only one or t wo peopl e have obj ect ed that he student s wil l dri ve too f ast ! Lesson85 Never t oo ol d t o l earn 活到老學到老 I have just r ecei ved a let er f r om my ol d school inf ormi ng me t hat m y f or mer head master, Mr Regm al d Page, wi l be r etir ing next week. Pupil s of the school, ol d and new, wi l be sendi ng him a present t o mark the occasion. Al l t hose who have contr ibuted t owar ds the gi ft wi l sign t hei r nam es i n a l ar ge album which wi l be sent t o the headm ast er 39。At the ti me t he murder was mi t ed, I was tr avel li ng on the 8. 0 o39。 said the man. 39。 asked the i nspect or. 39。 answer ed the m an. 39。cl ock. My em pl oyer wi l confi rm that I was there on ti me.39。 Would a later tr ain get you to work on t ime ?39。 I suppose i t would, but I never catch a l ater tr ain.39。At what ti me di d you ar ive at the stat ion ?39。At ten t o eight. I bought a paper and wai ted f or the t rain. 39。t notice anythi ng unusual ?39。 Of cour se not. 39。I suggest ,39。t hat you ar e not tel ing t he tr uth. I suggest t hat you did not cat ch the 8. 0 o39。cl ock tr ai n did not r un at al l. It br oke down at Ferngr en st at ion and was t aken off t he li ne. 39。Thi s is t he