【正文】 wi l last . The busmen have stated that the st ri ke wil l cont inue unti l general agreement i s reached about pay and working condi tions. Most people bel ieve that he str ike wil last f or at l east a week. Many owners of pr ivat e cars are going to offer 39。 to people on thei r way to work. Thi s wi l reli eve pr essur 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 while t he str ike last s. Al the young men are exper t 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。s home. We shal al remember Mr Page f or his pat ience and understanding and f or t he kindl y encouragement he gave us when we went so unwi li ngly t o school. A great many f or mer pupil s wil be at tending a farewel l di nner i n hi s honour next Thur sday. It is a cur ious coinci dence t hat the day befor e hi s r et ir ement , Mr Page wi l have been teachi ng f or a t ot al of f or ty year s. Aft er he has retir ed, he wi l devot e hi mself to gardening. For hi m, t hi s wil be an e nt ir el y new hobby. But t hi s does not mat er , for, as he has often remarked, one is never t oo ol d to lear n. Lesson86 Out of cont rol 失控 As the man t ri ed to swing the speedboat r ound, the st eri ngwheel came away i n hi s hands. He waved desper ately t o hi s panion, who had been waterskiing for the last f ift en minutes. Bot h men had hardly had time t o real ize what was happening when they wer e thrown vi ol ent1y into t he sea. The speed boat had str uck a buoy, but i t cont inued t o move ver y quickl y across the water. Both men had just begun to swim t owards the shore. when they noticed with dismay t hat the speedboat was moving in a circle. It now came str ai ght towar ds t hem at tr emendous speed. In l ess than a mi nute, it roar ed past them onl y a few feet away. Aft er it had pased, t hey swam on as quickl y as they could because t hey knew t hat the boat would soon return. They had just had enough time t o swi m out of danger when the boat agai n pl et ed a cir cl e. On this occasi on, however, it had slowed down considerabl y. The petrol had nearl y al l been used up. Before long, the noi se dropped pletely and t he boat began to drif t gent ly acr oss the wat er . Leson87 A perfect ali bi 極好的不在犯罪現(xiàn)場的證據(jù) 39。cl ock tr ai n to London,39。Do you always cat ch such an earl y train ?39。Of cour se I do, 39。 I must be at work at o39。 39。 asked t he i nspector. 39。 At what ti me di d you ar ive at the st at ion ?39。At ten to eight . I bought a paper and wai ted for the train.39。And you didn39。 39。 I suggest, 39。t hat you are not t el ling the tr ut h. I suggest t hat you did not cat ch t he o39。clock t rain did not r un at al . I t br oke down at Ferngreen stati on and was taken off the li ne.39。Thi s is the Poo and Ee Sed Bir d Company. Good ladies, eveni ng and gent lemen ! 39。 I don39。 I looked down and near ly fel off the ladder when I saw a pol iceman. I immediately regreted answer ing in t he way I di d, but I said, 39。 39。 answer ed t he policeman in t he same t one. 39。s busy wor king, but woul d you mind i ng wi th me to t he stati on ?39。Wel l, I39。 I said. 39。ve for gott en my key.39。Your what ?39。My key, 39。 For tunately, t he shouti ng woke up my wi fe who opened the window j ust as t he pol iceman had st ar t ed to cli mb towar ds me. Leson93 A nobl e gi ft 崇高的禮物 One of the most famous monuments in t he worl d, the Statue of Liber ty, was presented t o the Uni ted Staes of Amer ica in the ni enth century by the peopl e of France. The great st at ue, whi ch was desi gned by t he scul pt or August e Bar thol di , t ook t en years t o plete. The actual f igur e was made of copper support ed by a metal f ramework which had been especial y const ruct ed by Eif fel. Bef or e it could be transpor ted to t he Unit ed States, a si te had t o be f ound for it and a pedestal had to be bui lt. The sit e chosen was an island at he entrance of New Yor k Har bour. By 1884, a st at ue which was 151 feet tal , had been er ected in Par is. The foll owi ng year , i t was taken to pieces and sent to Ameri ca. By t he end of Oct ober 1886, the st at ue had been put t ogether again and it was of icialy presented to t he Ameri can peopl e by Bart holdi. Ever si nce then, the gr eat monument has been a symbol of l iber ty f or t he mi li ons of people who have pased through New York Harbour to make t heir homes in Amer i ca. Lesson94 Fut ure champions 未來的冠軍 Exper iment s have pr oved that chi ldren can be i nstr ucted in swimmi ng at a very ear ly age. At a special swimmi ng pool in Los Angeles, chil dren bee expert at hol di ng t heir breat h under water even before they can wal k. Babi es of two mont hs old do not appea r to be reluct ant to ent er t he water, It is not l ong bef or e they are so accustomed t o swi mming that they can pi ck up weight s from the f loor of the pool. A game t hat is ver y popul ar wit h these young swimmers i s the under water tr icycle r ace. Tri cycles are l ined up on the floor of the pool seven feet under wat er . The chil dr en pete agai nst each other t o reach the other end of the pool. Many pedal t heir tr icycles, but most of them pr ef er t o push or drag them. Some children can cover t he whole lengt h of the pool without i ng up f or breat h even once. Whet her they wi l ever bee future Ol ympic champions, onl y time wi l tel. Meanwhile, they should encour age those among us who cannot swim f ive yar ds bef or e they are gasping for ai r. Leson95 A f ant asy 純屬虛構(gòu) When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, hi s wi fe got a shock. He looked pale and hi s clothes wer e i n a fr ight ful state. 39。 she asked. 39。 39。 answered the Ambassador dril y. 39。 39。 excl ai med his wif e. 39。 39。 answered the Ambassador.