Lesson92
Askingfortrouble
自找麻烦
ItmusthavebeenabouttwointhemorningwhenIreturnedhome.Itriedtowakeupmywifebyringingthedoorbell,butshewasfastasleep,soIgotaladderfromtheshedinthegarden,putitagainstthewall,andbeganclimbingtowardsthebedroomwindow.Iwasalmosttherewhenasarcasticvoicebelowsaid,'Idon'tthinkthewindowsneedcleaningatthistimeofthenight.'Ilookeddownandnearlyfellofftheladderwhe...[
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Lesson91
Threemeninabasket
三人同篮
ApilotnoticedaballoonwhichseemedtobemakingforaRoyalAirForceStationnearby.Heinformedthestationatonce,butnoonetherewasabletoexplainthemystery.Theofficerinthecontroltowerwasveryangrywhenheheardthenews,becauseballoonscanbeagreatdangertoaircraft.Hesaidthatsomeonemightbespyingonthestationandthepilotwasorderedtokeeptrackofthestrangeobject.Thepilotmanag...[
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Lesson90
What'sforsupper?
晚餐吃什么?
FishandchipshasalwaysbeenafavouritedishinBritain,butastheoceanshavebeenoverfished,fishhasbecomemoreandmoreexpensive.SoitcomesasasurprisetolearnthatgiantfishareterrifyingthediversonNorthSeaoilrigs.Oilrigshavetoberepairedfrequentlyanddivers,whooftenhavetoworkindarknessahundredfeetunderwater,havebeenfrightenedoutoftheirwitsbygiantfishbumpinginto...[
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Lesson89
Aslipofthetongue
口误
Peoplewilldoanythingtoseeafreeshow--evenifitisabadone.WhenthenewsgotroundthatacomedyshowwouldbepresentedatourlocalcinemabytheP.andU.BirdSeedCompany,weallrushedtoseeit.Wehadtoqueueforhourstogetinandtheremusthavebeenseveralhundredpeoplepresentjustbeforetheshowbegan.Unfortunately,theshowwasoneofthedullestwehaveeverseen.Thosewhofailedtogetinneednothavefe...[
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Lesson88
Trappedinamine
困在矿井里
Iftheyarenotbroughttothesurfacesoontheymaylosetheirlives.However,rescueoperationsareprovingdifficult.Ifexplosivesareused,vibrationswillcausetheroofoftheminetocollapse.Rescueworkersarethereforedrillingaholeonthenorthsideofthemine.Theyintendtobringthemenupinaspecialcapsule.Iftherehadnotbeenahardlayerofrockbeneaththesoil,theywouldhavecompletedthejob...[
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Lesson87
Aperfectalibi
极好的不在犯罪现场的证据
'Atthetimethemurderwascommitted,Iwastravellingonthe8o'clocktraintoLondon,'saidtheman.
'Doyoualwayscatchsuchanearlytrain?'askedtheinspector.
'OfcourseIdo,'answeredtheman.
'Imustbeatworkat10o'clock.MyemployerwillconfirmthatIwasthereontime.'
'Wouldalatertraingetyoutoworkontime?'askedtheinspector.
'Isupposeitwoul...[
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Lesson86
Outofcontrol
失控
Asthemantriedtoswingthespeedboatround,thesteeringwheelcameawayinhishands.Hewaveddesperatelytohiscompanion,whohadbeenwaterskiingforthelastfifteenminutes.Bothmenhadhardlyhadtimetorealizewhatwashappeningwhentheywerethrownviolentlyintothesea.Thespeedboathadstruckabuoy,butitcontinuedtomoveveryquicklyacrossthewater.Bothmenhadjustbeguntoswimtowardstheshore,when...[
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Lesson85
Nevertoooldtolearn
活到老学到老
Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommyoldschool,informingmethatmyformerheadmaster,Mr.StuartPage,willberetiringnextweek.Pupilsoftheschool,oldandnew,willbesendinghimapresenttomarktheoccasion.Allthosewhohavecontributedtowardsthegiftwillsigntheirnamesinalargealbumwhichwillbesenttotheheadmaster'shome.WeshallallrememberMr.Pageforhispatienceandunderstandi...[
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Lesson84
Onstrike
罢工
Busmenhavedecidedtogoonstrikenextweek.ThestrikeisduetobeginonTuesday.Nooneknowshowlongitwilllast.Thebusmenhavestatedthatthestrikewillcontinueuntilgeneralagreementisreachedaboutpayandworkingconditions.Mostpeoplebelievethatthestrikewilllastforatleastaweek.Manyownersofprivatecarsaregoingtooffer'freerides'topeopleontheirwaytowork.Thiswillrelievepressureonthetrai...[
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Lesson83
Aftertheelections
大选之后
TheformerPrimeMinister,Mr.WentworthLane,wasdefeatedintherecentelections.Heisnowretiringfrompoliticallifeandhasgoneabroad.Myfriend,Patrick,hasalwaysbeenafanaticalopponentofMr.Lane'sRadicalProgressiveParty.Aftertheelections,PatrickwenttotheformerPrimeMinister'shouse.WhenheaskedifMr.Lanelivedthere,thepolicemanondutytoldhimthatsincehisdefeat,theex-P...[
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