haverarelybeenseenalivebymanastheyliveatadepthofsixhundredfeet.Lesson83Aftertheelections大选之后TheformerPrimeMinister,MrWentworthLane,wasdefeatedintherecentelections.Heisnowretiringfrompoliticallifeandhasgoneabroad.Myfriend,Crawley,hasalwaysbeenafanaticalopponentofMrLane'sRadicalProgressiveParty.Aftertheelections,CrawleywenttotheformerPrimeMinister'shouse.WhenheaskedifMrLanelivedthere,thepolicemanondutytoldhimthatsincehisdefeat,theex-PrimeMinisterhadgoneabroad.Onthefollowingday,Crawleywenttothehouseagain.Thesamepolicemanwasjustwalkingslowlypasttheentrance,whenCrawleyaskedthesamequestion.Thoughalittlesuspiciousthistime,thepolicemangavehimthesameanswer.Thedayafter,Crawleywenttothehouseoncemoreandaskedexactlythesamequestion.Thistime,thepolicemanlosthistemper.'Itoldyouyesterdayandthedaybeforeyesterday,'heshouted,'MrLanewasdefeatedintheelections.Hehasretiredfrompoliticallifeandgonetoliveabroad!''Iknow,'answeredCrawley,'butIlovetohearyousayit!'Lesson84Onstrike罢工Busmenhavedecidedtogoonstrikenextweek.ThestrikeisduetobeginonTuesday.Nooneknowshowlongitwilllast.Thebusmenhavestatedthatthestrikewillcontinueuntilgeneralagreementisreachedaboutpayandworkingconditions.Mostpeoplebelievethatthestrikewilllastforatleastaweek.Manyownersofprivatecarsaregoingtooffer'freerides'topeopleontheirwaytowork.Thiswillrelievepressureonthetrainstosomeextent.Meanwhile,anumberofuniversitystudentshavevolunteeredtodrivebuseswhilethestrikelasts.Alltheyoungmenareexpertdrivers,butbeforetheydriveanyofthebuses,theywillhavetopassaspecialtest.Thestudentsaregoingtotakethetestintwodays'time.Evenso,peoplearegoingtofinditdifficulttogettowork.Butsofar,thepublichasexpresseditsgratitudetothestudentsinletterstothePress.Onlyoneortwopeoplehaveobjectedthatthestudentswilldrivetoofast!Lesson85Nevertoooldtolearn活到老学到老Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommyoldschoolinformingmethatmyformerhead-master,MrRegmaldPage,willberetiringnextweek.Pupilsoftheschool,oldandnew,willbesendinghimapresenttomarktheoccasion.Allthosewhohavecontributedtowards