toseabythepowerfulfishasitpulledontheline.Realizingthatthiswasnoordinaryfish,thefishermanmadeeveryeffortnottodamageitinanyway.Whenitwaseventuallybroughttoshore,itwasfoundtobeoverthirteenfeetlong.Ithadaheadlikeahorse,bigblueeyes,shiningsilverskin,andabrightredtail,thefish,whichhassincebeensenttoamuseumwhereitisbeingexaminedbyascientist,iscalledanoarfish.Suchcreatureshaverarelybeenseenalivebymanastheyliveatadepthofsixhundredfeet.Lesson83Aftertheelections大选之后TheformerPrimeMinister,WentworthLane,wasdefeatedintherecentelections.Heisnowretiringfrompoliticallifeandhasgoneabroad.Myfriend,Crawley,hasalwaysbeenafanaticalopponentofLane'sRadicalProgressiveParty.Aftertheelections,CrawleywenttotheformerPrimeMinister'shouse.WhenheaskedifLanelivedthere,thepolicemanondutytoldhimthatsincehisdefeat,theex-PrimeMinisterhadgoneabroad.Onthefollowingday,Crawleywenttothehouseagain.Thesamepolicemanwasjustwalkingslowlypasttheentrance,whenCrawleyaskedthesamequestion.Thoughalittlesuspiciousthistime,thepolicemangavehimthesameanswer.Thedayafter,Crawleywenttothehouseoncemoreandaskedexactlythesamequestion.Thistime,thepolicemanlosthistemper.'Itoldyouyesterdayandthedaybeforeyesterday,'heshouted,Lanewasdefeatedintheelections.Hehasretiredfrompoliticallifeandgonetolive'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,thepublichasexpressedits