eoperationsareprogressingsmoothly.Iftheyknewhowdifficultitwastodrillthroughthehardrock,theywouldloseheart.Lesson89Aslipofthetongue口误Peoplewilldoanythingtoseeafreeshow--evenifitisabadone.WhenthenewsgotroundthatavarietyshowwouldbepresentedatourlocalcinemabytheP.andU.BirdSeedCompany,weallrushedtoseeit.Wehadtoqueueforhourstogetinandtheremusthavebeenseveralhundredpeoplepresentjustbe-foretheshowbegan.Unfortunately,theshowwasoneofthedullestwehaveeverseen.Thosewhofailedtogetinneednothavefeltdisappointedasmanyoftheartisteswhoshouldhaveappeareddidnotcome.Theonlyfunnythingsweheardthateveningcamefromtheadvertiseratthebeginningoftheprogramme.Hewasobviouslyverynervousandforsomeminutesstoodawkwardlybeforethemicrophone.Assoonasheopenedhismouth,everyoneburstoutlaughing.Weallknowwhatthepoormanshouldhavesaid,butwhatheactuallysaidwas:'ThisisthePooandEeSeedBirdCompany.Goodladies,eveningandgentlemen!'lesson90Whatsforsupper？晚餐吃什么？ThoughBrazilisoneoftherichestcountriesintheworld,muchofithasnotyetbeendeveloped.ItwasmainlyforthisreasonthattheBraziliangovernmentdecidedtohaveanewcitybuilt600milesnorth-westofRiodeJaneiro.DesignedbythegreatarchitectLucioCosta,thenewcity,Brasilia,replacedRiodeJaneiroasthecapitalofBrazifin1960.Brasiliahasbeencarefullyplannedformodernliving.Itswideroads,whichcantakefourteenlanesoftraffic,havebeenkeptawayfromlivingareas.Childrendonothavetocrossbusystreetstogotoschool.Housewivescanvisit-shoppingcentresonfoot,forinthesespeciallydesignedlivingareas,carsareunnecessary.Atfirst,thegovernmenthadgreatdifficultyinpersuadingpeopletoleaveRioandtosettleinBrasilia.Since1960,however,thepopulationhasbeengrowingallthetime.Brasiliahasquicklyestablisheditselfasthecapitalofthecountry.TheideatohavethecapitalmovedsofarinlandwillhaveagreateffectonthefutureofBrazil.Lesson91Threemeninabasket三人同篮ApilotnoticedaballoonwhichseemedtobemakingforaRoyalAirForceStationnearby.Heinformedthestationatonce,butnoonetherewasabletoexplainthemystery.Theofficerinthecontroltowerwasveryangrywhenheheardthenews,