【正文】 in t he worl d t o give up smoking. He him self has done it l ot s of ti mes! Leson79 By ai r 乘飛機(jī) I used t o tr avel by air a gr eat deal when I was a boy. My par ent s, used to l ive i n South Am eri ca and I used to f ly there f r om Eur ope i n t he hol idays. An ai rhostes woul d take charge of me and I never had an unpleasant experi ence. I am used to t raveli ng by air and only on one occasi on have I ever f elt f ri ght ened. Af te r taking of f, we wer e f lying l ow over the cit y and slowl y gai ning height, when t he plane suddenl y t ur ned round and f lew back to the air por t. Whil e we wer e wait ing t o land, an ai r host ess t ol d us t o keep calm and to get off t he plane quietl y as soon as i t had t ouched down. Ever ybody on board was wor r ied and we wer e cur ious t o fi nd out what had happened. Later we learnt that there was a ver y i m port ant person on board. The police had been told that a bom b had been pl ant ed on the pl ane. Aft er we had landed, t he pl ane was searched thoroughly. Fort unat el y, not hi ng was f ound and f ive hours l at er we were abl e to take off agai n. Lesson80 The Crystal Palace 水晶宮 Perhaps the most ext raordi nar y buil ding of the ni enth centur y was t he Crystal Pal ace, which was bui lt in Hyde Par k f or the Gr eat Exhibi tion of 1851. The Crystal Pal ace was di f erent fr om al l ot her buil dings in the wor ld, for i t was m ade of i ron and gl ass. I t was one of t he biggest buil dings of al l ti me and a lot of peopl e fr om m any countr ies came t o see i t. A great m any goods were sent to t he exhi biti on f rom var ious part s of t he wor ld. Ther e was also a gr eat deal of machinery on di spl ay. The most wonder ful piece of machi ner y on show was Nasmyth39。cl ock tr ai n, but t hat you caught the which would st il l get you to work on tim e. You see, on the mor ning of the m urder, t he 8. 0 o39。 39。 39。 I suppose i t woul d, but I never catch a l at er tr ai n.39。clock. My empl oyer wi l conf ir m that I was there on t im e. 39。 asked t he inspect or . 39。At t he ti me t he murder was mit ted, I was tr avel ing on the o39。f re e r ides39。 I know, 39。 I t ol d you yest er day and the day bef ore yester day,39。m onst ers39。Ci garet te Sm oki ng and Your Heal th39。 I lit a ci gar ete to calm my ner ves. I sm oked wi th concent rat ion and pleasur e as I was sur e that thi s would be m y last ci gar et e. For a whole week I di d not smoke at al and dur ing this t im e, my wif e suff er ed ter ri bly. I had al l the usual sym ptoms of someone gi vi ng up smoking: a bad temper and an enor m ous appet it e. My fr iends kept on of feri ng me ci gar etes and cigars. They made no ef ort to hide their amusement whenever I pr oduced a packet of sweets f r om my pocket. Af ter seven days of t his I went to a par ty. Everybody ar ound me was smoking and I f el t ext remel y unf ort abl e. When my ol d fr iend Br ian ur ged me t o acept a ci gar et e, i t was more t han I could bear . I t ook one gui lt il y, l it i t and smoked wit h sati sf act ion. My wi f e was del ighted t hat t hings had retur ned to norm al once mor e. Anyway, as Br i an poi nted out, it i s the easi est t hi ng in the wor ld t o give up smoki ng. He hi msel f has done i t lots of t imes! Lesson79 By air 乘飛機(jī) I used t o t ravel by ai r a great deal when I was a boy. My parents, used t o li ve in South Amer ica and I used t o fl y t her e fr om Eur ope in t he holi days. An air hostess would t ake charge of m e and I never had an unpleasant exper ience. I am used to tr avel ing by ai r and onl y on one occasion have I ever fel t fr ightened. Af ter t aki ng off , we were f l yi ng low over t he ci ty and slowl y gai ni ng hei ght , when the pl ane suddenl y tur ned round and fl ew back to t he air por t. While we were wait ng to land, an ai r host ess tol d us to keep calm and to get off t he pl ane qui et ly as soon as it had touched down. Everybody on boar d was wor ri ed and we wer e cur ious to fi nd out what had happened. Later we l ear nt that here was a ver y impor tant per son on boar d. The poli ce had been t ol d t hat a bomb ha d been planted on t he pl ane. Af ter we had l anded, t he plane was sear ched t hor oughl y. For tunately, nothing was f ound and f ive hour s later we wer e able t o take off again. Leson80 The Cryst al Pal ace 水晶宮 Per haps the most extr aor dinary bui lding of t he nieent h cent ury was the Cr yst al Palace, whi ch was built i n Hyde Park for the Gr eat Exhi bi ti on of 1851. The Cr yst al Palace was dif fer ent f rom al l other bui ldi ngs i n the wor ld, f or i t was made of ir on and gl as. It was one of the bi ggest bui ldings of al ti me and a l ot of people f rom many count ri es came t o see it . A great many goods wer e sent t o the exhibit ion f r om vari ous par ts of the wor l d. Ther e was also a gr eat deal of machinery on di spl ay. The m ost wonder ful piece of machi nery on show was Nasmyt h39。 whi ch have at t imes been si ght ed are simply str ange fi sh. Occasional y, unusual creatur es ar e washed t o the shore, but t hey ar e r ar ely caught out at sea. Some time ago, however , a peculi ar fi sh was caught near Madagascar . A sm al l fi shi ng boat was car ied mi les out to sea by t he power ful f ish as it pull ed on the l ine. Real izing t hat t hi s was no ordi nar y f ish, t he fi sher man made ever y ef ort not to damage i t i n any way. When it was event ualy brought t o shor e, i t was found t o be over t hi r teen feet long. I t had a head l ike a hor se, big bl ue eyes, shini ng si lver ski n, and a br ight red t ail , The f ish, which has since been sent t o a m useum wher e it i s bei ng exami ned by a sci ent ist, i s cal led an oarf ish. Such cr eat ur es have r arely been seen al ive by m an as t hey li ve at a depth of six hund