【正文】 thi ngs had r eturned t o normal once more. Anyway, as Br ian point ed out , it is t he easi est thi ng in t he worl d t o give up smoking. He him sel f has done it l ot s of ti mes! Lesson79 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 l y there fr om Eur ope i n t he hol idays. An ai rhostes woul d t ake charge of me and I never had an unpleasant experi ence. I am used to t ravel ing by air and only on one occasi on have I ever f elt f ri ght ened. Af ter 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 i ous t o f ind out what had happened. Lat er we learnt that t her e was a ver y i mport ant person on board. The pol ice had been told that a bom b had been pl ant ed on the plane. Aft er we had landed, the pl ane was searched thoroughly. Fort unatel y, nothi ng was found and f ive hours l at er we were abl e to t ake of f agai n. Lesson80 The Crystal Palace 水晶宮 Per haps the most ext raordi nar y buil di ng of the ni enth centur y was the Cr ystal Pal ace, which was buil t in Hyde Par k f or t he Gr eat Exhibit ion of 1851. The Cr ysta l Pal ace was di f erent fr om al ot her buil dings in t he worl d, for it was m ade of i ron and glass. I t was one of t he biggest buil di ngs of al l t im e and a lot of peopl e fr om m any countr ies came to see i t. A gr eat many goods were sent to t he exhi bi ti on fr om var ious par ts of t he worl d. Ther e was also a great deal of machi ner y on di spl ay. The most wonder ful piece of machi ner y on show was Nasmyth39。 we are t aki ng you to the macaroni fi el ds of Cal abr ia. Macaroni has been grown in t his ar ea f or over six hundred years. Two of t he leadi ng grower s, Gi useppe Mol dova and Ricar do Brabant e, tel me that hey have been expecti ng a spl endi d crop t his year and harvesti ng has begun ear li er t han usual. Her e you can see two worker s who, between t hem, have just fi nished cut ti ng three cart l oads of golden brown macar oni st al ks. The whole vi l age has been worki ng day and ni ght gatheri ng and threshing t his year 39。 SOS39。 said t he sheri f wi t h a sneer . 39。t be too hard on us. I 39。 39。 he shouted: 39。No newspaper men, no fi lm fans! Why don39。 sai d Gl ori a Gl eam. 39。s f oot st eps many year s later , Si r Malcolm 39。s son, Donald, also set up a worl d record. Like hi s fat her , he was dr ivi ng a car cal ed Bluebir d. Lesson73 The record hol der 紀(jì)錄保持者 Lit tl e boys who play t ruant f r om school are unim agi nat ive. A quiet day39。 It couldn39。t we e m or e of ten ?39。 I 39。 Look, sher if f, 39。m Rockwal l Sl inger and this i s Mer li n Gr eves. 39。Wel , I39。 i n the snow. For tunatel y, a pi lot saw the signal and sent a mesage by radio to t he near est town. I t was not l ong bef or e a heli copt er ar ri ved on the scene t o rescue the survivor s of t he plane crash. Lesson76 April Fools Day 愚人節(jié) 39。s cr op bef ore t he Sept ember r ains. On the r ight, you can se Mr s Brabant e herself . She has been hel pi ng her husband f or t hi r t y year s now. Mr s Brabante i s talki ng to t he manager of the l ocal factor y where t he crop i s processed. Thi s last scene shows you what wil l happen at he end of t he harvest : t he famous Calabri an macar oni eati ng pet it ion ! Si gnor Fr at el i, the pr esent champion, has won it ever y year si nce 1961. And that ends our special bullet in f or today, Thur sday, Apr il 1st. We are now retur ning you t o the studio. 39。s st eam hammer. Though in t hose days, t raveli ng was not as easy as it is t oday, steam boats car ied t housands of visi tors across the Channel f r om Europe. On ar ivi ng in Engl and, they wer e taken t o t he Cr yst al Pal ace by t rain. There wer e six m il li on visit or s in al l, and the pr ofi ts f rom the exhibi tion wer e used to buil d museums and col leges. Later , t he Crystal Palace was moved to Sout h London. It r emained one of t he most famous buildi ngs in t he worl d unti l i t was bur nt down in 1936. Lesson81 Escape 脫逃 When he had ki l ed the guar d, the pri soner of war qui ckl y dragged him int o the bushes. Wor ki ng r api dl y i n the darkness, he soon changed into the dead man39。s Radi cal Pr ogr esi ve Par ty. Af ter the electi ons, Cr awl ey went to t he for mer Pri me Minist er 39。Mr Lane was def eat ed in the electi ons. He has ret ir ed fr om poli ti cal l if e and gone t o li ve abr oad !39。 but I love to hear you say i t !39。 tim e. Even so, people ar e goi ng t o fi nd it di f icult t o get t o wor k. But so f ar , the publi c has expressed i ts gr at it ude to t he st udent s in l et er s to the Pr ess. Onl y one or two people have objected t hat t he st udents wi l l dr ive t oo fast! Lesson85 Never too ol d t o learn 活到老學(xué)到老 I have j ust r eceived a l et ter f rom my ol d school infor mi ng me t hat my for mer head mast er, Mr Regmal d Page, wi l be ret ir ing next wek. Pupi ls of t he school, old and new, wi l be sending hi m a pr esent to mark t he occasion. Al t hose who have cont ri but ed towar ds the gif t wil l si gn their names i n a lar ge al bum whi ch wil l be sent to the headmaster 39。s son, Donald, also set up a worl d record. Like hi s fat her , he was dr ivi ng a car cal ed Bluebir d. Lesson73 The record hol der 紀(jì)錄保持者 Lit tl e boys who play t ruant f r om school are unim agi nat ive. A quiet day39。 It couldn39。t we e m or e of ten ?39。 I 39。 Look, sher if f, 39。m Rockwal l Sl inger and this i s Mer li n Gr eves. 39。Wel , I39。 i n the snow. For tunatel y, a pi lot s