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t o be ver y di f fi cult because of t he har d r esi n whi ch cover ed the skin. The doct ors r em oved a secti on of the m umm y and sent it t o a l abor at or y. They al so f ound som et hi ng which t he Xr ay of the god Duamut ef . Thi s god whi ch has t he head of a cow was norm al y placed insi de a m umm y. The doct or s have not yet deci ded how t he woman di ed. They f ear ed t hat t he mumm y would f al t o pieces when t he y cut i t open, but f ort unat el y t hi s has not happened. The m umm y successf ull y sur vived t he oper at ion. Lesson78 The l ast one? 最后一枝嗎? Aft er r eading an art i cl e ent it led 39。s cl ot hes. Now, dressed i n a bl ue uni form and wi t h a ri fl e over hi s shoulder, t he pr i soner m arched bol dly up and down i n f ront of t he cam p. He coul d hear shout i ng i n t he cam p it self . Li ghts wer e bl azi ng and m en wer e r unni ng her e and t her e: 。 I l it a ci gar et t e t o calm my ner ves. I sm oked wi t h conc ent r at ion and pleasur e as I was sur e t hat t hi s would be m y l ast ci gar et e. For a whol e week I di d not sm oke at al and duri ng t hi s tim e, m y wi f e suf fer ed t er ibl y. I had al t he usual sym pt om s of som eone gi vi ng up sm oki ng: a bad t em per and an enorm ous appet it e. My f ri ends kept on of f er i ng m e ci gar et es and ci gar s. They made no ef ort t o hide t hei r am usement whenever I pr oduced a packet of sweet s fr om m y pocket. Af t er seven days of t his I went t o a par t y. Ever ybody around me was sm oki ng and I f elt ext r em el y un fort able. When m y ol d f ri end Bri an ur ged me t o accept a cigaret e, i t was mor e than I coul d bear . I took one gui lt il y, l it i t and sm oked wi t h sati sf act i on. My wif e was deli ght ed that thi ngs had r et urned t o nor mal once m or e. Anyway, as Bri an point ed out, i t is t he easiest hi ng i n t he worl d t o gi ve up sm oking. He him self has done it l ot s of tim es! 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 i ve i n South Am eri ca and I used to f l y ther e f r om Eur ope i n t he hol idays. An ai r host ess woul d t ake charge of me and I never had an unpleasant experi ence. I am used to t r avel ing by air and onl y on one occasi on have I ever felt f ri ght ened. Af ter t aki ng of f, we were f l yi ng low over t he ci ty and sl owl y gaini ng hei ght, when t he plane suddenly t ur ned r ound and f lew back t o t he air por t. Whil e we wer e wait ing t o l and, an ai r host es t ol d us t o keep calm and t o get off t he plane qui etl y as soon as it had t ouched down. Ever ybody on boar d was worr ied and we wer e curi ous t o fi nd out what had happened. Lat er we learnt t hat t her e was a ver y im por t ant person on boar d. The pol ice had been t old t hat a bom b had been pl ant ed on t he plane. Aft er we had l anded, t he pl ane was sear ched t hor oughl y. For t unat el y, not hi ng was f ound and fi ve hour s l at er we were abl e t o t ake of f agai n. Lesson80 The Crystal Palace 水晶宮 Per haps t he most ext raor di nar y buil di ng of the ni ent h cent ur y was t he Cryst al Pal ace, whi ch was buil t i n Hyde Par k f or t he Gr eat Exhibit i on of 1851. The Cryst al Pal ace was di f erent fr om al ot her buil di ngs i n t he worl d, f or it was m ade of i r on and gl ass. I t was one of t he biggest buil di ngs of al l tim e and a l ot of peopl e fr om m any countr ies cam e t o se i t. A gre at m any goods wer e sent to t he exhi bi ti on f rom var i ous part s of t he worl d. Ther e was also a gr eat deal of machinery on di spl a y. The m ost wonder ful piece of m achi ner y on show was Nasm yt h39。 we ar e t aking you t o t he m acar oni fi elds of Calabri a. Macar oni has been gr own i n thi s ar ea f or over si x hundr ed year s. Two of t he leadi ng gr ower s, Gi useppe Mol dova and Ri car do Br abante, t el m e t hat t hey have been expecti ng a splendid cr op thi s year and har vesti ng has begun earl ier t han usual. Her e you can se t wo wor ker s who, bet ween them , have j ust f i ni shed cutti ng t hr ee cart loads of gol den br own macaroni st al ks. The whol e vi l age has been wor ki ng day and ni ght gat heri ng and t hr eshi ng t his year39。 SOS39。 sai d t he sheri f wi t h a sneer. 39。t be t oo hard on us. I39。 39。 he shout ed: 39。為加快地塊的開(kāi)發(fā)建設(shè),武警水電部隊(duì)青島項(xiàng)目部決定在此地塊投資建設(shè)接待中心和綜合辦公樓。為了適應(yīng)改革開(kāi)放新形勢(shì)的需要,青島市作出了行政中心東移的戰(zhàn)略決策,以此帶動(dòng)?xùn)|部的開(kāi)發(fā)建設(shè),推動(dòng)全市向現(xiàn)代化國(guó)際城的宏偉目標(biāo)邁進(jìn)。全市總面積 10654 平方公里,其中市區(qū) 1102 平方公里。 whi ch have at ti mes been sight ed ar e simpl y str ange f ish. Ocasional ly, unusual cr eat ures are washed to t he shor e, but they ar e rar el y caught out at sea. Some t ime ago, however , a peculi ar f ish was caught near Madagascar. A smal fi shi ng boat was car ied mil es out to sea by t he power ful f ish as it pull ed on t he l i ne. Real izi ng that his was no or dinary f ish, the f isher man m ade every ef for t not t o dam age i t in any way. When i t was eventual y brought to shore, it was f ound t o be over thir teen f et long. It had a head li ke a hor se, bi g blue eyes, shi ning sil ver skin, and a bri ght r ed tail , The fi sh, whi ch has since been sent to a museum wher e i t i s being exam ined by a scienti st , is caled an oar fi sh. Such cr eat ures have rar el y been seen ali ve by man as they li ve at a dept h of si x hundr ed feet. Lesson83 Af ter t he electi ons 大選之后 The for mer Pri me Mini st er , Mr Went wort h Lane, was defeated i n t he recent electi ons. He i s now ret ir ing f rom polit ical li fe and has gone abr oad. My fr iend, Cr awley, has al ways been a f anat ical opponent of Mr Lane39。 I l it a cigaret te t o cal m my nerves. I smoked wit h concentr ati on and pl easure as I was sure t hat t his woul d be my l ast cigaret te. For a whol e week I did not smoke at al l and duri ng thi s ti me,