【正文】 my wi fe suf fered t er ibly. I had al t he usual symptom s of someone giving up sm oki ng: a bad t em per and an enor mous appet it e. My fr iends kept on of fer ing me ci gar et t es and ci gar s. They m ade no ef for t o hi de t heir amusem ent whenever I produced a packet of sweet s f rom my pocket . Aft er seven days of thi s I we nt t o a part y. Ever ybody ar ound m e was sm oki ng and I felt extr emely unfor table. When m y old f r iend Bri an urged me to accept a cigaret te, it was mor e than I could bear. I took one guil ti ly, li t it and sm oked wi th sat isfacti on. My wi fe was deli ght ed that thi ngs had r et urned t o nor mal once m ore. Anyway, as Br ian point ed out , it is t he easiest thing in t he worl d to give up smoking. He himself has done it l ot s of ti mes! Leson79 By ai r 乘飛機(jī) I used to tr avel by air a gr eat deal when I was a boy. My par ent s, used to l ive i n South Ameri ca and I used to f ly there f r om Europe i n the hol idays. An ai rhost es woul d take char ge of me and I never had an unpl easant experi ence. I am used t o t raveli ng by air and only on one occasi on have I ever f elt f ri ght ened. Aft er ta king of f, we wer e f lying l ow over the cit y and slowl y gai ning height, when t he pl ane suddenl y t ur ned round and fl ew back to t he ai r port . Whi le we were wai ti ng to l and, an air hostess told us t o keep cal m and t o get of f the pl ane quiet ly as soon as i t had touched down. Ever ybody on boar d was worr ied and we were curi ous to f ind out what had happened. Lat er we learnt t hat t her e was a very i mport 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 a ne 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 many countr ies came t o see i t. A great many 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 f ul pi ece of machinery on show was Nasmyt h39。 we are t aki ng you to the macaroni fi el ds of Cal abri a. Macaroni has been gr own in this ar ea for over six hundred years. Two of t he leadi ng grower s, Gi useppe Mol dova and Ri car do Brabante, 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 j ust fi nished cut ti ng thr e car t l oads of gol den brown m acaroni stalks. The whole vil lage has been wor king day and night gat her ing and t hreshi ng thi s year 39。 SOS39。 sai d the sheri f wi th a sneer. 39。t be t oo har d on us. I39。 39。 he shout ed: 39。s Radical Pr ogressi ve Par ty. Af ter the el ect ions, Cr awley went to the f or mer Pr ime Mini st er39。s st eam hamm er. Though in t hose days, t ravel li ng was not as easy as i t is t oday, steam boats car ied t housands of vi sit or s acr oss t he Channel fr om Eur ope. On ar ri vi ng i n Engl and, t hey wer e t aken t o t he Cr yst al Pal ace by t r ai n. Ther e wer e si x m il li on visit or s i n al l, and t he pr ofi ts f r om t he exhi bi ti on were used t o bui ld m useum s and col l eges. Lat er , t he Cr yst al Pal ace was m oved t o Sout h London. It r emai ned one of the m ost f am ous buil dings i n t he worl d unti l it was bur nt down i n 1936. Leson81 Escape 脫逃 When he had ki l ed t he guar d, t he pr isoner of war quickl y dr agged him i nt o t he bushes. Worki ng r apidl y in t he dar kness, he soon changed i nt o t he dead m an39。s cr op befor e the September rai ns. On t he ri ght , you can see Mr s Br abante her self . She has been hel pi ng her husband f or t hi rt y years now. Mr s Br abant e i s t al ki ng t o t he m anager of t he local f act ory wher e t he cr op is pr ocessed. Thi s l ast scene shows you what wi l happen at t he end of t he har vest : t he f am ous Cal abr ian m acar oni eat i ng peti ti on ! Si gnor Frat el li, t he present cham pi on, has won i t ever y year si nce 1961. And t hat ends our speci al bul leti n f or t oday, Thursday, Apr il 1st . We ar e now r etur ni ng you t o t he studi o.39。 i n the snow. For t unatel y, a pil ot saw the si gnal and sent a m esage by r adi o to t he near est t own. I t was not l ong bef or e a heli copt er ar ri ved on the scene t o r escue the survi vor s of t he plane c rash. Lesson76 April Fool s Day 愚人節(jié) 39。Wel , I39。m Rockwal Sl inger and t hi s i s Merl i n Gr eves.39。 Look, sheri f , 39。 I39。of t en ?39。 he shout ed: 39。 39。t be t oo hard on us. I39。 sai d t he sheri f wi t h a sneer. 39。 SOS39。 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。 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