【正文】 her e was a ver y im port ant person on board. The pol i ce had been t ol d t hat a bomb had been pl ant ed on t he pl ane. Af ter we had l anded, t he pl ane was sear ched t horoughl y. For t unatel y, not hi ng was f ound and f ive hours l at er we wer e abl e t o take off agai n. Lesson80 The Cryst al Pal ace 水晶宮 Per haps the m ost ext r aor di nar y buil ding of t he ni eent h cent ur y was t he Cr ystal Palace, whi ch was bui lt i n Hyde Par k f or the Gr eat Exhi bi ti on of 1851. The Cr ystal Pal ace was di f fer ent fr om al l ot her buil di ngs i n the wor l d, f or i t was m ade of i r on and gl ass. It was one of the bi ggest buil dings of al l tim e and a l ot of peopl e f rom m any countr i es came t o see i t. A great m any goods wer e sent t o the exhi bit ion f r om var i ous part s of the wor ld. Ther e was also a gr eat deal of m achi ner y on di spl ay. The m ost wonder f ul pi ece of machinery on show was Nasm yt h39。 whi ch have at tim es been si ght ed ar e sim pl y str ange f ish. Occasional y, unusual creatur es ar e washed t o the shore, but t hey ar e r ar ely caught out at sea. Som e tim e ago, however , a pecul iar fi sh was caught near Madagascar. A sm al l fi shi ng boat was car ied mi l es out t o sea by t he power f ul f ish as it pull ed on t he l i ne. Real i zi ng that this was no or di nar y fi sh, t he f i sherm an m ade ever y ef or t not t o damage it i n any way. When it was event ual l y br ought t o shor e, i t was f ound t o be over t hi r teen f et long. It had a head li ke a hor se, bi g blue eyes, shi ning sil ver ski n, and a bri ght r ed t ai l, The fi sh, whi ch has si nce 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 ures have r ar el y been seen al i ve by man a s they li ve at a dept h of si x hundr ed f et. Lesson83 Af t er t he electi ons 大選之后 The f orm er Pr im e Mi nister, Mr Went wor t h Lane, was defeat ed i n the r ecent el ect i ons. He is now reti ri ng fr om pol it ical if e and ha s gone abr oad. My f ri end, Cr awley, has al ways been a f anati cal opponent of Mr Lane39。 he shout ed, 39。 but I l ove t o hear you say it ! 39。 I li t a cigaret e t o cal m m y nerves. I smoked wit h concentr ati on and pl easure as I was sure t hat t his would be my l ast cigaret e. For a whol e week I did not smoke at al and duri ng thi s ti me, my wi fe suf fered t er ibly. I had al the usual symptom s of someone giving up smoki ng: a bad t em per and an enor mous appet ite. My fr iends kept on of feri ng me ci gar et tes and cigars. They made no ef or t to hi de 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. Ever ybody 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 to accept a ci gar et e, i t was more t han I could bear . I t ook one gui lt il y, l it it and smoked wit h satisf act ion. My wi fe was del ighted t hat t hi ngs had r eturned t o normal once more. Anyway, as Br ian point ed out , it is the 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 unpleasa nt 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 we r e wait ing t o land, an ai r host ess t old 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 there was a ver y im por tant per son on boar d. The pol ice had been t old t hat a bomb had been planted on t he plane. Af t er we had l anded, the plane was sear ched t horoughl y. For tunately, not hi ng was found and fi ve hour s later we wer e able t o t ake of f again. Leson80 The Cryst al Pal ace 水晶宮 Per haps t he most extr aor dinary bui ldi ng of t he nieenth century was the Cr yst al Palace, which was buil t i n Hyde Park for t he Gr eat Exhi bit ion of 1851. The Cr yst al Palace was dif fer ent f rom al other bui ldi ngs i n t he worl d, f or it was made of ir on and glas . It was one of the bi ggest bui ldi ngs of al t ime and a l ot of people f rom many count ri es came to see it . A gr eat many goods wer e sent t o the exhibi tion fr om vari ous par ts of the wor ld. There was al so a great deal of m achi ner y on display. The most wonderf ul pi ece of m achinery on show was Nasmyt h39。 which have at t im es been sighted are si mply st range fi sh. Occasi onal y, unusual cr eatur es ar e washed t o t he shore, but t hey are r arely caught out at sea. Som e ti me ago, however, a pecul iar fi sh was caught near Madagascar . A smal l f ishing boat was car ri ed mi les out to sea by the powerf ul fi sh as i t pul led on t he li ne. Reali zi ng that thi s was no ordi nar y fi sh, t he fi sherm an made ever y ef ort not to damage it i n any way. When it was event ual ly br ought t o shor e, i t was found to be over thi rt en f eet l ong. I t had a head l ike a horse, bi g blue eyes, shini ng si lver ski n, and a br ight red t ai l, The f ish, which has si nce been sent t o a museum where it is being exami ned by a sci ent ist, is cal ed an oar f ish. Such creatur es have r ar ely been sen al ive by man as t hey l ive at a depth of six hundred f eet . Lesson83 Af t er the elect ions 大選之后 The f or m er Pri me Mi