【正文】 n f r ont of t he camp. He could hear shouti ng i n the cam p i tsel f. Li ght s wer e bl azi ng and men wer e r unning here and t her e: t hey had j ust di scovered t hat a pri soner had escaped. At t hat m om ent, a l arge bl ack car wit h f our of fi cer s inside it , st opped at t he cam p gat es. The off icers got out and t he pri soner st ood to at ent i on and sal ut ed as t hey passed. When t hey had gone, t he dri ver of t he car cam e t owar ds hi m. The m an obvi ously want ed to t al k. He was r at her el der ly wit h grey hair and clear bl ue eyes. The pri soner fe lt sor y f or hi m, but t her e was not hi ng el se he coul d do. As the m an came near, t he pr isoner knocked him t o t he gr ound wit h a shar p bl ow. Then, jum pi ng int o the car, he dr ove of f as qui ckl y as he coul d. Leson82 Monster or f ish? 是妖還是魚？ Fisherm en and sai l or s som et im es cl ai m to have sen m onst er s in t he sea. Though people have oft en laughed at stori es t ol d by seam en, it i s now known t hat many of these 39。 Leson77 A successful operati on 一例成功的手術(shù) The m umm y of an Egypti an wom an who di ed i n 800 B. C. has j ust had an oper at ion. The m umm y is t hat of Shepenmut who was once a singer i n t he Tem ple of Thebes. As t her e wer e st range m ar ks on t he X ray pl at es t aken of t he mumm y, doctor s have been tr ying t o fi nd out whet her t he wom an died of a r ar e di sease. The onl y way t o do t his was t o oper at e. The oper at i on, which l ast ed for over f our hour s, pr oved t o be ver y di f icult because of the har d r esi n whi ch cover ed t he ski n. The doct or s r em oved a sect i on of t he m umm y and sent it t o a l aborat or y. They al so found som et hing whi ch the X r ay of t he god Duam utef. Thi s god whi ch has the head of a cow was norm al ly pl aced i nsi de a m umm y. The doct or s have not yet deci ded how t he wom an died. They f ear ed t hat t he m um my woul d f al l to pi eces when t hey cut it open, but f or tunat ely t his has not happened. The mumm y succesf ul ly sur vi ved t he oper ati on. Leson78 The l ast one? 最后一枝嗎？ Aft er r eadi ng an ar ti cle enti tl ed 39。s cr op bef or e t he Sept em ber r ai ns. On the r ight, you can se Mr s Brabant e hersel f. She has been hel pi ng her husband for t hi rt y year s now. Mr s Br abante i s tal ki ng t o the m anager of t he l ocal f act or y wher e the cr op i s 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 i an m acar oni eati ng pet it on ! Si gnor Fr at el li , the pr esent cham pi on, has won it ever y year si nce 1961. And t hat ends our speci al bull et i n for t oday, Thur sday, Apri l 1st . We ar e now r et urni ng you t o t he st udi o.39。s steam hamm er . Though i n t hose days, tr avel li ng was not as easy as i t is t oday, steam boats car ied t housands of vi si tor s acr oss t he Channel fr om Eur ope. On ar ri ving i n England, t hey were t aken t o t he Cr ystal Pal ace by tr ai n. Ther e wer e si x mi l ion vi si tor s in al , and the pr of it s f rom the exhi bit i on wer e used t o buil d m useum s and col leges. Later, t he Cr yst al Palace was m oved t o Sout h London. It r emai ned one of t he m ost f am ous buil dings i n the wor ld unt il it was bur nt down i n 1936. Lesson81 Escape 脫逃 When he had kil l ed t he guar d, t he pri soner of war qui ckl y dr agged him i nt o t he bushes. Wor king r api dl y i n t he dar kness, he soon changed i nt o t he dead man39。s Radical Pr ogressi ve Par t y. Af t er t he el ect ions, Cr awl ey went t o t he f orm er Pr im e Mi ni st er39。Mr Lane was def eat ed i n t he el ect ions. He has r et ir ed f rom pol it ical if e and gone to l i ve abr oad ! 39。 Lesson84 O n st ri ke 罷工 Busm en have deci ded t o go on st ri ke next week. The str i ke i s due to begi n on Tuesday. No one knows how l ong it wi l l ast. The busm en have st at ed t hat the str i ke wi l conti nue unti l gener al agr ement i s r eached about pay and worki ng condit ions. Most peopl e bel i eve t hat t he st ri ke wil l last f or at l east a week. Many owner s of pri vat e car s are goi ng t o of fer 39。s hom e. We shal l al l r em em ber Mr Page f or hi s pat i ence and under st andi ng and f or the ki ndl y encouragement he gave us when we went so unwil li ngl y to school. A gr eat m any f orm er pupil s wi l be at ending a farewel l di nner i n his honour next Thur sday. It i s a cur ious coincidence that the day bef ore hi s ret ir em ent , Mr Page wil l have been teachi ng for a t otal of f ort y year s. Af t er he has r et ir ed, he wi l devot e him sel f t o gardening. For hi m, thi s wil l be an ent ir el y new hobby. But t hi s does not mat ter, f or, as he has of ten r em ar ked, one i s never too ol d to lear n. Lesson86 O ut of control 失控 As t he man t ri ed to swi ng the speedboat round, t he steer i ng wheel came away in his hands. He waved desperatel y to hi s pani on, who had been water skii ng for the l ast f if teen mi nut es. Both men had har dly had t im e to r eal ize what was happening when t hey were t hrown vi ol ent1y i nt o t he sea. The speed boat had str uck a buoy, but i t cont inued to m ove ver y quickly across the wat er . Both m en had just begun to swi m towards t he shor e. when t hey not iced wi th di smay t hat t he have j ust f ini shed cutt ing t hree car t loads of gol den brown m acaroni stalks. The whol e vil lage has been wor king day and night gat her ing and t hreshi ng thi s year 39。 I lit a ci gar ete to calm my ner ves. I sm oked wi th concent rat ion a nd 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 som eone gi vi ng up smoking: a bad temper and an enor mou