【正文】 Shepenm ut who was once a si nger in 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 m umm y, doct ors have been t r yi ng t o fi nd out whet her t he wom an died of a r ar e disease. The onl y way t o do t hi s was t o oper at e. The oper ati on, whi ch l ast ed f or over f our hours, proved t o be ver y dif fi cul t because of t he har d r esi n which cover ed t he ski n. The doct ors r em oved a secti on of t he m umm y and sent i t o a l abor ator y. They also f ound somet hi ng which t he Xr ay of t he god Duam ut ef . This god whi ch has t he head of a cow was norm al y placed inside 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 ul l y sur vived t he oper ati on. Lesson78 The l ast one? 最后一 枝嗎？ Aft er readi ng an art icl e ent it led 39。s cr op bef or e t he Sept em ber rai ns. On t he ri ght , you can see Mr s Br abante her self . She has been hel ping her husband f or t hi rt y year s now. Mr s Br abante i s tal ki ng t o t he m anager of t he l ocal f act or y wher e t he cr op i s pr ocesed. Thi s last scene shows you what wil l happen at he end of the har vest : t he fam ous Cal abri an macar oni eat ing peti i on ! Si gnor Fr at el i, t he 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 f or t oday, Thur sday, Apri l 1st. We ar e now r et ur ni 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, st eam boat s car ied t housands of visit ors acr oss t he Channel f r 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 were si x m il li on visit ors i n al , and t he profi t s fr om t he exhi bi ti on wer e used t o bui l d m useums and c oll eges. Lat er , t he Cr yst al Pal ace was m oved t o Sout h London. I t r em ai ned one of t he m ost f am ous buil di ngs i n t he wor l d unt il it was bur nt down i n 1936. Lesson81 Escape 脫逃 When he had kil led t he guar d, t he pri soner of war qui ckl y dragged hi m i nt o t he bushes. Wor ki ng rapi dl y i n t he darknes, he soon changed i nt o t he dead m an39。s Radi cal Pr ogr essive Part y. Aft er t he electi ons, Cr awl ey went t o t he f orm er Prim e Minist er 39。Mr Lane was def eat ed i n t he el ect i ons. He has reti r ed f r om poli ti cal li f e and gone t o li ve abroad !39。 but I l ove t o hear you say it ! 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 , t he publ i c has expressed i ts gr at it ude t o t he st udent s in l et t er s t o t he Pr ess. Onl y one or t wo peopl e have objected t hat t he st udents wi l dr i ve t oo f ast! Lesson85 Never too ol d t o learn 活到老學(xué)到老 I have j ust r ecei ved a l et t er f rom my ol d school inf or mi ng m e t hat m y form er head m ast er, Mr Regm al d Page, wi l be r et ir ing next week. Pupi ls of t he school, old and new, wil l be sendi ng hi m a present t o m ark t he occasion. Al t hose who have cont ri but ed t owar ds the gif t wil l si gn t heir nam es i n a l ar ge al bum whi ch wil l be sent t o the headm ast er39。Ci garet te Smoki ng and Your Healt h39。monsters39。 I told you yester day and t he day bef or e yest erday, 39。 answer ed Crawl ey, 39。 to people on t heir way t o work. This wi l l reli eve pr esure on t he tr ains t o som e ext ent . Meanwhi le, a number of uni ver si ty st udents have volunteered t o dri ve buses whil e the st ri ke last s. Al l the young men ar e expert dr ivers, but befor e they dr ive any of the buses, they wi l have to pas a special test. The student s ar e going t o t ake t he test i n t wo days39。 Lesson77 A sucesf ul operat i on 一例成功的手術(shù) The m umm y of an Egypt i an wom an who died i n 800 B. C. has j ust had an oper at i on. The m umm y is t hat of Shepenmut who was once a si nger i n t he Tem pl e of Thebes. As t her e wer e str a nge m ar ks on t he Xr ay pl ates t aken of t he m umm y, doct or s have been t ryi ng t o f i nd out whether the wom an di ed of a rar e di sease. The onl y way t o do thi s was t o operat e. The oper at i on, whi ch last ed for over four hour s, pr oved t o be very di f icult because of the hard resin whi ch covered t he ski n. The doctor s removed a sect ion of t he mummy and sent it to a laborator y. They also f ound somet hi ng which t he X ray of t he god Duamut ef. This god whi ch has t he head of a cow was nor mal y placed inside a m um my. The doctor s have not yet decided how t he woman died. They feared t hat t he mummy woul d f al l to pi eces when t he y cut it open, but for tunately this has not happened. The mumm y successful ly survi ved t he oper ati on. Leson78 The last one? 最后一枝嗎？ Af ter r eading an ar ti cle enti tl ed 39。s cl othes. Now, dr essed in a bl ue uni for m and wi t h a ri f le over hi s shoulder , t he pri soner marched boldly up and down in f ront of the camp. He coul d hear shouti ng in t he cam p it sel f. Light s were bl azing and m en were r unni ng here and t her e: t hey had j ust discover ed that a pri soner had escaped. At that moment, a l ar ge black car wi th four off icers i nsi de it , st opped at the camp gates. The of fi cer s got out and the pr isoner stood t o at ent ion and sal uted as they passed. When they had gone, t he dr iver of the car came towards hi m. The man obviousl y wanted t o tal k. He was rather elderl y wi th gr ey hai r and cl ear bl ue eyes. The pr isoner f el t sor ry for him , but ther e was not hing else he could do. As t he man cam e near , the pri soner knocke d him to the ground wi th a shar p blow. Then, j umping i nt o t he car , he dr ove of f as qui ckl y as he coul d. Lesson8