【正文】 s, t hey had t aken speci al pr ecauti ons so t hat no one shoul d r ecognize t hem. But as t hey soon di scover ed, disgui ses can som etim es be too perf ect . 39。t be bet er, Gl ori a,39。 Meanwhil e, t wo ot her act or s, Rockwal Sli nger and Mer li n Gr eeves, had car ied t wo l ar ge f ood basket s t o a shady spot under some t r es. When t hey had al m ade t hem sel ves f or table, a str anger appear ed. He l ooked very angr y. 39。m sheri f her e. Do you see t hat noti ce ? It says No Cam ping i n case you can39。sai d Rockwal ,39。 39。m Bri nksl ey Meers, and m y ot her name i s Gl or i a Gl eam. Now you get out of her e fast !39。To end our speci al news bul leti n,39。 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 di ed i n 800 B. C. has j ust had an oper at i on. The m umm y is t hat of Shepenm ut who was once a si nger in t he Tem ple of Thebes. As t her e wer e st range mar ks on t he X ray pl at es t aken of t he m umm y, doct ors have been tr yi ng t o fi nd out whet her t he wom an died of a r are di sease. The only way t o do t his was t o oper ate. 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 t he hard r esi n whi ch covered t he ski n. The doct or s rem oved a sect ion of t he m um m y and sent i t t o a laborat or y. They al so f ound som et hi ng whi ch t he X r ay of t he god Duam ut ef. This god whi ch has t he head of a cow was nor mal y pl aced i nsi de a m um my. The doct ors have not yet deci ded how t he wom an died. They f ear ed t hat t he m umm y woul d f al t o pi eces when t hey cut i t open, but f ort unat el y t hi s has not happened. The m um my successf ull y sur vi ved t he oper at ion. Less on78 The l ast one? 最后一枝嗎？ Af ter r eading an art i cl e ent it led 39。s hospit al. Dr essed up as Fat her Chr istm as and ac pani ed by a 39。 sai d a poli cem an af t er war ds, 39。Hul l o, Ber t, 39。Hul l o, El izabet h, 39。 39。m goi ng t o. . .39。 I li ed, 39。 Then I 39。s al ways pl ent y t o r ead i n t he 39。 I conti nued dr ivi ng and af ter som e ti me, the exam i ner tapped loudly. Though t he sound could be hear d cl ear l y, it t ook m e a l ong tim e t o r eact. I suddenly pr esed t he br ake pedal har d and we wer e bot h t hrown f or war d. The exami ner l ooked at m e sadl y. 39。 l eson70 Red f or danger 危險的紅色 Duri ng a bull fi ght , a dr unk suddenl y wander ed int o the mi ddl e of t he r i ng. The cr owd began t o shout, but the dr unk was unawar e of t he danger. The bull was busy wit h t he m atador at t he tim e, but it suddenl y caught si ght of t he dr unk who was shout i ng r ude rem ar ks and wavi ng a r ed cap. Appar ent l y sensi ti ve to cr it icism, t he bul l for got al about t he matador and char ged at t he dr unk. The cr owd suddenl y gr ew qui et. The dr unk, however, seem ed qui t e sur e of hi msel f. When t he bull got cl ose to him , he cl umsil y stepped asi de t o l et i t pass. The cr owd broke i nt o cheer s and t he dr unk bowed. By t hi s tim e, however, t hr ee men had e i nt o t he ri ng and t hey qui ckl y dr agged t he dr unk t o saf et y. Even t he bul l semed t o f el sor r y for him, f or it l ooked on sym pat het i cal y unti l the dr unk was out of t he way bef or e once m or e t ur ni ng it s at t enti on t o t he m at ador . Leson71 A f amous clock 一個著名的大鐘 When you visit London, one of t he f ir st t hings you wil l se i s Bi g Ben, t he famous clock whi ch can be hear d al over the wor l d on t he B. B. C. I f t he Houses of Parl iam ent had hot been bur ned down i n 1834, the gr eat clock woul d never have been erect ed. Bi g Ben t akes i ts nam e f r om Sir Benj ami n Hal who was responsi bl e f or t he m aki ng of the cl ock when t he new Houses of Parl iament were bei ng buil t. I t is not onl y of imm ense si ze, but i s ext r em el y accur at e as well. Of ici al s fr om Greenwich Observator y have t he cl ock checked t wi ce a day. On t he B. B. C. you can hear t he cl ock when i t is actual y str iki ng because mi crophones ar e connect ed t o t he clock t ower . Big Ben has r ar ely gone wr ong. Once, however, it f ail ed to gi ve the corr ect t im e. A pai nt er who had been wor king on t he t ower hung a pot of pai nt on one of the hands and sl owed i t down ! Lesson72 A car cal l ed Bl uebird “藍(lán)鳥”汽車 The great r aci ng dri ver , Sir Malcolm Campbel l, was t he fi rst man t o dri ve at over 300 m il es per hour. He set up a new wor l d recor d i n Sept em ber 1935 at Bonnevil l e Sal t Flats, Ut ah. Bl uebir d, t he car he was dr i vi ng, had been speci al y bui lt f or hi m. I t was over 30 f eet i n lengt h and had a 2500 horse power engi ne. Alt hough Cam pbel l reached a speed of over 304 m il es per hour, he had gr eat di f fi cul ty i n cont r ol li ng t he car because a t yr e bur st duri ng t he fi rst r un. Aft er hi s at em pt , Cam pbel l was disappoi nt ed to l ear n t hat hi s aver age speed had been 299 m il es per hour. However, a f ew days lat er, he was t ol d t hat a m ist ake had been m ade. Hi s aver age speed had been 301 mi les per hour. Si nce t hat t im e, r aci ng dri ver s have r eache d speeds of over 400 mi les an hour. Foll owing his f ather39。Thi s is a wonder ful place f or a pi i c, 39。 Br i nksl ey Meer s agreed. 39。Now you gut out of her e, al l of you!39。t read !39。 don39。 Oh, i s it ?39。 lesson75 SOS 呼救信號 When a l i ght pasenger plane f lew of f cour se som e t im e ago, i t cr ashed i n t he m ount ai ns and i ts pi l ot was kil led. The onl y pasenger s, a young woman and her t wo baby daught er s, wer e unhurt. I t was t he m iddle of wi nter. Snow l ay t hi ck on the gr ound. The woman knew t hat t he near est vi l age was m il es away. When i t grew dar k. she t ur ned a sui t case int o a bed and put t he chil dr en i nsi de it , coveri ng t hem wit h al t he cl o