【正文】 s cr op bef ore t he Sept ember r ains. On the r ight , you can se Mr s Brabant e herself . She has been hel pi ng her husband f or thi rt y year s now. Mr s Brabant e is talki ng to t he manager of the l ocal factor y where t he cr op i s pr ocessed. This l ast scene shows you what wi l l happen at t he end of t he har vest : the f amous Calabri an macar oni eati ng pet it ion ! Si gnor Frat el li , the present champion, has won it ever y year since 1961. And that ends our special bul l et i n for today, Thur sday, Apri l 1st. We are now retur ning you t o the studi o. 39。Wel l, I 39。 Look, sher if f , 39。t we e more of ten ?39。s son, Donal d, al so set up a wor ld recor d. Like his f ather, he was dr iving a car cal led Bl uebi rd. Leson73 The recordhol der 紀(jì)錄保持者 Lit le boys who pl ay tr uant f rom school ar e unimaginati ve. A quiet day39。 l eson69 But not murder! 并非謀殺！ I was being t ested f or a dri ving l icence f or the t hi rd ti me. I had been asked to dri ve in heavy tr af f ic and had done so succe ssf ull y. Af t er having been instr uct ed to dr ive out of town, I began t o acqui re confi dence. Sur e that I had passed, I was al most begi nni ng to enj oy my t est . The exami ner must have been pleased wi th my perf orm ance, f or he sm il ed and said, 39。but I39。 No, not at al l,39。 I said. 39。 I li t a ci gar et e to ca lm m y ner ves. I sm oked wi th concent rat ion and pleasur e as I was sur e that thi s would be m y last ci gar ete. For a whole week I di d not smoke at al and dur ing t his 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 enorm ous appeti te. My f ri ends kept on off er ing me cigaret tes and ci gar s. They m ade no ef for t o hide t hei r amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweet s f rom my pocket . Af t er seven days of thi s I went t o a part y. Ever ybody around m e was sm oki ng and I felt extr emely unfor table. When m y old f ri end Bri an urged me to accept a cigaret te, it was mor e than I coul d bear. I took one guil ti ly, li t it and sm oked wi th sat isfacti on. My wif e was deli ght ed that things had r et urned to nor mal once m ore. Anyway, as Br ian point ed out , i t is t he easiest thing i n t he worl d to gi ve up smoking. He himself has done it lot 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 Sout h Amer ica and I used to f ly there f rom Europe i n the hol idays. An ai rhost es woul d t ake char ge of me and I never had an unpleasant experi ence. I am used to t raveli ng 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 fl ew back to the air por t. Whil e we wer e wait ing t o land, an ai r host ess t ol d us t o keep calm and to get off t he plane qui etl y as soon as it had t ouched down. Ever ybody on board was wor r ied and we wer e cur ious t o fi nd out what had happened. Later we lear nt that there was a ver y impor 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 ter we had l anded, the plane was sear ched t hor oughl y. For tunately, nothing 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 l di ngs of al l t i m e and a l ot of peopl e f r om m any count r i es cam e t o see i t . A gr eat m any goods wer e sent t o t he exhi bi t i on f r om var i ous par t s of t he wor l d. Ther e was al so a gr eat deal of m achi ner y on di spl ay. The m ost wonder f ul pi ece of m achi ner y on show was Nasm yt h39。 SOS39。t be t oo har d on us. I 39。 he shout ed: 39。 sai d Gl or ia Gleam. 39。Mr Eam es,39。l l e wit h you, 39。m goi ng to.. . 39。 Hul l o, El izabet h, 39。Jumbo must weigh a f ew t ons,39。Hul lo, Bert ,39。 No, not at al, 39。m going to the dentist.39。 lesson69 But not murder! 并非謀殺！ I was being t est ed for a dr iving licence for the t hir d t ime. I had been asked t o dr ive in heavy t raf ic and had done so successful ly. Aft er havi ng been i nst ructed t o dri ve out of t own, I began to acqui re conf idence. Sure t hat I had passed, I was almost begi nning t o enj oy m y test. The exami ner m ust have been pl eased wit h my per for mance, for he smi led and sai d, 39。s son, Donal d, also set up a worl d r ecor d. Li ke his f at her , he was dri vi ng a car cal led Bl uebir d. Lesson73 The record holder 紀(jì)錄保持者 Li t le boys who play t ruant fr om school are uni maginative. A qui et day39。t we e mor e oft en ?39。 Look, sheri f , 39。Wel l, I 39。s crop befor e the September r ai ns. On the r ight, you can see Mrs Br abant e her sel f. She has been helping her husband f or t hir ty years now. Mrs Br abante is t al king t o the m anager of t he local f act ory wher e the cr op is pr ocessed. Thi s last scene shows you what wi l happen at the end of the har vest : t he f am ous Cal abr ian macaroni eat ing peti ti on ! Signor Fratel i, t he present cham pi on, has won i t every year since 1961. And t hat ends our speci al bull eti n for t oday, Thur sday, Apri l 1st . We ar e now r et urning you t o t he st udi o. 39。t have t o car r y hi m. Of course, we shoul d ar r est hi m, but as he has a good r ecor d, we shal l et him off t his t im e.39。 I was j ust wonderi ng how to spend the m orningunti l I saw you. You39。Would you mind my i ng wi th you ?39。 Ther e39。 you have just kil