【正文】 Lesson77 A sucesf ul operat i on 一例成功的手術 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。 answer ed Crawl ey, 39。monsters39。 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。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。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。 Lesson77 A successf ul operati on 一例成功的手術 The m um my of an Egypti an wom an who di ed i n 800 B. C. has j ust had an oper ati on. The m umm y i s 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 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 house. When he asked if Mr Lane l i ved t her e, t he pol i ceman on dut y t ol d him t hat si nce hi s defeat, t he ex Prim e Mi nist er had gone abr oad. On the f ol l owi ng day, Cr awl ey went t o t he house agai n. The sam e poli cem an was j ust wal ki ng sl owl y past t he ent rance, when Cr awl ey asked the sam e questi on. Though a l it tl e suspici ous t hi s ti me , t he poli cem an gave him t he sam e answer. The day aft er, Cr awley went t o the house once m or e and asked exact ly t he sam e questi on. Thi s tim e, t he poli cem an l ost hi s temper.39。 Lesson84 O n stri ke 罷工 Busm en have deci ded t o go on st ri ke next wek. The st ri ke is due t o begi n on Tuesday. No one knows how l ong it wi l l ast. The busm en have st at ed t hat t he str i ke wil l conti nue unt il gener al agr eem ent is r eached about pay and wor ki ng condit i ons. Most people beli eve t hat t he st ri ke wi l l ast f or at least a wek. Many owners of pri vat e cars ar e goi ng t o of f er 39。 I l it a ci gar ete to calm my ner ves. I sm oked wi th conc ent rat ion and pleasur e as I was sur e that thi s woul d be my last ci gar ete. For a whole week I di d not smoke at al and dur ing t his t ime, my wif e suf f er ed ter ri bl y. I had al l t he usual sym pt oms 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 m e cigaret es and ci gar s. They made no ef for t o hide t hei r amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweet s fr om my pocket . Af t er seven days of thi s I went t o a part y. Ever ybody around me was sm oki ng and I f el t ext remely unf ort abl e. When my old fr iend Br ian ur ged m e to accept a ci gar et te, it was m or e t han I could bear. I t ook one gui lti ly, l it it and smoked wit h sat isf acti on. My wi fe was del ighted t hat t hi ngs had r etur ned t o norm al once more. Anyway, as Br ian poi nt ed out , it i s the easi est thi ng in the wor ld t o give up smoking. He hi msel f has done it l