【正文】 d. The poli ce had been t ol d 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 f ound and fi ve hour s later we wer e able t o take 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 nieent h century was the Cr yst al Palace, whi ch was buil t i n Hyde Park for the Gr eat Exhi biti on of 1851. The Cr yst al Palace was dif fer ent f rom al l ot her buil di ngs in t he worl d, f or it was made of ir on and glass. I t was one of t he bi ggest bui ldi ngs of al t im e and a lot of people f r om many countr ies cam e to see it . A gr eat many goods were sent t o t he exhibi ti on fr om vari ous par ts of t he worl d. There was al so a great deal of machi ner y on display. The most wonderf ul piece of m achi ner y on show was Nasmyth39。 he shout ed, 39。 to people on t hei r way to work. This wi l r elieve pr essur e on t he tr ai ns to some ext ent . Meanwhi le, a number of universi ty students have vol unteer ed to dri ve buses whil e the str ike l ast s. Al l the young men are expert dri ver s, but befor e they dri ve any of t he buses, t hey wil l have t o pas a speci al t est . The st udents ar e going t o take t he test i n two days39。Of cour se I do,39。 39。 we are t aking you to the macaroni fi elds of Calabri a. Macaroni has been gr own in this ar ea for over six hundr ed years. Two of t he leadi ng grower s, Gi useppe Mol dova and Ri car do Brabante, tel me that they have been expecti ng a spl endi d crop t his year and harvesti ng has begun ear li er t han usual. Her e you can see two worker s who, between t hem, 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。 asked the i nspect or. 39。Do you al ways catch such an ear ly tr ai n ?39。 Leson84 On st ri ke 罷工 Busmen have decided t o go on str ike next week. The st ri ke is due t o begi n on Tuesday. No one knows how long i t wil l last. The busmen have stated t hat t he st ri ke wil l cont inue unti l general agr eem ent i s reached about pay and wor ki ng condi ti ons. Most people beli eve that the str ike wi l l ast for at least a week. Many owners of pr ivate cars ar e goi ng to off er 39。s house. When he asked if Mr Lane l ived ther e, t he pol iceman on duty t old hi m t hat s ince his def eat , t he ex Pri me Mini st er had gone abr oad. On the f ollowi ng day, Cr awley went to the house again. The sam e pol iceman was j ust walki ng sl owly past the entr ance, when Crawl ey asked the same quest ion. Though a l it tl e suspici ous t his t ime, the poli cem an gave hi m t he same answer. The day aft er , Cr awl ey went to t he house once more and asked exactly the same questi on. Thi s ti me, the poli ceman l ost hi s temper. 39。 Lesson77 A sucesf ul operati on 一例成功的手術(shù) The m um my of an Egyptian wom an who died i n 800 B. C. has j ust had an oper at ion. The mumm y is t hat of Shepenmut who was once a singer i n t he Temple of Thebes. As there were str ange marks on t he X r ay plates t aken of the m um my, doct or s have been t rying to f ind out whether the woman di ed of a rar e disease. The onl y way to do thi s was to operate. The oper ati 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 whi ch the X ray of t he god Duam ut ef. This god whi ch has t he head of a cow was nor mal y placed inside a m um my. The doct or s have not yet decided how t he woman di ed. They feared t hat t he mummy would f al to pi eces when t he y cut it open, but for tunately this has not happened. The mumm y succesful ly survi ved the oper ati on. Leson78 The last one? 最后一枝嗎？ Af t er r eadi ng an ar ti cle enti tl ed 39。 I suppose it would, but I never cat ch a later t rain. 39。 asked the i nspector . 39。f r ee r i des39。 I t ol d you yest er day and the day bef ore yester day,39。Ci garet te Sm oki ng and Your Heal th39。chi l dr en inside i t, cover ing t hem wi th al l t he clothes she coul d fi nd. Dur ing t he night, i t got t er ri bly cold. The woman kept as near as she could t o t he chi ldren and even tr ied t o get i nto t he case herself , but i t was t oo smal . Ear ly , next mor ning she hear d planes passi ng over head and wondered how she could send a signal. Then she had an i dea. She st amped out t he let er s39。 Leson77 A successf ul operati on 一例成功的手術(shù) The mummy of an Egypti an woman who di ed in 800 B. C. has j ust had an oper ati on. The mum my i s that of Shepenm ut who was once a singer in t he Temple of Thebes. As t her e were st range marks on t he X ray plat es t aken of t he mummy, doct ors have been tr yi ng to fi nd out whether t he wom an di ed of a rare di sease. The only way to do this was t o operate. The oper ation, which l ast ed for over four hour s, pr oved t o be very di f icult because of the hard r esi n whi ch covered t he ski n. The doctor s removed a sect ion of t he m ummy and sent i t to a labor ator y. They also f ound somethi ng which t he X ray of the god Duamut ef . This god whi ch has t he head of a cow was nor mal y placed inside a mum 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 t his has not happened. The mummy successful ly survi ved t he oper ation. Lesson78 The last one? 最后一枝嗎？ Af ter r eading an ar ti cl e enti tl ed 39。s house. When he asked i f Mr Lane li ved there, the poli ceman on dut y t ol d him t hat si nce hi s defeat, t he ex Pri me Minister had gone abr oad. On t he fol lowi ng day, Cr awl ey went to t he hous