【正文】 , shi ning sil ver skin, and a bri ght r ed tai l, The fi sh, whi ch has since been sent to a museum wher e i t is being examined by a scienti st , is cal ed an oar fi sh. Such cr eatures have rar el y been seen ali ve by man as they l ive at a dept h of si x hundr ed feet. Lesson83 Af ter t he electi ons 大選之后 The for mer Pr im e Mi nister , Mr Wentwor th Lane, was def eated in the r ecent el ect ions. He is now reti ri ng fr om pol it ical if e and has gone abroad. My f ri end, Cr awl ey, has always been a fanati cal opponent of Mr Lane39。 I t coul dn39。 I39。m Rockwal l Sli nger and t hi s is Mer li n Gr eeves.39。 i n t he snow. Fort unat el y, a pi l ot saw t he si gnal and sent a m essage by r adi o t o t he nearest own. It was not l ong bef or e a heli copt er ar i ved on t he scene t o rescue t he sur vivors of t he plane crash. Lesson76 April Fool s Day 愚人節(jié) 39。 l esson75 SO S 呼救信號 When a l i ght pasenger plane fl ew of f cour se some t im e ago, it cr ashed i n the m ount ai ns and i ts pi lot was kil led. The onl y pa senger s, a young woman and her t wo baby daught er s, wer e unhur t. I t was the mi ddle of wi nt er. Snow l ay t hick on t he gr ound. The wom an knew t hat the near est vi l age was m il es away. When it gr ew dar k. she tur ned a suit case i nt o a bed and put the chil dr en i nsi de i t, cover i ng t hem wi t h al l t he cl ot hes she coul d f i nd. Duri ng t he ni ght , it got t er i bl y col d. The wom an kept as near as she coul d t o the chil dr en and even t ri ed t o get i nt o t he case hersel f, but it was t oo sm al l. Earl y , next m or ni ng she hear d planes passi ng over head and wonder ed how she could send a si gnal. Then she had an i dea. She st am ped out t he let ers39。 don39。Now you gut out of her e, al of you! 39。Thi s i s a wonder f ul pl ace f or a pi i c,39。s cl othes. Now, dr essed in a bl ue uni for m and wi th a ri fl e over hi s shoulder , t he pri soner marched boldly up and down in f ront of the camp. He coul d hear shouting in t he camp it self . Lights wer e blazing and m en were r unni ng her e and ther e: t hey had j ust di scover ed that a pri soner had escaped. At that moment, a lar 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 pased. When they had gone, the dr iver of the car came t owards him . The man obvi ousl y wanted t o talk. He was rather elderl y wi th gr ey hai r and cl ea r blue eyes. The pr isoner f el t sor ry for him, but there was not hing else he could do. As the m an came near , t he pri soner knocked him to t he ground wi th a sharp bl ow. Then, jum pi ng int o the car, he dr ove of f as qui ckl y as he coul d. Leson82 Monster or f ish? 是妖還是魚？ Fisher men and sai lor s somet imes clai m t o have seen monsters i n t he sea. Though peopl e have of ten l aughed at st ori es t old by seamen, i t is now known that m any of t hese 39。To end our special news bull et in,39。 39。m sher if f her e. Do you see t hat noti ce ? It says No Camping i n case you can39。t be bet er, Gl ori a,39。s Radi cal Pr ogr esive Par ty. Aft er the electi ons, Cr awl ey went to t he for mer Pri me Minister 39。s cr op bef ore t he Sept em ber r ains. On t he r i ght, you can see Mr s Br abant e herself . She has been hel pi ng her husband for t hi rt y year s now. Mr s Br abant e i s tal ki ng to t he manager of t he l ocal factor y where t he cr op i s pr ocessed. This l ast scene shows you what wil happen at t he end of t he har vest : t he f am ous Calabri an m acar oni eati ng pet it ion ! Si gnor Fr at el li , t he pr esent champi on, has won it ever y year si nce 1961. And t hat ends our speci al bull et in f or t oday, Thur sday, April 1st. We are now ret ur ning you t o t he st udi o. 39。Wel l, I39。 Look, sher if f, 39。t we e mor e oft en ?39。s son, Donal d, al so set up a wor l d recor d. Like hi s fat her, he was dr ivi ng a car cal ed Bluebi r d. Lesson73 The record hol der 紀(jì)錄保持者 Li t l e boys who pl ay tr uant f r om school ar e unim agi nati ve. A quiet day39。 sai d Gl or i a Gleam. 39。 he shout ed: 39。t be t oo har d on us. I 39。 SOS39。 I li t a ci garet e t o calm m y nerves. I smoked wit h concentr ati on and pl easure as I was sure t hat t his woul d be my l ast ci gar et te. For a whol e wek I di d not smoke at al l and dur ing t hi s ti m e, m y wif e suf f er ed ter ri bl y. I had al t he usual sym pt om s of som eone gi vi ng up sm oking: a bad temper and an enorm ous appeti te. My f r iends kept on off eri ng me ci gar et tes and cigars. They m ade no ef f or t to hi de t heir am usem ent whenever I pr oduced a packet of swets f r om m y pocket . Af ter seven days of t hi s I went to a par ty. Ever ybody ar ound m e was smoking and I f el t ext r em el y unf ort abl e. When my ol d fr i end Br i an ur ged m e t o acept a ci gar et e, i t was m ore t han I coul d bear . I t ook one gui lt il y, l it i t and sm oked wit h sati sf act i on. My wif e was del i ght ed t hat t hings had ret ur ned to norm al once m or e. Anyway, as Bri an poi nted out, i t i s t he easiest t hing i n t he wor l d to gi ve up sm oki ng. He hi mself has done i t l ot s of t im es! Lesson79 By air 乘飛機 I used t o t ravel by ai r a great deal when I was a boy. My parents, used t o li ve in Sout h Ameri ca and I used t o fl y t her e fr om Eur ope i n t he holi days. An air host ess woul d t ake char ge of m e and I never had an unpl easant exper ience. I am used t o tr avel i ng by ai r and onl y on one occasion have I ever f el t fr i ght ened. Aft er t aki ng off , we wer e fl yi ng l ow over t he cit y and sl owl y gai ni ng hei ght, when t he pl ane suddenl y t ur ned round and fl ew back to t he air por t. Whi l e we wer e wait ng t o land, an ai r host ess t ol d us t o keep calm and to get off t he pl ane qui e