【正文】 agai n. Lesson80 The Crystal Palace 水晶宮 Perhaps the most ext raordi nar y buil ding of the ni enth cent ur y was t he Crystal Pal ace, whi ch was bui lt in Hyde Par k f or the Gr eat Exhibi tion of 1851. The Crysta l Pal ace was di f erent fr om al l ot her buil dings in the wor ld, for i t was m ade of i ron and gl ass. I t was one of t he biggest buil dings of al l ti me and a lot of peopl e fr om many countr ies came t o see i t. A great many goods were sent to t he exhi bit ion f rom var ious part s of t he wor ld. Ther e was also a gr eat deal of machinery on di spl ay. The most wonder ful piece of machi ner y on show was Nasmyth39。s house. When he asked i f Mr Lane li ved there, the poli cem an on dut y tol d him that since his defeat, the ex Pri me Mi nister had gone abr oad. On t he fol lowi ng day, Cr awl ey went to t he house agai n. The same pol icem an was just walking slowl y past t he ent rance, when Cr awley asked the sam e q。 Leson77 A successful 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 just had an operati on. The m um my i s that of Shepenm ut who was once a si nger in the Temple of Thebes. As t her e wer e st range marks on t he X ray pl at es taken of t he mummy, doctors have been tr yi ng t o fi nd out whet her t he woman died of a r ar e di sease. The only way t o do t his was t o oper at e. The operat ion, which l asted f or over f our hours, proved to be ver y dif fi cul t because of t he har d r esi n which cover ed the skin. The doct or s r emoved a secti on of the mum my and sent it t o a l abor at ory. They al so found something which the X r ay of the god Duamutef . Thi s god which has the head of a cow was norm al ly pl aced i nsi de a mummy. The doctors have not yet deci ded how the wom an died. They f ear ed that the mum my would fal t o pieces when they cut i t open, but f ort unat el y t hi s has not happened. The m um my successf ull y sur vived the operat ion. Lesson78 The l ast one? 最后一枝嗎？ Af ter reading an art icl e ent it led 39。m Br inksl ey Meers, and my ot her name i s Glor ia Gl eam . Now you get out of here f ast ! 39。said Rockwal ,39。 Meanwhile, t wo other act ors, Rockwal l Sl inger and Mer l i n Gr eves, had car ied t wo lar ge food baskets to a shady spot under some t rees. When t hey had al l made themsel ves f ort abl e, a st ranger appear ed. He l ooked ver y angr y. 39。 Leson88 Trapped i n a mine 困在礦井里 Six men have been tr apped i n a mi ne for s eventeen hours. If t hey ar e not br ought to the surf ace soon t hey may l ose t hei r li ves. However , rescue operati ons ar e provi ng dif fi cul t. If explosives are used, vi br ati ons wi l cause t he roof of the m ine t o col lapse. Rescue wor ker s are therefor e dri l ing a hol e on the nort h side of t he mine. They intend t o bri ng the m en up in a speci al capsul e. I f there had not been a har d l ayer of rock beneath the soil, t hey woul d have pl eted t he job i n a few hour s. As it is, they have been dr il li ng for sixteen hours and t hey sti l have a long way to go. Meanwhil e, a m icrophone, whi ch was lowered i nto t he mi ne two hour s ago, has enabled t he men to keep i n touch wi th t he cl osest relat ives. Though they are r unning out of f ood and dri nk, t he men are cheer ful and conf ident that they wi l get out soon. They have been tol d that rescue operat ions are pr ogr esing smoothl y. I f they knew how di f icult i t was to dr il l through t he har d r ock, they would lose hear t. Lesson89 A sli p of t he tongue 口誤 Peopl e wi l do anyt hing t o se a fr ee showeven if i t is a bad one. When the news got round that a vari et y show would be pr esented at our l ocal ci nem a by t he P. and U. Bi r d Seed Com pany, we al l r ushed t o see i t . We had t o queue f or hour s t o get i n and t her e m ust have been sever al hundr ed peopl e pr esent j ust be f or e t he show began. Unf or t unat el y, t he show was one of t he dul l est we have ever seen. Those who f ai l ed t o get i n need not ha ve f el t di sappoi nt ed as m any of t he ar t i st es who shoul d have appear ed di d not m eant i m e, t ravel ed to Cal ai s. No one not iced the boy as he crept off . From there, he hit ch hiked to Par is i n a l or r y. The dr iver gave him a f ew bi scuit s and a cup of coff ee and lef t hi m j ust outside t he cit y. The next car the boy stopped did not t ake hi m i nto t he centr e of Pari s as he hoped it woul d, but to Per pignan on the Fr ench Spanish border . Ther e he was picked up by a policeman and sent back to Engl and by t he local aut hor it ies. He has surel y set up a r ecor d f or t he thousands of boys who dr eam of evadi ng school. Leson74 Out of the l im el ight 舞臺之外 An anci ent bus stopped by a dry r iver bed and a par ty of f amous act ors and act r esses got off . Dressed i n dark gl ases and ol d clot hes, they had taken special precaut ions so that no one should r ecognize t hem . But as t hey soon discover ed, disguises can someti mes be too perf ect. 39。 39。 asked the i nspector. 39。Do you al ways cat ch such an earl y tr ain ?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 wek. Many owners of pr ivate cars ar e goi ng to off er 39。s house. When he asked i f Mr Lane li ved there, the poli cem an on dut y tol d him that since his defeat, the ex Pri me Mi nister had gone abr oad. On t he fol lowi ng day, Cr awl ey went to t he house agai n. The same pol icem an was just walking slowl y past t he ent rance, when Cr awley asked the sam e questi on. Though a l it le su