【正文】 hear shouti ng i n the cam p i tsel f. Li ght s wer e bl azi ng and men wer e r unning here and t her e: t hey had j ust di scovered t hat a pri soner had escaped. At t hat m om ent, a l arge bl ack car wit h f our of fi cer s inside it , st opped at t he cam p gat es. The off icers got out and t he pri soner st ood to at ent i on and sal ut ed as t hey passed. When t hey had gone, t he dri ver of t he car cam e t owar ds hi m. The m an obvi ously want ed to t al k. He was r at her el der ly wit h grey hair and clear bl ue eyes . The pri soner felt sorr y f or hi m, but t her e was not hi ng el se he coul d do. As the m an came near, t he pr isoner knocked him t o t he gr ound wit h a shar p 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？ Fisherm en and sai l or s som et im es cl ai m to have sen m onst er s in t he sea. Though people have oft en laughed at stori es t ol d by s eam en, it i s now known t hat many of these 39。To end our speci al news bull eti n, 39。 39。m sheri f her e. Do you see t hat noti ce ? It says No Cam ping i n case you can39。t be bet er, Gl ori a, 39。hour, he had gr eat dif fi cul t y in contr oll ing t he car because a t yr e burst dur i ng t he fi r st r un. Af t er hi s at tem pt, Cam pbel was di sappoi nted t o l ear n t hat hi s aver age speed had been 299 mi l es per hour . However , a f ew days l at er, he was t ol d t hat a mi stake had been m ade. Hi s aver age speed had been 301 m il es per hour. Si nce t hat t im e, r aci ng dri ver s have r eached speeds of over 400 mi les an hour. Foll owing his f ather39。 Bri nksl ey Meer s agr ed. 39。t read !39。 Oh, i s it ?39。 sai d the voice of t he t elevisi on announcer,39。m onst ers39。 said Glor ia Gl eam . 39。 he shout ed: 39。t be t oo har d on us. I39。 SOS39。 I lit 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 would be m y last ci gar et e. For a whole week I di d not smoke at al and dur ing this 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 enor mous appeti te. My fr iends kept on off eri ng me cigar et tes and cigars. They made no ef f or t to hi de their amusem ent whenever I produced a packet of s weets f rom my pocket . Af ter seven days of t hi s I went to a par ty. Ever ybody ar ound me was smoking 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 normal 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 ots of ti mes! Lesson79 By ai r 乘飛機 I used t o tr avel by ai r a gr eat deal when I was a boy. My par ents, used to li ve in South Ameri ca and I used to fl y ther e fr om Eur ope in t he hol idays. An ai rhostess would t ake charge of me and I never had an unpleasant exper ience. I am used to t ravel ing by ai r and only on one occasi on have I ever felt f ri ghtened. Af ter taking of f, we were f lyi ng low over the ci ty and slowl y gai ni ng height , when t he plane suddenly t urned r ound and f lew back t o the air port . Whil e we wer e wait ing t o l and, an air host es t old us t o keep calm and to get of f the plane quietl y as soon as i t had t ouched down. Ever ybody on board was worr ied and we wer e curi ous t o f ind out what had happened. Lat er we learnt that there was a ver y i mport ant person on boar d. The pol ice had been told that a bom b had been plant ed on the plane. Af t er we had landed, the pl ane was sear ched thoroughly. For t unatel y, nothi ng was found and fi ve hour s lat er we were able to t ake of f agai n. Lesson80 The Crystal Palace 水晶宮 Per haps t he most ext raordi nar y buil di ng of the nieenth centur y was the Cr ystal Pal ace, which was buil t in Hyde Par k f or t he Gr eat Exhibit ion of 1851. The Cr yst al Pal ace was di f er ent f r om al ot her buil di ngs in t he worl d, for it was m ade of i ron and glass. I t was one of t he biggest buil di ngs of al l t im e and a lot of people fr om m any countr ies cam e to see i t. A gr eat m any goods were sent t o t he exhi bi ti on fr om var i ous part s of the wor ld. There was also a gr eat deal of m achinery on display. The m ost wonderf ul pi ece of machinery on show was Nasmyt h39。s house. When he as ked if Mr Lane l ived ther e, t he pol iceman on duty t old hi m t hat 國美電器 人 事 工 作 手 冊 追求卓越 拒絕平凡 hour, he had gr eat dif fi cul t y in contr oll ing t he car because a t yr e burst dur i ng t he fi r st r un. Af t er hi s at tem pt, Cam pbel was di sappoi nted t o l ear n t hat hi s aver age speed had been 299 mi l es per hour . However , a f ew days l at er, he was t ol d t hat a mi stake had been m ade. Hi s aver age speed had been 301 m il es per hour. Si nce t hat t im e, r aci ng dri ver s have r eached speeds of over 400 mi les an hour. Foll owing his f ather39。 Bri nksl ey Meer s agr ed. 39。t read !39。 Oh, i s it ?39。Wel , I39。 Look, sher if f, 39。t we e m or e of t en ?39。s son, Donal d, al so set up a wor l d record. Li ke hi s fat her, he was dr i vi ng a car cal ed Bl uebir d. Lesson73 The record hol der 紀錄保持者 Lit tl e boys who play t r uant fr om school are unim agi nat i ve. A qui et day39。s clot hes. Now, dressed i n a blue uni form and wi th a ri fl e over his shoulder, t he pr isoner m ar ched bol dl y up and down i n fr ont of t he cam p. He coul d hear shout ing i n the camp i tself . Lights wer e blazing and men wer e r unni ng her e and there: they had just discovered t hat a pr isoner had escaped. At t hat m om