【正文】 m 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 e d 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 seam en, it i s now known t hat many of these 39。 Lesson84 O n strike 罷工 Busmen have deci ded to go on st ri ke next week. The st ri ke is due to begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long it wi l l ast . The busmen have st at ed that the str ike wi l l conti nue unt il ge ner al agreement is r eached about pay and working condit ions. Most peopl e beli eve t hat t he st ri ke wil l last for at l east a wee k. Many owner s of pri vat e car s are goi ng to of fer 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。 Leson77 A successful operati on 一例成功的手術(shù) The m umm y of an Egypti an wom an who di ed i n 800 B. C. has j ust had an oper at ion. The m umm y is t hat of Shepenmut who was once a singer i n 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 mumm y, doctor s have been tr ying t o fi nd out whet her t he wom an died of a r ar e di sease. The onl y way t o do t his was t o oper at e. The oper at i on, which l ast ed for over f our hour s, pr oved t o be ver y di f icult because of the har d r esi n whi ch cover ed t he ski n. The doct or s r em oved a sect i on of t he m umm y and sent it t o a l aborat or y. They al so found som et hing whi ch the X r ay of t he god Duam utef. Thi s god whi ch has the head of a cow was norm al ly pl aced i nsi de a m umm y. The doct or s have not yet deci ded how t he wom an died. They f ear ed t hat t he m um my woul d f al l to pi eces when t hey cut it open, but f or tunat ely t his has not happened. The mumm y succesf ul ly sur vi ved t he oper ati on. Leson78 The l ast one? 最后一枝嗎？ Aft er r eadi ng an ar ti cle enti tl ed 39。s steam hammer . Though i n those days, tr avel ing was not as easy as it i s today, st eam boat s car ri ed thousands of vi sitor s acr oss t he Channel fr om Eur ope. On ar r iving i n England, t hey were t aken t o t he Crystal Pal ace by tr ai n. Ther e were si x mi l ion visit ors i n al , and t he prof it s fr om t he exhi bi ti on were used t o bui ld museums and coll eges. Lat er , the Cr yst al Pal ace was m oved t o Sout h London. I t remained one of the m ost f am ous buil dings in the wor ld unt il it was burnt down i n 1936. Leson81 Escape 脫逃 When he had kil led the guard, t he pr isoner of war quickly dr agged hi m i nto t he bushes. Working r apidly in t he dar kness, he soon changed int o the dead man39。m onst ers39。 which have at t im es been si ghted ar e sim pl y st range fi sh. Occasi onal y, unusual cr eat ur es ar e washed t o t he shor e, but t hey are r arel y caught out at sea. Som e tim e ago, however, a pecul iar f i sh was caught near Madagascar . A smal f ishing boat was car ri ed mil es out t o sea by the powerf ul fi sh as i t pul l ed on t he li ne. Reali zi ng t hat t hi s was no or di nar y fi sh, t he fi sherm an made ever y ef ort not to dam age it i n any way. When it was event ual l y brought t o shor e, i t was f ound t o be over t hir teen f et l ong. It had a head li ke a hor se, bi g bl ue eyes, shi ning sil ver ski n, and a bri ght r ed t ail , The fi sh, whi ch has si nce been sent t o a museum where i t is bei ng exam i ned by a sci enti st , is cal ed an oar fi sh. Such cr eat ur es have r ar ely been seen ali ve by m an as t hey l i ve at a depth of si x hundr ed f eet . Leson83 Aft er t he el ect ions 大選之后 The form er Pr im e Mi nister, Mr Went wort h Lane, was defeat ed i n t he r ecent el ect i ons. He is now reti ri ng f rom pol it ical li fe and has gone abr oad. My fr iend, Cr awl ey, has al ways been a f anat ical opponent of Mr Lane39。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 blaz ing 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 ent , a lar ge bl ack car wi th f our of f icer s i nside i t, stopped at he cam p gates. The of fi cer s got out and the pri soner stood to at tenti on and sal ut ed as the y pased. When they had gone, the dr iver of t he car came t owards him . The m an obvi ously want ed to talk. He was r ather el der ly wit h grey hair and clear blue eyes. The pri soner fel t sor ry f or him, but there was not hi ng else he coul d do. As the m an came near, t he pr i soner knocked hi m to t he ground wi th a sharp bl ow. Then, jumpi 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 sail or s someti mes cl aim to have sen m onster s in the sea. Though people have oft en laughed at stor ies tol d by seamen, it i s now known that many of these 39。Ci gar et t e Sm oki ng and Your Heal t h39。s crop befor e the September r ai ns. On t he ri ght, you can see Mrs Br a