【正文】 d t o normal once mor e. 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 i t l ots of ti mes! Lesson79 By ai r 乘飛機 I used t o t ravel by ai r a great 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 r avel 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 gaining hei ght , 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 hostes t old us t o keep cal m and t o 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 t her e was a ver y i mport ant person on board. The pol ice had been told that a bom b had been pl ant ed on the plane. Aft er we had landed, the pl ane was searched thoroughly. Fort unatel y, nothi ng was found and f ive hours l at er we were abl e to t ake of f agai n. Lesson80 The Crystal Palace 水晶宮 Per haps the most ext raordi nar y buil di ng of the ni enth 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 ystal Pal ace was di f erent fr om al ot her buil dings in t he worl d, for it was m ade of i ron a nd glass. I t was one of t he biggest buil di ngs of al l t im e and a lot of peopl e fr om m any countr ies cam e to see i t. A gr eat m any goods were sent to t he exhi bi ti on fr om var ious par ts of t he worl d. Ther e was also a great deal of machi ner y on di spl ay. The most wonder ful piece of machi ner y on show was Nasmyth39。s Radical Progressi ve Par ty. Af ter t he el ect ions, Cr awley went to the f ormer Pr ime Mini st er39。 I know,39。have j ust fi nished cut ti ng t hr ee cart l oads of gol den br own macar oni st al ks. The whol e vi l age has been wor ki ng day and ni ght gat heri ng and t hr eshi ng t his year39。 answer ed Crawl ey,39。s house. When he asked if Mr Lane l ived t her e, t he policeman on duty told hi m that si nce hi s def eat , the exPr im e Mi ni ster had gone abroad. On the f oll owing day, Crawl ey went t o the house agai n. The same poli ceman was j ust wal ki ng slowl y past the entr ance, when Cr awl ey asked t he same question. Though a li t le suspi ci ous this t im e, t he pol iceman gave hi m the sam e answer . The day af ter, Cr awley went to the house once mor e and asked exactl y the same quest ion. This t ime, the poli cem an lost hi s temper .39。s st eam ham mer. Though in t hose days, t raveli ng was not as easy as it is t oday, steam boats car ied t housands of visi tors across the Channel f r om Europe. On ar ivi ng in Engl and, they wer e taken to the Cr yst al Palace by t rain. There wer e six m il li on vi sitor s in al l, and the pr ofi ts f rom the exhibit ion wer e used t o buil d museum s and col leges. Later, t he Crystal Palace was moved to South London. It r em ai ned one of t he most f amous bui ldi ngs i n t he worl d unt il i t was bur nt down in 1936. Lesson81 Escape 脫逃 When he had kil led t he guar d, t he pri soner of war qui ckl y dragged him into the bushes. Worki ng rapidl y in the darknes, he soon changed i nto t he dead m an39。 he shouted, 39。 Lesson84 O n stri ke 罷工 Busm en have deci ded t o go on st ri ke next wek. The st ri ke is due t o begi n on Tuesday. No one knows how l ong it wi l l ast. The busm en have st at ed t hat t he str i ke wil l conti nue unt il gener al agr eem ent is r eached about pay and wor ki ng condit i ons. Most people beli eve t hat t he st ri ke wi l l ast f or at least a wek. Many owners of pri vat e cars ar e goi ng t o of f er 39。 Lesson77 A successf ul operati on 一例成功的手術(shù) The m um my of an Egypti an wom an who di ed i n 800 B. C. has j ust had an oper ati on. The m umm y i s t hat of Shepenm ut who was once a si nger in 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 m umm y, doct ors have been t r yi ng t o fi nd out whet her t he wom an died of a r ar e disease. The onl y way t o do t hi s was t o oper at e. The oper ati on, whi ch l ast ed f or over f our hours, proved t o be ver y dif fi cul t because of t he har d r esi n which cover ed t he ski n. The doct ors r em oved a secti on of t he m umm y and sent i t o a l abor ator y. They also f ound somet hi ng which t he Xr ay of t he god Duam ut ef . This god whi ch has t he head of a cow was norm al y placed inside a m umm y. The doct or s have not yet deci ded how t he woman di ed. They f ear ed t hat t he mumm y would f al t o pieces when t he y cut i t open, but f ort unat el y t hi s has not happened. The m umm y successf ul l y sur vived t he oper ati on. Lesson78 The l ast one? 最后一 枝嗎？ Aft er readi ng an art icl e ent it led 39。Mr Lane was def eat ed i n t he el ect i ons. He has reti r ed f r om poli ti cal li f e and gone t o li ve abroad !39。monsters39。 Lesson77 A sucesf ul operat i on 一例成功的手術(shù) The m umm y of an Egypt i an wom an who died i n 800 B. C. has j ust had an oper at i on. The m umm y is t hat of Shepenmut who was once a si nger i n t he Tem pl e of Thebes. As t her e wer e str a nge m ar ks on t he Xr ay pl ates t aken of t he m umm y, doct or s have been t ryi ng t o f i nd out whether the wom an di ed of a rar e di sease. The onl y way t o do thi s was t o operat e. The oper at i 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 which t he X ray of t he god Duamut ef.