【正文】 s st eam hammer . Though i n t hose days, tr avel li ng was not as easy as it is today, st eam boats car ri ed thousands of visit or s acr oss t he Channel f rom Eur ope. On ar ri vi ng i n Engl and, t hey were t aken to the Cr ystal Palace by tr ain. There were six mil li on vi si tor s i n al , and t he pr of it s f r om t he exhibi tion were used to buil d m useums and col leges. Lat er , t he Cr yst al Pal ace was m oved to Sout h London. It remai ned one of t he most f am ous buildi ngs in t he wor ld unt il it was bur nt down in 1936. Leson81 Escape 脫逃 When he had kil led the guar d, the pr isoner of war qui ckl y dr agged hi m int o t he bushes. Wor king rapidl y i n t he darknes, he soon changed i nt o the dead man39。s crop bef ore the Sept em ber rains. On the ri ght, you can see Mr s Br abante herself . She has been helpi ng her husband f or t hi rt y years now. Mrs Brabant e i s t alking to the manager of the l oc al factor y wher e t he cr op i s procesed. This last scene shows you what wil l happen at the end of t he harvest : the famous Cal abr ia n macar oni eat ing peti ti on ! Signor Frat el li , t he present champion, has won i t ever y year since 1961. And that ends our special bul leti n f or t oday, Thursday, Apri l 1st . We ar e now ret ur ning you t o t he studio. 39。f ree r ides39。 I know, 39。 I t ol d you yest er day and the day bef ore yester day,39。m onst er s39。Ci garet te Smoki ng and Your Healt h39。 t im e. Even so, peopl e ar e goi ng to f i nd i t dif fi cul t to get t o work. But so far, t he publ ic has expr esed it s grati t ude t o t he student s i n let ers t o t he Pr es. Onl y one or t wo peopl e have obj ect ed t hat the st udent s wi l dri ve t oo fast ! Leson85 Never t oo ol d t o learn 活到老學(xué)到老 I have j ust r ecei ved a l et t er f r om my ol d school i nf ormi ng me t hat m y f or mer head m aster, Mr Regm al d Page, wil be r eti ri ng next wek. Pupil s of t he school , ol d and new, wil l be sendi ng him a pr esent t o m ark t he occasion. Al t hose who have cont ri buted t owar ds t he gi ft wi l si gn t hei r nam es i n a l arge al bum whi ch wi l be sent t o t he headmast er39。 but I l ove t o hear you say it !39。Mr Lane was def eated i n t he el ecti ons. He has r et ir ed f rom pol it ical if e and gone to l i ve abr oad !39。s Radical Progressi ve Par t y. Af t er t he el ect ions, Cr awl ey went t o the f orm er Pr im e Mi ni st er39。s steam hamm er . Though i n t hose days, tr avel i ng was not as easy as i t i s t oda y, st eam boat s car ri ed thousands of vi si t or s acr oss t he Channel f rom Europe. On ar ivi ng i n Engl and, they wer e taken to t he Cr yst al Palace by t rai n. There wer e six m il i on vi si t or s i n al l, and t he pr ofi ts f r om t he exhi bi ti on were used t o bui ld m useums and c oll eges. Lat er , the Cr yst al Pal ace was m oved t o South London. I t r em ai ned one of t he m ost f am ous bui l di ngs i n t he worl d unt il i t was bur nt down i n 1936. Leson81 Escape 脫逃 When he had ki l ed the guard, t he pr isoner of war quickly dr agged him i nt o t he bushes. Worki ng rapidl y in t he dar knes, he soon changed i nt o t he dead m an39。s crop bef or e t he Sept em ber r ai ns. On t he ri ght, you can see Mrs Br abant e her sel f. She has been hel pi ng her husband f or thir t y year s now. Mrs Brabant e is t alki ng t o t he m anager of the l ocal factor y where t he cr op i s pr ocessed. This l ast scene shows you what wil l happen at t he end of t he harvest : t he fam ous Calabri an macar oni eati ng pet it i on ! Si gnor Fr atel i, t he pr esent cham pi on, has won it ever y year si nce 1961. And t hat ends our speci al bull e ti n f or t oday, Thursday, Apri l 1st . We ar e now r et ur ni ng you to t he st udio.39。 Lesson77 A successf ul operat ion 一例成功的手術(shù) The mumm y of an Egypt ian 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 pl e of Thebes. As t her e were str ange m arks on t he Xr ay plat 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 are di sease. The only way t o do t his was t o oper at e. The oper ati on, whi ch l ast ed f or over f our hour s, pr oved t o be ver y di f icult because of the har d resi n whi ch cover ed t he ski n. The doct or s r em oved a secti on of the m umm y and sent i t o a l abor ator y. They also f ound som et hi ng whi ch t he X ray of t he god Duam ut ef. Thi s god whi ch has the head of a cow was norm al l y pl aced i nsi de a m umm y. The doct or s have not yet deci ded how t he wom an di ed. They f ear ed that he m umm y woul d fal t o pi eces when t he y cut it open, but f or tunat ely t his has not happened. The mumm y succesf ul ly sur vi ved the operati on. Lesson78 The l ast one? 最后一 枝嗎？ Aft er readi ng an art icl e ent it led 39。s cl ot hes. Now, dr essed in a bl ue uni f or m and wit h a r if le over hi s shoul der , the pri soner 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 t he cam p i t self . Lights wer e bl azi ng and m en were r unni ng her e and t her e: t hey had j ust di scover ed t hat a pri soner had escaped. At t hat m om ent, a l ar ge bl ack car wit h f our of fi cer s i nsi de i t, st opped at t he cam p gat es. The of fi cer s got out and t he pr isoner st ood t o at ent ion and sal uted as t hey passed. When t hey had gone, t he dri ver of t he car cam e t owar ds him . The m an obvi ousl y wanted t o t al k. He was rat her elderl y wi th gr ey hai r and cl ear bl ue eyes. The pr isoner f el t sor r y f or him , but t her e was not hi ng el se he coul d do. As t he man cam e near , the pri soner knocke d him t o t he gr ound wit h a shar p bl ow. Then, j umpi ng i nto t he car , he drove off as quickl y as he coul d. Les