【正文】 , 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。Ci gar et t e Sm oki ng and Your Heal t h39。s cr op bef or e t he Sept em ber r ai ns. On the r ight, you can se Mr s Brabant e hersel f. She has been hel pi ng her husband for t hi rt y year s now. Mr s Br abante i s tal ki ng t o the m anager of t he l ocal f act or y wher e the cr op i s pr ocessed. Thi s l ast scene shows you what wi l happen at t he end of t he har vest : t he f am ous Cal abr i an m acar oni eati ng pet it on ! Si gnor Fr at el li , the pr esent cham pi on, has won it ever y year si nce 1961. And t hat ends our speci al bull et i n for t oday, Thur sday, Apri l 1st . We ar e now r et urni ng you t o t he st udi o.39。 sai d the voice of t he t elevisi on announcer,39。 i n t he snow. Fort unat el y, a pi l ot saw t he si gnal and sent a m essage by r adi o t o t he nearest t own. It was not long befor e a hel i copter ar i ved on t he scene t o rescue t he sur vi vors of t he pl ane cr ash. Leson76 April Fools Day 愚人節(jié) 39。 l esson75 SO S 呼救信號 When a li ght passenger pl ane f l ew off course som e ti me ago, it cr ashed i n t he mountai ns and it s pil ot was ki l ed. The onl y passengers, a young wom an and her t wo baby daught er s, wer e unhur t. I t was the mi ddle of wi nter. Snow l ay t hi ck on the gr ound. The woman knew t hat t he near est vil age was mil es away. When it gr ew dar k. she t urned a suit case i nt o a bed and put t he chil dr en i nsi de it , coveri ng t hem wit h al t he cl othes she coul d f i nd. Dur ing t he ni ght , it got ter ri bl y cold. The woman kept as near as she coul d t o t he chil dren and even tr ied t o get i nto t he case herself, but it was t oo sm al. Ear ly , next m or ning she hear d planes passi ng over head and wonder ed how she coul d send a si gnal. Then she had an i dea. She st am ped out t he let ers39。Wel , I39。 Oh, i s it ?39。m Rockwal l Sli nger and t hi s is Merl in Greeves.39。 don39。 Look, sher if f, 39。t read !39。 I39。Now you gut out of her e, al l of you!39。t we e m or e of t en ?39。 Bri nksl ey Meer s agr ed. 39。 It coul dn39。Thi s i s a wonder f ul pl ace f or a piic,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。 l eson70 Red f or danger 危險的紅色 Dur ing a bul lf ight, a dr unk suddenl y wander ed i nt o t he m iddle of t he ri ng. The cr owd began t o shout , but t he dr unk was unawar e of t he danger. The bull was busy wi th t he mat ador at t he ti me, but i t suddenl y caught sight of t he dr unk who was shouti ng r ude r em arks and waving a r ed cap. Appar entl y sensit i ve t o cri ti ci sm , t he bull f or got al l about t he m at ador and charged at the dr unk. The crowd suddenl y gr ew qui et . The dr unk, however, seem ed qui te sur e of hi msel f. When t he bull got close to hi m, he clumsil y stepped asi de t o l et i t pass. The cr owd br oke i nto cheer s and t he dr unk bowed. By t his t im e, however , thr e m en had e int o the r ing and t hey qui ckl y dragged the dr unk t o safet y. Even t he bul seem ed t o feel sor ry f or him, f or it l ooked on sym pat het i cal y unti l t he dr unk was out of t he way bef or e once mor e tur ni ng it s at ent ion t o t he m at ador . Lesson71 A f am ous cl ock 一個著名的大鐘 When you visit London, one of t he f ir st t hings you wil l see i s Bi g Ben, t he f am ous cl ock whi ch can be hear d al l over t he worl d on t he B. B. C. If t he Houses of Parli ament had hot been bur ned down in 1834, the gr eat clock woul d never have been er ect ed. Bi g Ben t akes it s nam e f rom Sir Benjami n Hal who was responsibl e for t he m aki ng of the cl ock when t he new Houses of Parl ia ment were bei ng buil t. I t is not onl y of im mense si ze, but i s ext r em el y accur at e as wel . Of i ci al s fr om Greenwich Observator y have t he clock checked t wi ce a day. On the B. B. C. you can hear t he cl ock when it i s act ual y str i ki ng because m icr ophones ar e connected t o t he cl ock t ower. Bi g Ben has rar el y gone wr ong. Once, however , i t f ai led t o give t he cor rect tim e. A paint er who had been wor ki ng on t he t ower hung a pot of pai nt on one of t he hands and sl owed it down ! Lesson72 A car cal ed Bl uebi rd “藍鳥”汽車 The great r aci ng dri ver , Sir Mal col m Cam pbel l, was t he f ir st m an t o dr i ve at over 300 m il es per hour . He set up a new worl d r ecor d i n Sept em ber 1935 at Bonnevil le Salt Fl at s, Utah. Bluebi r d, t he car he was dri vi ng, had been speci al l y bui lt f or him . It was over 30 feet in l engt h and had a 2500 hor se power engine. Alt hough Cam pbel r eached a speed of over 304 mi l es per 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。 he sai d, i n a mour nf ul voi ce,39。 I cont i nued dri ving and aft er som e t im e, t he exami ner t apped l oudl y. Though t he sound coul d be hear d cl earl y, i t t ook m e a l ong t im e to r eact . I suddenl y pr essed