【正文】 f a Channel Tunnel. If it is built, it will connect Britain to Europe for the first time in history.monsters39。Lesson82 Monster or fish? 是妖還是魚？When he had killed the guard, the prisoner of war quickly dragged him into the bushes. Working rapidly in the darkness, he soon changed into the dead man39。s steam hammer. Though in those days, travelling was not as easy as it is today, steam boats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. On arriving in England, they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train. There were six million visitors in all, and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges. Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to South London. It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936. The Crystal Palace 水晶宮I used to travel by air a great deal when I was a boy. My parents, used to live in South America and I used to fly there from Europe in the holidays. An airhostess would take charge of me and I never had an unpleasant experience. I am used to travelling by air and only on one occasion have I ever felt frightened. After taking off, we were flying low over the city and slowly gaining height, when the plane suddenly turned round and flew back to the airport. While we were waiting to land, an airhostess told us to keep calm and to get off the plane quietly as soon as it had touched down. Everybody on board was worried and we were curious to find out what had happened. Later we learnt that there was a very important person on board. The police had been told that a bomb had been planted on the plane. After we had landed, the plane was searched thoroughly. Fortunately, nothing was found and five hours later we were able to take off again. I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves. I smoked with concentration and pleasure as I was sure that this would be my last cigarette. For a whole week I did not smoke at all and during this time, my wife suffered terribly. I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite. My friends kept on offering me cigarettes and cigars. They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket. After seven days of this I went to a party. Everybody around me was smoking and I felt extremely unfortable. When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear. I took one guiltily, lit it and smoked with satisfaction. My wife was delighted that things had returned to normal once more. Anyway, as Brian pointed out, it is the easiest thing in the world to give up smoking. He himself has done it lots of times! After reading an article entitled 39。Lesson78The mummy of an Egyptian woman who died in 800 . has just had an operation. The mummy is that of Shepenmut who was once a singer in the Temple of Thebes. As there were strange marks on the Xray plates taken of the mummy, doctors have been trying to find out whether the woman died of a rare disease. The only way to do this was to operate. The operation, which lasted for over four hours, proved to be very difficult because of the hard resin which covered the skin. The doctors removed a section of the mummy and sent it to a laboratory. They also found something which the Xray of the god Duamutef. This god which has the head of a cow was normally placeds crop before the September rains. On the right, you can see Mrs Brabante herself. She has been helping her husband for thirty years now. Mrs Brabante is talking to the manager of the local we are taking you to the macaroni fields of Calabria. Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six hundred years. Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Ricardo Brabante, tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual. Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brownTo end our special news bulletin,39。Lesson76 April Fools Day 愚人節(jié) SOS39。When a light passenger plane flew off course some time ago, it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed. The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt. It was the middle of winter. Snowlesson75m Brinksley Meers, and my other name is Gloria Gleam. Now you get out of here fast !39。 said the sheriff with a sneer. 39。39。m Rockwall Slinger and this is Merlin Greeves.39。 don39。 Look, sheriff, 39。 m sheriff here. Do you see that notice ? It says No Campingin case you can39。 he shouted: 39。39。 No newspaper men, no film fans! Why don39。t be better, Gloria,39。39。This is a wonderful place for a piic,39。Lesson74 Out of the limelight 舞臺之外Little boys who play truant from school are unimaginative. A quiet day39。s son, Donald, also set up a world record. Like his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird. his father39。Lesson72 A car called Bluebird “藍(lán)鳥”汽車Lesson71 A famous clock 一個(gè)著名的大鐘 Red for danger 危險(xiǎn)的紅色 he said, in a mournful voice,39。 I continued driving and after some time, the examiner tapped loudly. Though the sound could be heard clearly, it took me a long time to react. I suddenly pressed the brake pedal hard and we were both thrown forward. The examiner looked at me sadly. 39。I was being tested for a driving licence for the third time. I had been asked to drive in heavy traffic and had done so successfully. After having been instructed to drive out of town, I began to acquire confidence. Sure that I had passed, I was almost beginning to enjoy my test. The examiner must have been pleased with my performance, for he smiled and said, 39。s always plenty to read in the 39。 he answered.39。 Then I39。but I39?！?Not at all,39。Would you mind my ing with you ?39。 I39。 No, not at all,39。 I was just wondering how to spend the morninguntil I saw you. You39。Hullo, Elizabeth,39。 I said. 39。39。Lesson68 Persistent 糾纏不休Haroun Tazieff the Polish scientist, has spent his lifetime studying active volcanoes and deep caves in all parts of