【正文】 he traf ic. Though Jimmy agr ed to go at once, Jumbo r ef used to move. Fi fteen pol icemen had to push very har d to get him of f the main str et. The pol ice had a di f icul t tim e, but t hey wer e m ost am used. 39。s hospit al . Dresed up as Father Chr istmas and apanied by a 39。 I lit a cigar et te to calm my nerves. I smoked with concent ration and pleasure as I was sure t hat this woul d be my l ast cigarete. For a whole week I did not smoke at al and duri ng t hi s t ime, m y wi fe suf fered ter ibly. I had al l t he usual sympt oms of someone gi vi ng up smoking: a bad temper and an enor mous appeti e. My f riends kept on of fering me cigar et tes and ci gars . They made no ef fort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets fr om my pocket. Aft er seven days of this I went to a par ty. Ever ybody ar ound me was smoking and I felt ext remel y unf or tabl e. When my ol d fr iend Br ian ur ged me to acept a ci gar et te, i t was mor e than I could bear . I t ook one gui lt ily, lit it and Geof f r ey l oves. He pr epar ed the speech carefull y and went to t he wedding wit h Jenny. He had included a l ar ge number of f unny stories i n the speech and, of cour se, it was a great success. As soon as he had f inished, Jenny t ol d him she want ed to go home. Geoffr ey was a li tl e disappointed by t hi s but he did as his daughter asked. On t he way home, he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed t he speech. To his surpri se, she sai d she hadn39。 Lesson77 A sucesf ul operati on 一例成功的手術(shù) The m umm y of an Egypt ian woman who di ed i n 800 B. C. has just had an operati on. The mumm y is t hat of Shepenm ut who was once a si nger i n the Temple of Thebes. As t here were st range marks on t he X ray pl at es t aken of the m umm y, doct ors have been tr yi ng t o fi nd out whether t he wom an died of a r ar e di sease. The only way to do this was t o operate. The operati on, whi ch l asted for over f our hours, pr oved t o be very dif fi cult because of the har d r esi n whi ch cover ed t he skin. The doctors r emoved a secti on of t he m ummy and sent it t o a l aboratory. They al so f ound som et hi ng whi ch t he Xr ay of the god Duam ut ef. This god which has t he head of a cow was norm al ly placed i nside a m ummy. The doct ors have not yet deci ded how t he wom an di ed. They fear ed t hat he m ummy woul d f al t o pi eces when t hey cut it open, but f or tunat el y t hi s has not happened. The mumm y succesfull y sur vi ved the operati on. Lesson78 The last one? 最后一枝嗎？ Aft er readi ng an ar ti cl e enti tled 39。 we ar e taki ng you to t he macar oni f ields of Calabr ia. Macar oni has been gr own i n this area for over six hundred years. Two of the leading grower s, Giuseppe Mol dova and Ri car do Br abant e, tel m e that t hey have been expect ing a splendi d cr op t hi s year and harve sti ng has begun ear li er than usual. Here you can see t wo wor ker s who, bet ween t hem , have j ust fi ni shed cut ti ng t hr ee cart loads of golden br own macar oni stalks. The whole vil age has been working day and ni ght gather ing and t hr eshi ng t hi s year39。To end our speci al news bul et in,39。 SOS39。m Br i nksl ey Meer s, and m y ot her nam e is Glori a Gleam. Now you get out of here f ast !39。 said t he sheri f wit h a sneer. 39。 39。t be too har d on us. I39。said Rockwal l,39。 39。m sher if f here. Do you see that not ice ? It says No Cam pi ng in case you can39。 he shouted: 39。 Meanwhil e, t wo other act or s, Rockwal l Sl inger and Merl in Gr eves, had car ri ed t wo large food basket s to a shady spot under som e tr es. When t hey had al made t hemsel ves f ort abl e, a str anger appear ed. He l ooked very angr y. 39。No newspaper m en, no f ilm f ans! Why don39。t be bet er , Gl ori a,39。 said Gl or ia Gleam. 39。s fi shing, or ei ght hour s in a cinema seei ng t he same fi lm over and over agai n, is usual ly as far as t hey get. They have al l been put t o sham e by a boy who, whil e pl ayi ng tr uant, tr avel led 1600 m il es. He hit ch hi ked t o Dover and, towar ds evening, went i nt o a boat t o f ind somewher e t o sl ep. When he woke up next m or ning, he di scovered that t he boat had, i n the m eant ime, t ravel ed t o Cal ai s. No one not iced t he boy as he cr ept of f. From t here, he hit chhiked t o Par is in a l or ry. The dri ver gave him a few biscuit s and a cup of coff e and l ef t him j ust out si de t he cit y. The next car t he boy st opped did not t ake him i nt o t he cent re of Pari s as he hoped i t would, but t o Per pi gnan on t he Fr ench Spani sh bor der. Ther e he was pi cked up by a pol iceman and sent back t o Engl and by t he l ocal aut hor it es. He has surely set up a recor d f or t he t housands of boys who dream of evading school. Lesson74 O ut of t he l imeli ght 舞臺(tái)之外 An ancient bus stopped by a dr y r iver bed and a part y of f am ous actors and actr esses got of f. Dresed i n dar k gl asses and old clothes, t hey had t aken speci al pr ecaut ions so that no one should r ecognize them. But as they soon discover ed, di sgui ses can some tim es be too per fect. 39。s foot st eps m any years l at er , Sir Malcolm39。 you have j ust kil led that chi ld !39。Mr Eames,39。Just one m ore t hi ng, Mr Eam es. Let us suppose that a chi ld suddenly crosses t he r oad i n f r ont of you. As oon as I t ap on t he wi ndow, I want the car to be st opped imm ediately.39。wait ing room !39。 Ther e39。l l e wit h you, 39。 39。but I39。 he asked, bef or e I had f inished speaki ng. ‘ Not at al l,39。 39。 I39。 No, not at al l,39。 I was just wonderi ng how to spend t he m or ni ng unti l I saw you. You39。Hull o, El izabeth,39。Fancy meet ing you her e !39。Hull o, Ber t,39。t have to car ry him. Of course, we shoul d ar est him , but as he has a good r ecord, we shal l et him of t hi s t ime.39。 sai d a poli cem an aft er war ds, 39。 of si x pr et y gi rl s, he set of down th