【正文】 he had ki l ed t he guard, t he pr isoner of war quickl y dr agged him i nto t he bushes. Worki ng rapidl y i n t he darknes, he soon changed i nt o t he dead m an39。Ci gar et t e Sm oki ng and Your Heal t h39。s cr op bef ore t he Sept em ber r ains. On t he r i ght, you can see Mr s Br abant e herself . She has been hel pi ng her husband for t hi rt y year s now. Mr s Br abant e i s tal ki ng to t he manager of t he l ocal factor y where t he cr op i s pr ocessed. This l ast scene shows you what wil happen at t he end of t he har vest : t he f am ous Calabri an m acar oni eati ng pet it ion ! Si gnor Fr at el li , t he pr esent champi on, has won it ever y year si nce 1961. And t hat ends our speci al bull et in f or t oday, Thur sday, April 1st. We are now ret ur ning 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 own. It was not l ong bef or e a heli copt er ar i ved on t he scene t o rescue t he sur vivors of t he plane crash. Lesson76 April Fool s Day 愚人節(jié) 39。 l esson75 SO S 呼救信號 When a l i ght pasenger plane fl ew of f cour se some t im e ago, it cr ashed i n the m ount ai ns and i ts pi lot was kil led. The onl y pa senger s, a young woman and her t wo baby daught er s, wer e unhur t. I t was the mi ddle of wi nt er. Snow l ay t hick on t he gr ound. The wom an knew t hat the near est vi l age was m il es away. When it gr ew dar k. she tur ned a suit case i nt o a bed and put the chil dr en i nsi de i t, cover i ng t hem wi t h al l t he cl ot hes she coul d f i nd. Duri ng t he ni ght , it got t er i bl y col d. The wom an kept as near as she coul d t o the chil dr en and even t ri ed t o get i nt o t he case hersel f, but it was t oo sm al l. Earl y , next m or ni ng she hear d planes passi ng over head and wonder ed how she could send a si gnal. Then she had an i dea. She st am ped out t he let ers39。Wel l, I39。 Oh, i s it ?39。m Rockwal l Sli nger and t hi s is Mer li n Gr eeves.39。 don39。 Look, sher if f, 39。t r ead !39。 I39。Now you gut out of her e, al of you! 39。t we e mor e oft en ?39。 Br i nksl ey Meer s agr eed. 39。 I t coul dn39。Thi s i s a wonder f ul pl ace f or a pi i c,39。s son, Donal d, al so set up a wor l d recor d. Like hi s fat her, he was dr ivi ng a car cal ed Bluebi r d. Lesson73 The record hol der 紀錄保持者 Li t l e boys who pl ay tr uant f r om school ar e unim agi nati ve. A quiet day39。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 da ys l at er, he was t ol d t hat a m istake 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 at her39。s footst eps many year s l at er , Sir Mal col m39。s fi shi ng, or eight hour s i n a ci nem a seei ng the sam e fi lm over and over agai n, i s usual y as f ar as t hey get. They have al l been put t o shame by a boy who, whi le pl ayi ng tr uant , t r avel ed 1600 m il es. He hi tch hi ked t o Dover and, t owards eveni ng, went i nt o a boat t o f ind som ewhere t o sleep. When he woke up next m or ning, he di scovered t hat t he boat had, i n t he m eant im e, tr avel led t o Calai s. No one noti ced t he boy as he cr ept of f. Fr om t her e, he hi tch hi ked t o Pari s i n a lor ry. The dri ver gave hi m a f ew biscui ts and a cup of cof f ee and l eft him j ust out si de t he ci ty. The next car t he boy st opped di d not take him i nt o t he cent r e of Par is as he hoped i t woul d, but t o Per pi gnan on t he Fr enchSpani sh bor der. There he was pi cked up by a poli cem an and sent back t o England by t he l ocal authori ti es. He has sur el y set up a r ecor d for t he t housands of boys who dr eam of evading school. Lesson74 O ut of t he li m el ight 舞臺之外 An ancient bus st opped by a dr y ri ver bed and a part y of f am ous actor s and actr eses got of f. Dr esed i n dar k glasses and old cl ot hes, t hey had t ake n speci al pr ecaut i ons so t hat no one shoul d r ecogni ze them . But as t hey soon di scover ed, di sgui ses can som et im es be t oo per f ect. 39。 sai d Gl or i a Gleam. 39。t be bet er, Gl ori a,39。No newspaper m en, no f ilm f ans! Why don39。 Meanwhi l e, t wo ot her act or s, Rockwal Sli nger and Mer li n Gr eeves, had car ied t wo l ar ge f ood basket s to a shady spot under some t r es. When they had al l made t hemselves for table, a st r anger appeared. He l ooked ver y angry. 39。 he shout ed: 39。m sher if f here. Do you see that not ice ? I t sa ys No Cam pi ngi n case you can39。 39。sai d Rockwal l,39。t be t oo har d on us. I 39。 39。 sai d t he sher if f wit h a sneer . 39。m Bri nksl ey Meers, and m y ot her nam e is Glori a Gl eam. Now you get out of her e f ast !39。 SOS39。To end our speci al news bull eti n, 39。 we are t aki ng you t o t he m acaroni fi el ds of Cal abr i a. Macar oni has been gr own i n t his ar ea for over si x hundr ed year s. Two of t he leadi ng gr ower s, Gi useppe Mol dova and Ricar do Br abante, t el m e t hat t hey have been expect ing a splendid cr op t hi s year and har vest ing has begun earl ier t han usual . Here you can see t wo workers who, bet ween t hem, have j ust fi ni shed cutt i ng t hr e cart l oads of gol den br own m acar oni st al ks. The whol e vi l age has been wor ki ng day and ni ght gatheri ng and thr eshing t hi s year 39。 Lesson77 A successf ul operati on 一例成功的手術 The m umm y of an Egypt ian wom an who died 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 si nger i n t he Tem pl e of Thebes. As ther e wer e str ange m a