【正文】 . The most wonder f ul pi ece of m achi ner y on show was Nasm yt h39。 Leson77 A sucessf 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 oper ati on. The mumm y is t hat of Shepenmut who was once a singer in t he Tem pl e of Thebes. As t her e wer e str ange m ar ks on t he Xr ay pl at es taken of t he m umm y, doctors have been tr yi ng t o fi nd out whet her the woman di ed of a rare disease. The onl y way t o do t hi s was t o oper at e. The oper at ion, which last ed f or over f our hours, proved t o be ver y dif icul t because of the hard r esin which cover ed t he ski n. 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 t he god Duam ut ef . This god whi ch has t he head of a cow was normal y pl aced i nside a m umm y. The doct or s have not yet deci ded how the woman di ed. They f eared that t he mumm y woul d f al l t o pi eces when they cut i t open, but f ort unately t hi s has not happened. The m umm y succesf ull y survived t he oper at ion. Leson78 The l ast one? 最后一枝嗎？ Af ter eading an art icle ent itl ed 39。have j ust fi ni shed cut ti ng t hr ee car t loads of golden br own macar oni stal ks. The whole vil lage has been worki ng day and ni ght gatheri ng and t hr eshi ng this year39。s cr op bef or e the Septem ber rains. On t he ri ght, you can see Mr s Br abant e hersel f. She has been hel pi ng her husband f or t hi rt y year s now. Mrs Br abant e i s tal king to t he manager of t he l ocal f actory wher e the cr op i s pr ocesed. Thi s l ast scene shows you what wil happen at the end of t he harvest : t he f am ous Cal abri an macar oni eati ng peti i on ! Si gnor Fr at el li, t he present cham pi on, has won it ever y year since 1961. And t hat ends our special bull et in f or t oday, Thursday, Apri l 1st. We are now returning you t o t he st udio.39。Ci gar et e Sm oki ng and Your Heal th39。s st eam hamm er. Though in t hose days, t ravel ing was not as easy as it is t oday, st eam boat s cari ed t housands of vi si tors acr oss the Channel f r om Eur ope. On ari vi ng i n Engl and, t hey wer e taken to t he Cr ystal Palace by tr ai n. Ther e wer e si x mi li on vi sit ors in al , and the pr of it s f r om t he exhi bi ti on were used to bui l d m useum s and col leges. Lat er , t he Cr yst al Pal ace was moved t o Sout h London. It rem ai ned one of t he m ost fam ous bui ldings i n the wor ld until it was bur nt down i n 1936. Lesson81 Escape 脫逃 When he had kil led the guard, t he pri soner of war qui ckly dragged him i nt o the bushes. Wor ki ng r apidly i n the dar kness, he soon changed i nt o the dead m an39。m onst er s39。s Radi cal Pr ogr essi ve Part y. Aft er the el ecti ons, Cr awl ey went t o t he f ormer Pr ime Mi ni st er39。 I told you yest er day and t he day before yesterday, 39。Mr Lane was defeat ed i n the elections. He has reti red fr om poli tical if e and gone to li ve abroad ! 39。 answered Crawley, 39。 Lesson84 On strike 罷工 Busmen have decided t o go on stri ke next week. The st ri ke i s due to begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long it wil last. The busmen have stated that the stri ke wi l continue unti l ge neral agreement is reached about pay and working condi ti ons. Most people bel ieve t hat the str ike wil l ast f or at least a week. Many owner s of private car s are going to off er have j ust f inished cutt ing three cart l oads of gol den br own macar oni st al ks. The whol e vi lage has been wor ki ng day and ni ght gatheri ng and t hr eshing this year39。 Lesson77 A succesful operati on 一例成功的手術(shù) The mummy of an Egyptian woman who died i n 800 . has just had an oper at ion. The mummy is t hat of Shepenmut who was once a singer in t he Templ e of Thebes. As t here were str ange mar ks on the Xr ay plates taken of t he mummy, doct or s have been t rying to f ind out whether t he wom an died of a r ar e di sease. The only way to do this was to operate. The operati on, whi ch l asted for over f our hours, pr oved t o be very dif ficult because of the hard r esin which cover ed the skin. The doctors removed a section of the mummy and sent it to a l aboratory. They al so f ound somet hi ng which the Xr ay of the god Duamutef . This god which has the head of a cow was nor mal ly placed inside a mummy. The doctors have not yet decided how t he woman died. They f ear ed t hat he mummy would fal to pieces when t hey cut it open, but f or tunately t hi s has not happened. The mummy succesfull y survived the oper ation. Lesson78 The l ast one? 最后一枝嗎？ Af ter reading an ar ticle ent it led 39。 I l it a ci garet e to cal m my ner ves. I smoked wi th concentr at ion and pleasur e as I was ure that hi s would be my last cigar et te. For a whole week I did not smoke at al and dur ing this ti me, my wi fe suf fered teri bl y. I had al the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad t emper and an enormous appeti te. My fri ends kept on offeri ng me cigaretes and cigar s. They made no efor t o hi de t heir amusement whenever I pr oduced a packet of swets f rom my pocket . Af ter seven days of this I went to a party. Everybody around me was smoki ng and I f el t extremely unfort able. When my old f riend Brian urged me t o accept a cigarete, it was more than I coul d bear. I took one guil til y, li t i t and smoked wi th sati sf acti on. My wif e was del ight ed t hat things had returned t o normal once mor e. Anyway, as Brian poi nt ed out, it is the easiest thing in t he worl d to give up smoki ng. He hi mself has done it lots of times! Lesson79 By air 乘飛機 I used t o tr avel by ai r a gr eat deal when I was a boy. My par ent s, used t o li ve i n South America and I used to f ly there fr om Eur ope in t he holidays. An air hostes woul d take char ge of me and I never had an unpleasant exper ience. I am used to t rav