【正文】 succes f ul ly sur vi ved the oper ati on. Leson78 The l ast one? 最后一枝嗎？ Aft er r eadi ng an arti cle enti tl ed 39。 we ar e t aki ng you t o t he m acar oni f iel ds of Cal abri a. Macar oni has been gr own i n t hi s area f or over si x hundr ed year s. Two of the l eadi ng gr owe rs, Gi useppe Moldova and Ricardo Br abant e, t el l m e t hat t hey have been expect i ng a spl endi d cr op t hi s year and har vest ing has begun earl i er t han usual . Here you can see t wo workers who, bet ween t hem, have just f i ni shed cutt i ng t hree cart l oads of gol den brown m acar oni stal ks. The whole vil l age has been wor ki ng day and ni ght gat her i ng and t hreshi ng t hi s year39。To end our speci al news bull et i n,39。 SOS39。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。 said t he sher if f wit h a sneer . 39。 39。t be too har d on us. I39。said Rockwal ,39。 39。m sheri f her e. Do you see t hat noti ce ? It says No Cam pi ng i n case you can39。 he shout ed: 39。 Meanwhi le, t wo ot her act or s, Rockwal Sli nger and Mer li n Gr eeves, had car i ed t wo l ar ge f ood basket s t o a shady spot under some t r es. When t hey had al made t hemsel ves f or table, a st r anger appeared. He l ooked ver y angr y. 39。No newspaper men, no fi lm f ans! Why don39。t be bet ter, Gl ori a, 39。 sai d Gl or i a Gl eam. 39。e hoped i t woul d, but t o Perpi gnan on t he French Spani sh bor der . Ther e he was picked up by a poli cem an and sent back t o Engl and by t he l ocal authori ti es. He has sur ely set up a r ecor d f or t he t housands of boys who dr eam of evadi ng school . Lesson74 O ut of t he li m el ight 舞臺之外 An anci ent bus st opped by a dr y r i ver bed and a par t y of f am ous act or s and act r esses got off . Dr essed i n dar k gl ases and ol d cl ot hes , they had taken special precaut ions so t hat no one shoul d recogni ze t hem . But as t hey soon di scover ed, di sguises can someti mes be t oo per f ect. 39。Thi s i s a wonder f ul pl ace f or a pi i c,39。 It coul dn39。 Bri nksl ey Meers agr ed. 39。t we e m or e oft en ?39。Now you gut out of her e, al of you!39。 I39。t r ead !39。 Look, sher if f, 39。 don39。m Rockwal l Sl i nger and t his i s Mer li n Gr eeves. 39。 Oh, i s i t ?39。Wel l, I39。 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 crashed i n t he m ount ains and it s pil ot was ki l ed. The onl y passengers, a young wom an and her t wo baby daughter s, wer e unhur t. It was t he mi ddl e of wi nt er . Snow l ay t hick on t he ground. The wom an knew that the near est vil l age was mi l 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 the cl ot hes she coul d f ind. Duri ng t he ni ght , i t 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. Ear ly , next m or ni ng 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 stamped out t he l et ers39。 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 l ong befor e a hel icopter ar ived on t he scene to r escue t he sur vi vor s of t he pl ane cr ash. Leson76 Apri l Fool s Day 愚人節(jié) 39。 said t he voi ce of the t el evi si on announcer ,39。s cr op bef or e t he Sept em ber r ai ns. On the r ight, you can se Mrs Br abant e her sel f. She has been hel pi ng her husband f or thir t y year s now. Mrs Br abant e i s t alki ng t o t he manager of the l ocal factor y where t he crop i s procesed. Thi s l ast scene shows you what wil l happen at t he end of t he harvest : t he famous Calabri an macar oni eati ng pet it i on ! Si gnor Fr at el i, t he pr esent cham pi on, has won it every year si nce 1961. And t hat ends our speci al bull et i n f or t oday, Thur sday, Apri l 1st . We ar e now r et urni ng you t o t he st udi o.39。Ci gar et t e Sm oki ng and Your Heal t h39。s st eam ham mer. Though i n those days, tr avel i ng was not as easy as it i s t oday, st eam boat s car ri ed t housands of vi sit or s across the Channel f r om Eur ope. On ar i vi ng in Engl and, t hey were t aken t o t he Crystal Pal ace by tr ai n. Ther e were si x mi li on visit ors i n al , and t he prof it s fr om t he exhi bi ti on were used to bui ld museums and coll eges. Lat er , the Cr yst al Pal ace was moved t o Sout h London. I t remained one of the m ost fam ous buil dings in the wor ld unti l it was burnt down i n 1936. Leson81 Escape 脫逃 When he had kil ed the guard, the pr isoner of war quickly dr agged hi m i nto t he bushes. Wor king r apidly in t he dar kness, he soon changed int o the dead man39。This is a wonderf ul pl ace f or a piic,39。 It couldn39。 Br inksl ey Meers agreed. 39。t we e m or e of ten ?39。Now you gut out of here, al of you! 39。 I 39。t read !39。 Look, sher if f, 39。 don39。m Rockwal l Sl inger and t his i s Mer li n Gr eves. 39。 Oh, is i t ?39。Wel , I39。 l eson75 SOS 呼救信號 When a l ight passenger plane fl ew of f course some t ime ago, it crashed in t he mountains and it s pil ot was ki l ed. The only pa ssenger s, a young wom an and her two baby daughters, were unhurt . It was t he middle of wi nter . Snow lay thi ck on the gr ound. The woman knew t hat t he nearest vil age was mil es away. When i t grew dar k. she tur ned a sui tcase i nto a bed and put the chil dren i nsi de it, cover ing them wi th al l the clot hes she coul d f ind. Duri ng the night , i t got t er ibly col d. The wom an kept as near as she could to t he chi ldr en and eve n tr i ed t o get into the case her self , but i t was too smal . Ear ly ,next m orning she hear d planes passing overhead and wonder ed how she coul d send a si gnal . Then she