【正文】 ly as soon as it had t ouched down. Everybody on boar d was wor ri ed and we wer e cur ious t o fi nd out what had happened. Later we l ear nt t hat t her e was a ver y im port ant person on boar d. The pol ice had been t ol d t hat a bom b had been pl ant ed on the pl ane. Aft er we had landed, t he pl ane was sear ched t hor oughl y. Fort unat el y, not hi ng was f ound and f i ve hours l ater we wer e abl e t o take off again. Leson80 The Cryst al Pal ace 水晶宮 Per haps t he m ost extr aor dinar y bui ldi ng of t he nieent h cent ur y was the Cr yst al Pal ace, whi ch was buil t i n Hyde Par k f or t he Gr eat Exhi bit ion of 1851. The Cr yst al Pal ace was di f er ent f r om al ot her buil di ngs in t he worl d, for it was m ade of i r on and gl ass. I t was one of t he bi ggest buil dings of al l tim e and a l ot of peopl e f rom m any count ri es came t o see it. A gr eat many goods wer e sent t o t he exhibit i on f r om vari ous par ts of t he wor l d. Ther e was al so a great deal of m achi ner y on di spl ay. The most wonder ful piece of m achi ner y on show was Nasm yt h39。s cl ot hes. Now, dr essed i n a bl ue uni f or m and wi t h a ri fl e over hi s shoul der, t he pri soner mar ched boldl y up and down in f r ont of t he camp. He coul d hear shouti ng in t he cam p it s el f. Li ght s were bl azi ng and m en wer e running her e and t her e: t hey had just di scovered t hat a pr isoner had escaped. At t hat m om ent, a l ar ge bl ack car wit h f our of fi cer s i nsi de i t, stopped at t he cam p gat es. The off i cer s got out and t he pri soner st ood t o at tenti on and sal ut ed as they pased. When they had gone, t he dr iver of t he car came t owards him . The m an obvi ousl y wanted t o ta l k. He was rat her el derl y wit h gr ey hai r and cl ear bl ue eyes. The pr isoner f el t sor r y for him, but t her e was not hing el se he could do. As t he m an came near , the pr isoner knocked hi m t o t he gr ound wit h a sharp bl ow. Then, j um pi ng int o t he car, he dr ove of f as qui ckl y as he coul d. Leson82 Monst er or f ish? 是妖還是魚？ Fisherm en and sail or s som et im es cl ai m to have seen m onst er s i n t he sea. Though people have oft en laughed at stori es t ol d by s eam en, it i s now known t hat many of these 39。 which have at t im es been si ghted ar e sim ply st range fi sh. Occasi onal y, unusual cr eat ur es ar e washed t o t he shor e, but t hey ar e r ar el y caught out at sea. Som e tim e ago, however , a pecul iar fi sh was caught near Madagascar . A smal f ishi ng boat was car ri ed mi les out t o sea by t he powerf ul fi sh as i t pul l ed on t he li ne. Reali zi ng t hat t hi s was no or di nar y fi sh, t he fi sherm an made ever y ef ort not t o dama ge it i n any way. When it was event ual ly br ought t o shor e, i t was found t o be over t hi rt een f eet l ong. I t had a head l ike a hor se, bi g bl ue eyes, shi ni ng si lver ski n, and a br ight red t ai l, The f ish, whi ch has si nce been sent t o a m useum wher e it is bei ng exami ned by a sci ent ist, i s cal ed an oar f ish. Such cr eat ur es have r ar ely been seen ali ve by man as t hey l i ve at a dept h of si x hundr ed f et. Lesson83 Af ter t he electi ons 大選之后 The f or mer Pri me Mi ni st er , Mr Went wort h Lane, was def eat ed i n t he recent el ecti ons. He i s now r et ir i ng f r om poli ti cal li f e and has gone abr oad. My fr i end, Cr awl ey, has al ways been a fanat i cal opponent of Mr Lane39。s house. When he asked i f Mr Lane li ved t her e, t he poli cem an on dut y t old him t hat si nce hi s def eat, t he ex Pri me Mi ni st er had gone abroad. On t he f oll owing day, Crawl ey went t o t he house agai n. The sam e poli cem an was j ust wal ki ng slowl y past t he ent rance, when Cr awley asked t he sam e questi on. Though a li t le suspi ci ous thi s t im e, t he pol i ceman gave him t he sam e answer . The day af ter, Crawl ey went t o t he house once m or e and asked exact ly t he sam e questi on. Thi s tim e, t he pol i ceman l ost his t em per.39。 he shout ed, 39。 39。 answer ed Crawl ey,39。 Lesson84 O n st ri ke 罷工 Busm en have decided t o go on st ri ke next wek. The st ri ke is due t o begi n on Tuesday. No one knows how l ong i t wil l last . The busm en have stated t hat t he st ri ke wil l cont inue until general agr eem ent i s reached about pay and wor ki ng condi ti ons. Most peopl e beli eve t hat the str i ke wi l l ast f or at l east a week. Many owner s of pr ivate car s ar e going t o off er 39。 t o people on t hei r way t o wor k. Thi s wil l reli eve pr es ur e on the t rai ns t o som e ext ent . Meanwhil e, a num ber of uni ver si t y st udent s have vol unt er ed t o dri ve buses whi le t he st ri ke lasts. Al t he young m en ar e exper t dr i ver s, but bef ore t hey dr i ve any of t he buses, t hey wi l have t o pass a speci al t est. The st udents ar e goi ng t o t ake t he t est i n t wo days39。s hom e. We shal l al l remem ber Mr Page f or hi s pat ience and underst andi ng and f or the ki ndl y encour agem ent he gave us when we went so unwil li ngl y t o school. A great m any form er pupil s wi l be at endi ng a f ar ewel l dinner i n hi s honour next Thursday. I t is a curi ous coi nci dence t hat t he day bef or e his r eti rement, Mr Page wi l have been t eachi ng for a t ot al of f ort y year s. Aft er he has r et ir ed, he wi l devot e him sel f to gar deni ng. For hi m, t hi s wil l be an ent ir ely new hobby. But t his does not m at t er , for, as he has oft en remar ked, one is never t oo ol d t o l ear n. Lesson86 O ut of control 失控 As t he m an tr i ed t o swi ng t he speed boat r ound, t he st eer i ng wheel cam e away i n his hands. He waved desper at el y t o his pani on, who had been wat er skii ng f or t he last fi ft een m inutes. Bot h men had har dl y had ti me t o r eali ze