【正文】 woman di ed. They f ear ed t hat t he mumm y would f al t o pieces when t he y cut i t open, but f ort unat el y t hi s has not happened. The m umm y successf ul l y sur vived t he oper ati on. Lesson78 The l ast one? 最后一 枝嗎？ Aft er readi ng an art icl e ent it led 39。have j ust fi nished cut ti ng t hr ee cart l oads of gol den br own macar oni st al ks. The whol e vi l age has been wor ki ng day and ni ght gat heri ng and t hr eshi ng t his year39。s cr op bef or e t he Sept em ber rai ns. On t he ri ght , you can see Mr s Br abante her self . She has been hel ping her husband f or t hi rt y year s now. Mr s Br abante i s tal ki ng t o t he m anager of t he l ocal f act or y wher e t he cr op i s pr ocesed. Thi s last scene shows you what wil l happen at he end of the har vest : t he fam ous Cal abri an macar oni eat ing peti i on ! Si gnor Fr at el i, t he pr esent cham pi on, has won it ever y 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 ur ni ng you t o t he st udi o. 39。Ci garet e Smoki ng and Your Healt h39。s steam hamm er . Though i n t hose days, tr avel li ng was not as easy as i t is t oday, st eam boat s car ied t housands of visit ors acr oss t he Channel f r om Eur ope. On ar ri vi ng i n Engl and, t hey wer e t aken t o t he Cr yst al Pal ace by t r ai n. Ther e were si x m il li on visit ors i n al , and t he profi t s fr om t he exhi bi ti on wer e used t o bui l d m useums and c oll eges. Lat er , t he Cr yst al Pal ace was m oved t o Sout h London. I t r em ai ned one of t he m ost f am ous buil di ngs i n t he wor l d unt il it was bur nt down i n 1936. Lesson81 Escape 脫逃 When he had kil led t he guar d, t he pri soner of war qui ckl y dragged hi m i nt o t he bushes. Wor ki ng rapi dl y i n t he darknes, he soon changed i nt o t he dead m an39。m onst ers39。s Radi cal Pr ogr essive Part y. Aft er t he electi ons, Cr awl ey went t o t he f orm er Prim e Minist er 39。 I t old you yester day and t he day bef or e yest erday, 39。Mr Lane was def eat ed i n t he el ect i ons. He has reti r ed f r om poli ti cal li f e and gone t o li ve abroad !39。 I know,39。 but I l ove t o hear you say it ! 39。f r ee r i des39。 tim e. Even so, people ar e goi ng t o fi nd it di f icult t o get t o wor k. But so f ar , t he publ i c has expressed i ts gr at it ude t o t he st udent s in l et t er s t o t he Pr ess. Onl y one or t wo peopl e have objected t hat t he st udents wi l dr i ve t oo f ast! Lesson85 Never too ol d t o learn 活到老學(xué)到老 I have j ust r ecei ved a l et t er f rom my ol d school inf or mi ng m e t hat m y form er head m ast er, Mr Regm al d Page, wi l be r et ir ing next week. Pupi ls of t he school, old and new, wil l be sendi ng hi m a present t o m ark t he occasion. Al t hose who have cont ri but ed t owar ds the gif t wil l si gn t heir nam es i n a l ar ge al bum whi ch wil l be sent t o the headm ast er39。s crop befor e the September rai ns. On t he ri ght, you can see Mrs Br abante her sel f. She has been helping her husband f or t hir ty years now. Mrs Br abante is t al king t o the m anager of t he local f act ory wher e the cr op is pr ocessed. Thi s last scene shows you what wi l happen at the end of the harvest : t he famous Cal abr ian macaroni eat ing peti ti on ! Signor Fr atel i, t he pr esent champi on, has won i t every year since 1961. And t hat ends our speci al bull eti n for t oday, Thur sday, Apri l 1st . We ar e now r et urning you t o t he st udi o.39。Ci garet te Smoki ng and Your Healt h39。s steam hamm er . Though i n t hose days, tr avel li ng was not as easy as i t is t oday, st eam boat s car r ied thousands of visit ors across the Channel f rom Europe. On ar ivi ng in England, they were taken to t he Cr ystal Palace by tr ain. Ther e wer e si x mi l ion vi si tor s in al l, and the pr of it s fr om the exhi bit ion wer e used t o buil d museum s and coll eges. Lat er, t he Cr ystal Pal ace was moved to South London. It r em ained one of t he most famous buildi ngs i n t he worl d unti l i t was bur nt down in 1936. Lesson81 Escape 脫逃 When he had ki l ed the guar d, the pri soner of war qui ckl y dragged him int o the bushes. Wor ki ng r api dl y i n the darknes, he soon changed i nto t he dead man39。monsters39。s Radical Progressi ve Par ty. Af ter t he el ect ions, Cr awley went to the f ormer Pr ime Mini st er39。 I told you yester day and t he day bef or e yest erday, 39。Mr Lane was defeated i n the el ecti ons. He has r et ir ed fr om pol it ical if e and gone to l ive abroad ! 39。 answer ed Crawl ey, 39。 Leson84 On st rike 罷工 Busmen have decided t o go on str ike next week. The str ike i s due t o begin on Tuesday. No one knows how l ong i t wi l last. The busm en have stated t hat t he st ri ke wi l cont inue unti l general agr eem ent i s reached about pay and wor king condi ti ons. Most peopl e bel ieve that the str ike wi l l ast f or at l east a week. Many owner s of pr ivate ca rs ar e going t o off er 39。 to people on t heir way t o work. This wi l l reli eve pr esure on t he tr ains t o som e ext ent . Meanwhi le, a number of uni ver si ty st udents have volunteered t o dri ve buses whil e the st ri ke last s. Al l the young men ar e expert dr ivers, but befor e they dr ive any of the buses, they wi l have to pas a special test. The student s ar e going t o t ake t he test i n t wo days39。s home . We shal l al r emember Mr Page for his pati ence and under standi ng and for t he ki ndly encour agement he gave us when we went so unwi l ingly t o school. A great many for mer pupi ls wi l be at endi ng a f ar ewel dinner in hi s honour next Thursday. I t is a curi ous coi nci dence that the day befor e his r et ir ement, Mr Page wi l have been t eaching f or a total of for ty years. Af ter he has r e ti red, he wil l devote hi msel f to gar