【正文】 ays. An air host es woul d take char ge of m e and I never had an unpl easant experi ence. I am used t o t ravel li ng by air and only on one occasi on have I ever f elt f ri ght ened. Aft er taking of f, we wer e f lyi ng l ow over t he cit y and slowl y gai ni ng hei ght, when t he pl ane suddenl y t ur ned r ound and fl ew back t o the air port. Whil e we wer e wait i ng t o l and, an air host ess t ol d us t o keep calm and t o get of f t he pl ane qui et l y as soon as it had t ouched down. Ever ybody on board was wor ri ed and we wer e curi ous t o fi nd out what had happened. Lat er we lear nt t hat t her e was a very i mport ant per son on boar d. The poli ce had been t ol d t hat a bomb had been planted on t he pl ane. Af t er we had l anded, the pl ane was sear ched t horoughl y. For t unat el y, not hi ng was f ound and fi ve hour s l at er we wer e abl e t o t ake off agai n. Lesson80 The Cryst al Pal ace 水晶宮 Per haps t he m ost ext r aor di nary buil di ng of t he ni eent h cent ur y was t he 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 erent fr om al ot her buil dings i n the wor ld, f or i t was m ade of i r on and gl as. It was one of t he bi ggest bui l di ngs of al t im e and a lot of peopl e fr om m any countr ies cam e t o see i t. A gr eat m any goods we r e sent t o t he exhi bit ion f r om var ious par t s of t he worl d. Ther e was also a gr eat deal of m achiner y on di spl ay. The m ost wonderf ul pi ece of m achiner y on show was Nasm yt h39。s cl ot hes. Now, dressed i n a bl ue uni form and wi t h a ri fl e over hi s shoul der, t he pri soner m arched bol dl y up and down in f r ont of t he camp. He could hear shouti ng i n the cam p i tsel f. Li ght s wer e bl azi ng and men wer e r unning here and t her e: t hey had j ust di scovered t hat a pri soner had escaped. At t hat m om ent, a l arge bl ack car wit h f our of fi cer s inside it , st opped at t he cam p gat es. The off icers got out and t he pri soner st ood to at ent i on and sal ut e d as t hey passed. When t hey had gone, t he dri ver of t he car cam e t owar ds hi m. The m an obvi ously want ed to t al k. He was r at her el der ly wit h grey hair and clear bl ue eyes. The pri soner felt sorr y f or hi m, but t her e was not hi ng el se he coul d do. As the m an came near, t he pr isoner knocked him t o t he gr ound wit h a shar p bl ow. Then, jum pi ng int o the car, he dr ove of f as qui ckl y as he coul d. Leson82 Monster or f ish? 是妖還是魚(yú)？ Fisherm en and sai l or s som et im es cl ai m to have sen m onst er s in t he sea. Though people have oft en laughed at stori es t ol d by seam en, it i s now known t hat many of these 39。 which have at t im es been si ghted ar e sim pl y st range fi sh. Occasi onal y, unusual cr eat ur es ar e washed t o t he shor e, but t hey are r arel y caught out at sea. Som e tim e ago, however, a pecul iar f i sh was caught near Madagascar . A smal f ishing boat was car ri ed mil es out t o sea by the 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 to dam age it i n any way. When it was event ual l y brought t o shor e, i t was f ound t o be over t hir teen f et l ong. It had a head li ke a hor se, bi g bl ue eyes, shi ning sil ver ski n, and a bri ght r ed t ail , The fi sh, whi ch has si nce been sent t o a museum where i t is bei ng exam i ned by a sci enti st , is cal ed an oar fi sh. Such cr eat ur es have r ar ely been seen ali ve by m an as t hey l i ve at a depth of si x hundr ed f eet . Leson83 Aft er t he el ect ions 大選之后 The form er Pr im e Mi nister, Mr Went wort h Lane, was defeat ed i n t he r ecent el ect i ons. He is now reti ri ng f rom pol it ical li fe and has gone abr oad. My fr iend, Cr awl ey, has al ways been a f anat ical opponent of Mr Lane39。s house. When he asked if Mr Lane li ved t her e, the poli cem an on dut y t ol d him t hat si nce hi s defeat, t he ex Pri me Minister had gone abr oad. On t he fol lowi ng day, Cr awl ey went to t he house again. The same pol iceman was just walking sl owl y past he ent rance, when Cr awley asked the sam e questi on. Though a l it tle suspicious thi s ti me, the poli ceman gave him the same answer . The day af ter , Crawl ey went t o the house once m or e and a sked exact ly t he sam e questi on. This tim e, t he pol iceman l ost his t emper .39。 he shout ed, 39。 39。 ans wer ed Cr awl ey,39。 Lesson84 O n strike 罷工 Busmen have deci ded to go on st ri ke next week. The st ri ke is due to begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long it wi l l ast . The busmen have st at ed that the str ike wi l l conti nue unt il ge ner al agreement is r eached about pay and working condit ions. Most peopl e beli eve t hat t he st ri ke wil l last for at l east a wee k. Many owner s of pri vat e car s are goi ng to of fer have j ust f ini shed cutt ing t hree car t loads of gol den brown m acaroni stalks. The whol e vil lage has been wor king day and night gat her ing and t hreshi ng thi s year 39。 Leson77 A successf ul operati on 一例成功的手術(shù) The mummy of an Egypti an woman who di ed in 800 B. C. has j ust had an oper ati on. The mum my i s that of Shepenm ut who was once a singer in t he Temple of Thebes. As t her e were st range marks on t he X ray plat es t aken of t he mummy, doct ors have been tr yi ng to fi nd out whether t he wom an di ed of a rare di sease. The only way to do this was t o operate. The oper ation, which l ast ed for over four hour s, pr oved t o be very di f icult because of the hard r esi n whi ch covered t he ski n. The doctor s removed a sect ion of t he m ummy and sent i t to a labor ator y. They also f ound somethi ng which t he X ray of the god Duamut ef . This god whi ch has t he head of a c