Lesson79Byair
IusedtotravelbyairagreatdealwhenIwasaboy.MyparentsusedtoliveinSouthAmericaandIusedtoflytherefromEuropeintheholidays.AflightattendantwouldtakechargeofmeandIneverhadanunpleasantexperience.IamusedtotravelingbyairandonlyononeoccasionhaveIeverfeltfrightened.Aftertakingoff,wewereflyinglowoverthecityandslowlygainingheight,whentheplanesuddenlyturnedroundandflewbacktotheairport.While...[
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TheCrystalPalace水晶宮
PerhapsthemostextraordinarybuildingofthenineteenthcenturywastheCrystalPalace,whichwasbuiltinHydeParkfortheGreatExhibitionof1851.TheCrystalPalacewasdifferentfromallotherbuildingsintheworld,foritwasmadeofironandglass.Itwasoneofthebiggestbuildingsofalltimeandalotofpeoplefrommanycountriescametoseeit.Agreatmanygoodsweresenttotheexhibitionfromvariouspartsoftheworld.Therew...[
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Liasionisaninterestingarea.TheaudioclipIamlearningdoesnotuseintentedliasions.Itisjustnaturallyconnectingtootherwordsandtheliasionsareformed.Fortheobviousconsonantandvowelcombination,ithinkwecanformbutitisnotnecessarytoformliasionforall.
Opentodiscussion.[
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Lesson78Thelastone?
Afterreadinganarticleentitled\'CigaretteSmokingandYourHealth\'Ilitacigarettetocalmmynerves.IsmokedwithconcentrationandpleasureasIwassurethatthiswouldbemylastcigarette.ForawholeweekIdidnotsmokeatallandduringthistime,mywifesufferedterribly.Ihadalltheusualsymptomsofsomeonegivingupsmoking:abadtemperandanenormousappetite.Myfriendskeptonofferingmecigarettesandcigars.Theymade...[
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Lesson77Asuccessfuloperation
ThemummyofanEgyptianwomanwhodiedin800B.C.hasjusthadanoperation.ThemummyisthatofShepenmutwhowasonceasingerintheTempleofThebes.AstherewerestrangemarksontheX-rayplatestakenofthemummy,doctorshavebeentryingtofindoutwhetherthewomandiedofararedisease.Theonlywaytodothiswastooperate.Theoperation,whichlastedforoverfourhours,provedtobeverydifficultbecauseofthehardresinwh...[
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Lesson76AprilFools\'Day
\'Toendourspecialnewsbulletin,\'saidthevoiceofthetelevisionannouncer,\'we\'regoingovertothemacaronifieldsofCalabria.Macaronihasbeengrowninthisareaforoversixhundredyears.Twooftheleadinggrowers,GiuseppeMoldovaandRiccardoBrabante,tellmethattheyhavebeenexpectingasplendidcropthisyearandharvestinghasbegunearlierthanusual.Hereyoucanseetwoworkerswho,betweenthem,havejustfin...[
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Lesson75SOS呼救信號
Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.
Howdidthewomangethelp?
Whenalightpassengerplaneflewoffcoursesometimeago,itcrashedinthemountainsanditspilotwaskilled.Theonlypassengers,ayoungwomanandhertwobabydaughters,wereunhurt.Itwasthemiddleofwinter.Snowlaythickontheground.Thewomanknewthatthenearestvillagewasmilesaway.Whenitgrewdark,sheturnedasuitcaseintoabedandputthechil...[
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Anancientbusstoppedbyadryriverbedandapartyoffamousactorsandactressesgotoff.Dressedindarkglassesandoldclothes,theyhadtakenspecialprecautionssothatnooneshouldrecognizethem.Butastheysoondiscovered,disguisescansometimesbetooperfect.
\'Thisisawonderfulplaceforapicnic,\'saidGloriaGleam.
\'Itcouldn\'tbebetter,Gloria,\'BrinksleyMeersagreed.\'Nonewspapermen,nofilmfans!Whydon\'twecomemoreoften?...[
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Lesson73Therecord-holder
Childrenwhoplaytruantformschoolareunimaginative.Aquietday\'sfishing,oreighthoursinacinemaseeingthesamefilmoverandoveragain,isusuallyasfarastheyget.Theyhaveallbeenputtoshamebyaboywho,whileplayingtruant,travelled1,600miles.HehitchhikedtoDoverand,towardsevening,wentintoaboattofindsomewheretosleep.Whenhewokeupnextmorning,hediscoveredthattheboathad,inthemeantime,travel...[
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Lesson72AcarcalledBluebird“藍鳥”汽車
Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.
Whatmistakewasmade?
Thegreatracingdriver,SirMalcolmCampbell,wasthefirstmantodriveatover300milesperhour.HesetupanewworldrecordinSeptember1935atBonnevilleSaltFlats,Utah.Bluebird,thecarhewasdriving,hadbeenspeciallybuiltforhim.Itwasover30feetinlengthandhada2,500-horsepowerengine.AlthoughCampbellreachedaspeedof...[
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