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Lesson76-79学习资料Lesson76April FoolsDay愚人节4To endour specialnews bulletin,said thevoice of the televisionannouncer,vwere goingover tothemacaroni fieldsof Calabria.Macaronigrow inthis areafor oversix hundredyears.Two oftheleadgrowers,Giuseppe Moldovaand RiccardoBrabante,tell methat theyhave beenexpecting asplendid cropthisyearandharvesthasbegunearlierthanusual.Hereyoucanseetwoworkerswho,betweenthem,havejustfinishedcut threecartloads ofgoldenbrown macaronistalks.Thewholevillage hasbeen workingdayand nightgatherand threshingthis yearscrop beforethe Septemberrains.On heright,you cansee Mrs.Brabanteherself.Shehelpherhusbandforthirtyyearsnow.Mrs.Brabanteistalkingtothemanagerofthelocal factorythe cropis processed.This lastscene showsyou willhappen atthe endoftheharvest:thefamous Calabrianmacaroni-eating compete!Signor Fratelli,the presentchampion,win itevery yearsince
1991.And thatendour specialbulletin fortoday,Thursday,April1st.Were nowgoing backto thestudio/
1.announce v.—announcer n.—announcemenl n.1Everyone wassilentas heannouncedthewinner ofthecompetition.2It wasannounced thatthenumber ofprimaryschools inthatcity hadgrown to
114.3He soonovercame hisshyness andannounced hismission tothe world/announccd tothe worldhismission.4Our cookssudden announcemenlhat shewas leavinglook usquitebysurprise.
2.GatherHe tookthetroubletogatherthe materialsfor me.1Dark cloudswere gatheringin theskiesover Europe.Warwas soontobreak out.Lesson77Asuccessful operation一例成功的手术The mummyof Egyptianwoman diedin800B.C hasjust hadan operation.The mummyis thatofShepenmut whowas oncea singerin theTemple ofThebes.As therewere strangemarks onthe X-rayplatestakeofthemummy,doctors havebeentrying tofindoutthewoman diedofarare disease.Theonlyway todo thiswasoperate.The operation,which lastedfor overfour hours,prove tobe verydifficultbecause ofthehardresin coveredtheskin.Thedoctors removedasectionofthemummyandsendittoalaboratory.TheyalsofoundsomethingtheX-rayplatesdidnotshow:asmallwaxfigureofthegodDuamutef.Thisgodwhichhastheheadofacowwasnormallyplacedinsideamummy.Thedoctorshavenotyetdecidedthewomandied.Theyfearthatthemummywouldfalltopieceswhen theycut itopen,but fortunatelythis hasnot happened.The mummysuccessfully survivortheoperation.Lesson78The lastone最后一枝吗?After readingan articleentitled CigaretteSmoking andYour HealthIlight acigarette to calm mynerve.I smokedwith concentrateand pleasureas Iwas surethat thiswould bemy lastcigarette.For awholeweek Idid notsmoke atall andduring thistime,my wifesuffered terrible.I hadall theusualsymptomsofsomeonegiveupsmoking:abadtemperandenormousappetite.Myfriendskeptonoffermecigarettes andcigars.They madenoefforttohidetheiramusewheneverIproducedapacketofsweets frommypocket.Afterseven daysofthisIwenttoaparty.Everybody aroundmewas smokingandI feltextremeuncomfbrtable.Whenmyold friendBrianurgedmeacceptacigarette,itwasmorehanIcouldbear.Itookoneguilty,lititandsmokedwithsatisfaction.Mywifewasdelightedthatthingshadreturnedtonormaloncemore.Anyway,Brianpointedout,itistheeasiestthing intheworld togive upsmoking.He himselfhasdonei lotsoftimes!
1.CalmThecalm waterin thelakeinvitedus toswim.1He remainedcalm beforedanger,his facenotturning pale,hisheart notboundingThe nursestried theirbesttocalmtheanxious patient.
2.nerve-nervous-nervouslyHoping tocalmour,wcdecided tospend theafternoon atthelake.1He chewedhis lowerlip.2Ihave neverseen anyoneso.He wassweating likeapigas hewaited forheresults oftheinterview.
3.concentrate-concentrationThe confusingmatters makehimunableto concentrateonhis study.1Stress andtiredness oftenresult inalack ofconcentration.
4.suffcr-suffcringThey sufferedhuge lossesinthe financialcrisis.1Theearthquake hascaused massivedamageand agreatdeal ofhuman suffering.
5.Temperbad-temperedjll-tcnipcrcd1Loseones temperProduce-product-productive-production1If youdeny mystatement,I canproducewitness toproveitsruh.2Success isproduced byhardwork andenthusiasm.3If ourproduct isproperly marketed,it shallsell verywell.4He isaproductivewriter,creating manygreat worksinhis life.5If wecannot sellmoregoods,well haveto cutback ontheproduction.
6.Urge1feel theurgetobeoutsidewhen springconics again.1Weall urgedhimtogo aheadwith hisplan.2Heurged againstthe adoptionofhemeasure.
7.satisfy—satisfaction-satisfactory-satisfiedTheprogram isdesignedtosatisfytheneedsofadultlearners.1Tve passedall myexams,he announcedwith satisfaction.2For abeginner,thiscamera producessatisfactory results.3Im notsatisfied withtheway hecutmy hair.
8.dclight-dclightcdTo thedelightofhis proudparents,hehas madeafullrecovery.1Hedelighted theaudience withhisperformance.2Im delightedthat wehavesettled thematter.3Lesson79By air乘飞机Iusedtotravelbyair大量when1wasaboy.MyparentsusedtoliveinSouthAmericaand1usedtofly therefrom Europeintheholidays.Aflightattendwould takechargeof meandI neverhadunpleasantexperience.I amused totravel byair andonly oneoccasion haveI everfelt frightened.After起飞,wewereflyinglow thecityandslowlygaininghigh,whentheplanesuddenlyturnedroundandflewbacktotheairport.Whilewewerewaitingtoland,aflightattendanttoldusto保持镇静andtogetofftheplanequietly assoon asit hadtouched down.Everybody boardwas worriedand wewerecuriousto findout whathadhappened.Laterwelearntthatherewasaveryimportantpersononboard.Thepolicehadbeentoldthatabombhad beenplantedontheplane.Afterwehad landed,theplanewas searchedthorough.Fortunately,nothing wasfound andfive hourslaterwe wereable totakeoffagain.。