39 A Prophecy
People who live in California have every reason to be afraid of earthquakes. No one has ever forgotten the great quake that destroyed San Francisco in 1905.
In May 1988, the people of Los Angeles panicked. According to a prophecy made in the 16th century by a prophet called Nostradamus，the city would be destroyed early in 1988．During the panic，parents didn't send their children to school and people didn't go to work．No one stayed at home，either.
The airlines did great business carrying people who fled from their “Doomed city” which is more puzzling．How Nostradamus knew that a city which didn't even exist in his time would be destroyed in the 20th century or the behavior u r of the people who believed “the prophecy”？
预言
住在加利福尼亚的人们总在担心地震。谁也忘不了1905年那场几乎毁掉旧金山的大地震。
1988年5月洛杉矶的人们陷入恐慌。因为16世纪的一位叫诺斯特拉德马斯的预言家预言这座城市将于1988年上半年毁灭。惊恐中,人们不送孩子上学，也不去工作,也没有一个人呆在家里。
机场每天接送大量从“注定要毁灭的城市”里逃离的居民，真令人费解。诺斯特拉德马斯怎么会知道一个在他那个时代还不存在的城市将在20世一纪毁灭呢？ 而相信此预言的人们的反应和行为则更令人费解。
参考译文
词汇：
Prophecy 预言 Earthquake 地震
destroy 破坏 panic 惊慌，恐慌
prophet 语言者 flee 逃离
doomed 注定失败的，衰败的 puzzling 令人困惑的
behavior u r 行为，举止
I．听全文录 音，判断正(T)误(F)
1．In 1906，an earthquake almost destroyed San Francisco．
2．A man said Los Angeles would be destroyed by tornado．
3．The people of Los Angeles panicked in October 1988．
4．Many people of Los Angeles left by air.
II．听录音，补全下列段落
In May 1 ，the people of Los Angeles panicked．According to a prophecy made in the 2 century by a prophet called Nostradamus，the city would be destroyed 3 in 1988．During The 4 ，parents did n’t send their children to school and people Did n’t go to 5 ．No one 6 at home，either.
The 7 did great business carrying people who fled from their“Doomed city ”which is more 8 ．How Nostradamus knew that a city which did n’t even 9 in his time would be destroyed in the 10 century or the behavior u r of the people who believed “the prophecy”？
答案:
I．1．F 2．F 3．F 4. T
II．l ．1988 2. 16th 3．early 4. panic 5. work
6.stayed 7. airlines 8．puzzling 9. exist 10．20th
