【正文】 wn, I began t o acqui re confi dence. Sur e that I had passed, I was almost begi nni ng to enj oy my t est . The examiner must have been pleased wi th my perf ormance, f or he sm il ed and said, 39。Just one mor e thi ng, Mr Eam es. Let us suppose t hat a chil d suddenly cr osses the r oad i n f ront of you. As soon as I tap on t he window, I want t he car t o be stopped imm edi at ely.39。 I cont inued dri ving and aft er some t im e, t he exami ner t apped l oudl y. Though the sound coul d be hear d clearl y, i t took me a long ti me t o r eact. I suddenly pr esed the br ake pedal har d and we wer e bot h t hr own f orwar d. The examiner looked at me sadl y. 39。Mr Eames,39。 he sai d, i n a mour nf ul voi ce, 39。 you have just kil led that chi ld !39。 leson70 Red f or danger 危險(xiǎn)的紅色 Dur ing a bul lf ight, a dr unk suddenl y wander ed int o the middle of t he ri ng. The crowd began t o shout, but the dr unk was unaware of t he dange r. The bull was busy wi t h the m at ador at the t im e, but it suddenly caught sight of the dr unk who was shouti ng r ude r emarks and waving a r ed cap. Apparentl y sensit ive t o cri ti ci sm, the bull f ot al l about the m at ador and char ged at t he drunk. The cr owd suddenly gr ew quiet . The dr unk, however , seemed quit e sur e of himself . When t he bul l got close to hi m, he clumsil y stepped asi de to l et i t pass. The cr owd broke i nt o cheer s and the drunk bowed. By t hi s ti me, however, t hree men had e i nt o t he ri ng and t hey qui ckl y dr agged the dr unk to safet y. Even t he bul l seemed to feel sor ry f or him, f or it looked on sym pat het ical y unti l t he drunk was out of t he way befor e once mor e t urning i ts at tenti on to t he matador. Leson71 A famous clock 一個(gè)著名的大鐘 When you visi t London, one of t he fi rst things you wi l se is Bi g Ben, t he famous clock whi ch can be heard al l over the wor l d on the B. . I f the Houses of Par li ament had hot been burned down i n 1834, the gr eat clock woul d never have been erected. Big Ben takes i ts name f r om Si r Benj am in Hal l who was responsibl e for t he making of the cl ock when t he new Houses of Parl iament were being bui lt . I t is not only of i mmense si ze, but is extr em el y accur at e as wel . Of ici al s fr om Gr eenwich Observator y have t he clock checked twi ce a day. On the B. . you can hear the cl ock when it is actual y str iki ng because m icrophones ar e connect ed to the clock t ower . Big Ben has r arely gone wr ong. Once, however, i t fail ed to gi ve the corr ect t im e. A pai nter who had been wor king on t he tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and sl owed it down ! Leson72 A car call ed Bluebird “藍(lán)鳥(niǎo)”汽車(chē) The gr eat racing dr iver, Si r Malcolm Campbel , was t he fi rst man t o dri ve at over 300 mil es per hour. He set up a new wor ld recor d i n Sept ember 1935 at Bonne vil le Sal t Fl ats, Utah. Bluebir d, t he car he was dr iving, had been speci al ly bui lt f or hi m. It was over 30 feet in l engt h and had a 2500 hor se power engine. Alt hough Campbel r eached a speed of over 304 m iles per hour , he had gr eat di f icul t y i n cont r ol l i ng the car because a t yre bur st duri ng the f ir st run. Aft er hi s at em pt , Campbel l was di sappoint ed to l ear n that his average speed had been 299 m il es per hour . However , a few days l ater, he was t ol d t hat a mi stake had been made. His average speed had been 301 m il es per hour. Since that ti me, racing dr ivers have reached speeds of over 400 m il es an hour . Fol lowi ng hi s fat her 39。s f oot st eps many years later , Si r Malcolm 39。s son, Donald, also set up a worl d record. Like hi s fat her , he was dr ivi ng a car cal ed Bluebir d. Lesson73 The record hol der 紀(jì)錄保持者 Lit tl e boys who play t ruant f r om school are unim agi nat ive. A quiet day39。s fi shi ng, or eight hour s in a cinema sei ng the same f ilm over and over agai n, i s usual y as far as they get. They have al l been put to sham e by a boy who, whil e playing t ruant, t ravel led 1600 mi les. He hit ch hiked t o Dover and, towar ds evening, went i nto a boat to f ind somewhere to sleep. When he woke up next mor ning, he discovered t hat t he boat had, i n the meanti me, tr avel led t o Calais. No one not i ced t he boy as he cr ept off . From there, he hit ch hiked to Par is i n a l orr y. The dr iver gave hi m a few bi scuit s and a cup of cof fee and lef t hi m just out si de the cit y. The next car t he boy st opped did not t ake hi m i nto t he cent re of Pari s as he hoped i t woul d, but t o Per pignan on t he Fr ench Spanish bor der . Ther e he was picked up by a poli ceman and sent back to Engl and by the l ocal aut hor it ies. He has sur el y set up a recor d f or the t housands of boys who dream of evadi ng school. Leson74 Out of the lim eli ght 舞臺(tái)之外 An ancient bus stopped by a dry ri ver bed and a part y of famous act ors and actr esses got off . Dr essed in dark glases and old clot hes, they had taken special precaut ions so that no one should recogni ze them. But as t hey soon discover ed, di sguises can someti mes be too per fect. 39。Thi s i s a wonder ful place f or a pi i c,39。 sai d Glor ia Gl eam. 39。 I t coul dn39。t be bet er, Gl ori a, 39。 Br i nksley Meer s agreed. 39。No newspaper m en, no f il m f ans! Why don39。t we e mor e oft en ?39。 Meanwhil e, t wo other act ors, Rockwal l Sl i nger and Mer li n Gr eves, had car ied t wo l ar ge food basket s to a shady spot under some t rees. When t hey had al l made thems el ves f ort abl e, a st ranger appear ed. He looked ver y angr y. 39。Now you gut out of here, al of you! 39。 he shouted: 39。 I 39。m sher if f her e. Do you see t hat noti ce ? It says No Cam ping in case you can39。t r ead !39。 39。 Look, sher if f, 39。said Rockwal ,39。 don39。t be too hard on us. I39。m Rockwal Sl inger and t his i s Mer