【正文】 ted t hat a double r ai l way tunnel shoul d be buil t. This woul d sol ve t he pr obl em of vent il ati on, f or i f a tr ai n ent er ed t hi s tunnel , it woul d dr aw i n f resh ai r behi nd it . For t y t wo year s lat er a t unnel was act ual l y begun. I f, at t he t im e, t he Bri ti sh had not f ear ed i nvasi on, it woul d have been plet ed. Recentl y, there has agai n been gr eat i nter est in t he i dea of a Channel Tunnel . I f it i s bui lt , it wi l connect Bri t ai n t o Eur ope f or t he fi rst tim e i n hi stor y. Lesson65 Jum bo versus t he poli ce 小象對警察 Last Chri stm as, t he cir cus owner, Jimmy Gat es, deci ded to t ake some pr esents t o a chil dren39。s hospi tal. Dr essed up as Fat her Chri st mas and ac panied by a 39。guar d of honour39。 of si x pr et t y gi rl s, he set of f down t he m ai n str eet of t he ci t y r i di ng a baby el ephant cal led Jum bo. He, shoul d have known t hat he poli ce woul d never al ow t hi s sort of t hi ng. A pol icem an appr oached Jimm y and t ol d him he ought t o have gone al ong a si de st reet as Jumbo was hol di ng up t he t raf fi c. Though Ji mm y agr eed t o go at once, Jum bo r ef used t o move. Fi ft een pol icem en had to push very har d to get him off t he m ai n st reet. The pol i ce had a di f icult t im e, but t hey were m ost amused. 39。Jumbo m ust wei gh a f ew t ons,39。 said a pol icem an aft er war ds, 39。so it was f ort unat e t hat we di dn39。t have to car y him . Of cour se, we shoul d ar rest him , but as he has a good record, we shal l let him off t hi s ti me.39。 Lesson66 Sweet as honey! 像蜜一樣甜！ The Hat hel d Puf fi n i s a m oder n aer o plane, but it s desi gner, Mr John Wimpenny, is f indi ng i t di f fi cul t o get it off t he ground. The r eason f or t his i s t hat thi s pl ane is al so a bicycl e. I t s pi l ot has to pedal har d t o get it i nto t he air . Aft er Mr Wi m penny had t he pl ane buil t, it was t est ed thor oughly. I n 1961, it was t he fi rst manpower ed ai rcr af t o f l y hal f a mil e. Whil e being f l own by a cham pi on am at eur cycli st i n 1963, t he pl ane crashed on an ai rf iel d. Si nce t hen, Mr Wim penny has had it r ebuil t. He has had t he l engt h of t he wings i ncr eased so t hat t hey now measur e 93 f eet al most as l ong as t hose of a Dakot a. Many people have shown int er est i n thi s new and unusual sport. But t hough air cycli st s may l ear n how t o fl y over short di st ances, and m ay, event ual y, even get acr oss t he Engl ish Channel , it i s doubtf ul whet her t hey wil l ever cycl e across the At lanti c. Lesson67 Vol canoes 火山 Har oun Tazi ef f the Poli sh sci enti st, has spent hi s li f e tim e studying acti ve vol canoes and deep caves i n al part s of the wor ld. I n 1948, he went t o l ake Kivu i n t he Congo t o obser ve a new vol cano which he l at er named Ki t ur o. Tazi ef f was abl e t o set up hi s cam p very cl ose t o t he vol cano whil e i t was er upt i ng vi olentl y. Though he managed t o t ake a num ber of bri li ant phot ogr aphs, he coul d not st ay near the volcano f or ver y l ong. He not iced t hat a r iver of l i qui d r ock was i ng towar ds him . It t hreat ened to surr ound hi m pl et el y, but Tazi ef f m anaged t o escape just i n t im e. He wai t ed unti l t he vol cano became qui et and he was able t o r et urn t wo days lat er . Thi s ti me, he managed t o clim b i nt o t he m outh of Ki t ur o so t hat he coul d t ake phot ographs and m easure t em per atur es. Tazi ef has oft en ri sked his l if e i n t hi s way. He has been abl e t o tel us m or e about acti ve vol canoes than any man ali ve. Leson68 Persi st ent 糾纏不休 I crossed t he st r et to avoi d m eet i ng him , but he saw m e and cam e running t owar ds me. It was no use pr et endi ng t hat I had not sen him , so I waved t o him. I never enj oy m eet i ng Ber t Dykes. He never has anyt hing t o do. No mat er how busy you ar e, he al ways i nsi st s on i ng wit h you. I had t o t hi nk of a way of prevent i ng hi m f r om f ol l owi ng m e ar ound al l m or ni ng. 39。Hul l o, Bert ,39。 I sai d. 39。Fancy m eet ing you here ! 39。 Hul l o, El i zabet h,39。 Bert answer ed. 39。 I was j ust wonder i ng how t o spend t he m or ni ng unti l I saw you. You39。r e not busy doi ng anyt hi ng, ar e you ?39。 No, not at al ,39。 I answer ed. 39。 I39。m goi ng t o. . .39。 39。Woul d you mi nd m y i ng wi th you ?39。 he asked, bef or e I had fi nished speaki ng. ‘ Not at al, 39。 I li ed, 39。but I39。m goi ng to t he dent ist. 39。 Then I39。l l e wi t h you,39。 he answer ed. 39。 Ther e39。s al ways pl ent y to r ead in t he 39。wait i ng room ! 39。 l esson69 But not murder! 并非謀殺！ I was bei ng t est ed f or a dr ivi ng l i cence for t he t hir d ti me. I had been asked t o dri ve i n heavy t raf i c and had done so succe sf ul ly. Aft er havi ng been i nst ructed t o dri ve out of t own, I began to acqui r e conf idence. Sure t hat I had pased, I was alm ost beginni ng t o enjoy m y test . The exami ner m ust have been pl eased wit h m y per f orm ance, f or he smi led and sai d, 39。Just one mor e t hi ng, Mr Eames. Let us suppose t hat a chil d suddenl y cr osses the r oad i n f r ont of you. As soon as I tap on t he wi ndow, I want t he car t o be stopped imm edi at ely.39。 I cont i nued dri vi ng and aft er som e t im e, t he exami ner t apped l oudl y. Though t he sound coul d be hear d clearl y, i t t ook m e a long t im e t o r eact. I suddenl y pressed t he br ake pedal har d and we wer e bot h t hrown f or war d. The exami ner l ooked at m e sa dl y. 39。Mr Eam es,39。 he sai d, i n a m our nful voi ce, 39。 you have j ust kil led t hat chil d !39。 lesson70 Red f or danger 危險的紅色 Dur i ng a bul lf i ght, a dr unk suddenl y wander ed i nt o t he m i ddl e of t he ri ng. The cr owd began t o shout, but t he dr unk was unawar e of the dange r