【正文】 si on, i t would have been pl et ed. Recent ly, ther e has again been great inter est in the i dea of a Channel Tunnel . If i t is buil t, i t wi l l connect Br it ai n t o Europe f or t he f i r st t i m e i n hi st or y. Lesson65 Jumbo versus the poli ce 小象對警察 Last Chr istm as, the ci rcus owner , Ji mmy Gates, decided to take som e present s to a chil dren39。s hospi tal . Dr essed up as Father Chri st mas and acpani ed by a 39。guard of honour39。 of si x pret ty gi rl s, he s et of f down the m ai n str eet of the ci ty r idi ng a baby el ephant cal led Jum bo. He, shoul d have known t hat t he pol ice woul d neve r al ow t hi s sor t of thing. A pol iceman appr oached Jimm y and told him he ought to have gone along a side str eet as Jumbo was holding up the t raf ic. Though Ji mmy agr ed t o go at once, Jum bo ref used to move. Fi ft en poli cem en had to push ver y hard to get him off t he main str eet . The pol ice had a di f icult ti me, but t hey were m ost amused. 39。Jumbo must weigh a f ew t ons,39。 said a pol icem an af t er wards, 39。so it was f ort unate that we didn39。t have to car y him . Of cour se, we shoul d ar est hi m, but as he has a good recor d, we shal l let hi m of f thi s ti me.39。 Leson66 Sweet as honey! 像蜜一樣甜！ The Hat hel d Puff in is a moder n aer opl ane, but i ts desi gner , Mr John Wi mpenny, is f indi ng it dif fi cul t to get it of f the ground. The reason f or thi s is t hat t hi s pl ane is al so a bi cycl e. I ts pi lot has t o pedal hard to get it i nt o t he ai r. Af ter Mr Wi mpenny had t he pl ane bui lt , it was tested t hor oughl y. I n 1961, i t was the f ir st man power ed air cr aft to fl y half a mi le. Whi le being fl own by a cham pion amateur cycl ist in 1963, t he plane crashed on an ai rf iel d. Si nce t hen, Mr Wimpenny has had it r ebuil t. He has had t he lengt h of the wi ngs increased so t hat t hey now measur e 93 feetal most as l ong as t hose of a Dakota. Many peopl e have shown i nterest in t his new and unusual spor t. But though air cycl ists may learn how to f l y over shor t distances, and may, event ualy, even get across the Engli sh Channel, i t i s doubt ful whether they wi l ever cycle across the At lanti c. Lesson67 Vol canoes 火山 Har oun Tazi ef f the Poli sh sci ent ist, has spent his l if e ti me studying acti ve vol canoes and deep caves i n al part s of the wor ld. In 1948, he went t o l ake Ki vu in the Congo t o observe a new vol cano whi ch he lat er named Ki tur o. Tazief f was abl e to set up his camp very cl ose t o t he vol cano whi le i t was er upti ng vi olentl y. Though he managed t o t ake a number of bri l iant photogr aphs, he could not st ay near t he volcano for ver y l ong. He not iced that a ri ver of l iquid r ock was ing t owards him . I t thr eat ened t o sur round hi m plet el y, but Tazief m anaged to escape j ust i n ti me. He wait ed unt il t he vol cano becam e quiet and he was abl e to r etur n two days l at er. This t im e, he managed to cli mb i nto t he mouth of Ki t ur o so t hat he coul d t ake photographs and measure temperatur es. Tazi ef has oft en ri sked his lif e i n thi 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 Persist ent 糾纏不休 I cr ossed t he st reet to avoid m et ing hi m, but he saw me and came r unni ng towar ds me. It was no use pretending t hat I had not seen him, so I waved to hi m. I never enjoy m et ing Bert Dykes. He never has anythi ng to do. No m at ter how busy you are, he al ways insists on i ng wi th you. I had t o t hi nk of a way of prevent ing hi m f r om f ol lowi ng me ar ound al l morni ng. 39。Hul lo, Bert ,39。 I sai d. 39。Fancy m eti ng you here ! 39。 39。Hull o, El izabet h,39。 Bert answer ed. 39。 I was just wonder ing how to spend the mor ning until I saw you. You39。r e not busy doi ng anyt hing, ar e you ?39。 No, not at al l , 39。 I answered.39。 I39。m goi ng to.. .39。 39。Woul d you m i nd m y i ng wit h you ?39。 he asked, bef ore I had f i ni shed speaki ng. ‘ Not at al ,39。 I li ed, 39。but I39。m goi ng t o the dent i st. 39。 Then I 39。l l e wit h you, 39。 he answered.39。 There39。s al ways pl ent y t o read i n t he 39。wai ti ng r oom !39。 lesson69 But not m urder! 并非謀殺！ I was bei ng tested f or a dr i vi ng li cence f or t he thi rd t im e. I had been asked to dr i ve i n heavy t r af fi c and had done so succe ss f ul l y. Af ter havi ng been i nst r uct ed t o dri ve out of t own, I began t o acquir e conf i dence. Sur e t hat I had passed, 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 m ore t hing, Mr Eames. Let us suppose that a chi l d suddenl y cr osses t he road i n fr ont of you. As soon as I t ap on the wi ndow, I want t he car t o be st opped im mediat el y. 39。 I conti nued dr i vi ng and af t er som e ti me, t he exam i ner t apped loudly. Though t he sound could be hear d cl ear ly, it t ook m e a l ong t im e t o react . I suddenl y pr essed t he br ake pedal har d and we were bot h thr own f or war d. The exam iner looked at m e sadl y. 39。Mr Eam es,39。 he said, i n a m ournf ul voi ce,39。 you have j ust ki l led that child !39。 leson70 Red f or danger 危險的紅色 Dur ing a bul lf ight, a dr unk suddenl y wander ed int o the m iddle of t he ri ng. The crowd began t o shout, but the dr unk was unawar e of t he danger. The bull was busy wi th t he matador at t he ti me, but it suddenl y caught si ght of t he dr unk who was shout ing r ude remar ks and wavi ng a red cap. Appar ent ly sensi ti ve to cr it icism, the bul l f ot al about t he matador and charged at the drunk. The crowd suddenl y grew qui et . The drunk, however, semed qui te sure of him sel f. When t he bul l got cl ose t o him , he cl um si ly st epped asi de t