【正文】 g l icence f or 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 succesf 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 a cquir e confi dence. Sur e t hat I had passed, I was alm ost begi nni ng t o enj oy m y t est. The exami ner m ust have been pleased wit h my per form ance, f or he sm il ed and sai d, 39。Just one m ore t hing, Mr Eames. Let us suppose t hat a chi l d suddenl y cr osses t he r oad i n f ront of you. As soon as I t ap on t he wi ndow, I want t he car t o be st opped imm edi atel y.39。 I conti nued dr ivi ng and af ter som e ti me, the exam i ner tapped loudly. Though t he sound could be hear d cl ear l y, it t ook m e a l ong tim e t o r eact. I suddenly pr esed 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 sadl y. 39。Mr Eam es,39。 he said, i n a m our nf ul voi ce,39。 you have j ust ki l ed that chi ld ! 39。 l eson70 Red f or danger 危險的紅色 Duri ng a bull fi ght , a dr unk suddenl y wander ed int o the mi ddl e of t he r i ng. The cr owd began t o shout, but the dr unk was unawar e of t he danger. The bull was busy wit h t he m atador at t he tim e, but it suddenl y caught si ght of t he dr unk who was shout i ng r ude rem ar ks and wavi ng a r ed cap. Appar ent l y sensi ti ve to cr it icism, t he bul l for got al about t he matador and char ged at t he dr unk. The cr owd suddenl y gr ew qui et. The dr unk, however, seem ed qui t e sur e of hi msel f. When t he bull got cl ose to him , he cl umsil y stepped asi de t o l et i t pass. The cr owd broke i nt o cheer s and t he dr unk bowed. By t hi s tim e, however, t hr ee men had e i nt o t he ri ng and t hey qui ckl y dr agged t he dr unk t o saf et y. Even t he bul l semed t o f el sor r y for him, f or it l ooked on sym pat het i cal y unti l the dr unk was out of t he way bef or e once m or e t ur ni ng it s at t enti on t o t he m at ador . Leson71 A f amous clock 一個著名的大鐘 When you visit London, one of t he f ir st t hings you wil l se i s Bi g Ben, t he famous clock whi ch can be hear d al over the wor l d on t he B. B. C. I f t he Houses of Parl iam ent had hot been bur ned down i n 1834, the gr eat clock woul d never have been erect ed. Bi g Ben t akes i ts nam e f r om Sir Benj ami n Hal who was responsi bl e f or t he m aki ng of the cl ock when t he new Houses of Parl iament were bei ng buil t. I t is not onl y of imm ense si ze, but i s ext r em el y accur at e as wel. Of ici al s fr om Greenwich Observator y have t he cl ock checked t wi ce a day. On t he B. B. C. you can hear t he cl ock when i t is actual y str iki ng because mi crophones ar e connect ed t o t he clock t ower . Big Ben has r ar ely gone wr ong. Once, however, it f ail ed to gi ve the corr ect t im e. A pai nt er who had been wor king on t he t ower hung a pot of pai nt on one of the hands and sl owed i t down ! Lesson72 A car cal l ed Bl uebird “藍(lán)鳥”汽車 The great r aci ng dri ver , Sir Malcolm Campbel l, was t he fi rst man t o dri ve at over 300 m il es per hour. He set up a new wor l d recor d i n Sept em ber 1935 at Bonnevil l e Sal t Flats, Ut ah. Bl uebir d, t he car he was dr i vi ng, had been speci al y bui lt f or hi m. I t was over 30 f eet i n lengt h and had a 2500 horse power engi ne. Alt hough Cam pbel l reached a speed of over 304 m il es per hour, he had gr eat di f fi cul ty i n cont r ol li ng t he car because a t yr e bur st duri ng t he fi rst r un. Aft er hi s at em pt , Cam pbel l was disappoi nt ed to l ear n t hat hi s aver age speed had been 299 m il es per hour. However, a f ew days lat er, he was t ol d t hat a m ist ake had been m ade. Hi s aver age speed had been 301 mi les per hour. Si nce t hat t im e, r aci ng dri ver s have r eached speeds of over 400 mi les an hour. Foll owing his f ather39。s f oot st eps m any years l at er, Sir Malcolm39。s son, Donal d, al so set up a wor l d record. Li ke hi s fat her, he was dr ivi ng a car cal ed Bluebi r d. Lesson73 The record hol der 紀(jì)錄保持者 Lit tl e boys who pl ay tr uant f r om school are unim agi nat i ve. A qui et day39。s f ishing, or ei ght hours i n a ci nema seei ng t he same f il m over and over agai n, is usual ly as f ar as t hey get . They have al been put t o sham e by a boy who, whi l e pl ayi ng tr uant , tr avel ed 1600 mil es. He hi t ch hiked t o Dover and, towar ds eveni ng, went i nt o a boat o f i nd somewhere t o sleep. When he woke up next m or ni ng, he di scover ed t hat t he boat had, i n t he m eanti m e, tr avel led t o Calais. No one noti ced t he boy as he cr ept of f. Fr om t her e, he hi tch hi ked t o Pari s i n a l or r y. The dri ver gave him a f ew biscui t s and a cup of coff ee and left him j ust outsi de t he cit y. The next car t he boy st opped di d not t ake him i nto t he cent re of Pari s as he hoped i t woul d, but t o Per pi gnan on t he Fr ench Spani sh bor der . Ther e he was picked up by a poli cem an and sent back t o Engl and by t he l ocal aut hori ti es. He has sur ely set up a r ecor d for t he t housands of boys who dr eam of evadi ng school . Lesson74 O ut of t he li m eli ght 舞臺之外 An anci ent bus st opped by a dr y r i ver bed and a part y of fam ous act ors and actr eses got of f. Dr esed i n dar k glasses and old cl ot hes, t hey had t aken speci al pr ecauti ons so t hat no one shoul d r ecognize t hem. But as t hey soon di scover ed, disgui ses can som etim es be too perf ect . 39。Thi s is a wonder ful place f or a pi i c, 39。 sai d Gl or ia Gl eam . 39。 I t coul dn39。t be bet er, Gl ori a,39。 Br i nksl ey Meer s agreed. 39。No newspaper m en, no f il m fans! Why don39。t we e m or e oft en ?39。 Meanwhil e, t wo ot her act or s, Rockwal Sli nger and Mer li n Gr eeves, had car ied t wo l ar ge f ood basket s t o a shady spot under some t r es. When t hey had al m ade t hem sel ves f or table,