【正文】 d to m ove. Fif teen poli cem en had t o push ver y har d t o get hi m of f t he m ai n str eet . The pol ice had a dif fi cul t ti me, but t hey wer e m ost am used. 39。Jum bo m ust wei gh a f ew t ons,39。 sai d a poli cem an af t er war ds, 39。so it was f ort unat e that we didn39。t have to car y him . Of cour se, we shoul d ar rest him , but as he has a good r ecord, we shal l let him off t hi s ti m e.39。 Lesson66 Sweet as honey! 像蜜一樣甜！ The Hatheld Puf fi n i s a m oder n aero pl ane, but it s desi gner, Mr John Wim penny, i s fi nding i t di f i cult t o get i t off t he gr ound. The r eason f or t his i s that thi s pl ane i s also a bi cycl e. It s pil ot has t o pedal hard t o get i t i nt o t he ai r. Af ter Mr Wim penny had t he pl ane bui lt, i t was tested t hor oughl y. I n 1961, i t was the f ir st m an power ed ai r cr aft t o fl y half a mi l e. Whi l e bei ng fl own by a cham pion amat eur cycl ist i n 1963, the pl ane cr ashed on an ai r fi el d. Si nce t hen, Mr Wi mpenny has had it r ebui lt . He has had t he l engt h of t he wi ngs i ncr eased so t hat they now m easure 93 f eet alm ost as long as t hose of a Dakot a. Many people have shown int er est i n thi s new and unusual spor t. 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 , i t is doubtf ul whet her t hey wil l ever cycl e acr oss t he Atl ant i c. Leson67 Vol canoes 火山 Haroun Tazief t he Pol i sh scienti st , has spent hi s li fet im e st udyi ng act i ve vol canoes and deep caves i n al l par ts of t he worl d. I n 1948, he went t o lake Ki vu i n t he Congo t o observe a new vol cano whi ch he lat er nam ed Ki tur o. Tazief was abl e t o set up hi s cam p 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 num ber of bri l iant phot ogr aphs, he coul d not st ay near the volcano f or ver y long. He not i ced t hat a r iver of l i qui d r ock was i ng towar ds him . It t hreatened to surr ound hi m pl etel y, but Tazi ef f m anaged t o escape j ust in t im e. He wai t ed unti l t he vol cano becam e 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 ogr aphs and m easur e t em per at ur es. Tazi ef f has of t en ri sked his l if e i n t hi s way. He has been able t o t el l us m or e about act ive vol canoes t han any m an ali ve. Leson68 Persist ent 糾纏不休 I cr ossed t he st reet to avoi d m eet i ng hi m, but he saw m e and cam e r unni ng towar ds m e. I t was no use pretending t hat I had not sen him , so I waved t o him . I never enj oy m eti ng Bert Dykes. He never has anyt hi ng t o do. No m at 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 pr eventi ng him fr om foll owi ng m e ar ound al m or ning. 39。Hul l o, Bert, 39。 I sai d. 39。Fancy m eti ng you here ! 39。 Hul l o, El i zabet h,39。 Bert answered. 39。 I was j ust wonderi ng how t o spend t he mor ni ngunt il 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 t o. . 39。 Woul d you mi nd m y i ng wit h you ?39。 he asked, bef or e I had fi nished speaking. ‘ Not at al ,39。 I l ied, 39。but I39。m going t o t he denti st .39。 39。 Then I39。l l e wi t h you,39。 he answer ed. 39。 Ther e39。s al ways pl ent y t o read i n the 39。wai ti ng r oom ! 39。 lesson69 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 begi nning t o enj oy m y t est . The exami ner m ust have been pl eased wit h m y per form ance, f or he sm il ed and sai d, 39。Just one m ore t hi ng, Mr Eam es. Let us suppose that a chi ld suddenl y crosses 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 tim e t o react . I suddenl y pr essed t he br ake pedal har d and we were bot h t hr own f or war d. The exam iner looked at m e sadl y. 39。Mr Eam es,39。 he sai d, i n a mour nf ul voi ce,39。 you have just 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 i nt o t he mi ddl e of t he r i ng. The cr owd began t o shout , but t he drunk was unawar e of t he danger . The bul l was busy wi t h the m at ador at the ti m e, but i t suddenl y caught sight of t he dr unk who was shouti ng r ude r em arks and wavi ng a r ed cap. Apparentl y sensit ive t o cri ti ci sm , t he bull f or got al l about the m at ador and char ged at t he dr unk. The cr owd suddenly gr ew quiet. The dr unk, however , seem ed quit e sur e of hi mself . When t he bul got close t o hi m, he clumsil y stepped asi de t o l et i t pass. The cr owd br oke i nt o cheer s and the dr unk bowed. By t hi s ti me, however, t hree m en 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 seemed t o f el sor r y for him, f or it l ooked on sym pat het i cal y unti l t he dr unk was out of the way bef or e once m ore t ur ni ng it s at tenti on t o t he m at ador. Lesson71 A f am ous cl ock 一個著名的大鐘 When you vi si t London, one of t he fi rst t hi ngs you wi l see is Bi g Ben, the f am ous cl ock whi ch can be hear d al over t he worl d on t he B. B. C. If t he Houses of Par li am ent had hot been bur ned down i n 1834, t he gr eat cl ock woul d never have been er ect ed. Bi g Ben t akes it s nam e fr om Si r Benj am i n Hal