【正文】 遞活動(dòng)執(zhí)行方 Engl ishman, Wil iam Low. He suggested that a double rail way t unnel shoul d be built . This would solve the probl em of vent ilati on, for i f a train entered this tunnel, it woul d dr aw in fr esh air behind it. For tyt wo years later a tunnel was actual ly begun. I f, at the ti me, the Bri tish had not f eared invasion, it woul d have been pl et ed. Recentl y, there has again been great i nt er est in the idea of aChannel Tunnel. If i t i s buil t, it wil connec t Brit ai n to Europe f or the f irst time i n hi st or y. Lesson65 Jumbo versus t he poli ce 小象對(duì)警察 Last Chri st mas, t he cir cus owner, Ji mmy Gat es, deci ded to t ake some presents to a chi ldren39。s hospit al . Dr essed up as Fat her Chr istmas and acpani ed by a 39。guard of honour 39。 of si x pr et ty gir ls, he set of f down the mai n st reet of t he cit y riding a baby elephant cal ed Jumbo. He, shoul d have known t hat the poli ce would never al ow this sor t of thing. A policeman appr oached Ji mmy and told him he ought to have gone along a side st reet as Jumbo was holding up the tr af fic. Though Ji m my agr ed to go at once, Jumbo r ef used to move. Fi fteen poli cemen had to push ver y hard t o get hi m off the main street. The pol ice had a di f icul t ime, but t hey were most amused. 39。Jumbo must wei gh a f ew tons,39。 said a pol iceman afterwards, 39。so it was fortunat e that we didn39。t have to car y hi m. Of course, we should arest him, but as he has a good r ecor d, we shal let hi m off this t ime.39。 Leson66 Sweet as honey! 像蜜一樣甜！ The Hathel d Puf fin i s a modern aer o pl ane, but i ts designer, Mr John Wi mpenny, i s fi nding it dif icult to get it off the ground. The reason for t hi s is that hi s pl ane is also a bicycl e. It s pi lot has t o pedal har d to get it i nt o the air . After Mr Wimpenny had t he plane built , it was test ed t hor oughl y. In 1961, it was t he f irst manpower ed air cr af t to fl y half a mil e. Whil e being fl own by a champion amateur cycli st in 1963, the pl ane crashed on an ai rfi el d. Since t hen, Mr Wimpenny has had it r ebui lt . He has had t he l ength of the wi ngs increased so that hey now measure 93 feet al most as l ong as t hose of a Dakot a. Many people have shown interest in t hi s new and unusual sport. But t hough air cycli st s may learn how to fl y over shor t di st ances, and may, eventualy, even get across the Engl ish Channel, it is doubtful whether t hey wil l ever cycle acr oss the Atlantic. Leson67 Volcanoes 火山 Haroun Tazief the Pol ish scient ist, has spent his li feti me st udying acti ve volcanoes and deep caves i n al l parts of the wor ld. I n 1948, he went to lake Kivu in the Congo to observe a new volcano whi ch he later named Ki turo. Tazief was able to set up hi s camp very close to the vol cano whil e it was erupting violent ly. Though he managed to take a number of bri l iant photographs, he could not stay near t he volcano for very l ong. He noticed that ari ver of li qui d rock was ing towards hi m. I t hr eatened t o surr ound hi m pletely, but Tazief managed to escape j ust in ti me. He wai ted unt il the volcano became quiet and he was able t o return t wo days l at er . This ti me, he managed to cli mb into the mout h of Ki turo so that he coul d take phot ogr aphs and measur e temperatures. Tazi ef f has of ten risked his li fe i n this way. He has been able to t el l us more about active vol canoes than any man alive. Lesson68 Persistent 糾纏不休 I crossed t he str et to avoid meet ing him, but he saw me and came runni ng t owar ds me. I t was no use pr et ending that I had not sen him, so I waved to him. I never enj oy meet ing Ber t Dykes. He never has anything to do. No mat er how busy you ar e, he al ways insi st on i ng wi th you. I had to think of a way of pr event ing hi m fr om foll owi ng me around al morning. 39。Hul lo, Bert ,39。 I sai d. 39。Fancy meti ng you her e ! 39。 Hul lo, El izabet h, 39。 Bert answer ed. 39。 I was j ust wonder ing how t o spend t he morning unti l I saw you. You39。re not busy doi ng anyt hi ng, ar e you ?39。 No, not at al ,39。 I answered. 39。 I 39。m going to.. .39。 39。Would you mi nd my ing with you ?39。 he asked, bef ore I had fi ni shed speaking. ‘Not at al ,39。 I l ied, 39。but I39。m going to t he denti st .39。 39。 Then I 39。l e wi th you,39。 he answered. 39。 Ther e39。s al ways pl enty t o read i n the 39。wai ti ng r oom ! 39。 lesson69 But not murder! 并非謀殺！ I was being tested for a driving li cence f or the thir d ti me. I had been asked t o dr ive in heavy t raf ic and had done so successful ly. Af ter havi ng been i nstr ucted to dri ve out of town, I began t o acqui re confi dence. Sure t hat I had pased, I was almost beginning to enj oy my t est. The exami ner must have been pleased wi th my perfor mance, for he smiled and sai d, 39。Just one more thing, Mr Eames. Let us suppose that a chi ld suddenly crosses the road i n front of you. As oon as I tap on t he window, I want the car to be st opped i mmediately.39。 I cont inued dri vi ng and af ter some t ime, the exami ner tapped loudly. Though t he sound could be hear d cl earl y, i t ook me a long time t o react. I suddenl y pr esed t he brake pedal hard and we were both thr own f or war d. The exami ner looked at me sadly. 39。Mr Eames, 39。 he said, in a mour nf ul voice,39。 you have j ust kil led that chi ld ! 39。 l esson70 Red for danger 危險(xiǎn)的紅色 Dur ing a bull fi ght, a drunk suddenly wandered into t he mi ddle of the ri ng. The crowd began t o shout , but the dr unk was unaware of the danger. The bull was busy wit h the mat ador at the time, but it suddenly caught si ght of t he drunk who was shout ing rude r emarks and wavi ng a r ed cap. Apparently sensit ve t o cr it ci sm, the bul l f or got al about the matador and charged at the dr unk. The cr owd suddenl y gr ew quiet. The dr unk, however , seemed quit e sure of hi mself . When the b