【正文】 e chi ldren and even tr ied t o get i nto t he case herself , but i t was t oo smal . Ear ly , next mor ning she hear d planes passi ng over head and wondered how she could send a signal. Then she had an i dea. She st amped out t he let er s39。 Oh, i s it ?39。 don39。t r ead ! 39。Now you gut out of her e, al l of you! 39。 Br inksley Mer s agr eed. 39。Thi s is a wonder ful place for a pi i c, 39。 l esson70 Red for danger 危險(xiǎn)的紅色 Duri ng a bull fi ght , a drunk suddenly wander ed into the mi ddl e of the r ing. The crowd began to shout, but t he drunk was unawar e of the danger . The bul l was busy wi th the mat ador at the t ime, but i t suddenl y caught sight of t he drunk who was shouti ng rude r em ar ks and wavi ng a r ed cap. Appar ently sensit ive to cr it ici sm , t he bul l for got al l about the matador and char ged at the dr unk. The crowd suddenl y gr ew quiet. The drunk, however , seem ed qui te sur e of hi msel f . When the bull got cl ose to hi m, he cl umsil y stepped aside t o let it pass. The crowd br oke int o cheers and t he drunk bowed. By this tim e, however, thr ee men had e int o the r ing and t hey qui ckl y dragged the dr unk t o safety. Even the bull seem ed to f eel sorr y f or hi m, for i t looked on sympatheti cal ly unt il t he dr unk was out of t he way bef ore once mor e tur ning i ts at ent ion t o t he matador . Leson71 A f amous clock 一個(gè)著名的大鐘 When you visit London, one of the f ir st t hings you wil l see i s Big Ben, t he famous clock which can be hear d al over the wor ld on the B. . I f the Houses of Parl iament had hot been bur ned down in 1834, the gr eat clock would never have been er ect ed. Big Ben takes i ts name f r om Sir Benj am in Hal l who was responsibl e for t he making of the cl ock when t he new Houses of Parl iament were bei ng bui lt . It is not only of i mmense si ze, but is extr em el y accur ate as wel . Of ici al s fr om Greenwich Observator y have the clock checked twi ce a day. On the B. . you can hear t he cl ock when it is actual y str iki ng because m icrophones ar e connected to the clock t ower . Big Ben has r arely gone wr ong. Once, however , i t fail ed to gi ve the corr ect im e. A pai nter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of pai nt on one of the hands and sl owed it down ! Leson72 A car call ed Bluebird “藍(lán)鳥”汽車 The gr eat r acing dr iver , Si r Malcolm Campbel , was the f ir st man t o dri ve at over 300 mi les per hour. He set up a new wor ld recor d i n September 1935 at Bonnevi le Sal t Flats, Utah. Bluebir d, t he car he was dr iving, had been speci aly bui lt f or hi m. I t was over 30 feet in lengt h and had a 2500 hor se power engine. Alt hough Cam pbel r eached a speed of over 304 mil es per hour , he had great di f icult y i n cont roll ing t he car because a t yre burst duri ng the f ir st r un. Af t er hi s at tempt , Cam pbel l was di sappointed t o l ear n that his aver age speed had been 299 mi les per hour . However , a few days l at er, he was tol d that a mi st ake had been made. Hi s aver age speed had been 301 m iles per hour . Since that ti me, racing dri vers ha ve reached speeds of over 400 m iles an hour. Foll owing hi s father39。 I cont inued dri vi ng and af ter some t ime, the examiner tapped loudly. Though the sound could be heard cl ear ly, it t ook me a l ong ti me t o react. I suddenly pr essed the brake pedal hard and we were bot h thr own f or ward. The exam iner looked at m e sadly. 39。s always plenty to r ead in t he 39。 Then I 39。 he asked, bef or e I had f inished speaking. ‘ Not at al ,39。 I39。r e not busy doing anything, are you ?39。 39。 Leson77 A successf ul operati on 一例成功的手術(shù) The mummy of an Egypti an woman who di ed in 800 B. C. has j ust had an oper ati on. The mum my i s that of Shepenm ut who was once a singer in t he Temple of Thebes. As t her e were st range marks on t he X ray plat es t aken of t he mummy, doct ors have been tr yi ng to fi nd out whether t he t em per at ures. Tazief f has of ten r isked hi s li fe in t his way. He has been able to t el l us more about act ive volcanoes t han any m an al ive. Lesson68 Persi st ent 糾纏不休 I crossed the str et t o avoi d meeti ng him, but he saw me and cam e running t owards me. I t was no use pr et endi ng that I had not sen hi m, so I waved t o him . I never enj oy meeting Ber t Dykes. He never has anyt hing t o do. No mat er how busy you ar e, he always i nsi st s on ing wi th you. I had to think of a way of pr eventi ng him fr om foll owing m e around al mor ning. 39。To end our speci al news bull eti n, 39。m Br i nksley Meer s, and m y ot her nam e is Gl ori a Gl eam. Now you get out of her e f ast !39。 39。sai d Rockwal l,39。m sheri f her e. Do you see t hat noti ce ? It sa ys No Cam pingi n case you can39。 Meanwhi l e, t wo ot her act ors, Rockwal l Sl i nger and Merl i n Gr eves, had car ri ed t wo lar ge food baskets t o a shady spot under som e t rees. When t hey had al l made t hemselves fort able, a st r anger appeared. He l ooked ver y angr y. 39。t be bet er, Gl ori a, 39。s fi shi ng, 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, whil e playing t ruant, tr avel led 1600 mi les. He hit ch hi ked t o Dover and, t owar ds evening, went i nto a boat t o fi nd som ewher e to sl ep. When he woke up next m or ni ng, he discover ed that the boat had, in t he m eant im e, tr avel led t o Cal ai s. No one not iced t he boy as he cr ept of f. Fr om t her e, he hi t ch hi ked to Par is i n a l orr y. The dr i ver gave hi m a f ew biscui ts and a cup of cof fee and l ef t hi m just out si de t he ci ty. The next car t he boy st opped di d not t ake hi m int o the cent r e of Par is as he hoped it woul d, but t o Perpi gnan on t he Fr ench Spani sh bor der. There he was pi cked up by a poli cem an and