【正文】 f a way of pr eventi ng him fr om foll owi ng m e ar ound al m or ning. 39。 39。r e not busy doi ng anyt hi ng, ar e you ?39。 I39。 I l i ed, 39。 Then I39。s al ways pl ent y t o r ead i n t he 39。 I conti nued dr i vi ng and af ter som e ti me, the exam iner tapped loudl y. Though t he sound coul d be heard cl ear ly, it t ook m e a l ong t im e t o react . I suddenl y pr essed t he brake pedal hard and we were bot h thr own f or ward. The exami ner l ooked at m e sadly. 39。 l esson70 Red f or danger 危險(xiǎn)的紅色 Duri ng a bull fi ght , a dr unk suddenly wandered i nt o t he m i ddl e of t he ri ng. The cr owd began to shout , but t he dr unk was unaware of t he danger. The bull was busy wit h t he m at ador at t he t im e, but it suddenl y caught si ght of t he dr unk who was shout i ng r ude r em ar ks and wavi ng a r ed cap. Appar ent l y sensi ti ve t o cr it i ci sm, t he bul l f or got al about the m at ador and char ged at t he dr unk. The cr owd suddenly gr ew qui et. The dr unk, however , semed quit e sur e of him self . When t he bul l got cl ose t o him, he cl um si l y st epped asi de t o let it pas. The crowd br oke int o cheers and t he drunk bowed. By t hi s tim e, however, t hr ee men had e i nt o t he ri ng and t he y 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 f or him , for it l ooked on sympatheti cal ly unti l t he dr unk was out of t he way bef ore once m or e t ur ni ng i ts at ent i on t o t he m atador. Leson71 A f amous cl ock 一個著名的大鐘 When you visit London, one of t he fi rst thi 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 Parl iament had hot been bur ned down i n 1834, t he gr eat cl ock woul d never have been erected. Bi g Ben takes i t s nam e fr om Si r Benj am i n Hal who was r esponsible f or the m aki ng of the clock when the new Houses of Par li ament wer e being buil t. I t is not onl y of im mense size, but i s ext remel y acurat e as wel l. Of f icials f r om Gr eenwi ch Obser vat ory have t he cl ock checked t wi ce a day. On t he . C. you can hear the clock when i t is actualy st ri king because mi cr ophones are connect ed to t he cl ock tower . Bi g Ben has r ar ely gone wr ong. Once, however, it f ailed t o give t he cor r ect ti me. A paint er who had been wor ki ng on t he tower hung a pot of paint on one of t he hands and slowed i t down ! Lesson72 A car cal led Bl uebi rd “藍(lán)鳥”汽車 The great racing dr iver, Sir Malcolm Campbel l, was t he fi rst man to dr ive at over 300 m il es per hour . He set up a new worl d r ecor d in Sept em ber 1935 at Bonnevil le Salt Fl at s, Ut ah. Bl uebi rd, the car he was dri ving, had been special ly buil t for him . It was over 30 f eet i n l ength and had a 2500 horsepower engi ne. Al though Campbel l reached a speed of over 304 mi les per hi de gol d. The pi r at es woul d oft en bury gol d i n t he cave and t hen fail t o col l ect it . Arm ed wit h t he new m achi ne, a sear ch par t y went he di d not l i ke i t. She enjoyed her sel f m aki ng t he assi stant br i ng alm ost ever yt hi ng i n the wi ndow bef or e fi nal ly buyi ng t he dress she had f ir st asked f or. Lesson58 A blessi ng i n di sgui se? 是因禍得福嗎？ The ti ny vil lage of Fri nl ey i s sai d to possess a 39。A r el at ion of yours i s ing t o se you. She wil l be ar ri vi ng t his eveni ng and int ends t o st ay f or a f ew days. The m om ent you l eave t hi s tent, you wi l get a bi g surpri se. A woman you know wel l wil l rush t owar ds you. She wil l speak t o you and t hen she wil l ead you away f r om t hi s place. That is al .39。Your sist er wi l be her e i n l es t han an hour and we m ust be at t he st ati on to m eet her. We are l at e alr eady.39。t . Geoff r ey asked her why t his was so and she t ol d hi m that she di d not l i ke t o see so m any peopl e l aughi ng at him ! Leson64 The Channel Tunnel 海峽隧道 In l 858, a Fr ench engi neer, Aim e Thome de Gam ond, ar i ved i n Engl and wit h a pl an f or a t went y one mi l e tunnel acr oss t he Engli sh Channel. He sai d t hat it woul d be possibl e to buil d a pl at f or m i n t he cent re of t he Channe l. This pl at f or m woul d serve as a port and a r ail way st ati on. The t unnel woul d be wel l vent il at ed if t al l chi mneys were buil t above sea l evel. I n 1860, a bet er pl an was put f or war d by an Engli shm an, Wi l i am Low. He suggested t hat a double r ai l way tunnel shoul d be buil t. This woul d sol ve t he pr obl em of venti lati on, f or if a t r ai n ent ered t hi s t unnel, it woul d dr aw i n fr esh ai r behi nd i t. Fort yt wo years l at er a t unnel was act ual y begun. I f, at t he t im e, t he Bri ti sh had not f ear ed i nvasi on, it woul d have been pl et ed. Recent ly, t her e has agai n been great int er est i n the i dea of a Channel Tunnel. I f i t is buil t, i t wil l connect Br it ain t o Eur ope f or t he f ir st t im e i n hi st or y. Leson65 Jum bo versus t he poli ce 小象對警察 Last Chri st mas, t he cir cus owner, Jim my Gat es, deci ded to t ake som e pr esents t o a chil dren39。Jum bo m ust wei gh a f ew t ons,39。 Lesson66 Sweet as honey! 像蜜一樣甜！ The Hatheld Puf fi n i s a moder n aer o pl ane, but it s desi gner, Mr John Wim penny, i s f indi ng i t di f fi cult t o get it off t he gr ound. The r eason f or this i s t hat t hi s plane is al so a bi cycl e. I ts pi lot has t o pedal har d to get it i nto t he ai r. Aft er Mr Wi mpenny had t he plane buil t, it was t est ed t hor oughl y. I n 1961, it was t he fi rst m anpowered air craf t o f l y hal f a m il e. Whil e bei ng f lown by a cham pi on am at eur cycli st i n 1963, t he pl ane cr ashed on an ai rf iel d. Si nce t hen, Mr Wim penny has had it r ebuil t. He has had t he l engt h of t he wi ngs i ncr eased so t hat t hey now measur e 93