【正文】 t apped l oudly. Though the sound could be heard clearly, it took me a l ong ti me to r eact . I suddenly pressed the br ake pedal har d and we were bot h thrown forward. The examiner l ooked at me sadl y. 39。 leson70 Red f or danger 危險(xiǎn)的紅色 Duri ng a bul lf ight , a drunk suddenly wander ed i nt o the middle of t he r ing. The cr owd began to shout, but the dr unk was unaware of the danger. The bull was busy wi t h t he 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. Apparent ly sensit ve t o cr it ci sm, the bul l f or got al about the mat ador and charged at the dr unk. The cr owd suddenl y gr ew quiet. The drunk, however , seemed quit e sure of hi mself . When the bul l got close t o hi m, he clumsi ly stepped aside to let it pas. The crowd br oke into cheers and t he dr unk bowed. By this t ime, however , three men had e into the ri ng and they quickl y dr agged t he drunk to saf et y. Even the bul l seemed to f el sorr y for him , f or it l ooked on sympat heti cal y unti l t he drunk was out of the way bef ore once mor e turning it s at tent ion to the matador. Lesson71 A famous clock 一個著名的大鐘 When you visit London, one of t he f ir st things you wil se i s Bi g Ben, t he f amous cl ock which can be hear d al l over the world on the . If t he Houses of Par liament had hot been bur ned down i n 1834, t he great clock would never have been er ect ed. Bi g Ben t akes i ts name f rom Sir Benjamin Hal who was r esponsi bl e for t he making of t he clock when the new Houses of Par liament wer e being built . I t i s not only of immense size, but is ext remel y accur at e as wel l. Of icials fr om Greenwich Observat or y have the cl ock checked twice aday. On t he B. B. C. you can hear t he clock when it is act ual y st riking because microphones ar e connected to the clock t ower. Big Ben has rarely gone wrong. Once, however, it fail ed t o gi ve t he correct ime. A painter who had been wor ki ng on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and sl owe d it down ! Leson72 A car called Bluebi rd “藍(lán)鳥”汽車 The gr eat raci ng dri ver, Sir Malcol m Campbel, was t he f ir st man t o dr ive at over 300 mi les per hour . He set up a new worl d recor d in September 1935 at Bonnevi l e Salt Flats, Ut ah. Bl uebird, the car he was dr iving, had been specialy built f or him. It was over 30 feet in l ength and had a 2500 horse power engi ne. Although Cam pbel l reached a speed of over 304 mil es per hour, he had great dif iculty i n controll ing the car because a t yr e burst duri ng t he f ir st run. Af ter hi s at empt, Campbel was disappoi nt ed t o lear n that his average speed had been 299 mil es per hour . However, a few days later, he was told t hat a mistake had been made. His average speed had been 301 mi les per hour. Si nce that ime, r acing dri vers have reached speeds of over 400 mil es an hour. Fol lowing his f at her39。This is a wonderful place for api ic,39。 Bri nksl ey Mers agr ed. 39。Now you gut out of here, al l of you!39。t r ead !39。 don39。 Oh, i s it ?39。 l esson75 SOS 呼救信號 When a light pasenger plane f lew of f course some time ago, it crashed i n the mountains and it s pi lot was ki led. The onl y pa senger s, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt . I t was the middle of wi nt er . Snow lay thick on the gr ound. The woman knew that he near est vil lage was mil es away. When it grew dar k. she t ur ned a suit case i nto a bed and put t he children inside it, covering them wit h al l t he clothes he coul d fi nd. Dur ing the ni ght, i t got t er ribl y cold. The woman kept as near as she coul d to the chi ldren and even tr ied to get into t he case her self , but i t was too smal . Earl y ,next mor ni ng she hear d pl anes pasing overhead and wondered how she could send a si gnal. Then she had an idea. She st amped out the leters39。 said t he voice of the televi si on announcer ,39。Cigar et te Smoki ng and Your。s crop before t he Sept ember ai ns. On the right, you can se Mrs Brabante her self . She has been helping her husband for thirt y years now. Mr s Br abant e is talking to t he manager of the local f actory wher e the cr op i s pr ocesed. This l ast scene shows you what wil happen at the end of t he harvest : t he f amous Calabr ian macaroni eat ing pet it ion ! Signor Fratel i, the pr esent champion, has won it every year si nce 1961. And that ends our speci al bul letin f or t oday, Thursday, Apr il 1st. We are now returning you t o the studio.39。 i n the snow. Fort unat el y, a pilot saw t he signal and sent a message by radio to t he near est own. It was not l ong bef or e a heli copter ar ived on t he scene t o rescue the survivor s of t he plane crash. Lesson76 Apri l Fools Day 愚人節(jié) 39。Wel l, I39。m Rockwal Sl inger and t hi s i s Mer li n Greeves.39。 Look, sher if f, 39。 I39。t we e mor e of ten ?39。I t couldn39。s son, Donal d, al so set up a wor ld r ecor d. Like his father, he was dr iving a car cal ed Bl uebird. Leson73 The record holder 紀(jì)錄保持者 Lit tle boys who pl ay t ruant fr om school ar e unimaginat ive. A quiet day39。 he sai d, in a mournful voice,39。 leson69 But not murder! 并非謀殺！ I was being tested f or a driving li cence f or the thir d ti me. I had ben asked t o dr i ve in heavy tr af fi c and had done so successfully. After having been inst ruct ed t o dr ive out of t own, I began to acquir e conf idence. Sur e that I had passed, I was almost begi nning to enjoy my test . The examiner must have been pl eased wit h my perf ormance, f or he smi led and said, 39。 he answered. 39。m going to the denti st .39。Woul d you mi nd my ing with you ?39。 I answered. 39。 Bert answer ed. 39。Hull o, Bert, 39。f r e r ides39。 I know,39。 I t ol d you yesterday and the day bef or e yest er day,39。monst er s39。Cigar ete Smoki ng and Your Healt h39。 said t he voi ce of the televi si on announcer ,39。