【正文】 li fe i n t hi s way. He has been able t o t el l us m ore about act ive vol canoes t han any m an ali ve. Lesson68 Persistent 糾纏不休 I crossed t he str et o avoid meet ing him , but he saw m e and came r unni ng t owar ds me. I t was no use pr et ending that I had not sen hi m, so I waved to him. I never enj oy meet ing Ber t Dykes. He never has anything t o do. No mat er how busy you ar e, he al ways insi st s on i ng wi th you. I had to t hi nk of a way of pr event ing him f rom f ol lowing m e ar ound al l m or ni ng. 39。 39。r e not busy doing anything, are you ?39。m goi ng t o. .39。 I li ed, 39。 Then I39。s al ways plent y to r ead in t he 39。 I cont inued dri vi ng and aft er som e t ime, t he exami ner tapped loudl y. Though t he sound could be heard clear ly, i t ook me a l ong tim e t o r eact. I suddenly presed t he br ake pedal har d and we were bot h thrown for war d. The exami ner l ooked at m e sadl y. 39。 l esson70 Red for danger 危險的紅色 Dur ing a bull fi ght, a dr unk suddenl y wandered i nt o t he mi ddl e of the ri ng. The crowd began t o shout, but t he dr unk was unawar e of the danger. The bull was busy wi th t he matador at t he tim e, but it suddenl y caught sight of the dr unk who was shouti ng r ude r emarks and wavi ng a r ed cap. Apparent ly sensi ti ve t o cri ti ci sm, the bul f or got al l about the m at ador and charged at the dr unk. The crowd suddenl y gr ew qui et. The dr unk, however, seem ed qui te sur e of himsel f. Whe n t he bull got cl ose t o him, he cl umsil y st epped asi de t o l et i t pas. The cr owd br oke into cheers and t he dr unk bowed. By t his t ime, however , t hree m en had e into t he r ing and t hey quickly dragged the dr unk t o safety. Even t he bull sem ed t o feel sor ry f or him, for it looked on sym pathet ical ly unt il t he drunk was out of t he way bef or e once m or e turning it s at enti on t o t he matador. Lesson71 A fam ous clock 一個著名的大鐘 When you visit London, one of the fir st t hi ngs you wil l see i s Big Ben, the famous clock whi ch can be heard al over the wor ld on the B. B. C. If t he Houses of Parl iament 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 t ime. A painter who had been wor ki ng on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and sl owed it down ! Leson72 A car caled 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 Campbel reached a speed of over 304 mil es per 三環(huán) of si x pr et y gi rl s, he set of down t he m ai n str eet of t he cit y r i di ng a baby el ephant cal ed Jum bo. He, shoul d have known t hat the poli ce would never al ow this sort of thing. A poli cem an appr oached Jimm y and t ol d him he ought to have gone al ong a side st reet as Jumbo was hol di ng up the tr af fi c. Though Jimmy agreed t o go at once, Jumbo ref used t o m ove. Fif teen pol icem en had t o push very hard t o get him of f the m ai n str eet. The poli ce had a dif fi cult tim e, but t hey wer e m ost amused. 39。t have to car ry him. Of course, we shoul d ar rest him , but as he has a good recor d, we shal l et him of f t hi s tim e.39。Fancy meet ing you her e !39。 I was just wonderi ng how to spend t he m or ni ng unt il I saw you. You39。 I39。 he asked, bef or e I had f inished speaki ng. ‘ Not at al l,39。 39。 Ther e39。Just one m or e t hi ng, Mr Eam es. Let us suppose t hat a chil d suddenl y crosses t he r oad in f ront of you. As soon as I t ap on t he window, I want the car t o be st opped imm ediately.39。 you have j ust kil led that chi ld !39。 of si x pr et ty gir ls, he set of f down t he main st r et of the ci ty ri ding a baby el ephant cal ed Jumbo. He, shoul d have known t hat the poli ce woul d never al ow this sort of thing. A poli cem an appr oached Jimm y and t ol d him he ought t o have gone along a si destr et as Jumbo was holding up t he t raf ic. Though Jimm y agr ed to go at once, Jum bo r ef used to move. Fi ft en poli cemen had t o push ver y har d to get him of f t he mai n str et. The poli ce had a dif fi cult tim e, but they wer e m ost amused. 39。t have to car r y him. Of course, we shoul d ar rest him, but as he has a good r ecor d, we shal let him off t his t ime.39。Fancy meeti ng you her e !39。r e not busy doi ng anyt hi ng, ar e you ?39。 I39。 I li ed, 39。 Then I39。s al ways plent y to r ead i n t he 39。 I conti nued dr iving and aft er some tim e, t he exam iner t apped l oudl y. Though the sound coul d be hear d clearl y, it took m e a l ong tim e to r eact . I suddenl y pr essed the br ake pedal har d and we were bot h thrown f or war d. The exami ner l ooked at me sadl y. 39。 l eson70 Red f or danger 危險的紅色 Dur ing a bul fi ght, adrunk suddenl y wander ed i nt o t he mi ddl e of the ri ng. The crowd began t o shout, but t he dr unk was unaware of t he danger. The bul l was busy wit h t he m at ador at he t ime, but i t suddenl y caught si ght of t he drunk who was shouti ng r ude r emar ks a nd wavi ng a r ed 。 he said, i n a m our nf ul voi ce,39。 leson69 But not m urder! 并非謀殺！ I was bei ng t ested f or a dr iving li cence f or the thir d