【正文】 a new wor ld r ecor d in Sept em ber 1935 at Bonnevile Salt Flat s, Ut ah. Bluebir d, t he car he was dr iving, had been specialy built f or him . I t was over 30 f eet in lengt h and had a 2500 hor se power engine. Alt hough Cam pbel r eached a speed of over 304 miles per hour , he had gr eat dif f icult y in cont r oling t he car because a t yr e bur st dur ing t he f ir st r un. Af t er his at t em pt, Cam pbell was disappoint ed t o lear n t hat his aver age speed had been 299 m iles per hour. However, a f ew days lat er , he was t old t hat a m ist ake had been m ade. His aver age speed had been 301 m iles per hour . Since t hat im e, r acing dr ivers have r eached speeds of over 400 miles an hour . Folowing his f at her39。 I cont inued dr iving and af ter som e tim e, t he examiner t apped loudly. Though t he sound could be hear d clear ly, it t ook m e a long t im e t o r eact . I suddenly pr essed t he br ake pedal har d and we wer e bot h t hr own f or war d. 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Dr essed up as Father Christ mas and apanied by a 39。 said a policem an af t er war ds, 39。Hulo, Ber t ,39。 Ber t answer ed. 39。 I answer ed.39。 he asked, bef ore I had f inished speaking. ‘ Not at al, 39。 Then I 39。s always plent y t o r ead in t he 39。 I cont inued dr iving and af t er some t im e, t he exam iner t apped loudly. Though t he sound could be hear d clearly, it t ook me a long t im e t o r eact . I suddenly pr essed t he br ake pedal har d and we wer e both t hr own f or war d. The exam iner looked at m e sadly. 39。 lesson70 Red f or danger 危 險的紅色 Dur ing a bulf ight , a dr unk suddenly wandered int o t he m iddle of t he r ing. The cr owd began t o shout , but t he dr unk was unaware of t he danger . The bul was busy wit h t he m atador at t he t im e, but i suddenly caught sight of t he dr unk who was shouting r ude r emarks and waving a r ed cap. Apparently s ensit ive t o crit icism , t he bul f or got al about t he m atador and char ged at t he drunk. The cr owd suddenly gr ew quiet . The dr unk, however, seem ed quit e sur e of him self . When t he bul got close t o him , he clum sily st epped aside t o let it pass. The cr owd br oke int o cheer s and t he dr unk bowed. By t his t im e, however , t hree m en had e int o t he r ing and t hey quickly dr agged t he dr unk t o saf ety. Even t he bul seem ed t o f eel sor y f or him , for it looked on sympat het icaly unt il t he dr unk was out of t he way bef or e once m or e t ur ning it s at ention t o t he mat ador. Lesson71 A f amous clock 一個著名的大鐘 When you visit London, one of t he f ir st t hings you wil see is Big Ben, t he f amous clock which can be hear d al over t he wor ld on t he . C. I f t he Houses of Par liament had hot been bur ned down in 1834, t he gr eat clock would never have been er ect ed. Big Ben t akes it s nam e fr om Sir Benjam in Hal who was r esponsible f or t he making of t he clock when t he new Houses of Par liam ent wer e being built . I t is not only of im m ense size, but is ext rem ely accur at e as well. Of f icials f rom Gr eenwich Obser vat ory have t he clock checked t wice a day. On t he . C. you c an hear t he clock when it is act ualy st r iking because m icr ophones ar e connect ed to t he clock t ower. Big Ben has r arely gone wr ong. Once, however , it f ailed t o give t he cor rect im e. A paint er who had been wor king on t he t ower hung a pot of paint on one of t he hands and slowed it down ! Lesson72 A car called Bluebir d “ 藍(lán)鳥”汽車 The gr eat r acing driver , Sir M alcolm Campbell, was t he fir st man t o dr ive at over 300 miles per hour . He set up a new wor ld r ecor d in Sept ember 1935 at Bonnevile Salt Flat s, Ut ah. Bluebir d, the car he was dr iving, had been specialy built f or him . I t was over 30 f eet in lengt h and had a 2500 hor se power engine. Alt hough Campbell r eached a speed of over 304 m iles per hour, he had great dif f icult y in cont roling t he car because a t yr e bur st dur ing t he f ir st r un. Af ter his at tempt , Cam pbell was disappoint ed t o lear n t hat his aver age speed had been 299 m iles per hour. However, a f ew days lat er , he was t old t hat a mist ake had been m ade. His average speed had been 301 m iles per hour. Since that t ime, r acing dr ivers have r eached speeds of over 400 miles an hour . Folowing his f at her 39。This is a wonder f ul place f or a piic, 39。 Br inksley M eer s agr eed. 39。Now you gut out of her e, al of you! 39。t r ead ! 39。t be t oo har d on us. I 39。Well, I 39。 in t he snow. For t unat ely, a pilot saw t he signal and sent a m essage by r adio t o t he nearest own. I t was not long bef ore a helicopt er ar r ived on t he scene t o r escue t he survivor s of t he plane cr ash. Lesson76 Apr il Fools Day 愚 人節(jié) 39。s hospit al. Dr essed up as Fat her Chr ist m as and ac panied by a 39。 said a policem an af t er war ds, 39。Hulo