【正文】 i t gr ew dar k. she tur ned a suit case i nt o a bed and put t he chil dr en i nsi de i t, cover i ng t hem wi th al l t he clot hes she coul d fi nd. Dur i ng t he ni ght, i t got t er ri bly col d. The wom an kept as near as she could t o t he chil dr en and even tr ied t o get i nto t he case herself , but it was t oo sm al. Ear ly , next mor ning she hear d planes passi ng over head and wonder ed how she could send a signal . Then she had an i dea. She stam ped out the l et ter s39。 Oh, i s it ?39。 don39。t r ead !39。Now you gut out of here, al l of you!39。 Br i nksley Meer s agr eed. 39。Thi s is a wonderf ul pl ace for a pi i c,39。 l eson70 Red f or danger 危險(xiǎn)的紅色 Dur ing a bull fi ght, a dr unk suddenl y wander ed int o t he mi ddle of t he ri ng. The cr owd began t o shout, but t he dr unk was unawar e of t he danger. The bul was busy wi th t he mat ador at t he ti me, but i t suddenl y caught si ght of t he dr unk who was shouti ng rude r em ar ks and wavi ng a r ed cap. Appar entl y sensit ve t o crit i ci sm, t he bul l f or got al l 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 ly st epped asi de to l et i t pas. The cr owd br oke i nt o cheers and t he dr unk bowed. By t his t im e, however , thr e m en had e int o the r ing and t hey qui ckl y dragged t he dr unk t o saf ety. Even the bull seem ed to f eel sorr y f or hi m, f or i t looked on sym pat heti cal l y unt il t he dr unk was out of t he way befor e once m or e t ur ni ng i ts at enti on to t he mat ador. Lesson71 A fam ous cl ock 一個(gè)著名的大鐘 When you vi si t London, one of t he fi r st t hi ngs you wil l see i s Big Ben, t he f am ous cl ock which can be hear d al over t he worl d on t he B. B. C. If t he Houses of Parli ament had hot been bur ned down in 1834, t he gr eat cl ock would never have been er ect ed. Bi g Ben t akes it s nam e f rom Si r Benjami n Hal who was r esponsi ble f or t he m aki ng of t he clock when t he new Houses of Par li am ent wer e being buil t. I t i s not onl y of imm ense size, but i s ext remel y acur at e as wel l. Of fi cials f r om Gr eenwi ch Obser vat or y have t he cl ock checked t wi ce a day. On t he B. B. C. you can hear the cl ock when i t i s act ual l y st ri king because mi cr ophones are connect ed t o t he cl ock tower. Bi g Ben has r ar el y gone wr ong. Once, however, it f ai l ed t o gi ve t he cor r ect ti me. A pai nt er who had been wor ki ng on t he t ower 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 raci ng dri ver, Sir Mal col m Cam pbel l, was t he f i rst m an t o dr i ve at over 300 m il es per hour . He set up a new worl d r ecor d i n Sept em ber 1935 at Bonnevil e Salt Fl at s, Ut ah. Bl uebi r d, t he car he was dri vi ng, had been speci al y buil t f or him. It was over 30 f eet i n l engt h and had a 2500 hor se power engine. Alt hough Cam pbel r eached a speed of over 304 mi l es per hour , he had gr eat di f icult y i n cont roll i ng t he car be cause a t yr e burst duri ng the f ir st r un. Af t er hi s at tem pt, Cam pbel was di sappoi nted t o l ear n that hi s aver age speed had bee n 299 mi l es per hour . However , a few days l at er, he was t ol d t hat a mi st ake had been made. His aver age speed had been 301 m il es per hour . Since t hat tim e, racing dri vers have r eached speeds of over 400 m il es an hour. Foll owi ng hi s fat her39。 I cont i nued dri ving and aft er some t im e, t he exami ner t apped l oudl y. Though t he sound coul d be hear d clearl y, i t took me a long ti me t o r eact. I suddenl y pr essed t he brake pedal hard and we were bot h thr own f or war d. The exam iner looked at m e sadl y. 39。s al ways pl ent y t o read i n the 39。 Then I 39。 I l ied, 39。m goi ng t o. .39。 39。Hul l o, Eli zabet h, 39。Hul l o, Ber t,39。 sai d a poli ceman af ter war ds, 39。s hospit al. Dr esed up as Fat her Chr istm as and ac pani ed by a 39。t . Geof fr ey asked her why t hi s was so and she t old him t hat she di d not li ke t o se so m any peopl e l aughi ng at him ! Lesson64 The Channel Tunnel 海峽隧道 I n l 858, a Fr ench engi neer , Aim e Thom e de Gamond, ar ri ved in Engl and wit h a plan f or a t went y one m il e t unnel acr oss t he Engl ish Channel . He sai d t hat it woul d be possi bl e t o bui l d a pl atf orm i n the cent r e of t he Channel. Thi s pl atf orm would ser ve as a por t and a rail way st ati on. The t unnel would 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 doubl e r ai l way t unnel shoul d be buil t. This woul d sol ve t he pr obl em of vent il ati on, f or i f a t rai n ent er ed t hi s t unnel , it woul d dr aw i n fr esh ai r behi nd i t. For tyt wo years l ater 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 plet ed. Recentl y, there has agai n been great i nter est i n t he i dea of a Channel Tunnel . If i t is buil t, i t wil l connect Br it ai n t o Eur ope f or t he fi r st t im e i n hi st ory. Leson65 Jum bo versus t he pol ice 小象對(duì)警察 Last Chri stm as, t he ci r cus owner, Jimm y Gat es, deci ded t o t ake some pr esents t o a chil dr en39。Jum bo m ust wei gh a f ew t ons, 39。 Lesson66 Sweet as honey! 像蜜一樣甜！ The Hat hel d Puff i n is a m oder n aer o pl ane, but i ts desi gner , Mr John Wi mpenny, i s fi ndi ng it dif fi cul t t o get it of f the gr ound. The reason for t hi s is t hat t hi s plane i s al so a bicycl e. I t s pi l ot has to pedal har d to get it i nt o t he ai r. Af t er Mr Wim penny had t he pl ane bui lt , it was t est ed t hor oughl y. I n 1961, i t was t he f ir st m an