【正文】 and, towar ds evening, went i nto a boat to f ind somewhere to sleep. When he woke up next mor ning, he discovered t hat t he boat had, i n the meanti me, tr avel led t o Calais. No one not i ced t he boy as he cr ept off . From there, he hit ch hiked to Par is i n a l orr y. The dr iver gave hi m a few bi scuit s and a cup of cof fee and lef t hi m just out si de the cit y. The next car t he boy st opped did not t ake hi m i nto t he cent re of Pari s as he hoped i t woul d, but t o Per pignan on t he Fr ench Spanish bor der . Ther e he was picked up by a poli ceman and sent back to Engl and by the l ocal aut hor it ies. He has sur el y set up a recor d f or the t housands of boys who dream of evadi ng school. Leson74 Out of the lim eli ght 舞臺之外 An ancient bus stopped by a dry ri ver bed and a part y of famous act ors and actr esses got off . Dr essed in dark glases and old clot hes, they had taken special precaut ions so that no one should recogni ze them. But as t hey soon discover ed, di sguises can someti mes be too per fect. 39。 you have just kil led that chi ld !39。Just one mor e thi ng, Mr Eam es. Let us suppose t hat a chil d suddenly cr osses the r oad i n f ront of you. As soon as I tap on t he window, I want t he car t o be stopped imm edi at ely.39。 Ther e39。m going to t he dent ist. 39。Would you mi nd my i ng wi th you ?39。 I answer ed. 39。 I was j ust wonderi ng how to spend the m orningunti l I saw you. You39。Fancy meet ing you here !39。t have t o car y him. Of course, we shoul d ar est him , but as he has a good r ecor d, we shal l et hi m of f thi s ti me.39。 of si x pr et ty gi rl s, he set of f down t he m ai n str eet of t he ci ty r i di ng a baby el ephant cal ed Jum bo. He, shoul d have known t hat t he pol i ce woul d never al ow t hi s sor t of thi ng. A pol icem an appr oached J imm y and tol d hi m he ought t o have gone along a si dest reet as Jum bo was hol di ng up the t raf i c. Though Ji mm y agr eed t o go at once, Jum bo ref used t o m ove. Fi f t een poli cem en had t o push ver y hard t o get hi m of f the m ai n str et . The pol ice had a dif fi cul t ti me, but t hey wer e most am used. 39。eof f r ey l oves. He prepared t he speech car ef ull y and went t o t he weddi ng wit h Jenny. He had included a l arge number of f unny st ori es i n t he speech and, of cour se, it was a gr eat succes. As soon as he had f ini shed, Jenny tol d him she want ed to go home. Geoff rey was a li tl e disappoi nted by t hi s but he di d as his daught er asked. On t he way home, he asked Jenny i f she had enjoyed the speech. To his surpr ise, she sai d she hadn39。guar d of honour39。so it was for tunate t hat we di dn39。 I said. 39。 Ber t answered. 39。 No, not at al l,39。 39。but I39。 he answer ed. 39。 l eson69 But not murder! 并非謀殺！ I was being t ested f or a dr i vi ng l icence f or the t hi rd ti me. I had been asked t o dri ve in heavy tr af ic and had done so successf ull y. Af t er having bee n instr uct ed to dr ive out of town, I began t o acqui re confi dence. Sur e that I had passed, I was almost begi nni ng to enj oy my t est . The examiner must have been pleased wi th my perf ormance, f or he sm il ed and said, 39。 he sai d, i n a mour nf ul voi ce, 39。s son, Donald, also set up a worl d record. Like hi s fat her , he was dr ivi ng a car cal ed Bluebir d. Lesson73 The record hol der 紀錄保持者 Lit tl e boys who play t ruant f r om school are unim agi nat ive. A quiet day39。 I t coul dn39。t we e mor e oft en ?39。 I 39。 Look, sher if f, 39。m Rockwal Sl inger and t his i s Merl in Greeves.39。Wel , I 39。 i n t he snow. Fort unat el y, a pi lot saw t he si gnal and sent a message by r adi o t o the nearest t own. It was not l ong bef ore a hel icopter ar ived on the scene to r escue the survi vor s of the pl ane cr ash. Lesson76 Apri l Fool s Day 愚人節(jié) 39。s cr op bef ore t he Sept em ber r ains. On the r ight, you can se Mrs Brabant e hersel f. She has been helpi ng her husband f or thir ty year s now. Mrs Br abant e is t alking t o t he manager of the local factory wher e t he cr op is pr ocessed. This l ast scene shows you what wi l happen at t he end of t he har vest : the f amous Cal abr ian m acaroni eati ng pet it on ! Signor Frat el li , the present champion, has won it ever y year since 1961. And that ends our special bul leti n f or t oday, Thursday, Apr il 1st. We ar e now r eturni ng you to t he studio.39。t . Geof fr ey asked her why thi s was so and she t ol d him t hat she did not li ke to see so many peopl e laughing at him! Lesson64 The Channel Tunnel 海峽隧道 In l858, a Fr ench engineer, Ai me Thome de Gam ond, ar ived i n Engl and wit h a pl an for a t went yone mi le t unnel acr oss the Engli sh Channel. He said t hat i t woul d be possi bl e t o bui ld a platf orm in the cent re of t he Channe l. Thi s pl atf or m would serve as a port and a r ail way st ation. The tunnel woul d be wel l venti lat ed if tal l chi mneys wer e buil t above sea level . In 1860, a bet ter plan was put for ward by an Engl ishman, Wil li am Low. He suggest ed t hat a doubl e rail way t unnel should be buil t. Thi s woul d solve t he pr oblem of venti lati on, f or if a t r ai n ent ered t hi s t unnel, it woul d draw in f r esh air behind i t. Fort yt wo year s l at er a t unnel was act ual y begun. If , at t he tim e, t he Br it sh had not f ear ed i nvasi on, i t woul d have been pl et ed. Recent l y, t her e has again been great int er est i n the i dea of a Channel Tunnel . If i t is buil t, it wil connect Br it ai n t o Europe f or t he fi rst ti me i n hist or y. Lesson65 Jum bo versus the poli ce 小象對警察 Last Chr istm as, t he ci rcus owner , Ji mm y Gates, decided t o take som e present s to a chil dr en39。Jum bo must wei gh a f ew tons,39。 Lesson66 Sweet as honey! 像蜜一樣甜！ The Hat hel d Puff in i s a modern aer o plane, but it s desi gner , Mr John