【正文】 t i s act ual y st ri king because mi cr ophones are connect ed to t he clock t ower . Bi g Ben has r arel y gone wr ong. Once, however, i t fail ed t o gi ve t he corr ect t im e. A pai nter who had been worki ng on the t ower hung a pot of pai nt on one of t he hands and sl owed it down ! Lesson72 A car call ed Bl uebi rd “藍(lán)鳥”汽車 The gr eat r aci ng dri ver , Sir Mal col m Cam pbel , was t he f ir st m an to dr i ve at over 300 mi l es per hour . He set up a new worl d r ecor d i n Sept em ber 1935 at Bonnevil le Salt Fl at s, Ut ah. Bl uebi r d, t he car he was dri ving, had been speci al ly buil t f or him . It was over 30 feet 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 because a t yr e bur st duri ng the f ir st r un. Aft er hi s at t em pt , Cam pbel was di sappoint ed t o l e ar n t hat his aver age speed had been 299 m il es per hour . However , a f ew days l at er, he was t ol d t hat a mi stake had been m ade. His aver age speed had been 301 m il es per hour. Si nce t hat t im e, r aci ng dr i ver s have r eached speeds of over 400 m il es an hour . Fol l owi ng his f at her 39。 I conti nued dr i vi ng and af ter som e ti me, the exam iner tapped loudl y. Though t he sound coul d be heard cl ear ly, it t ook m e a l ong t im e t o react . I suddenl y pr essed t he br ake pedal har d and we were bot h thr own f or war d. The exami ner l ooked at m e sadl y. 39。s al ways pl ent y t o read i n the 39。 Then I 39。 he asked, bef ore I had f ini shed speaking. ‘ Not at al ,39。 I39。 I was j ust wonderi ng how t o spend t he m orni ngunti l I saw you. You39。 I sai d. 39。Hul l o, Bert ,39。 Bert answered. 39。 I answer ed. 39。Would you m ind m y ing wi t h you ?39。m goi ng t o the dent i st. 39。 There39。Just one m or e t hi ng, Mr Eam es. Let us suppose t hat a chil d suddenl y cr osses t he r oad in f r ont of you. As soon as I t ap on t he wi ndow, I want the car to be st opped imm edi atel y.39。 you have j ust ki l ed that chil d ! 39。s fi shi ng, or ei ght hours i n a ci nema seei ng t he same f il m over and over agai n, is usual ly as f ar as t hey get . They have al been put t o sham e by a boy who, whil e playing t r uant, tr avel led 1600 mi les. He hit ch hi ked t o Dover and, t owar ds eveni ng, went i nto a boat t o fi nd som ewher e t o sl eep. When he woke up next m or ni ng, he di scover ed t hat t he boat had, i n the m eantim e, t r avel ed to Cal ai s. No one not i ced t he boy as he cr ept of f. Fr om t her e, he hit chhi ked t o Pari s in a lor ry. The dri ver gave him a f ew biscui ts and a cup of coff ee and l eft him j ust outsi de t he ci t y. The next car t he boy st opped di d not t ake him i nto t he cent re of Pari s as he hoped i t woul d, but t o Per pi gnan on t he French Spani sh bor der . Ther e he was pi cked up by a pol icem an and sent back t o Engl and by t he local aut hor it ies. He has sur el y set up a r ecor d f or t he t housands of boys who dream of evadi ng school. Lesson74 O ut of t he lim eli ght 舞臺之外 An ancient bus st opped by a dr y r iver bed and a part y of f am ous act or s and act resses got of f. Dr essed i n dar k gl asses and ol d cl othes, t hey had t aken speci al pr ecauti ons so t hat no one shoul d r ecognize t hem. But as t hey soon di scovered, di sgui ses can som et im es be t oo perf e ct . 39。t be bet t er , Gl or ia,39。 Meanwhi le, t wo ot her act or s, Rockwal Sli nger and Mer li n Gr eeves, had car i ed t wo l ar ge f ood basket s t o a shady spot under some t r es. When they had al l made t hemselves fort abl e, a st r anger apear ed. He l ooked ver y angry. 39。m sher if f her e. Do you se t hat noti ce ? It says No Cam pi ngi n case you can39。sai d Rockwal ,39。 39。m Bri nksl ey Meer s, and m y ot her nam e i s Gl ori a Gl eam. Now you get out of her e fast !39。To end our special news bul leti n,39。 Lesson77 A succesf ul operat i on 一例成功的手術(shù) The m umm y of an Egypt ian wom an who died i n 800 B. C. has j ust had an oper at i on. The mumm y is t hat of Shepenm ut who was once a si nger i n t he Tem ple of Thebes . As t her e wer e st range mar ks on t he X ray pl at es t aken of t he m umm y, doct ors have been t r yi ng t o fi nd out whet her t he wom an died of a r ar e di sease. The onl y way t o do t hi s was t o oper at e. The oper ati on, whi ch l ast ed f or over f our hours, proved t o be ver y dif fi cul t because of t he har d r esi n which cover ed t he ski n. The doct ors r em oved a secti on of the m umm y and sent it t o a l abor at ory. They al so f ound som ethi ng whi ch t he Xr ay of t he god Duam utef. Thi s god which has t he head of a cow was norm al ly pl aced i nsi de a mumm y. The doct or s have not yet deci ded how t he wom an di ed. They f ear ed t hat the m umm y woul d fal t o pi eces when they cut i t open, but f ort unat el y t hi s has not happened. The m um my successf ull y sur vi ved t he oper at ion. Lesson78 The l ast one? 最后一枝嗎？ Af ter r eading an art i cl e ent it led 39。 I sai d. 39。 I was just wonder ing how to spend the mor ning unt il I saw you. You39。 I 39。 he asked, befor e I had f ini shed speaking. ‘ Not at al l, 39。 39。 There39。Just one more t hing, Mr Eames. Let us suppose that a chi ld suddenl y crosses t he road in fr ont of you. As soon as I t ap on the wi ndow, I want the car to be st opped i mmediatel y. 39。 you have j ust ki l ed that chil d ! 39。s fi shi ng, or eight hour s in a cinema seei ng the same f il m over and over agai n, i s usual y as far as they get. They have al l been put to shame by a boy who, whil e playing t ruant, t ravel led 1600 mi les. He hit ch hi ked t o Dover and, towar ds evening, went i nto a boat to fi nd somewhere to sleep. When he woke up next m or ning, he discovered t hat t he boat had, i n t h