【正文】 at part i es. Ever ybody admi r es him f or hi s fi ne sense of hum orever ybody, t hat i s, except his si x year ol d daught er, Jenny. Recent l y, one of Geof f rey39。Where have you been hi di ng ?39。. Because t he tr ee was m ent i oned i n a newspaper , t he num ber of vi si t or s t o Fri nl ey has now i ncr eased. The tr ee was planted near a chur ch fi ft y year s ago, but it i s onl y i n recent year s t hat it has gai ned an evi l reputati on. I t is said t hat i f anyone t ouches t he tr ee, he wi l have bad luck。t . Geoff rey asked her why this was so and she told him t hat she di d not l i ke t o see so m any peopl e l aughi ng at hi m ! Lesson64 The Channel Tunnel 海峽隧道 I n l 858, a Fr ench engi neer , Ai m e Thom e de Gam ond, ar r i ved i n Engl and wi t h a pl an f or a t went y one m i l e t unnel acr oss t he Engl i sh Channel . He sai d t hat i t woul d be possi bl e t o bui l d a pl at f or m i n t he cent r e of t he Channel . Thi s pl at f or m woul d s er ve as a por t and a r ai l way st at i on. The t unnel woul d be wel l vent i l at ed i f t al l chi m neys wer e bui l t above sea l evel . I n 1860, a bet t er pl an was put f or war d by an xxxxxxxx 區(qū)電子信息產業(yè)園 一期工程 建設項目 可行性研究報告 up the r ecei ver bet ween t wo st i cky f ingers and was dismayed when I r ecogni zed t he voice of Mr s Bates. I t t ook m e ten mi nutes t o per suade her t o r ing back l at er . At last I hung up t he recei ver. What a m ess! Ther e was pastr y on m y fi nger s, on t he tel ephone, and on t he door knobs. I had no sooner got back t o t he kit chen t han t he door bel l rang l oud enough to wake t he dead. Thi s ti me i t was t he post m an and he want ed m e t o si gn f or a r egi st ered l et t er ! Leson55 Not a gol d m i ne 并非金礦 Dr eam s of f i ndi ng lost r easur e alm ost cam e tr ue r ecentl y. A new m achine cal l ed 39。Your sister wi l be here i n less than an hour and we must be at the st at ion t o meet her . We ar e lat e al ready.39。A relat ion of your s is i ng to see you. She wil l be ar iving t his eveni ng and int ends t o st ay for a f ew days. The mom ent you leave thi s tent, you wi l get a bi g surpr ise. A woman you know wel l wil l rush towar ds you. She wil l speak to you and t hen she wi l l ead you away f rom thi s place. That is al .39。 has been invented and it has been used to det ect gold whi ch has been buri ed in t he ground. The m achi ne was used in a cave near the seashore wher ei t is saidpir ates used t o hide gol d. The pi rates would of t en bur y gold i n t he cave and then f ai l to coll ect i t. Ar med wi th t he new machine, a search par ty went he did not li ke it . She enj oyed herself m aki ng the asi st ant br ing alm ost ever ything i n t he window bef or e f inal y buyi ng the dr ess she had f i r st asked f or. Leson58 A bl essing i n di sguise? 是因禍得福嗎？ The ti ny vil age of Fr inl ey is said t o posses a 39。cl ock t hi s eveni ng. By t hat t im e, t he Ast r a wil l have been fl yi ng t hr ough space f or sevent een hour s and wil l have cir cled t he ear th a gr eat m any t im es. When t he fi r st r adi o messages have been recei ved, t he resul t s of t he tr i p wil l be announced im m edi at el y. Lesson62 Aft er the f ire 大火之后 Fi r em en had been f ighti ng t he f orest fi re f or nearl y t hree weeks bef ore t hey coul d get i t under cont r ol. A shor t ti me bef or e, gr eat t rees had covered t he countr ysi de f or m il es ar ound. Now, sm oke st il l r ose up f rom t he warm gr ound over t he desol ate hi l s. Wint er was i ng on and the hil ls t hreatened t he surr oundi ng vil ages wit h dest ructi on, f or heavy r ai n woul d not onl y wash away t he soi l but woul d cause ser i ous f loods as wel l. When the f ir e had at l ast been put out, t he f or est authori ti es or dered sever al t ons of a speci al t ype of gr ass seed whi ch woul d gr ow quickly. The sed was spr ayed over t he ground i n huge quant it i es by aer opl anes. The pl anes had been pl a nt i ng seed f or near l y a m ont h when it began t o r ai n. By t hen, however, i n m any pl aces t he gr ass had alr eady t aken r oot . I n pl ace of t he gr eat tr ees whi ch had been gr owing t her e f or centuri es, patches of gr een had begun t o appear i n t he blackened soi l. Leson63 She was not am used 她并不覺得好笑 Geof fr ey Ham pden has a l arge cir cle of f ri ends and i s ver y popul ar at part ies. Ever ybody admi res him f or hi s fi ne sense of hum or ever ybody, t hat is, except hi s six year ol d daught er, Jenny. Recentl y, one of Geof fr ey39。Wher e have you been hi di ng ?39。. Because t he tr ee was m ent i oned i n a newspaper, t he num ber of vi sit or s t o Fri nl ey has now i ncr eased. The t ree was pl ant ed near a chur ch fi ft y years ago, but it i s onl y i n r ecent years t hat i t has gai ned an evil r eput at i on. It i s sai d t hat if anyone t ouches t he t r e, he wil l have bad l uck。up the r ecei ver bet ween t wo st i cky f i ngers and was di sm ayed when I r ecogni zed the voice of Mr s Bat es. It t ook m e t en m inutes t o per suade her to r i ng back l at er. At l ast I hung up the r ecei ver. What a m es! Ther e was past r y on m y f i ngers, on t he t el ephone, and on t he door knobs. I had no sooner got back t o t he ki t chen t han t he door bel r ang l oud enough t o wake t he dead. Thi s tim e i t was t he post man and he wanted m e to si gn for a r egi st ered l et ter ! Leson55 Not a gol d m i ne 并非金礦 Dr eam s of f i ndi ng lost r easur e alm ost cam e tr ue r ecentl y. A new m achine cal ed 39。cur sed t r e39。 As soon as I went out si de, I f or got al l about Madam Bel i nsky because m y wi f e hur ri ed t owar ds m e. 39。 As she wal ked away, I f ol owed her out of t he f air . Lesson61 Troub