【正文】 ime. He wai ted unti l the volcano became qui et and he was able t o ret ur n t wo days later . Thi s ti me, he managed to cl im b int o the m out h of Ki turo so tha t he could take phot ogr aphs and measur e tem per at ures. Tazief f has of ten r isked hi s li fe in t his way. He has been able to t el l us more about act ive volcanoes t han any m an ali ve. Leson68 Persist ent 糾纏不休 I crossed t he st reet to avoid m eet ing hi m, but he saw m e and came r unning t owar ds me. It was no use pretending t hat I had not seen him , so I waved to him. I never enjoy m et ing Ber t Dykes. He never has anythi ng to do. No mater how busy you are, he always insists on i ng wi th you. I had t o t hi nk of a way of prevent ing hi m fr om f ollowi ng me ar ound al l morni ng. 39。Jum bo must wei gh a f ew tons,39。Engl i shm an, Wi l iam Low. He suggest ed that a doubl e rai lway t unnel shoul d be bui lt . This would sol ve the probl em of vent il at ion, for i f a tr ai n entered t his t unnel, i t woul d dr aw in fr esh ai r behind it. For tyt wo years l ater a tunnel was actual y begun. I f, at the t ime, the Br it ish had not feared i nvasion, it would have been pl eted. Recentl y, t her e has again been gr eat int er est i n the i dea of a Channel Tunnel. I f it is bui lt , i t wil l connect Br it ain t o Europe f or the f ir st t ime in hi st ory. Lesson65 Jum bo versus the pol ice 小象對警察 Last Chri st mas, t he ci rcus owner, Jimm y Gates, decided t o take some present s to a chi ldr en39。 of six pr ety gir ls, he set off down t he main st reet of t he ci ty ri di ng a baby elephant cal led Jumbo. He, shoul d have known that the poli ce woul d never al ow t his sort of thi ng. A pol ic eman approached Jim my and tol d him he ought t o have gone along a si de st reet as Jumbo was hol di ng up the t raf fi c. Though Jimmy agr eed to go at once, Jumbo r ef used t o move. Fi ft een pol i cem en had t o push ver y har d t o get hi m of f the mai n str et . The pol ice had a dif fi cul t ti me, but they wer e most am used. 39。t have t o car r y him. Of course, we shoul d ar r est him, but as he has a good r ecor d, we shal l et hi m of f this t im e. 39。Fancy m et ing you here ! 39。 I was just wonder ing how to spend the mor ning until I saw you. You39。 I 39。 he asked, befor e I had fi ni shed speaki ng. ? Not at all,39。 39。 There39。Just one mor e thi ng, Mr Eam es. Let us suppose t hat a chil d suddenly cr osses the r oad in f ront of you. As soon as I tap on t he window, I want the car t o be stopped imm edi ately.39。 you have j ust kil led t hat chil d !39。s fi shi ng, or eight hour s in a cinema sei 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 hiked t o Dover and, towar ds evening, went i nto a boat to f ind somewhere to sleep. When he woke up next m or ning, he discovered t hat t he boat had, i n the m eant ime, tr avel led t o Calais. No one noti ced t he boy as he cr ept of f. Fr om t her e, he hi tchhiked t o Pari s in a lorr y. The dri ver gave hi m a few biscui ts and a cup of cof f e and l ef t him just out si de the ci ty. The next car t he boy st opped di d not take him into the cent r e of Par is as he hoped i t would, but t o Perpi gnan on t he Fr ench Spani sh border. There he was pi cked up by a pol iceman and sent back t o England by t he local authori ti es. He has surely set up a r ecor d for t he thousands of boys who dr eam of evading school . Lesson74 O ut of t he li mel ight 舞臺之外 An ancient bus st opped by a dr y r iver bed and a par ty of f am ous actor s and act resses got of f . Dr esed i n dar k gl asses and old cl othes, t hey had t aken speci al pr ecauti ons so t hat no one shoul d r ecognize them. But as they soon di scovered, disgui ses can som et im es be t oo perf ect . 39。t be bet ter , Glor ia,39。 Meanwhi le, two ot her actor s, Rockwal Sli nger and Mer li n Gr eeves, had car ied t wo l ar ge food basket s to a shady spot under some t rees. When they had al l made themsel ves f ort abl e, a st ranger appear ed. He looked ver y angr y. 39。m sher if f her e. Do you see t hat noti ce ? It says No Camping in case you can39。sai d Rockwal l, 39。 39。m Bri nksl ey Meers, and m y other nam e is Gl ori a Gl eam. Now you get out of her e f ast !39。To end our speci al news bul l et i n, 39。guar d of honour 39。so i t was for tunate t hat we di dn39。 I sai d. 39。 Bert answer ed. 39。 I answer ed. 39。Woul d you mi nd my i ng wit h you ?39。m going to the dentist.39。 he answer ed. 39。 l esson69 But not m urder! 并非謀殺！ I was bei ng tested f or a dri vi ng li cence f or t he thi rd t im e. I had been asked to dr ive i n heavy t raf fi c and had done so succe sf ully. Af ter havi ng been i nst r uct ed to dri ve out of town, I began t o acqui re confi dence. Sur e t hat I had passed, I was alm ost begi nni ng to enj oy my t est . The exami ner must have been pleased wi th my perf orm ance, f or he sm il ed and said, 39。 he sai d, i n a m our nful voice, 39。s son, Donald, also set up a worl d r ecord. Li ke hi s fat her , he was dr ivi ng a car cal ed Bluebir d. Lesson73 The record holder 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。 It couldn39。t we e m ore of ten ?39。 I 39。 Look, sheri f , 39。m Rockwal Sli nger and thi s is Merl in Gr eeves.39。Wel l, I 39。 in the snow. For tunately, a pil ot saw the si gnal and sent a m esage by radio t o t he nearest town. It was not long befor e a heli copter ar i ved on t he scene to rescue t he sur vivors of t he plane cr ash. Leson76 April Fools Day 愚人節(jié) 39。s hospit al . Dressed up as Fat her Chr istmas and acpanied by a 39。 said a pol iceman aft erwar ds, 39。Hull o, Ber t, 39。Hul lo, El izabet h, 39。 39。m goi ng to.. . 39。but I39。l e wi t h you,