【正文】 I cont inued dr iving and af t er som e t im e, t he exam iner t apped loudly. Though t he sound could be hear d clearly, it t ook m e a long t im e t o r eact. I suddenly pr essed t he br ake pedal har d and we wer e bot h t hrown f or war d. The examiner looked at m e sadly. 39。 Then I 39。 I answer ed.39。Hulo, Ber t , 39。s hospit al. Dr essed up as Fat her Chr istm as and ac panied by a 39。M r Eames,39。l e wit h you, 39。m going t o. .39。Fancy m eeting you her e ! 39。 of six pr et ty gir ls, he set of f down t he m ain str eet of t he cit y r iding a baby elephant ca led J umbo. He, should have known t hat t he police would never alow t his sor t of t hing. A policem an appr oached J im my and told him he ought t o have gone along a side str eet as J umbo was holding up t he t raf fic. Though J im my agr eed t o go at once, J umbo r ef used t o m ove. Fif teen policemen had t o push ver y hard t o get him of t he main st reet . The police had a dif f icult t im e, but t hey wer e m ost amused. 39。 you have j ust ki l ed t hat chi l d ! 39。 Ther e39。 he asked, bef or e I had fi ni shed speaki ng. ‘ Not at al l, 39。r e not busy doi ng anyt hi ng, ar e you ?39。 Lesson66 Swet as honey! 像蜜一樣甜！ The Hat hel d Puf fi n i s a modern aer o pl ane, but it s desi gner, Mr John Wim penny, i s fi nding i t di f i cult t o get i t off t he ground. The r eason f or t his i s that thi s pl ane i s also a bi cycl e. It s pil ot has t o pedal har d t o get i t i nt o t he air . Af ter Mr Wim penny had t he pl ane buil t, i t was test ed t hor oughl y. I n 1961, it was t he fi r st man power ed ai rcr af t t o f l y hal f a mi le. Whil e bei ng f l own by a cham pi on am ateur cycli st i n 1963, t he pl ane crashed on an ai rf iel d. Si nce t hen, Mr Wim penny has had i t r ebuil t. He has had t he l engt h of t he wi ngs increased so t hat t hey now m easur e 93 f etalm ost as l ong as t hose of a Dakota. Many peopl e have shown i nter est in t his new and unusual spor t. But t hough air cycl i st s m ay l ear n how t o fl y over short di st ances, and may, event ual y, even get acr oss t he Engl ish Channel , i t is doubtf ul whet her t hey wil l ever cycl e acr oss t he Atl ant i c. Lesson67 Vol canoes 火山 Har oun Tazief t he Poli sh sci enti st , has spent hi s li fet im e st udyi ng act i ve vol canoes and deep caves i n al l part s of t he worl d. In 1948, he went t o l ake Ki vu i n the Congo t o obser ve a new vol cano whi ch he l at er named Ki t ur o. Tazi ef f was abl e t o set up his camp ver y cl ose to t he vol cano whi l e it was er upti ng vi ol ent ly. Though he m anaged t o t ake a num ber of br il i ant phot ographs, he coul d not st ay near t he vol cano f or ver y l ong. He noti ced that a ri ver of li quid r ock was ing t owar ds him. I t t hr eat ene d t o sur r ound him pl et el y, but Tazief m anaged t o escape j ust i n ti me. He wait ed until t he volcano becam e quiet and he was abl e t o ret ur n t wo days l ater. Thi s tim e, he m anaged t o cl im b i nt o t he m out h of Ki tur o so that he coul d take phot ographs and m easur e t em per at ur es. Tazi ef f has of t en r i sked his l if e i n t hi s way. He has been abl e t o tel us m or e about acti ve vol canoes t han any man ali ve. Lesson68 Persi st ent 糾纏不休 I crossed t he st r et t o avoi d m eet i ng hi m, but he saw m e and cam e r unni ng t owards m e. It was no use pr et endi ng t hat I had not seen hi m, so I waved to him . I never enj oy m eti ng Bert Dykes. He never has anyt hi ng to do. No m at t er how busy you are, he al ways i nsists on i ng wi th you. I had t o t hi nk of a way of pr eventi ng hi m fr om f oll owing m e ar ound al l mor ni ng. 39。t . Geoff r ey asked her why t his was so and she t ol d him t hat she di d not li ke to se e so many peopl e l aughing at him ! Lesson64 The Channel Tunnel 海峽隧道 I n l 858, a Fr ench engi neer , Aim e Thom e de Gam ond, ar ri ved i n Engl and wit h a pl an f or a t went yone mi le t unnel acr oss the Engli sh Channel. He sai d t hat i t woul d be possi ble t o buil d a pl at f orm i n t he centr e of t he Channel. This pl at f or m woul d serve as a port and a r ail way st ati on. The t unnel woul d 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, 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 r st ti me i n hist or y. Lesson65 Jum bo versus t he poli ce 小象對(duì)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。 sai d a pol i ceman aft er war ds, 39。Hul lo, Eli zabet h,39。m goi ng t o. . .39。 Then I39。 I conti nued dr i vi ng and af ter som e ti me, the exam iner tapped loudl y. Though t he sound could 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 t hr own f or war d. The exam iner looked at m e sadl y. 39。t . Geof rey asked her why t his was so and she told him t hat she did not like t o see so m any people laughing at him ! Lesson64 The Channel Tunnel 海 峽隧道 I n l858, a Fr ench engineer, Aim e Thome de Gamond, ar r ived in England wit h a plan f or a t went yone mile t unnel acr oss t he English Channel. He said t hat it would be possible t o build a plat f or m in t he cent re of t he Channel. This plat for m would ser ve as a por t and a r ailway st