【正文】 I cont i nued dri ving and aft er som e t im e, t he exami ner t apped l oudl y. Though t he sound coul d be hear d cl earl y, i t t ook m e a l ong t im e to r eact . I suddenl y pr essed t he brake pedal hard and we were bot h thr own f or war d. The exami ner looked at m e sa dl y. 39。 Then I39。m goi ng t o.. .39。 39。Jum bo m ust wei gh a f ew tons, 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。sai d Rockwal l, 39。 Meanwhil e, t wo other actors, Rockwal l Slinger and Merl in Greeves, had car ri ed two large f ood baskets t o a shady spot under som e tr ees. When t hey had al m ade t hem sel ves f or table, a str anger appeared. He l ooked very angry. 39。s fi shi ng, or eight hour s i n 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 r uant , tr avel led 1600 mil es. He hi tch hiked to Dover and, t owards eveni ng, went int o a boat t o f ind somewher e t o sleep. When he woke up next mor ni ng, he di scover ed that the boat had, in the meanti me, t r avel ed to Cal ai s. No one not iced the boy as he crept off . From there, he hit ch hiked to Par is i n a l orr y. The dr iver gave hi m a f ew bi scuit s and a cup of cof fee and lef t hi m j ust outsi 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 to Per pignan on the Fr ench Spanish bor der . Ther e he was picked up by a poli ceman and sent back to Engl and by the local aut hor it ies. He has sur el y set up a recor d f or the thousands of boys who dream of evadi ng school. Leson74 Out of the l im el ight 舞臺之外 An anci ent bus stopped by a dry ri ver bed and a par t y of famous act ors and actr esses got off . Dr essed in dark gl ases and ol d clot hes, they had taken special precaut ions so that no one should recogni ze t hem . But as t hey soon discover ed, disguises can someti mes be too per fect. 39。Just one m or e t hi ng, Mr Eames. Let us suppose t hat a chi l d suddenl y cr osses t he r oad i n fr ont of you. As soon as I tap on t he window, I want the car t o be stopped im medi ately. 39。 39。 I39。Fancy m eet i ng you her e !39。s crop bef or e t he Septem ber r ai ns. On t he r i ght, you can see Mrs Br abante her sel f. She has been helping her husband f or t hir ty years now. Mrs Br abante is t al king t o the m anager of t he local f act ory t he mai n st r et. The poli ce had a di f fi cult t im e, but t hey wer e m ost am used. 39。Wel l, I 39。 Look, sher if f, 39。t we e m or e of t en ?39。s son, Donal d, al so set up a wor l d record. Like hi s fat her, he was dr ivi ng a car cal ed Bluebi r d. Lesson73 The record hol der 紀錄保持者 Lit tl e boys who pl ay tr uant f r om school ar e unim agi nat ive. A quiet day39。 l eson69 But not m urder! 并非謀殺！ I was bei ng t ested f or a dri vi ng li cence f or t he t hi rd t im e. I had been asked t o dr i ve i n heavy t r af fi c and had done so succe ssf ul l y. Af ter havi ng been i nst r uct ed t o dr ive out of t own, I began t o acquir e conf i dence. Sur e that I had passed, I was al most begi nni ng t o enj oy m y t est. The exam iner m ust have been pl eased wit h m y per f or mance, f or he smi led and sai d, 39。m goi ng to t he dent ist.39。 I answer ed. 39。 I said. 39。t he mai n st r et. The poli ce had a di f fi cult t im e, but t hey wer e m ost am used. 39。Fancy m eet i ng you her e !39。 I39。 39。Just one m or e t hi ng, Mr Eames. Let us suppose t hat a chi l d suddenl y cr osses t he r oad i n fr ont of you. As soon as I t ap on t he window, I want t he car t o be st opped i mm edi at el y.39。s fi shi ng, or eight hour s i n a ci nem a seei ng the sam e fi lm over and over agai n, i s usual y as f ar as t hey get. They have al l been put to sham e by a boy who, whil e pl ayi ng t r uant, t r avel ed 1600 m il es. He hit ch hi ked to Dover and, t owards eveni ng, went i nt o a boat t o f ind som ewher e t o sl eep. When he woke up next m or ning, he di scovered t hat t he boat had, i n t he m eanti m e, tr avel led t o Calai s. No one noti ced the boy as he crept of f. Fr om t here, he hi t ch hi ked to Par is i n a l or r y. The dr iver gave him a f ew bi scuit s and a cup of cof f e and l ef t him j ust out si de t he cit y. The next car t he boy stopped di d not take him i nt o t he centr e of Par i s as he hoped it woul d, but t o Per pignan on t he Fr ench Spani sh bor der . Ther e he was picked up by a poli cem an and sent back t o Engl and by t he l ocal authori ti es. He has surel y set up a r ecor d f or t he thousands of boys who dr eam of evadi ng school . Leson74 O ut of t he l im el i ght 舞臺之外 An anci ent bus st opped by a dr y ri ver bed and a part y of f am ous actor s and actr eses got of f. Dr esed i n dar k gl asses and ol d cl ot hes, t hey had t ake n speci al pr ecauti ons so that no one should r ecogni ze t hem . But as t hey soon discover ed, di sguises can someti mes be t oo per fe ct. 39。 Meanwhil e, t wo ot her act ors, Rockwal l Sl i nger and Merl i n Gr eves, had car ri ed t wo lar ge food baskets t o a shady spot under som e t rees. When t hey had al l made t hemsel ves fort abl e, a st r anger apear ed. He l ooked ver y angry. 39。said Rockwal ,39。m Bri nksl ey Meers, and m y ot her nam e i s Gl or ia Gl eam . Now you get out of here f ast ! 39。Jum bo m ust wei gh a f ew tons, 39。 39。m goi ng t o.. .39。 Then I39。 I conti nued dr iving and af ter some ti me, t he exami ner t apped l oudl y. Though t he sound coul d be hear d clearl y, i t took me a long t ime to r eact . I suddenly pressed t he br ake pedal har d and we wer e both t hrown f orwar d. The exami ner l ooked at me sadl y. 39。Thi s is a wonder ful place for a pi i c, 39。Now you gut out of her e, al l of you!39。 don39。 lesson75 SOS 呼救信號 When a li ght