【正文】 Oh, i s it ?39。t read !39。 Br i nksl ey Meer s agreed. 39。 l eson70 Red f or danger 危險(xiǎn)的紅色 Duri ng a bull fi ght , a dr unk suddenl y wander ed int o the mi ddl e of t he r i ng. The cr owd began t o shout, but the dr unk was unawar e of t he danger. The bull was busy wit h t he m atador at t he tim e, but it suddenl y caught si ght of t he dr unk who was shout i ng r ude rem ar ks and wavi ng a r ed cap. Appar ent l y sensi ti ve to cr it icism, t he bul l for got al about t he matador and char ged at t he dr unk. The cr owd suddenl y gr ew qui et. The dr unk, however, seem ed qui t e sur e of hi msel f. When t he bull got cl ose to him , he cl umsil y stepped asi de t o l et i t pass. The cr owd broke i nt o cheer s and t he dr unk bowed. By t hi s tim e, however, t hr ee men had e i nt o t he ri ng and t hey qui ckl y dr agged t he dr unk t o saf et y. Even t he bul l semed t o f el sor r y for him, f or it l ooked on sym pat het i cal y unti l the dr unk was out of t he way bef or e once m or e t ur ni ng it s at t enti on t o t he m at ador . Leson71 A f amous clock 一個(gè)著名的大鐘 When you visit London, one of t he f ir st t hings you wil l se i s Bi g Ben, t he famous clock whi ch can be hear d al over the wor l d on t he B. B. C. I f t he Houses of Parl iam ent had hot been bur ned down i n 1834, the gr eat clock woul d never have been erect ed. Bi g Ben t akes i ts nam e f r om Sir Benj ami n Hal who was responsi bl e f or t he m aki ng of the cl ock when t he new Houses of Parl iament were bei ng buil t. I t is not onl y of imm ense si ze, but i s ext r em el y accur at e as well. Of ici al s fr om Greenwich Observator y have t he cl ock checked t wi ce a day. On t he B. B. C. you can hear t he cl ock when i t is actual y str iki ng because mi crophones ar e connect ed t o t he clock t ower . Big Ben has r ar ely gone wr ong. Once, however, it f ail ed to gi ve the corr ect t im e. A pai nt er who had been wor king on t he t ower hung a pot of pai nt on one of the hands and sl owed i t down ! Lesson72 A car cal l ed Bl uebird “藍(lán)鳥”汽車 The great r aci ng dri ver , Sir Malcolm Campbel l, was t he fi rst man t o dri ve at over 300 m il es per hour. He set up a new wor l d recor d i n Sept em ber 1935 at Bonnevil l e Sal t Flats, Ut ah. Bl uebir d, t he car he was dr i vi ng, had been speci al y bui lt f or hi m. I t was over 30 f eet i n lengt h and had a 2500 horse power engi ne. Alt hough Cam pbel l reached a speed of over 304 m il es per hour, he had gr eat di f fi cul ty i n cont r ol li ng t he car because a t yr e bur st duri ng t he fi rst r un. Aft er hi s at em pt , Cam pbel l was disappoi nt ed to l ear n t hat hi s aver age speed had been 299 m il es per hour. However, a f ew days lat er, he was t ol d t hat a m ist ake had been m ade. Hi s aver age speed had been 301 mi les per hour. Si nce t hat t im e, r aci ng dri ver s have r eache d speeds of over 400 mi les an hour. Foll owing his f ather39。s al ways pl ent y t o r ead i n t he 39。 I li ed, 39。 39。Hul l o, Ber t, 39。s hospit al. Dr essed up as Fat her Chr istm as and ac pani ed by a 39。To end our speci al news bul leti n,39。 39。m sheri f her e. Do you see t hat noti ce ? It says No Cam ping i n case you can39。t be bet er, Gl ori a,39。 you have j ust ki l ed that chi ld ! 39。 Ther e39。 he asked, bef ore I had f inished speaking. ‘ Not at al ,39。r e not busy doi ng anyt hi ng, ar e you ?39。 Lesson66 Sweet as honey! 像蜜一樣甜！ The Hatheld Puf fi n i s a m oder n 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 it off t he ground. The r eason f or t his i s t hat t hi s pl ane is al so a bi cycl e. I ts pil ot has t o pedal har d t o get it i nt o t he ai r. Af t er Mr Wim penny had t he pl ane bui lt , it was t est ed t hor oughl y. In 1961, i t was t he f ir st m an power ed air craft t o fl y half a m il e. Whil e bei ng fl own by a champi on am at eur cycl i st i n 1963, t he pl ane cr ashed on an air fi el d. Since t hen, Mr Wim penny has had i t rebuil t. He has had t he l engt h of t he wings i ncr eased so t hat t hey now measur e 93 f etal most as l ong as t hose of a Dakot a. Many peopl e have shown i nter est i n 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 dist ances, and may, eventual y, even get acr oss t he Engli sh Channel, i t is doubt f ul whet her t hey wi l ever cyc l e acr oss t he Atl ant ic. Leson67 Volcanoes 火山 Har oun Tazi ef t he Pol ish sci ent i st, has spent his l if eti me st udyi ng acti ve volcanoes and deep caves in al part s of t he wor l d. I n 1948, he went to l ake Ki vu i n t he Congo t o obser ve a new volcano which he l at er nam ed Kit ur o. Tazi ef f was abl e t o set up hi s cam p ver y close t o t he volcano whil e it was er upti ng vi ol ent ly. Though he m a naged 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 t hat a ri ver of li qui d r ock was i ng t owar ds hi m. I t hr eat ened t o sur r ound him plet el y, but Tazi ef f m anaged t o escape j ust i n t im e. He wait e d unt il t he vol cano 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 Kit ur o so t hat he coul d t ake phot ogr aphs and m easur e t em per at ures. Tazi ef f has of ten r isked hi s li f e in t his way. He has been abl e to t el us mor e about act i ve vol canoes t han any m an al i ve. Lesson68 Persist ent 糾纏不休 I cr ossed t he str eet t o avoi d m eti ng him , but he saw m e and came r unni ng t owar ds m e. It was no use pretending t hat I had not seen him, so I waved t o him. I never enj oy m eet ing Ber t Dykes. He never has anyt hi ng t o do. No m at er how busy you ar e, he al ways i nsi st s on ing wi t h you. I had t o t hi nk of a way of pr eventi