【正文】 Mr Eames,39。l l e wit h you, 39。m going to.. .39。 Hul lo, El izabeth,39。Jum bo m ust weigh a few t ons, 39。 I cont inued dri vi ng and aft er som e t ime, t he exami ner tapped loudl y. Though t he sound could be heard clear ly, i t ook me a l ong tim e t o r eact. I suddenly presed t he br ake pedal har d and we were bot h thrown for war d. The exami ner l ooked at m e sadl y. 39。 Then I39。m goi ng t o. .39。 39。Jum bo m ust weigh a few t ons, 39。Mr Eam es,39。l l e wit h you, 39。 39。Hull o, El izabeth,39。 sai d a poli ceman af ter wards, 39。Mr Eam es,39。l l e wit h you, 39。 39。Hull o, El izabeth,39。 sai d a poli ceman af ter wards, 39。guard of honour39。 I sai d. 39。 I answer ed.39。m goi ng t o the dentist.39。 leson69 But not m urder! 并非謀殺！ I was bei ng t est ed f or a dri vi ng l icence for t he t hi r d t ime. I had been asked to dri ve i n heavy t rafi c and had done so succesfull y. Aft er havi ng been i nst r ucted to dri ve out of town, I began t o acqui re confi dence. Sure t hat I had passed, I was almost begi nning to enj oy m y t est. The exami ner m ust have been pl eased wit h m y perf orm ance, f or he smil ed and said, 39。guard of honour39。 I sai d. 39。 I answer ed.39。m goi ng t o the dentist.39。 leson69 But not m urder! 并非謀殺！ I was bei ng t est ed f or a dri vi ng l icence for t he t hi r d t ime. I had been asked to dri ve i n heavy t rafi c and had done so succesfull y. Aft er havi ng been i nst r ucted to dri ve out of town, I began t o acqui re confi dence. Sure t hat I had passed, I was almost begi nning to enj oy m y t est. The exami ner m ust have been pl eased wit h m y perf orm ance, f or he smil ed and said, 39。s hospit al. Dr essed up as Fat her Chr istm as and acpani ed by a 39。Hul lo, Bert ,39。 No, not at al l,39。but I39。wait ing room !39。s hospit al. Dr essed up as Fat her Chr istmas and a pani ed by a 39。Hull o, Bert, 39。 No, not at al, 39。m goi ng t o the dentist.39。 leson69 But not m urder! 并非謀殺！ I was bei ng t ested f or a dr iving li cence f or the thir d tim e. I had been asked t o dri ve i n heavy t raf ic and had done so succe ssf ul y. Aft er havi ng been i nstr ucted to dri ve out of town, I began t o acqui re confi dence. Sur e t hat I had passed, I was almost begi nning to enj oy m y t est. The exami ner m ust have been pleased wit h m y perf orm ance, for he sm il ed and sai d, 39。 l eson70 Red f or danger 危險(xiǎn)的紅色 Dur ing a bul fi ght, adrunk suddenl y wander ed i nt o t he mi ddl e of the ri ng. The crowd began t o shout, but t he dr unk was unaware of t he danger. The bul l was busy wit h t he m at ador at he t ime, but i t suddenl y caught si ght of t he drunk who was shouti ng r ude r emar ks a nd wavi ng a r ed 。s al ways plent y to r ead i n t he 39。 I li ed, 39。r e not busy doi ng anyt hi ng, ar e you ?39。t have to car r y him. Of course, we shoul d ar rest him, but as he has a good r ecor d, we shal let him off t his t ime.39。 you have j ust kil led that chi ld !39。 Ther e39。 he asked, bef or e I had f inished speaki ng. ‘ Not at al l,39。 I was just wonderi ng how to spend t he m or ni ng unt il I saw you. You39。t have to car ry him. Of course, we shoul d ar rest him , but as he has a good recor d, we shal l et him of f t hi s tim e.39。 l esson70 Red for danger 危險(xiǎn)的紅色 Dur ing a bull fi ght, a dr unk suddenl y wandered i nt o t he mi ddl e of the ri ng. The crowd began t o shout, but t he dr unk was unawar e of the danger. The bull was busy wi th t he matador at t he tim e, but it suddenl y caught sight of the dr unk who was shouti ng r ude r emarks and wavi ng a r ed cap. Apparent ly sensi ti ve t o cri ti ci sm, the bul f or got al l about the m at ador and charged at the dr unk. The crowd suddenl y gr ew qui et. The dr unk, however, seem ed qui te sur e of himsel f. Whe n t he bull got cl ose t o him, he cl umsil y st epped asi de t o l et i t pas. The cr owd br oke into cheers and t he dr unk bowed. By t his t ime, however , t hree m en had e into t he r ing and t hey quickly dragged the dr unk t o safety. Even t he bull sem ed t o feel sor ry f or him, for it looked on sym pathet ical ly unt il t he drunk was out of t he way bef or e once m or e turning it s at enti on t o t he matador. Lesson71 A fam ous clock 一個(gè)著名的大鐘 When you visit London, one of the fir st t hi ngs you wil l see i s Big Ben, the famous clock whi ch can be heard al over the wor ld on the B. B. C. If t he Houses of Parl iament had hot been bur ned down i n 1834, t he great clock would never have been er ect ed. Bi g Ben t akes i ts name f rom Sir Benjamin Hal who was r esponsi bl e for t he making of t he clock when the new Houses of Par liament wer e being built . I t i s not only of immense size, but is ext remel y accur at e as wel l. Of icials fr om Greenwich Observat or y have the cl ock checked twice aday. On t he B. B. C. you can hear t he clock when it is act ual y st riking because microphones ar e connected to the clock t ower. Big Ben has rarely gone wrong. Once, however, it fail ed t o gi ve t he correct t ime. A painter who had been wor ki ng on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and sl owed it down ! Leson72 A car caled Bluebi rd “藍(lán)鳥”汽車 The gr eat raci ng dri ver, Sir Malcol m Campbel, was t he f ir st man t o dr ive at over 300 mi les per hour . He set up a new worl d recor d in September 1935 at Bonnevi l e Salt Flats, Ut ah. Bl uebird, the car he was dr iving, had been specialy built f or him. It was over 30 feet in l ength and had a 2500 horse power engi ne. Although Campbel reached a speed of over 304 mil es per 三環(huán)s al ways plent y to r ead in t he 39。 I li ed, 39。r e not busy doing anything, are you ?39。 Lesson66 Sweet as honey! 像蜜一樣甜！ The Hat held Puffi n is a moder n aeroplane, but it s desi gner , Mr John Wimpenny, is f indi ng i t dif fi cult t o get i t of f t he gr ound. The r eason f or this i s t hat this plane i s also a b