【正文】 led that child !39。t be bet er, Gl or ia, 39。m sher if f here. Do you se that not ice ? I t sa ys No Campingi n case you can39。 39。To end our special news bul leti n,39。 I l it a cigaret te t o cal m my nerves. I smoked wi th concentr ati on and pl easure as I was sure that his woul d be my l ast cigaret te. For a whol e week I did not smoke at al l and dur ing t hi s ti me, my wi fe suf fer ed t er ibl y. I had al t he usual sympt om s of someone givin。 SOS39。t be too har d on us. I 39。 he shouted: 39。 said Glor ia Gl eam . 39。Mr Eames,39。l l e wi th you,39。m going t o.. .39。Hul lo, Eli zabeth, 39。 sai d a pol i ceman aft er war ds, 39。 said the voi ce of the t el evision announcer, 39。 Oh, i s it ?39。t read ! 39。 Br i nksley Meer s agreed. 39。 lesson70 Red f or danger 危險(xiǎn)的紅色 Duri ng a bullf ight , a dr unk suddenly wandered i nto t he middl e of the r ing. The cr owd began t o shout , but t he dr unk was unawar e of the danger . The bul l was busy wi th the mat ador at the ti me, but i t suddenl y caught sight of t he drunk who was shouti ng rude r em ar ks and wavi ng a r ed cap. Appar ently sensit ve to cr it ici sm, t he bul l for got al about t he matador and charged at the dr unk. The crowd suddenl y grew quiet. The drunk, however, seem ed qui t e sur e of himself . When the bul l got close to hi m, he clumsil y stepped aside t o l et i t pass. The cr owd broke i nt o cheer s and the drunk bowed. By thi s ti me, however, t hr ee men had e int o the r ing and t hey qui ckl y dragged the dr unk to safety. Even the bul l seemed to feel sor ry f or him, f or i t looked on sym pat het ical y unt il t he drunk was out of t he way befor e once m or e t ur ning i ts at tention to t he matador. Leson71 A f amous clock 一個(gè)著名的大鐘 When you visit London, one of the f ir st hings you wi l se i s Bi g Ben, t he famous clock whi ch can be heard al l over the wor ld on the B. . I f the Houses of Parl iament had hot been burned down in 1834, the gr eat clock would never have been erected. Big Ben t akes i ts name f rom Sir Benjam in Hal l who was responsibl e for t he making of the cl ock when t he new Houses of Parl ia ment were being bui lt . I t is not only of i mmense si ze, but i s extr em el y accur at e as wel . Of ici al s fr om Gr eenwich Observator y have t he clock checked twi ce a day. On the B. . you can hear the cl ock when it is actual y str iking because microphones ar e connect ed t o the cl ock t ower. Bi g Ben has rarel y gone wr ong. Once, however , it fai led t o give t he cor rect tim e. A painter who had been worki ng on the t ower hung a pot of pai nt on one of t he hands and sl owed it down ! Leson72 A car call ed Bluebird “藍(lán)鳥(niǎo)”汽車 The gr eat r aci ng dri ver , Si r Mal col m Campbel , was the f ir st man t o dr ive at over 300 mi les per hour . He set up a new wor ld record i n September 1935 at Bonnevi l e Sal t Flats, Utah. Bluebir d, the car he was dr ivi ng, had been speci al y bui lt f or hi m. I t was over 30 f et in lengt h and had a 2500 hor se power engine. Alt hough Cam pbel r eached a speed of over 304 m il es per hour , he had great di f icult y in cont roll ing t he car because a t yre burst duri ng the f ir st r un. Af t er hi s at tempt , Cam pbel was di sappointed t o learn that hi s aver age speed had been 299 mi les per hour . However , a few days l at er , he was tol d that a mi st ake had been made . Hi s aver age speed had been 301 mi les per hour . Since that ti me, r aci ng dri ver s have reached speeds of over 400 mi les an hour. Foll owing his father39。s always pl ent y to read in the 39。 I lied, 39。r e not busy doing anythi ng, ar e you ?39。t have t o car y him . Of cour se, we shoul d ar est him , but as he has a good r ecor d, we shal l et hi m of f thi s ti me.39。so it was f or tunate t hat we didn39。 I was just wonder ing how t o spend t he mor ni ngunt il I saw you. You39。 he asked, bef ore I had f ini shed speaking. ‘ Not at al,39。 There39。 you have j ust kil led t hat chil d ! 39。t be bet ter, Gl ori a, 39。m sheri f here. Do you see that not ice ? I t sa ys No Campi ng in case you can39。 39。To end our speci al news bull etin, 39。Jum bo m ust wei gh a f ew tons, 39。 39。 I39。 Then I39。 I cont inued dri ving and aft er some tim e, t he exami ner t apped l oudl y. Though the sound coul d be hear d clearl y, i t took me a long t ime t o r eact. I suddenly pr esed 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 of you!39。 don39。 lesson75 SOS 呼救信號(hào) When a li ght pasenger pl ane f lew of f cour se som e ti me ago, i t cr ashed i n the m ount ai ns and i ts pi lot was kil led. The onl y pa senger s, a young woman and her t wo baby daught er s, wer e unhur t. I t was the mi ddl e of wi nt er. Snow l ay t hick on t he ground. The wom an knew that the near est vil lage was mi les away. When it gr ew dark. she t urned a suit case int o a bed and put t he chi ldr en inside it , coveri ng them wit h al t he cl othes she could fi nd. Dur ing t he night, it got ter ri bl y cold. The woman kept as near as she coul d t o the chil dren and even tr ied to get i nt o t he case her sel f, but it was t oo sm al l. Earl y , next mor ni ng she heard planes passi ng over head and wondered how she coul d send a si gnal . Then she had an idea. She stam ped out the l eter s39。Ci garet e Smoking and Your Healt h39。 sai d the voi ce of t he television announcer ,39。 Oh, is it ?39。t read ! 39。 Br inksley Mer s agr eed. 39。 leson70 Red f or danger 危險(xiǎn)的紅色 Dur ing a bul lf ight, a dr unk suddenl y wander ed int o the middle of t he ri ng. The crowd began t o shout, but the dr unk wa s unaware of t he danger. The bull was busy wi th t he matador at t he ti me, but it suddenly caught si ght of t he dr unk who was shout ing r ude remar ks