【正文】 m, he clumsil y stepped asi de t o l et i t pass. The cr owd br oke i nto cheer s and t he dr unk bowed. By t his t im e, however , thr e m en had e int o the r ing and t hey qui ckl y dragged the dr unk t o safe t y. Even t he bul seem ed t o feel sor ry f or him, f or it l ooked on sym pat het i cal y unti l t he dr unk was out of t he way bef or e once mor e tur ni ng it s at ent ion t o t he m at ador . Lesson71 A f am ous cl ock 一個著名的大鐘 When you visit London, one of t he f ir st t hings you wil l s ee i s Bi g Ben, t he f am ous cl ock whi ch can be hear d al l over t he worl d on t he B. B. C. If t he Houses of Parli ament had hot been bur ned down in 1834, the gr eat clock woul d never have been er ect ed. Bi g Ben t akes it s nam e f rom Sir Benjami n Hal who was responsibl e for 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 im mense si ze, but i s ext r em el y accur at e as wel . Of i ci al s fr om Greenwich Observator y have t he clock checked t wi ce a day. On the B. B. C. you can hear t he cl ock when it i s act ual y str i ki ng because m icr ophones ar e connected t o t he cl ock t ower. Bi g Ben has rar el y gone wr ong. Once, however , i t f ai led t o give t he cor rect tim e. A paint er who had been wor ki ng on t he t ower hung a pot of pai nt on one of t he hands and sl owed it down ! Lesson72 A car cal ed Bl uebi rd “藍(lán)鳥”汽車 The great r aci ng dri ver , Sir Mal col m Cam pbel l, was t he f ir st m an t o dr i ve at over 300 m il es per hour . He set up a new worl d r ecor d i n Sept em ber 1935 at Bonnevil le Salt Fl at s, Utah. Bluebi r d, t he car he was dri vi ng, had been speci al l y bui lt f or him . It was over 30 feet in l engt h and had a 2500 hor se power engine. Alt hough Cam pbel r eached a speed of over 304 mi l es per hour, he had gr eat dif fi cul t y in contr oll ing t he car because a t yr e burst dur i ng t he fi r st r un. Af t er hi s at tem pt, Cam pbel was di sappoi nted t o l ear n t hat hi s aver age speed had been 299 mi l es per hour . However , a f ew days l at er, he was t ol d t hat a mi stake had been m ade. Hi s aver age speed had been 301 m il es per hour. Si nce t hat t im e, r aci ng dri ver s have r eached speeds of over 400 mi les an hour. Foll owing his f ather39。 Bri nksl ey Meer s agr ed. 39。t read !39。 Oh, i s it ?39。 sai d the voice of t he t elevisi on announcer,39。 i n t he snow. Fort unat el y, a pi l ot saw t he si gnal and sent a m essage by r adi o t o t he neare st t own. It was not long befor e a hel i copter ar i ved on t he scene t o rescue t he sur vi vors of t he pl ane cr ash. Leson76 April Fools Day 愚人節(jié) 39。m Rockwal l Sli nger and t hi s is Merl in Greeves.39。 I39。 It coul dn39。 he sai d, i n a mour nf ul voi ce,39。 we are t aki ng you t o t he macar oni fi el ds of Cal abr i a. Macar oni has been gr own in t his ar ea f or over si x hundr ed years. Two of t he leadi ng gr ower s, Gi useppe Mol dova and Ri car do Br abante, tel m e that they have been expecti ng a splendi d cr op this year and har vesti ng has begun earli er than usual. Her e you can se t wo wor ker s who, bet ween them , have j ust fi nished cut ti ng t hr ee car t loads of gol den br own m acaroni st alks. The whol e vil lage has been wor ki ng day and night gat her i ng and t hreshi ng t hi s year39。 sai d t he sheri f wi t h a sneer. 39。 39。No newspaper men, no fi lm f ans! Why don39。s f ootst eps m any years l at er, Sir Malcolm39。Ci garet te Sm oki ng and Your Heal th39。 l esson75 SO S 呼救信號 When a li ght passenger pl ane f l ew off course som e ti me ago, it cr ashed i n t he mountai ns and it s pil ot was ki l ed. The onl y passengers, a young wom an and her t wo baby daught er s, wer e unhur t. I t was the mi ddle of wi nter. Snow l ay t hi ck on the gr ound. The woman knew t hat t he near est vil age was mil es away. When it gr ew dar k. she t urned a suit case i nt o a bed and put t he chil dr en i nsi de it , coveri ng t hem wit h al t he cl othes she coul d f i nd. Dur ing t he ni ght , it got ter ri bl y cold. The woman kept as near as she coul d t o t he chil dren and even tr ied t o get i nto t he case herself, but it was t oo sm al. Ear ly , next m or ning she hear d planes passi ng over head and wonder ed how she coul d send a si gnal. Then she had a n i dea. She st am ped out t he let ers39。 don39。Now you gut out of her e, al l of you!39。Thi s i s a wonder f ul pl ace f or a piic,39。 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 exam iner looked at m e sadl y. 39。 you have j ust ki l ed t hat chi l d !39。t be bet er, Gl ori a, 39。m sheri f her e. Do you see t hat noti ce ? It says No Cam pingi n case you can39。 39。To end our speci al news bull eti n, 39。 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 ha rd and we were bot h thr own f or war d. The exam iner looked at m e sadl y. 39。Thi s i s a wonder f ul pl ace f or a piic,39。Now you gut out of her e, al l of you!39。 don39。 l esson75 SO S 呼救信號 When a li ght passenger pl ane f l ew off course som e ti me ago, it cr ashed i n t he mountai ns and it s pil ot was ki l ed. The onl y passengers, a young wom an and her t wo baby daught er s, wer e unhur t. I t was the mi ddle of wi nter. Snow l ay t hi ck on the gr ound. The woman knew t hat t he near est vil age was mil es away. When it gr ew dar k. she t urned a suit case i nt o a be d and put t he chil dr en i nsi de it , coveri ng t hem wit h al t he cl othes she coul d f i nd. Dur ing t he ni ght ,