【正文】 pasenger plane f lew of f cour se some ti me ago, i t cr ashed i n the m ountai ns and i ts pi lot was kil led. The onl y passengers, a young woman and her t wo baby daughter s, wer e unhur t. I t was the mi ddl e of wi nt er. Snow lay t hick on t he ground. The wom an knew that the near est vil lage was mi les away. When it gr ew dar k. she t urned a suit case int o a bed and put t he chi ldr en insi de it , coveri ng them wit h al t he cl othes she could fi nd. Dur i ng the ni ght, i t got t er r ibl y col d. The wom an kept as near as she coul d t o t he chi l dr en and even tr i ed t o get int o the ca se her self , but i t was too smal . Ear l y ,next m or ni ng she hear d pl anes pasing over head and wonder ed how she coul d send a si gnal. Then she had an i dea. She st amped out t he l et ers39。 sai d a pol i ceman aft er war ds, 39。Hul lo, Eli zabet h,39。 39。l l e wi t h you,39。Mr Eam es,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。 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 天然林資源保護工程 貴州省赫章縣二 O一 O年 封山育林作業(yè)設計 貴州省畢節(jié)地區(qū)林業(yè)調(diào)查規(guī)劃設計院 二○一 O 年六月 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, sheri f , 39。t we e mor e oft en ?39。s son, Donald, also set up a worl d r ecord. Li ke hi s f at her , he was dri vi ng a car cal ed Bluebir d. Lesson73 The record holder 紀錄保持者 Li t le boys who play t ruant fr om school are uni magi nat ive. A qui et 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。 we ar e taki ng you t o t he m acar oni f iel ds of Calabri a. Macar oni has been gr own i n t hi s ar ea f or over si x hundr ed year s. Two of t he l eading gr ower s, Giuseppe Mol dova and Ricar do Br abant e, t el l m e t hat t hey have been expect ing a splendid cr op t hi s year and har vesti ng has begun earl ier t han usual . Her e you can se t wo wor ker s who, bet ween them , have j ust f i ni shed cutti ng t hr ee car t l oads of gol den br own m acar oni st alks. The whol e vil lage has been wor ki ng day and ni ght gat her i ng and t hr eshi ng thi s year39。 sai d the sher if f wit h a sneer . 39。 39。No newspaper m en, no fi lm f ans! Why don39。s f oot st eps m any years l at er, Sir Malcolm39。wai t i ng r oom ! 39。but I39。 No, not at al l,39。Hul l o, Ber t,39。Jum bo m ust wei gh a f ew tons, 39。 39。m goi ng t o.. .39。 Then I39。 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。Thi s i s a wonder f ul pl ace f or a pi ic,39。Now you gut out of her e, al of you!39。 don39。 l eson75 SO S 呼救信號 When a l ight passenger plane fl ew of f cour se some t im e ago, it 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 ers, were unhurt. I t was t he m iddle of wi nter. Snow l ay t hi ck on t he gr ound. The woman knew t hat t he near est vil lage was mi les away. When it gr ew dar k. she t urned a suit case i nt o a bed and put t he chi l dr en i nside i t, cover ing t hem wi th al l t he cl ot hes she coul d fi nd. Dur i ng the ni ght, i t got t er r ibl y col d. The wom an kept as near as she coul d t o t he chi l dr en and even tr i ed t o get int o the case her self , but i t was too smal . Ear l y ,next m or ni ng she hear d pl anes pasing over head and wonder ed how she coul d send a si gnal. Then she had an i dea. She st amped out t he l et ers39。 sai d a pol i ceman aft er war ds, 39。Hul lo, Eli zabet h,39。 39。l l e wi t h you,39。Mr Eames,39。 said Glor ia Gl eam. 39。 he shout ed: 39。t be t oo har d on us. I39。 SOS39。so i t was fort unat e t hat we di dn39。 Ber t answered. 39。Would you mi nd m y i ng wi th you ?39。 he answer ed. 39。 he sai d, i n a mour nf ul voi ce,39。 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。 we ar e taki ng you t o t he m acar oni f iel ds of Calabri a. Macar oni has been gr own i n t hi s ar ea f or over si x hundr ed year s. Two of t he l eading gr ower s, Giuseppe Mol dova and Ri car do Br abant e, t el l m e t hat t hey have been expect ing a splendid cr op t hi s year and har vesti ng has begun earl ier t han usual . Her e you can se t wo wor ker s who, bet ween them , ha ve j ust f i ni shed cutti ng t hr ee car t l oads of gol den br own m acar oni st alks. The whol e vil lage has been wor ki ng day and ni ght gat her i ng and t hr eshi ng thi s year39。 said the sher if f wi th a s