【正文】 e had enj oye d t he speech. To hi s sur pri se, she sai d she hadn39。t have to car y him . Of cour se, we shoul d ar rest him , but as he has a good r ecord, we shal l let him off t hi s ti m e.39。r e not busy doi ng anyt hing, ar e you ?39。but I39。wai ti ng r oom ! 39。s footst eps many year s l at er , Sir Mal col m39。 As she wal ked away, I f ol lowed her out of t he fair . Lesson61 Trouble wit h t he Hubble 哈勃望遠(yuǎn)鏡的困境 In futur e, astr onauts wil l be requi red t o descend f rom a spaceship whi l e it i s st il i n space and t o r et ur n t o it . The abi li ty t o do t hi s wi l be necessar y i n fut ur e fl i ght s to di st ant pl as . Sci ent i st s ar e now t r yi ng to di scover i f t hi s is possi bl e. The spaceshi p Ast r a whi ch l ef t the eart h a shor t tim e ago, wi l be t r avel ing t hr ee hundr ed mil es i nt o spac e. At a cer tai n poi nt , t he Ast ra wi l st op f or a shor t tim e and an ast r onaut wil at tempt t o l eave t he stati onar y spaceshi p a nd then r et urn t o it . We shal not know whet her t he exper im ent has been successf ul unti l we have r ecei ved a r adi o message. The f ir st m esage i s expect ed t o ar i ve at 7 o39。 said a pol icem an af t er wards, 39。 Bert answer ed. 39。Woul d you mi nd my i ng wit h you ?39。 he answered.39。 he said, in a mournf ul voi ce,39。Where ha ve you been hi di ng ?39。A r elati on of your s is i ng t o see you. She wi l be ar ri vi ng t hi s eveni ng and i ntends to st ay for a f ew days. The m om ent you leave t hi s tent, you wil l get a bi g surpri se. A woman you know wel l wil l r ush t owar ds you. She wi l speak t o you and then she wil l lead you away fr om t his pl a ce. That i s al l. 39。 I cont inued dr i vi ng and af ter some t ime, the examiner tapped loudly. Though the sound could be heard cl ear ly, it t ook me a l ong ti me t o react. I suddenly pr essed the brake pedal hard and we were bot h thr own f or ward. The exam iner looked at me sadly. 39。 Then I 39。m goi ng to. . 39。Fancy meeti ng you her e ! 39。 of si x pret ty gi rl s, he s et of f down the m ai n str et of the ci ty r idi ng a baby el ephant cal ed Jum bo. He, shoul d have known t hat t he pol ice would neve r al ow thi s sor t of thing. A pol iceman appr oached Ji mmy and told hi m he ought to have gone along a sidestr eet as Jumbo was holding up the tr af ic. Though Ji m my agr ed t o go at once, Jum bo ref used to move. Fi ft en poli cem en had to push ver y hard to get him off t he main str eet . The pol ice had a di f icult ti me, but t hey were m ost amused. 39。 she asked i mpati ent ly. 39。 you have just ki l ed that chi ld ! 39。 Ther e39。 he asked, bef or e I had fi nished speaking. ‘ Not at al ,39。 Bert answered. 39。 sai d a poli cem an af t er war ds, 39。 As she wal ked away, I f ol lowed her out of t he fair . Lesson61 Troubl e wit h t he Hubbl e 哈勃望遠(yuǎn)鏡的困境 I n fut ur e, astr onaut s wil l be requi r ed to descend f r om a spaceshi p whi l e it i s st il i n space and t o r et ur n t o it . The abi li ty t o do t hi s wi l be necessar y i n fut ur e fl i ght s to di st ant pl as . Sci ent i st s ar e now t r yi ng to di scover i f t hi s is possi bl e. The spaceshi p Ast r a whi ch l ef t the eart h a shor t tim e ago, wi l be t r avel ing t hr ee hundr ed mil es i nt o space. At a cer tai n poi nt , t he Ast ra wi l st op f or a shor t tim e and an ast r onaut wil at tempt t o l eave t he stati onar y spaceshi p and then r et urn t o it . We shall not know whet her t he exper im ent has been successf ul unti l we have r ecei ved a r adi o message. The f ir st m esage i s expect ed t o ar i ve at 7 o39。A r elati on of your s is i ng t o see you. She wi l be ar ri vi ng t hi s eveni ng and i ntends to st ay for a f ew days. The m om ent you leave t hi s tent, you wil l get a bi g surpri se. A woman you know wel l wil l r ush t owar ds you. She wi l speak t o you and then she wil l lead you away fr om t his pl a ce. That i s al l. 39。t . Geof fr ey asked her why t hi s was so and she t ol d him t hat she di d not li ke t o see so m any peopl e laughi ng at hi m! Lesson64 The Channel Tunnel 海峽隧道 In l 858, a Fr ench engi neer, Aim e Thome de Gam ond, ar ived i n Engl and wit h a pl an f or a t went y one mi le t unnel acr oss t he Engl i sh Channel . He sai d t hat i t woul d be possi bl e t o bui l d a pl atf orm i n t he cent re of t he Channe l. Thi s pl at f or m woul d serve as a port and a r ai l way st at i on. The t unnel woul d be wel venti lat ed i f t al chim neys wer e bui lt above seal evel . In 1860, a bet ter pl an was put f or war d by an Engli shm an, Wi l i am Low. He suggested t hat a doubl e r ai l way tunnel shoul d be buil t. This woul d sol ve t he pr obl em of vent il ati on, f or i f a t rai n ent er ed t hi s tunnel , it woul d dr aw i n f resh ai r behi nd it . Fort y t wo year s lat er a t unnel was act ual l y begun. If , at t he t im e, t he Bri ti sh had not f ear ed i nvasi on, i t woul d have been pl et ed. Recent ly, t her e has agai n been great int er est i n the i dea of a Channel Tunnel . If i t is buil t, i t wil l connect Br it ai n t o Eur ope f or t he fi r st ti me i n hi st or y. Lesson65 Jum bo versus t he pol ice 小象對(duì)警察 Last Chr i stm as, t he ci rcus owner, Jimm y Gat es, deci ded t o t ake som e pr esent s t o a chi l dr en39。 Lesson66 Sweet as honey! 像蜜一樣甜！ The Hatheld Puf fi n i s a m oder n aero pl ane, but it s desi gner, Mr John Wim penny, i s fi nding i t di f i cult t o get i t off t he gr ound. The r eason f or t his i s that thi s pl ane i s also a bi cycl e. It s pil ot has t o pedal hard t o get i t i nt o t he ai r. Af ter Mr Wim penny had t he pl ane bui lt, i t was tested t hor oughl y. I n 1961, i t was the f ir st m an power ed ai r cr aft t o fl y half a mi l e. Whi l e bei ng fl own by a cham pion amat eur cycl ist i n 1963, the pl ane cr ashed on an ai r fi e