【正文】 5 at Bonnevil le Sal t Fl at s, Utah. Bluebi rd, t he car he was dri vi ng, had been speci al ly bui lt for hi m. I t was over 30 f et in lengt h and had a 2500 hor sepower engine. Al though Campbel l r eached a speed of over 304 miles per hour, he had gr eat di f icul ty in cont roll ing the car be cause a tyr e burst duri ng t he f irst run. Af ter his at empt, Campbel l was di sappoi nt ed t o lear n that his average speed had been 299 mil es per hour . However, a few days later, he was told t hat a mistake had been made. His avera ge speed had been 301 mi les per hour. Si nce that ime, r acing dri vers have reached speeds of over 400 mil es an hour. Fol lowing his f at her39。 Brinksl ey Meers agr ed. 39。t r ead !39。 Oh, i s it ?39。 said t he voi ce of the televi si on announcer ,39。monst er s39。 I know,39。Hull o, Bert, 39。 I answered. 39。m going to the denti st .39。 leson69 But not murder! 并非謀殺！ I was being tested f or a driving li cence f or the thir d ti me. I had ben asked t o dr i ve in heavy tr af fi c and had done so successfully. After having been inst ruct ed t o dr ive out of t own, I began to acquir e conf idence. Sur e that I had passed, I was almost begi nning to enjoy my test . The examiner must have been pl eased wit h my perf ormance, f or he smi led and said, 39。s son, Donal d, al so set up a wor ld r ecor d. Like his father, he was dr iving a car cal ed Bl uebird. Leson73 The record holder 紀錄保持者 Lit tle boys who pl ay t ruant fr om school ar e unimaginat ive. A quiet day39。t we e mor e of ten ?39。 Look, sher if f, 39。Wel l, I39。s crop before t he Sept ember ai ns. On the right, you can se Mrs Brabante her self . She has been helping her husband for thirt y years now. Mr s Br abant e is talking to t he manager of the local f actory wher e the cr op i s pr ocesed. This l ast scene shows you what wil happen at the end of t he harvest : t he f amous Calabr ian macaroni eat ing pet it ion ! Signor Fratel i, the pr esent champion, has won it every year si nce 1961. And that ends our speci al bul letin f or t oday, Thursday, Apr il 1st. We are now returning you t o the studio.39。 said t he voice of the televi si on announcer ,39。 Oh, i s it ?39。t r ead !39。 Bri nksl ey Mers agr ed. 39。 leson70 Red f or danger 危險的紅色 Duri ng a bul lf ight , a drunk suddenly wander ed i nt o the middle of t he r ing. The cr owd began to shout, but the dr unk was unaware of the danger. The bull was busy wi t h t he mat ador at the time, but it suddenly caught si ght of t he drunk who was shout ing rude r emarks and wavi ng a r ed cap. Apparent ly sensit ve t o cr it ci sm, the bul l f or got al about the mat ador and charged at the dr unk. The cr owd suddenl y gr ew quiet. The drunk, however , seemed quit e sure of hi mself . When the bul l got close t o hi m, he clumsi ly stepped aside to let it pas. The crowd br oke into cheers and t he dr unk bowed. By this t ime, however , three men had e into the ri ng and they quickl y dr agged t he drunk to saf et y. Even the bul l seemed to f el sorr y for him , f or it l ooked on sympat heti cal y unti l t he drunk was out of the way bef ore once mor e turning it s at tent ion to the matador. Lesson71 A famous clock 一個著名的大鐘 When you visit London, one of t he f ir st things you wil se i s Bi g Ben, t he f amous cl ock which can be hear d al l over the world on the . If t he Houses of Par liament 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 ime. A painter who had been wor ki ng on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and sl owe d it down ! Leson72 A car called Bluebi rd “藍鳥”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 Cam pbel l reached a speed of over 304 mil es per hour, he had great dif iculty i n controll ing the car because a t yr e burst duri ng t he f ir st run. Af ter hi s at empt, Campbel was disappoi nt ed t o lear n that his average speed had been 299 mil es per hour . However, a few days later, he was told t hat a mistake had been made. His average speed had been 301 mi les per hour. Si nce that ime, r acing dri vers have reached speeds of over 400 mil es an hour. Fol lowing his f at her39。s always pl enty t o read i n the 39。 I l ied, 39。r e not busy doi ng anyt hi ng, ar e you ?39。 time. Even so, peopl e ar e going to f ind it di f icul t o get to work. But so f ar , t he publ ic has expr essed it s gr ati tude t o the st udent s in let er s t o the Pres. Only one or two people have obj ected that he students wil l dri ve t oo f ast! Lesson85 Never t oo old t o learn 活到老學到老 I have j ust received a l et ter from m y ol d school i nf orming me that my f or mer head master, Mr Regmald Page, wi l be r et ir ng next week. Pupils of the school, old and new, wil l be sendi ng hi m a present to mark t he occasi on. Al those who have cont ri buted towar ds t he gif t wil si gn thei r names in a l ar ge album which wil be sent to t he headmaster39。Mr Lane was defeated in the el ecti ons. He has r et ired f rom pol it cal lif e and gone to l ive abroad !39。s steam hammer. Though i n those days, tr avel ing w