【正文】 t down ! Lesson72 A car called Bluebird “藍鳥”汽車 The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour. He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. Bluebird, the car he was driving, had been specially built for him. It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2500 horsepower engine. Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour, he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run. After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour. However, a few days later, he was told that a mistake had been made. His average speed had been 301 miles per hour. Since that time, racing drivers have reached speeds of over 400 miles an hour. Following his father39。 Brinksley Meers agreed. 39。t read !39。 Oh, is it ?39。 said the voice of the television announcer,39。Fancy m eti ng you here ! 39。 I 39。 Then I39。 I conti nued dr ivi ng and af ter som e ti me, the exam iner tapped loudly. Though t he sound could be heard cl ear ly, it t ook m e a l ong t im e to react . I suddenl y pressed t he brake pedal hard and we we re both thrown for ward. The exami ner l ooked at me sadly. 39。This 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。 lesson75 SOS 呼救信號 When a li ght pasenger plane f lew of f cour se some tim e ago, i t cr ashed in the mountai 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 t he mi ddl e of wint er . Snow lay t hick on t he gr ound. The wom an knew that he near est vil lage was mi les away. When it grew dar k. she t urned a suit case int o a bed and put t he chi ldren i nsi de it , coveri ng them wit h al t he cl othes she could f ind. Dur ing t he ni ght, it got ter ibl y cold. The woman ke pt as near as she coul d to the chil dr en and even t ri ed to get int o the case her sel f, but it was too sm al l. Earl y ,next morni ng she heard pl anes pasi ng over head and wonder ed how she coul d send a si gnal . Then she had an idea. She stamped out the l et ter s39。Ci garet e Smoking and Your Healt h39。 I was just wondering how to spend the morninguntil I saw you. You39。Would you mind my ing with you ?39。 he answered.39。 he said, in a mournful voice,39。 It couldn39。s son, Donald, also set up a world record. Like his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird. Lesson73 The recordholder 紀(jì)錄保持者 Little boys who play truant from school are unimaginative. A quiet day39。 lesson69 But not murder! 并非謀殺！ I was being tested for a driving licence for the third time. I had been asked to drive in heavy traffic and had done so successfully. After having been instructed to drive out of town, I began to acquire confidence. Sure that I had passed, I was almost beginning to enjoy my test. The examiner must have been pleased with my performance, for he smiled and said, 39。m going to the dentist.39。 I answered.39。Fancy meeting you here !39。 sai d t he voi ce of t he televisi on announcer ,39。 Oh, i s it ?39。t r ead ! 39。 Bri nksl ey Meer s agreed. 39。 lesson70 Red f or danger 危險的紅色 Duri ng a bull fi ght , a drunk suddenly wandered i nto t he mi ddl e of the r ing. The cr owd began to shout , but t he drunk was unawar e of the danger . The bul l was busy wi th the mat ador at the t ime, but i t suddenl y caught sight of t he drunk who was shout i ng r ude remarks and waving a red cap. Apparent ly sensi tive t o cri ti cism, the bull f ot al about the m at ador and char ged at he drunk. The cr owd suddenly gr ew qui et . The dr unk, however , seemed quit e sur e of him self . When t he bul l got close t o him, he clum si ly stepped asi de to l et i t pass. The cr owd br oke i nto cheer s and the dr unk bowed. By t his t ime , however , t hree men had e i nto t he ri ng and they quickly dr agged t he dr unk to saf et y. Even t he bul l seemed t o feel sor ry for him , f or it l ooked on sympat hetical y unti l the drunk was out of the way befor e once more t urni ng it s at tenti on to the mat ador. Lesson71 A fam ous cl ock 一個著名的大鐘 When you vi si t London, one of t he fi rst thi ngs you wi l see is Bi g Ben, the f am ous cl ock whi ch can be heard al l over t he worl d on the B. B. C. I f the Houses of Par li am ent had hot been burned down i n 1834, t he gr eat cl ock woul d never have been er ected. Big Ben takes it s nam e fr om Si r Benj amin Hal who was r esponsi ble f or the making of t he cl ock when the new Houses of Par li am ent wer e bei ng built . It i s not only of i mmense si ze, but is ext remely accurate as wel l. Of fi cials f rom Gr enwi ch Obser vat ory have the cl ock checked t wice a day. On t he . C. you can hear t he clock when it i s act ual ly st ri king becaus e micr ophones ar e connected t o t he cl ock tower. Bi g Ben has rar el y gone wrong. Once, however , it f ai led t o give t he cor rect ti me. A paint er who had been worki ng on the t ower hung a pot of pai nt on one of t he hands and slowed it down ! Lesson72 A car call ed Bl uebi rd “藍鳥”汽車 The gr eat r aci ng dri ver , Sir Mal col m Cam pbel l, was the f ir st m an to dr ive at over 300 mi les per hour . He set up a new worl d r ecord in September 1935 at Bonnevi l e Salt Flat s, Ut ah. Bl uebi rd, the car he was dri vi ng, had been special y buil t for him . I t was over 30 f eet i n length and had a 2500 horsepower engi ne. Al though Campbel l reached a speed of over 304 mil es per hour, he had great dif fi cul ty i n cont rol li ng the car be cause a t yre bur st duri ng the f ir st run. Aft er hi s at em pt , Campbel l was di sappoint ed to l ear n t hat his average speed had been 299 m il es per hour . However , a f ew days l ater, he was t ol d t hat a m i st ake had been made. Hi s aver age speed had been 301 m iles per hour . Since that ti me, racing dr ivers have reached speeds of