【正文】 as l ong as t hose of a Dakota. Many peopl e have shown i nter est in t his new and unusual spor t. But t hough ai r cycl ists m ay learn how to f l y over shor t distances, and m ay, event ual l y, even get across the Engli sh Channel, it i s doubt f ul whether they wi l ever cycle acr oss t he At l anti c. Lesson67 Vol canoes 火山 Har oun Tazi ef f the Poli sh sci ent ist, has spent hi s li f e tim e st udyi ng acti ve vol canoes and deep caves i n al part s of t he worl d. I n 1948, he went t o l ake Kivu i n the Congo t o obser ve a new volcano which he l at er named Ki t ur o. Tazi ef f was abl e to set up his camp ver y close to t he vol cano while it was erupti ng viol ent ly. Though he m anaged to t ake a num ber of bri l iant phot ogr aphs, he coul d not st ay near the volcano f or ver y long. He noti ced t hat a r iver of li qui d r ock was i ng towar ds hi m. It t hreatened to surr ound him pl etely, but Tazief f managed t o escape just in t ime. He wai ted unti l the volcano became qui et and he was able t o ret ur n t wo days later . Thi s ti me, he managed to cl im b int o the m out h of Ki turo so that he could take phot ogr aphs and measur e t em per at ures. Tazief f has of ten r isked his li f e in t his way. He has been able to t el l us more about act ive volcanoes t han any m an al ive. Lesson68 Persi stent 糾纏不休 I cr ossed the str et t o avoi d meeti ng him, but he saw me and cam e running t owards me. I t was no use pr et endi ng that I had not sen hi m, so I waved t o him . I never enj oy meeting Ber t Dykes. He never has anyt hing t o do. No mat er how busy you ar e, he always i nsi st s on i ng wi th you. I had t o t hi nk of a way of pr event i ng hi m fr om f ol l owi ng m e ar ound al l m or ni ng. 39。 39。 I l i ed, 39。s al ways pl ent y t o r ead i n t he 39。 l esson69 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 successf 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 t hat I had passed, I was alm ost 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 t o t he denti st .39。 I answer ed.39。 I sai d. 39。guar d of honour 39。Wher e have you been hiding ?39。 l esson70 Red f or danger 危險(xiǎn)的紅色 Dur i ng a bul lf ight, a dr unk suddenl y wander ed i nt o t he m iddle of t he ri ng. The cr owd began t o shout, but t he dr unk was unawar e of t he danger. The bul was busy wi th t he mat ador at t he ti me, but i t suddenl y caught si ght of t he drunk who was shout i ng rude r em ar ks and wavi ng a r ed cap. Appar ent l y sensi ti ve t o cr it i ci sm, t he bul l f or got al about t he mat ador and char ged at t he dr unk. The cr owd suddenl y gr ew quiet. The dr unk, however, seem ed qui t e sur e of hi mself. When t he bull got close to him , he clumsil y stepped asi de t o l et i t pass. The cr owd br oke i nt o cheer s and t he dr unk bowed. By t hi s ti me, however, t hree men had e i nt o t he ri ng and t hey qui ckl y dr agged t he dr unk to safet y. Even t he bul seem ed t o feel sor ry f or hi m, f or i t l ooked on sym pat het ical y unt il t he drunk was out of t he way bef or e once m or e t ur ni ng i ts at tenti on to t he mat ador. Lesson71 A fam ous cl ock 一個(gè)著名的大鐘 When you vi sit London, one of t he fi rst thi ngs you wi l see is 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. I f t he Houses of Par li am ent had hot been bur ned down i n 1834, t he gr eat cl ock woul d never have been er ect ed. Bi g Ben takes it s nam e fr om Si r Benj am i n Hal l who was r esponsi bl e f or t he maki ng of t he cl ock when the new Houses of Par li am ent wer e bei ng built . It i s not onl y of i mm ense size, but is ext remel y accurat e as wel l. Of fi ci als f r om Gr eenwi ch Obser vat ory have t he cl ock checked t wi ce a day. On t he B. B. C. you can hear t he clock when it i s act ual l y st ri ki ng because mi cr ophones are connect ed t o t he cl ock tower. Bi g Ben has r ar el y gone wr ong. Once, however , it f ai l ed t o gi ve t he cor r ect ti me. A pai nt er who had been wor ki ng on t he t ower hung a pot of paint on one of t he hands and slowed it down ! Lesson72 A car called Bluebird “藍(lán)鳥”汽車 The gr eat racing dr iver, Si r Malcolm Campbel , was t he fi rst man t o dri ve at over 300 mil es per hour. He set up a new wor ld r ecor d i n Sept ember 1935 at Bonnevil le Sal t Fl ats, Utah. Bluebir d, t he car he was dr iving, had been speci al ly bui lt f or hi m. It was over 30 feet in l engt h and had a 2500 hor se power engine. Alt hough Campbel r eached a speed of over 304 mi les per wor k and t he house was qui et . So I deci ded t o make some tar ts f or tea. I n a short t ime I was busy mi xing butt er and f lour and my hands were soon cover ed wit h sticky pastr y. At exact ly that m oment , the t el ephone r ang. Nothi ng coul d have been mor e annoying. I picked up the r eceiver between two sticky f ingers and was dismayed when I r ecogni zed the voice of Mr s Bates. It took m e ten m inutes to per suade her to r ing back lat er . At last I hung up t he receiver. What a m ess! Ther e was past ry on m y fi nger s, on t he tel ephone, and on t he door knobs. I had no sooner got back to the kit chen t han the door bel l rang loud enough to wake t he dead. This t ime it was the postman and he wanted me to si gn for a r egi stered l et ter ! Leson55 Not a gold mine 并非金礦 Dr eams of f i ndi ng lost tr easure almost came tr ue r ecentl y. A new machine cal ed 39。s al ways pl ent y t o r ead i n t he 39。 I l i ed, 39。 39。 Lesson66 Swet as honey! 像蜜一樣甜！ The Hat hel d Puff i n i s a m oder n aer opl ane, but it s desi gner , Mr J