【正文】 m esage by radi o to t he near est t own. I t was not l ong bef ore a heli copt er ar ri ved on t he scene to r escue t he sur vi vors of t he pl ane cr ash. Leson76 April Fools Day 愚人節(jié) 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 se so m any people l aughi ng at him ! Leson64 The Channel Tunnel 海峽隧道 I n l 858, a Fr ench engineer , Aim e Thom e de Gam ond, ar ived i n Engl and wit h a pl an for a t went y one mi le t unnel across the Engli sh Channel. He sai d that i t woul d be possi ble t o buil d a pl at f orm i n t he centr e of t he Channel . This pl at f orm woul d ser ve as a port and a r ai l way st at i on. The t unnel woul d be wel l venti l at ed if t al l chim neys wer e buil t above sea level . I n 1860, a bet er pl an was put f or war d by an Engli shm an, Wil li am Low. He suggested t hat a double r ail way tunnel shoul d be buil t. This woul d sol ve t he pr obl em of ventil ati on, f or i f a t rai n ent er ed t hi s t unnel , it woul d draw i n f r esh air behi nd i t. Fort yt wo year s l at er a t unnel was act ual y begun. If , at t he tim e, t he Br it sh had not f ear ed i nvasi on, i t would have been pl et ed. Recent l y, t her e has again been gr eat i nt er est i n t he i dea of a Channel Tunnel. I f i t is buil t, i t wil l connect Br it ain t o Eur ope f or the f ir st t im e in hi st ory. Leson65 Jum bo versus t he pol ice 小象對警察 Last Chri stm as, t he ci r cus 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 aer o pl ane, but it s desi gner, Mr John Wim penny, i s fi nding i t di f i cult t o get it off t he ground. The r eason f or t his i s t hat t hi s pl ane is al so a bi cycl e. I ts pil ot has t o pedal har d t o get it i nt o t he ai r. Af t er Mr Wim penny had t he pl ane bui lt , it was t est ed t hor oughl y. In 1961, i t was t he f ir st m an power ed air craft t o fl y half a m il e. Whil e bei ng fl own by a champi on am at eur cycl i st i n 1963, t he pl ane cr ashed on an air fi el d. Since t hen, Mr Wim penny has had i t rebuil t. He has had t he l engt h of t he wings i ncr eased so t hat t hey now measur e 93 f etal most as l ong as t hose of a Dakot a. Many peopl e have shown i nter est i n t his new and unusual spor t. But t hough air cycl i st s m ay l ear n how t o fl y over short dist ances, and may, eventual y, even get acr oss t he Engli sh Channel, i t is doubt f ul whet her t hey wi l ever cycl e acr oss t he Atl ant ic. Leson67 Volcanoes 火山 Har oun Tazi ef t he Pol ish sci ent i st, has spent his l if eti me st udyi ng acti ve volcanoes and deep caves in al part s of t he wor l d. I n 1948, he went to l ake Ki vu i n t he Congo t o obser ve a new volcano which he l at er nam ed Kit ur o. Tazi ef f was abl e t o set up hi s cam p ver y close t o t he volcano whil e it was er upti ng vi ol ent ly. Though he m anaged t o t ake a num ber of br il i ant phot ographs, he coul d not st ay near t he vol cano f or ver y l ong. He noti ced t hat a ri ver of li qui d r ock was i ng t owar ds hi m. I t hr eat ened t o sur r ound him plet el y, but Tazi ef f m anaged t o escape j ust i n t im e. He wait ed unt il t he vol cano becam e quiet and he was abl e t o ret ur n t wo days l ater. Thi s tim e, he m anaged t o cl im b i nt o t he m out h of Kit ur o so t hat he coul d t ake phot ogr aphs and m easur e t em per at ures. Tazi ef f has of ten r isked hi s li f e in t his way. He has been abl e to t el us mor e about act i ve vol canoes t han any m an al i ve. Lesson68 Persist ent 糾纏不休 I cr ossed t he str eet t o avoi d m eti ng him , but he saw m e and came r unni ng t owar ds m e. It was no use pretending t hat I had not seen him, so I waved t o him. I never enj oy m eet ing Ber t Dykes. He never has anyt hi ng t o do. No m at er how busy you ar e, he al ways i nsi st s on ing wi t h you. I had t o t hi nk of a way of pr eventi ng him f rom foll owi ng m e ar ound al m or ning. 39。r e not busy doi ng anyt hi ng, ar e you ?39。 he asked, bef ore I had f inished speaking. ‘ Not at al ,39。 Ther e39。 you have j ust ki l ed that chi ld ! 39。t be bet er, Gl ori a,39。m sheri f her e. Do you see t hat noti ce ? It says No Cam ping i n case you can39。 39。 sai d the sher if f wi th a sneer. 39。 39。No newspaper m en, no f il m fans! Why don39。s f oot st eps m any years l at er, Sir Malcolm39。wa i t ing r oom !39。but I39。 No, not at al ,39。 I sai d. 39。guar d of honour 39。 sai d t he voi ce of t he tel evi si on announcer ,39。 Oh, i s it ?39。t read !39。 Br i nksl ey Meer s agreed. 39。 l eson70 Red f or danger 危險的紅色 Duri ng a bull fi ght , a dr unk suddenl y wander ed int o the mi ddl e of t he r i ng. The cr owd began t o shout, but the dr unk was unawar e of t he danger. The bull was busy wit h t he m atador at t he tim e, but it suddenl y caught si ght of t he dr unk who was shout i ng r ude rem ar ks and wavi ng a r ed cap. Appar ent l y sensi ti ve to cr it icism, t he bul l for got al about t he matador and char ged at t he dr unk. The cr owd suddenl y gr ew qui et. The dr unk, however, seem ed qui t e sur e of hi msel f. When t he bull got cl ose to him , he cl umsil y stepped asi de t o l et i t pass. The cr owd broke i nt o cheer s and t he dr unk bowed. By t hi s tim e, however, t hr ee men had e i nt o t he ri ng and t hey qui ckl y dr agged t he dr unk t o saf et y. Even t he bul l semed t o f el sor r y for him, f or it l ooked on sym pat het i cal y unti l the dr unk was out of t he way bef or e once m or e t ur ni ng it s at t enti on t o t he m at ador . Leson71 A f amous clock 一個著名的大鐘 When you visit London, one of t he f ir st t hings you wil l se i s Bi g Ben, t he famous clock whi ch can be hear d al over the wor l d on t he B. B. C. I f t he Hou