【正文】 you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower. Big Ben has rarely gone wrong. Once, however, it failed to give the correct time. A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it 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。s always plenty to read in the 39。 I lied, 39。 39。Hullo, Bert,39。s hospital. Dressed up as Father Christmas and acpanied by a 39。guard of honour39。 I said. 39。 No, not at all,39。but I39。waiting room !39。s footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm39。No newspaper men, no film fans! Why don39。 39。 said the sheriff with a sneer. 39。 of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo. He, should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing. A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone along a sidestreet as Jumbo was holding up the traffic. Though Jimmy agreed to go at once, Jumbo refused to move. Fifteen policemen had to push very hard to get him off the main street. The police had a difficult time, but they were most amused. 39。Fancy meeting you here !39。 I answered.39。m going to the dentist.39。 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。s son, Donald, also set up a world record. Like his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird. Lesson73 The recordholder 紀錄保持者 Little boys who play truant from school are unimaginative. A quiet day39。t we e more often ?39。 Look, sheriff, 39。Well, I39。Jumbo must weigh a few tons,39。so it was fortunate that we didn39。 lesson75 SOS 呼救信號 When a light passenger plane flew off course some time ago, it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed. The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt. It was the middle of winter. Snow lay thick on the ground. The woman knew that the nearest village was miles away. When it grew dark. she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the 目 錄 第一章 總 論 ............................... 1 項目概況 ..........................................1 可行性研究報告編制依據(jù)及范圍 ......................4 編制原則 ..........................................5 主要技術經(jīng)濟指標 ..................................6 研究結論與建議 ....................................6 第二章 項目建設背景及必要性 ..................... 9 項目建設背景 ......................................9 項目建設必要性 ...................................11 第三章 建設條件、技術標準與建設規(guī)模 ............. 14 建設條件 .........................................14 主要建筑材料來源、供應情況及施工條件 .............16 技術 標準 .........................................18 建設規(guī)模 ........................................19 第四章 道路及配套工程 .......................... 19 設計總則 .......................................19 道路工程 .......................................20 道路配套排水管道 ................................24 照明工程 .......................................29 電信工程 .........................................31 管道（線）綜合 ...................................31 交通設施 .........................................32 第五章 親水游道、湖岸整治及綠化景觀工程 .......... 32 親水游道工程 .....................................32 湖岸整治工程 .....................................33 ground over the desolate hills. Winter was ing on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well. When the fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grassseed which would grow quickly. The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes. The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain. By then, however, in many places the grass had already taken root. In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil. Lesson63 She was not amused 她并不覺得好笑 Geoffrey Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties. Everybody admires him for his fine sense of humor everybody, that is, except his sixyearold daughter, Jenny. Recently, one of Geoffrey39。 don39。Now you gut out of here, all of you!39。This is a wonderful place for a piic,39。 I continued driving and after some time, the examiner tapped loudly. Though the sound could be heard clearly, it took me a long time to react. I suddenly pressed the brake pedal hard and we were both thrown forward. The examiner looked at me sadly. 39。 Then I39。m going to.. .39。Hullo, Elizabeth,39。 said a policeman afterwards, 39。m Brinksley Meers, and my other name is Gloria Gleam. Now you get out of here fast !39。said Rockwall,39。 Meanwhile, two other actors, Rockwall Slinger and Merlin Greeves, had carried two large food baskets to a shady spot under some trees. When they had all made themselves fortable, a stranger appeared. He lo