【正文】 el ight 舞臺之外 An anci ent bus st opped by a dry r i ver bed and a par t y of f amous act ors and act r esses got off . Dr essed i n dar k gl ases and ol d cl ot hes, they had t aken speci al pr ecaut i ons so t hat no one shoul d recogni ze them . But as t hey soon di scover ed, di sgui ses can som et im es be t oo per f ect. 39。 Meanwhi le, t wo ot her act or s, Rockwal Sli nger and Mer li n Gr eeves, had car i ed t wo l arge f ood basket s t o a shady spot under some t r es. When t hey had al m ade t hem sel ves f or table, a str anger appeared. He l ooked very angr y. 39。sai d Rockwal, 39。m Br i nksley Mer s, and my ot her name i s Gl or i a Gleam . Now you get out of her e fast ! 39。 said a pol iceman aft er wards, 39。Hull o, Eli zabeth,39。 39。l l e wit h you,39。Mr Eames, 39。 sai d Glor ia Gl eam. 39。 he shout ed: 39。t be t oo har d on us. I 39。s cl osest f ri ends asked hi m to m ake a speech at a weddi ng r ecepti on. Thi s is t he sor t of t hi ng t hat Geof fr ey l oves. He pr epar ed the speech caref ul l y and went t o the weddi ng wi t h Jenny. He had included a l ar ge num ber of f unny st or ies i n t he speech and, of cour se, i t was a great success. As soon as he had fi nished, Jenny t old him she wanted t o go hom e. Geof fr ey was a l it tl e di sappoi nt ed by thi s but he di d as hi s daught er asked. On t he way hom e, he asked Jenny if she had enj oyed t he speech. To hi s sur pri se, she sai d she hadn39。 39。m sheri f here. Do you see that not ice ? I t says No Campi ng in case you can39。t be bet er, Gl ori a, 39。 you have j ust kil ed t hat chi l d !39。 Ther e39。 he asked, befor e I had f i ni shed speaki ng. ‘ Not at al l,39。 I was j ust wonder ing how to spend the m or ning unti l I saw you. You39。t have to car y him. Of cour se, we shoul d ar est hi m, but as he has a good recor d, we shal l let him off t hi s ti me.39。s cl osest fr iends asked him to make a speech at a weddi ng recept ion. This i s the sort of thi ng that Geof fr ey loves. He prepar ed the speech caref ully and went t o the wedding wit h Jenny. He had included a l ar ge number of f unny st or ies i n t he speech and, of cours e, it was a gr eat succes. As soon as he had f inished, Jenny told hi m she want ed to go home. Geoff rey was a l it tl e disappoi nt ed by thi s but he di d as hi s daught er asked. On t he way home, he asked Jenny if she had enj oyed the speech. To his surpri se, she sai d she hadn39。t be t oo hard on us. I39。 he shout ed: 39。 sai d Gl ori a Gl eam. 39。Mr Eames, 39。l l e wit h you,39。 39。 Ber t answer ed. 39。so i t was f or t unate t hat we di dn39。gr ound over t he desolate hi l s. Wint er was i ng on and t he hil ls t hreatened the surr oundi ng vi l ages wi t h destr uct i on, f or heavy rai n woul d not onl y wash away t he soil but would cause seri ous fl oods as wel . When t he fi re had at last been put out , t he f or est aut hori ti es ordered sever al t ons of a speci al t ype of grass seed whi ch woul d gr ow quickly. The sed was sprayed over t he gr ound i n huge quant it ies by aeropl anes. The pl anes had been pl a nti ng seed f or near ly a m ont h when i t began t o r ai n. By t hen, however , i n m any pl aces t he grass had al ready taken r oot. I n pl ace of t he gr eat t rees which had been gr owi ng t here f or cent ur ies, pat ches of green had begun t o appear in t he blackened soi l. Lesson63 She was not amused 她并不覺得好笑 Ge of fr ey Ham pden has a l arge cir cle of f ri ends and i s ver y popul ar at part ies. Ever ybody adm ir es him f or hi s fi ne sense of hum or ever ybody, that is, except hi s si xyear ol d daught er , Jenny. Recentl y, one of Geoff r ey39。 sai d a poli cem an af te r wards, 39。Hul l o, El izabet h, 39。m going t o. . .39。 Then I39。 I cont i nued dri ving and aft er som e t im e, t he exami ner t apped l oudl y. Though t he sound coul d be hear d clearl y, i t took m e a long ti me t o r eact. I suddenl y pr esed t he br ake pedal har d and we wer e bot h t hr own f or war d. The exam i ner l ooked at m e sadl y. 39。Thi s i s a wonder f ul pl ace f or a pi ic,39。Now you gut out of her e, al of you!39。 don39。 l eson75 SO S 呼救信號 When a l i ght passenger plane f lew of f cour se some t im e ago, i t cr ashed in the mountai ns and i ts pi lot was kil ed. The only passengers, a young woman and her t wo baby daughter s, wer e unhur t. It was t he mi ddl e of wint er . Snow lay t hick on t he gr ound. The woman knew t hat t he near est vil lage was mi les away. When it grew dar k. she t ur ned a sui tcase into a bed and put t he gr ound over the desolat e hil ls. Wi nt er was i ng on and the hi l s threatened the surr oundi ng vil lages wit h dest ructi on, f or heavy rai n would not only wash away t he soi l but would cause ser ious fl oods as wel l. When t he fi re had at last been put out , the f orest author it ies ordered sever al t ons of a special type of grass seed whi ch woul d gr ow quickly. The sed was sprayed over t he ground in huge quant it ies by aeroplanes. The planes had been pla nt ing sed f or near ly a mont h when i t began to rain. By t hen, however , in m any pl aces t he gr as had alr eady taken root. I n place of the great tr ees whi ch had been gr owi ng t her e f or centur ies, patches of gr een had begun to appear i n t he bl ackened soi l. Leson63 She was not am used 她并不覺得好笑 Geoff rey Hampden has a lar ge cir cl e of fr iends and is very popular at par ti es. Ever ybody admi res hi m f or hi s f ine sense of humoreverybody, t hat i s, except his six year old daughter, Jenny. Recent ly, one of Geof fr ey39。so it was f ort unat e that we didn39。 Bert answer ed. 39。Woul d you mi nd my i ng wi th you ?39。 he answer ed.39。 he sai d, i n a m our nf ul voi ce, 39。 I t coul dn39。 I39。m Rockwal Sli nger and thi s is Mer li n Gr eeves.39。t . Geof fr ey asked he r why t hi s was so and she t o