【正文】 39。 you have just ki l e d that chi ld ! 39。 he asked, bef or e I had fi ni shed speaki ng. ‘ Not at al l, 39。 Lesson66 Swet as honey! 像蜜一樣甜！ The Hat hel d Puf fi n i s a m oder n aero pl ane, but i t s desi gner, Mr John Wim penny, i s fi nding i t di f i cult t o get i t 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 pi lot has t o pedal har d to get it i nt o t he ai r. Aft er Mr Wi mpenny had t he plane buil t, it was t est ed thor oughly. I n 1961, it was t he fi rst man power ed ai rcr af t to f l y hal f a mi le. Whil e bei ng f l own by a cham pi on am ateur cycli st i n 1963, t he plane crashed on an ai rf i el d. Si nce t hen, Mr Wim penny has had it r ebui lt . He has had t he l engt h of t he wi ngs i ncr eased so t hat t hey now m easure 93 feet alm ost as l ong as t hose of a Dakota. Many peopl e have shown i nt er est in 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 di st ances, and may, event ual y, even get acr oss t he Engl ish Channel , i t i s doubtf ul whet her t hey wil l ever cycl e acr oss t he At lanti c. Lesson67 Vol canoes 火山 Har oun Tazief f the Poli sh sci enti st, 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 wor l d. I n 1948, he went to l ake Ki vu i n t he Congo t o obser ve a new vol cano whi ch he l ater nam ed Kit ur o. Tazi ef f was abl e t o set up his camp ver y cl ose to t he vol cano whi l e it was er upti ng vi ol ent ly. Though he m anaged to t ake a num ber of bri l i ant phot ogr aphs, he coul d not st ay near t he vol cano f or ver y l ong. He noti ced t hat a r i ver of li qui d r ock was i ng t owar ds hi m. It t hreatened t o sur round him pl etel y, but Tazi ef f managed t o escape j ust in t im e. He wai t ed unti l t he vol cano becam e qui et and he was able t o r et urn t wo days lat er . Thi s ti me, he managed t o clim b i nt o t he m out h of Ki t ur o so t hat he c oul d take phot ographs and m easure t em per atur es. Tazi ef f has of t en r i sked his l if e i n this way. He has been abl e t o t el us m or 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 me and cam e r unni ng t owar ds m e. I t was no use pr etendi ng t hat I had not seen hi m, so I waved t o hi m. I never enjoy m eti ng Bert Dykes. He never has anyt hi ng to do. No m at t er how busy you are, he al ways insists on i ng wit h you. I had t o t hi nk of a way of prevent i ng him f r om f ol l owi ng me ar ound al l m orni ng. 39。Just one more t hing, Mr Eames. Let us suppose that a chi ld suddenl y crosses t he road i n fr ont of you. As soon as I t ap on the wi ndow, I want the car to be st opped i mmediat el y.39。 I 39。 of si x pr et ty gi rl s, he set of f down the m ai n str eet of the ci ty r idi ng a baby el ephant ca l led Jum bo. He, shoul d have known t hat t he pol ice woul d never al ow t hi s sor t of thing. A pol iceman appr oached Jimm y and tol d him he ought to have gone along a sidest reet as Jumbo was holdi ng up the t raf ic. Though Ji mmy agr ed t o go at once, Jum bo ref used to move. Fi ft en pol icem en had to push ver y hard to get him off t he main str eet . The pol ice had a di f icult t ime, but t hey were m ost amused. 39。 he answer ed. 39。 I was just wonderi ng how t o spend t he mor ni ng unt il I saw you. You39。e idea of a Channel Tunnel. I f it i s bui lt , it wi l connect Bri t ai n t o Eur ope f or t he fi rst tim e i n hist or y. Lesson65 Jum bo versus t he poli ce 小象對(duì)警察 Last Chr istm as, the cir cus owner , Jim m y Gat es, deci ded t o t ake som e present s t o a chil dr en39。r e not busy doi ng anyt hi ng, ar e you ?39。 Ther e39。Jumbo must weigh a f ew t ons,39。m going t o. . .39。 I cont inued dr ivi ng and af ter some t ime, the examiner tapped loudly. Though t he sound could be heard cl ear ly, it t ook me a l ong ti me t o react. I suddenly pr essed the br ake pedal hard and we were bot h thr own f or ward. The exam iner looked at m e sadly. 39。Hul l o, Bert ,39。 I li ed, 39。 l eson70 Red f or danger 危險(xiǎn)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 the bull got cl ose to him , he cl umsil y stepped asi de t o l et it 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 seemed 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 befor e once m or e t ur ni ng i ts at ent i on t o t he m atador. Leson71 A f am ous cl ock 一個(gè)著名的大鐘 When you visit London, one of t he f ir st hi ngs you wi l see i s Bi g Ben, t he f am ous c l ock whi ch can be hear d al l over t he wor l d on t he B. B. C. I f t he 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 ect ed. Bi g Ben takes i t s nam e fr om Si r Benj am in Hal l who was r esponsi bl e f or t he making of t he cl ock when t he new Houses of Parl i am ent wer e bei ng bui lt . It i s not onl y of i mm ense si ze, but is extr em ely accur ate as wel . Of fi ci al s f rom Gr enwi ch Obser vat or y have the cl ock checked t wice a day. On t he B. B. C. you can hear t he cl ock when it i s act ual ly st ri ki ng because m i cr ophones ar e