【正文】 m Br inksley Meers, and my ot her name i s Glori a Gleam. Now you get out of her e fast !39。 Meanwhil e, two ot her act or s, Rockwal Sli nger and Mer lin Greeves, had car ied two large food baskets to a shady spot under some t rees. When they had al made themselves fort able, a str anger appear ed. He looked ver y angry. 39。Just one more t hi ng, Mr Eames. Let us suppose t hat a chi ld suddenl y crosses t he road in front of you. As soon as I tap on the wi ndow, I want the car to be stopped immediate ly.39。 I answered.39。guar d of honour 39。 Oh, i s i t ?39。 Bri nksl ey Mers agr eed. 39。s al ways plent y to r ead in t he 39。r e not busy doing anything, are you ?39。t . Geof r ey asked her why t hi s was so and she told him t hat she did not li ke t o see so m any peopl e laughing at him! Lesson64 The Channel Tunel 海峽隧道 I n l858, a Fr ench engineer, Aim e Thom e de Gam ond, ar ived i n Engl and wit h a plan f or a t went y one mil e tunnel across t he Engl ish Channel. He said t hat i t would be possi bl e t o bui ld a platf orm in t he centr e of t he Channel . This platf orm woul d ser ve as a port and a r ail way stati on. The t unnel woul d be wel l ventil at ed i f t al l chimneys were bui lt above seal evel. In 1860, a bet er pl an was put f or war d by an Engli shm an, Wil li am Low. He suggest ed t hat a doubl e r ai l way tunnel shoul d be bui lt. Thi s woul d solve the pr obl em of ventil at ion, f or i f a t rain ent er ed t hi s tunnel , it would draw i n fr esh ai r behi nd i t. Fort yt wo year s l at er a t unnel was act ual y begun. If , at the tim e, the Brit ish had not f eared invasi on, it woul d have been pl et ed. Recentl y, t here has agai n been gr eat i nt er est in t he i dea of aChannel Tunnel. I f i t i s buil t, it wil l connect Brit ai n to Europe f or t he f ir st tim e in hist ory. Leson65 Jumbo versus t he pol ice 小象對警察 Last Chr istmas, the ci rcus owner , Jimmy Gates, decided t o take som e pr esent s t o a chil dr en39。Hull o, El izabeth,39。l l e wit h you, 39。 said Gl or ia Gleam. 39。t be too har d on us. I39。 I lit a cigar et te to calm my nerves. I smoked with concent ration and pleasure as I was sure t hat this woul d be my l ast cigarete. For a whole week I did not smoke at al and duri ng t hi s t ime, m y wi fe suf fered ter ibly. I had al l t he usual sympt oms of someone gi vi ng up smoking: a bad temper and an enor mous appeti e. My f riends kept on of fering me cigar et tes and ci gars . They made no ef fort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets fr om my pocket. Aft er seven days of this I went to a par ty. Ever ybody ar ound me was smoking and I felt ext remel y unf or tabl e. When my ol d fr iend Br ian ur ged me to acept a ci gar et te, i t was mor e than I could bear . I t ook one gui lt ily, lit it and Geof f r ey l oves. He pr epar ed the speech carefull y and went to t he wedding wit h Jenny. He had included a l ar ge number of f unny stories i n the speech and, of cour se, it was a great success. As soon as he had f inished, Jenny t ol d him she want ed to go home. Geoffr ey was a li tl e disappointed by t hi s but he did as his daughter asked. On t he way home, he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed t he speech. To his surpri se, she sai d she hadn39。 I was just wonder ing how to spend t he mor ninguntil I saw you. You39。s al ways plent y to read in t he 39。 Br inksley Meers agr ed. 39。 Oh, i s it ?39。 in t he snow. Fort unatel y, a pi lot saw the si gnal and sent a message by radi o to the nearest t own. I t was not long befor e a hel icopter ar ived on the scene t o r escue t he survivors of the plane cr ash. Lesson76 Apri l Fools Day 愚人節(jié) 39。 I 39。 he sai d, i n a mournful voi ce,39。 Woul d you mind my ing wit h you ?39。 sai d a pol icem an aft er war ds, 39。m Br i nksl ey Meer s, and m y ot her nam e is Glori a Gleam. Now you get out of here f ast !39。 Meanwhil e, t wo other act or s, Rockwal l Sl inger and Merl in Gr eves, had car ri ed t wo large food basket s to a shady spot under som e tr es. When t hey had al made t hemsel ves f ort abl e, a str anger appear ed. He l ooked very angr y. 39。Just one m ore t hi ng, Mr Eam es. Let us suppose that a chi ld suddenly crosses t he r oad i n f r ont of you. As oon as I t ap on t he wi ndow, I want the car to be st opped imm ediately.39。 I39。 of si x pr et y gi rl s, he set of down the m ai n str eet of t he cit y ri di ng a baby elephant cal ed Jum bo. He, shoul d have known that t he pol ice would never al ow this sor t of t hi ng. A poli ceman approached Jimmy and t ol d him he ought t o have gone al ong a si de str et as Jumbo was holding up t he t raf ic. Though Jimm y agr ed to go at once, Jum bo r ef used t o m ove. Fi ft en poli cem en had to push ver y har d t o get him off t he main str et. The pol ice had a dif icul t tim e, but they were m ost am used. 39。 I sai d. 39。m goi ng t o the dent ist.39。s son, Donal d, also set up a worl d recor d. Li ke hi s f at her, he was dri vi ng a car cal led Bluebir d. Lesson73 The recordhol der 紀錄保持者 Li tl e boys who play tr uant f rom school are unim agi nati ve. A quiet day39。 Look, sheri f , 39。s crop bef or e t he Sept em ber rai ns. On the ri ght, you can see Mrs Brabante her self . She has been hel pi ng her husband f or thir ty years now. Mr s Brabant e is t al ki ng t o t he m anager of the local f act or y where t he crop is procesed. Thi s l ast scene shows you what wil l happen at t he end of the harvest : t he f am ous Calabri an macaroni eat i ng pet it ion ! Si gnor Fr at el i, the pr esent cham pi on, has won it every year si nce 1961. And that ends our speci al bul le ti n f or t oday, Thur sday, Apr il 1st. We are now retur ni ng you t o the st udio.39。 39。l l e wi th you,39。 said Gl or ia Gl eam. 39。t be t oo har d on us. I 39。 we ar e taking you to t he macaroni f ields of Cal abri a. Macar oni has been gr own