【正文】 uant f r om school ar e uni maginati ve. A quiet day39。 s ai d t he voi ce of t he t el evi si on announcer ,39。t r ead !39。accurat e as wel l. Of fi ci als f r om Gr eenwi ch Obser vat or y have t he cl ock checked t wi ce a day. On t he B. B. C. you can hear t he clock when it i s act ual l y st ri ki ng because m i cr ophones ar e connect ed t o t he cl ock t ower. Bi g Ben has rar el y gone wr ong. Once, however , it f ai led t o gi ve t he cor r ect tim e. A paint er who had been wor ki ng on t he t ower hung a pot of pai nt on one of t he hands and sl owed it down ! Lesson72 A car call ed Bl uebi rd “藍鳥”汽車 The gr eat r aci ng dr i ver, Si r Mal colm Cam pbel , was t he fi r st m an t o dri ve at over 300 mil es per hour. He set up a new wor l d recor d i n Sept em ber 1935 at Bonnevil l e Sal t Fl ats, Ut ah. Bl uebir d, t he car he was dr ivi ng, had been speci al l y bui lt f or hi m. It was over 30 f et i n l engt h and had a 2500 hor se power engine. Alt hough Cam pbel r eached a speed of over 304 mi l es per hour , he had gr eat di f icult y i n contr oll i ng t he car be cause a t yr e burst duri ng the f ir st r un. Af t er hi s at tem pt, Cam pbel was di sappoi nted t o l ear n that hi s aver age speed had been 299 mi les per hour . However, a few days l at er , he was t ol d t hat a mi st ake had been made. Hi s aver age speed had been 301 mi l es per hour . Si nce that tim e, r aci ng dri ver s have reached speeds of over 400 mi l es an hour. Foll owi ng hi s fat her39。m sher if f her e. Do you se t hat noti ce ? It says No Cam ping i n case you can39。To end our special news bul leti n,39。s footsteps many year s l ater, Si r Malcolm39。 39。 we are taking you t o t he macaroni f iel ds of Calabr ia. Macaroni has been gr own i n t his ar ea f or over si x hundred year s. Two of the leadi ng gr ower s, Gi useppe Mol dova and Ri car do Br abant e, tel m e t hat they have been expect ing a splendid cr op t his year and har vesti ng has begun earl ier t han usual . Here you can see t wo worker s who, between t hem, have j ust f ini shed cut ting thr ee cart l oads of gol den brown macar oni st alks. The whol e vil lage has been working day and ni ght gat her ing and t hr eshi ng t hi s year39。 he shout ed, 39。 SOS39。 he shouted: 39。s house. When he asked i f Mr Lane li ved there, the poli cem an on dut y t ol d him t hat since his defeat, t he ex Pri me Minister had gone abr oad. On the f ol lowi ng day, Cr awl ey went to the house again. The same pol iceman was just walking sl owl y past he entr ance, when Cr awl ey asked the same quest ion. Though a l it tl e suspicious t hi s ti me, the poli cem an gave him t he same answer. The day af ter , Crawl ey went t o t he house once m or e and asked exact ly t he sam e questi on. Thi s ti me, t he policeman l ost his t emper .39。m Br i nksley Meer s, and m y ot her name i s Gl or i a Gleam . Now you get out of her e fast ! 39。 Meanwhi le, t wo ot her act or s, Rockwal Sli nger and Mer li n Gr eeves, had car ied t wo l ar ge f ood basket s to a shady spot under som e t rees. When t hey had al l made t hemsel ves f ort abl e, a st r anger appear ed. He looked ver y angr y. 39。Thi s i s a wonderf ul pl ace f or a piic,39。 don39。Ci gar et te Sm oki ng and Your Healt h39。 I t couldn39。m Rockwal Sl inger and t his is Merl in Gr eves. 39。s st eam hammer . Though in those days, tr avel ing was not as easy as i t i s t oday, steam boat s car ied thousands of vi si tor s across t he Channel f rom Eur ope. On ar r i ving in England, they wer e t aken to t he Cr yst al Pal ace by t rain. Ther e wer e six mi l ion visit or s in al l, and the pr ofi ts fr om the exhi bi ti on wer e used t o bui ld museums and coll eges. Later, the Cr ystal Palace was moved t o South London. I t r em ained one of the most famous buil dings i n the wor ld unti l it was burnt down i n 1936. Lesson81 Escape 脫逃 When he had ki l ed t he guard, t he pri soner of war quickly dragged him i nto the bushes. Worki ng r api dly in the dar kness, he soon changed into the dead man39。monst er s39。 Oh, is it ?39。 Bri nksl ey Mer s agreed. 39。s st eam ham mer. Though i n t hose days, tr avel i ng was not as easy as i t is t oday, st eam boat s car ied t housands of visit ors acr oss t he Channel fr om Eur ope. On ar ri vi ng i n Engl and, t hey were t aken t o t he Cr ystal Pal ace by tr ai n. Ther e wer e si x mi l ion vi si tor s in al l, and t he pr ofit s f rom t he exhibit i on wer e used to buil d m useum s and col l eges. Lat er , the Cr yst al Pal ace was m oved t o Sout h London. I t r em ai ned one of t he m ost f am ous bui l di ngs i n t he worl d unt il i t was bur nt down i n 1936. Leson81 Escape 脫逃 When he had ki l ed t he guar d, t he pr isoner of war quickl y dr agged him i nt o t he bushes. Wor ki ng r api dl y i n the dar knes, he soon changed i nt o t he dead m an39。m Rockwal Sl i nger and t his i s Merl i n Gr eves.39。 It coul dn39。No newspaper men, no fi lm f ans! Why don39。 sai d t he sheri f wit h a sneer. 39。 which have at t im es been si ghted ar e sim pl y st range fi sh. Occasi onal y, unusual cr eat ur es ar e washed t o t he shor e, but t hey ar e r ar el y caught out at sea. Som e tim e ago, however , a pecul iar fi sh was caught near Madagascar . A smal f i shi ng boat was car ri ed mi les out t o sea by t he powerf ul fi sh as i t pul l ed on t he li ne. Reali zi ng t hat t hi s was no or di nar y fi sh, t he fi sherm an made ever y ef ort not t o damage it i n any way. When it was event ual l y br ought t o shor e, i t was found t o be over t hi rt een f eet l ong. I t had a head l ike a hor se, bi g bl ue eyes, shi ni ng si lver ski n, and a br ight red t ai l, The f ish, which has si nce been sent t o a m useum wher e it i s bei ng exami ned by a sci ent ist, i s cal ed an oarf ish. Such cr eat ur es have r ar el