【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 f for t not t o dam age it in any way. When i t was eventual y brought to shore, it was f ound t o be over thir teen f et long. It had a head li ke a hor se, bi g blue eyes, shi ning sil ver skin, and a bri ght r ed tai l, The fi sh, whi ch has since been sent to a museum wher e i t is being examined by a scienti st , is cal ed an oar fi sh. Such cr eatures have rar el y been seen ali ve by man as they l ive at a dept h of si x hundr ed feet. Lesson83 Af ter t he electi ons 大選之后 The for mer Pr im e Mi nister , Mr Wentwor th Lane, was def eated in the r ecent el ect ions. He is now reti ri ng fr om pol it ical if e and has gone abroad. My f ri end, Cr awl ey, has always been a fanati cal opponent of Mr Lane39。s Radi cal Pr ogr esive Par ty. Aft er the electi ons, Cr awl ey went to t he for mer Pri me Minister 39。s house. When he asked i f Mr Lane li ved there, the pol icem an on dut y t ol d hi m t hat hour , he had great di f icult y i n cont roll ing t he car because a t yre burst duri ng the f ir st r un. Af t er hi s at tempt , Cam pbel l was di sappointed t o l ear n that his aver age speed had been 299 mi les per hour . However , a few days l at er, he was tol d that a mi st ake had been made. Hi s aver age speed had been 301 m iles per hour . Since that ti me, racing dri vers have reached speeds of over 400 m iles an hour. Foll owing his f ather39。s footsteps many years l at er, Sir Malcolm39。s son, Donal d, al so set up a wor ld r ecor d. Like his f ather, he was dr iving a car cal led Bl uebi rd. Leson73 The recordhol der 紀(jì)錄保持者 Li t le boys who play t ruant fr om school are uni magi nat ive. A qui et day39。s f ishi ng, or eight hour s i n a cinema seei ng the same f il m over and over agai n, i s usual y as far as they get. They have al l been put to shame by a boy who, whil e playing tr uant, t raveled 1600 m iles. He hit ch hi ked t o Dover and, towar ds evening, went i nto a boat to fi nd somewher e to sl ep. When he woke up next m orning, he discover ed tha t he boat had, i n t he m eant im e, tr avel led t o Calai s. No one noti ced t he boy as he cr ept of f. Fr om t her e, he hi tch hi ked t o Pari s i n a lor ry. The dri ver gave hi m a f ew biscui ts and a cup of cof f ee and l eft him j ust out si de t he ci ty. The next car t he boy st opped di d not take him i nt o t he cent r e of Par is as he hoped i t woul d, but t o Per pi gnan on t he Fr enchSpani sh bor der. There he was pi cked up by a poli cem an and sent back t o England by t he l ocal authori ti es. He has sur el y set up a r ecor d for t he t housands of boys who dr eam of evading school. Lesson74 O ut of t he li m el ight 舞臺(tái)之外 An ancient bus st opped by a dr y ri ver bed and a part y of f am ous actor s and actr eses got of f. Dr esed i n dar k glasses and old cl ot hes, t hey had t aken speci al pr ecaut i ons so t hat no one shoul d r ecogni 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。Thi s i s a wonder f ul pl ace f or a pi i c,39。 sai d Gl or i a Gleam. 39。 I t coul dn39。t be bet er, Gl ori a,39。 Br i nksl ey Meer s agr eed. 39。No newspaper m en, no f ilm f ans! Why don39。t we e mor e oft en ?39。 Meanwhi l e, t wo ot her act ors, Rockwal Sl inger and Merl in Gr eeves, had car ri ed two l arge f ood basket s to a shady spot under some t r es. When they had al made t hemselves for table, a str anger appeared. He looked ver y angry. 39。Now you gut out of here, al of you! 39。 he shouted: 39。 I 39。m sher if f her e. Do you see t hat noti ce ? It says No Camping i n case you can39。t read !39。 39。 Look, sher if f, 39。said Rockwal ,39。 don39。t be too hard on us. I39。m Rockwal Sl inger and t his i s Merl in Greeves.39。 39。 Oh, i s it ?39。 sai d the sheri f wi th a sneer. 39。Wel , I 39。m Br inksl ey Meers, and my other name i s Glor ia Gl eam . Now you get out of her e f ast ! 39。 l esson75 SOS 呼救信號(hào) When a l ight passenger plane fl ew of f cour se some t im e ago, it cr ashed in t he mountains and i ts pil ot was ki l ed. The only pa ssengers, a young wom an and her t wo baby daughters, were unhurt . It was t he middl e of winter . Snow l ay thi ck on the gr ound. The woman knew t hat t he nearest vi l age was mil es away. When i t grew dar k. she tur ned a sui tcase i nto a bed and put the chil dren i nside i t, cover ing t hem wi t h al t he cl othes she could fi nd. Dur ing t he ni ght, it got ter ri bl y cold. The woman kept as near as she coul d t o the chil dren and even tr ied to get i nt o t he case her sel f, but it was t oo sm al l. Earl y , next mor ni ng she heard planes passi ng over head and wondered how she coul d send a si gnal . Then she had an idea. She stam ped out the l eter s39。 SOS39。 in the snow. For tunately, a pil ot saw the signal and sent a m esage by radio t o t he near est town. It was not long befor e a heli copter ar ri ved on t he scene to rescue t he sur vivors of t he plane cr ash. Leson76 April Fools Day 愚人節(jié) 39。To end our special news bull et in,39。 said t he voi ce of the tel evi si on announcer ,39。 we ar e taking you t o the m acar oni f ields of Calabri a. Macar oni has been gr own i n thi s ar ea for over si x hundr ed year s. Two of t he leading gr ower s, Gi useppe Mol dova and Ri car do Br abante, tel l m e that they have been expect ing a splendid cr op this year and har vesti ng has begun earl ier than usual . Her e you can see t wo wor ker s who, bet ween them, have j ust f ini shed cutti ng t hr ee car t loads of gol den br own macaroni st alks. The whol e vil lage has been wor ki ng day and ni ght gat her ing and thr eshi ng this year39。s cr op befor e the September rains. On t he ri ght , you can see Mr s Br abante her self . She has been hel ping her husband for t hi rt y years now. Mr s Br abante i s tal ki ng to the manager of t he local factor y where t he crop i s procesed. Thi s last scene