【文章內容簡介】 t o t he near est t own. I t was not l ong be f or e a hel i copt er ar r i ved on t he scene t o r escue t he sur vi vor s of t he pl ane cr ash. Lesson76 Apri l Fool s Day 愚人節(jié) 39。To end our speci al news bul l et i n, 39。 sai d t he voi ce of t he t el evi si on announcer , 39。 we ar e t aki ng you t o t he m acar oni f i el ds of Cal abr i a. Macar oni has been gr own i n t hi s ar ea f or over si x hundr ed year s. Two of t he l eadi ng gr ower s, Gi useppe Mol dova and Ri car do Br abant e, t el l m e t hat t hey have been expect i ng a spl endi d cr op t hi s year and har vest i ng has begun ear l i er t han usual . Her e you can see t wo wor ker s who, bet ween t hem , Engl i shm an, Wi l iam Low. He suggest ed that a doubl e rai lway t unnel shoul d be bui lt . This would sol ve the probl em of vent il at ion, for i f a tr ai n entered t his t unnel, i t woul d dr aw in fr esh ai r behind it. For tyt wo years l ater a tunnel was actual y begun. I f, at the t ime, the Br it ish had not feared i nvasion, it would have been pl eted. Recentl y, t her e has again been gr eat int er est i n the i dea of a Channel Tunnel. I f it is bui lt , i t wil l connect Br it ain t o Europe f or the f ir st t ime in hi st ory. Lesson65 Jum bo versus the pol ice 小象對警察 Last Chri st mas, t he ci rcus owner, Jimm y Gates, decided t o take some present s to a chi ldr en39。s hospit al . Dressed up as Fat her Chr istmas and acpanied by a 39。guar d of honour 39。 of six pr ety gir ls, he set of down t he main st reet of t he ci ty ri di ng a baby elephant cal led Jumbo. He, shoul d have known that the poli ce woul d never al ow t his sort of thi ng. A pol iceman approached Jim my and tol d him he ought t o have gone along a si de st reet as Jumbo was hol di ng up the t raf fi c. Though Jimmy agr eed to go at once, Jumbo r ef used t o move. Fi ft een pol i cem en had t o push ver y har d t o get hi m of f the mai n str et . The pol ice had a dif fi cul t ti me, but they wer e most am used. 39。Jum bo must wei gh a f ew tons,39。 sai d a poli ceman af terwar ds, 39。so i t was for tunate t hat we di dn39。t have t o car r y him. Of course, we shoul d ar r est him, but as he has a good r ecor d, we shal l et hi m of f this t im e. 39。 Lesson66 Sweet as honey! 像蜜一樣甜！ The Hatheld Puf f in i s a modern aero plane, but it s desi gner, Mr John Wim penny, is f inding i t di f i cul t o get it off t he ground. The r eason f or t his i s that this pl ane is also a bi cycle. I ts pil ot has t o pedal har d t o get i t int o the air . Af ter Mr Wim penny had the pl ane buil t, i t was test ed thor oughly. I n 1961, it was t he fi rst manpowered ai rcr af t to f ly hal f a mi le. Whil e being f lown by a champi on amateur cycli st i n 1963, t he pl ane cr ashed on an air f ield. Since then, Mr Wimpenny has had i t rebuil t. He has had the l engt h of the wi ngs i ncr eased so t hat they now measure 93 feetalmost as long as t hose of a Dakota. Many peopl e have shown i nt erest i n t hi s new and unusual sport . But though ai r cycl ists may l ear n how to fl y over short dist ances, and may, eventual y, even get across the Engl ish Channel, i t is doubtf ul whether they wi l ever cycle acr oss t he Atl ant ic. Lesson67 Volcanoes 火山 Har oun Tazi ef t he Pol ish sci ent ist , has spent his l if et ime st udyi ng act ive volcanoes and deep caves in al part s of the wor ld. I n 1948, he went to l ake Kivu i n the Congo t o obser ve a new volcano which he l at er named Ki tur o. Tazief f was abl e to set up his camp ver y close to t he vol cano whi le it was erupti ng viol ent ly. Though he m anaged to t ake a num ber of bri l iant phot ogr aphs, he coul d not st ay near the volcano f or very long. He noticed t hat a r iver of li qui d rock was i ng towar ds hi m. It t hreatened to surr ound him pl etely, but Tazief f managed t o escape jus t in t ime. He wai ted unti l the volcano became qui et and he was able t o ret ur n t wo days later . Thi s ti me, he managed to cl im b int o the m out h of Ki turo so that he could take phot ogr aphs and measur e tem per at ures. Tazief f has of ten r isked hi s li fe in t his way. He has been able to t el l us more about act ive volcanoes t han any m an ali ve. Leson68 Persist ent 糾纏不休 I crossed t he st reet to avoid m eet ing hi m, but he saw m e and came r unning t owar ds me. It was no use pretending t hat I had not seen him , so I waved to him. I never enjoy m et ing Ber t Dykes. He never has anythi ng to do. No mater how busy you are, he always insists on i ng wi th you. I had t o t hi nk of a way of prevent ing hi m fr om f ollowi ng me ar ound al l morni ng. 39。Hul lo, Bert ,39。 I sai d. 39。Fancy m et ing you here ! 39。 39。Hull o, El izabet h,39。 Bert answer ed. 39。 I was just wonder ing how to spend the mor ning until I saw you. You39。re not busy doi ng anyt hing, ar e you ?39。 No, not at al ,39。 I answer ed. 39。 I 39。m going t o. . .39。 39。Woul d you mi nd my i ng wit h you ?39。 he asked, befor e I had fi ni shed speaki ng. ? Not at all,39。 I lied, 39。but I39。m going to the dentist.39。 39。 Then I39。l l e wi th you,39。 he answer ed. 39。 There39。s al ways pl ent y t o read i n the 39。wai ti ng r oom ! 39。 l esson69 But not m urder! 并非謀殺！ I was bei ng tested f or a dri vi ng li cence f or t he thi rd t im e. I had been asked to dr ive i n heavy t raf fi c and had done so succe sf ully. Af ter havi ng been i nst r uct ed to dri ve out of town, I began t o acqui re confi dence. Sur e t hat I had passed, I was alm ost begi nni ng to enj oy my t est . The exami ner must have been pleased wi th my perf orm ance, f or he sm il ed and said, 39。Just one mor e thi ng, Mr Eam es. Let us suppose t hat a chil d sudde nly cr osses the r oad in f ront of you. As soon as I tap on t he window, I want the car t o be stopped imm edi ately.39。 I continued dr iving and aft e