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【正文】 oudl y. Though the sound coul d be hear d clearl y, i t took m e a long ti m e t o r eact. I suddenl y pressed t he brake pedal hard and we were bot h thr own f or war d. The exam iner looked at m e sadl y. 39。Mr Eam es, 39。 he sai d, i n a m our nf ul voi ce,39。 you have j ust kil led t hat chil d !39。 lesson70 Red f or danger 危險的紅色 Dur i ng a bul lf i ght, a dr unk suddenly wandered i nto t he mi ddl e of the r i ng. The crowd began t o shout, but the dr unk was unawar e of t he dange r. The bull was busy wi th t he mat ador at t he ti me, but i t suddenl y caught sight of t he dr unk who was shouti ng r ude r em arks and wavi ng a red cap. Appar entl y sensi ti ve t o cr it ici sm, t he bul l f or got al about t he m at ador and char ged at t he dr unk. The cr owd suddenl y gr ew qui et. The dr unk, however , semed quit e sure of him sel f. When t he bull got cl ose t o him , he cl um sil y st epped aside t o l et it pass. The cr owd br oke i nt o cheer s and the dr unk bowed. By t hi s ti me, however, t hr e m en had e i nt o t he ri ng and t hey qui ckl y dragged t he dr unk t o safet y. Even t he bull seem ed t o feel sor ry f or hi m, f or i t l ooked on sym pat het i cal y unti l t he dr unk was out of t he way bef or e once mor e tur ni ng it s at ent ion t o t he m at ador . Leson71 A f am ous clock 一個著名的大鐘 When you visit London, one of t he f ir st thi ngs you wi l see is Bi g Ben, the f am ous cl ock whi ch can be hear d al over t he worl d on t he B. B. C. I f t he Houses of Parl i 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 t akes it s nam e fr om Si r Benjami n Hal who was responsibl e for t he m aki ng 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 size, but i s ext remel y acurat e as wel l. Of fi cial s fr om Gr eenwich Obser vat or y have t he clock checked t wi ce a day. On t he B. B. C. you can hear t he cl ock when it i s act ual ly str i ki ng because m i cr ophones ar e connected 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 ti me. A pai nt er who had been wor ki ng on t he t ower hung a pot of paint on one of t he hands and sl owed i t down ! Lesson72 A car cal l ed Bl uebi rd “藍鳥”汽車 The gr eat r aci ng dr iver, Si r Malcolm Campbel l, was t he fi rst man t o dri ve at over 300 m il es per hour. He set up a new wor l d record i n Sept em ber 1935 at Bonnevi l e Sal t Flats, Ut ah. Bl uebir d, t he car he was dr i vi ng, had been speci al y built f or him. I t was over 30 f eet i n length and had a 2500 horsepower engi ne. Al though Cam pbel l reached a speed of over 304 mil es per hour, he had gr eat dif fi cul ty i n contr ol li ng t he car because a tyr e bur st dur ing t he fi rst r un. Af ter his at em pt, Cam pbel was disappoi nt ed t o learn t hat hi s aver age speed had been 299 mi les per hour. However, a f ew 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 il es per hour. Si nce t hat ti me, r aci ng dr i ver s have r eached speeds of over 400 m il es an hour . Fol l owi ng hi s f at her 39。s f oot steps m any year s lat er , Si r Mal colm 39。s son, Donal d, al so set up a worl d r ecor d. Li ke hi s f at her , he was dri vi ng a car cal led Bl uebi rd. Leson73 The recordhol der 紀(jì)錄保持者 Li t le boys who pl ay t r uant fr om school ar e uni maginati ve. A qui et day39。s f ishing, or ei ght hours i n a ci nema seeing t he same f il m over and over agai n, is usual ly as f ar as t hey get . They have al been put t o sham e by a boy who, whi l e pl ayi ng tr uant , tr avel ed 1600 m il es. He hi tch hiked t o Dover and, t owar ds eveni ng, went i nt o a boat t o f ind som ewhere t o sleep. When he woke up next m or ni ng, he di scovered t hat t he boat had, i n t he m eanti me, tr avel ed t o Cal ais. No one not i ced t he boy as he cr ept of f. Fr om t her e, he hit ch hi ked t o Pari s in a l orr y. The dr i ver gave hi m a few bi scui ts and a cup of cof f e and l ef t him j ust out si de t he cit y. The next car t he boy st opped di d not t ake hi m i nt o t he cent r e of Par is as he hoped it 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 ceman and sent back t o Engl and by the l ocal aut horit i es. He has sur el y set up a r ecor d for t he t housands of boys who dr eam of evadi ng school . Lesson74 O ut of t he l im el ight 舞臺之外 An anci ent bus st opped by a dry r i ver bed and a par t y of famous act ors and actr esses got off . Dr essed in dar k glasses and old cl ot hes, t hey had t ake n speci al pr ecauti ons so t hat no one shoul d r ecognize t hem. But as t hey soon di scover ed, disgui ses can som etim es be too perf e ct . 39。Thi s is a wonder ful place f or a pi i c, 39。 sai d Gl or ia Gleam . 39。 I t coul dn39。t be bet er, Gl ori a, 39。 Bri nksl ey Meer s agreed. 39。No newspaper m en, no fil m fans! Why don39。t we e m or e oft en ?39。 Meanwhi le, t wo ot her act or s, Rockwal Sli nger and Mer li n Gr eeves, had car i ed t wo l arge f ood basket s t o a shady spot under som e tr ees. When t hey had al m ade t hem sel ves f or t abl e, a str anger appear ed. He l ooked ver y angr y. 39。Now you gut out of here, al l of you!39。 he shouted: 39。 I 39。m sher if f her e. Do you se t hat noti ce ? I t says No Campi ngi n case you can39。t r ead !39。 39。 Look, sheri f , 39。sai d Rockwal l,39。 don39。t be t oo har d on us. I39。m Rockwal Sl inger and t his i s Mer li n Gr eves.39。 39。 Oh, is i t ?39。 sai d t he sheri f f wit h a sneer. 39。Wel , I39。m Bri nksl ey Meer s, and m y ot her nam e is Gl ori a Gl eam. Now you get out of her e f ast !39。 lesson75 SO S 呼救信號 When a li ght pasenger pl ane f lew of f cour se som e tim e ago, i t cr ashed i n t he m ount ai ns and i t s pi l ot w