【導(dǎo)讀】Lesson59Inorout？進(jìn)來還是出去？

　　

【正文】 9。s hospi t al . Dr essed up as Fat her Chr i st m as and ac pani ed by a 39。guar d of honour 39。 of si x pr et t y gi r l s, he set of f down t he m ai n st r eet of t he ci t y r i di ng a baby el ephan t cal l ed Jum bo. He, shoul d have known t hat t he pol i ce woul d never al l ow t hi s sor t of t hi ng. A pol i cem an appr oached Ji m m y and t ol d hi m he ought t o have gone al ong a si de st r eet as Jum bo was hol di ng up t he t r af f i c. Though Ji m m y agr eed t o go at once, Jum bo r ef used t o m ove. Fi f t een pol i cem en had t o push ver y har d t o get hi m of f t he m ai n st r eet . The pol i ce had a di f f i cul t t i m e, but t hey we r e m ost am used. 39。Jum bo m ust wei gh a f ew t ons, 39。 sai d a pol i cem an af t er war ds, 39。so i t was f or t unat e t hat we di dn39。t have t o car r y hi m . Of cour se, we shoul d ar r est hi m , but as he has a good r ecor d, we shal l l et hi m of f t hi s t i m e. 39。 Lesson66 Sweet as honey! 像蜜一 樣甜！ The Hat hel d Puf f i n i s a m oder n aer o pl ane, but i t s desi gner , Mr John Wi m penny, i s f i ndi ng i t di f f i cul t t o get i t of f t he gr ound. The r eason f or t hi s i s t hat t hi s pl ane i s al so a bi cycl e. I t s pi l ot has t o pedal har d t o get i t i nt o t he ai r . Af t er Mr Wi m p enny had t he pl ane bui l t , i t was t est ed t hor oughl y. I n 1961, i t was t he f i r st m an power ed ai r cr af t t o f l y hal f a m i l e. Whi l e bei ng f l own by a cham pi on am at eur cycl i st i n 1963, t he pl ane cr ashed on an ai r f i el d. Si nce t hen, Mr Wi m penny has had i t r ebui l t . He has had t he l engt h of t he wi ngs i ncr eased so t hat t hey now m easur e 93 f eet al m ost as l ong as t hose of a Dakot a. Many peopl e have shown i nt er est i n t hi s new and unusual spor t . But t hough ai r cycl i st s m ay l ear n how t o f l y over shor t di st ances, and m ay, event ual l y, even get acr oss t he Engl i sh Channel , i t i s doubt f ul whet her t hey wi l l ever cycl e acr oss t he At l ant i c. Lesson67 Vol canoes 火山 Har oun Tazi ef f t he Pol i sh sci ent i st , has spent hi s l i f e t i m e st udyi ng act i ve vol canoes and deep caves i n al l par t s of t he wor l d. I n 1948, he went t o l ake Ki vu i n t he Congo t o obser ve a new vol cano whi ch he l at er nam ed Ki t ur o. Tazi ef f was abl e t o s et up hi s cam p ver y cl ose t o t he vol cano whi l e i t was er upt i ng vi ol ent l y. Though he m anaged t o t ake a num ber of br i l l i ant pho t ogr aphs, he coul d not st ay near t he vol cano f or ver y l ong. He not i ced t hat a r i ver of l i qui d r ock was i ng t owar ds hi m . I t t hr eat ene d t o sur r ound hi m pl et el y, but Tazi ef f m anaged t o escape j ust i n t i m e. He wai t ed unt i l t he vol cano becam e qui et and he was abl e t o r et ur n t wo days l at er . Thi s t i m e, he m anaged t o cl i m b i nt o t he m out h of Ki t ur o so t hat he coul d t ake phot ogr aphs and m easur e t em per at ur es. Tazi ef f has of t en r i sked hi s l i f e i n t hi s way. He has been abl e t o t el l us m or e about act i ve vol can oes t han any m an al i ve. Lesson68 Persi st ent 糾纏不休 I cr ossed t he st r eet t o avoi d m eet i ng hi m , but he saw m e and cam e r unni ng t owar ds m e. I t was no use pr et endi ng t hat I had not seen hi m , so I waved t o hi m . I never enj oy m eet i ng Ber t Dykes. He never has anyt hi ng t o do. No m at t er how busy you ar e, he al ways i nsi st s on i ng wi t h you. I had t o t hi nk of a way of pr event i ng hi m f r om f ol l owi n g m e ar ound al l m or ni ng. 39。Hul l o, Ber t , 39。 I sai d. 39。Fancy m eet i ng you her e ! 39。 39。Hul l o, El i zabet h, 39。 Ber t answer ed. 39。 I was j ust wonder i ng how t o spend t he m or ni ngunt i l I saw you. You39。r e not busy doi ng anyt hi ng, ar e you ?39。 39。 No, not at al l , 39。 I answer ed. 39。 I 39。m goi ng t o. . . 39。 39。Woul d you m i nd m y i ng wi t h you ?39。 he asked, bef or e I had f i ni shed speaki ng. ? Not at al l , 39。 I l i ed, 39。but I39。m goi ng t o t he dent i st . 39。 39。 Then I 39。l l e wi t h you, 39。 he answer ed. 39。 Ther e39。s al ways pl ent y t o r ead i n t he 39。wai t i ng r oom ! 39。 l esson69 But not m urder! 并非謀殺！ I was bei ng t est ed f or a dr i vi ng l i cence f or t he t hi r d t i m e. I had been asked t o dr i ve i n heavy t r af f i c and h ad done so successf ul l y. Af t er havi ng been i nst r uct ed t o dr i ve out of t own, I began t o acqui r e conf i dence. Sur e t hat I had pa ssed, I was al m ost begi nni ng t o enj oy m y t est . The exam i ner m ust have been pl eased wi t h m y per f or m ance, f or he sm i l ed and sai d, 39。Just one m or e t hi ng, Mr Eam es. Let us suppose t hat a chi l d suddenl y cr osses t he r oad i n f r ont of you. As soon as I t ap on t he wi ndow, I want t he car t o be st opped i m m edi at el y. 39。 I cont i nued dr i vi ng and af t er som e t i m e, t he exam i ner t apped l oudl y. Though t he sound coul d be hear d cl ear l y, i t t ook m e a l ong t i m e t o r eact . I suddenl y pr essed t he br ake pedal har d and we wer e bot h t hr own f or war d. The exam i ner l ooked 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 ki l l ed t hat chi l d ! 39。 l esson70 Red f or danger 危險的紅色 Dur i ng a bul l f i ght , a dr unk suddenl y wander ed i nt o t he m i ddl e of t he r i ng. The cr owd began t o shout , but t he dr unk was unawar e of t he danger . The bul l was busy wi t h t he m at ador at t he t i m e, but i t suddenl y caught si ght of t he dr unk who was shout i ng r ude r em ar ks and wavi ng a r ed cap. Appar ent l y sensi t i ve