【正文】 t he exam iner t apped l oudl y. Though the sound coul d be hear d clear l y, it took m e a l ong tim e to r eact . I suddenl y pr essed the br ake pedal har d and we were bot h thrown for ward. The exam iner l ooked at m e sadl y. 39。Mr Eam es,39。 he sai d, i n a m ournf ul voi ce, 39。 you have just kil ed t hat chil d !39。 l esson70 Red f or danger 危險的紅色 Duri ng a bul lf ight , a dr unk suddenl y wander ed i nt o the middl e of t he r ing. The cr owd began to shout, but the dr unk was unawar e of the danger. The bull was busy wi th t he matador at t he ti me, but i t suddenl y caught si ght of t he drunk who was shouti ng r ude r emar ks and wavi ng a r ed cap. Apparent l y sensit ve t o cr it ci sm, t he bul l fot al about t he matador and char ged at t he drunk. The cr owd suddenly grew qui et . The drunk, however, sem ed quit e sure of him self. When the bul got close t o him , he clum si ly st epped aside to let it pass. The crowd broke i nt o cheer s and the dr unk bowed. By t hi s tim e, however, t hr e men had e i nt o the ri ng and t hey qui ckl y dr agged t he drunk t o saf et y. Even t he bul l seemed to f el sorr y for him, f or it l ooked on sympat heti cal y unti l t he dr unk was out of t he way befor e once more t ur ni ng i ts at enti on t o t he m at ador . Leson71 A f am ous cl ock 一個著名的大鐘 When you visi t London, one of t he f ir st things you wil se i s Bi g Ben, t he fam ous cl ock which can be hear d al l over t he worl d on t he B. B. C. I f the Houses of Parl iam ent had hot been bur ned down i n 1834, t he great cl ock woul d never have been erect ed. Bi g Ben t akes i ts name f rom Sir Benjam in Hal l who was responsible f or t he m aki ng of the cl ock when t he new Houses of Parli am ent wer e being buil t. It is not onl y of imm ense si ze, but i s extr emely acurate as wel . Of fi ci al s f rom Gr enwi ch Obser vator y have t he clock checked t wi ce a day. On the . C. you can hear t he cl ock when i t i s actual ly stri ki ng because mi cr ophones ar e connect ed t o t he cl ock tower . Bi g Ben has r ar el y gone wrong. Once, however , i t f ai led to give the cor ect tim e. A pai nt er who had been working on t he t ower hung a pot of pai nt on one of t he hands and slowed i t down ! Lesson72 A car cal ed Bl uebird “藍鳥”汽車 The gr eat raci ng dri ver, Sir Malcolm Cam pbel, was t he f ir st man t o dri ve at over 300 mi les per hour. He set up a new wor ld r ecor d in Sept ember 1935 at Bonnevil e Salt Flats, Ut ah. Bl uebir d, t he car he was dri vi ng, had been special y buil t f or him. It was over 30 feet i n length and had a 2500 hor se power engine. Alt hough Campbel reached a speed of over 304 mil es per hour , he had gr eat dif fi cult y in contr ol li ng t he car because atyr e burst duri ng t he fi rst run. Aft er his at empt, Cam pbel l was di sappointed to l earn t hat hi s aver age speed had been 299 m il es per hour. However, a few days later, he was told t hat a mi st ake had been made. His average speed had been 301 mi les per hour . Si nce that t ime, r acing dri vers have reached speeds of over 400 m il es an hour. Fol owi ng his f at her39。s f ootsteps m any years later, Sir Malcolm39。s son, Donal d, al s o set up a wor ld r ecor d. Li ke his f at her, he was dr iving a car cal ed Bl uebi r d. Leson73 The record hol der 紀錄保持者 Lit tl e boys who pl ay t r uant fr om school ar e unim aginat ive. A quiet day39。s f ishi ng, or eight hour s i n a ci nema seing the sam e fil m over and over again, i s usual ly as f ar as they get. They have al been put t o shame by a boy who, whil e pl aying tr uant , tr avel led 1600 m il es. He hit ch hi ked to Dover and, t owar ds eveni ng, went into a boat to f ind som ewhere t o sl ep. When he woke up next m or ni ng, he discover ed t hat the boat had, i n t he meant ime, t ravel ed t o Cal ai s. No one not iced t he boy as he cr ept off. From t her e, he hit ch hi ked to Par is i n a l or r y. The dri ver gave him a few biscuit s and a cup of coff e and l ef t him j ust out si de t he cit y. The next car t he boy stopped di d not take him i nt o t he cent re of Pari s as he hoped it woul d, but t o Per pi gnan on t he FrenchSpanish bor der. There he was picked up by a poli cem an and sent back t o Engl and by the local aut horit ies. He has sur el y set up a r ecor d for the thousands of boys who dr eam of evadi ng school. Lesson74 O ut of t he lim eli ght 舞臺之外 An ancient bus stopped by a dr y ri ver bed and a par ty of f am ous actors and actr esses got of f. Dresed i n dar k gl asses and old clothes, t hey had t aken special pr ecauti ons so that no one shoul d recogni ze t hem. But as t hey soon di scover ed, disgui ses can sometim es be t oo perf ect. 39。This i s a wonderf ul place f or a pii c,39。 sai d Glori a Gl eam. 39。 It coul dn39。t be beter, Gl ori a, 39。 Br inksley Meer s agreed. 39。No newspaper men, no film f ans! Why don39。t we e m or e oft en ?39。 Meanwhil e, t wo ot her act ors, Rockwal Sl inger and Merl in Gr eeves, had car ied t wo l ar ge f ood baskets t o a shady spot under some tr ees. When they had al l m ade t hemsel ves f or tabl e, a st ranger appeared. He looked ver y angr y. 39。Now you gut out of her e, al l of you!39。 he shout ed: 39。 I39。m sheri f her e. Do you see t hat noti ce ? I t says No Camping i n case you can39。t read !39。 39。 Look, sheri f, 39。sai d Rockwal ,39。 don39。t be t oo hard on us. I39。m Rockwal Sli nger and this is Merl in Gr eves. 39。 39。 Oh, is it ?39。 sai d the sherif f wit h a sneer. 39。Wel , I 39。m Br inksley Meer s, and my other nam e i s Glori a Gl eam. Now you get out of here f ast ! 39。 l esson75 SO S 呼救信號 When a li ght passenger pl ane fl ew of f cour se som e t ime ago, it cr ashed i n t he m ount ai ns and its pil ot was kil led. The only pasenger s, a young woman and her t wo baby daught er s, were unhurt. It was the m iddl e of wi nt er. Snow l a