【正文】 I 39。 No, not at al ,39。 I was just wonder ing how to spend the mor ning until I saw you. You39。Hull o, El izabet h,39。Fancy m et ing you here ! 39。Hul lo, Bert ,39。t have to car y him. Of cour se, we shoul d ar est hi m, but as he has a good recor d, we shal l let him off t hi s ti me.39。 said a pol iceman aft er wards, 39。 of si x pr et ty gi rl s, he set of f down the m ai n str eet of the ci ty r idi ng a baby el ephant cal led Jum bo. He, shoul d have known t hat t he pol ice woul d never al ow t hi s sor t of thing. A pol iceman appr oached Jimm y and tol d him he ought to have gone along a sidest reet as Jumbo was holdi ng up the t raf ic. Though Ji mmy agr ed t o go at once, Jum bo ref used to move. Fi ft en pol icem en had to push ver y hard to get him off t he main str eet . The pol ice had a di f icult t ime, but t hey were m ost amused. 39。s hospi tal . Dr essed up as Father Chri st mas and apanied by a 39。s son, Donald, also set up a worl d r ecord. Li ke hi s f at her , he was dr i vi ng a car cal ed Bluebir d. Lesson73 The record holder 紀(jì)錄保持者 Li tl e boys who play t ruant fr om school are uni magi nat ive. A qui et day39。 l eson70 Red f or danger 危險(xiǎn)的紅色 Duri ng a bull fi ght , a dr unk suddenl y wander ed int o the mi ddl e of t he r i ng. The cr owd began t o shout, but the dr unk was unawar e of t he danger. The bull was busy wit h t he m atador at t he tim e, but it suddenl y caught si ght of t he dr unk who was shout i ng r ude rem ar ks and wavi ng a r ed cap. Appar ent l y sensi ti ve to cr it icism, t he bul l for got al about t he matador and char ged at t he dr unk. The cr owd suddenl y gr ew qui et. The dr unk, however, seem ed qui t e sur e of hi msel f. When the bull got cl ose to him , he cl umsil y stepped asi de t o l et it pass. The cr owd broke i nt o cheer s and t he dr unk bowed. By t hi s tim e, however, t hr ee men had e i nt o t he ri ng and t hey qui ckl y dr agged t he dr unk t o saf et y. Even t he bul l seemed t o f el sor r y for him, f or it l ooked on sym pat het i cal y unti l the dr unk was out of t he way befor e once m or e t ur ni ng i ts at ent i on t o t he m atador. Leson71 A f am ous cl ock 一個(gè)著名的大鐘 When you visit London, one of t he f ir st hi ngs you wi l see i s Bi g Ben, t he f am ous c l ock whi ch can be hear d al l over t he wor l d on t he B. B. C. I f t he Houses of Par li 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 takes i t s nam e fr om Si r Benj am in Hal l who was r esponsi bl e f or t he making 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 si ze, but is extr em ely accur ate as wel . Of fi ci al s f rom Gr enwi ch Obser vat or y have the cl ock checked t wice a day. On t he B. B. C. you can hear t he cl ock when it i s act ual ly st ri 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 give t he cor r ect tim e. A paint er who had been wor ki ng on t he t ower hung a pot of pai nt on one of t he hands and sl owed it down ! Lesson72 A car call ed Bl uebi rd “藍(lán)鳥”汽車 The gr eat r aci ng dri ver , Sir Mal col m Cam pbel l, was t he f ir st m an to dr i ve at over 300 m il es per hour . He set up a new worl d r ecor d in September 1935 at Bonnevil le Salt Fl at s, Ut ah. Bl uebi rd, the car he was dri ving, had been special y buil t for him . I t was over 30 f eet i n length and had a 2500 horsepower engi ne. Al though Campbel l reached a speed of over 304 mi les per hour, he had great dif fi cul ty i n contr ol li ng the car because a tyre bur st dur ing t he fi rst run. Af ter his at em pt, Campbel l was disappoint ed to l ear n t hat his average speed had been 299 mil es per hour. However, a f ew days l ater, he was t old t hat a m istake had been m ade. His average speed had been 301 mil es per hour. Since t hat t ime, racing dr ivers have r eached speeds of over 400 mil es an hour . Fol lowi ng hi s f at her 39。 he said, i n a m our nf ul voi ce,39。 I conti nued dr i vi ng and af t er som e ti me, t he exam i ner t apped l oudl y. Though t he sound coul d be hear d cl earl y, it t ook m e a l ong t im e t o react . I suddenl y pr essed t he brake pedal hard and we were bot h thr own f or war d. The exami ner l ooked at m e sadl y. 39。 l esson69 But not murder! 并非謀殺！ I was bei ng t est ed f or a dr ivi ng l i cence f or t he t hir d ti m e. I had been asked t o dr ive i n heavy t raf fi c and had done so succesf ul l y. Af ter havi ng been i nst r uct ed t o dri ve out of t own, I began t o acquir e conf i dence. Sur e that I had passed, I was al most begi nni ng to enj oy m y t est. The exam i ner must have been pl eased wi t h m y perf orm ance, f or he sm il ed and sai d, 39。s al ways plent y to r ead in t he 39。 he answer ed. 39。 Then I39。m goi ng to t he dent ist.39。 I li ed, 39。Woul d you mi nd my i ng wit h you ?39。m goi ng t o. . 39。 I answer ed.39。 39。 I was just wonderi ng how t o spend t he mor ni ng unt il I saw you. You39。Hul l o, Eli zabet h, 39。Fancy meeti ng you her e !39。Hul l o, Bert ,39。t have t o car ry 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 et him of f t his t im e. 39。 said a pol icem an aft er war ds, 39。 of si x pr et t y gi rl s, he set of f down t he m ain str eet of t he ci t y ri di ng a baby elephant cal l ed Jumbo. He, shoul d have known t hat the poli ce woul d never al low t his sort of t hi ng. A poli c em an appr oached Jim my and t ol d him he ought t o have gone al ong a si de str eet as Jum bo was hol ding up t he tr af ic. Though Jim my agr ed t o go at once, Jum bo ref used t o m ove. Fif t en poli cem en had t o push ver y har d t o get hi m off t he m ain str eet . The pol i ce had a di f icult ti me, but t hey were m ost amuse