【正文】 l esson75 SOS 呼救信號 When a li ght passenger plane f lew of f cour se some time ago, it crashed in the mount ains and it s pil ot was ki l ed. The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daught er s, were unhur t. I t was the middle of wi nter . Snow lay thick on t he gr ound. The woman knew that t he near est vi l age was mil es away. When i t grew dark. she turned a suit case i nto a bed and put the chi ldren inside it , cover ing them wit h al l the clothes she could f ind. Dur ing the ni ght , i t got ter ri bl y col d. The woman kept as near as she coul d t o t he chil dren and even tr ied to get into the case her sel f, but i t was too smal l. Ear ly ,next mor ni ng she heard planes pasing over head and wonder ed how she could send a signal. Then she had an i dea. She st amped 。Wel l, I 39。 Oh, i s i t ?39。m Rockwal l Sli nger and thi s is Mer li n Gr eeves.39。 don39。 Look, sher if f, 39。t r ead !39。 I 39。Now you gut out of here, al l of you!39。t we e mor e of ten ?39。 Br inksley Meer s agr ed. 39。 It coul dn39。Thi s is a wonderf ul place f or a pi i c,39。s son, Donal d, al so set up a wor ld record. Li ke his fat her , he was dri ving a car cal led Bluebir d. Lesson73 The record hol der 紀(jì)錄保持者 Lit tl e boys who play tr uant f rom school ar e uni magi nat ive. A quiet day39。 l esson70 Red for danger 危險的紅色 Duri ng a bul lf ight, a dr unk suddenly wander ed i nt o t he middle of t he ri ng. The cr owd began t o shout , but the drunk was unawar e of the danger. The bul l was busy wit h t he mat ador at the t ime, but it suddenl y caught si ght of the drunk who was shout i ng r ude r em arks and wavi ng a r ed cap. Appar ent ly sensit ive t o cr it icism, the bul l f or got al about the matador and charged at t he dr unk. The crowd suddenly grew quiet. The drunk, however , semed qui te sur e of himself . When the bul l got close t o hi m, he clumsil y stepped aside to let i t pass. The cr owd br oke i nt o cheers and the drunk bowed. By thi s t ime, however, t hree men had e int o t he r ing and they qui ckl y dr agged the dr unk t o safety. Even the bul l seemed to f el sorr y for hi m, f or i t looked on sympathet ical ly unti l the drunk was out of t he way bef ore once more tur ning it s at ent ion to the matador. Leson71 A f amous clock 一個著名的大鐘 When you visit London, one of the fi rst thi ngs you wi l see is Big Ben, the famous cl ock which can be heard al over t he wor ld on t he B. . I f t he Houses of Parl iament had hot been bur ned down i n 1834, t he great clock would never have been erected. Bi g Ben takes i ts name f rom Si r Benjami n Hal l who was r esponsi bl e f or t he making of t he clock when the new Houses of Par liament wer e bei ng built . I t i s not only of im mense si ze, but is ext remel y accur at e as wel. Of fi ci als fr om Gr enwi ch Obser vat ory have t he cl ock checked t wi ce a day. On t he B. B. C. you can hear t he cl ock when i t is act ual l y str iki ng because mi cr ophones ar e connect ed t o t he clock t ower. Bi g Ben ha s r ar ely gone wr ong. Once, however , i t f ai led to gi ve t he corr ect tim e. A pai nt 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 i t down ! Lesson72 A car cal led Bl uebi rd “藍(lán)鳥”汽車 The gr eat r aci ng dri ver , Sir Mal colm Cam pbel l, was t he fi rst m an t o dri ve at over 300 m il es per hour . He set up a new wor l d r ecor d i n September 1935 at Bonnevi l e Sal t Fl at s, Utah. Bl uebir d, t he car he was dr i vi ng, had been special y bui lt f or him . I t was over 30 feet i n l engt h and had a 2500 hor se power engi ne. Al t hough Cam pbel reached a speed of over 304 mi l es per hour, he had gr eat di f fi cult y in cont r ol i ng t he car because a t yre bur st duri ng t he f ir st run. Af ter hi s at em pt, Cam pbel was di sappoi nted t o learn t hat his average speed had been 299 m il es per hour . However, a f ew days l at er, he was t old that a mistake had been made. His aver age speed had been 301 mi les per hour. Since t hat tim e, racing dri ver s have r eached speeds of over 400 mi les an hour . Foll owi ng his fat her 39。 he said, in a m our nful voice,39。 I conti nued dri vi ng and af ter some ti me, t he exam iner tapped l oudl y. Though the sound could be heard clearl y, it t ook m e a long t im e t o r eact . I suddenly pr essed the brake pedal har d and we were bot h t hrown f or ward. The exam iner looked at m e sadly. 39。 l esson69 But not murder! 并非謀殺！ I was being test ed f or a dr ivi ng l icence for the t hir d t ime. I had been asked to dri ve i n heavy t raf fi c and had done so succesful ly. Af ter having been instr uct ed t o dr ive out of town, I began to acquir e conf idence. Sure that I had pased, I was al most begi nni ng t o enjoy my test. The exami ner must have been pleased wit h my per for mance, f or he smi led and sai d, 39。s al ways plenty to r ead in the 39。 he answer ed. 39。 Then I39。m going to the denti st.39。 I li ed, 39。 Would you mind my ing wit h you ?39。 I39。 No, not at al l,39。r e not busy doi ng anything, ar e you ?39。 Ber t answer ed. 39。 39。 I said. 39。 Lesson66 Sweet as honey! 像蜜一樣甜！ The Hat hel d Puf fi n is a m oder n aero pl ane, but i ts desi gner, Mr John Wim penny, i s f indi ng it di f i cult to get it of f t he gr ound. The r eason f or t his is that t hi s pl ane is al so a bi cycl e. It s pil ot has t o pedal har d t o get i t i nto the ai r. Aft er Mr Wi mpenny had t he pl ane bui lt , it was t est ed t hor oughl y. I n 1961, i t was t he f ir st m anpower ed ai r cr aft t o f l y half a mi l e. Whil e bei ng fl own by a cham pi on amateur cycl i st i n 1963, t he plane cr ashed on an air fi el d. Si nce t hen, Mr Wi mpenny has had i t r ebuil t. He has had t he lengt h of t he wi ngs i ncreased so t hat t hey now m easur e 93 feet