【正文】 cl ock t his eveni ng. By that ti me, t he Astr a wi l have been f lying t hrough space f or sevent een hour s and wi l l have cir cled the eart h a gr eat many t imes. When t he f i rst radio m essages have been r ecei ved, the r esult s of the t ri p wi l be announced imm edi at ely. Lesson62 Aft er the f ire 大火之后 Fir emen had been f ighti ng the f orest fi re f or near ly t hree weeks bef ore t hey could get i t under contr ol. A shor t tim e bef ore, great tr ees had cover ed the countr yside f or mi les around. Now, smoke sti l r ose up f rom the war m gr ound over t he desolate hi l s. Wint er was i ng on and the hil ls t hreatened the surr ounding vi l ages wi th destr uct ion, for heavy rain woul d not onl y wash away the soil but would cause ser i ous f loods as wel l. When the f ir e had at l ast been put out, t he f orest aut hor it ies or der ed several tons of a special type of grass sed whi ch would gr ow quickl y. The seed was spr ayed over the ground i n huge quanti ti es by aeropl anes. The pl anes had been pl a nt ing seed for near ly a month when it began t o r ai n. By then, however, in many places t he grass had al ready taken root . I n pl ace of the gr eat t rees which had been gr owing there f or centur ies, pat ches of green had begun t o appear in t he blackened soil. Leson63 She was not amused 她并不覺得好笑 Geof fr ey Hampden has a l arge cir。Your sister wi l be here i n l ess tha n an hour and we must be at t he st at ion t o met her . We ar e lat e alr eady.39。Where have you been hi ding ?39。A r el ation of yours is ing t o see you. She wi l be ar ivi ng this evening and int ends t o stay f or a few days. The m om ent you l eave t hi s tent, you wi l get a big surpr ise. A woman you know wel l wil l rush towar ds you. She wi l speak t o you and then she wi l l ead you away fr om t hi s place. That is al l.39。. Because t he tr e was ment ioned in a newspaper , the number of vi sitor s to Fri nl ey has now increased. The tr ee was planted near a chur ch fi ft y year s ago, but it is onl y in recent year s that it has gai ned an evi l reputati on. I t is said t hat i f anyone touches t he tr ee, he wi l have bad l uck。 has been invented and it has ben used to det ect gold whi ch has been buri ed in t he ground. The m achi ne was used in a cave near the seashore wher ei t is saidpir ates used t o hide gol d. The pi rates would of t en bur y gold i n t he cave and then f ai l to coll ect i t. Ar med wi th t he new machine, a search par ty went he did not li ke it . She enj oyed herself m aki ng the asi st ant br ing alm ost ever ything i n t he window bef or e f i nal l y buyi ng t he dr es she had fi rst asked f or . Leson58 A bl essing i n di sguise? 是因禍得福嗎？ The ti ny vi l age of Fr inl ey is said t o posses a 39。t. Geof fr ey asked her why thi s was so and she tol d him that she di d not li ke to see so many peopl e laughi ng at hi m! Leson64 The Channel Tunnel 海峽隧道 In l 858, a Fr ench engineer, Ai me Thome de Gamond, ar ived in Engl and wit h a plan f or a twent y one mi le t unnel acr oss t he English Channel . He sai d t hat i t woul d be possibl e to bui ld a pl atf or m in t he cent re of t he Channel. This pl at for m woul d serve as a port and a r ai lway st at ion. The tunnel woul d be wel venti lated i f tal chim neys wer e bui lt above seal evel . I n 1860, a bet ter plan was put for war d by an up t he r ecei ver between t wo sti cky fi nger s and was di sm ayed when I r ecognized the voi ce of Mrs Bat es. It t ook me t en minut es t o persuade her to ri ng back l at er. At l ast I hung up the r eceiver . What a mes! Ther e was past ry on my f ingers, on the t el ephone, and on t he door knobs. I had no sooner got back t o the ki tchen than the door bel rang l oud enough to wake the dead. This t im e it was t he postm an and he want ed me t o sign f or a register ed let er ! Lesson55 Not a gol d mi ne 并非金礦 Dr eams of fi ndi ng lost tr easure al most came t rue r ecentl y. A new m achine cal ed 39。cl ock t hi s eveni ng. By t hat t im e, t he Ast r a wil l have been fl ying t hrough space f or sevent een hour s and wil l have cir cled t he ear th a gr eat m any t im es. When t he fi r st r adi o messages have been r ecei ved, t he r esul t s of t he tr i p wil l be announced i mm edi at el y. Lesson62 Aft er t he f i re 大火之后 Fir em en had been f i ghti ng t he f or est fi re f or near ly t hree weks bef or e t hey coul d get i t under cont r ol . A short t im e bef ore, great t r es had cover ed the count r ysi de f or m il es around. Now, sm oke sti l r ose up f r om t he warm gr ound over t he desol at e hil ls. Wi nt er was i ng on and t he hi l s t hr eat ened t he sur r ounding vil l ages wit h dest r uct ion, for heavy r ain woul d not onl y wash away t he soil but would cause seri ous fl oods as wel l. When t he fi r e had at l ast been put out, t he for est aut hor it i es or der ed sever al t ons of a speci al t ype of gr as seed whi ch woul d gr ow qui ckl y. The sed was sprayed over t he ground i n huge quant it i es by aer opl anes. The pl anes had been pl ant i ng seed f or nearl y a m ont h when it began to r ain. By t hen, however , i n m any pl aces t he gr as had alr eady t aken root. I n place of the gr eat tr ees whi ch had been gr owi ng t here f or cent ur ies, pat ches of green had begun t o appear i n t he bl ackened soil . Lesson63 She was not am used 她并不覺得好笑 Geof fr ey Hampden has a lar ge ci rcl e of f ri ends and i s ver y popular at part i es. Ever ybody admi r es him f or hi s fi ne sense of hum orever ybody, t hat i s, except his si x year ol d daught er, Jenny. Recent l y, one of Geof f rey39。Your sister wi l be here i n l ess t han an hour and we m ust be at t he st ati on t o m eet her. We are l ate alr eady.39。Where have you been hi di ng ?39。A r el ati on of your s i s i