【正文】 ns of a speci al t ype of gr ass seed whi ch woul d gr ow qui ckl y. The seed was spr ayed over t he gr ound i n huge quant i t i es by aer opl anes. The pl anes had been pl ant i ng seed f or near l y a m ont h when i t began t o r ai n. By t hen, however , i n m any pl aces t he gr ass had al r eady t aken r oot . I n pl ace of t he gr eat t r ees whi ch had been gr owi ng t her e f or cent ur i es, pat ches of gr een had begun t o appear i n t he bl ackened soi l . Lesson63 She was not am used 她并不覺(jué)得好笑 Geof f r ey Ham pden has a l ar ge ci r cl e of f r i ends and i s ver y popul ar at par t i es. Ever ybody adm i r es hi m f or hi s f i ne sense of hu m or ever ybody, t hat i s, except hi s si x year ol d daught er , Jenny. Recent l y, one of Geof f r ey39。Your si st er wi l l be her e i n l ess t han an hour and we m ust be at t he st at i on t o m eet her . We ar e l at e al r eady. 39。Wher e have you been hi di ng ?39。A r el at i on of your s i s i ng t o see you. She wi l l be ar r i vi n g t hi s eveni ng and i nt ends t o st ay f or a f ew days. The m om ent you l eave t hi s t ent , you wi l l get a bi g sur pr i se. A wom an you know wel l wi l l r ush t owar ds you. She wi l l speak t o you and t hen she wi l l l ead you away f r om t hi s pl ace. That i s al l . 39。s son, Donal d, al so set up a wor l d r ecor d. Li ke hi s f at her , he was dr i vi ng a car cal l ed Bl uebi r d. Lesson73 The record hol der 紀(jì)錄保持者 Li t t l e boys who pl ay t r uant f r om school ar e uni m agi nat i ve. A qui et day39。 l esson70 Red f or danger 危險(xiǎn)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 d anger . 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 k s and wavi ng a r ed cap. Appar ent l y sensi t i ve t o cr i t i ci sm , t he bul l f or got al l about t he m at ador 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 m sel f . When t he bul l got cl ose t o hi m , he cl um si l y st epped asi de t o l et i t pass. The cr owd br oke i nt o cheer s and t he dr unk bowed. By t hi s t i m e, however , t hr ee m en had e i nt o t he r i ng and t hey qui ckl y dr a gged t he dr unk t o saf et y. Even t he bul l seem ed t o f eel sor r y f or hi m , f or i t l ooked on sym pat het i cal l y unt i l t he dr unk was out of t he way bef or e once m or e t ur ni ng i t s at t ent i on t o t he m at ador . Lesson71 A f am ous cl ock 一個(gè)著名的大鐘 When you vi si t London, one of t he f i r st t hi ngs you wi l l see i s Bi g Ben, t he f am ous cl 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 l i am ent had hot been bur ned down i n 1834, t he gr eat cl ock woul d never have been er ect ed. Bi g Ben t akes i t s n am e f r om Si r Benj am i n Hal l who was r esponsi bl e f or t he m aki ng of t he cl ock when t he new Houses of Par l i am ent wer e bei ng bui l t . I t i s not onl y of i m m ense si ze, but i s ext r em el y accur at e as wel l . Of f i ci al s f r om Gr eenwi ch Obser vat or y 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 i s act ual l y st r i ki ng because m i cr ophones ar e connect ed t o t he cl ock t ower . Bi g Ben has r ar el y gone wr ong. Once, however , i t f ai l ed t o gi ve t he cor r ect t i m 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 l ed Bl uebi rd “藍(lán)鳥(niǎo)”汽車(chē) The gr eat r aci ng dr i ver , Si r Mal col m Cam pbel l , was t he f i r st m an t o dr i ve at over 300 m i l es per hour . He set up a new wor l d r ecor d i n Sept em ber 1935 at Bo nnevi l l e Sal t Fl at s, Ut ah. Bl uebi r d, t he car he was dr i vi ng, had been speci al l y bui l t f or hi m . I t was over 30 f eet i n l engt h and h ad a 2500 hor se power engi ne. Al t hough Cam pbel l r eached a speed of over 304 m i l es per hour , he had gr eat di f f i cul t y i n cont r ol l i ng t he car be cause a t yr e bur st dur i ng t he f i r st r un. Af t er hi s at t em pt , Cam pbel l was di sappoi nt ed t o l ear n t hat hi s aver age spe ed had been 299 m i l es per hour . However , a f ew days l at er , he was t ol d t hat a m i st ake had been m ade. Hi s aver age speed had be en 301 m i l es per hour . Si nce t hat t i m e, r aci ng dr i ver s have r eached speeds of over 400 m i l es an hour . Fol l owi ng hi s f at her 39。 he sai d, i n a m our nf ul voi ce, 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。 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 had 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 passed, I was al m ost begi nni ng t o en j 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。s al ways pl ent y t o r ead i n t he 39。 he answer ed. 39。 Then I 39。m goi ng t o t he dent i st . 39。 I l i ed, 39。Woul d you m i nd m y i ng wi t h you ?39。m goi ng t o. . . 39。 I answer ed. 39。 39。 I was j ust wonder i ng how t o spend t he m or ni ngunt i l I