【正文】 s a wonderf ul pl ace f or a piic,39。s son, Donald, also set up a wor l d record. Like hi s father , he was dr ivi ng a car cal ed 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 unim agi nat ive. A quiet day39。 l esson70 Red for danger 危險(xiǎn)的紅色 Duri ng a bull fi ght , a drunk suddenly wandered i nto t he mi ddl e of the r ing. The cr owd began to shout, but t he drunk was unawar e of the danger . The bul l was busy wi t h the mat ador at the t ime, but i t suddenly caught sight of the drunk who was shouti ng rude r em ar ks and wavi ng a r ed cap. Appar ently sensit ve to cr it ici sm, t he bul l for got al about t he matador and cha rged at the dr unk. The crowd suddenl y grew quiet. The drunk, however, seem ed qui te sure of hi msel f. When the bull got cl ose to hi m, he cl umsil y st epped aside t o let it pass. The crowd br oke int o cheers and t he drunk bowed. By this tim e, however , thr e men had e int o the r ing and t hey qui ckl y dragged the drunk t o saf ety. Even the bull seem ed to f eel sorr y f or hi m, for i t looked on sympatheti cal ly unt il the dr unk was out of t he way bef ore once mor e tur ning i ts at ent ion t o the matador . Lesson71 A f amous clock 一個(gè)著名的大鐘 When you visit London, one of the f ir st t hings you wil l see i s Big Ben, t he famous clock which can be hear d al over the wor ld on the . C. I f t he Houses of Parl iament had hot been bur ned down in 1834, the gr eat clock would never have been er ect ed. Bi g Ben t akes i ts name f rom Sir Benjami n Hal who was responsible for the maki ng of the clock when t he new Houses of Parl iament wer e being bui lt. I t is not only of im mense si ze, but i s extr em el y accur at e as wel . Of i ci al s fr om Greenwich Observat or y have t he clock checked t wi ce a day. On the B. B. C. you can hear t he cl ock when i t is act ual y str i ki ng because m icr ophones ar e connect ed t o the cl ock t ower . Bi g Ben has r arel y gone wr ong. Once, however, i t fail ed t o gi ve t he corr ect t im e. A pai nter 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 ! Leson72 A car call ed Bl uebird “藍(lán)鳥”汽車 The gr eat r aci ng dri ver , Si r Mal colm Cam pbel , was the f ir st m an t o dr ive at over 300 mi les per hour. He set up a new worl d r ecor d i n September 1935 at Bonnevi l e Sal t Flat s, Ut ah. Bl uebir d, the car he was dr i vi ng, had been speci al y bui lt f or hi m. I t was over 30 f eet i n lengt h and had a 2500 hor se power engi ne. Alt hough Cam pbel r eached a speed of over 304 m il es per hour, he had great di f i cult y i n cont r ol i ng t he car because a t yre bur st duri ng t he f ir st r un. Aft er hi s at t em pt , Cam pbel l was di sappoint ed t o l ear n t hat his aver age speed had been 299 m il es per hour . However , a few days l at er, he was tol d that a mi stake had been made. His average speed had been 301 m il es per hour . Since that ti me, racing dr ivers have reached speeds of over 400 m il es an hour. Fol lowing hi s father 39。 he said, in a mournf ul voice,39。 I conti nued dr ivi ng and af ter some ti me, the examiner tapped loudly. Though t he sound could be heard cl ear ly, it t ook me a l ong tim e to react . I suddenl y pr essed the brake pedal hard and we were both thr own for ward. The exam iner looked at me sadly. 39。 l esson69 But not m urder! 并非謀殺！ I was bei ng tested f or a dri vi ng li cence f or t he thi rd t im e. I had been asked to dr ive i n heavy t raf fi c and had done so successf ul ly. Af ter havi ng been i nst ructed t o dr ive out of t own, I began to acquir e conf idence. Sure t hat I had pased, I was al most beginning t o enjoy m y test. The exam iner must have been pl eased wit h my per for mance, for he smi led and sai d, 39。s al ways pl ent y t o read i n the 39。 he answer ed. 39。 Then I39。m going t o t he denti st .39。 I l ied, 39。Woul d you mi nd my i ng wit h you ?39。m going t o. . .39。 I answer ed. 39。re not busy doi ng anyt hing, ar e you ?39。 Bert answer ed. 39。 39。 I sai d. 39。 Lesson66 Sweet as honey! 像蜜一樣甜！ The Hatheld Puf f in i s a modern aer o plane, but it s desi gner , Mr John Wim penny, is f inding i t dif fi cul t o get it off t he ground. The r eason f or t his i s that thi s pl ane is also a bi cycle. I ts pil ot has t o pedal hard t o get it int o the ai r. Af ter Mr Wim penny had the pl ane bui lt, i t was test ed thor oughly. I n 1961, i t was t he fi rst manpower ed ai rcr af t to f ly hal f a mi le. Whi le being f lown by a champi on amateur cycli st i n 1963, t he plane cr ashed on an ai rf ield. Since t hen, Mr Wim penny has had i t rebuil t. He has had the l engt h of the wi ngs increased so t hat t hey now measure 93 feetalmost as long as t hose of a Dakota. Many peopl e have shown i nt erest i n t hi s new and unusual sport . But though ai r cycl ists may lear n how to f ly over shor t di st ances, and may, eventual y, even get across the Engli sh Channel, i t is doubt ful whether they wi l ever cycle across the At l ant ic. Lesson67 Vol canoes 火山 Har oun Tazi ef f the Pol ish sci ent ist, has spent his l if e ti me studying acti ve volcanoes and deep caves i n al part s of the wor ld. In 1948, he went t o l ake Ki vu i n the Congo t o observe a new vol cano which he lat er named Ki tur o. Tazief f was abl e to set up his camp very cl ose t o t he vol cano whi le i t was erupti ng violentl y. Though he managed to t ake a num ber of bri l iant phot ogr aphs, he coul d not stay near the volcano for very long. He not iced t hat a r iver of liqui d rock was i ng towards hi m. It t hr eat ened to surr ound hi m pl et ely, but Tazief f managed to escape just i n t ime. He wai ted unti l the volcano became quiet and he was a bl e to retur n t wo days l ater. Thi s ti me, he managed to cl imb int o t