【正文】 ied i n t he gr ound. The machine was used in a cave near t he seashor e where i t i s sai d pir at es used t o hi de gol d. The pir ates would of ten bur y gol d i n the cave and then f ai l to coll ect i t. Ar med wi th t he new machine, a search pa rt y went he did not li ke it . She enjoyed herself making t he as ist ant bri ng almost ever yt hing i n t he window befor e f inaly buyi ng the dr ess she had fi rst asked for . Lesson58 A blessi ng i n disguise? 是因禍得福嗎？ The t iny vi l age of Fr inley i s sai d to possess a 39。 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 th the mat ador at the t ime, but i t suddenl y caught sight of t he drunk who was shouti ng rude r em ar ks and wavi ng a r ed cap. Appar ently sensit ive to cr it ici sm , t he bul l for got al about t he matador and char ged at the dr unk. The crowd suddenl y gr ew quiet. The drunk, however , seem ed qui te sur e 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 t he dr unk was out of t he way bef ore once mor e tur ning i ts at ent ion t o t he m atador . 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 t he . C. If t he Houses of Parl iament had hot been bur ned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been er ect ed. Big Ben takes i ts name f r om Sir Benj am in Hal l who was responsibl e for t he making of the cl ock when t he new Houses of Parl iament were bei ng bui lt . I t is not only of i mmense si ze, but is extr em el y accur ate as wel . Of ici al s fr om Greenwich Observator y have t he clock checked twi ce a day. On the B. . you c an hear t he cl ock when it is actual y str iki ng because m icrophones ar e connected to the clock t ower . Big Ben has r arely gone wr ong. Once, however, i t fail ed to gi ve the corr ect t im e. A pai nter who had been wor king on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and sl owed it down ! Leson72 A car call ed Bluebird “藍(lán)鳥(niǎo)”汽車 The gr eat racing dr iver, Si r Malcolm Campbel , was t he fi rst man t o dri ve at over 300 mil es per hour. He set up a new wor ld recor d i n Sept ember 1935 at Bonnevil le Sal t Fl ats, Utah. Bluebir d, t he car he was dr iving, had been speci al ly bui lt f or hi m. It was over 30 feet in l engt h and had a 2500 hor se power engine. Alt hough Campbel r eached a speed of over 304 miles per i n Cal i f orni a. Si nce t hen, t hey have been tr yi ng to fi nd out how the f ir e began. For est f ir e are of ten caused by br oken gl ass or by cigaret e ends whi ch peopl e car elesl y thr ow away. Yest er day the f ir em en exami ned the ground careful ly, but wer e not abl e to fi nd any br oken gl as. They wer e also quit e sure t hat a cigar et te end di d not star t the f ir e. Thi s morni ng, however , a fi reman accident al y discover ed t he cause. He noticed t he rema ins of a snake whi ch was wound round t he el ect ri c wi res of a 16,000volt power li ne. I n thi s way, he was able t o solve t he myst ery. The expl anati on was simpl e but very unusual . A bi rd had snatc hed up the snake f rom the gr ound and t hen dr opped i t on to the wi res. The snake then wound it sel f round the wi r es. When i t di d so, it sent spar ks down to t he ground and these imm edi ately st ar ted a f ir e. Lesson54 St icky f ingers 粘糊的手指 Af ter breakf ast , I sent the chil dren t o school and t hen I went t o mar ket . I t was stil l ear ly when I retur ned home. The chil dr en were at school , m y husband was at wor k and t he house was qui et . So I deci ded t o make some tar ts f or tea. I n a short t ime I was busy mi xing butt er and f lour and my hands were soon cover ed wit h sticky pastr y. At exact ly that m oment , the t el ephone r ang. Nothi ng coul d have been mor e annoying. I picked up the r eceiver between two sticky f ingers a nd was dismayed when I recogni zed the voice of Mr s Bates. It took m e ten m inutes to per suade her to r ing back lat er . At last I hung up t he receiver. What a mess! Ther e was pastr y on m y fi nger s, on t he tel ephone, and on t he door knobs. I had no sooner got back to the kit chen t han the door bel l rang loud enough to wake t he dead. This t ime i t was the postman and he wanted m e to si gn for a r egi st ered l et ter ! Leson55 Not a gold mine 并非金礦 Dr eam s of f indi ng lost reasur e alm ost came tr ue r ecently. A new machine caled 39。 he said, in a mournf ul voice,39。 I cont inued dr ivi ng and af ter some t ime, the examiner tapped loudly. Though t he sound could be heard cl ear ly, it t ook me a l ong ti me to rea ct . I suddenl y pr essed the brake pedal hard and we were bot h thr own for ward. The exam iner looked at m e sadly. 39。 l eson69 But not murder! 并非謀殺！ I was bei ng tested f or a dr i 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 succe sf ul ly. Af ter havi ng been inst ruct ed t o dr ive out of t own, I began to acquir e conf idence. Sure that 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, f or he smi led and sai d, 39。s always plenty t o r ead i n t he 39。 he answer ed. 39。 Then I39。but I39。 he asked, bef or e I had fi nished speaki ng. ‘ Not at al ,39。 39。 I39。 No, not at al l, 39。r e not busy doing anything, are you ?39。 Ber t