【正文】 she sai d she hadn39。 As she wal ked away, I f ol lowed her out of t he fair . Lesson61 Trouble wit h t he Hubble 哈勃望遠(yuǎn)鏡的困境 In futur e, astr onauts wil l be requi red t o descend f rom a spaceship whi l e it i s st il i n space and t o r et ur n t o it . The abi li ty t o do t hi s wi l be necessar y i n fut ur e fl i ght s to di st ant pl as . Sci ent i st s ar e now t r yi ng to di scover i f t hi s is possi bl e. The spaceshi p Ast r a whi ch l ef t the eart h a shor t tim e ago, wi l be t r avel ing t hr ee hundr ed mil es i nt o spac e. At a cer tai n poi nt , t he Ast ra wi l st op f or a shor t tim e and an ast r onaut wil at tempt t o l eave t he stati onar y spaceshi p a nd then r et urn t o it . We shal not know whet her t he exper im ent has been successf ul unti l we have r ecei ved a r adi o message. The f ir st m esage i s expect ed t o ar i ve at 7 o39。 she asked i mpati ent ly. 39。 As soon as I went outside, I for got al about Madam Bel insky because m y wi fe hur ri ed towards m e. 39。s fi shi ng, or ei ght hour s in a ci nem a sei ng t he sam e fi lm over and over agai n, i s usual y as far as they get . They have al been put t o sham e by a boy who, whil e playing t r uant, tr avel led 1600 mi les. He hit ch hi ked t o Dover and, t owar ds evening, went i nt o a boat t o f i nd som ewher e to sl ep. When he woke up next m orni ng, he di scover ed that the boat had, in t he meant im e, t ravel led t o Calai s. No one noti ced the boy as he crept of f. Fr om t her e, he hi tchhi ked to Pari s in a lor ry. The dri ver gave him a f ew biscui ts and a cup of coff e and l eft him j ust outside t he ci ty. The next car the boy stopped di d not take him int o the and Rex got so annoyed we have not sen hi m since. Lesson60 The f uture 卜算未來 At a vil lage fai r, I deci ded to vi si t a for tune tel ler cal led Madam Bel insky. I went into her t ent and she told me to si t down. Af ter I had given her some money, she looked into a cr yst al bal l and said: 39。s footst eps many year s l at er , Sir Mal col m39。 you have just ki l ed that chi ld ! 39。Mr Eam es,39。Just one m ore t hi ng, Mr Eam es. Let us suppose that a chi ld suddenl y crosses t he road i n fr ont of you. As soon as I t ap on the wi ndow, I want t he car t o be st opped im mediat el y. 39。wai ti ng r oom ! 39。 Ther e39。l l e wi t h you,39。 39。but I39。 he asked, bef or e I had fi nished speaking. ‘ Not at al ,39。m goi ng t o. . 39。 I answered.39。r e not busy doi ng anyt hing, ar e you ?39。 Bert answered. 39。Fancy m eti ng you here ! 39。Hul l o, Bert, 39。t have to car y him . Of cour se, we shoul d ar rest him , but as he has a good r ecord, we shal l let him off t hi s ti m e.39。 sai d a poli cem an af t er war ds, 39。 of si x pr et y gir ls, he set off down t he mai n st reet of t he cit y ri ding a baby elephant cal ed Jum bo. He, shoul d have known t hat t he poli ce woul d neve r al l ow thi s sor t of t hing. A poli cem an appr oached Ji mm y and t old him he ought to have gone al ong a si destr eet as Jum bo was hol di ng up t he tr af ic. Though Jimm y agreed t o go at once, Jumbo r efused to m ove. Fif teen poli cem en had t o push ver y har d t o get hi m of f t he m ai n str eet . The pol ice had a dif fi cul t ti me, but t hey wer e m ost am used. 39。s hospit al . Dr essed up as Fat her Chr istm as and ac pani ed by a 39。s closest fr i ends asked him t o m ake a speech at a weddi ng recept ion. Thi s i s t he sor t of thi ng t hat Geof fr ey l oves. He pr epar ed t he speech car ef ul l y and went t o t he weddi ng wit h Jenny. He had included a l ar ge num ber of f unny st or i es i n t he speech and, of course, i t was a gr eat succes. As soon as he had fi nished, Jenny t ol d hi m she want ed t o go home. Geoff rey was a l it tl e disappoi nt ed by t hi s but he di d as hi s daught er asked. On t he way hom e, he asked Jenny if she had enj oye d t he speech. To hi s sur pri se, she sai d she hadn39。 As she wal ked away, I f ol lowed her out of t he fair . Lesson61 Troubl e wit h t he Hubbl e 哈勃望遠(yuǎn)鏡的困境 I n fut ur e, astr onaut s wil l be requi r ed to descend f r om a spaceshi p whi l e it i s st il i n space and t o r et ur n t o it . The abi li ty t o do t hi s wi l be necessar y i n fut ur e fl i ght s to di st ant pl as . Sci ent i st s ar e now t r yi ng to di scover i f t hi s is possi bl e. The spaceshi p Ast r a whi ch l ef t the eart h a shor t tim e ago, wi l be t r avel ing t hr ee hundr ed mil es i nt o space. At a cer tai n poi nt , t he Ast ra wi l st op f or a shor t tim e and an ast r onaut wil at tempt t o l eave t he stati onar y spaceshi p and then r et urn t o it . We shall not know whet her t he exper im ent has been successf ul unti l we have r ecei ved a r adi o message. The f ir st m esage i s expect ed t o ar i ve at 7 o39。 she asked i m pati ent l y. 39。 As soon as I went out side, I for got al about Madam Bel insky because m y wi fe hur ri ed t owar ds m e. 39。and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since. Leson60 The f ut ure 卜算未來 At a vi l age fair , I deci ded t o vi sit a fort une t el ler cal led Madam Beli nsky. I went int o her t ent and she tol d m e t o si t down. Aft er I had gi ven her som e m oney, she l ooked i nt o a cr yst al bal and sai d: 39。A r elati on of your s is i ng t o see you. She wi l be ar ri vi ng t hi s eveni ng and i ntends to st ay for a f ew days. The m om ent you leave t hi s tent, you wil l get a bi g surpri se. A woman you know wel l wil l r ush t owar ds you. She wi l speak t o you and then she wil l lead you away fr om t his pl a ce. That i s al l. 39。Where ha ve you been hi di ng ?39。Your sist er wi l be here i n l ess t han an hour and we m ust be at t he st ati on to m eet he r. We are l at e alr eady.39。cl ock t his eveni ng. By that tim e, t he Astr a wil l have been fl yi ng t hr ough space f or sevent e