【正文】 anaged t o cli mb i nto t he mouth of Ki tur o so that he coul d take photographs and measure t emperatur es. Tazi ef has oft en ri sked his l if e i n thi s way. He has been abl e to tel us mor e about acti ve vol canoes than any man ali ve. Leson68 Persist ent 糾纏不休 I cr ossed t he st reet to avoid m et ing him , but he saw me and came r unni ng towar ds me. I t wa s no use pr etending t hat I had not seen him, so I waved to hi m. I never enjoy meti ng Bert Dykes. He never has anythi ng to do. No mat ter how busy you are, he al ways insists on i ng wit h you. I had t o thi nk of a way of prevent ing hi m f rom f ol lowi ng me ar ound al l morning. 39。so it was f ort unate that we didn39。Jumbo must weigh a f ew t ons,39。guard of honour39。s fi shi ng, or eight hour s i n a cinema seei ng the same f il m over and over agai n, i s usual y as far as they get. Th e i dea of a Channel Tunnel. If i t is buil t, i t wi l l connect Br it ai n t o Europe f or t he fi rst ti me i n histor y. Lesson65 Jumbo versus the poli ce 小象對(duì)警察 Last Chr istm as, the ci rcus owner , Ji mmy Gates, decided to take som e present s to a chi ldren39。s f oot steps many year s later , Si r Mal col m39。 you have just ki l ed that chi ld ! 39。Mr Eam es,39。Just one m or e t hi ng, Mr Eam es. Let us suppose t hat a chil d suddenl y cr osses t he r oad in f r ont of you. As soon as I t ap on t he wi ndow, I want t he car t o be st opped im mediat el y. 39。wait i ng room ! 39。 Ther e39。l l e wi t h you,39。 39。but I39。 he asked, bef or e I had fi ni shed speaki ng. ‘ Not at al l, 39。 39。 I 39。 No, not at al ,39。r e not busy doi ng anyt hi ng, ar e you ?39。 Ber t answer ed. 39。 39。 I sai d. 39。 Lesson66 Swet as honey! 像蜜一樣甜！ The Hat hel d Puf fi n i s a m oder n aero pl ane, but i t s desi gner, Mr John Wim penny, i s fi nding i t di f i cult t o get i t off t he ground. The r eason f or t his i s t hat t hi s pl ane is al so a bi cycl e. I ts pi lot has t o pedal har d to get it i nt o t he ai r. Aft er Mr Wi mpenny had t he plane buil t, it was t est ed thor oughly. I n 1961, it was t he fi rst man power ed ai rcr af t to f l y hal f a mi le. Whil e bei ng f l own by a cham pi on am ateur cycli st i n 1963, t he plane crashed on an ai rf i el d. Si nce t hen, Mr Wim penny has had it r ebui lt . He has had t he l engt h of t he wi ngs i ncr eased so t hat t hey now m easure 93 feet alm ost as l ong as t hose of a Dakota. Many peopl e have shown i nt er est in t his new and unusual spor t. But t hough air cycl i st s m ay l ear n how t o fl y over short di st ances, and may, event ual y, even get acr oss t he Engl ish Channel , i t i s doubtf ul whet her t hey wil l ever cycl e acr oss t he At lanti c. Lesson67 Vol canoes 火山 Har oun Tazief f the Poli sh sci enti st, has spent hi s li f e tim e st udyi ng acti ve vol canoes and deep caves i n al part s of t he wor l d. I n 1948, he went to l ake Ki vu i n t he Congo t o obser ve a new vol cano whi ch he l ater nam ed Kit ur o. Tazi ef f was abl e t o set up his camp ver y cl ose to t he vol cano whi l e it was er upti ng vi ol ent ly. Though he m anaged to t ake a num ber of bri l i ant phot ogr aphs, he coul d not st ay near t he vol cano f or ver y l ong. He noti ced t hat a r i ver of li qui d r ock was i ng t owar ds hi m. It t hreatened t o sur round him pl etel y, but Tazi ef f managed t o escape j ust in t im e. He wai t ed unti l t he vol cano becam e qui et and he was able t o r et urn t wo days lat er . Thi s ti me, he managed t o clim b i nt o t he m out h of Ki t ur o so t hat he coul d take phot ographs and m easure t em per atur es. Tazi ef f has of t en r i sked his l if e i n this way. He has been abl e t o t el us m or e about act i ve vol canoes t han any m an al i ve. Lesson68 Persist ent 糾纏不休 I cr ossed t he str eet t o avoi d m eti ng him, but he saw me and cam e r unni ng t owar ds m e. I t was no use pr etendi ng t hat I had not seen hi m, so I waved t o hi m. I never enjoy m eti ng Bert Dykes. He never has anyt hi ng to do. No m at t er how busy you are, he al ways insists on i ng wit h you. I had t o t hi nk of a way of prevent i ng him f r om f ol l owi ng me ar ound al l m orni ng. 39。so it was f ort unat e t hat we di dn39。Jumbo m ust wei gh a f ew t ons,39。guar d of honour39。e idea of a Channel Tunnel. I f it i s bui lt , it wi l connect Bri t ai n t o Eur ope f or t he fi rst tim e i n hist or y. Lesson65 Jum bo versus t he poli ce 小象對(duì)警察 Last Chr istm as, the cir cus owner , Jim m y Gat es, deci ded t o t ake som e present s t o a chil dr en39。s hospi t al. Dressed up as Fat her Chri st mas and apani ed by a 39。 of si x pr et t y gi rl s, he set of f down t he m ain str eet of t he ci t y ri di ng a baby e lephant cal l ed Jumbo. He, shoul d have known t hat the poli ce woul d never al low t his sort of t hi ng. A poli cem an appr oached Jim my and t ol d him he ought t o have gone al ong a si de str eet as Jum bo was hol ding up t he tr af ic. Though Jim my agr ed t o go at once, Jum bo ref used t o m ove. Fif t en poli cem en had t o push ver y har d t o get hi m off t he m ain str eet . The pol i ce had a di f icult ti me, but t hey were m ost amused. 39。 said a pol icem an aft er war ds, 39。t have t o car ry hi m. Of cour se, we shoul d ar r est hi m, but as he has a good r ecor d, we shal l et him of f t his t im e. 39。Hul l o, Bert ,39。Fancy meeti ng you her e !39。Hul l o, Eli zabet h, 39。 I was just wonderi ng how t o spend t he mor ni ng unt il I saw you. You39。 39。 I answer ed.39。m goi ng t o. . 39。Woul d you mi nd my i ng wit h you ?39。 I li ed, 39。m goi ng to t he dent ist.39。 Then I39。 he answer ed. 39。s al ways plent y to r ead in t he 39。 l esson69 But not murder! 并非謀殺！ I was bei ng t est ed f or a dr ivi ng l i cence f or t he t hir d ti m e. I had been asked t o dr ive i n heavy t raf fi c and had done so succe sf ul l