【正文】 n heavy t r af fi c and had done s o successf ul l y. Af ter havi ng been i nst r uct ed t o dr ive out of t own, I began t o acquir e confi dence. Sur e t hat I had passed, I was alm ost begi nni ng t o enj oy m y t est. The exami ner m ust have been pleased wi t h m y perf orm ance, for he sm il ed and sai d, 39。s al ways plent y t o r ead i n t he 39。 he answer ed. 39。 Then I39。m goi ng to t he dent ist.39。 I li ed, 39。Would you mi nd m y i ng wi th you ?39。m goi ng t o.. .39。 I answer ed. 39。r e not busy doing anyt hi ng, are you ?39。 Bert answered. 39。 39。 I said. 39。t em perat ur es. Tazi ef has oft en ri sked hi s l if e i n t hi s way. He has been abl e t o tel us m or e about acti ve vol canoes than any man ali ve. Leson68 Persi st ent 糾纏不休 I crossed t he st r et to avoi d m eet ing him , but he saw m e and cam e r unni ng t owar ds me. It was no use pret endi ng t hat I had not seen him, so I waved t o him. I never enj oy m eet ing Ber t Dykes. He never has anyt hi ng t o do. No m at er how busy you ar e, he al ways i nsist s on i ng wi th you. I had to t hink of a way of pr eventi ng hi m fr om f oll owing m e ar ound al l mor ni ng. 39。Hul l o, Ber t,39。Fancy m eet ing you her e !39。Hull o, Eli zabeth,39。 I was j ust wonderi ng how t o spend t he m orni ngunti l I saw you. You39。 No, not at al l,39。 I39。 39。 he asked, bef or e I had fi nished speaki ng. ‘ Not at al, 39。but I39。 39。l l e wi t h you,39。 Ther e39。wai t i ng r oom ! 39。Just one m ore t hi ng, Mr Eam es. Let us suppose that a chi l d suddenl y cr osses t he r oad i n fr ont of you. As soon as I t ap on t he wi ndow, I want t he car t o be st opped i mm edi at el y.39。Mr Eam es,39。 you have j ust ki l ed t hat chi l d !39。s f ootst eps m any years l at er, Sir Malcolm39。s fi shi ng, or ei ght hours i n a ci nema seei ng t he same f il m over and over agai n, is usual ly as f ar as t hey get . They have al been put t o sham e by a boy who, whil e playing t ruant, tr avel led 1600 mi les. He hit ch hi ked t o Dover and, t owar ds evening, went i nto a boat t o fi nd som ewher e to sl ep. When he woke up next m or ni ng, he discover ed that the boat had, in t he m eant im e, tr avel led t o Cal ai s. No one not iced t he boy as he cr ept of f. Fr om t her e, he hi t ch hi ked to Par is i n a l orr y. The dr i ver gave hi m a f ew biscui ts and a cup of cof fee and l ef t hi m just out si de t he ci ty. The next car t he boy st opped di d not t ake hi m int o the cent r e of Par is as he hoped it woul d, but t o Perpi gnan on t he Fr ench Spani sh bor der. There he was pi cked up by a poli cem an and sent back t o England by t he local aut hor it ies. He has sur el y set up a r ecor d for t he t housands of boys who dr eam of evadi ng school. Leson74 O ut of t he li meli ght 舞臺(tái)之外 An anci ent bus st opped by a dry r i ver bed and a part y of f am ous act or s and act resses got off . Dr essed i n dar k gl ases and old cl ot hes, t hey had t aken speci al pr ecauti ons so that no one shoul d recogni ze them . But as they soon di scovered, di sgui ses can som etim es be t oo per fe ct. 39。 said Gl ori a Gl eam. 39。t be bet er, Gl ori a, 39。No newspaper men, no fi lm f ans! Why don39。 Meanwhi l e, t wo ot her act ors, Rockwal l Sl i nger and Merl i n Gr eves, had car ri ed t wo lar ge food baskets t o a shady spot under som e t rees. When t hey had al l made t hemselves fort able, a st r anger appeared. He l ooked ver y angr y. 39。 he shout ed: 39。m sheri f her e. Do you see t hat noti ce ? It sa ys No Cam pingi n case you can39。 39。sai d Rockwal l,39。t be t oo har d on us. I39。 39。 sai d t he sheri f wi t h a sneer. 39。m Br i nksley Meer s, and m y ot her nam e is Gl ori a Gl eam. Now you get out of her e f ast !39。 SOS39。To end our speci al news bull eti n, 39。 we are t aki ng you t o t he macar oni fi el ds of Cal abr i a. Macar oni has been gr own in t his ar ea f or over si x hundr ed years. Two of t he leadi ng gr ower s, Gi useppe Mol dova and Ri car do Br abante, tel m e that they have been expecti ng a splendi d cr op this year and har vesti ng has begun earli er than usual. Her e you can se t wo wor ker s who, bet ween them , have j ust f ini shed cutt ing t hree car t loads of gol den brown m acaroni stalks. The whol e vil lage has been wor king day and night gat her ing and t hreshi ng thi s year 39。 Leson77 A successf ul operati on 一例成功的手術(shù) The mummy of an Egypti an woman who di ed in 800 B. C. has j ust had an oper ati on. The mum my i s that of Shepenm ut who was once a singer in t he Temple of Thebes. As t her e were st range marks on t he X ray plat es t aken of t he mummy, doct ors have been tr yi ng to fi nd out whether t he t em per at ures. Tazief f has of ten r isked hi s li fe in t his way. He has been able to t el l us more about act ive volcanoes t han any m an al ive. Lesson68 Persi st ent 糾纏不休 I crossed the str et t o avoi d meeti ng him, but he saw me and cam e running t owards me. I t was no use pr et endi ng that I had not sen hi m, so I waved t o him . I never enj oy meeting Ber t Dykes. He never has anyt hing t o do. No mat er how busy you ar e, he always i nsi st s on ing wi th you. I had to think of a way of pr eventi ng him fr om foll owing m e around al mor ning. 39。 I said. 39。 39。 Ber t answered. 39。r e not busy doing anything, are you ?39。 No, not at al l, 39。 I39。 39。 he asked, bef or e I had f inished speaking. ‘ Not at al ,39。but I39。 Then I 39。 he answer ed.39。s always plenty to r ead in t he 39。 l eson69 But not murder! 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 as ked to dr ive i n heavy t raf fi c and had done so succesf ul ly. Af ter havi ng been inst ruct ed to dr ive out of t own, I began to acquir e conf idence. Sure that I had passed, I was al most beginning t o enjoy m y test. The exam iner must have been pl eased wit h