【正文】 t Chri st mas, t he ci rcus owner, Jimmy Gates, decided t o take some present s to a chi ldr en39。 he sai d, i n a m our nf ul voice, 39。 I conti nued dr ivi ng and af te r som e ti me, the exam i ner tapped loudly. Though t he sound could be hear d cl ear l y, it t ook m e a l ong tim e t o r eact. I suddenly pr esed t he br ake pedal har d and we wer e bot h t hr own f or war d. The exami ner l ooked at m e sadl y. 39。 lesson69 But not m urder! 并非謀殺！ I was bei ng tested f or a dr i vi ng li cence f or t he t hi rd t im e. I had been asked to dr i ve i n heavy t r af fi c and had done so successf ull y. Aft er having been i nstr uct ed t o dr i ve out of t own, I began t o acqui re confi dence. Sur e t hat I had pased, I was alm ost begi nni ng t o enj oy m y t est . The exami ner m ust have been pl eased wit h m y per f orm ance, f or he smi led and sai d, 39。s al ways pl ent y t o r ead in t he 39。 he answered.39。 Then I 39。but I39。 he asked, bef ore I had f ini shed speaking. ‘ Not at al ,39。 39。 I39。 No, not at al l, 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 Sweet as honey! 像蜜一樣甜！ The Hat hel d Puf fi n is a m oder n aero pl ane, but i t s designer, Mr John Wim penny, i s fi ndi ng it di f icult t o get i t off t he gr ound. The r eason f or t hi s i s that his pl ane i s also a bi cycl e. It s pil ot ha s t o pedal har d t o get i t i nt o t he air . Af ter Mr Wim penny had t he pl ane buil t, i t was test ed t hor oughl y. I n 1961, i t was t he fi r st m an power ed ai r cr af t t o fl y hal f a mi le. Whi le bei ng fl own by a cham pi on amat eur cycl ist in 1963, t he plane cr ashed 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 length of t he wi ngs i ncr eased so that hey now m easur e 93 f eet alm ost as l ong as those of a Dakot a. Many peopl e have shown i nt er est i n t hi s new and unusual sport . But t hough ai r cycli sts m ay l ear n how t o f l y over shor t di st ances, and m ay, event ual ly, even get acr oss t he Engli sh Channel , it i s doubt ful whet her t hey wil l ever cycl e across the At lanti c. Lesson67 Vol canoes 火山 Har oun Tazi ef f the Poli sh sci enti st, has spent hi s li f e tim e studying acti ve vol canoes and deep caves i n al part s of t he worl d. In 1948, he went t o l ake Ki vu i n the Congo t o obser ve a new vol cano whi ch he lat er nam ed Ki tur o. Tazief was abl e to set up hi s cam p ver y cl ose t o t he vol cano whi le i t was er upti ng vi olentl y. Though he managed t o t ake a num ber of bri li ant phot ogr aphs, he coul d not st ay near the volcano f or ver y l ong. He not iced t hat a r iver of l i qui d r ock was i ng t owar ds him . It t hr eat ened t o surr ound hi m pl et ely, but Tazief f m anaged t o escape j ust i n ti m e. He wai ted unti l the volcano became qui et and he was abl e t o ret ur n t wo days l ater. Thi s tim e, he m anaged t o cl im b i nt o t he m out h of Kit ur o so t hat he coul d t ake phot ogr aphs and m easur e t em per at ures. Tazi ef f has of ten r isked hi s li f e in t his way. He has been abl e to t el us mor e about act i ve vol canoes t han any m an al i ve. Lesson68 Persistent 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 towar ds m e. I t was no use pr et endi ng t hat I had not seen hi m, so I waved to him . I never enj oy meeti ng Bert Dykes. He never has anythi ng t o do. No m at ter how busy you ar e, he al ways i nsi st s on i ng wit h you. I had t o t hi nk of a way of pr eventi ng him f r om f ol lowi ng m e ar ound al m or ni ng. 39。s o it was f or t unat e t hat we didn39。Jum bo must wei gh a f ew t ons,39。guar d of honour 39。Engl ishm an, Wil li am Low. He suggest ed t hat a doubl e rail way t unnel should be buil t. Thi s woul d sol ve t he problem of venti lati on, f or if a t r ai n ent ered t hi s t unnel, it woul d dr aw in f r esh air behi nd i t. Fort yt wo years l at er a tunnel was act ual y begun. If , at he ti me, t he Br it ish had not feared i nvasion, it woul d have been pl eted. Recentl y, t her e has agai n been gr eat i nt erest i n t he i dea of a Channel Tunnel. I f it i s bui lt , i t wil l connect Bri tai n t o Eur ope for t he f ir st t im e i n hi st or y. Leson65 Jum bo versus t he pol i ce 小象對(duì)警察 Last Chri st mas, t he cir cus owner, Jim my Gat es, deci ded t o t ake some pr esents t o a chil dren39。s hospi tal. Dr esed up as Fat her Chr i stm as and ac pani ed by a 39。 of si x pr et y gi rl s, he set of f down t he m ai n str eet of t he cit y r i di ng a baby el ephant cal ed Jum bo. He, shoul d have known t hat t he pol i ce woul d never al ow t hi s s or t of thi ng. A pol icem an appr oached Jimm y and t ol d him he ought t o have gone al ong a si de st reet as Jum bo was hol di ng up t he t r af fi c. Though Ji mm y agr eed to go at once, Jum bo r ef used t o m ove. Fif teen poli cem en had t o push ver y har d t o get him of f t he m ai n str eet. The pol ice had a dif fi cul t tim e, but t hey wer e m ost am used. 39。 sai d a poli cem an af t er wards, 39。t have t o car y him . Of cour se, we shoul d ar est him , but as he has a good record, we shal l let him off t hi s ti me.39。Hul l o, Bert, 39。Fancy meeti ng you her e !39。Hul l o, El izabet h, 39。 I was just wonderi ng how t o spend t he m or ni ngunt il I saw you. You39。 39。 I answered.39。m goi ng to.. .39。Woul d you m i nd m y i ng wi t h you ?39。 I li ed, 39。m goi ng t o the dent i st. 39。l e wit h you, 39。 Ther e39。wai ti ng room !39。Just one m or e t hi ng, Mr Eam es. Let us suppose t hat a chil d suddenl y cr osse s t he r oad i n f r ont of you. As soon as I tap on t he wi ndow, I want t he car t o be st opped imm edi atel y.39。Mr Eam es,39。 you have j ust kil l ed t hat chil d !39。s hospit al . Dressed up as Fat her Chr istmas and acpanied b