【正文】 en hour s and wil have c ir cl ed t he eart h a gr eat m any t im es. When t he f ir st radio m essages have been r ecei ved, the r esult s of the t ri p wil l be announced i mm edi at el y. Lesson62 Aft er t he f i re 大火之后 Fir em en had been f ighti ng t he f orest fi re f or nearl y t hr ee weeks bef or e t hey coul d get it under contr ol. A shor t im e bef or e, gr eat tr ees had cover ed t he count r ysi de f or mil es around. Now, sm oke sti l r ose up fr om t he warm gr ound over t he desol at e hil s. Wi nt er was i ng on and t he hil l s t hr eat ened t he surr oundi ng vil lages wit h dest ructi on, f or heavy r ai n would not only wash away t he soil but woul d cause ser ious fl oods as wel . When t he fi re had at l ast been put out , the f orest aut hor it es order ed sever al t ons of a speci al type of grass sed whi ch woul d gr ow quickly. The sed was sprayed over t he ground i n huge quant it ies by aeropl anes. The pl anes had been pl a nti ng seed f or near ly a m ont h when i t began t o rai n. By t hen, however , i n m any pl aces t he gr as s had al ready taken root. I n place of the gr eat tr ees whi ch had been gr owi ng t her e f or cent ur ies, pat ches of gr een had begun t o appear i n t he bl ackened soi l. Leson63 She was not am used 她并不覺得好笑 Geoff r ey Ham pden has a l ar ge cir cl e of fr i ends and is ver y popul ar at par ti es. Everybody adm ir es him f or his f ine sense of hum orever ybody, t hat i s, except his si x year ol d daught er, Jenny. Recent l y, one of Geof fr ey39。t . Geof fr ey asked her why t hi s was so and she t ol d him t hat she di d not li ke t o see so m any peopl e laughi ng at hi m! Lesson64 The Channel Tunnel 海峽隧道 In l 858, a Fr ench engi neer, Aim e Thome de Gam ond, ar ived i n Engl and wit h a pl an f or a t went y one mi le t unnel acr oss t he Engl i sh Channel . He sai d t hat i t woul d be possi bl e t o bui l d a pl atf orm i n t he cent re of t he Channe l. Thi s pl at f or m woul d serve as a port and a r ai l way st at i on. The t unnel woul d be wel venti lat ed i f t al chim neys wer e bui lt above seal evel . In 1860, a bet ter pl an was put f or war d by an Engli shm an, Wi l i am Low. He suggested t hat a doubl e r ai l way tunnel shoul d be buil t. This woul d sol ve t he pr obl em of vent il ati on, f or i f a t rai n ent er ed t hi s tunnel , it woul d dr aw i n f resh ai r behi nd it . Fort y t wo year s lat er a t unnel was act ual l y begun. If , at t he t im e, t he Bri ti sh had not f ear ed i nvasi on, i t woul d have been pl et ed. Recent ly, t her e has agai n been great int er est i n the i dea of a Channel Tunnel . If i t is buil t, i t wil l connect Br it ai n t o Eur ope f or t he fi r st ti me i n hi st or y. Lesson65 Jum bo versus t he pol ice 小象對警察 Last Chr i stm as, t he ci rcus owner, Jimm y Gat es, deci ded t o t ake som e pr esent s t o a chi l dr en39。guar d of honour39。Jum bo m ust wei gh a f ew t ons,39。so it was f ort unat e that we didn39。 Lesson66 Sweet as honey! 像蜜一樣甜！ The Hatheld Puf fi n i s a m oder n aero pl ane, but it 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 gr ound. The r eason f or t his i s that thi s pl ane i s also a bi cycl e. It s pil ot has t o pedal hard t o get i t i nt o t he ai r. Af ter Mr Wim penny had t he pl ane bui lt, i t was tested t hor oughl y. I n 1961, i t was the f ir st m an power ed ai r cr aft t o fl y half a mi l e. Whi l e bei ng fl own by a cham pion amat eur cycl ist i n 1963, the pl ane cr ashed on an ai r fi el d. Si nce t hen, Mr Wi mpenny 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 they now m easure 93 f eet alm ost as long as t hose of a Dakot a. Many people have shown int er est i n thi s new and unusual spor t. But t hough air cycli st s may l ear n how t o fl y over short di st ances, and m ay, event ual y, even get acr oss t he Engl ish Channel , i t is doubtf ul whet her t hey wil l ever cycl e acr oss t he Atl ant i c. Leson67 Vol canoes 火山 Haroun Tazief t he Pol i sh scienti st , has spent hi s li fet im e st udyi ng act i ve vol canoes and deep caves i n al l par ts of t he worl d. I n 1948, he went t o lake Ki vu i n t he Congo t o observe a new vol cano whi ch he lat er nam ed Ki tur o. Tazief was abl e t o set up hi s cam p very 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 l iant phot ogr aphs, he coul d not st ay near the volcano f or ver y long. He not i ced t hat a r iver of l i qui d r ock was i ng towar ds him . It t hreatened to surr ound hi m pl etel y, but Tazi ef f m anaged 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 outh of Ki t ur o so t hat he coul d t ake phot ogr aphs and m easur e t em per at ur es. Tazi ef f has of t en ri sked his l if e i n t hi s way. He has been able t o t el l us m or e about act ive vol canoes t han any m an ali ve. Leson68 Persist ent 糾纏不休 I cr ossed t he st reet to avoi d m eet i ng hi m, but he saw m e and cam e r unni ng towar ds m e. I t was no use pretending t hat I had not sen him , so I waved t o him . I never enj oy m eti ng Bert Dykes. He never has anyt hi ng t o do. No m at er 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 fr om foll owi ng m e ar ound al m or ning. 39。 I sai d. 39。 Hul l o, El i zabet h,39。 I was j ust wonderi ng how t o spend t he mor ni ngunt il I saw you. You39。 No, not at al l,39。 I39。 Woul d you mi nd m y i ng wit h you ?39。 I l ied, 39。m going t o t he denti st .39。 Then I39。 he answer ed. 39。s al ways pl ent y t o read i n the 39。 lesson69 But not murder! 并非謀殺！ I was bei ng t est ed f or a dr ivi ng l i c