【正文】 e mi ddl e of t he r i ng. The crowd began t o shout, but t he dr unk was unaware of t he danger. The bull was busy wit h t he m at ador at t he t im e, but it suddenl y caught si ght of t he dr unk who was shout ing r ude remar ks and wavi ng a red cap. Appar ent ly sensi ti ve t o cr it cism, t he bul f or got al l about t he m at ador and char ged at t he drunk. The cr owd suddenl y gr ew qui et . The dr unk, however , semed quit e sure of him sel f. When t he bul l got cl ose t o him, he cl um si l y st epped asi de t o let it pas. The crowd br oke int o cheers and t he drunk bowed. By thi s t im e, however, t hr e e m en had e i nt o t he r i ng and t hey qui ckl y dr agged t he dr unk to safet y. Even t he bul l seem ed t o feel sor ry f or him, f or it l ooke d on sym pat het i cal y unti l t he dr unk was out of the way bef or e once m or e t ur ni ng it s at t enti on t o the m at ador . Lesson71 A f am ous cl ock 一個(gè)著名的大鐘 When you vi si t London, one of t he f ir st t hi ngs you wil l see i s Bi g Ben, t he famous clock whi ch can be heard al over t he wor l d on the B. B. C. I f the Houses of Parl i am ent had hot been burned down i n 1834, t he gr eat cl ock woul d never have been er ect ed. Bi g Ben takes it s nam e fr om Si r Benj am i n Hal who was r esponsi ble f or the m aki ng of t he clock when t he new Houses of Par li am ent wer e being buil t. I t is not onl y of imm ense si ze, but i s ext r em el y accur at e as wel . Of ici al s fr om Greenwich Observator y have t he clock checked t wi ce a day. On t he B. B. C. you can hear the cl ock when i t is actual y st ri ki ng because mi crophones ar e connect ed to t he clock t ower . Big Ben has r ar ely gone wr ong. Once, however, i t f ail ed to gi ve the corr ect t im e. A pai nt er who had been wor ki ng on t he t ower hung a pot of pai nt on one of t he hands and sl owed it down ! Leson72 A car call ed Bl uebi rd “藍(lán)鳥”汽車 The gr eat r aci ng dr i ver, Si r Mal colm Cam pbel , was the f ir st m an t o dri ve at over 300 mi les per hour. He set up a new worl d r ecor d i n Septem ber 1935 at Bonnevi l e Sal t Flat s, Ut ah. Bl uebi rd, the car he was dri vi ng, had been special y buil t for him. I t was over 30 f eet i n l engt h and had a 2500 horse power engi ne. Al t hough Cam pbel l reached a speed of over 304 mil es per hour, he had gr eat dif fi cul t y i n contr ol li ng t he car because a tyr e bur st dur ing t he fi rst r un. Af ter his at em pt, Campbel was disappoi nt ed t o learn t hat hi s aver age speed had been 299 mil es per hour. However, a f ew days lat er , he was tol d that a m i st ake had been m ade. Hi s aver age speed had been 301 mi les per hour . Si nce that im e, r aci ng dr i ver s have r eached speeds of over 400 mil es an hour . Fol l owi ng his f at her39。 he said, i n a m ournf ul voi ce,39。 I conti nued dr ivi ng and aft er som e tim e, t he exami ner t apped l oudl y. Though t he sound coul d be hear d cl earl y, it t ook m e a l ong t im e to r eact . I suddenl y pr essed t he brake pedal hard and we were bot h thr own f or ward. The exami ner l ooked at m e sadl y. 39。i nst r uct ed t o dr ive out of t own, I began t o acquir e conf i dence. Sur e that I had passed, I was al most begi nni ng to enj oy m y t est. The exam i ner must have been pl eased wi th m y perf orm ance, f or he smi l ed and said, 39。Just one m or e t hi ng, Mr Eam es. Let us suppose t hat a chil d suddenly cr osses the 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 ki l ed t hat chil d ! 39。s f ootsteps many year s l at er , Sir Mal col m39。s f i 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 playi ng t r uant, t ravel l ed 1600 mi l es. He hit ch hi ked t o Dover and, t owar ds eveni ng, went i nto a boat t o fi nd som ewher e to sl ep. When he woke up next m orni ng, he discover ed that he boat had, i n t he meant im e, t ravel l ed t o Cal ai s. No one noti ced t he boy as he crept off . Fr om t here, he hi t ch hi ked to Par is i n a l or r y. The dr iver gave him a f ew bi scuit s and a cup of cof fee and l ef t hi m j ust out si de the cit y. The next car t he boy st opped di d not t ake hi m i nt o t he cent re of Pari s as he hoped i t woul d, but t o Perpi gnan on t he French Spani sh bor der . Ther e he was pi cked up by a poli cem an and sent back t o Engl and by the l ocal aut hor it i es. He has sur el y set up a record f or t he t housands of boys who dr eam of evading school. Lesson74 O ut of t he li meli ght 舞臺(tái)之外 An anci ent bus st opped by a dr y r iver bed and a par ty of f am ous act or s and act resses got off . Dressed i n dark gl ases and ol d clot hes, t hey had taken special precaut ions so t hat no one shoul d recogni ze t hem . But as t hey soon di scover ed, di sguises can someti mes be t oo per fect. 39。 sai d Gl ori a Gl eam. 39。t be bet ter, Gl ori a, 39。No newspaper men, no fi lm f ans! Why don39。 Meanwhi le, t wo ot her act or s, Rockwal Sli nger and Merli n Gr eeves, had car i ed t wo l arge f ood basket s t o a shady spot under som e t r ees. Whe n t hey had al m ade t hem sel ves f or t abl e, a str anger appear ed. He l ooked ver y angr y. 39。 he s hout ed: 39。m sheri f her e. Do you see t hat noti ce ? It says No Cam pi ng i n case you can39。 39。sai d Rockwal ,39。t be too 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 name i s Gl or i a Gleam. Now you get out of her e fast !39。 SOS39。To end our speci al news bull et i n,39。 we ar e t aki ng you to t he macar oni f i el ds of Cal abr ia. Macaroni has been gr own in t his ar ea f or over six hundr ed years. Two of t he l eadi ng grower s, Gi useppe