【正文】 back to England by the local authorities. He has surely set up a record for the thousands of boys who dream of evading school.Lesson73 The recordholder 紀(jì)錄保持者s footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm39。The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour. He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. Bluebird, the car he was driving, had been specially built for him. It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2500 horsepower engine. Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour, he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run. After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour. However, a few days later, he was told that a mistake had been made. His average speed had been 301 miles per hour. Since that time, racing drivers have reached speeds of over 400 miles an hour. FollowingWhen you visit London, one of the first things you will see is Big Ben, the famous clock which can be heard all over the world on the . If the Houses of Parliament had hot been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected. Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible for the making of the clock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built. It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well. Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day. On the . you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower. Big Ben has rarely gone wrong. Once, however, it failed to give the correct time. A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down ! During a bullfight, a drunk suddenly wandered into the middle of the ring. The crowd began to shout, but the drunk was unaware of the danger. The bull was busy with the matador at the time, but it suddenly caught sight of the drunk who was shouting rude remarks and waving a red cap. Apparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunk. The crowd suddenly grew quiet. The drunk, however, seemed quite sure of himself. When the bull got close to him, he clumsily stepped aside to let it pass. The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed. By this time, however, three men had e into the ring and they quickly dragged the drunk to safety. Even the bull seemed to feel sorry for him, for it looked on sympathetically until the drunk was out of the way before once more turning its attention to the matador.lesson70 you have just killed that child !39。Mr Eames,39。Just one more thing, Mr Eames. Let us suppose that a child suddenly crosses the road in front of you. As soon as I tap on the window, I want the car to be stopped immediately.39。lesson69 But not murder! 并非謀殺！waiting room !39。 There39。ll e with you,39。39。m going to the dentist.39。 I lied, 39。 he asked, before I had finished speaking.39。m going to.. .39。 I answered.39。39。re not busy doing anything, are you ?39。 Bert answered. 39。39。Fancy meeting you here !39。Hullo, Bert,39。I crossed the street to avoid meeting him, but he saw me and came running towards me. It was no use pretending that I had not seen him, so I waved to him. I never enjoy meeting Bert Dykes. He never has anything to do. No matter how busy you are, he always insists on ing with you. I had to think of a way of preventing him from following me around all morning.alive. Lesson68 Persistent 糾纏不休39。 I said. 39。Hullo, Elizabeth,39。 I was just wondering how to spend the morninguntil I saw you. You39。 No, not at all,39。 I39。Would you mind my ing with you ?39?！?Not at all,39。but I39。 Then I39。 he answered.39。s always plenty to read in the 39。I was being tested for a driving licence for the third time. I had been asked to drive in heavy traffic and had done so successfully. After having been instructed to drive out of town, I began to acquire confidence. Sure that I had passed, I was almost beginning to enjoy my test. The examiner must have been pleased with my performance, for he smiled and said, 39。 I continued driving and after some time, the examiner tapped loudly. Though the sound could be heard clearly, it took me a long time to react. I suddenly pressed the brake pedal hard and we were both thrown forward. The examiner looked at me sadly. 39。 he said, in a mournful voice,39。 Red for danger 危險(xiǎn)的紅色Lesson71 A famous clock 一個(gè)著名的大鐘Lesson72 A car called Bluebird “藍(lán)鳥”汽車 his father39。s son, Donald, also set up a world record. Like his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird.Little boys who play truant from school are unimaginative. A quiet day39。Lesson74 Out of the limelight 舞臺(tái)之外This is a wonderful place for a piic,39。39。t be better, Gloria,39。No newspaper men, no film fans! Why don39。 39。 he shouted: 39。m sheriff here. Do you see that notice ? It says No Campingin case you can39。 Look, sheriff, 39。 don39。m Rockwall Slinger and this is Merlin Greeves.39。39。 said the sheriff with a sneer. 39。m Brinksley Meers, and my other name is Gloria Gleam. Now you get out of here fast !39。lesson75When a light passenger plane flew off course some time ago, it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed. The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt. It was the middle of winter. Snow SOS39。Lesson76 April Fools Day 愚人節(jié)To end our special news bulletin,39。 we are taking you to the macaroni fields of Calabria. Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six hundred years. Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Ricardo Brabante, tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual. Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden browns crop before the September rains. On the right, you can see Mrs Brabante herself. She has been helping her