【正文】 y. Af ter havi ng been i nst r uct ed t o dri ve 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 t h m y perf orm ance, f or he sm il ed and sai d, 39。 I conti nued dr i vi ng and af t er som e ti me, t he exam i 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 t o react . I suddenl y pr essed t he brake pedal hard and we were bot h thr own f or war d. The exami ner l ooked at m e sa dl y. 39。 he said, i n a m our nf ul voi ce,39。 l eson70 Red f or danger 危險的紅色 Duri ng a bull fi ght , a dr unk suddenl y wander ed int o the mi ddl e of t he r i ng. The cr owd began t o shout, but the dr unk was unawar e of t he dange r. The bull was busy wit h t he m atador at t he tim e, but it suddenl y caught si ght of t he dr unk who was shout i ng r ude rem ar ks and wavi ng a r ed cap. Appar ent l y sensi ti ve to cr it icism, t he bul l for got al about t he matador and char ged at t he dr unk. The cr owd suddenl y gr ew qui et. The dr unk, however, seem ed qui t e sur e of hi msel f. When the bull got cl ose to him , he cl umsil y stepped asi de t o l et it pass. The cr owd broke i nt o cheer s and t he dr unk bowed. By t hi s tim e, however, t hr ee men had e i nt o t he ri ng and t hey qui ckl y dr agged t he dr unk t o saf et y. Even t he bul l seemed t o f el sor r y for him, f or it l ooked on sym pat het i cal y unti l the dr unk was out of t he way befor e once m or e t ur ni ng i ts at ent i on t o t he m atador. Leson71 A f am ous cl ock 一個著名的大鐘 When you visit London, one of t he f ir st hi ngs you wi l see i s Bi g Ben, t he f am ous cl ock whi ch can be hear d al l over t he wor l d on t he B. B. C. I f t he Houses of Par li 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 i t s nam e fr om Si r Benj am in Hal l who was r esponsi bl e f or t he making of t he cl ock when t he new Houses of Parl i am ent wer e bei ng bui lt . It i s not onl y of i mm ense si ze, but is extr em ely accur ate as wel . Of fi ci al s f rom Gr enwi ch Obser vat or y have the cl ock checked t wice a day. On t he B. B. C. you can hear t he cl ock when it i s act ual ly st ri ki ng because m i cr ophones ar e connected t o t he cl ock t ower. Bi g Ben has rar el y gone wr ong. Once, however , it f ai led t o give t he cor r ect tim e. A paint 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 ! Lesson72 A car call ed Bl uebi rd “藍鳥”汽車 The gr eat r aci ng dri ver , Sir Mal col m Cam pbel l, was t he f ir st m an to dr i ve at over 300 m il es per hour . He set up a new worl d r ecor d in September 1935 at Bonnevil le Salt Fl at s, Ut ah. Bl uebi rd, the car he was dri ving, had been special y buil t for him . I t was over 30 f eet i n length and had a 2500 horsepower engi ne. Al though Campbel l reached a speed of over 304 mi les per hour, he had great dif fi cul ty i n contr ol li ng the car because a tyre bur st dur ing t he fi rst run. Af ter his at em pt, Campbel l was disappoint ed to l ear n t hat his average speed had been 299 mil es per hour. However, a f ew days l ater, he was t old t hat a m istake had been m ade. His average speed had been 301 mil es per hour. Since t hat t ime, racing dr ivers have r eached speeds of over 400 mil es an hour . Fol lowi ng hi s f at her 39。s son, Donald, also set up a worl d r ecord. Li ke hi s f at her , he was dr i vi ng a car cal ed Bluebir d. Lesson73 The record holder 紀錄保持者 Li tl e boys who play t ruant fr om school are uni magi nat ive. A qui et day39。s hospi tal . Dr essed up as Father Chri st mas and apanied by a 39。 of si x pr et ty gi rl s, he set of f down the m ai n str eet of the ci ty r idi ng a baby el ephant ca l led Jum bo. He, shoul d have known t hat t he pol ice woul d never al ow t hi s sor t of thing. A pol iceman appr oached Jimm y and tol d him he ought to have gone along a sidest reet as Jumbo was holdi ng up the t raf ic. Though Ji mmy agr ed t o go at once, Jum bo ref used to move. Fi ft en pol icem en had to push ver y hard to get him off t he main str eet . The pol ice had a di f icult t ime, but t hey were m ost amused. 39。 said a pol iceman aft er wards, 39。t have to car y him. Of cour se, we shoul d ar est hi m, but as he has a good recor d, we shal l let him off t hi s ti me.39。Hul lo, Bert ,39。Fancy m et ing you here ! 39。Hull o, El izabet h,39。 I was just wonder ing how to spend the mor ning until I saw you. You39。 No, not at al ,39。 I 39。 39。 he asked, befor e I had fi ni shed speaki ng. ‘ Not at al l, 39。but I39。 39。l l e wit h you,39。 There39。wai ti ng r oom !39。Just one more t hing, Mr Eames. Let us suppose that a chi ld suddenl y crosses t he road i n fr ont of you. As soon as I t ap on the wi ndow, I want the car to be st opped i mmediat el y.39。Mr Eames, 39。 you have just ki l ed that chi ld ! 39。s f oot steps many year s later , Si r Mal col m39。s fi shi ng, or eight hour s i n a cinema seei ng the same f il m over and over agai n, i s usual y as far as they get. Th 四平成達食品 有限公司 一億只 肉雞 飼養(yǎng) 加工項目 可行性研究報告 項目單位： 四平成達食品 有限公司 建設地點： 吉林省四平市遼河農(nóng)墾管理區(qū) 編制單位：吉林省城鄉(xiāng)規(guī)劃設計研究院 編制時間：二○○ 八 年 一 月 e idea of a Channel Tunnel. I f it i s bui lt , it wi l connect Bri t ai n t o Eur ope f or t he fi rst tim e i n hist or y. Lesson65 Jum bo versus t he poli ce 小象對警察 Last Chr istm as, the cir cus owner , Jim m y Gat es, deci ded t o t ake som e present s t o a chil dr en39。guar d of honour39。Jumbo m ust wei gh a f ew t ons,39。so it was f ort unat e t hat we di dn39。 Lesson66 Swet as honey! 像蜜一樣甜！ The Hat hel d Puf fi n i s a m oder n aero pl ane, but i t s desi gner, Mr John Wim penny, i s fi nding i t di f i cult t o get i t off t h