【正文】 as he had f i ni shed, Jenny t ol d him she want ed t o go hom e. Geof fr ey was a li t l e di sappoint ed by this but he di d as hi s daught er asked. On t he way hom e, he asked Jenny i f she had enjoyed t he speech. To his sur pr ise, she said she hadn39。t . Geoff r ey asked her why t his was so and she t ol d him t hat she di d not li ke to se e so many peopl e l aughing at him ! Lesson64 The Channel Tunnel 海峽隧道 I n l 858, a Fr ench engi neer , Aim e Thom e de Gam ond, ar ri ved i n Engl and wit h a pl an f or a t went yone mi le t unnel acr oss the Engli sh Channel. He sai d t hat i t woul d be possi ble t o buil d a pl at f orm i n t he centr e of t he Channel. This pl at f or m woul d serve as a port and a r ail way st ati on. The t unnel woul d be wel l vent il at ed if t al l chi mneys were buil t above sea l evel. I n 1860, a bet er pl an was put f or war d by an Engli shm 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 solve t he pr oblem of venti lati on, f or if a t r ai n ent ered t hi s t unnel, it woul d draw in f r esh air behind i t. Fort yt wo year s l at er a t unnel was act ual y begun. If , at t he tim e, t he Br it sh had not f ear ed i nvasi on, i t woul d have been pl et ed. Recent l y, t her e has again been great int er est i n the i dea of a Channel Tunnel . If i t is buil t, it wil connect Br it ai n t o Europe f or t he fi r st ti me i n hist or y. Lesson65 Jum bo versus t he poli ce 小象對警察 Last Chr istm as, t he ci rcus owner , Ji mm y Gates, decided t o take som e present s to a chil dr en39。guar d of honour39。Jum bo m ust wei gh a few tons, 39。so i t was fort 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 modern aer o 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 ground. 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 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, it was t he fi r st man power ed ai rcr af t t o f l y hal f a mi le. Whil e bei ng f l own by a cham pi on am ateur cycli st i n 1963, t he pl ane crashed on an ai rf iel d. Si nce t hen, Mr Wim penny has had i t r ebuil t. He has had t he l engt h of t he wi ngs increased so t hat t hey now m easur e 93 f etalm ost as l ong as t hose of a Dakota. Many peopl e have shown i nter est in t his new and unusual spor t. But t hough air cycl i st s m ay l ear n how t o fl y over short di st ances, and may, 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. Lesson67 Vol canoes 火山 Har oun Tazief t he Poli sh sci enti st , has spent hi s li fet im e st udyi ng act i ve vol canoes and deep caves i n al l 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 l at er named Ki t ur o. Tazi ef f was abl e t o set up his camp ver y cl ose to t he vol cano whi l e it was er upti ng vi ol ent ly. Though he m anaged t o t ake a num ber of br il i ant phot ographs, he coul d not st ay near t he vol cano f or ver y l ong. He noti ced that a ri ver of li quid r ock was ing t owar ds him. I t t hr eat ene d t o sur r ound him pl et el y, but Tazief m anaged t o escape j ust i n ti me. He wait ed until t he volcano becam e quiet 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 Ki tur o so that he coul d take phot ographs and m easur e t em per at ur es. Tazi ef f has of t en r i sked his l if e i n t hi s way. He has been abl e t o tel us m or e about acti ve vol canoes t han any man ali ve. Lesson68 Persi st ent 糾纏不休 I crossed t he st r et t o avoi d m eet i ng hi m, but he saw m e and cam e r unni ng t owards m e. It was no use pr et endi ng t hat I had not seen hi m, so I waved to him . I never enj oy m eti ng Bert Dykes. He never has anyt hi ng to do. No m at t er how busy you are, he al ways i nsists on i ng wi th you. I had t o t hi nk of a way of pr eventi ng hi m fr om f oll owing m e ar ound al l mor ni ng. 39。 I said. 39。 39。 Ber t answer ed. 39。r e not busy doi ng anyt hi ng, ar e you ?39。 No, not at al, 39。 I39。 39。 he asked, bef or e I had fi ni shed speaki ng. ‘ Not at al l, 39。but I39。 39。l l e wi t h you,39。 Ther e39。wait i 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 osses t he r oad in f r ont of you. As soon as I tap on t he wi ndow, I want the car to be st opped imm edi atel y.39。Mr Eam es, 39。 you have j ust ki l ed t hat chi l d ! 39。s f oot steps many year s lat er , Si r Mal colm 39。s f ishi ng, or ei ght hours i n a ci nem a seeing t he sam e fil m over and over again, is usual l y as f ar as t hey get . They have al been put t o sham e by a boy who, whi l e pl ayi ng t ruant , tr avel ed 1600 mil es. He hi t ch hiked t o Dover and, towar ds eveni ng, went i nt o a boat o f i nd somewhere t o sleep. When he woke up next m or ning, he di scovered t hat t he boat had, i n t he m eanti me, tr avel ed t o Calais. No one noti ced t he boy as he crept off . From there, he hit ch hiked to Par is i n a l or r y. The dr iver gave hi m a f ew bi scuit s and a cup of cof fee and lef t hi m j ust outsi de the cit y. The next car t he boy st opped did not t ake hi m i nto t he Ge of f r ey loves. He pr epared t he speech caref uly and went t o t he wedding wit h J enny. He had included a lar ge number of unny stor ies in t he speech and, of course, it was a gr eat sucess. As son as he had f inished, J enny t old him she want ed t o go home. Geof fr ey was a lit t le disappoint ed by this but he did as his daught er asked. On t he way hom e, he asked J enny if she had enjoyed t he speech. To his sur pr