【正文】 har d and we wer e bot h t hr own f or war d. The exam i ner l ooked at m e sadl y. 39。 he sai d, i n a m our nf ul voi ce,39。 l esson70 Red f or danger 危險(xiǎn)的紅色 Dur i ng a bul lf ight, a dr unk suddenl y wander ed i nt o t he mi ddle of t he ri ng. The cr owd began t o shout, but t he dr unk was unawar e of t he danger. 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 ing r ude remar ks and wavi ng a r ed cap. Appar ent ly sensi ti ve to cr it cism, t he bul f or got al about t he m atador and charged at the dr unk. The crowd suddenl y grew qui et . The drunk, however, seem ed 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 i nt o cheers and t he dr unk bowed. By t his t im e, however , thr e m en 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 bull seem ed t o f eel sorr y f or him , f or it l ooked on sympat heti cal ly unti l t he dr unk was out of t he way bef ore once mor e tur ni ng it s at ent ion t o t he 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 fi rst thi ngs you wi l see is Bi g Ben, t he f am ous cl ock whi ch can be hear d al l over t he worl d on t he B. B. C. I f t he Houses of Par li am ent had hot been bur ned 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 i n Hal l who was r esponsi bl e f or t he making of t he cl ock when the 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 ac cur 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 str i ki ng because m icr ophones ar e connected t o t he cl ock t ower. Bi g Ben has rar el y gone wr ong. Once, however , i t f ail ed t o gi ve t he cor rect im e. A pai nter who had been wor ki ng on the 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(niǎo)”汽車(chē) The gr eat r aci ng dri ver , Sir Mal col m Cam pbel , was t he f ir st m an to dr i ve at over 300 mi l es per hour . He set up a new worl d r ecor d in Sept em ber 1935 at Bonnevi l e Salt Fl at s, Ut ah. Bl uebi rd, t he car he was dri vi ng, had been special y buil t for hi m. It was over 30 f et i n l engt h and had a 2500 hor se power engi ne. Alt hough Cam pbel r eached a speed of over 304 m il es per hour , he had gr eat di f icult y i n cont roll i ng t he car because a t yre bur st duri ng the f ir st r un. Aft er hi s at t em pt , Cam pbel was di sappoi nt ed t o l ear n t hat hi s aver age speed had been 299 mi l es per hour . However , a f ew days l at er, he was t ol d t hat a mi st ake had been m ade. His average speed had been 301 m il es per hour . Since t hat ti me, racing dr ive rs have r eached speeds of over 400 m il es an hour. Fol owi ng hi s f at her39。s son, Donal d, also set up a worl d r ecor d. Li ke hi s f at her , he was dr i vi ng a car cal ed Bl uebir d. Lesson73 The record hol der 紀(jì)錄保持者 Lit tl e boys who play t ruant f r om school are unim agi nat i ve. A qui et day39。Thi s i s a wonderf ul pl ace f or a piic,39。 It coul dn39。 Bri nksl ey Meers agr ed. 39。t we e m or e oft en ?39。Now you gut out of her e, al l of you!39。 I39。t r ead ! 39。 Look, sheri f , 39。 don39。m Rockwal Sli nger and t hi s i s Merl i n Gree ves.39。 Oh, i s it ?39。Wel , I39。 l eson75 SO S 呼救信號(hào) When a l ight passenger pl ane fl ew off course som e ti m e ago, it cr ashed in t he mount ai ns and it s pil ot was ki l ed. The onl y passengers, a young wom an and her t wo baby daughter s, wer e unhurt . It was t he m i ddl e of wint er . Snow lay t hi ck on t he gr ound. The woman knew t hat t he near est vil lage was mil es away. When it gr ew dar k. she t ur ned a sui t case int o a bed and put t he chil dr en i nsi de it , coveri ng t hem wit h al t he cl ot hes she could f i nd. Duri ng t he ni ght , it got te r i bl y cold. The woman kept as near as she coul d t o t he chil dren and even t r i ed to get i nt o t he case hersel f, but it was t oo sm al l. Earl y , next mor ni ng she heard planes passi ng over head and wondered how she coul d send a si gnal . Then she had an idea. She st am ped out the l et er s39。 in the snow. For tunately, a pil ot saw the signal and sent a mesage by radio to t he near est town. I t was not long befor e a heli copt er ar ri ved on t he scene to rescue t he sur vivors of t he plane cr ash. Leson76 April Fools Day 愚人節(jié) 39。 said the voice of the t elevision announcer, 39。s hospit al . Dressed up as Father Chri stmas and apanied by a 39。 of six pr et ty gi rl s, he set off down t he main str eet of t he ci ty ri di ng a baby el ephant cal led Jumbo. He, shoul d have known that the poli ce woul d never al ow t his sort of thi ng. A pol iceman appr oached Jimmy and tol d him he ought t o have gone along a side st reet as Jumbo was holdi ng up the t raf fi c. Though Ji mmy agr eed to go at once, Jumbo ref used t o move. Fi ft een pol icemen had to push very har d to get him off t he mai n st r et. The poli ce had a di f fi cult t im e, but t hey wer e m ost am used. 39。 sai d a pol i ceman aft er war ds, 39。t have t o car r y hi m. Of course, we shoul d ar r est hi m, but as he has a good r ecor d, we shal l et him off t his t im e.39。Hul lo, Bert ,39。Fancy m eti ng you here ! 39。 Bert answer ed. 39。r e not busy doi ng anyt hi ng, ar e you ?39。 I answer ed. 39。m goi ng to. . .39。Woul d you mi nd my i ng wit h you ?39。 I lied, 39。m going to the dentist.39。 Then I39。 he answered.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 tested f or a dr ivi ng li cence for t he thir d t im e. I