【正文】 ence for t he t hir d ti me. I had been asked t o dri ve i n heavy t raf i c and had done so succe sf ul ly. Aft er havi ng been i nst ructed t o dri ve out of t own, I began to acqui r e conf idence. Sure t hat I had pased, I was alm ost begi nning t o enj oy m y t est . The exami ner m ust have been pl eased wit h m y per form 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 loudly. Though t he sound could be hear d cl ear ly, it t ook m e a l ong tim e t o react . I suddenl y pr essed t he br ake pedal har d and we were bot h t hr own f or war d. The exam iner looked at m e sadl y. 39。 he sai d, i n a mour nf ul voi ce,39。 l eson70 Red f or danger 危險(xiǎn)的紅色 Duri ng a bull fi ght , a dr unk suddenl y wander ed i nt o t he mi ddl e of t he r i ng. The cr owd began t o shout , but t he drunk was unawar e of t he danger . The bul l was busy wi t h the m at ador at the ti m e, but i t suddenl y caught sight of t he dr unk who was shouti ng r ude r em arks and wavi ng a r ed cap. Apparentl y sensit ive t o cri ti ci sm , t he bull f or got al l about the m at ador and char ged at t he dr unk. The cr owd suddenly gr ew quiet. The dr unk, however , seem ed quit e sur e of hi mself . When t he bul got close t o hi m, he clumsil y stepped asi de t o l et i t pass. The cr owd br oke i nt o cheer s and the dr unk bowed. By t hi s ti me, however, t hree 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 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 t he dr unk was out of the way bef or e once m ore t ur ni ng it s at tenti on 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 t hi ngs you wi l see is Bi g Ben, the f am ous cl ock whi ch can be hear d al over t he worl d on t he B. B. C. If 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 t akes it s nam e fr om Si r Benj am i n Hal who was r esponsi ble f or t he m aki ng of t he clock when t he new Houses of Parl iament were bei ng buil t. I t is not onl y of im mense si ze, but i s extr em el y accur at e as wel . Of i 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 clock when it i s act ual l y st ri king because mi cr ophones are connect ed t o t he cl ock t ower. Bi g Ben has r ar ely gone wr ong. Once, however, i t fail ed to gi ve t he corr ect t im e. A pai nter who had been worki ng on the t ower hung a pot of pai nt on one of t he hands and sl owed it down ! Lesson72 A car cal ed Bl uebi rd “藍(lán)鳥”汽車 The great raci ng dri ver, Sir Mal col m Cam pbel l, was t he fi rst m an t o dri ve at over 300 m il es per hour. He set up a new wor l d recor d i n Sept em ber 1935 at Bonne vi l e Sal t Flats, Ut ah. Bl uebir d, the car he was dr i 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 hor se power engi ne. Al t hough Campbel l r eached a speed of over 304 m il es per hour, he had gr eat di f fi cul ty i n cont r ol li ng t he car because a t yr e bur st duri ng t he fi rst run. Aft er hi s at em pt , Cam pbel l was disappoi nt ed to l ear n t hat his aver age speed had been 299 m il es per hour. However, a f ew days l ater, he was t old t hat a m ist ake had been m ade. Hi s aver age speed had been 301 mil es per hour. Si nce t hat t im e, r aci ng dri ver s have r eached speeds of over 400 mi les an hour . Foll owi ng his f ather39。s son, Donal d, al so set up a wor ld r ecor d. Li ke his f ather, he was dri vi ng a car cal l ed Bl uebi r d. Leson73 The record hol der 紀(jì)錄保持者 Lit l e boys who pl ay tr uant f rom school ar e unim agi nati ve. A quiet day39。A rel at ion of yours i s ing t o see you. She wil l be ar ri ving t his eveni ng and intends to st ay for a f ew days. The moment you leave this tent, you wil l get a bi g sur pri se. A woman you know wel wi l r ush towards you. She wil l speak to you and t hen she wi l l ead you away f rom thi s place. That i s al .39。Where have you been hi di ng ?39。Your si ster wil l be her e i n less than an hour and we must be at the stat ion t o meet her . We ar e late al ready. 39。cl ock t his eveni ng. By that tim e, t he Astr a wil l have been fl yi ng t hr ough space f or sevent een hour s and wil have cir cl ed t he eart h a gr eat m any t im es. When t he f ir st radio m essages have been r ecei ved, the r esult s of the t ri p wil l be announced i mm edi at el y. Lesson62 Aft er t he f i re 大火之后 Fir em en had been f ighti ng t he f orest fi re f or nearl y t hr ee weeks bef or e t hey coul d get it under contr ol. A shor t im e bef or e, gr eat tr ees had cover ed t he count r ysi de f or mil es around. Now, smoke st il l rose up f rom the war m gr ound over the desol ate hil ls. Wi nter was ing on and t he hil s thr eat ened t he sur rounding vi lages wi th dest ruct ion, f or heavy r ain woul d not only wash away the soi l but woul d cause ser ious f loods as wel. When the f ir e had at l ast been put out, t he forest aut hor it ies or der ed several tons of a special type of grass sed whi ch would gr ow qui ckl y. The seed was spr ayed over the ground i n huge quanti ti es by aer opl anes. The pl anes had been pl ant ing seed for near ly a month when it began t o r ai n. By then, however, i n many places t he grass had al ready taken root . I n pl ace of the gr eat t rees whic h had been gr owi ng there f or centur ies, pat ches of green had begun t o appear in t he blackened soil. Leson63 She was not amused 她并不覺得好笑 Geof fr ey Hampden has a l arge cir cle of f ri ends and is ver y popul ar at par t ies. Everybody admir es hi m for his f ine sense of humor ever ybody, that i s, except his si x year ol d daughter , J