【正文】 wer ed.39。s always plenty to r ead in t he 39。 l eson69 But not murder! 并非謀殺！ I was bei ng tested f or a dri vi ng li cence f or t he thi rd t im e. I had been asked to dr ive i n heavy t raf fi c and had done so succe sf ul ly. Af ter havi ng been inst ruct ed to dr ive out of t own, I began to acquir e conf idence. Sure that I had passed, I was al most beginning t o enjoy m y test. The exam iner must have been pl eased wit h m y per for mance, f or he smi led and sai d, 39。 I cont inued dri vi ng and af ter some t ime, the examiner tapped loudly. Though the sound could be heard cl ear ly, it t ook me a l ong ti me t o react. I suddenly pr essed the brake pedal hard and we were bot h thr own f or ward. The exam iner looked at m e sadly. 39。 he said, in a mournf ul voi ce,39。 l esson70 Red for danger 危險的紅色 Duri ng a bull fi ght , a drunk suddenly wander ed into the mi ddl e of the r ing. The crowd began to shout, but t he drunk was unawar e of the danger . The bul l was busy wi th the mat ador at the t ime, but i t suddenl y caught sight of t he drunk who was shouti ng rude r em ar ks and wavi ng a r ed cap. Appar ently sensit ive to cr it ici sm , t he bul l for got al l about the matador and char ged at the dr unk. The crowd suddenl y gr ew quiet. The drunk, however , seem ed qui te sur e of hi msel f . When the bull got cl ose to hi m, he cl umsil y stepped aside t o let it pass. The crowd br oke int o cheers and t he drunk bowed. By this tim e, however, thr ee men had e int o the r ing and t hey qui ckl y dragged the dr unk t o safety. Even the bull se em ed to f eel sorr y f or hi m, for i t looked on sympatheti cal ly unt il t he dr unk was out of t he way bef ore once mor e tur ning i ts at ent ion t o t he matador . Leson71 A f amous clock 一個著名的大鐘 When you visit London, one of the f ir st t hings you wil l see i s Big Ben, t he famous clock which can be hear d al over the wor ld on the B. . I f the Houses of Parl iament had hot been bur ned down in 1834, the gr eat clock would never have been er ect ed. Bi g Ben t akes it s nam e f rom Si r Benjami n Hal who was r esponsi ble f or t he m aki ng of t he clock when t he new Houses of Par li am ent wer e being buil t. I t i s not onl y of imm ense size, but i s ext remel y acur at e as wel l. Of fi cials f r om Gr eenwi ch Obser vat or y have t he cl ock checked t wi ce a day. On t he B. B. C. you can hear the cl ock when i t i s act ual l y st ri king because mi cr ophones are connect ed t o t he cl ock tower. Bi g Ben has r ar el y gone wr ong. Once, however, it f ai l ed t o gi ve t he cor r ect ti me. A pai nt er who had been wor ki ng on t he t ower hung a pot of paint on one of t he hands and slowed i t down ! Lesson72 A car cal led Bl uebi rd “藍鳥”汽車 The gr eat r aci ng dr i ver, Si r Mal colm Cam pbel , was t he fi r st m an t o dri ve at over 300 mil es per hour. He set up a new wor l d record i n Sept em ber 1935 at Bonnevil l e Sal t Fl ats, Ut ah. Bl uebir d, t he car he was dr ivi ng, had been speci al l y bui lt f or 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 rol li ng the car because a t yre bur st duri ng the f ir st r un. Af t er hi s atempt , Cam pbel l was di sappointed t o l ear n that his aver age speed had been 299 m il es per hour . However , a few days l at er, he was tol d that a mi st ake had been made. His average speed had been 301 m il es per hour . Since that ti me, racing dr ivers have reached speeds of over 400 m il es an hour. Foll owing hi s father 39。s son, Donald, also set up a wor l d record. Like hi s father , he was dr ivi ng a car cal ed Bluebir d. Lesson73 The record hol der 紀錄保持者 Lit tl e boys who play tr uant f rom school ar e unim agi nat ive. A quiet day39。This is a wonderf ul pl ace f or a piic,39。 It couldn39。 Br inksl ey Meers agreed. 39。t we e mor e of ten ?39。Now you gut out of her e, al l of you!39。 I39。t read ! 39。 Look, sheri f , 39。 don39。m Rockwal Sli nger and thi s is Mer li n Gr eeves.39。 Oh, i s it ?39。Wel l, I 39。 lesson75 SOS 呼救信號 When a li ght pasenger plane f lew of f cour se some ti me ago, i t cr ashed i n the m ountai ns and i ts pi lot was kil led. The onl y passengers, a young woman and her t wo baby daughter s, wer e unhur t. I t was the mi ddl e of wint er. Snow lay t hick on t he ground. The wom an knew that he near est vil lage was mi les away. When it gr ew dar k. she t urned a suit case int o a bed and put t he chi ldr en insi de it , coveri ng them wit h al l t he cl othes she could f ind. Dur ing t he ni ght , it got ter ibl y cold. The woman kept as near as she coul d to the chil dr en a nd even t ri ed to get int o the case her sel f, but it was too sm al l. Earl y ,next morni ng she heard pl anes pasi ng over head and wonder ed how she coul d send a si gnal . Then she had an idea. She stamped out the l et ter s39。 in t he snow. For tunat ely, a pil ot saw t he signal and sent a m essage by radio t o t he nearest town. It was not long befor e a heli copter ar ived on t he scene to rescue t he sur vivors of t he pl ane cr ash. Leson76 April Fools Day 愚人節(jié) 39。 said the voice of the t elevision announcer, 39。s crop befor e the September r ai ns. On the r ight, you can see Mrs Br abant e her sel f. She has been helping her husband f or t hir ty years now. Mrs Br abante is t al king t o the m anager of t he loca l f act ory wher e the cr op is pr ocessed. Thi s last scene shows you what wi l happen at the end of the har vest : the f am ous Cal abr ian macaroni eat ing peti ti on ! Signor Fratel li, t he present cham pi on, has won i t every year since 1961. And t hat ends our speci al bull e ti n for t oday, Thur sday, Apri l 1st . We ar e now r et urni ng you to t he st udi o.39。Ci garet e Smoking and Your Healt