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1、haveshowninterestinthisnewunusualspt.ButthoughaircyclistsmaylearnhowtoflyovershtdistancesmayeventuallyevengetacrosstheEnglishChannelitisdoubtfulwhethertheywillevercycleacrosstheAtlantic.Lesson67Volcanoes火山火山HarounTazieff
2、thePolishscientisthasspenthislifetimestudyingactivevolcanoesdeepcavesinallpartsofthewld.In1948hewenttolakeKivuintheCongotoobserveanewvolcanowhichhelaternamedKituro.Tazieffwasabletosetuphiscampveryclosetothevolcanowhileit
3、waseruptingviolently.Thoughhemanagedtotakeanumberofbrilliantphotographshecouldnotstaynearthevolcanofverylong.Henoticedthatariverofliquidrockwascomingtowardshim.ItthreatenedtosurroundhimcompletelybutTazieffmanagedtoescape
4、justintime.Hewaiteduntilthevolcanobecamequiethewasabletoreturntwodayslater.ThistimehemanagedtoclimbintothemouthofKiturosothathecouldtakephotographsmeasuretemperatures.Tazieffhasoftenriskedhislifeinthisway.Hehasbeenableto
5、tellusmeaboutactivevolcanoesthananymanalive.Lesson68Persistent糾纏不休糾纏不休Icrossedthestreettoavoidmeetinghimbuthesawmecamerunningtowardsme.ItwasnousepretendingthatIhadnotseenhimsoIwavedtohim.IneverenjoymeetingBertDykes.Henev
6、erhasanythingtodo.Nomatterhowbusyyouarehealwaysinsistsoncomingwithyou.Ihadtothinkofawayofpreventinghimfromfollowingmearoundallmning.HulloBertIsaid.Fancymeetingyouhere!HulloElizabethBertanswered.Iwasjustwonderinghowtospen
7、dthemninguntilIsawyou.YourenotbusydoinganythingareyouNonotatallIanswered.Imgoingto...WouldyoumindmycomingwithyouheaskedbefeIhadfinishedspeaking.‘NotatallIliedbutImgoingtothedentist.ThenIllcomewithyouheanswered.Theresalwa
8、ysplentytoreadinthewaitingroom!lesson69Butnotmurder!并非謀殺!并非謀殺!Iwasbeingtestedfadrivinglicencefthethirdtime.Ihadbeenaskedtodriveinheavytraffichaddonesosuccessfully.AfterhavingbeeninstructedtodriveoutoftownIbegantoacquirec
9、onfidence.SurethatIhadpassedIwasalmostbeginningtoenjoymytest.TheexaminermusthavebeenpleasedwithmyperfmancefhesmiledsaidJustonemethingMrEames.Letussupposethatachildsuddenlycrossestheroadinfrontofyou.AssoonasItaponthewindo
10、wIwantthecartobestoppedimmediately.Icontinueddrivingaftersometimetheexaminertappedloudly.Thoughthesoundcouldbeheardclearlyittookmealongtimetoreact.Isuddenlypressedthebrakepedalhardwewereboththrownfward.Theexaminerlookeda
11、tmesadly.MrEameshesaidinamournfulvoiceyouhavejustkilledthatchild!lesson70Redfdanger危險(xiǎn)的紅色危險(xiǎn)的紅色Duringabullfightadrunksuddenlyweredintothedleofthering.Thecrowdbegantoshoutbutthedrunkwasunawareofthedanger.Thebullwasbusywitht
12、hematadatthetimebutitsuddenlycaughtsightofthedrunkwhowasshoutingruderemarkswavingaredcap.Apparentlysensitivetocriticismthebullfgotallaboutthematadgedatthedrunk.Thecrowdsuddenlygrewquiet.Thedrunkhoweverseemedquitesureofhi
13、mself.Whenthebullgotclosetohimheclumsilysteppedasidetoletitpass.Thecrowdbrokeintocheersthedrunkbowed.Bythistimehoweverthreemenhadcomeintotheringtheyquicklydraggedthedrunktosafety.Eventhebullseemedtofeelsryfhimfitlookedon
14、sympatheticallyuntilthedrunkwasoutofthewaybefeoncemeturningitsattentiontothematad.Lesson71Afamousclock一個(gè)著名的大鐘一個(gè)著名的大鐘WhenyouvisitLondononeofthefirstthingsyouwillseeisBigBenthefamousclockwhichcanbeheardalloverthewldontheB.
15、B.C.IftheHousesofParliamenthadhotbeenburneddownin1834thegreatclockwouldneverhavebeenerected.BigBentakesitsnamefromSirBenjaminHallwhowasresponsiblefthemakingoftheclockwhenthenewHousesofParliamentwerebeingbuilt.Itisnotonly
16、ofimmensesizebutisextremelyaccurateaswell.OfficialsfromGreenwichObservatyhavetheclockcheckedtwiceaday.OntheB.B.C.youcanheartheclockwhenitisactuallystrikingbecausemicrophonesareconnectedtotheclocktower.BigBenhasrarelygone
17、wrong.Oncehoweveritfailedtogivethecrecttime.Apainterwhohadbeenwkingonthetowerhungapotofpaintononeofthehssloweditdown!Lesson72AcarcalledBluebird“藍(lán)鳥”汽車“藍(lán)鳥”汽車ThegreatracingdriverSirMalcolmCampbellwasthefirstmantodriveatover
18、300milesperhour.HesetupanewwldrecdinSeptember1935atBonnevilleSaltFlatsUtah.Bluebirdthecarhewasdrivinghadbeenspeciallybuiltfhim.Itwasover30feetinlengthhada2500hsepowerengine.AlthoughCampbellreachedaspeedofover304milesperh
19、ourhehadgreatdifficultyincontrollingthecarbecauseatyreburstduringthefirstrun.AfterhisattemptCampbellwasdisappointedtolearnthathisaveragespeedhadbeen299milesperhour.Howeverafewdayslaterhewastoldthatamistakehadbeenmade.His
20、averagespeedhadbeen301milesperhour.Sincethattimeracingdrivershavereachedspeedsofover400milesanhour.FollowinghisfathersfootstepsmanyyearslaterSirMalcolmssonDonaldalsosetupawldrecd.LikehisfatherhewasdrivingacarcalledBluebi
21、rd.Lesson73Therecdholder紀(jì)錄保持者紀(jì)錄保持者Littleboyswhoplaytruantfromschoolareunimaginative.Aquietdaysfishingeighthoursinacinemaseeingthesamefilmoveroveragainisusuallyasfarastheyget.Theyhaveallbeenputtoshamebyaboywhowhileplaying
22、truanttravelled1600miles.HehitchhikedtoDovertowardseveningwentintoaboattofindsomewheretosleep.WhenhewokeupnextmninghediscoveredthattheboathadinthemeantimetravelledtoCalais.Noonenoticedtheboyashecreptoff.Fromtherehehitchh
23、ikedtoParisinalry.Thedrivergavehimafewbiscuitsacupofcoffeelefthimjustoutsidethecity.ThenextcartheboystoppeddidnottakehimintothecentreofParisashehopeditwouldbuttoPerpignanontheFrenchSpanishbder.Therehewaspickedupbyapolice
24、mansentbacktoEnglbythelocalauthities.Hehassurelysetuparecdfthethoussofboyswhodreamofevadingschool.Lesson74Outofthelimelight舞臺(tái)之外舞臺(tái)之外Anancientbusstoppedbyadryriverbedapartyoffamousactsactressesgotoff.Dressedindarkglassesol
25、dclothestheyhadtakenspecialprecautionssothatnooneshouldrecognizethem.Butastheysoondiscovereddisguisescansometimesbetooperfect.ThisisawonderfulplacefapicnicsaidGliaGleam.ItcouldntbebetterGliaBrinksleyMeersagreed.Nonewspap
26、ermennofilmfans!WhydontwecomemeoftenMeanwhiletwootheractsRockwallSlingerMerlinGreeveshadcarriedtwolargefoodbasketstoashadyspotundersometrees.Whentheyhadallmadethemselvescomftableastrangerappeared.Helookedveryangry.Nowyou
27、gutoutofhereallofyou!heshouted:Imsheriffhere.DoyouseethatnoticeItsays“NoCamping“incaseyoucantread!LooksheriffsaidRockwalldontbetoohardonus.ImRockwallSlingerthisisMerlinGreeves.Ohisitsaidthesheriffwithasneer.WellImBrinksl
28、eyMeersmyothernameisGliaGleam.Nowyougetoutofherefast!lesson75SOS呼救信號(hào)呼救信號(hào)Whenalightpassengerplaneflewoffcoursesometimeagoitcrashedinthemountainsitspilotwaskilled.Theonlypassengersayoungwomanhertwobabydaughterswereunhurt.I
29、twasthedleofwinter.Snowlaythickontheground.Thewomanknewthatthenearestvillagewasmilesaway.Whenitgrewdark.sheturnedasuitcaseintoabedputthechildreninsideitcoveringthemwithalltheclothesshecouldfind.Duringthenightitgotterribl
30、ycold.Thewomankeptasnearasshecouldtothechildreneventriedtogetintothecaseherselfbutitwastoosmall.Earlynextmningsheheardplanespassingoverheadwonderedhowshecouldsendasignal.Thenshehadanidea.ShestampedoutthelettersSOSinthesn
31、ow.Ftunatelyapilotsawthesignalsentamessagebyradiotothenearesttown.Itwasnotlongbefeahelicopterarrivedonthescenetorescuethesurvivsoftheplanecrash.Lesson76AprilFoolsDay愚人節(jié)愚人節(jié)Toendourspecialnewsbulletinsaidthevoiceofthetelev
32、isionannouncerwearetakingyoutothemacaronifieldsofCalabria.Macaronihasbeengrowninthisareafoversixhundredyears.TwooftheleadinggrowersGiuseppeMoldovaRicardoBrabantetellmethattheyhavebeenexpectingasplendidcropthisyearharvest
33、inghasbegunearlierthanusual.Hereyoucanseetwowkerswhobetweenthemhavejustfinishedcuttingthreecartloadsofgoldenbrownmacaronistalks.ThewholevillagehasbeenwkingdaynightgatheringthreshingthisyearscropbefetheSeptemberrains.Onth
34、erightyoucanseeMrsBrabanteherself.Shehasbeenhelpingherhusbfthirtyyearsnow.MrsBrabanteistalkingtothemanagerofthelocalfactywherethecropisprocessed.Thislastsceneshowsyouwhatwillhappenattheendoftheharvest:thefamousCalabrianm
35、acaronieatingcompetition!SignFratellithepresentchampionhaswoniteveryyearsince1961.thatendsourspecialbulletinftodayThursdayApril1st.Wearenowreturningyoutothestudio.Lesson77Asuccessfuloperation一例成功的手術(shù)一例成功的手術(shù)ThemummyofanEgy
36、ptianwomanwhodiedin800B.C.hasjusthadanoperation.ThemummyisthatofShepenmutwhowasonceasingerintheTempleofThebes.AstherewerestrangemarksontheXrayplatestakenofthemummydoctshavebeentryingtofindoutwhetherthewomandiedofararedis
37、ease.Theonlywaytodothiswastooperate.Theoperationwhichlastedfoverfourhoursprovedtobeverydifficultbecauseofthehardresinwhichcoveredtheskin.Thedoctsremovedasectionofthemummysentittoalabaty.TheyalsofoundsomethingwhichtheXray
38、ofthegodDuamutef.Thisgodwhichhastheheadofacowwasnmallyplacedinsideamummy.Thedoctshavenotyetdecidedhowthewomandied.Theyfearedthatthemummywouldfalltopieceswhentheycutitopenbutftunatelythishasnothappened.Themummysuccessfull
39、ysurvivedtheoperation.Lesson78Thelastone最后一枝嗎?最后一枝嗎?AfterreadinganarticleentitledCigaretteSmokingYourHealthIlitacigarettetocalmmynerves.IsmokedwithconcentrationpleasureasIwassurethatthiswouldbemylastcigarette.Fawholeweek
40、Ididnotsmokeatallduringthistimemywifesufferedterribly.Ihadalltheusualsymptomsofsomeonegivingupsmoking:abadtemperanenmousappetite.Myfriendskeptonofferingmecigarettescigars.TheymadenoeffttohidetheiramusementwheneverIproduc
41、edapacketofsweetsfrommypocket.AftersevendaysofthisIwenttoaparty.EverybodyaroundmewassmokingIfeltextremelyuncomftable.WhenmyoldfriendBrianurgedmetoacceptacigaretteitwasmethanIcouldbear.Itookoneguiltilylititsmokedwithsatis
42、faction.Mywifewasdelightedthatthingshadreturnedtonmalonceme.AnywayasBrianpointedoutitistheeasiestthinginthewldtogiveupsmoking.Hehimselfhasdoneitlotsoftimes!Lesson79Byair乘飛機(jī)乘飛機(jī)IusedtotravelbyairagreatdealwhenIwasaboy.Mypa
43、rentsusedtoliveinSouthAmericaIusedtoflytherefromEuropeintheholidays.AnairhostesswouldtakegeofmeIneverhadanunpleasantexperience.IamusedtotravellingbyaironlyononeoccasionhaveIeverfeltfrightened.Aftertakingoffwewereflyinglo
44、woverthecityslowlygainingheightwhentheplanesuddenlyturnedroundflewbacktotheairpt.Whilewewerewaitingtolanairhostesstoldustokeepcalmtogetofftheplanequietlyassoonasithadtoucheddown.Everybodyonboardwaswriedwewerecurioustofin
45、doutwhathadhappened.Laterwelearntthattherewasaveryimptantpersononboard.Thepolicehadbeentoldthatabombhadbeenplantedontheplane.Afterwehadledtheplanewassearchedthoughly.Ftunatelynothingwasfoundfivehourslaterwewereabletotake
46、offagain.Lesson80TheCrystalPalace水晶宮水晶宮PerhapsthemostextradinarybuildingofthenieenthcenturywastheCrystalPalacewhichwasbuiltinHydeParkftheGreatExhibitionof1851.TheCrystalPalacewasdifferentfromallotherbuildingsinthewldfitw
47、asmadeofironglass.Itwasoneofthebiggestbuildingsofalltimealotofpeoplefrommanycountriescametoseeit.Agreatmanygoodsweresenttotheexhibitionfromhaveshowninterestinthisnewunusualspt.Butthoughaircyclistsmaylearnhowtoflyovershtd
48、istancesmayeventuallyevengetacrosstheEnglishChannelitisdoubtfulwhethertheywillevercycleacrosstheAtlantic.Lesson67Volcanoes火山火山HarounTazieffthePolishscientisthasspenthislifetimestudyingactivevolcanoesdeepcavesinallpartsof
49、thewld.In1948hewenttolakeKivuintheCongotoobserveanewvolcanowhichhelaternamedKituro.Tazieffwasabletosetuphiscampveryclosetothevolcanowhileitwaseruptingviolently.Thoughhemanagedtotakeanumberofbrilliantphotographshecouldnot
50、staynearthevolcanofverylong.Henoticedthatariverofliquidrockwascomingtowardshim.ItthreatenedtosurroundhimcompletelybutTazieffmanagedtoescapejustintime.Hewaiteduntilthevolcanobecamequiethewasabletoreturntwodayslater.Thisti
51、mehemanagedtoclimbintothemouthofKiturosothathecouldtakephotographsmeasuretemperatures.Tazieffhasoftenriskedhislifeinthisway.Hehasbeenabletotellusmeaboutactivevolcanoesthananymanalive.Lesson68Persistent糾纏不休糾纏不休Icrossedthe
52、streettoavoidmeetinghimbuthesawmecamerunningtowardsme.ItwasnousepretendingthatIhadnotseenhimsoIwavedtohim.IneverenjoymeetingBertDykes.Heneverhasanythingtodo.Nomatterhowbusyyouarehealwaysinsistsoncomingwithyou.Ihadtothink
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