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f ri ends and i s ver y popul ar at part ies. Ever ybody admir es him for his fi ne sense of humor ever ybody, that is, except hi s si xyear ol d daught er , Jenny. Recentl y, one of Geoff rey39。 s cl osest f ri ends asked hi m to m ake a speech at a wedding r ecepti on. Thi s is t he sor t of t hing t hat Geoff r ey loves. He pr epar ed the speech car eful ly and went to t he wedding wi th Jenny. He had i ncl uded a large number of funny stor ies in t he speech and, of cour se, i t was a gr eat success. As soon as he had fi ni shed, Jenny t ol d him she wanted to go hom e. Geof fr ey was a li t le di sappointed by t his but he did as his daughter asked. On the way home, he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed t he speech. To his sur pr ise, she said she hadn39。 t . Geoff rey asked her why t his was so and she told hi m that she did not l ike t o see so m any people l aughing at him ! Lesson64 The Channel Tunnel 海 峡隧道 I n l858, a French engi neer , Ai me Thome de Gamond, ar ri ved i n England wi th a pl an for a t wentyone m ile tunnel across the Engli sh Channel. He said that it would be possi ble t o buil d a plat form i n the centr e of the Channel . Thi s platf orm would ser ve as a por t and a rail way stati on. The t unnel would be wel l vent il at ed if t al l chi mneys were buil t above sea level. In 1860, a beter plan was put f or ward by an Engl ishman, Wi l iam Low. He suggest ed that a doubl e rail way t unnel should be bui lt . Thi s would solve t he problem of venti lat ion, for if a t rai n entered t his t unnel, i t woul d draw in f r esh air behind i t. Fort yt wo year s l at er a tunnel was actual y begun. If , at he ti me, the Br it ish had not f ear ed invasi on, i t would have been pl et ed. Recent ly, ther e has again been great int er est i n the i dea of a Channel Tunnel. If i t is buil t, i t wil l 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 the pol ice 小象对警察 Last Chr istm as, the ci rcus owner , Ji mm y Gates, decided to take some present s to a chi ldren39。 s hospital . Dr essed up as Father Chri st mas and apanied by a 39。 guar d of honour 39。 of si x pret ty gi rl s, he set of f down the mai n str et of the cit y r iding a baby el ephant cal ed Jum bo. He, should have known t hat t he pol ice would never alow thi s sor t of t hing. A poli cem an appr oached Ji mmy and told hi m he ought to have gone al ong a sidestr eet as Jumbo was holding up t he tr af ic. Though Ji mmy agr ed t o go at once, Jumbo r efused to move. Fif teen poli cem en had t o push ver y hard t o get hi m of f the m ai n str eet . The pol ice had a dif fi cul t ti me, but t hey wer e most amused. 39。 Jum bo must wei gh a f ew t ons,39。 sai d a poli cem an af ter wards, 39。 so it was f or tunate t hat we didn39。 t have t o car y him . Of cour se, we shoul d ar est him , but as he has a good r ecor d, we shal l et hi m of f thi s ti me.39。 Lesson66 Swet as honey! 像蜜一样甜。 The Hat hel d Puff in i s a modern aer o plane, but it s desi gner , Mr John Wi mpenny, is f inding it dif fi cul t to get it of f t he ground. The reason f or this i s that thi s plane is also a bi cycl e. I ts pi lot has t o pedal hard t o get it int o the ai r. Af ter Mr Wim penny had t he pl ane bui lt , i t was tested t hor oughl y. I n 1961, i t was the f ir st man power ed ai rcr af t to fl y hal f a mi le. Whi l e bei ng fl own by a cham pion amateur cycl ist in 1963, the plane crashed on an ai rf iel d. Si nce t hen, Mr Wi mpenny has had it r ebui lt. He has had t he lengt h of the wi ngs increased so t hat t hey now measur e 93 f etal most as l ong as t hose of a Dakota. Many people have shown i nter est in t his new and unusual spor t. But though air cycl ists may learn how to fl y over short distances, and may, eventual y, even get across the Engli sh Channel, i t i s doubt ful whether they wi l ever cycle across the At l ant ic. Lesson67 Vol canoes 火山 Har oun Tazi ef f the Pol ish sci ent ist, has spent his l if e ti me studying acti ve vol canoes and deep caves i n al part s of the wor ld. In 1948, he went t o l ake Ki vu i n the Congo t o observe a new vol cano whi ch he lat er named Ki tur o. Tazief f was abl e to set up his camp very cl ose t o t he vol cano whi le i t was erupti ng violentl y. Though he managed to t ake a num ber of bri l iant phot ogr aphs, he could not stay near the volcano for very long. He not iced that a r iver of l iqui d rock was c oming towards hi m. It t hr eat ened t o surr ound hi m pl et ely, but Tazief f managed to escape just i n t ime. He wai t ed unt il t he vol cano became quiet and he was abl e to r etur n two days l at er. This t im e, he managed to cl imb into the mouth of Ki t ur o so t hat he coul d t ake photogr aphs and measure temperatur es. Tazief has oft en ri sked hi s li fe i n thi s way. He has been able t o tel l us m or e about acti ve vol canoes than any man ali ve. Leson68 Persist ent 纠缠不休 I crossed t he st reet to avoid meet ing hi m, but he saw m e and came r unning t owar ds me. It was no use pretending t hat I had not seen him , so I waved to him. I never enjoy m et ing Ber t Dyke s. He never has anythi ng to do. No mater how busy you are, he always insists on i ng wi th you. I had t o t hi nk of a way of prevent ing hi m fr om f ollowi ng me ar ound al l morni ng. 39。 Hul lo, Bert ,39。 I sai d. 39。 Fancy m et ing you here ! 39。 39。 Hull o, Elizabet h,39。 Bert answer ed. 39。 I was just wonder ing how to spend the mor ning until I saw you. You39。 re not busy doi ng anyt hing, ar e you ?39。 No, not at al ,39。 I answer ed. 39。 I 39。 m going t o. . .39。 39。 Woul d you mi nd my i ng wit h you ?39。 he asked, befor e I had fi ni shed speaki ng. ‘ Not at al l, 39。 I l ied, 39。 but I39。 m going t o t he denti st .39。 39。 Then I39。 l l e wi th you,39。 he answer ed. 39。 Ther e39。 s al ways plenty t o r ead。
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