Lesson72Acarcalledbluebird
Thegreatracingdriver,SirMalcolmCampbell,wasthefirstmantodriveatover300milesperhour.HesetupanewworldrecordinSeptember1935atBonnevilleSaltFlats,Utah.Bluebird,thecarhewasdriving,hadbeenspeciallybuiltforhim.Itwasover30feetinlengthandhada2,500-horsepowerengine.AlthoughCampbellreachedaspeedofover304milesperhour,hehadgreatdifficultyincontrollingthecarbecauseatireburstduring...[阅读全文]
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Lesson71Afamousclock
WhenyouvisitLondon,oneofthefirstthingsyouwillseeisBigBen,thefamousclockwhichcanbeheardallovertheworldontheB.B.C.IftheHousesofParliamenthadnotbeenburneddownin1834,thegreatclockwouldneverhavebeenerected.BigBentakesitsnamefromSirBenjaminHallwhowasresponsibleforthemakingoftheclockwhenthenewHousesofParliamentwerebeingbuilt.Itisnotonlyofimmensesize,butisextremelyaccurateaswell.O...[阅读全文]
WhenyouvisitLondon,oneofthefirstthingsyouwillseeisBigBen,thefamousclockwhichcanbeheardallovertheworldontheB.B.C.IftheHousesofParliamenthadnotbeenburneddownin1834,thegreatclockwouldneverhavebeenerected.BigBentakesitsnamefromSirBenjaminHallwhowasresponsibleforthemakingoftheclockwhenthenewHousesofParliamentwerebeingbuilt.Itisnotonlyofimmensesize,butisextremelyaccurateaswell.O...[阅读全文]
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Lesson70Redfordanger
Duringabullfight,adrunksuddenlywanderedintothemiddleofthering.Thecrowdbegantoshout,butthedrunkwasunawareofthedanger.Thebullwasbusywiththematadoratthetime,butitsuddenlycaughtsightofthedrunkwhowasshoutingruderemarksandwavingaredcap.Apparentlysensitivetocriticism,thebullforgotallaboutthematadorandchargedatthedrunk.Thecrowdsuddenlygrewquiet.Thedrunk,however,seemedquitesureofhi...[阅读全文]
Duringabullfight,adrunksuddenlywanderedintothemiddleofthering.Thecrowdbegantoshout,butthedrunkwasunawareofthedanger.Thebullwasbusywiththematadoratthetime,butitsuddenlycaughtsightofthedrunkwhowasshoutingruderemarksandwavingaredcap.Apparentlysensitivetocriticism,thebullforgotallaboutthematadorandchargedatthedrunk.Thecrowdsuddenlygrewquiet.Thedrunk,however,seemedquitesureofhi...[阅读全文]
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Lesson69Butnotmurder!
Iwasbeingtestedforadrivinglicenceforthethirdtime.Ihadbeenaskedtodriveinheavytrafficandhaddonesosuccessfully.Afterhavingbeeninstructedtodriveoutoftown,Ibegantoacquireconfidence.SurethatIhadpassed,Iwasalmostbeginningtoenjoymytest.Theexaminermusthavebeenpleasedwithmyperformance,forhesmiledandsaid.'Justonemorething,Mr.Eames.Letussupposethatachildsuddenlycrossestheroadinfr...[阅读全文]
Iwasbeingtestedforadrivinglicenceforthethirdtime.Ihadbeenaskedtodriveinheavytrafficandhaddonesosuccessfully.Afterhavingbeeninstructedtodriveoutoftown,Ibegantoacquireconfidence.SurethatIhadpassed,Iwasalmostbeginningtoenjoymytest.Theexaminermusthavebeenpleasedwithmyperformance,forhesmiledandsaid.'Justonemorething,Mr.Eames.Letussupposethatachildsuddenlycrossestheroadinfr...[阅读全文]
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Lesson68Persistent
Icrossedthestreettoavoidmeetinghim,buthesawmeandcamerunningtowardsme.ItwasnousepretendingthatIhadnotseenhim,soIwavedtohim.IneverenjoymeetingBertDykes.Heneverhasanythingtodo.Nomatterhowbusyyouare,healwaysinsistsoncomingwithyou.Ihadtothinkofawayofpreventinghimfromfollowingmearoundallmorning.
'Hello,Bert,'Isaid.'Fancymeetingyouhere!'
'Hi,Elizabeth,&#...[阅读全文]
Icrossedthestreettoavoidmeetinghim,buthesawmeandcamerunningtowardsme.ItwasnousepretendingthatIhadnotseenhim,soIwavedtohim.IneverenjoymeetingBertDykes.Heneverhasanythingtodo.Nomatterhowbusyyouare,healwaysinsistsoncomingwithyou.Ihadtothinkofawayofpreventinghimfromfollowingmearoundallmorning.
'Hello,Bert,'Isaid.'Fancymeetingyouhere!'
'Hi,Elizabeth,&#...[阅读全文]
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Lesson67Volcanoes
HarounTazieff,thePolishscientist,hasspenthislifetimestudyingactivevolcanoesanddeepcavesinallpartsoftheworld.In1948,hewenttoLakeKivuintheCongotoobserveanewvolcanowhichhelaternamedKituro.Tazieffwasabletosetuphiscampveryclosetothevolcanowhileitwaseruptingviolently.Thoughhemanagedtotakeanumberofbrilliantphotographs,hecouldnotstaynearthevolcanoforverylong.Henoticedthatariverofliqu...[阅读全文]
HarounTazieff,thePolishscientist,hasspenthislifetimestudyingactivevolcanoesanddeepcavesinallpartsoftheworld.In1948,hewenttoLakeKivuintheCongotoobserveanewvolcanowhichhelaternamedKituro.Tazieffwasabletosetuphiscampveryclosetothevolcanowhileitwaseruptingviolently.Thoughhemanagedtotakeanumberofbrilliantphotographs,hecouldnotstaynearthevolcanoforverylong.Henoticedthatariverofliqu...[阅读全文]
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Lesson66Cyclingthroughttheair
TheHatfieldPuffinisamodernaeroplane,butitsdesigner,Mr.JohnWimpenny,isfindingitdifficulttogetitofftheground.Thereasonforthisisthatthisplaneisalsoabicycle.Itspilothastopedalhardtogetitintotheair.AfterMr.Wimpennyhadtheplanebuilt,itwastestedthoroughly.In1961,itwasthefirstman-poweredaircrafttoflyhalfamile.Whilebeingflownbyachampionamaturecyclistin1963,theplanecrashedon...[阅读全文]
TheHatfieldPuffinisamodernaeroplane,butitsdesigner,Mr.JohnWimpenny,isfindingitdifficulttogetitofftheground.Thereasonforthisisthatthisplaneisalsoabicycle.Itspilothastopedalhardtogetitintotheair.AfterMr.Wimpennyhadtheplanebuilt,itwastestedthoroughly.In1961,itwasthefirstman-poweredaircrafttoflyhalfamile.Whilebeingflownbyachampionamaturecyclistin1963,theplanecrashedon...[阅读全文]
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学习小千，今天我也做了两个版本--一个是自己琢磨着念的，另一个是跟着原声读的。
Lesson65Jumboversusthepolice
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LastChristmas,thecircusowner,JimmyGates,decidedtotakesomepresentstoachildren'shospital.DressedupasFatherChristmasandaccompaniedbya'guardofhonour'ofsixprettygirls,hesetoffdownthema...[阅读全文]
Lesson65Jumboversusthepolice
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3timeswithoutreferringtotheoriginalaudio.)
LastChristmas,thecircusowner,JimmyGates,decidedtotakesomepresentstoachildren'shospital.DressedupasFatherChristmasandaccompaniedbya'guardofhonour'ofsixprettygirls,hesetoffdownthema...[阅读全文]
