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1、Englishman,WilliamLow.Hesuggestedthatadoublerailwaytunnelshouldbebuilt.Thiswouldsolvetheproblemofventilation,forifatrainenteredthistunnel,itwoulddrawinfreshairbehindit.Forty-twoyearslateratunnelwasactuallybegun.If,atthetime,theBritishhadnotfearedinvasion,itwould
2、havebeencompleted.Recently,therehasagainbeengreatinterestintheideaofaChannelTunnel.Ifitisbuilt,itwillconnectBritaintoEuropeforthefirsttimeinhistory. Lesson65Jumboversusthepolice小象对警察 LastChristmas,thecircusowner,JimmyGates,decidedtotakesomepresentstoachildren'
3、shospital.DressedupasFatherChristmasandaccompaniedbya'guardofhonour'ofsixprettygirls,hesetoffdownthemainstreetofthecityridingababyelephantcalledJumbo.He,shouldhaveknownthatthepolicewouldneverallowthissortofthing.ApolicemanapproachedJimmyandtoldhimheoughttohavego
4、nealongaside-streetasJumbowasholdingupthetraffic.ThoughJimmyagreedtogoatonce,Jumborefusedtomove.Fifteenpolicemenhadtopushveryhardtogethimoffthemainstreet.Thepolicehadadifficulttime,buttheyweremostamused.'Jumbomustweighafewtons,'saidapolicemanafterwards,'soitwasf
5、ortunatethatwedidn'thavetocarryhim.Ofcourse,weshouldarresthim,butashehasagoodrecord,weshalllethimoffthistime.' Lesson66Sweetashoney!像蜜一样甜! TheHatheldPuffinisamodernaero-plane,butitsdesigner,MrJohnWimpenny,isfindingitdifficulttogetitofftheground.Thereasonforthi
6、sisthatthisplaneisalsoabicycle.Itspilothastopedalhardtogetitintotheair.AfterMrWimpennyhadtheplanebuilt,itwastestedthoroughly.In1961,itwasthefirstman-poweredaircrafttoflyhalfamile.Whilebeingflownbyachampionamateurcyclistin1963,theplanecrashedonanairfield.Sincethe
7、n,MrWimpennyhashaditrebuilt.Hehashadthelengthofthewingsincreasedsothattheynowmeasure93feet--almostaslongasthoseofaDakota.Manypeoplehaveshowninterestinthisnewandunusualsport.Butthoughaircyclistsmaylearnhowtoflyovershortdistances,andmay,eventually,evengetacrossthe
8、EnglishChannel,itisdoubtfulwhethertheywillevercycleacrosstheAtlantic. Lesson67Volcanoes火山 HarounTazieffthePolishscientist,hasspenthislife-timestudyingactivevolcanoe