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1、Englishman,WilliamLow.Hesuggestedthatadoublerailwaytunnelshouldbebuilt.Thiswouldsolvetheproblemofventilation,forifatrainenteredthistunnel,itwoulddrawinfreshairbehindit.Forty-twoyearslateratunnelwasactuallybegun.If,atthetime,theBritishhadnotfearedinvasion,itwouldhavebeencompleted.Recently,thereha
2、sagainbeengreatinterestintheideaofaChannelTunnel.Ifitisbuilt,itwillconnectBritaintoEuropeforthefirsttimeinhistory. Lesson65Jumboversusthepolice小象对警察 LastChristmas,thecircusowner,JimmyGates,decidedtotakesomepresentstoachildren'shospital.DressedupasFatherChristmasandaccompaniedbya'guardofhonour'
3、ofsixprettygirls,hesetoffdownthemainstreetofthecityridingababyelephantcalledJumbo.He,shouldhaveknownthatthepolicewouldneverallowthissortofthing.ApolicemanapproachedJimmyandtoldhimheoughttohavegonealongaside-streetasJumbowasholdingupthetraffic.ThoughJimmyagreedtogoatonce,Jumborefusedtomove.Fiftee
4、npolicemenhadtopushveryhardtogethimoffthemainstreet.Thepolicehadadifficulttime,buttheyweremostamused.'Jumbomustweighafewtons,'saidapolicemanafterwards,'soitwasfortunatethatwedidn'thavetocarryhim.Ofcourse,weshouldarresthim,butashehasagoodrecord,weshalllethimoffthistime.' Lesson66Sweetashoney!像蜜
5、一样甜! TheHatheldPuffinisamodernaero-plane,butitsdesigner,MrJohnWimpenny,isfindingitdifficulttogetitofftheground.Thereasonforthisisthatthisplaneisalsoabicycle.Itspilothastopedalhardtogetitintotheair.AfterMrWimpennyhadtheplanebuilt,itwastestedthoroughly.In1961,itwasthefirstman-poweredaircrafttoflyh
6、alfamile.Whilebeingflownbyachampionamateurcyclistin1963,theplanecrashedonanairfield.Sincethen,MrWimpennyhashaditrebuilt.Hehashadthelengthofthewingsincreasedsothattheynowmeasure93feet--almostaslongasthoseofaDakota.Manypeoplehaveshowninterestinthisnewandunusualsport.Butthoughaircyclistsmaylearnhow
7、toflyovershortdistances,andmay,eventually,evengetacrosstheEnglishChannel,itisdoubtfulwhethertheywillevercycleacrosstheAtlantic. Lesson67Volcanoes火山 HarounTazieffthePolishscientist,hasspenthislife-timestudyingactivevolcanoe