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HAVESHOWNINTERESTINTHISNEWANDUNUSUALSPORTBUTTHOUGHAIRCYCLISTSMAYLEARNHOWTOFLYOVERSHORTDISTANCES,ANDMAY,EVENTUALLY,EVENGETACROSSTHEENGLISHCHANNEL,ITISDOUBTFULWHETHERTHEYWILLEVERCYCLEACROSSTHEATLANTICLESSON67VOLCANOES火山HAROUNTAZIEFFTHEPOLISHSCIENTIST,HASSPENTHISLIFETIMESTUDYINGACTIVEVOLCANOESANDDEEPCAVESINALLPARTSOFTHEWORLDIN1948,HEWENTTOLAKEKIVUINTHECONGOTOOBSERVEANEWVOLCANOWHICHHELATERNAMEDKITUROTAZIEFFWASABLETOSETUPHISCAMPVERYCLOSETOTHEVOLCANOWHILEITWASERUPTINGVIOLENTLYTHOUGHHEMANAGEDTOTAKEANUMBEROFBRILLIANTPHOTOGRAPHS,HECOULDNOTSTAYNEARTHEVOLCANOFORVERYLONGHENOTICEDTHATARIVEROFLIQUIDROCKWASCOMINGTOWARDSHIMITTHREATENEDTOSURROUNDHIMCOMPLETELY,BUTTAZIEFFMANAGEDTOESCAPEJUSTINTIMEHEWAITEDUNTILTHEVOLCANOBECAMEQUIETANDHEWASABLETORETURNTWODAYSLATERTHISTIME,HEMANAGEDTOCLIMBINTOTHEMOUTHOFKITUROSOTHATHECOULDTAKEPHOTOGRAPHSANDMEASURETEMPERATURESTAZIEFFHASOFTENRISKEDHISLIFEINTHISWAYHEHASBEENABLETOTELLUSMOREABOUTACTIVEVOLCANOESTHANANYMANALIVELESSON68PERSISTENT糾纏不休ICROSSEDTHESTREETTOAVOIDMEETINGHIM,BUTHESAWMEANDCAMERUNNINGTOWARDSMEITWASNOUSEPRETENDINGTHATIHADNOTSEENHIM,SOIWAVEDTOHIMINEVERENJOYMEETINGBERTDYKESHENEVERHASANYTHINGTODONOMATTERHOWBUSYYOUARE,HEALWAYSINSISTSONCOMINGWITHYOUIHADTOTHINKOFAWAYOFPREVENTINGHIMFROMFOLLOWINGMEAROUNDALLMORNINGHULLO,BERT,ISAIDFANCYMEETINGYOUHEREHULLO,ELIZABETH,BERTANSWEREDIWASJUSTWONDERINGHOWTOSPENDTHEMORNINGUNTILISAWYOUYOURENOTBUSYDOINGANYTHING,AREYOUNO,NOTATALL,IANSWEREDIMGOINGTOWOULDYOUMINDMYCOMINGWITHYOUHEASKED,BEFOREIHADFINISHEDSPEAKINGNOTATALL,ILIED,BUTIMGOINGTOTHEDENTISTTHENILLCOMEWITHYOU,HEANSWEREDTHERESALWAYSPLENTYTOREADINTHEWAITINGROOMLESSON69BUTNOTMURDER并非謀殺IWASBEINGTESTEDFORADRIVINGLICENCEFORTHETHIRDTIMEIHADBEENASKEDTODRIVEINHEAVYTRAFFICANDHADDONESOSUCCESSFULLYAFTERHAVINGBEENINSTRUCTEDTODRIVEOUTOFTOWN,IBEGANTOACQUIRECONFIDENCESURETHATIHADPASSED,IWASALMOSTBEGINNINGTOENJOYMYTESTTHEEXAMINERMUSTHAVEBEENPLEASEDWITHMYPERFORMANCE,FORHESMILEDANDSAID,JUSTONEMORETHING,MREAMESLETUSSUPPOSETHATACHILDSUDDENLYCROSSESTHEROADINFRONTOFYOUASSOONASITAPONTHEWINDOW,IWANTTHECARTOBESTOPPEDIMMEDIATELYICONTINUEDDRIVINGANDAFTERSOMETIME,THEEXAMINERTAPPEDLOUDLYTHOUGHTHESOUNDCOULDBEHEARDCLEARLY,ITTOOKMEALONGTIMETOREACTISUDDENLYPRESSEDTHEBRAKEPEDALHARDANDWEWEREBOTHTHROWNFORWARDTHEEXAMINERLOOKEDATMESADLYMREAMES,HESAID,INAMOURNFULVOICE,YOUHAVEJUSTKILLEDTHATCHILDLESSON70REDFORDANGER危險(xiǎn)的紅色DURINGABULLFIGHT,ADRUNKSUDDENLYWANDEREDINTOTHEMIDDLEOFTHERINGTHECROWDBEGANTOSHOUT,BUTTHEDRUNKWASUNAWAREOFTHEDANGERTHEBULLWASBUSYWITHTHEMATADORATTHETIME,BUTITSUDDENLYCAUGHTSIGHTOFTHEDRUNKWHOWASSHOUTINGRUDEREMARKSANDWAVINGAREDCAPAPPARENTLYSENSITIVETOCRITICISM,THEBULLFORGOTALLABOUTTHEMATADORANDCHARGEDATTHEDRUNKTHECROWDSUDDENLYGREWQUIETTHEDRUNK,HOWEVER,SEEMEDQUITESUREOFHIMSELFWHENTHEBULLGOTCLOSETOHIM,HECLUMSILYSTEPPEDASIDETOLETITPASSTHECROWDBROKEINTOCHEERSANDTHEDRUNKBOWEDBYTHISTIME,HOWEVER,THREEMENHADCOMEINTOTHERINGANDTHEYQUICKLYDRAGGEDTHEDRUNKTOSAFETYEVENTHEBULLSEEMEDTOFEELSORRYFORHIM,FORITLOOKEDONSYMPATHETICALLYUNTILTHEDRUNKWASOUTOFTHEWAYBEFOREONCEMORETURNINGITSATTENTIONTOTHEMATADORLESSON71AFAMOUSCLOCK一個(gè)著名的大鐘WHENYOUVISITLONDON,ONEOFTHEFIRSTTHINGSYOUWILLSEEISBIGBEN,THEFAMOUSCLOCKWHICHCANBEHEARDALLOVERTHEWORLDONTHEBBCIFTHEHOUSESOFPARLIAMENTHADHOTBEENBURNEDDOWNIN1834,THEGREATCLOCKWOULDNEVERHAVEBEENERECTEDBIGBENTAKESITSNAMEFROMSIRBENJAMINHALLWHOWASRESPONSIBLEFORTHEMAKINGOFTHECLOCKWHENTHENEWHOUSESOFPARLIAMENTWEREBEINGBUILTITISNOTONLYOFIMMENSESIZE,BUTISEXTREMELYACCURATEASWELLOFFICIALSFROMGREENWICHOBSERVATORYHAVETHECLOCKCHECKEDTWICEADAYONTHEBBCYOUCANHEARTHECLOCKWHENITISACTUALLYSTRIKINGBECAUSEMICROPHONESARECONNECTEDTOTHECLOCKTOWERBIGBENHASRARELYGONEWRONGONCE,HOWEVER,ITFAILEDTOGIVETHECORRECTTIMEAPAINTERWHOHADBEENWORKINGONTHETOWERHUNGAPOTOFPAINTONONEOFTHEHANDSANDSLOWEDITDOWNLESSON72ACARCALLEDBLUEBIRD“藍(lán)鳥”汽車THEGREATRACINGDRIVER,SIRMALCOLMCAMPBELL,WASTHEFIRSTMANTODRIVEATOVER300MILESPERHOURHESETUPANEWWORLDRECORDINSEPTEMBER1935ATBONNEVILLESALTFLATS,UTAHBLUEBIRD,THECARHEWASDRIVING,HADBEENSPECIALLYBUILTFORHIMITWASOVER30FEETINLENGTHANDHADA2500HORSEPOWERENGINEALTHOUGHCAMPBELLREACHEDASPEEDOFOVER304MILESPERHOUR,HEHADGREATDIFFICULTYINCONTROLLINGTHECARBECAUSEATYREBURSTDURINGTHEFIRSTRUNAFTERHISATTEMPT,CAMPBELLWASDISAPPOINTEDTOLEARNTHATHISAVERAGESPEEDHADBEEN299MILESPERHOURHOWEVER,AFEWDAYSLATER,HEWASTOLDTHATAMISTAKEHADBEENMADEHISAVERAGESPEEDHADBEEN301MILESPERHOURSINCETHATTIME,RACINGDRIVERSHAVEREACHEDSPEEDSOFOVER400MILESANHOURFOLLOWINGHISFATHERSFOOTSTEPSMANYYEARSLATER,SIRMALCOLMSSON,DONALD,ALSOSETUPAWORLDRECORDLIKEHISFATHER,HEWASDRIVINGACARCALLEDBLUEBIRDLESSON73THERECORDHOLDER紀(jì)錄保持者LITTLEBOYSWHOPLAYTRUANTFROMSCHOOLAREUNIMAGINATIVEAQUIETDAYSFISHING,OREIGHTHOURSINACINEMASEEINGTHESAMEFILMOVERANDOVERAGAIN,ISUSUALLYASFARASTHEYGETTHEYHAVEALLBEENPUTTOSHAMEBYABOYWHO,WHILEPLAYINGTRUANT,TRAVELLED1600MILESHEHITCHHIKEDTODOVERAND,TOWARDSEVENING,WENTINTOABOATTOFINDSOMEWHERETOSLEEPWHENHEWOKEUPNEXTMORNING,HEDISCOVEREDTHATTHEBOATHAD,INTHEMEANTIME,TRAVELLEDTOCALAISNOONENOTICEDTHEBOYASHECREPTOFFFROMTHERE,HEHITCHHIKEDTOPARISINALORRYTHEDRIVERGAVEHIMAFEWBISCU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