Lesson 71 A famous clock

Once, however, it failed to give the correct time.

然而有一次，它卻把時間報錯。

Lesson 71 A famous clock

A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down!

在鐘塔上干活的一位油漆工把一只油漆桶掛在了一根指針上，把鐘弄慢了！

Lesson 72 A car called bluebird

The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour.

杰出的賽車選手馬爾科姆。坎貝爾爵士是第一個以每小時超過300英里的速度駕車的人。

Lesson 72 A car called bluebird

He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah.

他于1935年9月在猶他州的邦納維爾鹽灘創造了一項新的世界紀錄。

Lesson 72 A car called bluebird

Bluebird, the car he was driving, had been specially built for him.

他駕駛的“藍鳥”牌汽車是專門為他制造的。

Lesson 72 A car called bluebird

It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2,500-horsepower engine.

它的車身長30英尺，有一個2，500 馬力的發動機。

Lesson 72 A car called bluebird

Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour,

盡管坎貝爾達到了每小時超過304英里的速度，

Lesson 72 A car called bluebird

he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run.

但他很難把汽車控制住，因為在開始的行程中爆了一只輪胎。

Lesson 72 A car called bluebird

After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour.

比賽結束后，坎貝爾非常失望地得知他的平均時速是299英里。

Lesson 72 A car called bluebird

However, a few days later, he was told that a mistake had been made.

然而，幾天之后，有人告訴他說弄錯了。

Lesson 72 A car called bluebird

His average speed had been 301 miles per hour.

他的平均時速實際是301英里。

Lesson 72 A car called bluebird

Since that time, racing drivers have reached speeds over 600 miles an hour.

從那時以來，賽車選手已達到每小時600英里的速度。

Lesson 72 A car called bluebird

Following in his father's footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm's son, Donald, also set up a world record.

很多年之后，馬爾科姆爵士的兒子唐納德踏著父親的足跡，也創造了一項世界紀錄。

Lesson 72 A car called bluebird

Like his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird.

同他父親一樣，他也駕駛著一輛名叫“藍鳥”的汽車。

Lesson 73 The record-holder

Children who play truant from school are unimaginative.

逃學的孩子們都缺乏想像力。

Lesson 73 The record-holder

A quiet day's fishing, or eight hours in a cinema seeing the same film over and over again, is usually as far as they get.

他們通常能夠做到的，至多也就是安靜地釣上一天魚，或在電影院里坐上8個小時，一遍遍地看同一部電影。

Lesson 73 The record-holder

They have all been put to shame by a boy who, while playing truant, travelled 1,600 miles.

而有那么一個小男孩，他在逃學期間旅行了1，600英里，從而使上述所有逃學的孩子們都相形見絀了。

Lesson 73 The record-holder

He hitchhiked to Dover and, towards evening, went into a boat to find somewhere to sleep.

他搭便車到了多佛，天快黑時鉆進了一條船，想找個地方睡覺。

Lesson 73 The record-holder

When he woke up next morning, he discovered that the boat had, in the meantime, travelled to Calais.

第二天早上他醒來時，發現船在這段時間已經到了加。

Lesson 73 The record-holder

No one noticed the boy as he crept off.

當男孩從船里爬出來時，誰也沒有發現他。

Lesson 73 The record-holder

From there, he hitchhiked to Paris in a lorry.

從那里他又搭上卡車到了巴黎。

Lesson 73 The record-holder

The driver gave him a few biscuits and a cup of coffee and left him just outside the city.

司機給了他幾塊餅干和一杯咖啡，就把他丟在了城外。

Lesson 73 The record-holder

The next car the boy stopped did not take him into the centre of Paris as he hoped it would, but to Perpignan on the French-Spanish border.

男孩截住的下一輛車，沒有像他希望的那樣把他帶到巴黎市中心，而是把他帶到了法國和西班牙邊界上的佩皮尼昂。

Lesson 73 The record-holder

There he was picked up by a policeman and sent back to England by the local authorities.

他在那兒被一個警察抓住了，之后被當局送回了英國。

Lesson 73 The record-holder

He has surely set up a record for the thousands of children who dream of evading school.

他無疑為成千上萬夢想逃避上學的孩子們創造了一項紀錄。

Lesson 74 Out of the limelight

An ancient bus stopped by a dry river bed and a party of famous actors and actresses got off.

一輛古舊的汽車停在一條干涸的河床邊，一群著名男女演員下了車。

Lesson 74 Out of the limelight

Dressed in dark glasses and old clothes, they had taken special precautions so that no one should recognize them.

他們戴著墨鏡，穿著舊衣裳，特別小心以防別人認出他們。

Lesson 74 Out of the limelight

But as they soon discovered, disguises can sometimes be too perfect.

但他們很快就發覺，化裝的效果有時過分完美了。

Lesson 74 Out of the limelight

'This is a wonderful place for a picnic,' said Gloria Gleam.

“在這個地方野餐簡直太妙了，”格格利亞。格利姆說。

Lesson 74 Out of the limelight

'It couldn't be better, Gloria,' Brinksley Meers agreed.

“是再好不過的了，格格利亞。”布林克斯利。