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新概念P.256（55课）Nota

Whatdidtheteamfind?

Dreamsoffindinglostalmostcametruerecently.Anewmachinecalled'The'hasbeenintheground.Themachinewasusedinanearthewhere--itissaid--usedtohidegold.Thewouldoftenburygoldinthecaveandthenfailtocollectit.Withthenewmachine,asearchpartywentintothecavehopingtofindburiedtreasure.Theleaderofthepartywasexaminingthenearthetothecavewhenthemachineshowedthattherewasgoldundertheground.Veryexcited,thepartydugaholetwofeetdeep.Theyfoundasmallgoldcoinwhichwasalmost.Thepartythensearchedthewholecavebutdidnotfindanythingexceptanemptytin.Inspiteofthis,manypeoplearethat'TheRevealer'mayrevealsomethingoffairlysoon.

P.260（56课）Fasterthan!

Howfastdidthewinningcargo?

Onceayear,araceisheldforoldcars.Alotofcarsenteredforthisracelastyearandtherewasagreatdealofjustbeforeitbegan.OneofthemostcarswasaRolls-RoyceSilverGhost.Themostunusualcarwasawhichhadonlythree.Builtin1885,itwastheoldestcartakingpart.Afteragreatmanyloud,theracebegan.Manyofthecarsbrokedownontheandsomedriversspentmoretimeundertheircarsthaninthem!

Afewcars,however,completedtherace.Thewinningcarreachedaspeedoffortymilesanhour--muchfasterthananyofits.Itattheendoftheraceanditsdriverhadalotoftroubletryingtostopit.Theracegaveeveryoneagreatdealofpleasure.Itwasverydifferentfrommoderncarracesbutnolessexciting.

P.264（57课）CanIhelpyou,?

Didthewomangetwhatshewanted?

Awomaninstoodatthewindowofanexpensiveshop.Thoughsheforamoment,shefinallywentinandaskedtoseeadressthatwasinthewindow.Theassistantwhoherdidnotlikethewayshewasdressed.Glancingather,hetoldherthatthedresswassold.Thewomanwalkedoutoftheshopangrilyanddecidedtotheassistantnextday.Shereturnedtotheshopthefollowingmorningdressedinacoatwithahandbaginonehandandalongumbrellaintheother.Afterseekingouttherudeassistant,sheaskedforthesamedress.Notrealizingwhoshewas,theassistantwastoserveherthistime.Withgreatdifficulty,heclimbedintotheshopwindowtogetthedress.Assoonasshesawit,thewomansaidshedidnotlikeit.Sheenjoyedherselfmakingtheassistantbringalmosteverythinginthewindowbeforefinallybuyingthedressthedressshehadfirstaskedfor.

P.268（58课）Ain?

Whydoesthevicarrefusetocutdownthetree?

ThevillageofFrinleyissaidtoa‘tree’.Becausethetreewasmentionedinanewspaper,thetreewasnearthefiftyyearsago,butitisonlyinrecentyearsthatithasgainedan.Itissaidthatifanyonetouchesthetree,hewillhavebadluck;ifhepicksaleaf,hewilldie.Manyvillagersbelievethatthetreehasalreadyanumberof.Thevicarhasbeenaskedtohavethetreecutdown,butsofarhehasrefused.Hehaspointedoutthatthetreeisausefulof,astouristshavebeencomingfromallpartsofthecountrytoseeit.Inspiteofallthathasbeensaid,thetouristshavebeenpickingleavesandcuttingtheirnamesonthetree-trunk.Sofar,notoneofthemhasbeendownbysuddendeath!

P.272（59课）inorout?

whydidRexrunaway?

Ourdog,Rex,usedtositoutsideourfrontgateand.Everytimehewantedtocomeintothegardenhewouldbarkuntilsomeoneopenedthegate.Astheneighbourscomplainedofthenoise,myhusbandspentweekstraininghimtohisonthetolethimselfin.Rexsoonbecameanatopeningthegate.However,whenIwasgoingoutshoppinglastweek,Inoticedhiminthegardennearthegate.Thistimehewasbarkingsothatsomeonewouldlethimout!

Sincethen,hehasanotherbad.Assoonasheopensthegatefromtheoutside,hecomesintothegardenandwaitsuntilthegatebarkingagain.YesterdaymyhusbandthegateandRexgotsoannoyedwehavenotseenhimsince.

P.276（60课）The

DoeswhatMadamBellinskysaidcometrue?

Atavillage,IdecidedtovisitacalledMadamBellinsky.Iwentintohertentandshetoldmetositdown.AfterIhadgivenhersomemoney,shelookedintoaballandsaid:

'Aofyoursiscomingtoseeyou.Shewillbearrivingthiseveningandintendstostayforafewdays.Themomentyouleavethistent,youwillgetabigsurprise.Awomanyouknowwellwillrushtowardsyou.Shewillspeaktoyouandthenshewillleadyouawayfromthisplace.Thatisall.'

AssoonasIwentoutside,IforgotallaboutMadamBellinskybecausemywifehurriedtowardsme.'Wherehaveyouhiding?

'sheasked.'Yoursisterwillbehereinlessthananhourandwemustbeatthestationtomeether.Wearelatealready.'Asshewalkedaway,Ifollowedheroutofthefair.

P.280（61课）Troublewiththe

Whatisthespecialimportanceofainspace?

TheHubbletelescopewasintobyonApril20,1990adollars.RightfromthestarttherewastroublewiththeHubble.Thepicturesitsentuswereverydisappointingbecauseitsmainmirrorwas!

NASAisnowgoingtoputthetelescoperight,soitwillsoonbesendingupfourtorepairit.ThewillbetakingtheastronautstotheHubble.AfromthewillbetakingtheastronautstotheHubble.AfromtheEndeavourwillthetelescopeandholditwhiletheastronautsmakethenecessaryrepairs.Ofcourse,theHubbleisabovetheearth's,soitwillsoonbesendingustheclearestpicturesofthestarsandthatwehaveeverseen.TheHubblewilltellusagreatdealabouttheageandsizeofthe.Bythetimeyoureadthis,theHubble'swillhavesentusthousandsandthousandsofwonderfulpictures.

P.284（62课）Afterthefire

Whatwasthedangertothevillagesafterthefire?

Firemenhadbeenfightingtheforestfirefornearlythreeweeksbeforetheycouldgetitunder.Ashorttimebefore,greattreeshadcoveredthecountrysideformilesaround.Now,stillroseupfromthewarmgroundoverthehills.Winterwascomingonandthehillsthevillageswith,forheavyrainwouldnotonlywashawaythesoilbutwouldcauseseriousaswell.Whenthefirehadatlastbeenputout,theforestorderedseveraltonsofaspecialtypeofwhichwouldgrowquickly.Theseedwasoverthegroundinhugebyaeroplanes.Theplaneshadbeenplantingseedfornearlyamonthwhenitbegantorain.Bythen,however,inmanyplacesthegrasshadalreadytaken.Inplaceofthegreattreeswhichhadbeengrowingtherefor,ofgreenhadbeguntoappearinthesoil.

P.288（63课）Shewasnotamused

WhydidJennywanttoleavetheweddingreception?

JeremyHampdenhasalargeoffriendsandisverypopularatparties.Everybodyhimforhisgreatsenseofhumour--everybody,thatis,excepthissix-year-olddaughter,Jenny.Recently,oneofJeremy'sfriendsaskedhimtomakeaspeechata.ThisistheofthingthatJeremyloves.HepreparedthespeechcarefullyandwenttotheweddingwithJenny.Hehadincludedalargenumberoffunnystoriesinthespeechand,ofcourse,itwasagreatsuccess.Assoonashehadfinished,Jennytoldhimshewantedtogohome.Jeremywasalittledisappointedbythisbuthedidashisdaughterasked.Onthewayhome,heaskedJennyifshehadenjoyedthespeech.Tohissurprise,shesaidshehadn't.Jeremyaskedherwhythiswassoandshetoldhimthatshedidnotliketoseesomanypeoplelaughingathim!

P.284（62课）TheChannelTunnel

Whywasthefirstnotcompleted?

In1858,aFrenchengineer,AiméThomédeGamond,arrivedinEnglandwithaplanforatwenty-one-miletunnelundertheEnglishChannel.HesaidthatitwouldbepossibletobuildaplatforminthecentreoftheChannel.Thisplatformwouldserveasaandarailwaystation.Thetunnelwouldbewell-iftallwerebuiltabove.In1860,abetterplanwasputforwardbyanEnglishman,WilliamLow.Hesuggestedthatarailway-tunnelshouldbebuilt.Thiswouldsolvetheproblemof,forifatrainenteredthistunnel,itwoulddrawinfreshairehindit.Forty-twoyearslateratunnelwasactuallybegun.If,atthetime,theBritishhadnot,itwouldhavebeencompleted.Theworldhadtowaitalmostanother100yearsfortheChannelTunnel.ItwasopenedonMarch7,1994,finallyBritaintothe.

P.296（65课）Jumboversusthepolice

WhydidthepolicehavetopushJumbooffthemainstreet?

Last,theowner,JimmyGates,decidedtotakesomepresentstoachildren'shospital.DressedupasFatherChristmasandbya'guardofhonour'ofsixprettygirls,hesetoffdownthemainstreetofthecityridingababyelephantcalledJumbo.Heshouldhaveknownthatthepolicewouldneverallowthissortofthing.ApolicemanJimmyandtoldhimhetohavegonealongasidestreetasJumbowasholdingupthetraffic.ThoughJimmyagreedtogoatonce,Jumborefusedtomove.Fifteenpolecemenhadtopushveryhardtogethimoffthemainstreet.Thepolicehadadifficulttime,buttheywedidn'thavetocarryhim.ofcourse,weshouldarresthim,butashehasagoodrecord,weshalllethimoffthistime.'

P.300（66课）Sweetashoney!

Whatwas'sweetashoney'andwhy?

In1963acrashedonWallisIsland,aplaceintheSouth.alongwaywestofSamoa.Theplanewasn'ttoobadly,butovertheyears,thecrashwasforgottenandtheundisturbed.Thenin1989,twenty-sixyearsafterthecrash,theplanewasaccidentallyrediscoveredinanoftheisland.Bythistime,aLancasterbomberinreasonableconditionwasrareandworth.TheFrenchauthoritieshadtheplaneandmovedinpartsbacktoFrance.Nowagroupofaregoingtohavetheplane.IthasfourRolls-RoyceMerlinengines,butthegroupwillneedtohaveonlythreefthemrebuilt.Theirsurpriseanddelightwhentheybrokeopentheandfoundfoundthatthefourthenginewasswe