新概念英语第二册70-72课摘要写作

Lesson 70 Red for danger
A drunk suddenly wandered into the middle of the ring during a bullfight and shouted rude remarks and waved a red cap.Ignoring the matador,the bull charged at the drunk,but he stepped aside to let it pass.The crowd cheered and the drunk bowed.Just after this,three men dragged the drunk to safety while the bull looked on sympathetically before it once more turned its attention to the matador.

Lesson 71 A famous clock
After the Houses of Parliament were burnt down in 1834,Sir Benjamin Hall was made responsible for the construction of a huge clock,which became known as Big Ben.It is very accurate despite its immense size,for offcials from the Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day. This clock,which has rarely gone wrong,can be heard on the B.B.C. when it is striking, because microphones are connected to the clock tower.

lesson 72 A car called Bluebird
Sir Malcolm Compbell set up a land-speed record in 1935 driving a car called Bluebird,which had been specially built for him.His average speed was incorrectly declared to be 299 miles per hour,but this mistake was corrected later.He had averaged 301 miles an hour.Years later,his son,Donald,also broke a record and his car was also called Bluebird.

Lesson 72 A car called bluebird2009-08-08 18:29
Sir Malcolm Campbell set up a land-speed record in 1935 driving a car called Bluebird,which had

been specially built for him.His average speed was incorrectly declared to be 299 miles per hour,but this

mistake was corrected later.He had averaged 301 miles an hour.Years later,his son,Donald,also broke a

record and his car was also called Bluebird.

Lesson 71 A famous clock2009-08-08 18:26
After the Houses of Parliament were burnt down in 1834,Sir Benjamin Hall was made responsible for

the construction of a huge clock,which became known as Big Ben.It is very accurate despite its immense

size,for offcials from the Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day. This clock,which

has rarely gone wrong,can be heard on the B.B.C. when it is striking, because microphones are

Lesson 70 Red for danger2009-08-08 18:24
A drunk suddenly wandered into the middle of the ring during a bullfight and shouted rude remarks

and waved a red cap.Ignoring the matador,the bull charged at the drunk,but he stepped aside to let it

pass.The crowd cheered and the drunk bowed.Just after this,three men dragged the drunk to safety

while the bull looked on sympathetically before it once more turned its attention to the matador