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Lesson16Mary had a little lamb

[00:

00.49]MaryandherhusbandDimitrilivedinthetinyvillageofPerachorainsouthernGreece.

[00:

07.76]OneofMary'sprizepossessionswasalittlewhitelambwhichherhusbandhadgivenher.

[00:

14.00]Shekeptittiedtoatreeinafieldduringthedayandwenttofetchiteveryevening.

[00:

20.28]Oneevening,however,thelambwasmissing.

[00:

23.72]Theropehadbeencut,soitwasobviousthatthelambhadbeenstolen.

[00:

29.77]WhenDimitricameinfromthefields,hiswifetoldhimwhathadhappened.

[00:

34.57]Dimitriatoncesetouttofindthethief.

[00:

37.98]Heknewitwouldnotprovedifficultinsuchasmallvillage.

[00:

42.19]Aftertellingseveralofhisfriendsaboutthetheft,Dimitrifoundoutthathisneighbour,Aleko,hadsuddenlyacquiredanewlamb.

[00:

52.06]DimitriimmediatelywenttoAleko'shouseandangrilyaccusedhimofstealingthelamb.

[00:

58.11]Hetoldhimhehadbetterreturnitorhewouldcallthepolice.

[01:

02.14]AlekodeniedtakingitandledDimitriintohisbackyard.

[01:

07.54]Itwastruethathehadjustboughtalamb,heexplained,buthislambwasblack.

[01:

14.31]Ashamedofhavingactedsorashly,DimitriapologizedtoAlekoforhavingaccusedhim.

[01:

21.19]WhiletheyweretalkingitbegantorainandDimitristayedinAleko'shouseuntiltherainstopped.

[01:

28.82]Whenhewentoutsidehalfanhourlater,hewasastonishedtofindthatthelittleblacklambwasalmostwhite.

[01:

37.37]Itswool,whichhadbeendyedblack,hadbeenwashedcleanbytherain!

Lesson17Thelongestsuspension bridgeintheworld

[00:

00.49]Verrazano,anItalianaboutwhomlittleisknown,sailedintoNewYorkHarbourin1524andnameditAngouleme.

[00:

11.51]Hedescribeditas'averyagreeablesituationlocatedwithintwosmallhillsinthemidstofwhichflowedagreatriver.'

[00:

20.14]ThoughVerrazanoisbynomeansconsideredtobeagreatexplorer,hisnamewillprobablyremainimmortal,

[00:

28.10]foronNovember21st,1964,thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworldwasnamedafterhim.

[00:

35.89]TheVerrazanoBridge,whichwasdesignedbyOthmarAmmann,joinsBrooklyntoStatenIsland.

[00:

43.73]Ithasaspanof4,260feet.

[00:

47.98]Thebridgeissolongthattheshapeoftheearthhadtobetakenintoaccountbyitsdesigner.

[00:

54.27]Twogreattowerssupportfourhugecables.

[00:

58.52]Thetowersarebuiltonimmenseunderwaterplatformsmadeofsteelandconcrete.

[01:

04.64]Theplatformsextendtoadepthofover100feetunderthesea.

[01:

09.49]Thesealonetooksixteenmonthstobuild.

[01:

13.14]Abovethesurfaceofthewater,thetowersrisetoaheightofnearly700feet.

[01:

19.14]Theysupportthecablesfromwhichthebridgehasbeensuspended.

[01:

23.39]Eachofthefourcablescontains26,108lengthsofwire.

[01:

29.99]Ithasbeenestimatedthatifthebridgewerepackedwithcars,itwouldstillonlybecarryingathirdofitstotalcapacity.

[01:

38.09]However,sizeandstrengtharenottheonlyimportantthingsaboutthisbridge.

[01:

43.92]Despiteitsimmensity,itisbothsimpleandelegant,

[01:

48.48]fulfillingitsdesigner'sdreamtocreate'anenormousobjectdrawnasfaintlyaspossible'

Lesson18:

Electriccurrentsinmodernart

00:

00.49]Modernsculpturerarelysurprisesusanymore.

[00:

04.46]Theideathatmodernartcanonlybeseeninmuseumsismistaken.

[00:

09.98]Evenpeoplewhotakenointerestinartcannothavefailedtonoticeexamplesofmodernsculptureondisplayinpublicplaces.

[00:

18.80]Strangeformsstandingardens,andoutsidebuildingsandshops.

[00:

24.00]Wehavegotquiteusedtothem.

[00:

26.22]Someso-called'modern'pieceshavebeenondisplayfornearlyeightyyears.

[00:

31.62]Inspiteofthis,somepeople--includingmyself--weresurprisedbyarecentexhibitionofmodernsculpture.

[00:

39.82]ThefirstthingIsawwhenIenteredtheartgallerywasanoticewhichsaid:

'Donottouchtheexhibits.Someofthemaredangerous!

'

[00:

49.69]Theobjectsondisplaywerepiecesofmovingsculpture.

[00:

53.49]Oddlyshapedformsthataresuspendedfromtheceilingandmoveinresponsetoagustofwindarequitefamiliartoeverybody.

[01:

01.76]Theseobjects,however,weredifferent.Linedupagainstthewall,therewerelongthinwiresattachedtometalspheres.

[01:

10.99]Thesphereshadbeenmagnetizedandattractedorrepelledeachotherallthetime.

[01:

17.06]Inthecentreofthehall,therewereanumberoftallstructureswhichcontainedcolouredlights.

[01:

23.46]Theselightsflickeredcontinuouslyliketrafficlightswhichhavegonemad.

[01:

28.86]Sparkswereemittedfromsmallblackboxesandredlampsflashedonandoffangrily.

[01:

35.34]Itwasratherlikeanexhibitionofprehistoricelectronicequipment.

[01:

40.62]Thesepeculiarformsnotonlyseemeddesignedtoshockpeopleemotionally,

[01:

46.09]buttogivethemelectricshocksaswell!

Lesson19:

Averydearcat 

[00:

00.49]Kidnappersarerarelyinterestedinanimals,buttheyrecentlytookconsiderableinterestinMrs.EleanorRamsay'scat.

[00:

09.48]Mrs.EleanorRamsay,averywealthyoldlady,hassharedaflatwithhercat,Rastus,foragreatmanyyears.

[00:

18.47]Rastusleadsanorderlylife.

[00:

21.52]Heusuallytakesashortwalkintheeveningsandisalwayshomebyseveno'clock.

[00:

27.12]Oneevening,however,hefailedtoarrive.

[00:

31.01]Mrs.Ramsaygotveryworried.

[00:

33.97]Shelookedeverywhereforhimbutcouldnotfindhim.

[00:

37.74]ThreedaysafterRastus'disappearance,Mrs.Ramsayreceivedananonymousletter.

[00:

43.86]ThewriterstatedthatRastuswasinsafehandsandwouldbereturnedimmediatelyifMrs.Ramsaypaidaransomof$1,000.

[00:

54.59]Mrs.Ramsaywasinstructedtoplacethemoneyinacardboardboxandtoleaveitoutsideherdoor.

[01:

01.43]Atfirstshedecidedtogotothepolice,

[01:

04.92]butfearingthatshewouldneverseeRastusagain--theletterhadmadethatquiteclear--shechangedhermind.

[01:

12.16]Shewithdrew$1000fromherbankandfollowedthekidnapper'sinstructions.

[01:

17.96]Thenextmorning,theboxhaddisappearedbutMrs.Ramsaywassurethatthekidnapperwouldkeephisword.

[01:

25.68]Sureenough,Rastusarrivedpunctuallyatseveno'clockthatevening.

[01:

30.61]Helookedverywellthoughhewasratherthirsty,forhedrankhalfabottleofmilk.

[01:

36.84]ThepolicewereastoundedwhenMrs.Ramsaytoldthemwhatshehaddone.

[01:

41.12]SheexplainedthatRastuswasverydeartoher.

[01:

44.37]Consideringtheamountshepaid,hewasdearinmorewaysthanone!

Lesson 20:

Pioneer pilots

[00:

00.49]In1908LordNorthcliffeofferedaprizeof$1,000tothefirstmanwhowouldflyacrosstheEnglishChannel.

[00:

09.96]Overayearpassedbeforethefirstattemptwasmade.

[00:

13.73]OnJuly19th,1909,intheearlymorning,HubertLathamtookofffromtheFrenchcoastinhisplanethe'AntoinetteIV.'

[00:

24.76]HehadtravelledonlysevenmilesacrosstheChannelwhenhisenginefailedandhewasforcedtolandonthesea.

[00:

31.64]The'Antoinette'floatedonthewateruntilLathamwaspickedupbyaship.

[00:

36.76]Twodayslater,LouisBleriotarrivednearCalaiswithaplanecalled'No.XI'.

[00:

43.66]Bleriothadbeenmakingplanessince1905andthiswashislatestmodel.

[00:

50.57]Aweekbefore,hehadcompletedasuccessfuloverlandflightduringwhichhecoveredtwenty-sixmiles.

[00:

57.89]Latham,however,didnotgiveupeasily.

[01:

01.13]He,too,arrivednearCalaisonthesamedaywithanew'Antoinette'.

[01:

06.30]ItlookedasiftherewouldbeanexcitingraceacrosstheChannel.

[01:

10.19]BothplanesweregoingtotakeoffonJuly25th,

[01:

14.20]butLathamfailedtogetupearlyenough,

[01:

17.64]Aftermakingashorttestflightat4:

15a.m.,Bleriotsetoffhalfanhourlater.

[01:

24.53]Hisgreatflightlastedthirty-sevenminutes.

[01:

28.21]WhenhelandednearDover,thefirstpersontogreethimwasalocalpoliceman.

[01:

33.66]LathammadeanotherattemptaweeklaterandgotwithinhalfamileofDover,buthewasunluckyagain.

[01:

41.38]Hisenginefailedandhelandedontheseaforthesecondtime.

Lesson21Daniel Mendoza

[00:

00.49]BoxingmatcheswereverypopularinEnglandtwohundredyearsago.

[00:

05.41]Inthosedays,boxersfoughtwithbarefistsforprizemoney.

[00:

10.14]Becauseofthis,theywereknownas'prizefighters'.

[00:

14.15]However,boxingwasverycrude,fortherewerenorulesandaprizefightercouldbeseriouslyinjuredorevenkilledduringamatch.

[00:

23.62]OneofthemostcolourfulfiguresinboxinghistorywasDanielMendoza,whowasbornin1764.

[00:

31.48]Theuseofgloveswasnotintroduceduntil1860,whentheMarquisofQueensberrydrewupthefirstsetofrules.

[00:

40.27]Thoughhewastechnicallyaprizefighter,Mendozadidmuchtochangecrudeprizefightingintoasport,forhebroughtsciencetothegame.

[00:

51.01]Inthisday,Mendozaenjoyedtremendouspopularity.Hewasadoredbyrichandpooralike.

[00:

58.91]Mendozarosetofameswiftlyafteraboxingmatchwhenhewasonlyfourteenyearsold.

[01:

05.27]ThisattractedtheattentionofRichardHumphrieswhowasthenthemosteminentboxerinEngland.

[01:

11.70]HeofferedtotrainMendozaandhisyoungpupilwasquicktolearn.

[01:

16.31]Infact,MendozasoonbecamesosuccessfulthatHumphriesturnedagainsthim.

[01:

22.06]Thetwomenquarrelledbitterlyanditwasclearthattheargumentcouldonlybesettledbyafight.

[01:

29.06]AmatchwasheldatStilton,wherebothmenfoughtforanhour.

[01:

33.79]ThepublicbetagreatdealofmoneyonMendoza,buthewasdefeated.

[01:

39.38]MendozametHumphriesintheringonalateroccasionandhelostforasecondtime.

[01:

45.07]Itwasnotuntilhisthirdmatchin1790thathefinallybeatHumphriesandbec