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Lesson16Mary had a little lamb
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00.49]MaryandherhusbandDimitrilivedinthetinyvillageofPerachorainsouthernGreece.
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07.76]OneofMary'sprizepossessionswasalittlewhitelambwhichherhusbandhadgivenher.
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14.00]Shekeptittiedtoatreeinafieldduringthedayandwenttofetchiteveryevening.
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20.28]Oneevening,however,thelambwasmissing.
[00:
23.72]Theropehadbeencut,soitwasobviousthatthelambhadbeenstolen.
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29.77]WhenDimitricameinfromthefields,hiswifetoldhimwhathadhappened.
[00:
34.57]Dimitriatoncesetouttofindthethief.
[00:
37.98]Heknewitwouldnotprovedifficultinsuchasmallvillage.
[00:
42.19]Aftertellingseveralofhisfriendsaboutthetheft,Dimitrifoundoutthathisneighbour,Aleko,hadsuddenlyacquiredanewlamb.
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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
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00.49]Verrazano,anItalianaboutwhomlittleisknown,sailedintoNewYorkHarbourin1524andnameditAngouleme.
[00:
11.51]Hedescribeditas'averyagreeablesituationlocatedwithintwosmallhillsinthemidstofwhichflowedagreatriver.'
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20.14]ThoughVerrazanoisbynomeansconsideredtobeagreatexplorer,hisnamewillprobablyremainimmortal,
[00:
28.10]foronNovember21st,1964,thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworldwasnamedafterhim.
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35.89]TheVerrazanoBridge,whichwasdesignedbyOthmarAmmann,joinsBrooklyntoStatenIsland.
[00:
43.73]Ithasaspanof4,260feet.
[00:
47.98]Thebridgeissolongthattheshapeoftheearthhadtobetakenintoaccountbyitsdesigner.
[00:
54.27]Twogreattowerssupportfourhugecables.
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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
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00.49]Modernsculpturerarelysurprisesusanymore.
[00:
04.46]Theideathatmodernartcanonlybeseeninmuseumsismistaken.
[00:
09.98]Evenpeoplewhotakenointerestinartcannothavefailedtonoticeexamplesofmodernsculptureondisplayinpublicplaces.
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18.80]Strangeformsstandingardens,andoutsidebuildingsandshops.
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24.00]Wehavegotquiteusedtothem.
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26.22]Someso-called'modern'pieceshavebeenondisplayfornearlyeightyyears.
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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
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00.49]Kidnappersarerarelyinterestedinanimals,buttheyrecentlytookconsiderableinterestinMrs.EleanorRamsay'scat.
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09.48]Mrs.EleanorRamsay,averywealthyoldlady,hassharedaflatwithhercat,Rastus,foragreatmanyyears.
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18.47]Rastusleadsanorderlylife.
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21.52]Heusuallytakesashortwalkintheeveningsandisalwayshomebyseveno'clock.
[00:
27.12]Oneevening,however,hefailedtoarrive.
[00:
31.01]Mrs.Ramsaygotveryworried.
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33.97]Shelookedeverywhereforhimbutcouldnotfindhim.
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37.74]ThreedaysafterRastus'disappearance,Mrs.Ramsayreceivedananonymousletter.
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43.86]ThewriterstatedthatRastuswasinsafehandsandwouldbereturnedimmediatelyifMrs.Ramsaypaidaransomof$1,000.
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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
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00.49]In1908LordNorthcliffeofferedaprizeof$1,000tothefirstmanwhowouldflyacrosstheEnglishChannel.
[00:
09.96]Overayearpassedbeforethefirstattemptwasmade.
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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.
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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
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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
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