teratunnelwasactuallybegun
If,atthetime,theBritishhadnotfearedinvasion,itwouldhavebeencompleted
Recently,therehasagainbeengreatinterestintheideaofaChannelTunnel
Ifitisbuilt,itwillconnectBritaintoEuropeforthefirsttimeinhistory
Lesson65Jumboversusthepolice小象对警察astChristmas,thecircusowner,JimmyGates,decidedtotakesomepresentstoachildren'shospital
DressedupasFatherChristmasandaccompaniedbya'guardofhonour'ofsixprettygirls,hesetoffdownthemainstreetofthecityridingababyelephantcalledJumbo
He,shouldhaveknownthatthepolicewouldneverallowthissortofthing
ApolicemanapproachedJimmyandtoldhimheoughttohavegonealongaside-streetasJumbowasholdingupthetraffic
ThoughJimmyagreedtogoatonce,Jumborefusedtomove
Fifteenpolicemenhadtopushveryhardtogethimoffthemainstreet
Thepolicehadadifficulttime,butthey