| People of Burlington are being
disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher
Education are in the bell tower of the{{U}} (13) {{/U}}and have made up
their minds to{{U}} (14) {{/U}}the bells nonstop for two weeks as a
protest (抗议) against heavy trucks which run{{U}} (15) {{/U}}through the
narrow High Street. "They not only make it{{U}} (16) {{/U}}to sleep at night, but they are {{U}}(17) {{/U}}damage to our houses and shops of historical{{U}} (18) {{/U}}," said John Norris, one of the protesters. "{{U}} (19) {{/U}}we must have these noisy trucks on the roads," said Jean Lacey, a biology student, "why don't they build a new road that goes{{U}} (20) {{/U}}the town? Burlington isn't much more than a{{U}} (21) {{/U}}village. Its streets were never{{U}} (22) {{/U}}for heavy traffic." Harry Fields also studying{{U}} (23) {{/U}}said they wanted to make as much{{U}} (24) {{/U}}as possible to force the{{U}} (25) {{/U}}to realize what everybody was having to{{U}} (26) {{/U}}. "Most of them don't{{U}} (27) {{/U}}here anyway," he said, "they come in for meetings and that, and the Town Hall is soundproof (隔音), {{U}}(28) {{/U}}they probably don't{{U}} (29) {{/U}}the noise all that much. It's high time they realized the{{U}} (30) {{/U}}" The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were {{U}}(31) {{/U}}on their side, and even if they weren't they soon would be. {{U}}(32) {{/U}}asked if they were afraid that the police might come to stop them. "Not really," she said, "actually we are proper bell-ringers. I mean we are assistant bell-ringers for the church. There is no law against practising." I left the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears. |