L48-3: The silent village
Sitting down on a dilapidated wooden fence near the field, we opened a couple of tins of sardines and had a picnic lunch. All at once, I noticed that my wife seemed to be filled with alarm. Looking up I saw that we were surrounded by children in rags who were looking at us silently as we ate. We offered them food and spoke to them kindly, but they remained motionless. I concluded that they were simply shy of strangers. When we later walked down the main street of the village, we were followed by a silent procession of children. The village which had seemed deserted, immediately came to life. Faces appeared at windows. Men in shirt sleeves stood outside their houses and glared at us. Old women in black shawls peered at us from doorways. The most frightening thing of all was that not a sound could be heard. There was no doubt that we were unwelcome visitors. We needed no further warning. Turning back down the main street, we quickened our pace and made our way rapidly towards the stream where we hoped the boatman was waiting.
任务配置：L0+L4
词音：dilapidated,sardine,procession,shawl
词义：dilapidated 荒废的，要塌似的；破坏的；sardine 沙丁鱼；庸碌的人；procession 队伍；一列；列队行进；sleeve 套筒；袖子；glare 瞪眼表示；shawl 围巾，长方形披巾；peer 凝视，盯着看；窥视
练习感悟：
听起来今天朗读有了进步，更加像外国人讲话了，加油。
一句话，就是干。
