练习材料:
I was being tested for a driving license for the third time. I had been asked to drive in heavy traffic and had done so successfully. After having been instructed to drive out of town, I began to acquire confidence. Sure that I had passed, I was almost beginning to enjoy my test. The examiner must have been pleased with my performance, for he smiled and said, 'Just one more thing, Mr. Eames. Let us suppose that a child suddenly crosses the road in front of you. As soon as I tap on the window, you must stop within five feet.' I continued driving and after some time, the examiner tapped loudly. Though the sound could be heard clearly, it took me a long time toreact. I suddenly pressed the brake pedal hard and we were both thrown forward.The examiner looked at me sadly. 'Mr. Eames,' he said, in a mournful voice,'you have just killed that child!'
[aɪ] [wɒz] [ˈbiːɪŋ] [ˈtɛstɪd] [fɔːr] [ə] [ˈdraɪvɪŋ][ˈlaɪsəns] [fɔː] [ðə] [θɜːd] [taɪm]. [aɪ] [hæd] [biːn] [ɑːskt] [tuː] [draɪv][ɪn] [ˈhɛvi] [ˈtræfɪk] [ænd] [hæd] [dʌn] [səʊ] [səkˈsɛsfʊli]. [ˈɑːftə] [ˈhævɪŋ][biːn] [ɪn strʌktɪd] [tuː] [draɪv] [aʊt] [ɒv] [taʊn], [aɪ] [bɪˈgæn] [tuː][əˈkwaɪə] [ˈkɒnfɪdəns]. [ʃʊə] [ðæt] [aɪ] [hæd] [pɑːst], [aɪ] [wɒz] [ˈɔːlməʊst][bɪˈgɪnɪŋ] [tuː] [ɪnˈʤɔɪ] [maɪ] [tɛst]. [ði] [ɪgˈzæmɪnə] [mʌst] [hæv] [biːn][pliːzd] [wɪð] [maɪ] [pəˈfɔːməns], [fɔː] [hiː] [smaɪld] [ænd] [sɛd], [ʤʌst][wʌn] [mɔː] [θɪŋ], Mr. [imz]. [lɛt] [ʌs] [səˈpəʊz] [ðæt] [ə] [ʧaɪld] [ˈsʌdnli][ˈkrɒsɪz] [ðə] [rəʊd] [ɪn] [frʌnt] [ɒv] [juː]. [æz] [suːn] [æz] [aɪ] [tæp] [ɒn][ðə] [ˈwɪndəʊ], [juː] [mʌst] [stɒp] [wɪˈðɪn] [faɪv] [fiːt].' [aɪ] [kənˈtɪnju(ː)d][ˈdraɪvɪŋ] [ænd] [ˈɑːftə] [sʌm] [taɪm], [ði] [ɪgˈzæmɪnə] [tæpt] [ˈlaʊdli]. [ðəʊ][ðə] [saʊnd] [kʊd] [biː] [hɜːd] [ˈklɪəli], [ɪt] [tʊk] [miː] [ə] [lɒŋ] [taɪm][tuː] [ri(ː)ˈækt]. [aɪ] [ˈsʌdnli] [prɛst] [ðə] [breɪk] [ˈpɛdl] [hɑːd] [ænd][wiː] [wɜː] [bəʊθ] [θrəʊn] [ˈfɔːwəd]. [ði] [ɪgˈzæmɪnə] [lʊkt] [æt] [miː][ˈsædli]. 'Mr. [imz],' [hiː] [sɛd], [ɪn] [ə] [ˈmɔːnfʊl] [vɔɪs],' [juː] [hæv] [ʤʌst][kɪld] [ðæt] [ʧaɪld]!'
任务配置:L0 +L4
笔记:
1.知识点
(1)After having been instructed to drive out of town, I began to acquire
confidence.在接到把车开出城的指令后,我开始有了信心。
be instructed to 被命令做某事
acquire通常表示通过努力“获得”、“学到(知识、技术、语言等)”,也可用来表示“养成(习惯等)”:
Maryacquired a good knowledge of Chinese in five years' time.
(2)Sure that I had passed…确信我已通过考试……
句首省略了分词being或feeling,在句中作状语(与分词结构作状语的情况类似):
Interested in the story, he finished reading the book in two hours.
(3)Let us suppose that…让我们假设……
suppose表示“假设”、“设定”时经常用于“let us suppose that”这个结构
(4)in a mournful voice, 以悲伤的声调。
in a…voice 表示“以……的声调”
(5)press the brake pedal 踩刹车