1.练习材料
Lesson 41 Illusions of Pastoral peace
The quiet life of the country has never appealed to me. City born and city bred. I have always regarded the country as something you look at through a train window, or something you occasionally visit during the weekend. Most of my friends live in the city, yet they always go into raptures at the mere mention of the country. Though they extol the virtues of the peaceful life, only one of them has ever gone to live in the country and he was back in town within six months. Even he still lives under the illusion that country life is somehow superior to town life. He is forever talking about the friendly people, the clean atmosphere, the closeness to nature and the gentle pace of living. Nothing can be compared, he maintains, with the first cockcrow, the twittering of birds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun glinting on the trees and pastures. This idyllic pastoral scene is only part of the picture.
2.任务配置:L0
3.知识笔记
(1)查音标
/ˈlɛsn/ 41 /ɪˈluːʒənz/ /ɒv /ˈpɑːstərəl/ /piːs/
/ðə/ /ˈkwaɪət/ /laɪf/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /ˈkʌntri/ /hæz/ /ˈnɛvər/ /əˈpiːld/ /tuː/ /miː/. /ˈsɪti/ /bɔːn/ /ænd/ /ˈsɪti/ /brɛd/. /aɪ/ /hæv/ /ˈɔːlweɪz/ /rɪˈgɑːdɪd/ /ðə/ /ˈkʌntri/ /æz/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ /juː/ /lʊk/ /æt/ /θruː/ /ə/ /treɪn/ /ˈwɪndəʊ/, /ɔː/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ /juː/ /əˈkeɪʒnəli/ /ˈvɪzɪt/ /ˈdjʊərɪŋ/ /ðə/ /ˈwiːkˈɛnd/. /məʊst/ /ɒv/ /maɪ/ /frɛndz/ /lɪv/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈsɪti/, /jɛt/ /ðeɪ/ /ˈɔːlweɪz/ /gəʊ/ /ˈɪntuː/ /ˈræpʧəz/ /æt/ /ðə/ /mɪə/ /ˈmɛnʃən/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /ˈkʌntri/. /ðəʊ/ /ðeɪ/ /ɪksˈtəʊl/ /ðə/ /ˈvɜːtjuːz/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /ˈpiːsfʊl/ /laɪf/, /ˈəʊnli/ /wʌn/ /ɒv/ /ðɛm/ /hæz/ /ˈɛvə/ /gɒn/ /tuː/ /lɪv/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈkʌntri/ /ænd/ /hiː/ /wɒz/ /bæk/ /ɪn/ /taʊn/ /wɪˈðɪn/ /sɪks/ /mʌnθs/. /ˈiːvən/ /hiː/ /stɪl/ /lɪvz/ /ˈʌndə/ /ði/ /ɪˈluːʒən/ /ðæt/ /ˈkʌntri/ /laɪf/ /ɪz/ /ˈsʌmhaʊ/ /sju(ː)ˈpɪərɪə/ /tuː/ /taʊn/ /laɪf/. /hiː/ /ɪz/ /fəˈrɛvə/ /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/ /əˈbaʊt/ /ðə/ /ˈfrɛndli/ /ˈpiːpl/, /ðə/ /kliːn/ /ˈætməsfɪə/, /ðə/ /ˈkləʊsnɪs/ /tuː/ /ˈneɪʧər/ /ænd/ /ðə/ /ˈʤɛntl/ /peɪs/ /ɒv/ /ˈlɪvɪŋ/. /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ /kæn/ /biː/ /kəmˈpeəd/, /hiː/ /meɪnˈteɪnz/, /wɪð/ /ðə/ /fɜːst/ /ˈkɒkkrəʊ/, /ðə/ /ˈtwɪtərɪŋ/ /ɒv/ /bɜːdz/ /æt/ /dɔːn/, /ðə/ /saɪt/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /ˈraɪzɪŋ/ /sʌn/ /ˈglɪntɪŋ/ /ɒn/ /ðə/ /triːz/ /ænd/ /ˈpɑːsʧəz/. /ðɪs/ /aɪˈdɪlɪk/ /ˈpɑːstərəl/ /siːn/ /ɪz/ /ˈəʊnli/ /pɑːt/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /ˈpɪkʧə/.
(2) 学单词
1) illusion /ɪˈluːʒən/ n. 幻想，错觉
2) pastoral /ˈpɑːstərəl/ a. 田园的
3) breed /briːd/ v. 培育
4) rapture /ˈræpʧə/ n. 欣喜
5) extol /ɪksˈtəʊl/ v. 赞美，颂扬
6) superior /sju(ː)ˈpɪərɪə/ a. 优越的
7) cockcrow /ˈkɒkkrəʊ/ n. 鸡叫
8) twitter /ˈtwɪtə/ v. (鸟) 吱吱叫
9) glint /glɪnt/ v. 闪烁
10) pasture /ˈpɑːsʧə/ n. 牧场
11) idyllic /aɪˈdɪlɪk/ a. 田园诗的
12) virtually /ˈvɜːtjʊəli/ adv. 几乎，差不多
13) dubious /ˈdjuːbiəs/ a. 可疑的，怀疑的
14) privilege /ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ/ n. 特权
15) misery /ˈmɪzəri/ n. 苦难
16) acquaintance /əˈkweɪntəns/ n. 熟人
17) treat /triːt/ n. 难得的乐事
18) dweller /ˈdwɛlə/ n. 居住者
19) stagger /ˈstægə/ v. 摇晃，蹒跚
20) exotic /ɪgˈzɒtɪk/ a. 外来的
31) glow /gləʊ/ n. 白炽光
32) descend /dɪˈsɛnd/ v. 缩进，隐藏
33) obstinately /ˈɒbstɪnɪtli/ afv. 固执地，顽固地
