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Lesson84    On strike

Busmen havedecided to go on strike next week. The strike is due to begin on Tuesday. Noone knows how long it will last. The busmen have stated that the strike willcontinue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions.Most people believe that the strike will last for at least a week. Many ownersof private cars are going to offer 'free rides' to people on their way to work.This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent. Meanwhile, a number ofuniversity students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts. Allthe students are expert drivers, but before they drive any of the buses, theywill have to pass a special test. The students are going to take the test intwo days' time. Even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work.But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in lettersto the Press. Only one or two people have objected that the students will drivetoo fast!

ɒn straɪk

Busmen hæv dɪˈsaɪdɪd

tuː ɡəʊ ɒn straɪk nɛkst wiːk. ðə straɪk ɪz djuː

tuː bɪˈɡɪn ɒn ˈʧuːzdeɪ. nəʊ wʌn nəʊz haʊ lɒŋ ɪt wɪl

lɑːst. ðə busmen hæv ˈsteɪtɪd ðæt ðə straɪk wɪl

kənˈtɪnjuː ənˈtɪl ˈʤɛnərəl əˈɡriːmənt ɪz riːʧt əˈbaʊt peɪ ænd ˈwɜːkɪŋ kənˈdɪʃᵊnz. məʊst ˈpiːpl bɪˈliːv

ðæt ðə straɪk wɪl lɑːst fɔːr æt liːst ə wiːk. ˈmɛni ˈəʊnəz ɒv ˈpraɪvɪt kɑːz ɑː ˈɡəʊɪŋ tuː ˈɒfə friː raɪdz tuː ˈpiːpl ɒn ðeə weɪ tuː wɜːk. ðɪs wɪl rɪˈliːv

ˈprɛʃər ɒn ðə treɪnz tuː sʌm ɪksˈtɛnt. ˈmiːnˈwaɪl, ə ˈnʌmbər ɒv ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsɪti

ˈstjuːdənts hæv ˌvɒlənˈtɪəd tuː draɪv ˈbʌsɪz waɪl ðə straɪk lɑːsts. ɔːl ðə ˈstjuːdənts ɑːr ˈɛkspɜːt ˈdraɪvəz, bʌt bɪˈfɔː ðeɪ draɪv

ˈɛni ɒv ðə ˈbʌsɪz, ðeɪ wɪl hæv tuː pɑːs ə ˈspɛʃəl tɛst. ðə ˈstjuːdənts ɑː ˈɡəʊɪŋ tuː teɪk ðə tɛst ɪn tuː deɪz taɪm. ˈiːvən səʊ,

ˈpiːpl ɑː ˈɡəʊɪŋ tuː faɪnd ɪt ˈdɪfɪkəlt tuː ɡɛt tuː wɜːk. bʌt səʊ fɑː, ðə ˈpʌblɪk hæz ɪksˈprɛst ɪts ˈɡrætɪtjuːd tuː ðə ˈstjuːdənts ɪn ˈlɛtəz tuː ðə

prɛs. ˈəʊnli wʌn ɔː tuː ˈpiːpl hæv əbˈʤɛktɪd ðæt ðə ˈstjuːdənts wɪl draɪv tuː fɑːst!

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、is due to：应该，2、to some extent：在某种程度上，在一定程度上，3、volunteer：志愿者，自愿做，志愿的，4、gratitude：感激，感谢，5、

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练习感悟：中间有读错打结的地方，而且录了三遍才达标，这篇文章的难度增加还是比较明显的。