练习材料：

Lesson58    A blessing in disguise?

The tiny villageof Frinley is said to possess a 'cursed tree'. Because the tree was mentionedin a newspaper, the number of visitors to Frinley has now increased. The treewas planted near the church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent yearsthat it has gained an evil reputation. It is said that if anyone touches thetree, he will have bad luck; if he picks a leaf, he will die. Many villagersbelieve that the tree has already claimed a number of victims. The vicar hasbeen asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he has refused. He has pointedout that the tree is a useful source of income, as tourists have been comingfrom all parts of the country to see it. In spite of all that has been said,the tourists have been picking leaves and cutting their names on the tree-trunk. So far, not one of them has been struck down by sudden death!

ə ˈblɛsɪŋ ɪn dɪsˈgaɪz?

ðə ˈtaɪni ˈvɪlɪʤ əv Frinley z sɛd tə pəˈzɛs ə kɜːst triː. bɪˈkəz ðə triː wəz ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn ə ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə, ðə ˈnʌmbər əv ˈvɪzɪtəz tə Frinley həz naʊ ɪnˈkriːst. ðə triː wəz ˈplɑːntɪd nɪə ðə ʧɜːʧ ˈfɪfti jɪəz əˈgəʊ, bət ɪt s ˈəʊnli ɪn ˈriːsnt jɪəz ðət ɪt həz geɪnd ən ˈiːvl ˌrɛpju(ː)ˈteɪʃən. ɪt s sɛd ðət ɪf ˈɛnɪwʌn ˈtʌʧɪz ðə triː, hi wɪl həv bæd lʌk; ɪf hi pɪks ə liːf, hi wɪl daɪ. ˈmɛni ˈvɪlɪʤəz bɪˈliːv ðət ðə triː həz ɔːlˈrɛdi kleɪmd ə ˈnʌmbər əv ˈvɪktɪmz. ðə ˈvɪkə həz biːn ɑːskt tə həv ðə triː kʌt daʊn, bət səʊ fɑː hi həz ˌriːˈfjuːzd. hi həz ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət ðə triː z ə ˈjuːsfʊl sɔːs əv ˈɪnkʌm, əz ˈtʊərɪsts həv biːn ˈkʌmɪŋ frəm ɔːl pɑːts əv ðə ˈkʌntri tə siː ɪt. ɪn spaɪt əv ɔːl ðət həz biːn sɛd, ðə ˈtʊərɪsts həv biːn ˈpɪkɪŋ liːvz ənd ˈkʌtɪŋ ðeə neɪmz ɒn ðə triː- trʌŋk. səʊ fɑː, nɒt wʌn əv ðəm həz biːn strʌk daʊn baɪ ˈsʌdn dɛθ!

任务配置：L0+L1+L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、disguise：伪装，2、cursed：诅咒，3、reputation：名声，4、victims：受害者，5、vicar：牧师，6、struck down：打倒，7、possess：具有，拥有

音标：/e/ 舌近硬腭，舌尖顶下齿，牙床半开半合，作微笑状。是字母e或ea在单词中的发音

练习感悟： 今天这语速，读起来太累了，跟都跟不上，不过这却是以英语为母语的人的真实语速，或许这个语速还是稍慢的，从这里可以看出我要学好英语任重而道远。