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L41-2: Illusions ofPastoral peace

My friend fails tomention the long and friendless winter evenings in front of the TV -- virtuallythe only form of entertainment. He says nothing about the poor selection ofgoods in the shops, or about those unfortunate people who have to travel fromthe country to the city every day to get to work. Why people are prepared to toleratea four- hour journey each day for the dubious privilege of living in thecountry is beyond me. They could be saved so much misery and expense if theychose to live in the city where they rightly belong.

If you can dowithout the few pastoral pleasures of the country, you will find the city canprovide you with the best that life can offer. You never have to travel milesto see your friends. They invariably live nearby and are always available foran informal chat or an evening's entertainment. Some of my acquaintances in thecountry come up to town once or twice a year to visit the theatre as a specialtreat.

ɪˈluːʒənz ɒv ˈpɑːstərəl piːs

maɪ frɛnd feɪlz

tuː ˈmɛnʃᵊn ðə lɒŋ ænd ˈfrɛndlɪs ˈwɪntər ˈiːvnɪŋz ɪn frʌnt ɒv ðə ˌtiːˈviː -- ˈvɜːʧuəli

ði ˈəʊnli fɔːm ɒv ˌɛntəˈteɪnmənt. hiː sɛz ˈnʌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə pʊə sɪˈlɛkʃᵊn ɒv ɡʊdz ɪn ðə ʃɒps, ɔːr əˈbaʊt ðəʊz ʌnˈfɔːʧnɪt

ˈpiːpl huː hæv tuː ˈtrævl frɒm ðə ˈkʌntri tuː ðə ˈsɪti ˈɛvri deɪ tuː ɡɛt tuː wɜːk. waɪ ˈpiːpl ɑː prɪˈpeəd tuː ˈtɒləreɪt ə fɔː- ˈaʊə ˈʤɜːniiːʧ deɪ fɔː ðə ˈdjuːbiəs ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ ɒv ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈkʌntri ɪz bɪˈjɒnd miː. ðeɪkʊd biː seɪvd səʊ mʌʧ ˈmɪzəri ænd ɪksˈpɛns ɪf ðeɪ ʧəʊz tuː lɪv ɪn ðə ˈsɪti weəðeɪ ˈraɪtli bɪˈlɒŋ.

ɪf juː kæn duː wɪˈðaʊt

ðə fjuː ˈpɑːstərəl ˈplɛʒəz ɒv ðə ˈkʌntri, juː wɪl faɪnd

ðə ˈsɪti kæn prəˈvaɪd juː wɪð ðə bɛst ðæt laɪf kæn ˈɒfə. juː ˈnɛvə hæv tuː

ˈtrævl maɪlz tuː siː jɔː frɛndz. ðeɪ ɪnˈveərɪəbᵊli lɪv ˈnɪəbaɪ ænd ɑːr ˈɔːlweɪz əˈveɪləbᵊl fɔːr ən ɪnˈfɔːml ʧætɔːr ən ˈiːvnɪŋz ˌɛntəˈteɪnmənt. sʌm ɒv maɪ əˈkweɪntənsɪz ɪn ðə ˈkʌntri kʌm ʌp tuːtaʊn wʌns ɔː twaɪs ə jɪə tuː ˈvɪzɪt ðə ˈθɪətər æz ə ˈspɛʃəl triːt.

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、virtually：几乎，实质上，2、tolerate：容忍，容许，3、dubious：可疑，暧昧，4、privilege：特权，基本人权，5、misery：苦难，苦楚，6、expense：费用，花费，用度，7、invariably：总是，不变地，8、as a special treat：作为一种特别消遣

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练习感悟：这篇文章语速还是相当快的，费了相当大的劲才读得达标，录了三四遍。