1.练习材料

Lesson 60 Too early and too late

They are often more industrious, useful citizens than those who are never late. The over-punctual can be as much a trial to others as the unpunctual. The guest who arrives half an hour too soon is the greatest nuisance. Some friends of my family had this irritating habit. The only thing to do was ask them to come half an hour later than the other guests. Then they arrived just when we wanted them. If you are catching a train, it is always better to be comfortably early than even a fraction of a minute too late. Although being early may mean wasting a little time, this will be less than if you miss the train and have to wait an hour or more for the next one; and you avoid the frustration of arriving at the very moment when the train is drawing out of the station and being unable to get on it.

2.任务配置:L0

3.知识笔记

(1)查音标

/ðeɪ/ /ɑːr/ /ˈɒf(ə)n/ /mɔːr/ /ɪnˈdʌstrɪəs/, /ˈjuːsfʊl/ /ˈsɪtɪznz/ /ðæn/ /ðəʊz/ /huː/ /ɑː/ /ˈnɛvə/ /leɪt/. /ði/ /ˈəʊvə/-/ˈpʌŋktjʊəl/ /kæn/ /biː/ /æz/ /mʌʧ/ /ə/ /ˈtraɪəl/ /tuː/ /ˈʌðəz/ /æz/ /ði/ /ˌʌnˈpʌŋktjʊəl/. /ðə/ /gɛst/ /huː/ /əˈraɪvz/ /hɑːf/ /ən/ /ˈaʊə/ /tuː/ /suːn/ /ɪz/ /ðə/ /ˈgreɪtɪst/ /ˈnjuːsns/. /sʌm/ /frɛndz/ /ɒv/ /maɪ/ /ˈfæmɪli/ /hæd/ /ðɪs/ /ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋ/ /ˈhæbɪt/. /ði/ /ˈəʊnli/ /θɪŋ/ /tuː/ /duː/ /wɒz/ /ɑːsk/ /ðɛm/ /tuː/ /kʌm/ /hɑːf/ /ən/ /ˈaʊə/ /ˈleɪtə/ /ðæn/ /ði/ /ˈʌðə/ /gɛsts/. /ðɛn/ /ðeɪ/ /əˈraɪvd/ /ʤʌst/ /wɛn/ /wiː/ /ˈwɒntɪd/ /ðɛm/. /ɪf/ /juː/ /ɑː/ /ˈkæʧɪŋ/ /ə/ /treɪn/, /ɪt/ /ɪz/ /ˈɔːlweɪz/ /ˈbɛtə/ /tuː/ /biː/ /ˈkʌmf(ə)təbli/ /ˈɜːli/ /ðæn/ /ˈiːvən/ /ə/ /ˈfrækʃən/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ˈmɪnɪt/ /tuː/ /leɪt/. /ɔːlˈðəʊ/ /ˈbiːɪŋ/ /ˈɜːli/ /meɪ/ /miːn/ /ˈweɪstɪŋ/ /ə/ /ˈlɪtl/ /taɪm/, /ðɪs/ /wɪl/ /biː/ /lɛs/ /ðæn/ /ɪf/ /juː/ /mɪs/ /ðə/ /treɪn/ /ænd/ /hæv/ /tuː/ /weɪt/ /ən/ /ˈaʊər/ /ɔː/ /mɔː/ /fɔː/ /ðə/ /nɛkst/ /wʌn/; /ænd/ /juː/ /əˈvɔɪd/ /ðə/ /frʌsˈtreɪʃən/ /ɒv/ /əˈraɪvɪŋ/ /æt/ /ðə/ /ˈvɛri/ /ˈməʊmənt/ /wɛn/ /ðə/ /treɪn/ /ɪz/ /ˈdrɔːɪŋ/ /aʊt/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /ˈsteɪʃən/ /ænd/ /ˈbiːɪŋ/ /ʌnˈeɪbl/ /tuː/ /gɛt/ /ɒn/ /ɪt/.

(2) 学单词

1) punctuality /ˌpʌŋktjʊˈælɪti/ n. 准时

2) rural /ˈrʊərəl/ adv. 农村地

3) disregard /ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑːd/ v. 不顾，无视

4) intellectual /ˌɪntɪˈlɛktjʊəl/ n. 知识分子

5) abstruse /æbˈstruːs/ a. 深奥的

6) coordinate /kəʊˈɔːdnɪt/ v. 协调

7) reproach /rɪˈprəʊʧ/ v. 责备

8) puncture /ˈpʌŋkʧə/ v. 刺破(轮胎)

9) diversion /daɪˈvɜːʃən/ n. 改道，绕道

10) trial /ˈtraɪəl/ n. 讨厌的事、人

11) fraction /ˈfrækʃən/ n 很小的一点儿

12) flourish /ˈflʌrɪʃ/ n. 挥舞

13) microscope /ˈmaɪkrəskəʊp/ a. 微小的

14) adamant /ˈædəmənt/ a. 坚定的，不动摇的