[Day58 20181204]
练习材料：
Lesson58 A blessing in disguise?
The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a 'cursed tree'. Because the tree was mentioned in a newspaper, the number of visitors to Frinley has now increased. The tree was planted near the church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil reputation. It is said that if anyone touches the tree, he will have bad luck; if he picks a leaf, he will die. Many villagers believe that the tree has already claimed a number of victims. The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he has refused. He has pointed out that the tree is a useful source of income, as tourists have been coming from 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!
[ðə] [ˈtaɪni] [ˈvɪləʤ] [ʌv] Frinley [ɪz] [sɛd] [tu] [pəˈzɛs] [ə] [kɜrst] [tri]. [bɪˈkɔz] [ðə] [tri] [wʌz] [ˈmɛnʃənd] [ɪn] [ə] [ˈnuzˌpeɪpər], [ðə] [ˈnʌmbər] [ʌv] [ˈvɪzətərz] [tu] Frinley [hæz] [naʊ] [ɪnˈkrist]. [ðə] [tri] [wʌz] [ˈplæntəd] [nɪr] [ðə] [ʧɜrʧ] [ˈfɪfti] [jɪrz] [əˈgoʊ], [bʌt] [ɪt] [ɪz] [ˈoʊnli] [ɪn] [ˈrisənt] [jɪrz] [ðæt] [ɪt] [hæz] [geɪnd] [ən] [ˈivəl] [ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən]. [ɪt] [ɪz] [sɛd] [ðæt] [ɪf] [ˈɛniˌwʌn] [ˈtʌʧəz] [ðə] [tri], [hi] [wɪl] [hæv] [bæd] [lʌk]; [ɪf] [hi] [pɪks] [ə] [lif], [hi] [wɪl] [daɪ]. [ˈmɛni] [ˈvɪlɪʤərz] [bɪˈliv] [ðæt] [ðə] [tri] [hæz] [ɔlˈrɛdi] [kleɪmd] [ə] [ˈnʌmbər] [ʌv] [ˈvɪktəmz]. [ðə] [ˈvɪkər] [hæz] [bɪn] [æskt] [tu] [hæv] [ðə] [tri] [kʌt] [daʊn], [bʌt] [soʊ] [fɑr] [hi] [hæz] [rəˈfjuzd]. [hi] [hæz] [ˈpɔɪntəd] [aʊt] [ðæt] [ðə] [tri] [ɪz] [ə] [ˈjusfəl] [sɔrs] [ʌv] [ˈɪnˌkʌm], [æz] [ˈtʊrəsts] [hæv] [bɪn] [ˈkʌmɪŋ] [frʌm] [ɔl] [pɑrts] [ʌv] [ðə] [ˈkʌntri] [tu] [si] [ɪt]. [ɪn] [spaɪt] [ʌv] [ɔl] [ðæt] [hæz] [bɪn] [sɛd], [ðə] [ˈtʊrəsts] [hæv] [bɪn] [ˈpɪkɪŋ] [livz] [ænd] [ˈkʌtɪŋ] [ðɛr] [neɪmz] [ɑn] [ðə] [tri]-[trʌŋk]. [soʊ] [fɑr], [nɑt] [wʌn] [ʌv] [ðɛm] [hæz] [bɪn] [strʌk] [daʊn] [baɪ] [ˈsʌdən] [dɛθ]!
任务配置：L0+L1
知识笔记：
1、cursed /'kɜːsɪd; kɜːst/ adj. 被诅咒的
2、mentioned v. 提到（mention的过去式）
3、increased /ɪn'kriːst/ adj. 增强的（increase的过去分词）
4、 gained v. 获得，得到（gain的过去式）；增进
5、evil /'iːv(ə)l; -vɪl/ adj. 邪恶的；不幸的；有害的；讨厌的
6、so far 到目前为止，迄今为止
7、pointed out that:指出
8、source of income [经] 生活来源
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