练习材料:
L39-2: Nothing toworry about
What a relief itwas when the boulders suddenly disappeared, giving way to a stretch of plainwhere the only obstacles were clumps of bushes. But there was worse to come.Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure. In response to renewed pleadings,Bruce stopped. Though we all got out to examine the fissure, he remained in thecar. We informed him that the fissure extended for fifty yards and was two feetwide and four feet deep. Even this had no effect. Bruce went into a low gearand drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack ashe followed its zigzag course. Before we had time to worry about what mighthappen, we were back on the plain again. Bruce consulted the map once more andtold us that the village was now only fifteen miles away. Our next obstacle wasa shallow pool of water about half a mile across. Bruce charged at it, but inthe middle, the car came to a grinding halt. A yellow light on the dashboardflashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully announced that there was no oil in theengine!
ˈnʌθɪŋ tuː ˈwʌri əˈbaʊt
wɒt ə rɪˈliːf ɪt wɒz
wɛn ðə ˈbəʊldəz ˈsʌdnli ˌdɪsəˈpɪəd, ˈɡɪvɪŋ weɪ tuː ə strɛʧ ɒv pleɪn weə ði ˈəʊnli ˈɒbstəklz
wɜː klʌmps ɒv ˈbʊʃɪz. bʌt ðeə wɒz wɜːs tuː kʌm. ʤʌst əˈhɛd ɒv ʌs ðeə wɒz ə hjuːʤ
ˈfɪʃə. ɪn rɪsˈpɒns tuː rɪˈnjuːd ˈpliːdɪŋz, bruːs stɒpt. ðəʊ wiː ɔːl ɡɒt aʊt tuː ɪɡˈzæmɪn ðə ˈfɪʃə, hiː rɪˈmeɪnd ɪn ðə kɑː. wiː ɪnˈfɔːmd hɪm ðæt ðə ˈfɪʃər ɪksˈtɛndɪd
fɔː ˈfɪfti jɪəz ænd wɒz təʊ fiːt waɪd ænd fɔː fiːt diːp. ˈiːvən ðɪs hæd nəʊ ɪˈfɛkt.
bruːs wɛnt ˈɪntuː ə ləʊ ɡɪər ænd drəʊv æt ə ˈtɛrɪfaɪɪŋ spiːd, ˈkiːpɪŋ ðə frʌnt wiːlz əsˈtraɪd ðə
kræk æz hiː ˈfɒləʊd ɪts ˈzɪɡzæɡ kɔːs. bɪˈfɔː wiː hæd taɪm tuː ˈwʌri əˈbaʊt
wɒt maɪt ˈhæpən, wiː wɜː bæk ɒn ðə pleɪn əˈɡɛn. bruːs kənˈsʌltɪd ðə mæp wʌns mɔːr ænd təʊld ʌs ðæt
ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ wɒz naʊ ˈəʊnli ˈfɪfˈtiːn maɪlz əˈweɪ. ˈaʊə nɛkst ˈɒbstəkl wɒz ə ˈʃæləʊ
puːl ɒv ˈwɔːtər əˈbaʊt hɑːf ə ˈjɛləʊ laɪt ɒn ðə ˈdæʃbɔːd flæʃt ˈæŋɡrɪli ænd bruːs ˈʧɪəfʊli əˈnaʊnst ðæt ðeə wɒz nəʊ ɔɪl ɪn
ði ˈɛnʤɪn!maɪl əˈkrɒs. bruːs ʧɑːʤd æt ɪt, bʌt ɪn ðə ˈmɪdl, ðə kɑː keɪm tuː ə ˈɡraɪndɪŋ hɑːf. ə ˈjɛləʊ laɪt ɒn ðə ˈdæʃbɔːd flæʃt ˈæŋɡrɪli ænd bruːs ˈʧɪəfʊli əˈnaʊnst ðæt ðeə wɒznəʊ ɔɪl ɪn ði ˈɛnʤɪn!
任务配置:L0 + L4
知识笔记:
单词:1、relief:救济,解脱,宽慰,2、stretch:伸展,拉长,一片,一段,3、give way to:向……让步,被……替代,4、obstacle:障碍,阻碍,5、clump:丛,簇,聚集,6、bush:灌木,7、fissure:裂缝,使开裂,8、renew:更新,重新开始,重申,9、pleading:恳求,央求,乞求,10、gear:排挡,换挡,11、astride:跨在……上,跨着,12、zigzag:之字形的,曲折前进,13、consult:咨询,请教,查阅,14、shallow:浅的,肤浅的,15、charged at it:向它冲去,16、grinding:没完没了的,无止休的,磨碎,碾碎,17、halt:暂停,停止,停止行进,grinding halt:戛然而止,18、dashboard:仪表板,19、
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练习感悟:果然难度够大的,越来越难读了。