练习材料：

L60-2: Too earlyand too late

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

tuː ˈɜːli ænd tuː leɪt

ðeɪ ɑːr ˈɒfᵊn mɔːr ɪnˈdʌstrɪəs, ˈjuːsfʊl ˈsɪtɪznz

ðæn ðəʊz huː ɑː ˈnɛvə leɪt. ði ˈəʊvə-ˈpʌŋkʧuəl kæn biː æz

mʌʧ ə ˈtraɪəl tuː ˈʌðəz æz ði ˌʌnˈpʌŋkʧuəl. ðə ɡɛst huː əˈraɪvz hɑːf ən ˈaʊə tuː suːn ɪz ðə ˈɡreɪtɪst 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 ɡɛsts. ðɛn ðeɪ əˈraɪvd ʤʌst wɛn wiː ˈwɒntɪd

ðɛm. ɪf juː ɑː ˈkæʧɪŋ ə treɪn, ɪt ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz ˈbɛtə tuː

biː ˈkʌmfᵊtəbᵊli 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 ʌnˈeɪbᵊl tuː ɡɛt ɒn ɪt.

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、trial：试验，令人伤脑筋的事，2、nuisance：讨厌的人，麻烦事，3、irritating：惹人生气的，恼人的，4、comfortably：舒服地，舒适地，5、fraction：少量，小部分，一点儿，6、a fraction of a minute：分分钟，7、frustration：挫败，沮丧，受挫

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练习感悟：文章虽然简短，生词也不多，但是读起来非常拗口，录了两遍勉强达标，打结现象相当严重。