练习材料:
Lesson 84 On strike
Busmen have decided to go on strike next week. The strike is due to begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long it will last. The busmen have stated that the strike will continue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions. Most people believe that the strike will last for at least a week. Many owners of private cars are going to offer 'free rides' to people on their way to work. This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent. Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts. All the students are expert drivers, but before they drive any of the buses, they will have to pass a special test. The students are going to take the test in two days' time. Even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work. But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press. Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!
ɑn straɪk
Busmen hæv ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tu goʊɑn straɪk nɛkst wik. ðə straɪk ɪz du tu bɪˈgɪn ɑn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. noʊ wʌn noʊz haʊ lɔŋɪt wɪl læst. ðə busmen hæv ˈsteɪtɪd ðæt ðə straɪk wɪl kənˈtɪnju ənˈtɪl ˈʤɛnrəl əˈgrimənt ɪz riʧt əˈbaʊt peɪænd ˈwɜrkɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz. moʊst ˈpipəl bɪˈliv ðæt ðə straɪk wɪl læst fɔr æt list ə wik. ˈmɛni ˈoʊnərz ʌv ˈpraɪvət kɑrz ɑr ˈgoʊɪŋ tu ˈɔfər fri raɪdz tu ˈpipəl ɑn ðɛr weɪ tu wɜrk. ðɪs wɪl rɪˈliv ˈprɛʃər ɑn ðətreɪnz tu sʌm ɪkˈstɛnt. ˈminˌwaɪl, əˈnʌmbər ʌv ˌjunəˈvɜrsəti ˈstudənts hæv ˌvɑlənˈtɪrd tu draɪv ˈbʌsɪz waɪl ðə straɪk læsts. ɔl ðəˈstudənts ɑr ˈɛkspərt ˈdraɪvərz, bʌt bɪˈfɔr ðeɪ draɪv ˈɛni ʌv ðəˈbʌsɪz, ðeɪ wɪl hæv tu pæs əˈspɛʃəl tɛst. ðəˈstudənts ɑr ˈgoʊɪŋ tu teɪk ðə tɛst ɪn tu deɪz taɪm. ˈivɪn soʊ, ˈpipəl ɑr ˈgoʊɪŋ tu faɪnd ɪt ˈdɪfɪkəlt tu gɛt tu wɜrk. bʌt soʊ fɑr, ðəˈpʌblɪk hæz ɪkˈsprɛst ɪts ˈgrætɪˌtud tu ðəˈstudənts ɪn ˈlɛtərz tu ðə prɛs. ˈoʊnli wʌn ɔr tu ˈpipəl hæv əbˈʤɛktəd ðæt ðəˈstudənts wɪl draɪv tu fæst!
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
go on strike 开始罢工
general 大体的
agreement 协议
gratitude 感激
练习感悟:
发现了以ex为开头的单词,如果重音在ex前面,e发ɛ,如,extra,exhibition,expert;如果重音在ex后面,e发ɪ,如extent,express,expect,except,experience。