L41-1:Illusions of Pastoral peace
The quiet life of the country has never appealed to me. City born and city bred. I have always regarded the country as something you look at through a train window, or something you occasionally visit during the weekend. Most of my friends live in the city, yet they always go into raptures at the mere mention of the country. Though they extol the virtues of the peaceful life, only one of them has ever gone to live in the country and he was back in town within six months. Even he still lives under the illusion that country life is somehow superior to town life. He is forever talking about the friendly people, the clean atmosphere, the closeness to nature and the gentle pace of living. Nothing can be compared, he maintains, with the first cockcrow, the twittering of birds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun glinting on the trees and pastures. This idyllic pastoral scene is only part of the picture.
illusion /ɪˈluːʒn/ 幻想、错觉
pastoral /ˈpæstərəl/ 田园的，乡村生活的;村野风情的， n. 牧歌;田园诗;田园景色
breed /briːd/培育、以…方式教育，繁殖;孕育; 过去式 bred
city born and city bred 城里生、城里长
rapture /ˈræptʃər/ 欣喜，欢天喜地， go into raptures 变得欣喜若狂起来
extol /ɪkˈstoʊl/ 赞美、颂扬
virtue /ˈvɜːrtʃuː/ 美德，优点;长处;
superior /suːˈpɪriər/ 优越的
be under an illusion 有。。。的错觉
somehow 不知为什么;不知怎么地
gentle /ˈdʒentl/ 温和的 ; 温柔的 ; 柔和的 ; 文静的
pace 节奏、速度;步速;
gentle pace of living 悠闲的生活节奏
cockcrow /ˈkɑːkkroʊ/ 鸡叫
twitter /ˈtwɪtər/ 鸟叽叽喳喳叫
dawn /dɔːn/ 黎明
glint /ɡlɪnt/ 闪烁、闪光，流露出强烈情感
pasture /ˈpæstʃər/ 牧场
idyllic /aɪˈdɪlɪk/ 田园诗的 ，平和美丽的;完美无瑕的 idyllic pastoral scene 田园诗般的乡村风光
学习到这本书的第三单元了。文章长了一倍，一篇文章要分三天来朗读。田园生活，向往啊。
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