练习材料：

Lesson74 Out of the limelight

An ancient bus stopped by a dry river bed and a party of famous actors and actresses got off. Dressed in dark glasses and old clothes, they had taken special precautions so that no one should recognize them. But as they soon discovered, disguises can sometimes be too perfect.

'This is a wonderful place for a picnic,' said Gloria Gleam.

' It couldn't be better, Gloria,' Brinksley Meers agreed. 'No newspaper men, no film fans! Why don't we come more often ?'

Meanwhile, two other actors, Rockwall Slinger and Merlin Greeves, had carried two large food baskets to a shady spot under some trees. When they had all made themselves comfortable, a stranger appeared. He looked very angry.

'Now you get out of here, all of you!' he shouted: ' I'm sheriff here. Do you see that notice? It says" No Camping"-in case you can't read!'

' Look, sheriff, 'said Rockwall,' don't be too hard on us. I'm Rockwall Slinger and this is Merlin Greeves.'

' Oh, is it ?' said the sheriff with a sneer. 'Well, I'm Brinksley Meers, and my other name is Gloria Gleam. Now you get out of here fast!’

ən ˈeɪnʃ(ə)nt bʌs stɒpt baɪ ə draɪ ˈrɪvə bɛd ænd ə ˈpɑːti ɒv ˈfeɪməs ˈæktəz ænd ˈæktrɪsɪz gɒt ɒf. drɛst ɪn dɑːk ˈglɑːsɪz ænd əʊld kləʊðz, ðeɪ hæd ˈteɪkən ˈspɛʃəl prɪˈkɔːʃənz səʊ ðæt nəʊ wʌn ʃʊd ˈrɛkəgnaɪz ðɛm. bʌt æz ðeɪ suːn dɪsˈkʌvəd, dɪsˈgaɪzɪz kæn ˈsʌmtaɪmz biː tuː ˈpɜːfɪkt.

ðɪs ɪz ə ˈwʌndəfʊl pleɪs fɔːr ə ˈpɪknɪk,' sɛd ˈglɔːrɪə gliːm.

' ɪt ˈkʊdnt biː ˈbɛtə, ˈglɔːrɪə,' Brinksley ˈmiːəz əˈgriːd. nəʊ ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə mɛn, nəʊ fɪlm fænz! waɪ dəʊnt wiː kʌm mɔːr ˈɒf(ə)n ?'

ˈmiːnˈwaɪl, tuː ˈʌðər ˈæktəz, Rockwall ˈslɪŋər ænd ˈmɜːlɪn Greeves, hæd ˈkærid tuː lɑːʤ fuːd ˈbɑːskɪts tuː ə ˈʃeɪdi spɒt ˈʌndə sʌm triːz. wɛn ðeɪ hæd ɔːl meɪd ðəmˈsɛlvz ˈkʌmfətəbl, ə ˈstreɪnʤər əˈpɪəd. hiː lʊkt ˈvɛri ˈæŋgri.

naʊ juː gɛt aʊt ɒv hɪə, ɔːl ɒv juː!' hiː ˈʃaʊtɪd: ' aɪm ˈʃɛrɪf hɪə. duː juː siː ðæt ˈnəʊtɪs? ɪt sɛz" nəʊ ˈkæmpɪŋ"-ɪn keɪs juː kɑːnt riːd!'

' lʊk, ˈʃɛrɪf, sɛd Rockwall,' dəʊnt biː tuː hɑːd ɒn ʌs. aɪm Rockwall ˈslɪŋər ænd ðɪs ɪz ˈmɜːlɪn Greeves.'

' əʊ, ɪz ɪt ?' sɛd ðə ˈʃɛrɪf wɪð ə snɪə. wɛl, aɪm Brinksley ˈmiːəz, ænd maɪ ˈʌðə neɪm ɪz ˈglɔːrɪə gliːm. naʊ juː gɛt aʊt ɒv hɪə fɑːst!’

任务配置：

L0＋L4

知识笔记：

新词：precaution 防御措施，防御；recognize 承认，识别，认出；disguise 掩盖，隐藏，化妆；shady 隐蔽的，背阴的；spot 地点，场所；sheriff 治安官；sneer 讥笑，嘲笑

词组：be hard on 和某人过不去，严格对待；in case 以防，如果；

练习感悟：

今天早上请了两节课的假，因为昨天晚上一直在咳嗽。

所以差不多是八点左右起来练习的。感觉前段时间看这些新概念文章会觉得晦涩艰难，但现在基本上会觉得很流畅了。以及一些以前几乎不接触的常用词组，现在看起来很简单。

应该是一种不错的进步吧，希望对做阅读理解有帮助。