练习材料：

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.

/ðə/ /ˈkwaɪət/ /laɪf/ /ʌv/ /ðə/ /ˈkʌntri/ /hæz/ /ˈnɛvər/ /əˈpild/ /tu/ /mi/. /ˈsɪti/ /bɔrn/ /ænd/ /ˈsɪti/ /brɛd/. /aɪ/ /hæv/ /ˈɔlˌweɪz/ /rəˈgɑrdəd/ /ðə/ /ˈkʌntri/ /æz/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ /ju/ /lʊk/ /æt/ /θru/ /ə/ /treɪn/ /ˈwɪndoʊ/, /ɔr/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ /ju/ /əˈkeɪʒənəli/ /ˈvɪzət/ /ˈdʊrɪŋ/ /ðə/ /ˈwiˌkɛnd/. /moʊst/ /ʌv/ /maɪ/ /frɛndz/ /lɪv/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈsɪti/, /jɛt/ /ðeɪ/ /ˈɔlˌweɪz/ /goʊ/ /ˈɪntu/ /ˈræpʧərz/ /æt/ /ðə/ /mɪr/ /ˈmɛnʃən/ /ʌv/ /ðə/ /ˈkʌntri/. /ðoʊ/ /ðeɪ/ /ɪkˈstoʊl/ /ðə/ /ˈvɜrʧuz/ /ʌv/ /ðə/ /ˈpisfəl/ /laɪf/, /ˈoʊnli/ /wʌn/ /ʌv/ /ðɛm/ /hæz/ /ˈɛvər/ /gɔn/ /tu/ /lɪv/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈkʌntri/ /ænd/ /hi/ /wʌz/ /bæk/ /ɪn/ /taʊn/ /wɪˈðɪn/ /sɪks/ /mʌnθs/. /ˈivɪn/ /hi/ /stɪl/ /lɪvz/ /ˈʌndər/ /ði/ /ɪˈluʒən/ /ðæt/ /ˈkʌntri/ /laɪf/ /ɪz/ /ˈsʌmˌhaʊ/ /suˈpɪriər/ /tu/ /taʊn/ /laɪf/. /hi/ /ɪz/ /fəˈrɛvər/ /ˈtɔkɪŋ/ /əˈbaʊt/ /ðə/ /ˈfrɛndli/ /ˈpipəl/, /ðə/ /klin/ /ˈætməˌsfɪr/, /ðə/ /ˈkloʊsnɪs/ /tu/ /ˈneɪʧər/ /ænd/ /ðə/ /ˈʤɛntəl/ /peɪs/ /ʌv/ /ˈlɪvɪŋ/. /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ /kæn/ /bi/ /kəmˈpɛrd/, /hi/ /meɪnˈteɪnz/, /wɪð/ /ðə/ /fɜrst/ cockcrow, /ðə/ /ˈtwɪtərɪŋ/ /ʌv/ /bɜrdz/ /æt/ /dɔn/, /ðə/ /saɪt/ /ʌv/ /ðə/ /ˈraɪzɪŋ/ /sʌn/ /ˈglɪntɪŋ/ /ɑn/ /ðə/ /triz/ /ænd/ /ˈpæsʧərz/. /ðɪs/ /aɪˈdɪlɪk/ /ˈpæstərəl/ /sin/ /ɪz/ /ˈoʊnli/ /pɑrt/ /ʌv/ /ðə/ /ˈpɪkʧər/.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

illusion n.错觉

pastoral adj.田园生活的

appeal to 对......有吸引力的

breed v.养育

breed-bred-bred

rapture n.狂喜 great excitement and happiness

go into raptures (因...)欣喜若狂

extol v.赞扬

cockcrow n.黎明 the time in the early morning when the sun rises

twitter v.(鸟)吱吱叫

glint v.闪烁

idyllic adj.美丽宁静的

练习感悟：

Never leave the things until tomorrow you can do today.