泽平 的ScalersTalk第七轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day

练习材料：

L37-2：TheWesthaven Express

Neither was Isurprised when the train stopped at Widley, a tiny station a few miles alongthe line. Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals. But when thetrain dawdled at station after station, I began to wonder, It suddenly dawnedon me that this express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour,but barely chugging along at thirty. One hour and seventeen minutes passed andwe had not even covered half the distance. I asked a passenger if this was theWesthaven Express, but he had not even heard of it. I determined to lodge acomplaint as soon as we arrived. Two hours later, I was talking angrily to thestation master at Westhaven. When he denied the train's existence, I borrowedhis copy of the timetable. There was a note of triumph in my voice when I toldhim that it was there in black and white. Glancing at it briefly, he told me tolook again. A tiny asterisk conducted me to a footnote at the bottom of thepage. It said: “This service has been suspended.”

ðə Westhaven ɪksˈprɛs

ðə treɪn ˈdɔːdld æt ˈsteɪʃən ˈɑːftə ˈsteɪʃən, aɪ bɪˈgæn tuː ˈwʌndə, ɪt ˈsʌdnli dɔːnd ɒn miː ðæt ðɪs ɪksˈprɛs wɒz nɒt ˈrɔːrɪŋ daʊn ðə laɪn æt ˈnaɪnti maɪlz ən ˈaʊə, bʌt ˈbeəli ˈʧʌgɪŋ əˈlɒŋ æt ˈθɜːti. wʌn ˈaʊər ænd ˈsɛvnˈtiːn ˈmɪnɪts pɑːst ænd wiː hæd nɒt ˈiːvən ˈkʌvəd hɑːf ðə ˈdɪstəns. aɪ ɑːskt ə ˈpæsɪnʤər ɪf ðɪs wɒz ðə Westhaven ɪksˈprɛs, bʌt hiː hæd nɒt ˈiːvən hɜːd ɒv ɪt. aɪ dɪˈtɜːmɪnd tuː lɒʤ ə kəmˈpleɪnt æz suːn æz wiː əˈraɪvd. tuː ˈaʊəz ˈleɪtə, aɪ wɒz ˈtɔːkɪŋ ˈæŋgrɪli tuː ðə ˈsteɪʃən ˈmɑːstər æt Westhaven. wɛn hiː dɪˈnaɪd ðə treɪnz ɪgˈzɪstəns, aɪ ˈbɒrəʊd hɪz ˈkɒpi ɒv ðə ˈtaɪmˌteɪb(ə)l. ðeə wɒz ə nəʊt ɒv ˈtraɪəmf ɪn maɪ vɔɪs wɛn aɪ təʊld hɪm ðæt ɪt wɒz ðeər ɪn blæk ænd waɪt. ˈglɑːnsɪŋ æt ɪt ˈbriːfli, hiː təʊld miː tuː lʊkəˈgɛn. ə ˈtaɪni ˈæstərɪsk kənˈdʌktɪd miː tuː ə ˈfʊtnəʊt æt ðə ˈbɒtəm ɒv ðə peɪʤ.ɪt sɛd: “ðɪs ˈsɜːvɪs hæz biːn səsˈpɛndɪd.”

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、dawdled：磨磨蹭蹭，2、dawned：破晓，dawned on me：让我恍然大悟，3、roaring：咆哮，叫声，4、barely：仅仅，5、chugging：咕噜咕噜，发出轧轧声，6、lodge a complaint：投诉，诉苦，7、existence：存在，生存，现有，8、triumph：胜利，欢欣，9、asterisk：星号，10、conduct：执行，引导，行为，品行，11、suspend：暂停，中止，停止，12、mighty：强大，强势，很，极

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