练习材料：

Lesson53 Hot snake

At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away. Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass. They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. This morning, however, a fireman accidentally discovered the cause. He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires. The snake then wound itself round the wires. When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire.

æt lɑːst ˈfaɪəmən hæv pʊt aʊt ə bɪg ˈfɒrɪst ˈfaɪər ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔːniə. sɪns ðɛn, ðeɪ hæv biːn ˈtraɪɪŋ tuː faɪnd aʊt haʊ ðə ˈfaɪə bɪˈgæn. ˈfɒrɪst ˈfaɪəz ɑːr ˈɒf(ə)n kɔːzd baɪ ˈbrəʊkən glɑːs ɔː baɪ ˌsɪgəˈrɛt ɛndz wɪʧ ˈpiːpl ˈkeəlɪsli θrəʊ əˈweɪ. ˈjɛstədeɪ ðə ˈfaɪəmən ɪgˈzæmɪnd ðə graʊnd ˈkeəfli, bʌt wɜː nɒt ˈeɪbl tuː faɪnd ˈɛni ˈbrəʊkən glɑːs. ðeɪ wɜːr ˈɔːlsəʊ kwaɪt ʃʊə ðæt ə ˌsɪgəˈrɛt ɛnd dɪd nɒt stɑːt ðə ˈfaɪə. ðɪs ˈmɔːnɪŋ, haʊˈɛvə, ə ˈfaɪəmən ˌæksɪˈdɛntəli dɪsˈkʌvəd ðə kɔːz. hiː ˈnəʊtɪst ðə rɪˈmeɪnz ɒv ə sneɪk wɪʧ wɒz wuːnd raʊnd ði ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈwaɪəz ɒv eɪ 16,000-vəʊlt ˈpaʊə laɪn. ɪn ðɪs weɪ, hiː wɒz ˈeɪbl tuː sɒlv ðə ˈmɪstəri. ði ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən wɒz ˈsɪmpl bʌt ˈvɛri ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl. ə bɜːd hæd snæʧt ʌp ðə sneɪk frɒm ðə graʊnd ænd ðɛn drɒpt ɪt ɒn tuː ðə ˈwaɪəz. ðə sneɪk ðɛn wuːnd ɪtˈsɛlf raʊnd ðə ˈwaɪəz. wɛn ɪt dɪd səʊ, ɪt sɛnt spɑːks daʊn tuː ðə graʊnd ænd ðiːz ɪˈmiːdiətli ˈstɑːtɪd ə ˈfaɪə.

任务配置：

L0＋L4

知识笔记：

词组：cause by 引起；quite sure that 十分确定

新词：cigarette 纸烟；carelessly 粗心地；examine 检查，考试；remain 遗骸；mystery 神秘的事物，谜；explanation n 解释；spark 火花

练习感悟：

这段时间可能是渐入佳境吧。

早上莫名其妙在五点多的时候反复醒过来，做了一个不好不坏，充斥各种奇特色彩的梦。逃课、冲动、放纵、恣意的挥洒……还有在某种可怕的能力下无所遁形、甚至不可逃脱的绝望。

很有趣，现在想想。

所以早上刚有了这些预备，精神会好一点。只是眼睛有一点点酸。