练习材料：
L37-1：TheWesthaven Express
We have learnt toexpect that trains will be punctual. After years of conditioning, most of ushave developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables. Ships may be delayedby storms; flights may be cancelled because of bad weather, but trains must beon time. Only an exceptionally heavy snowfall might temporarily dislocaterailway services. It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities whensomething does go wrong. The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are morelikely to be ours than theirs.
After consultingmy railway timetable, I noted with satisfaction that there was an express trainto Westhaven. It went direct from my local station and the journey lasted amere hour and seventeen minutes. When I boarded the train, I could not helpnoticing that a great many local people got on as well. At the time, this didnot strike me as odd. I reflected that there must be a great many local peoplebesides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service.
ðə Westhaven ɪksˈprɛs
wiː hæv lɜːnt tuː ɪksˈpɛkt ðæt treɪnz wɪl biː ˈpʌŋktjʊəl. ˈɑːftə jɪəz ɒv kənˈdɪʃnɪŋ, məʊst ɒv ʌs hæv dɪˈvɛləpt ən ʌnˈʃeɪkəbl feɪθ ɪn ˈreɪlweɪ ˈtaɪmˌteɪb(ə)lz. ʃɪps meɪ biː dɪˈleɪd baɪ stɔːmz; flaɪts meɪ biː ˈkænsəld bɪˈkɒz ɒv bæd ˈwɛðə, bʌt treɪnz mʌst biː ɒn taɪm. ˈəʊnli ən ɪkˈsɛpʃənli ˈhɛvi ˈsnəʊfɔːl maɪt ˈtɛmpərərɪli ˈdɪsləʊkeɪt ˈreɪlweɪ ˈsɜːvɪsɪz. ɪt ɪz ɔːl tuː ˈiːzi tuː bleɪm ðə ˈreɪlweɪ ɔːˈθɒrɪtiz wɛn ˈsʌmθɪŋ dʌz gəʊ rɒŋ. ðə truːθ ɪz ðæt wɛn mɪsˈteɪks əˈkɜː, ðeɪ ɑː mɔː ˈlaɪkli tuː biː ˈaʊəz ðæn ðeəz.
ˈɑːftə kənˈsʌltɪŋ maɪ ˈreɪlweɪ ˈtaɪmˌteɪb(ə)l, aɪ ˈnəʊtɪd wɪð ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən ðæt ðeə wɒz ən ɪksˈprɛs treɪn tuː Westhaven. ɪt wɛnt dɪˈrɛkt frɒm maɪ ˈləʊkəl ˈsteɪʃən ænd ðə ˈʤɜːni ˈlɑːstɪd mɪər ˈaʊər ænd ˈsɛvnˈtiːn ˈmɪnɪts. wɛn aɪ ˈbɔːdɪd ðə treɪn, aɪ kʊd nɒt hɛlp ˈnəʊtɪsɪŋ ðæt ə greɪt ˈmɛni ˈləʊkəl ˈpiːpl gɒt ɒn æz wɛl. æt ðə taɪm, ðɪs dɪd nɒt straɪk miː æz ɒd. aɪ rɪˈflɛktɪd ðæt ðeə mʌst biː ə greɪt ˈmɛni ˈləʊkəl ˈpiːpl bɪˈsaɪdz maɪˈsɛlf huː wɪʃt tuː teɪk ədˈvɑːntɪʤ ɒv ðɪs ˈɛksələnt ˈsɜːvɪs.
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
单词：1、punctual：准时，2、faith：信仰，信心，信念，3、exceptionally：异常地，4、temporarily：暂时，临时，5、dislocate：脱臼，6、consulting：咨询，7、strike me as odd：让我觉得奇怪，8、take advantage of，
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练习感悟：今天录了三四遍就达标了，其实感觉还不错。
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