练习材料：

L41-3: Illusions of Pastoral peace

For them this is a major operation which involves considerable planning. As the play draws to its close, they wonder whether they will ever catch that last train home. The city dweller never experiences anxieties of this sort. The latest exhibitions, films, or plays are only a short bus ride away. Shopping, too, is always a pleasure. There is so much variety that you never have to make do with second best. Country people run wild when they go shopping in the city and stagger home loaded with as many of the exotic items as they can carry. Nor is the city without its moments of beauty. There is something comforting about the warm glow shed by advertisements on cold wet winter nights. Few things could be more impressive than the peace that descends on deserted city streets at weekends when the thousands that travel to work every day are tucked a way in their homes in the country. It has always been a mystery to me why city dwellers, who appreciate all these things, obstinately pretend that they would prefer to live in the country.

/fɔr/ /ðɛm/ /ðɪs/ /ɪz/ /ə/ /ˈmeɪʤər/ /ˌɑpəˈreɪʃən/ /wɪʧ/ /ɪnˈvɑlvz/ /kənˈsɪdərəbəl/ /ˈplænɪŋ/. /æz/ /ðə/ /pleɪ/ /drɔz/ /tu/ /ɪts/ /kloʊs/, /ðeɪ/ /ˈwʌndər/ /ˈwɛðər/ /ðeɪ/ /wɪl/ /ˈɛvər/ /kæʧ/ /ðæt/ /læst/ /treɪn/ /hoʊm/. /ðə/ /ˈsɪti/ /ˈdwɛlər/ /ˈnɛvər/ /ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz/ /æŋˈzaɪətiz/ /ʌv/ /ðɪs/ /sɔrt/. /ðə/ /ˈleɪtəst/ /ˌɛksəˈbɪʃənz/, /fɪlmz/, /ɔr/ /pleɪz/ /ɑr/ /ˈoʊnli/ /ə/ /ʃɔrt/ /bʌs/ /raɪd/ /əˈweɪ/. /ˈʃɑpɪŋ/, /tu/, /ɪz/ /ˈɔlˌweɪz/ /ə/ /ˈplɛʒər/. /ðɛr/ /ɪz/ /soʊ/ /mʌʧ/ /vəˈraɪəti/ /ðæt/ /ju/ /ˈnɛvər/ /hæv/ /tu/ /meɪk/ /du/ /wɪð/ /ˈsɛkənd/ /bɛst/. /ˈkʌntri/ /ˈpipəl/ /rʌn/ /waɪld/ /wɛn/ /ðeɪ/ /goʊ/ /ˈʃɑpɪŋ/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈsɪti/ /ænd/ /ˈstægər/ /hoʊm/ /ˈloʊdəd/ /wɪð/ /æz/ /ˈmɛni/ /ʌv/ /ði/ /ɪgˈzɑtɪk/ /ˈaɪtəmz/ /æz/ /ðeɪ/ /kæn/ /ˈkæri/. /nɔr/ /ɪz/ /ðə/ /ˈsɪti/ /wɪˈθaʊt/ /ɪts/ /ˈmoʊmənts/ /ʌv/ /ˈbjuti/. /ðɛr/ /ɪz/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ /ˈkʌmfərtɪŋ/ /əˈbaʊt/ /ðə/ /wɔrm/ /gloʊ/ /ʃɛd/ /baɪ/ /ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts/ /ɑn/ /koʊld/ /wɛt/ /ˈwɪntər/ /naɪts/. /fju/ /θɪŋz/ /kʊd/ /bi/ /mɔr/ /ɪmˈprɛsɪv/ /ðæn/ /ðə/ /pis/ /ðæt/ /dɪˈsɛndz/ /ɑn/ /dɪˈzɜrtɪd/ /ˈsɪti/ /strits/ /æt/ /ˈwiˌkɛndz/ /wɛn/ /ðə/ /ˈθaʊzəndz/ /ðæt/ /ˈtrævəl/ /tu/ /wɜrk/ /ˈɛvəri/ /deɪ/ /ɑr/ /tʌkt/ /ə/ /weɪ/ /ɪn/ /ðɛr/ /hoʊmz/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈkʌntri/. /ɪt/ /hæz/ /ˈɔlˌweɪz/ /bɪn/ /ə/ /ˈmɪstəri/ /tu/ /mi/ /waɪ/ /ˈsɪti/ /ˈdwɛlərz/, /hu/ /əˈpriʃiˌeɪt/ /ɔl/ /ðiz/ /θɪŋz/, /ˈɑbstənətli/ /priˈtɛnd/ /ðæt/ /ðeɪ/ /wʊd/ /prəˈfɜr/ /tu/ /lɪv/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈkʌntri/.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

exotic /ɪgˈzɑtɪk/ adj.异国风情的(褒义)

tuck v.藏起来

obstinate adj.顽固的

considerable adj.相当大的

a major operation 大事

draw to a close 结束，告终

dweller n.居住者

anxiety /æŋˈzaɪətiz/ n.焦虑

glow n.白炽光

shed v.发出光线

descend v.缩进

练习感悟：

Never leave the things until tomorrw you can do today.