1.练习材料
Lesson58 A blessing in disguise?
The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a 'cursed tree'. Because the tree was mentioned in a newspaper, the number of visitors to Frinley has now increased. The tree was planted near the church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil reputation. It is said that if anyone touches the tree, he will have bad luck; if he picks a leaf, he will die. Many villagers believe that the tree has already claimed a number of victims. The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he has refused. He has pointed out that the tree is a useful source of income, as tourists have been coming from all parts of the country to see it. In spite of all that has been said, the tourists have been picking leaves and cutting their names on the tree-trunk. So far, not one of them has been struck down by sudden death!
2.任务配置:L0
3.知识笔记
(1)查音标
/ˈlɛsn/58 /ə/ /ˈblɛsɪŋ/ /ɪn/ /dɪsˈgaɪz/?
/ðə/ /ˈtaɪni/ /ˈvɪlɪʤ/ /ɒv/ Frinley /ɪz/ /sɛd/ /tuː/ /pəˈzɛs/ /ə/ /kɜːst/ /triː/. /bɪˈkɒz/ /ðə/ /triː/ /wɒz/ /ˈmɛnʃənd/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə/, /ðə/ /ˈnʌmbər/ /ɒv/ /ˈvɪzɪtəz/ /tuː/ Frinley /hæz/ /naʊ/ /ɪnˈkriːst/. /ðə/ /triː/ /wɒz/ /ˈplɑːntɪd/ /nɪə/ /ðə/ /ʧɜːʧ/ /ˈfɪfti/ /jɪəz/ /əˈgəʊ/, /bʌt/ /ɪt/ /ɪz/ /ˈəʊnli/ /ɪn/ /ˈriːsnt/ /jɪəz/ /ðæt/ /ɪt/ /hæz/ /geɪnd/ /ən/ /ˈiːvl/ /ˌrɛpju(ː)ˈteɪʃən/. /ɪt/ /ɪz/ /sɛd/ /ðæt/ /ɪf/ /ˈɛnɪwʌn/ /ˈtʌʧɪz/ /ðə/ /triː/, /hiː/ /wɪl/ /hæv/ /bæd/ /lʌk/; /ɪf/ /hiː/ /pɪks/ /ə/ /liːf/, /hiː/ /wɪl/ /daɪ/. /ˈmɛni/ /ˈvɪlɪʤəz/ /bɪˈliːv/ /ðæt/ /ðə/ /triː/ /hæz/ /ɔːlˈrɛdi/ /kleɪmd/ /ə/ /ˈnʌmbər/ /ɒv/ /ˈvɪktɪmz/. /ðə/ /ˈvɪkə/ /hæz/ /biːn/ /ɑːskt/ /tuː/ /hæv/ /ðə/ /triː/ /kʌt/ /daʊn/, /bʌt/ /səʊ/ /fɑː/ /hiː/ /hæz/ /ˌriːˈfjuːzd/. /hiː/ /hæz/ /ˈpɔɪntɪd/ /aʊt/ /ðæt/ /ðə/ /triː/ /ɪz/ /ə/ /ˈjuːsfʊl/ /sɔːs/ /ɒv/ /ˈɪnkʌm/, /æz/ /ˈtʊərɪsts/ /hæv/ /biːn/ /ˈkʌmɪŋ/ /frɒm/ /ɔːl/ /pɑːts/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /ˈkʌntri/ /tuː/ /siː/ /ɪt/. /ɪn/ /spaɪt/ /ɒv/ /ɔːl/ /ðæt/ /hæz/ /biːn/ /sɛd/, /ðə/ /ˈtʊərɪsts/ /hæv/ /biːn/ /ˈpɪkɪŋ/ /liːvz/ /ænd/ /ˈkʌtɪŋ/ /ðeə/ /neɪmz/ /ɒn/ /ðə/ /triː/-/trʌŋk/. /səʊ/ /fɑː/, /nɒt/ /wʌn/ /ɒv/ /ðɛm/ /hæz/ /biːn/ /strʌk/ /daʊn/ /baɪ/ /ˈsʌdn/ /dɛθ/!
(2) 学单词
1) blessing /ˈblɛsɪŋ/ n. 福分，福气
2) disguise /dɪsˈgaɪz/ n. 伪装
3) tiny /ˈtaɪni/ adj. 极小的
4) possess /pəˈzɛs/ v. 拥有
5) cursed /kɜːst/ adj. 可恨的
6) increase /ɪnˈkriːs/ v. 增加
7) plant /ˈplɑːnt/ v. 种植
8) church /ʧɜːʧ/ n. 教堂
9) evil /ˈiːvl/ adj. 坏的
10) reputation /ˌrɛpju(ː)ˈteɪʃən/ n. 名声
11) claim /kleɪm/ v. 以... 为其后果
12) victim /ˈvɪktɪm/ n. 受害者，牺牲品
13) vicar /ˈvɪkə/ n. 教区牧师
14) source /sɔːs/ n. 来源
15) income /ˈɪnkʌm/ n. 收入
16) trunk /trʌŋk/ n. 树干
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