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 did notstrike me as odd. I reflected that there must be a great many people besidesmyself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service.
ðə Westhaven ɪksˈprɛs
wiː hæv lɜːnt tuː ɪksˈpɛkt
ðæt treɪnz wɪl biː ˈpʌŋkʧuəl. ˈɑːftə jɪəz ɒv kənˈdɪʃnɪŋ, məʊst ɒv ʌs hæv dɪˈvɛləpt ən ʌnˈʃeɪkəbᵊl feɪθ ɪn
ˈreɪlweɪ ˈtaɪmˌteɪbᵊlz. 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 ɔːˈθɒrətiz wɛn ˈsʌmθɪŋ dʌz ɡəʊ rɒŋ. ðə truːθ ɪz ðæt wɛn mɪsˈteɪks əˈkɜː, ðeɪ ɑː mɔː ˈlaɪkli tuː biː ˈaʊəz ðæn ðeəz.
ˈɑːftə kənˈsʌltɪŋ maɪ ˈreɪlweɪ ˈtaɪmˌteɪbᵊl,
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 ɡreɪt ˈmɛni ˈləʊkəl ˈpiːpl ɡɒt ɒn æz wɛl. æt ðə taɪm, ðɪs dɪd nɒt straɪk
miː æz ɒd. aɪ rɪˈflɛktɪd ðæt ðeə mʌst biː ə ɡreɪt 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、The
Westhaven Express：西哈文快车，2、conditioning：训练，熏陶，使习惯于，3、unshakable：不可动摇的，坚不可摧的，4、faith：信仰，信心，信任，5、exceptionally：破例，罕见，6、temporarily：暂时，7、dislocate：使脱臼，扰乱，使混乱，8、consulting：咨询的，咨询，专业咨询服务，9、can’t help doing sth：情不自禁做某事，10、strike sb as sth：给某人某种印象，11、reflect：反映，显示，12、take advantage of：利用，占……便宜
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练习感悟：昨天居然忘记记录了，最近真的是有点晕头转向
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