练习材料：

Busmen have decided to go on strike next week. The strike is due to begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long it will last. The busmen have stated that the strike will continue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions. Most people believe that the strike will last for at least a week. Many owners of private cars are going to offer'free rides' to people on their way to work. This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent. Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts. All the students are expert drivers, but before they drive any of the buses, they will have to pass a special test. The students are going to take the test in two days' time. Even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work. But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press.Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!

Busmen [hæv] [dɪˈsaɪdɪd] [tuː] [gəʊ] [ɒn] [straɪk][nɛkst] [wiːk]. [ðə] [straɪk] [ɪz] [djuː] [tuː] [bɪˈgɪn] [ɒn] [ˈtjuːzdeɪ]. [nəʊ][wʌn] [nəʊz] [haʊ] [lɒŋ] [ɪt] [wɪl] [lɑːst]. [ðə] busmen [hæv] [ˈsteɪtɪd] [ðæt][ðə] [straɪk] [wɪl] [kənˈtɪnju(ː)] [ənˈtɪl] [ˈʤɛnərəl] [əˈgriːmənt] [ɪz][riːʧt] [əˈbaʊt] [peɪ] [ænd] [ˈwɜːkɪŋ] [kənˈdɪʃənz]. [məʊst] [ˈpiːpl] [bɪˈliːv][ðæt] [ðə] [straɪk] [wɪl] [lɑːst] [fɔːr] [æt] [liːst] [ə] [wiːk]. [ˈmɛni][ˈəʊnəz] [ɒv] [ˈpraɪvɪt] [kɑːz] [ɑː] [ˈgəʊɪŋ] [tuː] [ˈɒfə] [friː] [raɪdz] [tuː][ˈpiːpl] [ɒn] [ðeə] [weɪ] [tuː] [wɜːk]. [ðɪs] [wɪl] [rɪˈliːv] [ˈprɛʃər] [ɒn][ðə] [treɪnz] [tuː] [sʌm] [ɪksˈtɛnt]. [ˈmiːnˈwaɪl], [ə] [ˈnʌmbər] [ɒv] [ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsɪti][ˈstjuːdənts] [hæv] [ˌvɒlənˈtɪəd] [tuː] [draɪv] [ˈbʌsɪz] [waɪl] [ðə] [straɪk][lɑːsts]. [ɔːl] [ðə] [ˈstjuːdənts] [ɑːr] [ˈɛkspɜːt] [ˈdraɪvəz], [bʌt] [bɪˈfɔː][ðeɪ] [draɪv] [ˈɛni] [ɒv] [ðə] [ˈbʌsɪz], [ðeɪ] [wɪl] [hæv] [tuː] [pɑːs] [ə][ˈspɛʃəl] [tɛst]. [ðə] [ˈstjuːdənts] [ɑː] [ˈgəʊɪŋ] [tuː] [teɪk] [ðə] [tɛst][ɪn] [tuː] [deɪz] [taɪm]. [ˈiːvən] [səʊ], [ˈpiːpl] [ɑː] [ˈgəʊɪŋ] [tuː] [faɪnd][ɪt] [ˈdɪfɪkəlt] [tuː] [gɛt] [tuː] [wɜːk]. [bʌt] [səʊ] [fɑː], [ðə] [ˈpʌblɪk][hæz] [ɪksˈprɛst] [ɪts] [ˈgrætɪtjuːd] [tuː] [ðə] [ˈstjuːdənts] [ɪn] [ˈlɛtəz][tuː] [ðə] [prɛs]. [ˈəʊnli] [wʌn] [ɔː] [tuː] [ˈpiːpl] [hæv] [əbˈʤɛktɪd] [ðæt][ðə] [ˈstjuːdənts] [wɪl] [draɪv] [tuː] [fɑːst]!

任务配置：L0 +L4

笔记：

1.知识点

（1）go on strike，罢工。

　　on strike表示“在罢工”：

　　The workers are on strike.工人们在罢工。

（2）The strike is due to begin on Tuesday. 罢工定于星期二开始。

　　due表示“预定的”、“约定的”，后面可以跟带to的不定式，也可以不跟。它后面通常有确定的时间状语：

　　The plane is due(to arrive)in London at 9 o'clock.飞机预定9点抵达伦敦。

　　due to后面若是名词，则它表示“由于”、“因为”(通常用于系动词be之后)：

（3）to some extent，在某种程度上。

　　也可以用to a certain extent：

　　The weather has helped me to some/a certain extent.天气在某种程度上帮了我的忙。

（4）press，新闻界，报界;记者们(集合名词，后面动词用单数或复数均可)。

　　Ian is a member of the press.伊恩是位新闻界人士。

The press is/are waiting to see the president.记者们在等着见总统。

（5）relieve pressure 缓解压力;减轻压力

（6）Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!只有一两个人提出反对意见，说学生们会把车开得太快!

object作动词时后面可以跟从句，表示“提出异议”、“反对”;它后面也可以跟介词to+名词/动名词，表示“反对”、“不喜欢”、“不赞成：

They objected that the book was too difficult for them.他们提出异议，说这本书对他们来说太难了。

A lot of people object to smoking in public places.　　许多人不赞成在公共场所吸烟。

（7）express

one's gratitude to sb for sth 可翻译为 “因某事向某人表示某人自己的感激”。