1.练习材料
Neither was I surprise when the train stopped at Widley, a tiny station a few miles along the line. Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals. But when the train dawdled at station after station, I began to wonder, It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging along at thirty. One hour and seventeen minutes passed and we had not even covered half the distance. I asked a passenger if this was the Westhaven Express, but he had not even heard of it. I determined to lodge a complaint as soon as we arrived. Two hours later, I was talking angrily to the station master at Westhaven. When he denied the train's existence, I borrowed his copy of the timetable. There was a note oftriumph in my voice when I told him that it was there in black and white. Glancing at it briefly, he told me to look again. A tiny asterisk conducted me to a footnote at the bottom of the page. It said: “This service has been suspended.”
2.任务配置:L0
3.知识笔记
(1)查音标
/ˈnaɪðə/ /wɒz/ /aɪ/ /səˈpraɪz/ /wɛn/ /ðə/ /treɪn/ /stɒpt/ /æt/ Widley, /ə/ /ˈtaɪni/ /ˈsteɪʃən/ /ə/ /fjuː/ /maɪlz/ /əˈlɒŋ/ /ðə/ /laɪn/. /ˈiːvən/ /ə/ /ˈmaɪti/ /ɪksˈprɛs/ /treɪn/ /kæn/ /biː/ /hɛld/ /ʌp/ /baɪ/ /ˈsɪgnlz/. /bʌt/ /wɛn/ /ðə/ /treɪn/ /ˈdɔːdld/ /æt/ /ˈsteɪʃən/ /ˈɑːftə/ /ˈsteɪʃən/, /aɪ/ /bɪˈgæn/ /tuː/ /ˈwʌndə/, /ɪt/ /ˈsʌdnli/ /dɔːnd/ /ɒn/ /miː/ /ðæt/ /ðɪs/ /ɪksˈprɛs/ /wɒz/ /nɒt/ /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/ /daʊn/ /ðə/ /laɪn/ /æt/ /ˈnaɪnti/ /maɪlz/ /ən/ /ˈaʊə/, /bʌt/ /ˈbeəli/ /ˈʧʌgɪŋ/ /əˈlɒŋ/ /æt/ /ˈθɜːti/. /wʌn/ /ˈaʊər/ /ænd/ /ˈsɛvnˈtiːn/ /ˈmɪnɪts/ /pɑːst/ /ænd/ /wiː/ /hæd/ /nɒt/ /ˈiːvən/ /ˈkʌvəd/ /hɑːf/ /ðə/ /ˈdɪstəns/. /aɪ/ /ɑːskt/ /ə ˈpæsɪnʤər/ /ɪf/ /ðɪs/ /wɒz/ /ðə/ Westhaven /ɪksˈprɛs/, /bʌt/ /hiː/ /hæd/ /nɒt/ /ˈiːvən/ /hɜːd/ /ɒv/ /ɪt/. /aɪ/ /dɪˈtɜːmɪnd/ /tuː/ /lɒʤ/ /ə/ /kəmˈpleɪnt/ /æz/ /suːn/ /æz/ /wiː/ /əˈraɪvd/. /tuː/ /ˈaʊəz/ /ˈleɪtə/, /aɪ/ /wɒz/ /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/ /ˈæŋgrɪli/ /tuː/ /ðə/ /ˈsteɪʃən/ /ˈmɑːstər/ /æt/ Westhaven. /wɛn/ /hiː/ /dɪˈnaɪd/ /ðə/ /treɪnz/ /ɪgˈzɪstəns/, /aɪ/ /ˈbɒrəʊd/ /hɪz/ /ˈkɒpi/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /ˈtaɪmˌteɪb(ə)l/. /ðeə/ /wɒz/ /ə/ /nəʊt/ /ɒv/ /ˈtraɪəmf/ /ɪn/ /maɪ/ /vɔɪs/ /wɛn/ /aɪ/ /təʊld/ /hɪm/ /ðæt/ /ɪt/ /wɒz/ /ðeər/ /ɪn/ /blæk/ /ænd/ /waɪt/. /ˈglɑːnsɪŋ/ /æt/ /ɪt/ /ˈbriːfli/, /hiː/ /təʊld/ /miː/ /tuː/ /lʊk/ /əˈgɛn/. /ə/ /ˈtaɪni/ /ˈæstərɪsk/ /kənˈdʌktɪd/ /miː/ /tuː/ /ə/ /ˈfʊtnəʊt/ /æt/ /ðə/ /ˈbɒtəm/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /peɪʤ/. /ɪt/ /sɛd:/ “/ðɪs/ /ˈsɜːvɪs/ /hæz/ /biːn/ /səsˈpɛndɪd/.”
(2) 学单词
1) express /ɪksˈprɛs/ n. 快车
2) punctual /ˈpʌŋktjʊəl/ a. 准时的
3) condition /kənˈdɪʃən/ v. 使习惯于
4) unshakable /ʌnˈʃeɪkəbl/ a. 不动摇的
5) faith /feɪθ/ n. 信任
6) cancel /ˈkænsəl/ v. 取消
7) exceptionally /ɪkˈsɛpʃənli/ adv. 例外地
9) dislocate /ˈdɪsləʊkeɪt/ v. 打乱
10) blame /bleɪm/ v. 责怪
11) consult /kənˈsʌlt/ v. 请教，查阅
12) direct /dɪˈrɛkt/ adv. 径直地
13) odd /ɒd/ a. 奇怪的，异常的
14) reflect /rɪˈflɛkt/ v. 细想
15) advantage /ədˈvɑːntɪʤ/ n. 优势
16) mighty /ˈmaɪti/ a. 强大的，有力的
17) dawdle /ˈdɔːdl/ v. 混(时间)
18) chug /ʧʌg/ v. 咔嚓地响
19) lodge /lɒʤ/ v. 提出
20) complaint /kəmˈpleɪnt/ n. 抱怨
21) triumph /ˈtraɪəmf/ n. 胜利
22) asterisk /ˈæstərɪsk/ n. 星号
23) conduct /ˈkɒndʌkt/ v. 引向，引导
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