练习材料：
L48-1: The silentvillage
In thismuch-travelled world, there are still thousands of places which areinaccessible to tourists. We always assume that villagers in remote places arefriendly and hospitable. But people who are cut off not only from foreigntourists, but even from their own countrymen can be hostile to travellers.Visits to really remote villages are seldom enjoyable -- as my wife and Idiscovered during a tour through the Balkans. We had spent several days in asmall town and visited a number of old churches in the vicinity. Theseattracted many visitors, for they were not only of great architecturalinterest, but contained a large number of beautifully preserved frescoes aswell. On the day before our departure, several bus loads of tourists descendedon the town. This was more than we could bear, so we decided to spend our lastday exploring the countryside.
ðə ˈsaɪlənt ˈvɪlɪʤ
ɪn ðɪs mʌʧ-ˈtrævld wɜːld, ðeər ɑː stɪl ˈθaʊzəndz ɒv ˈpleɪsɪz wɪʧ ɑːr ˌɪnækˈsɛsəbl tuː ˈtʊərɪsts. wiː ˈɔːlweɪz əˈsjuːm ðæt ˈvɪlɪʤəz ɪn rɪˈməʊt ˈpleɪsɪz ɑː ˈfrɛndli ænd ˈhɒspɪtəbl. bʌt ˈpiːpl huː ɑː kʌt ɒf nɒt ˈəʊnli frɒm ˈfɒrɪn ˈtʊərɪsts, bʌt ˈiːvən frɒm ðeər əʊn ˈkʌntrɪmən kæn biː ˈhɒstaɪl tuː ˈtræv(ə)ləz. ˈvɪzɪts tuː ˈrɪəli rɪˈməʊt ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ɑː ˈsɛldəm ɪnˈʤɔɪəbl -- æz maɪ waɪf ænd aɪ dɪsˈkʌvəd ˈdjʊərɪŋ ə tʊə θruː ðə ˈbɔːlkənz. wiː hæd spɛnt ˈsɛvrəl deɪz ɪn ə smɔːl taʊn ænd ˈvɪzɪtɪd ə ˈnʌmbər ɒv əʊld ˈʧɜːʧɪz ɪn ðə vɪˈsɪnɪti. ðiːz əˈtræktɪd ˈmɛni ˈvɪzɪtəz, fɔː ðeɪ wɜː nɒt ˈəʊnli ɒv greɪt ˌɑːkɪˈtɛkʧərəl ˈɪntrɪst, bʌt kənˈteɪnd ə lɑːʤ ˈnʌmbər ɒv ˈbjuːtəfʊli prɪˈzɜːvd ˈfrɛskəʊz æz wɛl. ɒn ðə deɪ bɪˈfɔːr ˈaʊə dɪˈpɑːʧə, ˈsɛvrəl bʌs ləʊdz ɒv ˈtʊərɪsts dɪˈsɛndɪd ɒn ðə taʊn. ðɪs wɒz mɔː ðæn wiː kʊd beə, səʊ wiː dɪˈsaɪdɪd tuː spɛnd ˈaʊə lɑːst deɪ ɪksˈplɔːrɪŋ ðə ˈkʌntrɪˌsaɪd.
任务配置：L0+L1+ L4
知识笔记：
单词：1、inaccessible：难接近的，闭塞，2、remote：偏僻，远程，3、hospitable：好客，4、hostile：敌对的，怀敌意的，5、cut off：隔断，截断，6、seldom：很少，难得，7、churches：教堂，8、vicinity：附近，9、architectural：建筑的，10、preserved：保存，11、frescoes：壁画，12、departure：离开，13、load of：负荷，负载，14、descend on：降临
音标： /θ/ 上下齿咬舌尖，送出气流，并使舌齿互相摩擦。
练习感悟：今天的文章虽然比较简短，但是读起来还是相当不容易
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