瘦肉–ScalerTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力Day106

L37-2：The Westhaven Express

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 of triumph 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.”

音标:

ɛl37-2：ðə Westhaven ɪksˈprɛs

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.”

任务配置:L0+L4

知识笔记:1.express快车

2.punctual准时的

3.condition使习惯于

4.unshakable不可动摇的

5.faith信任

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6.cancel取消

7.exceptionally例外地

8.dialocate打乱

9.blame责怪

10.consult请教

练习感悟:1.带着忐忑的心，不知不觉就走到这里。我们总觉得开头难，其实都是自己的内心戏太丰富，想的太多，做的太少。因为热爱，所以喜欢。让口语这件事变得纯粹简单，那么持续下去也只是日常活动。