练习材料：

L39-1: Nothing to worry about

The rough across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come from. Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce was not in the least perturbed. Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mere twenty miles away. It was not that Bruce always underestimated difficulties. He simply had no sense of danger at all. No matter what the conditions were, he believed that a car should be driven as fast as it could possibly go.

As we bumped over eh dusty track, we swerved to avoid large boulders. The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. We felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine. Because of this, we kept looking back, wondering if we were leaving a trail of oil and petrol behind us.

/ðə/ /rʌf/ /əˈkrɔs/ /ðə/ /pleɪn/ /sun/ /bɪˈkeɪm/ /soʊ/ /bæd/ /ðæt/ /wi/ /traɪd/ /tu/ /gɛt/ /brus/ /tu/ /draɪv/ /bæk/ /tu/ /ðə/ /ˈvɪləʤ/ /wi/ /hæd/ /kʌm/ /frʌm/. /ˈivɪn/ /ðoʊ/ /ðə/ /roʊd/ /wʌz/ /ˈlɪtərd/ /wɪð/ /ˈboʊldərz/ /ænd/ /ˈpɪtəd/ /wɪð/ /hoʊlz/, /brus/ /wʌz/ /nɑt/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /list/ /pərˈtɜrbd/. /ˈglænsɪŋ/ /æt/ /hɪz/ /mæp/, /hi/ /ɪnˈfɔrmd/ /ʌs/ /ðæt/ /ðə/ /nɛkst/ /ˈvɪləʤ/ /wʌz/ /ə/ /mɪr/ /ˈtwɛnti/ /maɪlz/ /əˈweɪ/. /ɪt/ /wʌz/ /nɑt/ /ðæt/ /brus/ /ˈɔlˌweɪz/ /ˈʌndəˈrɛstəˌmeɪtɪd/ /ˈdɪfəkəltiz/. /hi/ /ˈsɪmpli/ /hæd/ /noʊ/ /sɛns/ /ʌv/ /ˈdeɪnʤər/ /æt/ /ɔl/. /noʊ/ /ˈmætər/ /wʌt/ /ðə/ /kənˈdɪʃənz/ /wɜr/, /hi/ /bɪˈlivd/ /ðæt/ /ə/ /kɑr/ /ʃʊd/ /bi/ /ˈdrɪvən/ /æz/ /fæst/ /æz/ /ɪt/ /kʊd/ /ˈpɑsəbli/ /goʊ/.

/æz/ /wi/ /bʌmpt/ /ˈoʊvər/ /ɛ/ /ˈdʌsti/ /træk/, /wi/ /swɜrvd/ /tu/ /əˈvɔɪd/ /lɑrʤ/ /ˈboʊldərz/. /ðə/ /wilz/ /skupt/ /ʌp/ /stoʊnz/ /wɪʧ/ /ˈhæmərd/ /ˈɑmənəsli/ /ˈʌndər/ /ðə/ /kɑr/. /wi/ /fɛlt/ /ʃʊr/ /ðæt/ /ˈsunər/ /ɔr/ /ˈleɪtər/ /ə/ /stoʊn/ /wʊd/ /rɪp/ /ə/ /hoʊl/ /ɪn/ /ˈaʊər/ /ˈpɛtroʊl/ /tæŋk/ /ɔr/ /ˈdæməʤ/ /ði/ /ˈɛnʤən/. /bɪˈkɔz/ /ʌv/ /ðɪs/, /wi/ /kɛpt/ /ˈlʊkɪŋ/ /bæk/, /ˈwʌndərɪŋ/ /ɪf/ /wi/ /wɜr/ /ˈlivɪŋ/ /ə/ /treɪl/ /ʌv/ /ɔɪl/ /ænd/ /ˈpɛtroʊl/ /bɪˈhaɪnd/ /ʌs/.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

1.rough adj.崎岖不平的/n.(高尔夫球场的)深草区 the rough,uneven ground with long grass in an area where people play golf.

2.plain n.平原

3.drive back 驱车返回

4.be littered with sth＝be full of sth 充满某物

5.boulder /ˈboʊldər/n.巨石 a large round piece of rock

6.pit v.使留下疤痕  pit-pitted-pitted

7.be pitted with sth 陷入

8.little-less-least (little原级、比较级、最高级)

9.hammer v.锤击

10.perturb /pərˈtɜrbd/ v.使烦恼

11.underestimate v.看轻

12.scoop up 搅起

13.swerve v.突然转向

14.trail n.痕迹

15.ominous adj.不祥的

16.petrol n.汽油[BrE] a liquid obtained from petroleum

17.petroleum n.石油

练习感悟：

Never leave the things until tomorrow you can do toay.