L39-2: Nothing to worry about
What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared, giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes. But there was worse to come. Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure. In response to renewed pleadings, Bruce stopped. Though we all got out to examine the fissure, he remained in the car. We informed him that the fissure extended for fifty years and was two feet wide and four feet deep. Even this had no effect. Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zigzag course. Before we had time to worry about what might happen, we were back on the plain again. Bruce consulted the map once more and told us that the village was now only fifteen miles away. Our next obstacle was a shallow pool of water about half a mile across. Bruce charged at it, but in the middle, the car came to a grinding half. A yellow light on the dashboard flashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully announced that there was no oil in the engine!
stretch /stretʃ/ 一大片
relief /rɪˈliːf/ n. 救济;解脱;宽慰;轻松 what a relief 可松了口气，真叫人宽慰
obstacle/ˈɑːbstəkl/ 障碍,绊脚石
clump /klʌmp/ 丛、簇
giving way to a stretch of plain 出现了一片平原
fissure /ˈfɪʃər/ 深缝、裂缝
renew /rɪˈnuː/ 重复
pleading /ˈpliːdɪŋ/ 恳求
extend /ɪkˈstend/ 延伸;延长;扩展;
gear /ɡɪr/ 汽车排挡
astride /əˈstraɪd/ 骑、跨
crack /kræk/ 缝隙
zigzag /ˈzɪɡzæɡ/ 之字形，曲折前行
course 所经之路，道路，航线;
shallow /ˈʃæloʊ/ 浅浅的、肤浅的
charge /tʃɑːrdʒ/ 突然猛冲 charge at 冲向
grind /ɡraɪnd/ 磨擦，磨碎;碾碎;把…磨成粉;
halt /hɔːlt/ 暂停，停止，终止 come to a grinding halt 戛然而止、终止、停下来
dashboard /ˈdæʃbɔːrd/ 仪表盘
今天的文章读起来有种很舒服的感觉。这类讲故事的文章适合我。
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