练习材料：
Lesson 56-3 Our neighbour, the river
From an attic window we could get a sweeping view of the river where their land joined ours, and at the most critical juncture we took turns in watching that point. The first sign of disaster was a dead sheep floating down. Next came a horse, swimming bravely, but we were afraid that the strength of the current would prevent its landing anywhere before it became exhausted. Suddenly a raft appeared, looking rather like Noah's ark, carrying the whole family, a few hens, the dogs, cat, and bird in a cage. We realized that they must have become unduly frightened by the rising flood, for their house, which had sound foundations, would have stood stoutly even if it had been almost submerged. The men of our family waded down through our flooded meadows with boathooks, in the hope of being able to grapple a corner of the raft and pull it out of the current towards our bank. We still think it a miracle that they were able to do so.
frɒm ən ˈætɪk ˈwɪndəʊ wiː kʊd gɛt ə ˈswiːpɪŋ vjuː ɒv ðə ˈrɪvə weə ðeə lænd ʤɔɪnd ˈaʊəz, ænd æt ðə məʊst ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈʤʌŋkʧə wiː tʊk tɜːnz ɪn ˈwɒʧɪŋ ðæt pɔɪnt. ðə fɜːst saɪn ɒv dɪˈzɑːstə wɒz ə dɛd ʃiːp ˈfləʊtɪŋ daʊn. nɛkst keɪm ə hɔːs, ˈswɪmɪŋ ˈbreɪvli, bʌt wiː wɜːr əˈfreɪd ðæt ðə strɛŋθ ɒv ðə ˈkʌrənt wʊd prɪˈvɛnt ɪts ˈlændɪŋ ˈɛnɪweə bɪˈfɔːr ɪt bɪˈkeɪm ɪgˈzɔːstɪd. ˈsʌdnli ə rɑːft əˈpɪəd, ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈrɑːðə laɪk ˈnəʊəz ɑːk, ˈkæriɪŋ ðə həʊl ˈfæmɪli, ə fjuː hɛnz, ðə dɒgz, kæt, ænd bɜːd ɪn ə keɪʤ. wiː ˈrɪəlaɪzd ðæt ðeɪ mʌst hæv bɪˈkʌm ʌnˈdjuːli ˈfraɪtnd baɪ ðə ˈraɪzɪŋ flʌd, fɔː ðeə haʊs, wɪʧ hæd saʊnd faʊnˈdeɪʃənz, wʊd hæv stʊd ˈstaʊtli ˈiːvən ɪf ɪt hæd biːn ˈɔːlməʊst səbˈmɜːʤd. ðə mɛn ɒv ˈaʊə ˈfæmɪli ˈweɪdɪd daʊn θruː ˈaʊə ˈflʌdɪd ˈmɛdəʊz wɪð ˈbəʊthʊks, ɪn ðə həʊp ɒv ˈbiːɪŋ ˈeɪbl tuː ˈgræpl ə ˈkɔːnər ɒv ðə rɑːft ænd pʊl ɪt aʊt ɒv ðə ˈkʌrənt təˈwɔːdz ˈaʊə bæŋk. wiː stɪl θɪŋk ɪt ə ˈmɪrəkl ðæt ðeɪ wiː ˈeɪbl tuː duː səʊ.
从顶楼窗口看去，我们农场与他们农场接壤处的那段河流一览无余。在最紧急的时刻，我们轮流监视那段河流的险情。灾难的第一迹象是一只死羊顺流而下，接着一匹活马勇敢地与水搏击。但我们担心，洪水力量将使它上岸之前就筋疲力尽了。突然，出现了一只筏子，看起来很像诺亚方舟，上面载着他们全家老小，还有几只母鸡、几只狗，一只猫与一只鸟笼，那里头有一只小鸟。我们意识到他们一定是被不断上涨的洪水吓坏了。因为他们的房子地基牢固，即使洪水几乎灭顶也不会倒塌。我家的男人们手拿船篙过被水淹没草场，希望能够钩住筏子一角，将它拽出激流，拖回岸边。他们终于成功了。至今我们仍认为这是个奇迹。
任务配置：L0、L4
知识笔记：
单词与短语
get a sweeping view of 对...一览无余
at the most critical juncture 在最紧急的时刻
take turn in doing sth轮流做某事
练习感悟：补作业，补完了。
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