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 bedriven 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.
rough /rʌf/ 崎岖不平的，粗糙的;不平滑的;高低不平的，粗鲁的
boulder /ˈboʊldər/ 大石块
plain /pleɪn/ 平原
pit /pɪt/ 使。。 坑坑洼洼，使…表面有斑点;在…上打洞
perturb /pərˈtɜːrb/ 使不安
in the least 一点儿也不，完全不
underestimate /ʌndərˈestɪmət/ 低估
get sb. to do sth. 说服某人做某事
bump /bʌmp/ 颠簸、碰撞
swerve /swɜːrv/ 急转弯 ,改变方向
scoop /skuːp/ 挖出，用勺儿舀;用铲儿铲;
hammer /ˈhæmər/ 捶打、击打
ominous /ˈɑːmɪnəs/ 有预兆的，不祥的、不吉利的
rip/rɪp/ 划破、撕
petrol /ˈpetrəl/ 汽油
tank /tæŋk/ 箱，槽，罐 petrol tank 油箱
今天散步回来有点累了，没有读完整篇文章。仅仅完成了今天的必读内容。
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