Lily的Scalers Talk第八轮新概念朗读持续力训练Da

L37-2：The Westhaven Express

Neither was I surprised 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.”

mighty  /ˈmaɪti/ 强大的、有力的

dawdle /ˈdɔːdl/ 慢吞吞地动

dawn /dɔːn/ 开始;变得明朗;开始清楚

it suddenly dawned on me  我突然明白了

roar /rɔːr/ 咆哮;吼叫;

chug/tʃʌɡ/  咔嚓咔嚓地响

lodge /lɑːdʒ/ 提出

deny /dɪˈnaɪ/ 否认;否定;拒绝承认

triumph /ˈtraɪʌmf/ 胜利，巨大成功;重大成就

a note of triumph  胜利者的调子

asterisk  /ˈæstərɪsk/ 星号

conduct /kənˈdʌkt / 引向、引导

suspend /səˈspend/ 暂停;中止

今天是利用在学校门口等孩子的时间完成的学习。明天清明节放假，今天有点懈怠了。