练习材料：

The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a 'cursed tree'. Because the tree was mentioned in a newspaper, the number of visitors to Frinley has now increased. The tree was planted near the church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil reputation. It is said that if anyone touches the tree, he will have bad luck; if he picks a leaf, he will die. Many villagers believe that the tree has already claimed a number of victims. The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he has refused. He has pointed out that the tree is a useful source of income, as tourists have been coming from all parts of the country to see it. In spite of all that has been said, the tourists have been picking leaves and cutting their names on the tree-trunk. So far, not one of them has been struck down by sudden death!

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任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

1.词汇：

*blessing n.福气

*disguise n.伪装

*tiny adj.极小的

*possess v.拥有

*cursed adj.可恨的

*increase v.增加

*plant v.种植

*church n.教堂

*evil adj.坏的

*reputation n.名声

*claim v.以......为其结果

*victim n.受害者，牺牲品

*vicar n.教区牧师

*source n.来源

*income n.收入

*trunk n.行李箱

练习感悟：

最近因为感冒而偷懒没做复述，明日可以将复述提上日程了。

真的有时候感觉，只要自己不想做，真的会想尽办法偷懒。感冒也是我不练的借口。

有时，觉得自己与小孩子不想做作业没啥区别，还是没有摆脱那样的想法。

也许真如那句话“懒是人的天性。”我也不知从哪儿听来的，觉得很有道理的样子。

不过，其实反过来想想，既然我能有偷懒不做的理由，为啥不多去想想做完事情的理由呢？

这时候，我才发现原来鸡汤也还是有点用处，只不过用处不及自己真的目标强大。当然，信念也非常重要。