练习材料：

L36-2：A chance in a million

Franz poured scorn on the idea, pointing out that his brother had been killed in action during the war. Though Mrs. Busssman fully acquainted with this story, she thought that there was a chance in a million that she might be right. A few days later, she sent a boy to the workman to ask him if his name was Hans Bussman. Needless to say, the man's name was Hans Bussman and he really was Franz's long-lost brother. When the brothers were reunited, Hans explained how it was that he was still alive. After having been wounded towards the end of the war, he had been sent to hospital and was separated from his unit. The hospital had been bombed and Hans had made his way back into Western Germany on foot. Meanwhile, his unit was lost and all records of him had been destroyed. Hans returned to his family home, but the house had been bombed and no one in the neighbourhood knew what had become of the inhabitants. Assuming that his family had been killed during an air raid, Hans settled down in a village fifty miles away where he had remained ever since.

/frænz/ /pɔrd/ /skɔrn/ /ɑn/ /ði/ /aɪˈdiə/, /ˈpɔɪntɪŋ/ /aʊt/ /ðæt/ /hɪz/ /ˈbrʌðər/ /hæd/ /bɪn/ /kɪld/ /ɪn/ /ˈækʃən/ /ˈdʊrɪŋ/ /ðə/ /wɔr/. /ðoʊ/ /ˈmɪsɪz/. Busssman /ˈfʊli/ /əˈkweɪntɪd/ /wɪð/ /ðɪs/ /ˈstɔri/, /ʃi/ /θɔt/ /ðæt/ /ðɛr/ /wʌz/ /ə/ /ʧæns/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /ˈmɪljən/ /ðæt/ /ʃi/ /maɪt/ /bi/ /raɪt/. /ə/ /fju/ /deɪz/ /ˈleɪtər/, /ʃi/ /sɛnt/ /ə/ /bɔɪ/ /tu/ /ðə/ /ˈwɜrkmən/ /tu/ /æsk/ /hɪm/ /ɪf/ /hɪz/ /neɪm/ /wʌz/ /hɑns/ /ˈbʌsmən/. /ˈnidləs/ /tu/ /seɪ/, /ðə/ /mænz/ /neɪm/ /wʌz/ /hɑns/ /ˈbʌsmən/ /ænd/ /hi/ /ˈrɪli/ /wʌz/ /ˈfrænzɪz/ /lɔŋ/-/lɔst/ /ˈbrʌðər/. /wɛn/ /ðə/ /ˈbrʌðərz/ /wɜr/ /ˌriuˈnaɪtɪd/, /hɑns/ /ɪkˈspleɪnd/ /haʊ/ /ɪt/ /wʌz/ /ðæt/ /hi/ /wʌz/ /stɪl/ /əˈlaɪv/. /ˈæftər/ /ˈhævɪŋ/ /bɪn/ /ˈwundəd/ /təˈwɔrdz/ /ði/ /ɛnd/ /ʌv/ /ðə/ /wɔr/, /hi/ /hæd/ /bɪn/ /sɛnt/ /tu/ /ˈhɑˌspɪtəl/ /ænd/ /wʌz/ /ˈsɛpəˌreɪtəd/ /frʌm/ /hɪz/ /ˈjunət/. /ðə/ /ˈhɑˌspɪtəl/ /hæd/ /bɪn/ /bɑmd/ /ænd/ /hɑns/ /hæd/ /meɪd/ /hɪz/ /weɪ/ /bæk/ /ˈɪntu/ /ˈwɛstərn/ /ˈʤɜrməni/ /ɑn/ /fʊt/. /ˈminˌwaɪl/, /hɪz/ /ˈjunət/ /wʌz/ /lɔst/ /ænd/ /ɔl/ /rəˈkɔrdz/ /ʌv/ /hɪm/ /hæd/ /bɪn/ /dɪˈstrɔɪd/. /hɑns/ /rɪˈtɜrnd/ /tu/ /hɪz/ /ˈfæməli/ /hoʊm/, /bʌt/ /ðə/ /haʊs/ /hæd/ /bɪn/ /bɑmd/ /ænd/ /noʊ/ /wʌn/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈneɪbərˌhʊd/ /nu/ /wʌt/ /hæd/ /bɪˈkʌm/ /ʌv/ /ði/ /ɪnˈhæbətənts/. /əˈsumɪŋ/ /ðæt/ /hɪz/ /ˈfæməli/ /hæd/ /bɪn/ /kɪld/ /ˈdʊrɪŋ/ /ən/ /ɛr/ /reɪd/, /hɑns/ /ˈsɛtəld/ /daʊn/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /ˈvɪləʤ/ /ˈfɪfti/ /maɪlz/ /əˈweɪ/ /wɛr/ /hi/ /hæd/ /rɪˈmeɪnd/ /ˈɛvər/ /sɪns/.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

scorn n.嘲笑、轻蔑

pour scorn on... 嘲笑.....

acquaint v.使了解

acquaint with 熟知某事

needless to say 不用说，当然

inhabitant n.居民

raid n.突袭

air raid 突袭

miles away 千里之外

50 miles away 50英里远

kill in action 在战事中阵亡

point out 指出，提请注意

a chance in a million 百万分之一的机会/可能性

towards the end of the war 战争即将结束之时

wounded adj.受了伤的

unit n.(构成更大整体的物、人或群体)单位

become of 发生了......情况，结果如何

练习感悟：

Never leave the things until tomorrow you can do today.