练习材料：

L39-2: Nothing to worry about

What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared, giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes. But there was worse to come. Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure. In response to renewed pleadings, Bruce stopped. Though we all got out to examine the fissure, he remained in the car. We informed him that the fissure extended for fifty years and was tow feet wide and four feet deep. Even this had no effect. Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zigzag course. Before we had time to worry about what might happen, we were back on the plain again. Bruce consulted the map once more and told us that the village was now only fifteen miles away. Our next obstacle was a shallow pool of water about half a mile across. Bruce charged at it, but in the middle, the car came to a grinding half. A yellow light on the dashboard flashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully announced that there was no oil in the engine!

wɒt ə rɪˈliːf ɪt wɒz wɛn ðə ˈbəʊldəz ˈsʌdnli ˌdɪsəˈpɪəd, ˈgɪvɪŋ weɪ tuː ə strɛʧ ɒv pleɪn weə ði ˈəʊnli ˈɒbstəklz wɜː klʌmps ɒv ˈbʊʃɪz. bʌt ðeə wɒz wɜːs tuː kʌm. ʤʌst əˈhɛd ɒv ʌs ðeə wɒz ə hjuːʤ ˈfɪʃə. ɪn rɪsˈpɒns tuː rɪˈnjuːd ˈpliːdɪŋz, bruːs stɒpt. ðəʊ wiː ɔːl gɒt aʊt tuː ɪgˈzæmɪn ðə ˈfɪʃə, hiː rɪˈmeɪnd ɪn ðə kɑː. wiː ɪnˈfɔːmd hɪm ðæt ðə ˈfɪʃər ɪksˈtɛndɪd fɔː ˈfɪfti jɪəz ænd wɒz təʊ fiːt waɪd ænd fɔː fiːt diːp. ˈiːvən ðɪs hæd nəʊ ɪˈfɛkt. bruːs wɛnt ˈɪntuː ə ləʊ gɪər ænd drəʊv æt ə ˈtɛrɪfaɪɪŋ spiːd, ˈkiːpɪŋ ðə frʌnt wiːlz əsˈtraɪd ðə kræk æz hiː ˈfɒləʊd ɪts ˈzɪgzæg kɔːs. bɪˈfɔː wiː hæd taɪm tuː ˈwʌri əˈbaʊt wɒt maɪt ˈhæpən, wiː wɜː bæk ɒn ðə pleɪn əˈgɛn. bruːs kənˈsʌltɪd ðə mæp wʌns mɔːr ænd təʊld ʌs ðæt ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ wɒz naʊ ˈəʊnli ˈfɪfˈtiːn maɪlz əˈweɪ. ˈaʊə nɛkst ˈɒbstəkl wɒz ə ˈʃæləʊ puːl ɒv ˈwɔːtər əˈbaʊt hɑːf ə maɪl əˈkrɒs. bruːs ʧɑːʤd æt ɪt, bʌt ɪn ðə ˈmɪdl, ðə kɑː keɪm tuː ə ˈgraɪndɪŋ hɑːf. ə ˈjɛləʊ laɪt ɒn ðə ˈdæʃbɔːd flæʃt ˈæŋgrɪli ænd bruːs ˈʧɪəfʊli əˈnaʊnst ðæt ðeə wɒz nəʊ ɔɪl ɪn ði ˈɛnʤɪn!

任务配置：

L0＋L4

知识笔记：

新词：relief 宽慰，安心；stretch 伸展，延伸；obstacle 障碍；clump 丛；fissure 狭长裂缝；renew 补充，从新开始；pleading 恳求；examine 检查；extend 延伸；effect 影响，印象；gear 齿轮，排挡；terribly 使恐怖；astride 两腿分开；crack 破裂；zigzag 锯齿形的；consult 咨询，商议；grind 折磨，磨碎；

词组：give way to 让步于，断裂；a stretch of 一段，一片；ahead of 在…之前；in response to 对…作出反应；extend for 延伸…（距离）；

练习感悟：

很多个周六的朗读内容都是在遗憾、疲惫、愤恨中度过的，很怕自己会把内容像之前一样一直放到十点多十一点多才去完成，只剩下浓浓的敷衍和无奈。

所幸，现在是中午。