Lily的Scalers Talk第八轮新概念朗读持续力训练Da

L57-4:Back in the old country

The curious thing was that the lake was not marked on the map. I felt as if I had stumbled into a nightmare country, as you sometimes do in dreams.

And, as in a nightmare, there was nobody in sight to help me. Fortunately for me, as I was wondering what to do next, there appeared on the horizon a man on horseback, riding in my direction. I waited till he came near, then I asked him the way to our old village. He said that there was now no village. I thought he must have misunderstood me, so I repeated its name. This time he pointed to the lake. The village no longer existed because it had been submerged, and all the village too. The lake was not a natural one, but a man-made reservoir.

stumble /ˈstʌmbl/  绊倒;绊脚;跌跌撞撞地走;

horizon /həˈraɪzn/ 地平线;

reservoir /ˈrezərvwɑːr/ 水库;蓄水池