练习材料：

L49-2: The ideal servant

Though my aunt pursued what was, in those days, an enlightened policy, in that she never allowed her domestic staff to work more than eight hours a day, she was extremely difficult to please. While she always criticized the fickleness of human nature, she carried on an unrelenting search for the ideal servant to the end of her days, even after she had been sadly disillusioned by Bessie.Bessie worked for Aunt Harriet for three years. During that time she so gained my aunt's confidence that she was put in charge of the domestic staff. Aunt Harriet could not find words to praise Bessie's industriousness and efficiency. In addition to all her other qualifications, Bessie was an expert cook. She acted the role of the perfect servant for three years before Aunt Harriet discovered her 'little weakness'. After being absent from the Gables for a week, my aunt unexpectedly returned one afternoon with a party of guests and instructed Bessie to prepare dinner.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

pursue v.追求，继续进行 to continue doing an activity or trying to achieve something over a long period of time

enlightened adj.开明的

fickleness n.浮躁

unrelenting adj.〔不愉快的情况〕持续的，不断的

disillusioned adj.幻灭的，失望的

industriousness n.勤奋

instruct v.指示，命令 to officially tell someone what to do

unexpectedly adv.意外地，突然地

in that 既然，因为

carry on an unrelenting search 持之以恒地寻找

disillusion v.使幻想破灭

find words to praise sb. 用言辞赞扬某人

练习感悟：

Never leave the things until tomorrow you can do today.