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Lesson84 On strike

Busmen have decided to go on strike next week. The strike is due to begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long it will last. The busmen have stated that the strike will continue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions. Most people believe that the strike will last for at least a week. Many owners of private cars are going to offer 'free rides' to people on their way to work. This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent. Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts. All the students are expert drivers, but before they drive any of the buses, they will have to pass a special test. The students are going to take the test in two days' time. Even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work. But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press. Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

词音:

busmen,extent,volunteered.

词义：

Press 新闻界（集合名词）。

词组:

be due to do sth.定于（某时做某事）；on strike 罢工；free ride 免费乘车；to some extent 在一定程度上。

练习感悟：

学习了知识一定要有规律地复习，才能记得牢，记得清楚。

一句话，就是干。