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L39-2:

Nothing to worry about

/ˈnʌθɪŋ/ /tuː/ /ˈwʌri/ /əˈbaʊt/

What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly

/wɒt/ /ə/ /rɪˈliːf/ /ɪt/ /wɒz/ /wɛn/ /ðə/ /ˈbəʊldəz/ /ˈsʌdnli/

disappeared, giving way to a stretch of plain where the only

ˌ/dɪsəˈpɪəd,/ /ˈgɪvɪŋ/ /weɪ/ /tuː/ /ə/ /strɛʧ/ /ɒv/ /pleɪn/ /weə/ /ði/ /ˈəʊnli/

obstacles were clumps of bushes. But there was worse to

/ˈɒbstəklz/ /wɜː/ /klʌmps/ /ɒv/ /ˈbʊʃɪz./ /bʌt/ /ðeə/ /wɒz/ /wɜːs/ /tuː/

come. Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure. In response

/kʌm./ /ʤʌst/ /əˈhɛd/ /ɒv/ /ʌs/ /ðeə/ /wɒz/ /ə/ /hjuːʤ/ /ˈfɪʃə./ /ɪn/ /rɪsˈpɒns/

to renewed pleadings, Bruce stopped. Though we all got out

/tuː/ /rɪˈnjuːd/ /ˈpliːdɪŋz,/ /bruːs/ /stɒpt./ /ðəʊ/ /wiː/ /ɔːl/ /gɒt/ /aʊt/

to examine the fissure, he remained in the car. We informed

/tuː/ /ɪgˈzæmɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈfɪʃə,/ /hiː/ /rɪˈmeɪnd/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /kɑː./ /wiː/ /ɪnˈfɔːmd/

him that the fissure extended for fifty yards and was two feet

/hɪm/ /ðæt/ /ðə/ /ˈfɪʃər/ /ɪksˈtɛndɪd/ /fɔː/ /ˈfɪfti/ /jɑːdz/ /ænd/ /wɒz/ /tuː/ /fiːt/

wide and four feet deep. Even this had no effect. Bruce went

/waɪd/ /ænd/ /fɔː/ /fiːt/ /diːp./ /ˈiːvən/ /ðɪs/ /hæd/ /nəʊ/ /ɪˈfɛkt./ /bruːs/ /wɛnt/

into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the

/ˈɪntuː/ /ə/ /ləʊ/ /gɪər/ /ænd/ /drəʊv/ /æt/ /ə/ /ˈtɛrɪfaɪɪŋ/ /spiːd,/ /ˈkiːpɪŋ/ /ðiː/

front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zigzag

/frʌnt/ /wiːlz/ /əsˈtraɪd/ /ðə/ /kræk/ /æz/ /hiː/ /ˈfɒləʊd/ /ɪts/ /ˈzɪgzæg/

course. Before we had time to worry about what might

/kɔːs./ /bɪˈfɔː/ /wiː/ /hæd/ /taɪm/ /tuː/ /ˈwʌri/ /əˈbaʊt/ /wɒt/ /maɪt/

happen, we were back on the plain again. Bruce consulted

/ˈhæpən,/ /wiː/ /wɜː/ /bæk/ /ɒn/ /ðə/ /pleɪn/ /əˈgɛn./ /bruːs/ /kənˈsʌltɪd/

the map once more and told us that the village was now only

/ðə/ /mæp/ /wʌns/ /mɔːr/ /ænd/ /təʊld/ /ʌs/ /ðæt/ /ðə/ /ˈvɪlɪʤ/ /wɒz/ /naʊ/ /ˈəʊnli/

fifteen miles away. Our next obstacle was a shallow pool of

/ˈfɪfˈtiːn/ /maɪlz/ /əˈweɪ./ /ˈaʊə/ /nɛkst/ /ˈɒbstəkl/ /wɒz/ /ə/ /ˈʃæləʊ/ /puːl/ /ɒv/

water about half a mile across. Bruce charged at it, but in the

/ˈwɔːtər/ /əˈbaʊt/ /hɑːf/ /ə/ /maɪl/ /əˈkrɒs./ /bruːs/ /ʧɑːʤd/ /æt/ /ɪt,/ /bʌt/ /ɪn/ /ðiː/

middle, the car came to a grinding halt. A yellow light on the

/ˈmɪdl,/ /ðə/ /kɑː/ /keɪm/ /tuː/ /ə/ /ˈgraɪndɪŋ/ /hɑːt./ /ə/ /ˈjɛləʊ/ /laɪt/ /ɒn/ /ðiː/

dashboard flashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully announced

/ˈdæʃbɔːd/ /flæʃt/ /ˈæŋgrɪli/ /ænd/ /bruːs/ /ˈʧɪəfʊli/ /əˈnaʊnst/

that there was no oil in the engine!

/ðæt/ /ðeə/ /wɒz/ /nəʊ/ /ɔɪl/ /ɪn/ /ði/ /ˈɛnʤɪn!/

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

1/ 單詞

stretch - n. 一大片（平地或水）

clump - n. 丛，簇

fissure - n. （石，地的）深缝

renew - v. 重复

pleading - n. 恳求

gear - n. 汽车排档

astride - prep.骑，跨

crack - n. 缝隙

zigzag - n. “之”字形

grind (ground, ground) - v. 磨擦

halt - n. 停

dashboard - n. （汽车上的）仪表盘

2/音標

clump /klʌmps/

fissure /ˈfɪʃə./

pleading /ˈpliːdɪŋz,/

astride /əsˈtraɪd/

grind /ˈgraɪndɪŋ/

halt /hɑːt./

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