练习材料：

L37-1：The Westhaven Express

We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual. After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables. Ships may be delayed by storms; flights may be cancelled because of bad weather, but trains must be on time. Only an exceptionally heavy snowfall might temporarily dislocate railway services. It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong. The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are more likely to be ours than theirs.

After consulting my railway timetable, I noted with satisfaction that there was an express train to Westhaven. It went direct from my local station and the journey lasted mere hour and seventeen minutes. When I boarded the train, I could not help noticing that a great many local people got on as well. At the time, this did not strike me as odd. I reflected that there must be a great many local people besides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service.

wiː hæv lɜːnt tuː ɪksˈpɛkt ðæt treɪnz wɪl biː ˈpʌŋktjʊəl. ˈɑːftə jɪəz ɒv kənˈdɪʃnɪŋ, məʊst ɒv ʌs hæv dɪˈvɛləpt ən ʌnˈʃeɪkəbl feɪθ ɪn ˈreɪlweɪ ˈtaɪmˌteɪb(ə)lz. ʃɪps meɪ biː dɪˈleɪd baɪ stɔːmz; flaɪts meɪ biː ˈkænsəld bɪˈkɒz ɒv bæd ˈwɛðə, bʌt treɪnz mʌst biː ɒn taɪm. ˈəʊnli ən ɪkˈsɛpʃənli ˈhɛvi ˈsnəʊfɔːl maɪt ˈtɛmpərərɪli ˈdɪsləʊkeɪt ˈreɪlweɪ ˈsɜːvɪsɪz. ɪt ɪz ɔːl tuː ˈiːzi tuː bleɪm ðə ˈreɪlweɪ ɔːˈθɒrɪtiz wɛn ˈsʌmθɪŋ dʌz gəʊ rɒŋ. ðə truːθ ɪz ðæt wɛn mɪsˈteɪks əˈkɜː, ðeɪ ɑː mɔː ˈlaɪkli tuː biː ˈaʊəz ðæn ðeəz.

ˈɑːftə kənˈsʌltɪŋ maɪ ˈreɪlweɪ ˈtaɪmˌteɪb(ə)l, aɪ ˈnəʊtɪd wɪð ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən ðæt ðeə wɒz ən ɪksˈprɛs treɪn tuː Westhaven. ɪt wɛnt dɪˈrɛkt frɒm maɪ ˈləʊkəl ˈsteɪʃən ænd ðə ˈʤɜːni ˈlɑːstɪd mɪər ˈaʊər ænd ˈsɛvnˈtiːn ˈmɪnɪts. wɛn aɪ ˈbɔːdɪd ðə treɪn, aɪ kʊd nɒt hɛlp ˈnəʊtɪsɪŋ ðæt ə greɪt ˈmɛni ˈləʊkəl ˈpiːpl gɒt ɒn æz wɛl. æt ðə taɪm, ðɪs dɪd nɒt straɪk miː æz ɒd. aɪ rɪˈflɛktɪd ðæt ðeə mʌst biː ə greɪt ˈmɛni ˈləʊkəl ˈpiːpl bɪˈsaɪdz maɪˈsɛlf huː wɪʃt tuː teɪk ədˈvɑːntɪʤ ɒv ðɪs ˈɛksələnt ˈsɜːvɪs.

任务配置：

L0＋L4

知识笔记：

新词：expect 认为某事会发生；punctual 严守时刻的；unshakable 不可动摇的；cancel 取消；temporarily 暂时地；dislocate 使（交通）混乱；service 服务；blame 归咎于，指责；occur 发生，出现；consult 咨询；mere 仅仅；reflect 反射；

词组：after years of conditioning 经过多年的适应；note with satisfaction 满意地注意到；go direct 直达；strike sb as odd 使某人感到奇怪；

练习感悟：

今天月考，早上的语文和历史都考得很不好，刚刚吃饭的时候还哭了一阵子……心情真的是很受打击吧，对于别人可能没什么。但是对我来说，这是我恋上云次方后的第一场考试——这句话我永远只能憋在心里，因为这是我自己给自己的压力。

一种无厘头的，妄图通过迷信的压力。

说不下去了。