方的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day258 20200425

练习材料：

L48-3: The silent village

Sitting down on a dilapidated wooden fence near the field, we opened a couple of tins of sardines and had a picnic lunch. All at once, I noticed that my wife seemed to be filled with alarm. Looking up I saw that we were surrounded by children in rags who were looking at us silently as we ate. We offered them food and spoke to them kindly, but they remained motionless. I concluded that they were simply shy of strangers. When we later walked down the main street of the village, we were followed by a silent procession of children. The village which had seemed deserted, immediately came to life. Faces appeared at windows. Men in shirt sleeves stood outside their houses and glared at us. Old women in black shawls peered at us from doorways. The most frightening thing of all was that not a sound could be heard. There was no doubt that we were unwelcome visitors. We needed no further warning. Turning back down the main street, we quickened our pace and made our way rapidly towards the stream where we hoped the boatman was waiting.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

dilapidated adj.〔建筑物、车辆等〕破烂不堪的 a dilapidated building,vehicle etc is old and in a bad condition

sardine n.沙丁鱼

tin n.罐

rag n.衣衫褴褛 in rags

motionless adj.静止的

remain v.继续

conclude v.推断出，断定

I conclude 我认为

glare v.怒目而视

shawl n.（尤指女用）披巾

doorway n.门口

all at once 突然

be shy of 害怕......

procession n.一连串

come to life 苏醒过来，活跃起来

练习感悟：

Never leave the things until tomorrow you can do today.