牛崽姿的ScalerTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day84 20181229补作业（20190105）

练习材料：

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!

Busmen /hæv/ /dɪˈsaɪdɪd/ /tuː/ /gəʊ/ /ɒn/ /straɪk/ /nɛkst/ /wiːk/. /ðə/ /straɪk/ /ɪz/ /djuː/ /tuː/ /bɪˈgɪn/ /ɒn/ /ˈtjuːzdeɪ/. /nəʊ/ /wʌn/ /nəʊz/ /haʊ/ /lɒŋ/ /ɪt/ /wɪl/ /lɑːst/. /ðə/ busmen /hæv/ /ˈsteɪtɪd/ /ðæt/ /ðə/ /straɪk/ /wɪl/ /kənˈtɪnju(ː)/ /ənˈtɪl/ /ˈʤɛnərəl/ /əˈgriːmənt/ /ɪz/ /riːʧt/ /əˈbaʊt/ /peɪ/ /ænd/ /ˈwɜːkɪŋ/ /kənˈdɪʃənz/. /məʊst/ /ˈpiːpl/ /bɪˈliːv/ /ðæt/ /ðə/ /straɪk/ /wɪl/ /lɑːst/ /fɔːr/ /æt/ /liːst/ /ə/ /wiːk/. /ˈmɛni/ /ˈəʊnəz/ /ɒv/ /ˈpraɪvɪt/ /kɑːz/ /ɑː/ /ˈgəʊɪŋ/ /tuː/ /ˈɒfə/ /friː/ /raɪdz/ /tuː/ /ˈpiːpl/ /ɒn/ /ðeə/ /weɪ/ /tuː/ /wɜːk/. /ðɪs/ /wɪl/ /rɪˈliːv/ /ˈprɛʃər/ /ɒn/ /ðə/ /treɪnz/ /tuː/ /sʌm/ /ɪksˈtɛnt/. /ˈmiːnˈwaɪl/, /ə/ /ˈnʌmbər/ /ɒv/ /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsɪti/ /ˈstjuːdənts/ /hæv/ /ˌvɒlənˈtɪəd/ /tuː/ /draɪv/ /ˈbʌsɪz/ /waɪl/ /ðə/ /straɪk/ /lɑːsts/. /ɔːl/ /ðə/ /ˈstjuːdənts/ /ɑːr/ /ˈɛkspɜːt/ /ˈdraɪvəz/, /bʌt/ /bɪˈfɔː/ /ðeɪ/ /draɪv/ /ˈɛni/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /ˈbʌsɪz/, /ðeɪ/ /wɪl/ /hæv/ /tuː/ /pɑːs/ /ə/ /ˈspɛʃəl/ /tɛst/. /ðə/ /ˈstjuːdənts/ /ɑː/ /ˈgəʊɪŋ/ /tuː/ /teɪk/ /ðə/ /tɛst/ /ɪn/ /tuː/ /deɪz/ /taɪm/. /ˈiːvən/ /səʊ/, /ˈpiːpl/ /ɑː/ /ˈgəʊɪŋ/ /tuː/ /faɪnd/ /ɪt/ /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/ /tuː/ /gɛt/ /tuː/ /wɜːk/. /bʌt/ /səʊ/ /fɑː/, /ðə/ /ˈpʌblɪk/ /hæz/ /ɪksˈprɛst/ /ɪts/ /ˈgrætɪtjuːd/ /tuː/ /ðə/ /ˈstjuːdənts/ /ɪn/ /ˈlɛtəz/ /tuː/ /ðə/ /prɛs/. /ˈəʊnli/ /wʌn/ /ɔː/ /tuː/ /ˈpiːpl/ /hæv/ /əbˈʤɛktɪd/ /ðæt/ /ðə/ /ˈstjuːdənts/ /wɪl/ /draɪv/ /tuː/ /fɑːst/!

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

Strick /straɪk/ vi. vt.罢工go on strike 举行罢工

general /ˈʤɛnərəl/ 在听的录音时一直以为是January /ˈʤænjʊəri/，结果发现完全不对，对比音标也确实有差别，需要更多注意细节才好。

Free ride 免费乘车

To some extent 在一定程度上

Relieve pressure on 缓解压力

Express gratitude to sb. 感激某人

练习感悟：昨晚竟然看书忘记了做作业，晕死了。好吧，继续补！