练习材料：
L56-2: Our neighbour, the river
We welcome the seasons by the riverside,
crowning the youngest girl with flowers in the spring,
holding a summer festival on Midsummer Eve,
giving thanks for the harvest in the autumn,
and throwing aholly wreathinto the current in the winter.
After a long period of rain the river may overflow its banks.
This is a rare occurrence as our climate seldom goes to extremes.
We are lucky in that only the lower fields,
which make up a very small proportion of our farm,
are affected by flooding,
but other farms are less favourably sited,
and flooding can sometimes spell disaster for their owners.
One bad winter we watched the river creep up the lower meadows.
All the cattle had been moved into stalls and we stood to lose little.
We were, however,
worried about our nearest neighbours,
whose farm was low lying and who were newcomers to the district.
As the floods had put the telephone out of order,
we could not find out how they were managing.
应用配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：occurrence/əˈkɜrəns holly/hɑli wreath/riθ disaster/dɪˈzæstər
练习感悟：用时60分钟。早上起晚没有学习，推到晚上。略累，状态不佳，后面的录制的内容质量不高。