Lesson 74 Out of the limelight
An ancient bus stopped by a dry river bed and a party of famous actors and actresses got off. Dressed in dark glasses and old clothes, they had taken special precautions so that no one should recognize them. But as they soon discovered, disguises can sometimes be too perfect.
'This is a wonderful place for a picnic,' said Gloria Gleam.
It couldn't be better, Gloria, Brinksley Meers agreed. 'No newspaper men, no film fans! Why don't we come more often ?'
Meanwhile, two other actors, Rockwall Slinger and Merlin Greeves, had carried two large food baskets to a shady spot under some trees. When they had all made themselves comfortable, a stranger appeared. He looked very angry.
'Now you get out of here, all of you!' he shouted: ' I'm sheriff here. Do you see that notice? It says" No Camping"-in case you can't read!'
' Look, sheriff, 'said Rockwall, 'don't be too hard on us. I'm Rockwall Slinger and this is Merlin Greeves.'
Oh, is it ?' said the sheriff with a sneer. 'Well, I'm Brinksley Meers, and my other name is Gloria Gleam. Now you get out of here fast!’
Lesson 75 SOS
When alight passenger plane flew off course some time ago, it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed. The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt. It was the middle of winter. Snow lay thick on the ground. The woman knew that the nearest village was miles away. When it grew dark. she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find. During the night, it got terribly cold. The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the case herself, but it was too small. Early next morning she heard planes passing overhead and wondered how she could send a signal. Then she had an idea. She stamped out the letters' SOS' in the snow. Fortunately, a pilot saw the signal and sent a message by radio to the nearest town. It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.
limelight [ˈlaɪmlaɪt] 公众注意的中心
ancient[ˈeɪnʃənt] 古代的;古老的;
precaution [prɪˈkɔːʃn] 预防措施
disguise [dɪsˈɡaɪz] 装扮;伪装
shady spot 阴凉的地方
sheriff [ˈʃerɪf] 警长;县治安官，
sneer [snɪr] 嘲笑;讥讽
course 航线
suitcase [ˈsuːtkeɪs] 手提箱
stamp [stæmp] 跺(脚);重踩;重踏;
signal [ˈsɪɡnəl] 信号;暗号;标志;
helicopter[ˈhelɪkɑːptər] 直升机
scene [siːn] 场景;场面;情景
rescue [ˈreskjuː] 营救;援救;
pilot [ˈpaɪlət] 飞行员
阳了几天了，嗓子还没恢复，朗读需要更多的能量。努力坚持着。值得高兴的是，今天，终于赶上了进度。整整一个月啊，除了因病耽误，没有缺过课。为自己能坚持一个月的朗读而开心。明天就是2022年的最后一天了，没有“负债”，为2023的持续力朗读开个好头吧。加油！
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