最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇MP3 Unit2-Part4

[00:00.00]At the time, drums were used

[00:03.70]to forewarn that

[00:04.90]the natives were going to

[00:06.44]capture the forts, which

[00:07.75]guarded the western frontier.

[00:08.84]Daily life in this new land,

[00:12.45]for the early settlers,

[00:14.09]was harsh and difficult.

[00:16.28]First they needed to tame

[00:18.80]the land, chopping down trees,

[00:20.99]in order to be able to plant crops.

[00:24.05]At times they  needed to

[00:26.57]defend their land and

[00:27.88]be wary 1 of attacks from 

[00:29.30]wild animals, such as

[00:30.83]wolves and bears.

[00:32.91]Mosquito bites caused severe reactions

[00:36.63]of swelling 2 and itchiness.

[00:39.59]Once the work was done,

[00:41.77]neighbors would gather for

[00:43.74]an occasional social function.

[00:45.93]The children would play

[00:48.12]for hours chasing butterflies

[00:49.65]and looking for birds’ nests.

[00:51.95]The boys would catch frogs and

[00:54.57]then tease the girls with them.

[00:56.22]There would be a delicious picnic lunch

[01:00.05]spread on the grass.

[01:02.12]John asked Lily to

[01:04.31]bring some freshly squeezed lemon juice

[01:06.28]for the picnic.

[01:08.80]He found  the sour taste of  lemonade

[01:10.44]was refreshing 3 on a hot summer’s day.

[01:13.94] Some of the men would

[01:15.90]have a drink of homemade

[01:17.66]in the moonshine before

[01:19.52]striking up a tune 4 on the fiddle 5.

[01:22.03]Square dancing was popular

[01:25.43]among the young people and

[01:27.39]the young lads would leap up to dance

[01:29.48]with the eligible 6 young ladies.

[01:31.99]Rivals for a young lady’s hand

[01:35.60]in marriage would tend to

[01:37.35]compete to walk her home

[01:38.99]at the end of an evening.

[01:40.74]The romantic times were few

[01:43.69]and contrasted sharply with

[01:45.33]the stern reality of everyday life.

[01:49.16]Neighbors were also few and

[01:53.44]Lily found she was very lonely.

[01:55.73]She looked forward to

[01:57.92]the occasional visits of the minister,

[01:59.78]Robert Ayers, who was

[02:02.07]a Methodist circuit rider.

[02:03.94]Meetings would  be held

[02:06.23]in fields or small barns,

[02:08.31]three to four times a year.

[02:10.17]At other times neighbor women

[02:13.78]from over the mountain would

[02:15.75]meet to make quilts, blankets

[02:17.83]and cushions and to gossip

[02:19.25]about their respective lives.

[02:21.77]They would share their secret fears

[02:24.83]regarding their new lives,

[02:27.02]their hopes for their children’s future

[02:29.21]and enjoy each other’s companionship