一. 課文內(nèi)容
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 'freerides' 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 express its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press. Only one or two people have objected that the students（語調(diào)揚(yáng)起來） will（習(xí)慣性動作） drive too fast!
二. 小詞積累
1. object
1）名詞: 客觀，物體，目標(biāo)，對象，賓語
2）動詞: 不喜歡;不贊成;反對；If you object to something, you express your dislike or disapproval of it. [V to n] [V that] [V] [V with quote]
A lot of people will object to the book...
很多人都會對這本書表示反感。
2. 罷工: go on strike;請?jiān)? petition
3. to some extent
4. nip sth. in the bud
把…消滅在萌芽狀態(tài)；防患于未然；If you nip something such as bad behaviour in the bud, you stop it before it can develop very far. [V inflects] [Informal]
5.
解雇
1） fire
2） kick out更口語化
3） lay off
4）get the sack和 give sb. the sack是口語中用得比較多的俚語。
Don’t offend your boss,or he wouldgive you the sackat any time.不要得罪那老板，否則的話他隨時(shí)炒你的魷魚。
5）get the boot 和 give sb. the boot字面意思是“得到靴子”，“給某人
靴子”，也就是被踢了一腳，叫你走路的意思，引申被解雇、被炒魷魚的意
思。
Ever since Igot the bootfrom my job, money has been tight.
6） get the axe 和 give sb. the axe字面意思是“得到斧子”和“給某人斧
子”， 這里axe“砍”的意思，引申出被解雇、被炒魷魚的意思。
Lakshmi got the axe from her job because she often took leave without permission.
7) get the heave-ho和 give sb. heave-hoheave-ho 是“拋棄”“扔
掉”的意思，get the heave-ho 和 give sb. the axe 指（被）開除或解雇。
In my opinion, he should simplyget the heave-hofor his irresponsibility.
8) get the pink slip pink slip“粉紅的小紙條”， 在美國公司老板如果要解聘
員工，就在員工的工資袋里加一張“粉紅紙條”，說明雇員被解雇的原因。約定成俗，
pink slip就成了解雇通知書的同義詞。
He told them they better shape up or they'llget a pink slip.他告訴他們要好好干，否則會被解雇。
離職
quit/ walk out of a job/ resign/ Take voluntary redundancy 采取自愿離開. (Take VR, 公司通常會給 Severance package遣散費(fèi))/ Give notice 通知. (離職通知, 通常是兩個(gè)星期前提出) I've given my company notice to quit.
6. voice 觀點(diǎn)，想法
7. stampede 踩踏事件
8. pros and cons UK [?pr??z ?n ?k?nz] US [?pro?z ?n ?kɑnz] noun [plural]
the advantages and disadvantages of something
9. 零和博弈 Zero-sum game 雙贏 win-win
10. 耳塞: earplug
三. 讀音糾正（來源于小伙伴們的糾音，非常感謝）
1. work 注意沒有l(wèi)的音，不要亂加音
2. the students（語調(diào)揚(yáng)起來） will drive too fast!
3. meanwhile重音在前
4. fast last 梅花音
5. exit 英音/'eks?t/ 美音 /'?ɡz?t/
6. lasts ts發(fā)成ci 類似的還有itself ，另外ds發(fā)"zi"
7. election 是/?'l?k??n/而不是/i:/衣
8. continue /k?n't?nju/ 不是/ ?/
9. student /'studnt/而且 /n/要明顯讀出來，d的發(fā)音不明顯
10. general /'d?en?r?l/，結(jié)尾的l 要發(fā)出來；2-pressure/'pre??r/ r要發(fā)出來
11. 再次出現(xiàn)：that跟后面的從句一起連讀
12. patriot /'petr??t/ patriotic /?petr?'ɑt?k/
四. 語法解析
1. will這里表示習(xí)慣性動作，總是。Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!
2. due
1)由于;因?yàn)镮f an event isdue tosomething, it happens or exists as a direct result of that thing.
【搭配模式】：v-link PREP n
The country's economic problems are largelydueto the weakness of the recovery...
該國的經(jīng)濟(jì)問題很大程度上是因?yàn)閺?fù)蘇乏力。
2) 應(yīng)有的;應(yīng)得的;應(yīng)得到的Something that isdue, or that isdue tosomeone, is owed to them, either as a debt or because they have a right to it.
I was sent a cheque for ￡1,525 and advised that no further pension wasdue...我收到了一張 1,525 英鎊的支票，并被告知我應(yīng)得的養(yǎng)老金到此為止。
I've got some leave due to me and I was going to Tasmania for a fortnight.我打算利用應(yīng)享有的假期去塔斯馬尼亞呆兩周。
3) ADJ 形容詞到期的;預(yù)期的;預(yù)定到達(dá)的If something isdueat a particular time, it is expected to happen, be done, or arrive at that time.
The results are due at the end of the month...預(yù)計(jì)月底會有結(jié)果。
4) (期待很長時(shí)間后)預(yù)期應(yīng)得的,預(yù)計(jì)應(yīng)到的If someone isdue forsomething, that thing is planned to happen or begiven to them now, or very soon, oftenafter they have been waiting for it for a long time.
He is not due for release until 2020.他要到 2020 年才能被釋放。
The first price increases are due to come into force in July...第一批提價(jià)預(yù)計(jì)將在7月開始執(zhí)行。
5) ADJ 形容詞適當(dāng)?shù)?適合的;充分的Dueattention or consideration is the proper, reasonable, or deserved amount of it under the circumstances.
After due consideration it was decided to send him away to live with foster parents...充分考慮之后決定將他送到養(yǎng)父母那兒生活。
6) ADV 副詞(用在north，south，east或west前表示方向)正Dueis used before the words 'north', 'south', 'east', or 'west' to indicate that something is in exactly the direction mentioned
