L39

新概念英语3the rough road across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village

L39 Nothing to worry about

• cause
  • the rough road across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village
  • but Bruce always underestimated difficulties and simply had no sense of danger, so he didn′t take our advice and wanted to get to another village which was 20miles away from us
• process
  • beginning
    • we bumped over the dusty track to aviod large boulders
    • the wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car, so we still worried about a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine
    • we kept looking back to make sure the car was okay
  • development
    • we crossed the road and the only obstacle were clumps of bushes next, which made us relieved
    • but there was worse to come and we met so huge a fissure that we all got out to examine the fissure except for Bruce
    • Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed and crossed the fissure successfully
  • climax
    • we were back on the plain again and the village was now only 15 miles away
    • the next obstacle was a shallow pool of water about half a mile across which we needed to cross and Bruce charged it, but in the middle, the car came to a grinding halt
  • ending
    • a yellow light on the dashboard flashed angrily
• effect
  • there was no oil in the engine and we were trapped in the pool

L39 Nothing to worry about

• cause
  • the rough road across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village
  • but Bruce always underestimated difficulties and simply had no sense of danger, so he didn′t take our advice and wanted to get to another village which was 20miles away from us
• process
  • beginning
    • we bumped over the dusty track to aviod large boulders
    • the wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car, so we still worried about a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine
    • we kept looking back to make sure the car was okay
  • development
    • we crossed the road and the only obstacle were clumps of bushes next, which made us relieved
    • but there was worse to come and we met so huge a fissure that we all got out to examine the fissure except for Bruce
    • Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed and crossed the fissure successfully
  • climax
    • we were back on the plain again and the village was now only 15 miles away
    • the next obstacle was a shallow pool of water about half a mile across which we needed to cross and Bruce charged it, but in the middle, the car came to a grinding halt
  • ending
    • a yellow light on the dashboard flashed angrily
• effect
  • there was no oil in the engine and we were trapped in the pool