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L34-2:A happydiscovery
My old friend ,Frank Halliday, is just such a person. He has often described to me how hepicked up a musterpiece for a mere $50. One Saturday morning, Frank visited anantique shop in my neighbourhood. As he had never been there before, he found agreat deal to interest him. The morning passed rapidly and Frank was about toleave when he noticed a large packing case lying on the floor. The dealer toldhim that it had just come in, but that he could not be bothered to open it.Frank begged him to do so and the dealer reluctantly prised it open. Thecontents were disappointing. Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger,the box was full of crockery, much of it broken. Frank gently lifted thecrockery out of the box and suddenly noticed a miniature painting at the bottomof the packing case. As its composition and line reminded him of an Italianpainting he knew well, he decided to buyit. Glancing at it briefly, the dealer told him that it was worth £50. Frankcould hardly conceal his excitement, for he knew that he had made a realdiscovery. The tiny painting proved to be an unknown masterpiece by Correggioand was worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
ə ˈhæpi dɪsˈkʌvəri
maɪ əʊld frɛnd , fræŋk Halliday, ɪz ʤʌst sʌʧ ə ˈpɜːsn. hiː hæz ˈɒf(ə)n dɪsˈkraɪbd tuː miː haʊ hiː pɪkt ʌp ə musterpiece fɔːr ə mɪə $50. wʌn ˈsætədeɪ ˈmɔːnɪŋ, fræŋk ˈvɪzɪtɪd ən ænˈtiːk ʃɒp ɪn maɪ ˈneɪbəhʊd. æz hiː hæd ˈnɛvə biːn ðeə bɪˈfɔː, hiː faʊnd ə greɪt diːl tuː ˈɪntrɪst hɪm. ðə ˈmɔːnɪŋ pɑːst ˈræpɪdli ænd fræŋk wɒz əˈbaʊt tuː liːv wɛn hiː ˈnəʊtɪst ə lɑːʤ ˈpækɪŋ keɪs ˈlaɪɪŋ ɒn ðə flɔː. ðə ˈdiːlə təʊld hɪm ðæt ɪt hæd ʤʌst kʌm ɪn, bʌt ðæt hiː kʊd nɒt biː ˈbɒðəd tuː ˈəʊpən ɪt. fræŋk bɛgd hɪm tuː duː səʊ ænd ðə ˈdiːlə rɪˈlʌktəntli praɪzd ɪt ˈəʊpən. ðə ˈkɒntɛnts wɜː ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ. əˈpɑːt frɒm ən ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ-ˈlʊkɪŋ kɑːvd ˈdægə, ðə bɒks wɒz fʊl ɒv ˈkrɒkəri, mʌʧ ɒv ɪt ˈbrəʊkən. fræŋk ˈʤɛntli ˈlɪftɪd ðə ˈkrɒkəri aʊt ɒv ðə bɒks ænd ˈsʌdnli ˈnəʊtɪst ə ˈmɪnəʧə ˈpeɪntɪŋ æt ðə ˈbɒtəm ɒv ðə ˈpækɪŋ keɪs. æz ɪts ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən ænd laɪn ˈrɪmaɪndɪd hɪm ɒv ən ɪˈtæliən ˈpeɪntɪŋ hiː njuː wɛl, hiː dɪˈsaɪdɪd tuː baɪ ɪt. ˈglɑːnsɪŋ æt ɪt ˈbriːfli, ðə ˈdiːlə təʊld hɪm ðæt ɪt wɒz wɜːθ £50. fræŋk kʊd ˈhɑːdli kənˈsiːl hɪz ɪkˈsaɪtmənt, fɔː hiː njuː ðæt hiː hæd meɪd ə rɪəl dɪsˈkʌvəri. ðə ˈtaɪni ˈpeɪntɪŋ pruːvd tuː biː ən ʌnˈnəʊn ˈmɑːstəpiːs baɪ Correggio ænd wɒz wɜːθ ˈhʌndrədzɒv ˈθaʊzəndz ɒv paʊndz.
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
单词:1、bother:打扰,麻烦,2、prise:撬开,3、dagger:匕首,短剑,4、miniature:微型,5、composition:作品,组成,成分,构成,6、briefly:简要地,略略,7、masterpiece:杰作,名著,8、pick up:捡起,拾起
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练习感悟:今天估计录了有十来遍了吧,不知道是文章拗口还是状态不好,总是差一秒