练习材料：
Lesson27(1) Nothingto sell and nothing to buy
It has been saidthat everyone lives by selling something. In the light of this statement,teachers live by selling knowledge, philosophers by selling wisdom and priestsby selling spiritual comfort.
Though it may bepossible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money, it isextremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which peopleperform for us. There are times when we would willingly give everything wepossess to save our lives, yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee foroffering us precisely this service. The conditions of society are such thatskills have to be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop.Everyone has something to sell.
Tramps seem to bethe only exception to this general rule. Beggars almost sell themselves ashuman beings to arouse the pity of passers-by. But real tramps are not beggars.They have nothing to sell and require nothing from others. In seekingindependence, they do not sacrifice their human dignity.
ˈnʌθɪŋ tuː sɛl ændˈnʌθɪŋ tuː baɪ
ɪt hæz biːn sɛdðæt ˈɛvrɪwʌn lɪvz baɪ ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ. ɪn ðə laɪt ɒv ðɪs ˈsteɪtmənt, ˈtiːʧəz lɪvbaɪ ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈnɒlɪʤ, fɪˈlɒsəfəz baɪ ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈwɪzdəm ænd priːsts baɪ ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈspɪrɪtjʊəlˈkʌmfət.
ðəʊ ɪt meɪ biː ˈpɒsəbl tuː ˈmɛʒə ðə ˈvæljuː ɒv məˈtɪərɪəl gʊdz ɪn tɜːmz ɒv ˈmʌni, ɪt ɪz ɪksˈtriːmli ˈdɪfɪkəlt tuː ˈɛstɪmɪt ðə truː ˈvæljuː ɒv ðə ˈsɜːvɪsɪz wɪʧ ˈpiːpl pəˈfɔːm fɔːr ʌs. ðeər ɑː taɪmz wɛn wiː wʊd ˈwɪlɪŋli gɪv ˈɛvrɪθɪŋ wiː pəˈzɛs tuː seɪv ˈaʊə lɪvz, jɛt wiː maɪt grʌʤ ˈpeɪɪŋ ə ˈsɜːʤən ə haɪ fiː fɔːr ˈɒfərɪŋ ʌs prɪˈsaɪsli ðɪs ˈsɜːvɪs. ðə kənˈdɪʃənz ɒv səˈsaɪəti ɑː sʌʧ ðæt skɪlz hæv tuː biː peɪd fɔːr ɪn ðə seɪm weɪ ðæt gʊdz ɑː peɪd fɔːr æt ə ʃɒp. ˈɛvrɪwʌn hæz ˈsʌmθɪŋ tuː sɛl.
træmps siːm tuː biː ði ˈəʊnli ɪkˈsɛpʃən tuː ðɪs ˈʤɛnərəl ruːl. ˈbɛgəz ˈɔːlməʊst sɛl ðəmˈsɛlvz æz ˈhjuːmən ˈbiːɪŋz tuː əˈraʊz ðə ˈpɪti ɒv ˈpɑːsəz-baɪ. bʌt rɪəl træmps ɑː nɒt ˈbɛgəz. ðeɪ hæv ˈnʌθɪŋ tuː sɛl ænd rɪˈkwaɪəˈnʌθɪŋ frɒm ˈʌðəz. ɪn ˈsiːkɪŋ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns, ðeɪ duː nɒt ˈsækrɪfaɪs ðeə ˈhjuːmənˈdɪgnɪti.
任务配置：L0+L1+ L4
知识笔记：
单词：1、in the light of this statement：鉴于此声明，2、priest：牧师，神甫，3、spiritual：精神上，心灵上，4、in terms of：按照，5、perform：履行，演出，行使，perform for：为，6、grudge：怨恨，遗恨，怀恨，7、tramp：流浪汉，流氓，漫步，8、exception：例外，不赞同，反驳，9、seek：寻找，谋求，追求，10、sacrifice：牺牲，11、dignity：尊严，体面，威严
音标：/m/ 双唇闭拢，舌放平，振动声带，使气流从鼻腔出来。
练习感悟：昨晚睡不好，肚子也不舒服，还好文章不难，不拗口，录了三遍也就达标过关了。
