练习材料:
L4-(1): The doublelife of Alfred Bloggs
These days, peoplewho do manual work often receive far more money than people who work inoffices. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as "white-collar workers" for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar andtie to go to work. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willingto sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers.This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of AlfredBloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation. When he gotmarried, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. Hesimply told her that he worked for the Corporation.
ðə ˈdʌbl laɪf ɒv ˈælfrəd Bloggs
ðiːz deɪz, ˈpiːpl huː duː ˈmænjʊəl wɜːk ˈɒf(ə)n rɪˈsiːv fɑː mɔː ˈmʌni ðæn ˈpiːpl huː wɜːk ɪn ˈɒfɪsɪz. ˈpiːpl huː wɜːk ɪn ˈɒfɪsɪz ɑː ˈfriːkwəntli rɪˈfɜːd tuː æz "waɪt- ˈkɒlə ˈwɜːkəz" fɔː ðə ˈsɪmpl ˈriːzn ðæt ðeɪ ˈjuːʒʊəli weər ə ˈkɒlər ænd taɪ tuː gəʊ tuː wɜːk. sʌʧ ɪz ˈhjuːmən ˈneɪʧə, ðæt ə greɪt ˈmɛni ˈpiːpl ɑːr ˈɒf(ə)n ˈwɪlɪŋ tuː ˈsækrɪfaɪs ˈhaɪə peɪfɔː ðə ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ ɒv bɪˈkʌmɪŋ ˈwaɪtˈkɒlə ˈwɜːkəz. ðɪs kæn gɪv raɪz tuː ˈkjʊərɪəsˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃənz, æz ɪt dɪd ɪn ðə keɪs ɒv ˈælfrəd Bloggs huː wɜːkt æz ə ˈdʌstmən fɔːði Ellesmere ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən. wɛn hiː gɒt ˈmærɪd, Alf wɒz tuː ɪmˈbærəst tuː seɪ ˈɛnɪθɪŋtuː hɪz waɪf əˈbaʊt hɪz ʤɒb. hiː ˈsɪmpli təʊld hɜː ðæt hiː wɜːkt fɔː ðə ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən.
任务配置:L0+L1+ L4
知识笔记:
单词:1、manual:手动的,2、frequently:经常,常常,频繁,3、refer:参考,参照,提到,be referred to as:被称为,4、collar:衣领,领子,5、sacrifice:牺牲,6、privilege:特权,基本人权,7、give rise to:会发生,会引发,8、curious:好奇的,异样,9、in the case of:在某个案例中,10、corporation:有限公司,大公司,11、embarrassed:尴尬,囧,12、
音标:/ŋ/ 双唇微闭,舌尖抵住下龈,振动声带,使气息由鼻孔流出来。
练习感悟: 最近回家过年,还好难度不大,任务完成起来还是比较轻松的