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Lesson 25-1     Non-auditory effects of noise

Many people inindustry and the Services, who have practical experience of noise, regard anyinvestigation of this question as a waste of time; they are not prepared evento admit the possibility that noise affects people. On the other hand, thosewho dislike noise will sometimes use most inadequate evidence to support their pleasfor a quieter society. This is a pity, because noise abatement really is a goodcause, and it is likely to be discredited if it gets to be associated with badscience.

One allegationoften made is that noise produces mental illness. A recent article in a weeklynewspaper, for instance, was headed with a striking illustration of a lady in astate of considerable distress, with the caption 'She was yet another victim,reduced to a screaming wreck'.

nɒn-ˈɔːdɪtəri ɪˈfɛkts ɒv nɔɪz

ˈmɛni ˈpiːpl ɪn ˈɪndəstri

ænd ðə ˈsɜːvɪsɪz, huː hæv ˈpræktɪkəl ɪksˈpɪərɪəns ɒv nɔɪz, rɪˈgɑːd ˈɛni ɪnˌvɛstɪˈgeɪʃən ɒv ðɪs ˈkwɛsʧən æz ə

weɪst ɒv taɪm; ðeɪ ɑː nɒt prɪˈpeəd ˈiːvən tuː ədˈmɪt ðə ˌpɒsəˈbɪlɪti ðæt nɔɪz əˈfɛktsˈpiːpl. ɒn ði ˈʌðə hænd, ðəʊz huː dɪsˈlaɪk nɔɪz wɪl ˈsʌmtaɪmz juːz məʊst ɪnˈædɪkwɪtˈɛvɪdəns tuː səˈpɔːt ðeə pliːz fɔːr ə ˈkwaɪətə səˈsaɪəti. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈpɪti, bɪˈkɒznɔɪz əˈbeɪtmənt ˈrɪəli ɪz ə gʊd kɔːz, ænd ɪt ɪz ˈlaɪkli tuː biː dɪsˈkrɛdɪtɪd ɪfɪt gɛts tuː biː əˈsəʊʃɪeɪtɪd wɪð hæd ˈsaɪəns.

wʌn ˌælɪˈgeɪʃ(ə)n

ˈɒf(ə)n meɪd ɪz ðæt nɔɪz ˈprɒdjuːsɪz ˈmɛntl ˈɪlnɪs. ə ˈriːsnt ˈɑːtɪkl ɪn ə ˈwiːkli ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə, fɔːr ˈɪnstəns,wɒz ˈhɛdɪd wɪð ə ˈstraɪkɪŋ ˌɪləsˈtreɪʃən ɒv ə ˈleɪdi ɪn ə steɪt ɒv kənˈsɪdərəbldɪsˈtrɛs, wɪð ðə ˈkæpʃən ʃiː wɒz jɛt əˈnʌðə ˈvɪktɪm, rɪˈdjuːst tuː ə ˈskriːmɪŋrɛk.

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、auditory：听觉，2、investigation：调查，查访，搜索，3、inadequate：不足，不够，不适当，4、pleas：恳求，5、abatement：减排，缓和，6、allegation：指控，7、illustration：插图，例证，8、distress：苦恼，愁苦，9、striking：引人注目，触目，10、caption：标题，字幕，说明，11、reduce：减少，降低，12、wreck：破坏，击毁，失事，废墟

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练习感悟：今天的文章，确实还是比较难的，速度比较快，读起来也拗口，好几个生词都比较难读，录了五六遍才达标。