练习材料:
Lesson42 Not very musical
As we had had along walk through one of the markets of Old Delhi, we stopped at a square tohave a rest. After a time, we noticed a snake-charmer with two large baskets atthe other side of the square, so we went to have a look at him. As soon as hesaw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one ofthe baskets. When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of thesnake. It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe.We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazzand modern pop songs. The snake, however, continued to 'dance' slowly. Itobviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!
əz wi həd həd ə lɒŋ wɔːk θruː wʌn əv ðə ˈmɑːkɪts əv əʊld ˈdɛli, wi stɒpt ət ə skweə tə həv ə rɛst. ˈɑːftər ə taɪm, wi ˈnəʊtɪst ə ˈsneɪkˌʧɑːmə wɪð tuː lɑːʤ ˈbɑːskɪts ət ði ˈʌðə saɪd əv ðə skweə, səʊ wi wɛnt tə həv ə lʊk ət hɪm. əz suːn əz hi sɔː ʌs, hi pɪkt ʌp ə lɒŋ paɪp wɪʧ wəz ˈkʌvəd wɪð kɔɪnz ənd ˈəʊpənd wʌn əv ðə ˈbɑːskɪts. wɛn hi bɪˈgæn tə pleɪ ə tjuːn, wi həd ˈaʊə fɜːst glɪmps əv ðə sneɪk. ɪt rəʊz aʊt əv ðə ˈbɑːskɪt ənd bɪˈgæn tə ˈfɒləʊ ðə ˈmuːvmənts əv ðə paɪp. wi wə ˈvɛri mʌʧ səˈpraɪzd wɛn ðə sneɪk ˈʧɑːmə ˈsʌdnli bɪˈgæn tə pleɪ ʤæz ənd ˈmɒdən pɒp sɒŋz. ðə sneɪk, haʊˈɛvə, kənˈtɪnju(ː)d tə dɑːns ˈsləʊli. ɪt ˈɒbvɪəsli kəd nɒt tɛl ðə ˈdɪfrəns bɪˈtwiːnˈɪndiən ˈmjuːzɪk ənd ʤæz!
任务配置:L0+L1+L4
知识笔记:
单词:1、charmer:魔术师,2、pipe:管道,3、tune:调,4、glimpse:瞥
音标:/g/ 用舌根抵住后颚,再突然张开,使空气外冲而成音,振动声带。
练习感悟:今天的文章感觉读起来很阻滞。