练习材料:
L1-(1):A Puma atlarge
Pumas are large,cat-like animals which are found in America. When reports came into London Zoothat a wild puma had been spotted 45 miles south of London, they were not takenseriously. However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoofelt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimedto have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.
The hunt for thepuma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw 'a largecat' only five yards away from her. It immediately ran away when she saw it,and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it iscornered. The search proved difficult, for the puma was often observed at oneplace in the morning and at another place 20 miles away in the evening.
ə ˈpjuːmə ət lɑːʤ
ˈpjuːməz ə lɑːʤ, kæt-laɪk ˈænɪməlz wɪʧ ə faʊnd ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə.wɛn rɪˈpɔːts keɪm ˈɪntə ˈlʌndən zuː ðət ə waɪld ˈpjuːmə həd biːn ˈspɒtɪd 45 maɪlzsaʊθ əv ˈlʌndən, ðeɪ wə nɒt ˈteɪkən ˈsɪərɪəsli. haʊˈɛvə, əz ði ˈɛvɪdəns bɪˈgæntʊ əˈkjuːmjʊleɪt, ˈɛkspɜːts frəm ðə zuː fɛlt əˈblaɪʤd tʊ ɪnˈvɛstɪgeɪt, fə ðə dɪsˈkrɪpʃənzˈgɪvn baɪ ˈpiːpl huː kleɪmd tə həv siːn ðə ˈpjuːmə wər ɪksˈtrɔːdnrɪli ˈsɪmɪlə.
ðə hʌnt fə ðə ˈpjuːmə bɪˈgæn ɪn ə smɔːl ˈvɪlɪʤ weər ə ˈwʊmən ˈpɪkɪŋ ˈblækbəriz sɔː ə lɑːʤ kæt ˈəʊnli faɪv jɑːdz əˈweɪ frəm hɜː. ɪt ɪˈmiːdiətli ræn əˈweɪwɛn ʃi sɔː ɪt, ənd ˈɛkspɜːts kənˈfɜːmd ðət ə ˈpjuːmə wɪl nɒt əˈtæk ə ˈhjuːmənˈbiːɪŋ ənˈlɛs ɪt s ˈkɔːnəd. ðə sɜːʧ pruːvd ˈdɪfɪkəlt, fə ðə ˈpjuːmə wəz ˈɒf(ə)nəbˈzɜːvd ət wʌn pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈmɔːnɪŋ ənd ət əˈnʌðə pleɪs 20 maɪlz əˈweɪ ɪn ðiˈiːvnɪŋ.
任务配置:L0+L1+L4
知识笔记:
单词:1、be spotted:被发现2、obliged:有义务的,3、investigate:调查,4、extraordinarily:非常地,5、confirmed:确认,6、cornered:走投无路,7 at large:在逃
音标:/n/ 双唇微闭,舌尖抵住上龈,振动声带,使气流从鼻腔出来。
练习感悟: 开始读新概念英语3了,文章变得比较长,一篇变成两篇来读了。