练习材料:
L39-2: Nothing toworry about
What a relief itwas when the boulders suddenly disappeared, giving way to a stretch of plainwhere the only obstacles were clumps of bushes. But there was worse to come.Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure. In response to renewed pleadings,Bruce stopped. Though we all got out to examine the fissure, he remained in thecar. We informed him that the fissure extended for fifty yards and was tow feetwide and four feet deep. Even this had no effect. Bruce went into a low gearand drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack ashe followed its zigzag course. Before we had time to worry about what mighthappen, we were back on the plain again. Bruce consulted the map once more andtold us that the village was now only fifteen miles away. Our next obstacle wasa shallow pool of water about half a mile across. Bruce charged at it, but inthe middle, the car came to a grinding half. A yellow light on the dashboardflashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully announced that there was no oil in theengine!
ˈnʌθɪŋ tuː ˈwʌri əˈbaʊt
wɒt ə rɪˈliːf ɪt wɒz wɛn ðə ˈbəʊldəz ˈsʌdnli ˌdɪsəˈpɪəd, ˈgɪvɪŋ weɪ tuː ə strɛʧ ɒv pleɪn weə ði ˈəʊnli ˈɒbstəklz wɜː klʌmps ɒv ˈbʊʃɪz. bʌt ðeə wɒz wɜːs tuː kʌm. ʤʌst əˈhɛd ɒv ʌs ðeə wɒz ə hjuːʤ ˈfɪʃə. ɪn rɪsˈpɒns tuː rɪˈnjuːd ˈpliːdɪŋz, bruːs stɒpt. ðəʊ wiː ɔːl gɒt aʊt tuː ɪgˈzæmɪn ðə ˈfɪʃə, hiː rɪˈmeɪnd ɪn ðə kɑː. wiː ɪnˈfɔːmd hɪm ðæt ðə ˈfɪʃər ɪksˈtɛndɪd fɔː ˈfɪfti jɪəz ænd wɒz təʊ fiːt waɪd ænd fɔː fiːt diːp. ˈiːvən ðɪs hæd nəʊ ɪˈfɛkt. bruːs wɛnt ˈɪntuː ə ləʊ gɪər ænd drəʊv æt ə ˈtɛrɪfaɪɪŋ spiːd, ˈkiːpɪŋ ðə frʌnt wiːlz əsˈtraɪd ðə kræk æz hiː ˈfɒləʊd ɪts ˈzɪgzæg kɔːs. bɪˈfɔː wiː hæd taɪm tuː ˈwʌri əˈbaʊt wɒt maɪt ˈhæpən, wiː wɜː bæk ɒn ðə pleɪn əˈgɛn. bruːs kənˈsʌltɪd ðə mæp wʌns mɔːr ænd təʊld ʌs ðæt ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ wɒz naʊ ˈəʊnli ˈfɪfˈtiːn maɪlz əˈweɪ. ˈaʊə nɛkst ˈɒbstəkl wɒz ə ˈʃæləʊ puːl ɒv ˈwɔːtər əˈbaʊt hɑːf ə maɪl əˈkrɒs. bruːs ʧɑːʤd æt ɪt, bʌt ɪn ðə ˈmɪdl, ðə kɑː keɪm tuː ə ˈgraɪndɪŋ hɑːf. ə ˈjɛləʊ laɪt ɒn ðə ˈdæʃbɔːd flæʃtˈæŋgrɪli ænd bruːs ˈʧɪəfʊli əˈnaʊnst ðæt ðeə wɒz nəʊ ɔɪl ɪn ði ˈɛnʤɪn!
任务配置:L0+L1+L4
知识笔记:
单词:1、relief:解脱,缓解,2、stretch:延伸,拉紧,3、obstacle:障碍,障碍物,4、clump:丛,蓬,5、bush:灌木,6、fissure:裂缝,裂痕,7、response:反应,8、renewed:更新,9、pleading:恳求,10、extend:延长,扩展,11、gear:档,齿轮,12、astride:跨在,13、crack:裂缝,14、zigzag:弯曲,喝醉,15、course:课程,进程,路线,16、shallow:浅的,肤浅,17、mile:英里,18、across:穿过,横过,19、charged:带电,可充电,charged at:冲向20、grinding:磨光,磨碎,研磨,21、dashboard:仪表盘,22、cheerfully:兴高采烈地,23、announce:宣布,公布
音标:/p/ 双唇紧闭并使气流突破双唇外泻。
练习感悟:文章难度还是挺大,生词也较多,加上我状态本来就不是很好,很难达标,不过还是艰难过关了