练习材料:
L50-3: New Yearresolutions
That was reallyunsettling, but I fended off the taunts and jibes of the family good-humouredly and soon everybody got used to the idea. However, my enthusiasmwaned. The time I spent at exercises gradually diminished. Little by little the11 minutes fell to zero. By January 10th, I was back to where I had startedfrom. I argued that if I spent less time exhausting myself at exercises in themorning, I would keep my mind fresh for reading when I got home from work.Resisting the hypnotizing effect of television, I sat in my room for a fewevenings with my eyes glued to a book. One night, however, feeling cold andlonely, I went downstairs and sat in front of the television pretending toread. That proved to be my undoing, for I soon got back to my old bad habit ofdozing off in front of the screen. I still haven't given up my resolution to domore reading. In fact, I have just bought a book entitled "How to Read aThousand Words a Minute". Perhaps it will solve my problem, but I justhaven't had time to read it!
njuː jɪə ˌrɛzəˈluːʃənz
ðæt wɒz ˈrɪəli ʌnˈsɛtlɪŋ, bʌt aɪ ˈfɛndɪd ɒf ðə tɔːnts ænd ʤaɪbz ɒv ðə ˈfæmɪli gʊd- ˈhjuːmədli ænd suːn ˈɛvrɪbɒdi gɒt juːzd tuː ði aɪˈdɪə. haʊˈɛvə, maɪ ɪnˈθjuːzɪæzm weɪnd. ðə taɪm aɪ spɛnt æt ˈɛksəsaɪzɪz ˈgrædjʊəli dɪˈmɪnɪʃt. ˈlɪtl baɪ ˈlɪtl ðiː 11 ˈmɪnɪts fɛl tuː ˈzɪərəʊ. baɪ ˈʤænjʊəri 10th, aɪ wɒz bæk tuː weər aɪ hæd ˈstɑːtɪd frɒm. aɪ ˈɑːgjuːd ðæt ɪf aɪ spɛnt lɛs taɪm ɪgˈzɔːstɪŋ maɪˈsɛlf ætˈɛksəsaɪzɪz ɪn ðə ˈmɔːnɪŋ, aɪ wʊd kiːp maɪ maɪnd frɛʃ fɔː ˈriːdɪŋ wɛn aɪ gɒt həʊmfrɒm wɜːk rɪˈzɪstɪŋ ðə ˈhɪpnəˌtaɪzɪŋ ɪˈfɛkt ɒv ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən, aɪ sæt ɪn maɪ ruːmfɔːr ə fjuː ˈiːvnɪŋz wɪð maɪ aɪz gluːd tuː ə bʊk. wʌn naɪt, haʊˈɛvə, ˈfiːlɪŋ kəʊldænd ˈləʊnli, aɪ wɛnt ˌdaʊnˈsteəz ænd sæt ɪn frʌnt ɒv ðə ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən prɪˈtɛndɪŋtuː riːd. ðæt pruːvd tuː biː maɪ ʌnˈdu(ː)ɪŋ, fɔːr aɪ suːn gɒt bæk tuː maɪ əʊldbæd ˈhæbɪt ɒv ˈdəʊzɪŋ ɒf ɪn frʌnt ɒv ðə skriːn. aɪ stɪl hævnt ˈgɪvn ʌp maɪ ˌrɛzəˈluːʃəntuː duː mɔː ˈriːdɪŋ. ɪn fækt, aɪ hæv ʤʌst bɔːt ə bʊk ɪnˈtaɪtld "haʊ tuːriːd ə ˈθaʊzənd wɜːdz ə ˈmɪnɪt". pəˈhæps ɪt wɪl sɒlv maɪ ˈprɒbləm, bʌt aɪ ʤʌsthævnt hæd taɪm tuː riːd ɪt!
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
单词:1、unsettling:惴惴,令人不安,2、fend:保护,挡开,3、taunt:嘲讽,嘲弄,4、jibes:讥讽,5、humouredly:幽默地,6、enthusiasm:激情,热情,7、wane:减弱,没落,8、diminish:减少,9、resist:抵抗,抗拒,抵制,10、hypnotizing:催眠,11、glue to:粘到,12、undoing:撤销,复旧,13、dozing:打瞌睡,14、
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练习感悟:今天以为状态不行,可能会录好多遍,最后居然只录了一遍就行了,也真是难得了。今天的文章,可能是整体来说,难度不大,语速不快,所以读起来还是比较简单的