练习材料
L1-(1):
A Puma at large
/ə/ /ˈpjuːmə/ /æt/ /lɑːʤ/
Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America.
/ˈpjuːməz/ /ɑː/ /lɑːʤ,/ /kæt-laɪk/ /ˈænɪməlz/ /wɪʧ/ /ɑː/ /faʊnd/ /ɪn/ /əˈmɛrɪkə/.
When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had
/wɛn/ /rɪˈpɔːts/ /keɪm/ /ˈɪntuː/ /ˈlʌndən/ /zuː/ /ðæt/ /ə/ /waɪld/ /ˈpjuːmə/ /hæd/
been spotted 45 miles south of London, they were not taken
/biːn/ /ˈspɒtɪd/ /45/ /maɪlz/ /saʊθ/ /ɒv/ /ˈlʌndən,/ /ðeɪ/ /wɜː/ /nɒt/ /ˈteɪkən/
seriously. However, as the evidence began to accumulate,
/ˈsɪərɪəsli./ /haʊˈɛvə,/ /æz/ /ði/ /ˈɛvɪdəns/ /bɪˈgæn/ /tuː/ /əˈkjuːmjʊleɪt/,
experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the
/ˈɛkspɜːts/ /frɒm/ /ðə/ /zuː/ /fɛlt/ /əˈblaɪʤd/ /tuː/ /ɪnˈvɛstɪgeɪt,/ /fɔː/ /ðiː/
descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the
/dɪsˈkrɪpʃənz/ /ˈgɪvn/ /baɪ/ /ˈpiːpl/ /huː/ /kleɪmd/ /tuː/ /hæv/ /siːn/ /ðiː/
puma/ were extraordinarilysimilar.
/ˈpjuːmə/ /wɜːr/ /ɪksˈtrɔːdnrɪli/ /ˈsɪmɪlə/
The hunt for the puma began in a small village/ where a
/ðə/ /hʌnt/ /fɔː/ /ðə/ /ˈpjuːmə/ /bɪˈgæn/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /smɔːl/ /ˈvɪlɪʤ/ /weər/ /eɪ/
woman/ picking blackberries/ saw 'a large cat' /only five yards
/ˈwʊmən/ /ˈpɪkɪŋ/ /ˈblækbəriz/ /sɔː/ /ə/ /lɑːʤ/ /kæt/ /ˈəʊnli/ /faɪv/ /jɑːdz/
away from her. It immediately ran away when she saw it, and
/əˈweɪ/ /frɒm/ /hɜː./ /ɪt/ /ɪˈmiːdiətli/ /ræn/ /əˈweɪ/ /wɛn/ /ʃiː/ /sɔː/ /ɪt,/ /ænd/
experts confirmed/ that a puma will not attack a human being
/ˈɛkspɜːts/ /kənˈfɜːmd/ /ðæt/ /ə/ /ˈpjuːmə/ /wɪl/ /nɒt/ /əˈtæk/ /ə/ /ˈhjuːmən/ /ˈbiːɪŋ/
/ unless it is cornered. The search proved difficult, for the
/ənˈlɛs/ /ɪt/ /ɪz/ /ˈkɔːnəd./ /ðə/ /sɜːʧ/ /pruːvd/ /ˈdɪfɪkəlt,/ /fɔː/ /ðiː/
puma / was often observed at one place in the morning/ and at
/ˈpjuːmə/ /wɒz/ /ˈɒf(ə)n/ /əbˈzɜːvd/ /æt/ /wʌn/ /pleɪs/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ /ænd/ /æt/
another place 20 miles away in the evening.
/əˈnʌðə/ /pleɪs/ /20/ /maɪlz/ /əˈweɪ/ /ɪn/ /ði/ /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
1/ 單詞
puma - n. 美洲狮
spot - v. 看出，发现
oblige - v. 使……感到必须
corner - v. 使走投无路，使陷入困境
2/音標
- 音標的變音 s / z / ed / st 讀法
练习感悟：
- 留意長句子中間的停頓位
- 加強語氣時需要慢慢讀
