练习材料:
L3-(2): An unknowngoddess
The body of onestatue was found among remains dating from the 15th century B.
C. Its missinghead happened to be among remains of the fifth century B. C. This head musthave been found in Classical times and carefully preserved. It was very old andprecious even then. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, theywere amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-lookingwoman. She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips. She waswearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground. Despite her great age, shewas very graceful indeed, but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable todiscover her identity.
ən ʌnˈnəʊn ˈgɒdɪs
ðə ˈbɒdi əv wʌnˈstætjuː wəz faʊnd əˈmʌŋ rɪˈmeɪnz ˈdeɪtɪŋ frəm ðiː 15th ˈsɛnʧʊri biː. siː. ɪts ˈmɪsɪŋ hɛd ˈhæpənd tə bi əˈmʌŋ rɪˈmeɪnz əv ðə fɪfθ ˈsɛnʧʊri biː. siː. ðɪs hɛd məst həv biːn faʊnd ɪn ˈklæsɪkəl taɪmz ənd ˈkeəfli prɪˈzɜːvd. ɪt wəz ˈvɛri əʊld ənd ˈprɛʃəs ˈiːvən ðɛn. wɛn ði ˌɑːkɪˈɒləʤɪsts ˌriːkənsˈtrʌktɪd ðə ˈfrægmənts, ðeɪ wər əˈmeɪzd tə faɪnd ðət ðə ˈgɒdɪs tɜːnd aʊt tə bi ə ˈvɛri ˈmɒdən-ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈwʊmən. ʃi stʊd θriː fiːt haɪ ənd hə hændz ˈrɛstɪd ɒn hə hɪps. ʃi wəz ˈweərɪŋ ə ˈfʊlˈlɛŋθ skɜːt wɪʧ swɛpt ðə graʊnd. dɪsˈpaɪt hə greɪt eɪʤ, ʃi wəz ˈvɛri ˈgreɪsfʊl ɪnˈdiːd, bʌt, səʊ fɑː, ði ˌɑːkɪˈɒləʤɪsts həv biːn ʌnˈeɪbl tə dɪsˈkʌvə hər aɪˈdɛntɪti.
任务配置:L0+L1+L4
知识笔记:
单词:1、remains:遗迹,2、preserved:保存,3、hips:臀部,4、graceful:优雅的
音标:/w/ 双唇突出,呈尖圆形,舌后升向软颚,气息流过,振动声带。
练习感悟: 今天的文章就比较简单,生词较少,录了两遍就合格了,读起来也比较通顺。