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Fully insured Part-3

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For one agonizing moment, the dish was perched precariously on the bank of the canal, but it suddenly overbalanced and slid back into the water. The men were now obliged to try once more. This time they fixed heavy metal clamps to both sides of the dish so that they could fasten the chains. The dish now had to be lifted vertically because one edge was resting against the side of the canal. The winch was again put into operation and one of the men started up the truck. Several minutes later, the dish was successfully hauled above surface of the water. Water streamed in torrents over its sides with such force that it set up a huge wave in the canal. There was danger that the wave would rebound off the other side of the bank and send the dish plunging into the water again. By working at tremendous speed, the men managed to get the dish on to dry land before the wave returned.

fɔː wʌn ˈægənaɪzɪŋ ˈməʊmənt, ðə dɪʃ wɒz pɜːʧt prɪˈkeərɪəsli ɒn ðə bæŋk ɒv ðə kəˈnæl, bʌt ɪt ˈsʌdnli ˌəʊvəˈbælənst ænd slɪd bæk ˈɪntuː ðə ˈwɔːtə. ðə mɛn wɜː naʊ əˈblaɪʤd tuː traɪ wʌns mɔː. ðɪs taɪm ðeɪ fɪkst ˈhɛvi ˈmɛtl klæmps tuː bəʊθ saɪdz ɒv ðə dɪʃ səʊ ðæt ðeɪ kʊd ˈfɑːsn ðə ʧeɪnz. ðə dɪʃ naʊ hæd tuː biː ˈlɪftɪd ˈvɜːtɪkəli bɪˈkɒz wʌn ɛʤ wɒz ˈrɛstɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə saɪd ɒv ðə kəˈnæl. ðə wɪnʧ wɒz əˈgɛn pʊt ˈɪntuː ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən ænd wʌn ɒv ðə mɛn ˈstɑːtɪd ʌp ðə trʌk. ˈsɛvrəl ˈmɪnɪts ˈleɪtə, ðə dɪʃ wɒz əˈgɛn pʊt ˈɪntuː ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən ænd wʌn ɒv ðə ˈwɔːtə. ˈwɔːtə striːmd ɪn ˈtɒrənts ˈəʊvər ɪts saɪdz wɪð sʌʧ fɔːs ðæt ɪt sɛt ʌp ə hjuːʤ weɪv ɪn ðə kəˈnæl. ðeə wɒz ˈdeɪnʤə ðæt ðə weɪv wʊd rɪˈbaʊnd ɒf ði ˈʌðə saɪd ɒv ðə bæŋk ænd sɛnd ðə dɪʃ ˈplʌnʤɪŋ ˈɪntuː ðə ˈwɔːtər əˈgɛn. baɪ ˈwɜːkɪŋ æt trɪˈmɛndəs spiːd, ðə mɛn ˈmænɪʤd tuː gɛt ðə dɪʃ ɒn tuː draɪ lænd bɪˈfɔː ðə weɪv rɪˈtɜːnd.

在令人忐忑不安的瞬间，盘子晃晃悠悠地上了岸，但它突然失去了平衡，又跌回水中。工人们只得再来一次。这次，他们用沉重的金属夹子把盘子夹住，以便往盘子上安装铁链。这次，盘子必须垂直吊出水面，因为盘子的一边紧靠着运河河岸。绞盘机再次启动，一位工人发动了急修车的引擎。几分钟后，盘子被成功地拽出了水面。波浪从盘子两侧急涌而出，在运河里掀起一股大浪。但是当波浪从河对岸折回来时，就有再次把盘子拖进水里的危险。工人们动作迅速，终于赶在那股大浪返回之前把盘子拽到了岸上。

任务配置：L0、L3、L4

知识笔记：

单词与短语

agonizing/ˈægənaɪzɪŋ/accompanied by, filled with, or resulting in agony or distress:

precariously/prɪˈkeərɪəsli/in an unstable, uncertain, or insecure way:

overbalance/ˌəʊvəˈbæləns/to cause to lose balance or to fall or turn over:

be obliged to只能做某事

vertical/ˈvɜːtɪkə/being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.

Several minutes later几分钟后

at tremendous speed 动作迅速

练习感悟：一篇文章的三个部分，只背下来了前面和后面。难度还在，痛苦阙值提升了。