练习材料：

L46-1: Do it yourself

So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, that we are becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labour. No one can plead ignorance of a subject any longer, for there are countless do-it-yourself publications. Armed with the right tools and materials, newlyweds gaily embark on the task of decorating their own homes. Men, particularly, spend hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces, laying out their own gardens; building garages and making furniture. Some really keen enthusiasts go so far as to build their own computers. Shops cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory services for novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home. Such things provide an excellent outlet for pent up creative energy, but unfortunately not all of us are born handymen.Some wives tend to believe that their husbands are infinitely resourceful and can fix anything.

səʊ greɪt ɪz ˈaʊə ˈpæʃən fɔː ˈdu(ː)ɪŋ θɪŋz fɔːr ˌaʊəˈsɛlvz, ðæt wiː ɑː bɪˈkʌmɪŋ ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli lɛs dɪˈpɛndənt ɒn ˈspɛʃəlaɪzd ˈleɪbə. nəʊ wʌn kæn pliːd ˈɪgnərəns ɒv ə ˈsʌbʤɪkt ˈɛni ˈlɒŋgə, fɔː ðeər ɑː ˈkaʊntlɪs ˈduːɪtjɔːˈsɛlf ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃənz. ɑːmd wɪð ðə raɪt tuːlz ænd məˈtɪərɪəlz, ˈnjuːlɪˌwɛdz ˈgeɪli ɪmˈbɑːk ɒn ðə tɑːsk ɒv ˈdɛkəreɪtɪŋ ðeər əʊn həʊmz. mɛn, pəˈtɪkjʊləli, spɛnd ˈaʊəz ɒv ðeə ˈlɛʒə taɪm ɪnˈstɔːlɪŋ ðeər əʊn ˈfaɪəˌpleɪsɪz, ˈleɪɪŋ aʊt ðeər əʊn ˈgɑːdnz; ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈgærɑːʒɪz ænd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈfɜːnɪʧə. sʌm ˈrɪəli kiːn ɪnˈθjuːzɪæsts gəʊ səʊ fɑːr æz tuː bɪld ðeər əʊn kəmˈpjuːtəz. ʃɒps ˈkeɪtə fɔː ðə ˈduːɪtjɔːˈsɛlf kreɪz nɒt ˈəʊnli baɪ ˈrʌnɪŋ ˈspɛʃəl ədˈvaɪzəri ˈsɜːvɪsɪz fɔː ˈnɒvɪsɪz, bʌt baɪ ˈɒfərɪŋ kənˈsjuːməz bɪts ænd ˈpiːsɪz wɪʧ ðeɪ kæn əˈsɛmbl æt həʊm. sʌʧ θɪŋz prəˈvaɪd ən ˈɛksələnt ˈaʊtlɛt fɔː pɛnt ʌp kri(ː)ˈeɪtɪv ˈɛnəʤi, bʌt ʌnˈfɔːʧnɪtli nɒt ɔːl ɒv ʌs ɑː bɔːn handymen.sʌm waɪvz tɛnd tuː bɪˈliːv ðæt ðeə ˈhʌzbəndz ɑːr ˈɪnfɪnɪtli rɪˈsɔːsfʊl ænd kæn fɪks ˈɛnɪθɪŋ.

任务配置：

L0＋L4

知识笔记：

新词：specialize 专门从事；labour 劳工；plead 辩论；ignorance 无知，愚昧；countless 数不胜数的；newlywed 新婚的人；gaily 快乐地；embark 着手；decorate 装饰；leisure 闲暇；install 安装；enthusiast 狂热者；advisory 顾问、提供咨询的；novice 新手；consumer 消费者；assemble 收集；outlet 出口；handyman 能工巧匠；infinitely 无穷地；resourceful 有本领的；

词组：so great is 如此大，真棒；armed with 用…武装起来；cater for 迎合某人；pent up 抑制；tend to 趋向；

练习感悟：

今天一看满满当当的知识笔记就觉得自己超级认真……比昨天早起了有大概十分钟左右，六点就洗漱完毕。大概也是今天吧，深圳好像要体考了。祝所有的雨滴都能在你们考完试后落下，所有的阳光能变得温柔。