练习材料:L46-2 Hobbies
原文
Lesson 46-2 Hobbies业余爱好
The growth of alternative mental interests is a long process. The seeds must be carefully chosen; they must fall on good ground; they must be sedulously tended, if the vivifying fruits are to be at hand when needed.
To be really happy and really safe, one ought to have at least two or three hobbies, and they must all be real. It is no use starting late in life to say: ‘I will take an interest in this or that.’ Such an attempt only aggravates the strain of mental effort. A man may acquire great knowledge of topics unconnected with his daily work, and yet get hardly any benefit or relief. It is no use doing what you like; you have got to like what you do. Broadly speaking, human beings may be divided into three classes: those who are toiled to death, those who are worried to death, and those who are bored to death.
音标
ðə grəʊθ ɒv ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv ˈmɛntl ˈɪntrɪsts ɪz ə lɒŋ ˈprəʊsɛs. ðə siːdz mʌst biː ˈkeəfli ˈʧəʊzn; ðeɪ mʌst fɔːl ɒn gʊd graʊnd; ðeɪ mʌst biː ˈsɛdjʊləsli ˈtɛndɪd, ɪf ðə ˈvɪvɪfaɪɪŋ fruːts ɑː tuː biː æt hænd wɛn ˈniːdɪd.
tuː biː ˈrɪəli ˈhæpi ænd ˈrɪəli seɪf, wʌn ɔːt tuː hæv æt liːst tuː ɔː θriː ˈhɒbiz, ænd ðeɪ mʌst ɔːl biː rɪəl. ɪt ɪz nəʊ juːz ˈstɑːtɪŋ leɪt ɪn laɪf tuː seɪ: aɪ wɪl teɪk ən ˈɪntrɪst ɪn ðɪs ɔː ðæt.’ sʌʧ ən əˈtɛmpt ˈəʊnli ˈægrəveɪts ðə streɪn ɒv ˈmɛntl ˈɛfət. ə mæn meɪ əˈkwaɪə greɪt ˈnɒlɪʤ ɒv ˈtɒpɪks ˌʌnkəˈnɛktɪd wɪð hɪz ˈdeɪli wɜːk, ænd jɛt gɛt ˈhɑːdli ˈɛni ˈbɛnɪfɪt ɔː rɪˈliːf. ɪt ɪz nəʊ juːz ˈdu(ː)ɪŋ wɒt juː laɪk; juː hæv gɒt tuː laɪk wɒt juː duː. ˈbrɔːdli ˈspiːkɪŋ, ˈhjuːmən ˈbiːɪŋz meɪ biː dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈɪntuː θriː ˈklɑːsɪz: ðəʊz huː ɑː tɔɪld tuː dɛθ, ðəʊz huː ɑː ˈwʌrid tuː dɛθ, ænd ðəʊz huː ɑː bɔːd tuː dɛθ.
任务配置:L0+L4
生词
sedulously / ˈsɛdjʊləsli / vivifying / ˈvɪvɪfaɪɪŋ/ aggravates / ˈægrəveɪts/ toiled /tɔɪld/
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