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L44-2: Speed andcomfort

By comparison,ferry trips or cruises offer a great variety of civilized comforts. You canstretch your legs on the spacious decks, play games, meet interesting peopleand enjoy good food -- always assuming, of course, that the sea is calm. If itis not, and you are likely to get seasick, no form of transport could be worse.Even if you travel in ideal weather, sea journeys take a long time. Relativelyfew people are prepared to sacrifice holiday time for the pleasure oftravelling by sea. Aeroplanes have the reputation of being dangerous and evenhardened travellers are intimidated by them. They also have the disadvantage ofbeing an expensive form of transport. But nothing can match them for speed andcomfort. Travelling at a height of 30,000 feet, far above the clouds, and atover 500 miles an hour is an exhilarating experience. You do not have to deviseways of taking your mind off the journey, for an aeroplane gets you to yourdestination rapidly.

spiːd ænd ˈkʌmfət

baɪ kəmˈpærɪsn, ˈfɛri

trɪps ɔː ˈkruːzɪz ˈɒfər ə ɡreɪt vəˈraɪəti ɒv ˈsɪvɪlaɪzd ˈkʌmfəts. juː kæn strɛʧ jɔː lɛɡz ɒn ðə ˈspeɪʃəs dɛks, pleɪ ɡeɪmz, miːt ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ ˈpiːpl ænd ɪnˈʤɔɪ ɡʊd fuːd -- ˈɔːlweɪz əˈsjuːmɪŋ, ɒv kɔːs, ðæt

ðə siː ɪz kɑːm. ɪf ɪt ɪz nɒt, ænd juː ɑː ˈlaɪkli tuː ɡɛt ˈsiːsɪk, nəʊ fɔːm ɒv ˈtrænspɔːt kʊd biː

wɜːs. ˈiːvən ɪf juː ˈtrævl ɪn aɪˈdɪəl ˈwɛðə, siː ˈʤɜːniz teɪk ə lɒŋ taɪm. ˈrɛlətɪvli

fjuː ˈpiːpl ɑː prɪˈpeəd tuː ˈsækrɪfaɪs ˈhɒlədeɪ taɪm fɔː

ðə ˈplɛʒər ɒv ˈtrævlɪŋ baɪ siː. ˈeərəpleɪnz hæv ðə ˌrɛpjʊˈteɪʃᵊn ɒv ˈbiːɪŋ ˈdeɪnʤrəs

ænd ˈiːvən ˈhɑːdnd ˈtrævᵊləz ɑːr ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪtɪd baɪ ðɛm. ðeɪ ˈɔːlsəʊ hæv ðə

ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪʤ ɒv ˈbiːɪŋ ən ɪksˈpɛnsɪv fɔːm ɒv

ˈtrænspɔːt. bʌt ˈnʌθɪŋ kæn mæʧ ðɛm fɔː spiːd ænd ˈkʌmfət. ˈtrævlɪŋ æt ə haɪt ɒv

30,000 fiːt, fɑːr əˈbʌv ðə klaʊdz, ænd æt ˈəʊvə 500 maɪlz ən

ˈaʊər ɪz ən ɪɡˈzɪləreɪtɪŋ ɪksˈpɪərɪəns. juː duː nɒt hæv

tuː dɪˈvaɪz weɪz ɒv ˈteɪkɪŋ jɔː maɪnd ɒf ðə ˈʤɜːni, fɔːr ən ˈeərəpleɪn ɡɛts juː tuː jɔː ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃᵊn ˈræpɪdli.

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、comparison：比较，对比，2、ferry：渡船，摆渡，3、cruise：乘船游览，航行，4、spacious：宽敞的，5、assuming：假设，假定，6、seasick：晕船，7、hardened：硬化，8、intimidated：吓到，吓坏，9、exhilarating：令人振奋，来劲，10、devise：设计，发明，11、devise ways：想方设法

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练习感悟：今天的文章相对来说比较简单，语速没那么快，也不那么拗口，所以录了两遍就达标了。