[Day 1571 2019-01-14]
L2-(1): Thirteen equals one
Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since. One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours! Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck 13 times before it stopped. Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on. In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognised as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.
音标:ˈθɜːˈtiːn ˈiːkwəlz wʌn
ˈaʊə ˈvɪkər ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈmʌni fɔː wʌn kɔːz ɔːr əˈnʌðə, bʌt hiː hæz ˈnɛvə ˈmænɪʤd tuː gɛt ɪˈnʌf ˈmʌni tuː hæv ðə ʧɜːʧ klɒk rɪˈpeəd. ðə bɪg klɒk wɪʧ juːzd tuː straɪk ði ˈaʊəz deɪ ænd naɪt wɒz ˈdæmɪʤd ˈmɛni jɪəz əˈgəʊ ænd hæz biːn ˈsaɪlənt ˈɛvə sɪns. wʌn naɪt, haʊˈɛvə, ˈaʊə ˈvɪkə wəʊk ʌp wɪð ə stɑːt: ðə klɒk wɒz ˈstraɪkɪŋ ði ˈaʊəz! ˈlʊkɪŋ æt hɪz wɒʧ, hiː sɔː ðæt ɪt wɒz wʌn əˈklɒk, bʌt ðə bɛl strʌk 13 taɪmz bɪˈfɔːr ɪt stɒpt. ɑːmd wɪð ə tɔːʧ, ðə ˈvɪkə wɛnt ʌp ˈɪntuː ðə klɒk ˈtaʊə tuː siː wɒt wɒz ˈgəʊɪŋ ɒn. ɪn ðə ˈtɔːʧlaɪt, hiː kɔːt saɪt ɒv ə ˈfɪgə huːm hiː ɪˈmiːdiətli ˈrɛkəgnaɪzd æz bɪl ˈwɪlkɪnz, ˈaʊə ˈləʊkəl ˈgrəʊsə.
任务配置:L0+L1+L4
知识笔记:1.equal/ˈiːkwəlz/等于
2. vicar/ˈvɪkər/牧师
3.torchlight/ˈtɔːʧlaɪt/电筒光
练习感悟:1.今天尝试听录音朗读,跟读。再看课文跟读。虽有点陌生,但部分能独立翻译。
2.刻意尝试练习了美式发音,很清脆。多朗读多思考~
3.今天又听了S老师第四轮新概念录音发布。发现L3复述似乎没有想象中那么难,都是自己在吓自己。