练习材料:
L41-3: Illusions ofPastoral peace
For them this is amajor operation which involves considerable planning. As the play draws to itsclose, they wonder whether they will ever catch that last train home. The citydweller never experiences anxieties of this sort. The latest exhibitions,films, or plays are only a short bus ride away. Shopping, too, is always a pleasure.There is so much variety that you never have to make do with second best.Country people run wild when they go shopping in the city and stagger homeloaded with as many of the exotic items as they can carry. Nor is the citywithout its moments of beauty. There is something comforting about the warmglow shed by advertisements on cold wet winter nights. Few things could be moreimpressive than the peace that descends on deserted city streets at weekendswhen the thousands that travel to work every day are tucked a way in theirhomes in the country. It has always been a mystery to me why city dwellers, whoappreciate all these things, obstinately pretend that they would prefer to livein the country.
ɪˈluːʒənz ɒv ˈpɑːstərəl piːs
fɔː ðɛm ðɪs ɪz ə ˈmeɪʤər ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən wɪʧ ɪnˈvɒlvz kənˈsɪdərəbl ˈplænɪŋ. æz ðə pleɪ drɔːz tuː ɪts kləʊs, ðeɪ ˈwʌndə ˈwɛðə ðeɪ wɪl ˈɛvə kæʧ ðæt lɑːst treɪn həʊm. ðə ˈsɪti ˈdwɛlə ˈnɛvər ɪksˈpɪərɪənsɪz æŋˈzaɪətiz ɒv ðɪs sɔːt. ðə ˈleɪtɪst ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃənz, fɪlmz, ɔː pleɪz ɑːr ˈəʊnli ə ʃɔːt bʌs raɪd əˈweɪ. ˈʃɒpɪŋ, tuː, ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz ə ˈplɛʒə. ðeər ɪz səʊ mʌʧ vəˈraɪəti ðæt juː ˈnɛvə hæv tuː meɪk duː wɪð ˈsɛkənd bɛst. ˈkʌntri ˈpiːpl rʌn waɪld wɛn ðeɪ gəʊ ˈʃɒpɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈsɪti ænd ˈstægə həʊm ˈləʊdɪd wɪð æz ˈmɛni ɒv ði ɪgˈzɒtɪk ˈaɪtəmz æz ðeɪ kæn ˈkæri. nɔːr ɪz ðə ˈsɪti wɪˈðaʊt ɪts ˈməʊmənts ɒv ˈbjuːti. ðeər ɪz ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈkʌmfətɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə wɔːm gləʊ ʃɛd baɪ ədˈvɜːtɪsmənts ɒn kəʊld wɛt ˈwɪntə naɪts. fjuː θɪŋz kʊd biː mɔːr ɪmˈprɛsɪv ðæn ðə piːs ðæt dɪˈsɛndz ɒn dɪˈzɜːtɪd ˈsɪti striːts æt ˈwiːkˈɛndz wɛn ðə ˈθaʊzəndz ðæt ˈtrævl tuː wɜːk ˈɛvri deɪ ɑː tʌkt ə weɪ ɪn ðeə həʊmz ɪn ðə ˈkʌntri. ɪthæz ˈɔːlweɪz biːn ə ˈmɪstəri tuː miː waɪ ˈsɪti ˈdwɛləz, huː əˈpriːʃɪeɪt ɔːlðiːz θɪŋz, ˈɒbstɪnɪtli prɪˈtɛnd ðæt ðeɪ wʊd priˈfɜː tuː lɪv ɪn ðə ˈkʌntri.
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
单词:1、wild:荒野,疯狂,狂暴,2、stagger:错开,蹒跚,交叉,3、exotic:异国情调的,4、glow:辉光,炽热,5、tucked:挤进,卷起,6、obstinately:固执地,7、draw to a close:come to a close:接近结束时
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练习感悟:今天的文章,其实语速还是比较快的,不过最终只是录了三四遍就达标了,所以感觉还是不错的