练习材料:
L16-2:Mary had alittle lamb
After tellingseveral of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour,Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb. Dimitri immediately went to Aleko'shouse and angrily accused him of stealing the lamb. He told him he had betterreturn it or he would call the police. Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitriinto his backyard. It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he explained,but his lamb was black. Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologisedto Aleko for having accused him. While they were talking it began to rain andDimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped. When he went outsidehalf an hour later, he was astonished to find that the little black lamb wasalmost white. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by therain!
ˈmeəri hæd ə ˈlɪtl læm
ˈɑːftə ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈsɛvrəl ɒv hɪz frɛndz əˈbaʊt ðə θɛft, diːˈmiːtri faʊnd aʊt ðæt hɪz ˈneɪbə, Aleko, hæd ˈsʌdnli əˈkwaɪəd ə njuː læm. diːˈmiːtri ɪˈmiːdiətli wɛnt tuː Aleko's haʊs ænd ˈæŋgrɪli əˈkjuːzd hɪm ɒv ˈstiːlɪŋ ðə læm. hiː təʊld hɪm hiː hæd ˈbɛtə rɪˈtɜːn ɪt ɔː hiː wʊd kɔːl ðə pəˈliːs. Aleko dɪˈnaɪd ˈteɪkɪŋ ɪt ænd lɛd diːˈmiːtri ˈɪntuː hɪz ˌbækˈjɑːd. ɪt wɒz truː ðæt hiː hæd ʤʌst bɔːt ə læm, hiː ɪksˈpleɪnd, bʌt hɪz læm wɒz blæk. əˈʃeɪmd ɒv ˈhævɪŋ ˈæktɪd səʊ ˈræʃli, diːˈmiːtri əˈpɒləʤaɪzd tuː Aleko fɔː ˈhævɪŋ əˈkjuːzd hɪm. waɪl ðeɪ wɜː ˈtɔːkɪŋ ɪt bɪˈgæn tuː reɪn ænd diːˈmiːtri steɪd ɪn Aleko's haʊs ənˈtɪl ðə reɪn stɒpt. wɛn hiː wɛnt ˌaʊtˈsaɪd hɑːf ən ˈaʊə ˈleɪtə, hiː wɒz əsˈtɒnɪʃt tuː faɪnd ðə ˈlɪtl blæk læm wɒz ˈɔːlməʊstwaɪt. ɪts wʊl, wɪʧ hæd biːn daɪd blæk, hæd biːn wɒʃt kliːn baɪ ðə reɪn!
任务配置:L0+L1+ L4
知识笔记:
单词:1、theft:盗窃,偷窃,2、accuse:控告,指控,控诉,3、ashamed:羞愧,4、rashly:贸然,轻易,5、astonish:惊奇,震惊,惊愕,6、wool:羊毛,毛织品,7、dyed:染色
音标:/t/ 双唇微开,先用舌尖抵上齿龈,然后突然张开,使气流外冲而成音。
练习感悟:虽然读到后面有点打结,但是总算在录两遍后就达标了,还是不错的