练习材料:
L7(2):Mutilatedladies
John had very good
day and put his wallet containing $3,000 into the microwave oven for safekeeping.
Then he and Jane
went horse-riding. When they got home, Jane cooked their dinner in the
microwave oven and without realizing it, cooked her fiancé's wallet as well. Imagine their dismay
when they found a beautifully-cooked wallet and notes turned to ash!John went to see his bank manager who sent
the remains of wallet and the money to the special department of the Bank of
England in Newcastle: the Mutilate Ladies!
They examined theremains and John got all his money back.
'So long as
there's something to identify, we will give people their money back,' said a spokeswoman for the Bank.
'Last year, we
paid $1.5m on 21,000 claims.'
ˈmjuːtɪleɪtɪd ˈleɪdɪz
ʤɒn hæd ˈvɛri gʊd
deɪ ænd pʊt hɪz ˈwɒlɪt kənˈteɪnɪŋ $3,000 ˈɪntuː ðə ˈmaɪkrəʊweɪv ˈʌvn fɔː safekeeping.
ðɛn hiː ænd ʤeɪn wɛnt
hɔːs-ˈraɪdɪŋ. wɛn ðeɪ gɒt həʊm, ʤeɪn kʊkt ðeə ˈdɪnər ɪn ðə ˈmaɪkrəʊweɪv ˈʌvn
ænd wɪˈðaʊt ˈrɪəlaɪzɪŋ ɪt, kʊkt hɜː fiancés ˈwɒlɪt æz wɛl. ɪˈmæʤɪn ðeə dɪsˈmeɪ
wɛn ðeɪ faʊnd ə ˈbjuːtəfʊli-kʊkt ˈwɒlɪt ænd nəʊts tɜːnd tuː æʃ!ʤɒn wɛnt tuː siː hɪz bæŋk ˈmænɪʤə huː sɛnt
ðə rɪˈmeɪnz ɒv ˈwɒlɪt ænd ðə ˈmʌni tuː ðə ˈspɛʃəl dɪˈpɑːtmənt ɒv ðə bæŋk ɒv ˈɪŋglənd ɪn ˈnjuːˌkɑːs(ə)l: ðə ˈmjuːtɪleɪt ˈleɪdɪz!
ðeɪ ɪgˈzæmɪnd ðə rɪˈmeɪnzænd ʤɒn gɒt ɔːl hɪz ˈmʌni bæk.
səʊ lɒŋ æz ðeəz ˈsʌmθɪŋ
tuː aɪˈdɛntɪfaɪ, wiː wɪl gɪv ˈpiːpl ðeə ˈmʌni bæk,' sɛd ə ˈspəʊksˌwʊmən fɔː ðə bæŋk.
lɑːst jɪə, wiː peɪd $1.5ɛm ɒn 21,000 kleɪmz.'
任务配置:L0+L1+L4
知识笔记:
单词:1、microwave:微波,2、oven:炉,3、safekeeping:保管,4、dismay:沮丧,5、ash:灰烬
音标:/u:/ 双唇成圆形,牙床近于半合,舌尖不触下齿,自然而不用力,发 “屋”之长音。是字母oo或ou在单词中的发音
练习感悟: 这部分文章,语速好快,跟起来都很难,要读起来时间达标又不出错的难度非常大,看起来以后会越来越难了