练习材料:
L1-(2):A Puma atlarge
Wherever it went,it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits. Pawprints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging tobushes. Several people complained of 'cat-like noises' at night and abusinessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree. The experts were nowfully convinced that the animal was a puma, but where had it come from ? As nopumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must havebeen in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape.The hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma was not caught. It isdisturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quietcountryside.
ə ˈpjuːmə æt lɑːʤ
weərˈɛvər ɪt wɛnt, ɪt lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd ɪt ə treɪl ɒv dɛd dɪər ænd smɔːl ˈænɪməlz laɪk ˈræbɪts. pɔː prɪnts wɜː siːn ɪn ə ˈnʌmbər ɒv ˈpleɪsɪz ænd ˈpjuːmə fɜː wɒz faʊnd ˈklɪŋɪŋ tuː ˈbʊʃɪz. ˈsɛvrəl ˈpiːpl kəmˈpleɪnd ɒv kæt-laɪk ˈnɔɪzɪz æt naɪt ænd ə ˈbɪznɪsmən ɒn ə ˈfɪʃɪŋ trɪp sɔː ðə ˈpjuːmə ʌp ə triː. ði ˈɛkspɜːts wɜː naʊ ˈfʊli kənˈvɪnst ðæt ði ˈænɪməl wɒz ə ˈpjuːmə, bʌt weə hæd ɪt kʌm frɒm ? æz nəʊ ˈpjuːməz hæd biːn rɪˈpɔːtɪd ˈmɪsɪŋ frɒm ˈɛni zuː ɪn ðə ˈkʌntri, ðɪs wʌn mʌst hæv biːn ɪn ðə pəˈzɛʃən ɒv ə ˈpraɪvɪt kəˈlɛktər ænd ˈsʌmhaʊ ˈmænɪʤd tuː ɪsˈkeɪp. ðə hʌnt wɛnt ɒn fɔː ˈsɛvrəl wiːks, bʌt ðə ˈpjuːmə wɒz nɒt kɔːt. ɪt ɪz dɪsˈtɜːbɪŋ tuː θɪŋk ðæt ə ˈdeɪnʤrəs waɪld ˈænɪməl ɪz stɪl æt lɑːʤ ɪn ðə ˈkwaɪət ˈkʌntrɪˌsaɪd.
任务配置:L0+L1+ L4
知识笔记:
单词:1、trail:踪迹,线索,落后,2、paw:爪子,3、clinging:执着,紧贴,4、bush:灌木,衬套,蓬松,5、in the possession of:被拥有,属于,6、somehow:不知何故,7、disturbing:令人不安,烦恼的,8、
音标:/dʒ/ 双唇微开,先用舌尖抵上齿龈,突然张开,使气流外冲而成音,并振动声,发“之”音。
练习感悟:读起来感觉不快,不过录音时总是慢了3秒,挺奇怪的