Lesson26(2) Wanted: a large biscuit tin
They offered to pay $10 a pound for the biggest biscuit baked by a listener. The response to this competition was tremendous. Before long, biscuits of all shapes and sizes began arriving at the factory. One lady brought in a biscuit on a wheelbarrow. It weighed nearly 500 pounds. A little later, a man came along with a biscuit which occupied the whole boot of his car. All the biscuits that were sent were carefully weighed. The largest was 713 pounds. It seemed certain that this would win the prize. But just before the competition closed, a lorry arrived at the factory with a truly colossal biscuit which weighed 2400 pounds. It had been baked by a college student who had used over 1000 pounds of flour, 800 pounds of sugar, 200 pounds of fat, and 400 pounds of various other ingredients. It was so heavy that a crane had to be used to remove it from the lorry. The manufacturers had to pay more money than they had anticipated, for they bought the biscuit from the student for $24000.
音标:ˈlɛsn26(2) ˈwɒntɪd: ə lɑːʤ ˈbɪskɪt tɪn
ðeɪ ˈɒfəd tuː peɪ $10 ə paʊnd fɔː ðə ˈbɪgɪst ˈbɪskɪt beɪkt baɪ ə ˈlɪsnə. ðə rɪsˈpɒns tuː ðɪs ˌkɒmpɪˈtɪʃən wɒz trɪˈmɛndəs. bɪˈfɔː lɒŋ, ˈbɪskɪts ɒv ɔːl ʃeɪps ænd ˈsaɪzɪz bɪˈgæn əˈraɪvɪŋ æt ðə ˈfæktəri. wʌn ˈleɪdi brɔːt ɪn ə ˈbɪskɪt ɒn ə ˈwiːlˌbærəʊ. ɪt weɪd ˈnɪəli 500 paʊndz. ə ˈlɪtl ˈleɪtə, ə mæn keɪm əˈlɒŋ wɪð ə ˈbɪskɪt wɪʧ ˈɒkjʊpaɪd ðə həʊl buːt ɒv hɪz kɑː. ɔːl ðə ˈbɪskɪts ðæt wɜː sɛnt wɜː ˈkeəfli weɪd. ðə ˈlɑːʤɪst wɒz 713 paʊndz. ɪt siːmd ˈsɜːtn ðæt ðɪs wʊd wɪn ðə praɪz. bʌt ʤʌst bɪˈfɔː ðə ˌkɒmpɪˈtɪʃən kləʊzd, ə ˈlɒri əˈraɪvd æt ðə ˈfæktəri wɪð ə ˈtruːli kəˈlɒsl ˈbɪskɪt wɪʧ weɪd 2400 paʊndz. ɪt hæd biːn beɪkt baɪ ə ˈkɒlɪʤ ˈstjuːdənt huː hæd juːzd ˈəʊvə 1000 paʊndz ɒv ˈflaʊə, 800 paʊndz ɒv ˈʃʊgə, 200 paʊndz ɒv fæt, ænd 400 paʊndz ɒv ˈveərɪəs ˈʌðər ɪnˈgriːdiənts. ɪt wɒz səʊ ˈhɛvi ðæt ə kreɪn hæd tuː biː juːzd tuː rɪˈmuːv ɪt frɒm ðə ˈlɒri. ðə ˌmænjʊˈfækʧərəz hæd tuː peɪ mɔː ˈmʌni ðæn ðeɪ hæd ænˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪd, fɔː ðeɪ bɔːt ðə ˈbɪskɪt frɒm ðə ˈstjuːdənt fɔː $24000.
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:1.manufacturer制造商
2.capture吸引，赢得
3.wheelbarrow独轮手推车/ˈwiːlˌbærəʊ/
4.boot行李箱
5.ingredient配料
6.crane起重机
7.anticipate预期，预料。/ænˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪd/
音标/ˈfæktəri/factory .
练习感悟:1.坐地铁听播音员讲英文很意外居然听懂、跟读，今天看到一句话说这在心理学上叫记忆背景和原始背景相似性越高，提取内容就越准确。原来源于刻意练习的熟练度，重复的次数多了，肌肉形成记忆反而记住了。
另外，需要注意的是很容易陷入自嗨和自欺欺人模式。
