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Lesson82 Monster or fish?
Fishermen andsailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea. Though people haveoften laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these'monsters' which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish.Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarelycaught out at sea. Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught nearMadagascar. A small fishing-boat was carried miles out to sea by the powerfulfish as it pulled on the line. Realizing that this was no ordinary fish, thefisherman made every effort not to damage it in any way. When it was eventuallybrought to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long. It had a headlike a horse, big blue eyes, shining silver skin, and a bright red tail, Thefish, which has since been sent to a museum where it is being examined by ascientist, is called an oarfish. Such creatures have rarely been seen alive byman as they live at a depth of six hundred feet.
ˈmɒnstər ɔː fɪʃ?
ˈfɪʃəmən ənd ˈseɪləz
ˈsʌmtaɪmz kleɪm tə həv siːn ˈmɒnstəz ɪn ðə siː. ðəʊ ˈpiːpl həv ˈɒf(ə)n lɑːft ət ˈstɔːriz təʊld baɪ ˈsiːmən, ɪt s naʊnəʊn ðət ˈmɛni əv ðiːz ˈmɒnstəz wɪʧ həv ət taɪmz biːn ˈsaɪtɪd ə ˈsɪmpli streɪnʤfɪʃ. əˈkeɪʒnəli, ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl ˈkriːʧəz ə wɒʃt tə ðə ʃɔː, bət ðeɪ ə ˈreəli kɔːt aʊtət siː. sʌm taɪm əˈgəʊ, haʊˈɛvə, ə pɪˈkjuːliə fɪʃ wəz kɔːt nɪə ˌmædəˈgæskə. əsmɔːl ˈfɪʃɪŋ-bəʊt wəz ˈkærid maɪlz aʊt tə siː baɪ ðə ˈpaʊəfʊl fɪʃ əz ɪt pʊld ɒnðə laɪn. ˈrɪəlaɪzɪŋ ðət ðɪs wəz nəʊ ˈɔːdnri fɪʃ, ðə ˈfɪʃəmən meɪd ˈɛvri ˈɛfət nɒttə ˈdæmɪʤ ɪt ɪn ˈɛni weɪ. wɛn ɪt wəz ɪˈvɛnʧəli brɔːt tə ʃɔː, ɪt wəz faʊnd tə biˈəʊvə ˈθɜːˈtiːn fiːt lɒŋ. ɪt həd ə hɛd laɪk ə hɔːs, bɪg bluː aɪz, ˈʃaɪnɪŋ ˈsɪlvəskɪn, ənd ə braɪt rɛd teɪl, ðə fɪʃ, wɪʧ həz sɪns biːn sɛnt tʊ ə mju(ː)ˈzɪəm weərɪt s ˈbiːɪŋ ɪgˈzæmɪnd baɪ ə ˈsaɪəntɪst, ɪz kɔːld ən oarfish. sʌʧ ˈkriːʧəz həvˈreəli biːn siːn əˈlaɪv baɪ mæn əz ðeɪ lɪv ət ə dɛpθ əv sɪks ˈhʌndrəd fiːt.
任务配置:L0+L1+L4
知识笔记:
单词: 1、claim:宣称,2、monster:怪物,妖怪,3、sight:视线,4、creature:生物,5、peculiar:奇特的,6、Madagascar:马达加斯加,7、ordinary,8、eventually:终于,最终,9、oarfish:皇带鱼,
音标:/s/ 双唇微开,上下齿接近于合拢状态,舌尖抵住下龈,气流从牙缝送出。
练习感悟: 今天文章还是比较难的,这两天在调整状态,一定要调整回来