练习材料:
L42-1: Moderncavemen
Cave exploration,or pot-holing, as it has come to be known, is a relatively new sport. Perhapsit is the desire for solitude or the chance of making an unexpected discoverythat lures people down to the depths of the earth. It is impossible to give asatisfactory explanation for a pot-holer's motives. For him, caves have thesame peculiar fascination which high mountains have for the climber. Theyarouse instincts which can only be dimly understood.
Exploring reallydeep caves is not a task for the Sunday afternoon rambler. Such undertakingsrequire the precise planning and foresight of military operations. It can takeas long as eight days to rig up rope ladders and to establish supply basesbefore a descent can be made into a very deep cave. Precautions of this sortare necessary, for it is impossible to foretell the exact nature of thedifficulties which will confront the pot- holer.
ˈmɒdən ˈkeɪvmən
keɪv ˌɛksplɔːˈreɪʃən,
ɔː pɒt-ˈhəʊlɪŋ, æz ɪt hæz kʌm tuː biː nəʊn, ɪz ə ˈrɛlətɪvli njuː spɔːt. pəˈhæps ɪt ɪz ðə dɪˈzaɪə fɔː ˈsɒlɪtjuːd ɔː ðə ʧɑːns ɒv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ən ˌʌnɪksˈpɛktɪd dɪsˈkʌvəri ðæt ljʊəzˈpiːpl daʊn tuː ðə dɛpθs ɒv ði ɜːθ. ɪt ɪz ɪmˈpɒsəbl tuː gɪv ə ˌsætɪsˈfæktəri ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənfɔːr ə pɒt-ˈhəʊləz ˈməʊtɪvz. fɔː hɪm, keɪvz hæv ðə seɪm pɪˈkjuːliə ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃənwɪʧ haɪ ˈmaʊntɪnz hæv fɔː ðə ˈklaɪmə. ðeɪ əˈraʊz ˈɪnstɪŋkts wɪʧ kæn ˈəʊnli biːˈdɪmli ˌʌndəˈstʊd.
ɪksˈplɔːrɪŋ ˈrɪəli diːp keɪvz ɪz nɒt ə tɑːsk fɔː ðə ˈsʌndeɪ ˈɑːftəˈnuːn ˈræmblə. sʌʧ ˌʌndəˈteɪkɪŋz rɪˈkwaɪə ðə prɪˈsaɪs ˈplænɪŋ ænd ˈfɔːsaɪt ɒv ˈmɪlɪtəri ˌɒpəˈreɪʃənz. ɪt kæn teɪk æz lɒŋ æz eɪt deɪz tuː rɪg ʌp rəʊp ˈlædəz ænd tuː ɪsˈtæblɪʃ səˈplaɪ ˈbeɪsiːz bɪˈfɔːr ə dɪˈsɛnt kæn biː meɪd ˈɪntuː ə ˈvɛri diːp keɪv. prɪˈkɔːʃənz ɒv ðɪs sɔːt ɑː ˈnɛsɪsəri, fɔːr ɪt ɪz ɪmˈpɒsəbl tuː fɔːˈtɛl ði ɪgˈzæktˈneɪʧər ɒv ðə ˈdɪfɪkəltiz wɪʧ wɪl kənˈfrʌnt ðə pɒt- ˈhəʊlə.
任务配置:L0+L1+L4
知识笔记:
单词:1、cave:洞穴,2、exploration:勘探,3、pot:锅,壶,罐,4、hole:打孔,5、relative:相对的, 6、desire:愿望,欲望,7、solitude:孤独,隐私,8、lures:诱饵,引诱,9、motive:动机,10、peculiar:奇特,异常,11、fascination:魅力,魔力,12、arouse:引起,激发,13、instinct:本能,直觉,14、dimly:依稀,朦胧,15、rambler:漫步者,16、undertakings:事业,17、precise:精确的,18、foresight:远见,眼光,19、military:军事,军用,军队,20、rig up:拼凑,21、rope:绳索,22、ladder:梯子,23、establish:建立,24、descent:降落,降下,25、precautions:预防措施,26、foretell:预言,27、confront:面对,28、nature:性质,本质,自然
音标: /f/ 上齿轻触下唇,用力将气息由唇齿之缝隙间吹出。
练习感悟: 现在这些文章,真的是读起来拗口极了,而且语速也比较快,要达标,每天几乎都要花接近两个小时来练习。