练习材料：

Lesson 41-1     Training elephants

Two maintechniques have been used for training elephants, which we may callrespectively the tough and the gentle. The former method simply consists ofsetting an elephant to work and beating him until he does what is expected ofhim. Apart from any moral considerations this is a stupid method of training,for it produces a resentful animal who at a later stage may well turn man-killer.The gentle method requires more patience in the early stages, but produces acheerful, good-tempered elephant who will give many years of loyal service.

The firstessential in elephant training is to assign to the animal a single mahout whowill be entirely responsible for the job. Elephants like to have one masterjust as dogs do, and are capable of a considerable degree of personalaffection.

ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈɛlɪfənts

tuː meɪn tɛkˈniːks

hæv biːn juːzd fɔː ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈɛlɪfənts, wɪʧ wiː meɪ kɔːl rɪˈspɛktɪvli ðə tʌf ænd

ðə ˈʤɛntᵊl. ðə ˈfɔːmə ˈmɛθəd ˈsɪmpli kənˈsɪsts ɒv ˈsɛtɪŋ ən ˈɛlɪfənt tuː wɜːk

ænd ˈbiːtɪŋ hɪm ənˈtɪl hiː dʌz wɒt ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd ɒv hɪm. əˈpɑːt frɒm ˈɛni ˈmɒrᵊl kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃᵊnz ðɪs ɪz

ə ˈstjuːpɪd ˈmɛθəd ɒv ˈtreɪnɪŋ, fɔːr ɪt ˈprɒdjuːsɪz ə rɪˈzɛntfʊl ˈænɪmᵊl huː æt

ə ˈleɪtə steɪʤ meɪ wɛl tɜːn mæn-ˈkɪlə. ðə ˈʤɛntᵊl ˈmɛθəd rɪˈkwaɪəz mɔː ˈpeɪʃᵊns

ɪn ði ˈɜːli ˈsteɪʤɪz, bʌt ˈprɒdjuːsɪz ə ˈʧɪəfʊl, ˈɡʊdˈtɛmpəd ˈɛlɪfənt huː wɪl ɡɪv ˈmɛni jɪəz ɒv ˈlɔɪəl ˈsɜːvɪs.

ðə fɜːst ɪˈsɛnʃᵊl ɪn

ˈɛlɪfənt ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɪz tuː əˈsaɪn tuː ði ˈænɪmᵊl ə ˈsɪŋɡᵊl məˈhaʊt huː wɪl biː ɪnˈtaɪəli rɪˈspɒnsəbᵊl

fɔː ðə ʤɒb. ˈɛlɪfənts laɪk tuː hæv wʌn ˈmɑːstə ʤʌst æz dɒɡz duː, ænd ɑː ˈkeɪpəbᵊl ɒv ə

kənˈsɪdərəbᵊl dɪˈɡriː ɒv ˈpɜːsᵊnᵊl əˈfɛkʃᵊn.

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、technique：技术，技巧，手法，2、respectively：分别，个别，3、tough：艰难，强硬，艰苦，4、gentle：温和，轻柔，平缓，5、resentful：不满，不平，愤慨的，6、essential：基本的，必要，必不可少，7、assign：分配，指定，分派，8、mahout：象夫，驯象师，9、affection：感情，情意，

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练习感悟：虽然难度不大，但是录第一遍能比原录音快了1秒还是非常让我惊喜的。