练习材料
Lesson 41-3 Training elephants
The captive elephant, still roped to a tree, plunges and screams every time a man approaches, and for several days will probably refuse all food through anger and fear. Sometimes a tame elephant is tethered nearby to give the wild one confidence, and in most cases the captive gradually quietens down and begins to accept its food. The next stage is to get the elephant to the training establishment, a ticklish business which is achieved with the aid of two tame elephants roped to the captive on either side.
When several elephants are being trained at one time, it is customary for the new arrival to be placed between the stalls of two captives whose training is already well advanced. It is then left completely undisturbed with plenty of food and water so that it can absorb the atmosphere of its new home and see that nothing particularly alarming is happening to its companions.
/ˈlɛsən/ 41-3 /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/ /ˈɛləfənts/
/ðə/ /ˈkæptɪv/ /ˈɛləfənt/, /stɪl/ /roʊpt/ /tʊ/ /ə/ /tri/, /ˈplʌnʤɪz/ /ənd/ /skrimz/ /ˈɛvəri/ /taɪm/ /ə/ /mæn/ /əˈproʊʧəz/, /ənd/ /fər/ /ˈsɛvrəl/ /deɪz/ /wɪl/ /ˈprɑbəbli/ /rɪˈfjuz/ /ɔl/ /fud/ /θru/ /ˈæŋgər/ /ənd/ /fɪr/. /səmˈtaɪmz/ /ə/ /teɪm/ /ˈɛləfənt/ /əz/ /ˈtɛðərd/ /ˈnɪrˈbaɪ/ /tə/ /gɪv/ /ðə/ /waɪld/ /wʌn/ /ˈkɑnfədəns/, /ənd/ /ɪn/ /moʊst/ /ˈkeɪsəz/ /ðə/ /ˈkæptɪv/ /ˈgræʤuəli/ quietens /daʊn/ /ənd/ /bɪˈgɪnz/ /tʊ/ /ækˈsɛpt/ /ɪts/ /fud/. /ðə/ /nɛkst/ /steɪʤ/ /ɪz/ /tə/ /gɛt/ /ði/ /ˈɛləfənt/ /tə/ /ðə/ /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/ /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/, /ə/ /ˈtɪkəlɪʃ/ /ˈbɪznəs/ /wɪʧ/ /ɪz/ /əˈʧivd/ /wɪð/ /ði/ /eɪd/ /əv/ /tu/ /teɪm/ /ˈɛləfənts/ /roʊpt/ /tə/ /ðə/ /ˈkæptɪv/ /ɑn/ /ˈiðər/ /saɪd/.
/wɛn/ /ˈsɛvrəl/ /ˈɛləfənts/ /ər/ /ˈbiɪŋ/ /treɪnd/ /ət/ /wʌn/ /taɪm/, /ɪt/ /əz/ /ˈkʌstəˌmɛri/ /fər/ /ðə/ /nu/ /əˈraɪvəl/ /tə/ /bi/ /pleɪst/ /bɪˈtwin/ /ðə/ /stɔlz/ /əv/ /tu/ /ˈkæptɪvz/ /huz/ /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/ /əz/ /ɔlˈrɛdi/ /wɛl/ /ədˈvænst/. /ɪt/ /əz/ /ðɛn/ /lɛft/ /kəmˈplitli/ /ˌʌndɪˈstɜrbd/ /wɪð/ /ˈplɛnti/ /əv/ /fud/ /ənd/ /ˈwɔtər/ /soʊ/ /ðət/ /ɪt/ /kən/ /əbˈzɔrb/ /ði/ /ˈætməˌsfɪr/ /əv/ /ɪts/ /nu/ /hoʊm/ /ənd/ /si/ /ðət/ /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ /ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli/ /əˈlɑrmɪŋ/ /əz/ /ˈhæpənɪŋ/ /tʊ/ /ɪts/ /kəmˈpænjənz/.
