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L34-2:A happydiscovery
My old friend,Frank Halliday, is just such a person. He has often described to me how he pickedup a masterpiece for a mere $50.One Saturday morning, Frank visited an antiqueshop in my neighbourhood. As he had never been there before, he found a greatdeal to interest him. The morning passed rapidly and Frank was about to leavewhen he noticed a large packing case lying on the floor. The dealer told himthat it had just come in, but that he could not be bothered to open it. Frankbegged him to do so and the dealer reluctantly prised it open. The contentswere disappointing. Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger, the boxwas full of crockery, much of it broken. Frank gently lifted the crockery outof the box and suddenly noticed a miniature painting at the bottom of thepacking case. As its composition and line reminded him of an Italian paintinghe knew well, he decided to buy it. Glancing at it briefly, the dealer told himthat it was worth £50. Frank could hardly conceal his excitement, for he knewthat he had made a real discovery. The tiny painting proved to be an unknownmasterpiece by Correggio and was worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
ə ˈhæpi dɪsˈkʌvəri
maɪ əʊld frɛnd, fræŋk Halliday, ɪz ʤʌst sʌʧ ə ˈpɜːsn. hiː hæz ˈɒf(ə)n dɪsˈkraɪbd tuː miː haʊ hiː pɪkt ʌp ə ˈmɑːstəpiːs fɔːr ə mɪə $50.wʌn ˈsætədeɪ ˈmɔːnɪŋ, fræŋk ˈvɪzɪtɪd ən ænˈtiːk ʃɒp ɪn maɪ ˈneɪbəhʊd. æz hiː hæd ˈnɛvə biːn ðeə bɪˈfɔː, hiː faʊnd ə greɪt diːl tuː ˈɪntrɪst hɪm. ðə ˈmɔːnɪŋ pɑːst ˈræpɪdli ænd fræŋk wɒz əˈbaʊt tuː liːv wɛn hiː ˈnəʊtɪst ə lɑːʤ ˈpækɪŋ keɪs ˈlaɪɪŋ ɒn ðə flɔː. ðə ˈdiːlə təʊld hɪm ðæt ɪt hæd ʤʌst kʌm ɪn, bʌt ðæt hiː kʊd nɒt biː ˈbɒðəd tuː ˈəʊpən ɪt. fræŋk bɛgd hɪm tuː duː səʊ ænd ðə ˈdiːlə rɪˈlʌktəntli praɪzd ɪt ˈəʊpən. ðə ˈkɒntɛnts wɜː ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ. əˈpɑːt frɒm ən ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ-ˈlʊkɪŋ kɑːvd ˈdægə, ðə bɒks wɒz fʊl ɒv ˈkrɒkəri, mʌʧ ɒv ɪt ˈbrəʊkən. fræŋk ˈʤɛntli ˈlɪftɪd ðə ˈkrɒkəri aʊt ɒv ðə bɒks ænd ˈsʌdnli ˈnəʊtɪst ə ˈmɪnəʧə ˈpeɪntɪŋ æt ðə ˈbɒtəm ɒv ðə ˈpækɪŋ keɪs. æz ɪts ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən ænd laɪn ˈrɪmaɪndɪd hɪm ɒv ən ɪˈtæliən ˈpeɪntɪŋ hiː njuː wɛl, hiː dɪˈsaɪdɪd tuː baɪ ɪt. ˈglɑːnsɪŋ æt ɪt ˈbriːfli, ðə ˈdiːlə təʊld hɪm ðæt ɪt wɒz wɜːθ £50. fræŋk kʊd ˈhɑːdli kənˈsiːl hɪz ɪkˈsaɪtmənt, fɔː hiː njuː ðæt hiː hæd meɪd ə rɪəl dɪsˈkʌvəri. ðə ˈtaɪni ˈpeɪntɪŋ pruːvd tuː biː ən ʌnˈnəʊn ˈmɑːstəpiːs baɪ Correggio ænd wɒz wɜːθ ˈhʌndrədzɒv ˈθaʊzəndz ɒv paʊndz.
任务配置:L0+L1+L4
知识笔记:1、masterpiece:杰作,2、mere:仅仅,不过,3、bothered:烦恼,4、reluctantly:勉强,忍痛,5、prise:撬,prised It open:撬开它,6、apart:分开,apart from:除了,7、carved:雕刻,8、dagger:匕首,9、miniature:微型,10、composition:构造,结构,11、glance:一瞥,12、briefly:略略,简单,13、conceal:隐藏
音标: /ɒ/ 双唇稍微向外突出圆形,舌后升起,舌尖不触下齿,发“奥”音 是字母o在单词中的发音
练习感悟: 这部分文章,单词较少,而且容易读,居然比较容易就完成了,感觉还是比较爽的