练习材料：

Lesson 23-1     Bird flight

No two sorts ofbirds practise quite the same sort of flight; the varieties are infinite; buttwo classes may be roughly seen. Any ship that crosses the Pacific isaccompanied for many days by the smaller albatross, Which may keep company withthe vessel for an hour without visible or more than occasional movement ofwing. The currents of air that the walls of the ship direct upwards, as well asin the line of its course, are enough to give the great bird with its immensewings sufficient sustenance and progress. The albatross is the king of thegliders, the class of fliers which harness the air to their purpose, but mustyield to its opposition. In the contrary school, the duck is supreme. It comesnearer to the engines with which man has 'conquered' the air, as he boasts.

bɜːd flaɪt

nəʊ tuː sɔːts ɒv bɜːdz

ˈpræktɪs kwaɪt ðə seɪm sɔːt ɒv flaɪt; ðə vəˈraɪətiz ɑːr ˈɪnfɪnɪt; bʌt tuː ˈklɑːsɪz meɪ biː ˈrʌfli siːn. ˈɛni shi ðæt ˈkrɒsɪz

ðə pəˈsɪfɪk ɪz əˈkʌmpənid fɔː ˈmɛni deɪz baɪ ðə ˈsmɔːlər ˈælbətrɒs, wɪʧ meɪ

kiːp ˈkʌmpəni wɪð ðə ˈvɛsl fɔːr ən ˈaʊə wɪˈðaʊt ˈvɪzəbl ɔː mɔː ðæn əˈkeɪʒənl

ˈmuːvmənt ɒv wɪŋ. ðə ˈkʌrənts ɒv eə ðæt ðə wɔːlz ɒv ðə ʃɪp dɪˈrɛkt ˈʌpwədz, æz

wɛl æz ɪn ðə laɪn ɒv ɪts kɔːs, ɑːr ɪˈnʌf tuː gɪv ðə greɪt bɜːd wɪð ɪts ɪˈmɛns wɪŋz səˈfɪʃənt ˈsʌstɪnəns

ænd ˈprəʊgrəs. ði ˈælbətrɒs ɪz ðə kɪŋ ɒv ðə ˈglaɪdəz, ðə klɑːs ɒv ˈflaɪəz wɪʧ ˈhɑːnɪs ði eə tuː ðeə ˈpɜːpəs, bʌt mʌst jiːldtuː ɪts ˌɒpəˈzɪʃən. ɪn ðə ˈkɒntrəri skuːl, ðə dʌk ɪz sju(ː)ˈpriːm. ɪt kʌmz ˈnɪərətuː ði ˈɛnʤɪnz wɪð wɪʧ mæn hæz ˈkɒŋkəd ði eə, æz hiː bəʊsts.

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、infinite：无穷的，广大无边的，2、roughly：大概，大致，粗糙地，3、albatross：信天翁，4、vessel：血管，容器，船，5、occasional：偶然，临时的，6、wing：翅膀，翼，7、sufficient：充足的，足够，8、sustenance：寄托，营养品，9、glider：滑翔机，10、fliers：传单，飞行员，飞机乘客，11、harness：马具，驾，套，12、yield：屈服，产量，产生，13、opposition：反对，对立，异议，14、contrary：相反，对立的，15、conquer：征服，战胜，克服，16、boast：自夸，夸口

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练习感悟：这篇文章，由于有些原因，导致我练习的时间与录音的时间有点脱节，所以读起来有点生疏的感觉，不过整体还行吧，录了四遍左右达标，语音语调方面感觉就不怎么样了。