练习材料:
L43-2: Fully insured
Shortly after it was launched, the pie committee went to a local inn to celebrate. At the same time, a number of teenagers climbed on to the dish and held a little party of their own. Dancing proved to be more than the dish could bear, for during the party it capsized and sank in seven feet of water. The pie committee telephoned a local garage owner who arrived in a recovery truck to salvage the pie dish. Shivering in their wet clothes, the teenagers looked on while three men dived repeatedly into the water to locate the dish. They had little difficulty in finding it, but hauling it out of the water proved to be a serious problem. The sides of the dish were so smooth that it was almost impossible to attach hawsers and chains to the rim without damaging it. Eventually chains were fixed to one end of the dish and a powerful winch was put into operation. The dish rose to the surface and was gently drawn towards the canal bank.
ˈʃɔːtli ˈɑːftər ɪt wɒz lɔːnʧt, ðə paɪ kəˈmɪti wɛnt tuː ə ˈləʊkəl ɪn tuː ˈsɛlɪbreɪt. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ə ˈnʌmbər ɒv ˈtiːnˌeɪʤəz klaɪmd ɒn tuː ðə dɪʃ ænd hɛld ə ˈlɪtl ˈpɑːti ɒv ðeər əʊn. ˈdɑːnsɪŋ pruːvd tuː biː mɔː ðæn ðə dɪʃ kʊd beə, fɔː ˈdjʊərɪŋ ðə ˈpɑːti ɪt kæpˈsaɪzd ænd sæŋk ɪn ˈsɛvn fiːt ɒv ˈwɔːtə. ðə paɪ kəˈmɪti ˈtɛlɪfəʊnd ə ˈləʊkəl ˈgærɑːʒ ˈəʊnə huː əˈraɪvd ɪn ə rɪˈkʌvəri trʌk tuː ˈsælvɪʤ ðə paɪ dɪʃ. ˈʃɪvərɪŋ ɪn ðeə wɛt kləʊðz, ðə ˈtiːnˌeɪʤəz lʊkt ɒn waɪl θriː mɛn daɪvd rɪˈpiːtɪdli ˈɪntuː ðə ˈwɔːtə tuː ləʊˈkeɪt ðə dɪʃ. ðeɪ hæd ˈlɪtl ˈdɪfɪkəlti ɪn ˈfaɪndɪŋ ɪt, bʌt ˈhɔːlɪŋ ɪt aʊt ɒv ðə ˈwɔːtə pruːvd tuː biː ə ˈsɪərɪəs ˈprɒbləm. ðə saɪdz ɒv ðə dɪʃ wɜː səʊ smuːð ðæt ɪt wɒz ˈɔːlməʊst ɪmˈpɒsəbl tuː əˈtæʧ ˈhɔːzəz ænd ʧeɪnz tuː ðə rɪm wɪˈðaʊt ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ ɪt. ɪˈvɛnʧəli ʧeɪnz wɜː fɪkst tuː wʌn ɛnd ɒv ðə dɪʃ ænd ə ˈpaʊəfʊl wɪnʧ wɒz pʊt ˈɪntuː ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən. ðə dɪʃ rəʊz tuː ðə ˈsɜːfɪs ænd wɒz ˈʤɛntli drɔːn təˈwɔːdz ðə kəˈnæl bæŋk.
任务配置:
L0+L4
知识笔记:
capsize 倾覆;shiver 颤抖;haul 拖,拉;rim 轮缘;
练习感悟:
起晚了。