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L47-2: Too high aprice?

Burglar alarmsgoing off at any time of the day or night serve only to annoy passers-by andactually assist burglars to burgle. Car alarms constantly scream at us in thestreet and are a source of profound irritation. A recent survey of the effectsof noise revealed (surprisingly?) that dogs barking incessantly in the nightrated the highest form of noise pollution on a scale ranging from 1 to 7.

The surveyrevealed a large number of sources of noise that we really dislike. Lawn mowerswhining on a summer's day, late-night parties in apartment blocks, noisyneighbours, vehicles of all kinds, especially large container trucks thunderingthrough quiet villages, planes and helicopters flying overhead, large radioscarried round in public places and played at maximum volume. New technology hasalso made its own contribution to noise. A lot of people object to mobilephones, especially when they are used in public places like restaurants or onpublic transport. Loud conversations on mobile phones invade our thoughts orinterrupt the pleasure of meeting friends for a quiet chat. The noise pollutionsurvey revealed a rather surprising and possibly amusing old fashioned sourceof noise. It turned out to be snoring! Men were found to be the worstoffenders.

tuː haɪ ə praɪs?

ˈbɜːɡlər əˈlɑːmz ˈɡəʊɪŋ ɒf æt ˈɛni taɪm ɒv ðə deɪ ɔː naɪt sɜːv ˈəʊnli tuː əˈnɔɪ ˈpɑːsəz-baɪ ænd ˈækʧʊəli əˈsɪst ˈbɜːɡləz tuː ˈbɜːɡl. kɑːr əˈlɑːmz ˈkɒnstəntli skriːm æt ʌs ɪn ðə striːt

ænd ɑːr ə sɔːs ɒv prəˈfaʊnd ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃᵊn. ə

ˈriːsnt ˈsɜːveɪ ɒv ði ɪˈfɛkts ɒv nɔɪz rɪˈviːld (səˈpraɪzɪŋli?) ðæt dɒɡz ˈbɑːkɪŋ ɪnˈsɛsntli ɪn ðə naɪt ˈreɪtɪd ðə ˈhaɪɪst fɔːm ɒvnɔɪz pəˈluːʃᵊn ɒn ə skeɪl ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frɒm 1 tuː 7.

ðə ˈsɜːveɪ rɪˈviːld

ə lɑːʤ ˈnʌmbər ɒv ˈsɔːsɪz ɒv nɔɪz ðæt wiː ˈrɪəli

dɪsˈlaɪk. lɔːn ˈməʊəz ˈwaɪnɪŋ ɒn ə ˈsʌməz deɪ, leɪt-naɪt ˈpɑːtiz ɪn əˈpɑːtmənt blɒks, ˈnɔɪzi ˈneɪbəz, ˈvɪəkᵊlz ɒv ɔːl kaɪndz, ɪsˈpɛʃəli

lɑːʤ kənˈteɪnə trʌks ˈθʌndərɪŋ θruː ˈkwaɪət

ˈvɪlɪʤɪz, pleɪnz ænd ˈhɛlɪkɒptəz ˈflaɪɪŋ ˈəʊvɛhɛd, lɑːʤ ˈreɪdɪəʊz ˈkærid raʊnd ɪn ˈpʌblɪk ˈpleɪsɪz

ænd pleɪd æt ˈmæksɪməm ˈvɒljuːm. njuː tɛkˈnɒləʤi hæz ˈɔːlsəʊ meɪd ɪts əʊn ˌkɒntrɪˈbjuːʃᵊn

tuː nɔɪz. ə lɒt ɒv ˈpiːpl ˈɒbʤɪkt tuː ˈməʊbaɪl fəʊnz, ɪsˈpɛʃəli wɛn ðeɪ ɑː juːzd ɪn ˈpʌblɪk ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk ˈrɛstrɒnts

ɔːr ɒn ˈpʌblɪk ˈtrænspɔːt. laʊd ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃᵊnz ɒn ˈməʊbaɪl fəʊnz ɪnˈveɪd ˈaʊə θɔːts

ɔːr ˌɪntəˈrʌpt ðə ˈplɛʒər ɒv ˈmiːtɪŋ frɛndz fɔːr ə ˈkwaɪət ʧæt. ðə nɔɪz pəˈluːʃᵊn

ˈsɜːveɪ rɪˈviːld ə ˈrɑːðə səˈpraɪzɪŋ ænd ˈpɒsəbli əˈmjuːzɪŋ əʊld ˈfæʃᵊnd sɔːs ɒv nɔɪz. ɪt tɜːndaʊt tuː biː ˈsnɔːrɪŋ! mɛn wɜː faʊnd tuː biː ðə wɜːst əˈfɛndəz.

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、burglar：入室盗窃，破门盗贼，2、constantly：不断地，经常，时刻，3、profound：深刻，深厚，深切，4、irritation：刺激，烦恼，烦扰，5、incessantly：不已，连天，6、rate：速度，速率，估价，7、whining：抱怨，呜呜声，8、apartment blocks：公寓楼，9、container：容器，集装箱，10、truck：卡车，货车，废物，11、volume：体积，音量，12、possibly：可能，容许，或者，13、old fashioned ：老式，14、snoring：打鼾，15、offender：罪犯，坏人，16、破门盗窃，入室盗窃

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练习感悟：这篇文章很长，语速也比较快，生词多，有点拗口，读起来很辛苦，录了四五遍才勉强达标。