练习材料:
Lesson 5 No wrong numbers
Mr. James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private telephone service.
noʊrɔŋˈnʌmbərz
ˈmɪstər.ʤeɪmz skɑt hæzəgəˈrɑʒɪn Silburyænd naʊhi hæzʤʌst bɔtəˈnʌðər gəˈrɑʒɪn Pinhurst. Pinhurstɪzˈoʊnli faɪv maɪlz frʌm Silbury, bʌtˈmɪstər. skɑtˈkænɑt gɛtəˈtɛləˌfoʊn fɔr hɪz nu gəˈrɑʒ, soʊhi hæzʤʌst bɔt twɛlvˈpɪʤɪnz.ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ,əˈpɪʤɪnˈkæridðəfɜrstˈmɛsɪʤfrʌm Pinhurst tu Silbury.ðəbɜrdˈkʌvərdðəˈdɪstənsɪnθriˈmɪnɪts.ʌp tu naʊ,ˈmɪstər. skɑt hæz sɛntəgreɪtˈmɛni rɪˈkwɛsts fɔr spɛr pɑrtsændˈʌðərˈɜrʤəntˈmɛsɪʤɪz frʌm wʌn gəˈrɑʒtuðiˈʌðər.ɪnðɪs weɪ, hi hæz bɪˈgʌn hɪz oʊnˈpraɪvɪtˈtɛləˌfoʊnˈsɜrvɪs.
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
no wrong numbers 不会拨错号码
garage 汽车修理厂
A is … miles from B AB两地之间有多少距离
pigeon 鸽子
carry 携带;随身携带
carry a message 带个口信
cover 遮盖;覆盖
distance 距离
cover the distance 行走(一段距离)
up to now 到目前为止 和现在完成时搭配
spare 备用的;空闲的
spare parts 汽车备用零部件
urgent 紧急的
in this way 就这样 对上文的总结
service 服务;业务
朗读注意:requests;scott;pigeon;garage
练习感悟:
要多注意名词复数的读法,多练习几次,不要懒。