果的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day 111 20190129

[Day 111  2019-01-29]

练习材料：L9：Flying cats

任务配置：L0 +L1+L4

知识笔记：（用时 2 h）

Flying cats

Cats never fail to fascinate human beings. They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well.They never become submissive like dogs and horses.As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence. Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives.One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives.Apparently, there is a good deal of truth in this idea.A cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact.Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months.

All these cats had one experience in common: they had fallen off high buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock or injuries. Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings. There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from！One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a broken tooth. 'Cats behave like well-trained paratroopers.' a doctor said. It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves. In a long drop, they reach speeds of 60 miles an hour and more. At high speeds, falling cats have time to relax. They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels. This increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground.

ˈflaɪɪŋ kæts

kæts ˈnɛvər feɪl tu ˈfæsəˌneɪt ˈhjumən ˈbiɪŋz. ðeɪ kæn bi ˈfrɛndli ænd əˈfɛkʃənət təˈwɔrdz ˈhjumənz, bʌt ðeɪ lid mɪsˈtɪriəs lɪvz ʌv ðɛr oʊn æz wɛl.ðeɪ ˈnɛvər bɪˈkʌm səbˈmɪsɪv laɪk dɑgz ænd ˈhɔrsəz.æz ə rɪˈzʌlt, ˈhjumənz hæv lɜrnd tu rɪˈspɛkt ˈfiˌlaɪn ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns. moʊst kæts rɪˈmeɪn səˈspɪʃəs ʌv ˈhjumənz ɔl ðɛr lɪvz.wʌn ʌv ðə θɪŋz ðæt ˈfæsəˌneɪts ʌs moʊst əˈbaʊt kæts ɪz ðə ˈpɑpjələr bɪˈlif ðæt ðeɪ hæv naɪn lɪvz.əˈpɛrəntli, ðɛr ɪz ə gʊd dil ʌv truθ ɪn ðɪs aɪˈdiə.ə kæts əˈbɪləti tu sərˈvaɪv fɔlz ɪz beɪst ɑn fækt.ˈrisəntli ðə nu jɔrk ˈænəməl ˈmɛdəkəl ˈsɛntər meɪd ə ˈstʌdi ʌv 132 kæts ˈoʊvər ə ˈpɪriəd ʌv faɪv mʌnθs.

ɔl ðiz kæts hæd wʌn ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ˈkɑmən: ðeɪ hæd ˈfɑlən ɔf haɪ ˈbɪldɪŋz, jɛt ˈoʊnli eɪt ʌv ðɛm daɪd frʌm ʃɑk ɔr ˈɪnʤəriz. ʌv kɔrs, nu jɔrk ɪz ði aɪˈdil pleɪs fɔr sʌʧ ən ˈɪntrəstɪŋ ˈstʌdi, bɪˈkɔz ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈʃɔrtəʤ ʌv tɔl ˈbɪldɪŋz. ðɛr ɑr ˈplɛnti ʌv haɪ-raɪz windowsills tu fɔl frʌm！wʌn kæt, səˈbrinə, fɛl 32 ˈstɔriz, jɛt ˈoʊnli ˈsʌfərd frʌm ə ˈbroʊkən tuθ. kæts bɪˈheɪv laɪk wɛl-treɪnd ˈpɛrəˌtrupərz.' ə ˈdɑktər sɛd. ɪt simz ðæt ðə ˈfɜrðər kæts fɔl, ðə lɛs ðeɪ ɑr ˈlaɪkli tu ˈɪnʤər ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ɪn ə lɔŋ drɑp, ðeɪ riʧ spidz ʌv 60 maɪlz ən ˈaʊər ænd mɔr. æt haɪ spidz, ˈfɑlɪŋ kæts hæv taɪm tu rɪˈlæks. ðeɪ strɛʧ aʊt ðɛr lɛgz laɪk ˈflaɪɪŋ ˈskwərəlz. ðɪs ɪnˈkrisəz ðɛr ɛr-rɪˈzɪstəns ænd rəˈdusəz ðə ʃɑk ʌv ˈɪmpækt wɛn ðeɪ hɪt ðə graʊnd.

音标复习：

/æ/：双唇两侧平伸，张嘴，嘴唇放松，牙床介于半开与开之间，上下齿可容下食指中指尖宽度。舌尖轻触下齿舌前部微抬，舌位低于/ɛ/.属于四个前元音（I ɪɛæ）中口型最大舌位最低的一个。发音时逐渐压低舌头和下颚，尽可能夸张，（MSE:前元音不要用喉咙和口腔后部发声）

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练习感悟：

一个星期没有认真读的后果是水平倒退一个月…还要任性吗？今天时长没放水，发音质量和节奏上放水了