Ivan的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day145 20190301

练习材料

 Lesson 25-1 The Cutty Sark

One of the most famous sailing ships of the nineteenth century, the Cutty Sark, can still be seen at Greenwich. She stands on dry land and is visited by thousands of people each year. She serves as an impressive reminder of the great ships of past. Before they were replaced by steamships, sailing vessels like the Cutty Sark were used to carry tea from China and wool from Australia. The Cutty Sark was one the fastest sailing ships that has ever been built. The only other ship to match her was the Thermopylae. Both these ships set out from Shanghai on June 18th, 1872 on an exciting race to England. This race, which went on for exactly four exactly four months, was the last of its kind. It marked the end of the great tradition of ships with sails and the beginning of a new era.

　　The first of the two ships to reach Java after the race had begun was the Thermopylae, but on the Indian Ocean, the Cutty Sark took lead. It seemed certain that she would be the first ship home, but during the race she had a lot of bad luck. 

ˈlɛsn 25-1 ðə ˈkʌti Sark 

wʌn ɒv ðə məʊst ˈfeɪməs ˈseɪlɪŋ ʃɪps ɒv ðə ˈnaɪnˈtiːŋθ ˈsɛnʧʊri, ðə ˈkʌti Sark, kæn stɪl biː siːn æt ˈgrɪnɪʤ. ʃiː stændz ɒn draɪlænd ænd ɪz ˈvɪzɪtɪd baɪ ˈθaʊzəndz ɒv ˈpiːpl iːʧ jɪə. ʃiː sɜːvz æz ən ɪmˈprɛsɪv rɪˈmaɪndər ɒv ðə greɪt ʃɪps ɒv pɑːst. bɪˈfɔː ðeɪ wɜːrɪˈpleɪst baɪ ˈstiːmʃɪps, ˈseɪlɪŋ ˈvɛslz laɪk ðə ˈkʌti Sark wɜː juːzd tuː ˈkæri tiː frɒm ˈʧaɪnə ænd wʊl frɒm ɒˈstreɪliːə. ðə ˈkʌti Sarkwɒz wʌn ðə ˈfɑːstɪst ˈseɪlɪŋ ʃɪps ðæt hæz ˈɛvə biːn bɪlt. ði ˈəʊnli ˈʌðə ʃɪp tuː mæʧ hɜː wɒz ðə Thermopylae. bəʊθ ðiːz ʃɪps sɛt aʊtfrɒm ʃæŋˈhaɪ ɒn ʤuːn 18th, 1872 ɒn ən ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ reɪs tuː ˈɪŋglənd. ðɪs reɪs, wɪʧ wɛnt ɒn fɔːr ɪgˈzæktli fɔːr ɪgˈzæktli fɔːmʌnθs, wɒz ðə lɑːst ɒv ɪts kaɪnd. ɪt mɑːkt ði ɛnd ɒv ðə greɪt trəˈdɪʃən ɒv ʃɪps wɪð seɪlz ænd ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɒv ə njuː ˈɪərə. 

ðə fɜːst ɒv ðə tuː ʃɪps tuː riːʧ ˈʤɑːvə ˈɑːftə ðə reɪs hæd bɪˈgʌn wɒz ðə Thermopylae, bʌt ɒn ði ˈɪndiən ˈəʊʃən, ðə ˈkʌti Sark tʊkliːd. ɪt siːmd ˈsɜːtn ðæt ʃiː wʊd biː ðə fɜːst ʃɪp həʊm, bʌt ˈdjʊərɪŋ ðə reɪs ʃiː hæd ə lɒt ɒv bæd lʌk. 

任务配置：L0+L4

笔记：impressive给人深刻印象的、vessel轮船、era时期、时代，rudder舵、roll颠簸

感悟：多做一点，你就多往前走一点。