Ivan的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day107 2019 0122

练习材料

 L6-(1): Smash-and-grab

 

The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display. Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.

The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's. One man stayed at the wheel while two others with black stockings over their faces jumped out and smashed the window of the shop with iron bars.

ɛl6-(1): smæʃ-ænd-græb 

ði ɪksˈpɛnsɪv ʃɒps ɪn ə ˈfeɪməs ɑːˈkeɪd nɪə ˌpɪkəˈdɪli wɜː ʤʌst ˈəʊpnɪŋ. æt ðɪs taɪm ɒv ðə ˈmɔːnɪŋ, ði ɑːˈkeɪd wɒz ˈɔːlməʊstˈɛmpti. Mr. ˈteɪlə, ði ˈəʊnər ɒv ə ˈʤuːəlri ʃɒp wɒz ədˈmaɪərɪŋ ə njuː ˈwɪndəʊ dɪsˈpleɪ. tuː ɒv hɪz əˈsɪstənts hæd biːn ˈwɜːkɪŋˈbɪzɪli sɪns eɪt əˈklɒk ænd hæd ˈəʊnli ʤʌst ˈfɪnɪʃt. ˈdaɪəmənd ˈnɛklɪsɪz ænd rɪŋz hæd biːn ˈbjuːtəfʊli əˈreɪnʤd ɒn ə ˈbækgraʊndɒv blæk ˈvɛlvɪt. ˈɑːftə ˈgeɪzɪŋ æt ðə dɪsˈpleɪ fɔː ˈsɛvrəl ˈmɪnɪts, Mr. ˈteɪlə wɛnt bæk ˈɪntuː hɪz ʃɒp. 

ðə ˈsaɪləns wɒz ˈsʌdnli ˈbrəʊkən wɛn ə lɑːʤ kɑː, wɪð ɪts ˈhɛdlaɪts ɒn ænd ɪts hɔːn ˈbleərɪŋ, rɔːd daʊn ði ɑːˈkeɪd. ɪt keɪm tuː əstɒp ˌaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈʤuːələz. wʌn mæn steɪd æt ðə wiːl waɪl tuː ˈʌðəz wɪð blæk ˈstɒkɪŋz ˈəʊvə ðeə ˈfeɪsɪz ʤʌmpt aʊt ænd smæʃtðə ˈwɪndəʊ ɒv ðə ʃɒp wɪð ˈaɪən bɑːz. 

任务配置：L0+L4

笔记：arcade有拱廊的街道，jewellery珠宝的总称，display展览，horn喇叭，ring戒指

感悟：坚持。