练习材料：Lesson 53 Hot snake 时长：1’25
At last firemen have put out the big forest fire in California.
æt lɑːst ˈfaɪəmən hæv pʊt aʊt ðə bɪg ˈfɒrɪst ˈfaɪər ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔːniə.
Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began.
sɪns ðɛn, ðeɪ hæv biːn ˈtraɪɪŋ tuː faɪnd aʊt haʊ ðə ˈfaɪə bɪˈgæn.
Forest fires often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away.
ˈfɒrɪst ˈfaɪəz ˈɒf(ə)n kɔːzd baɪ ˈbrəʊkən glɑːs ɔː baɪ ˌsɪgəˈrɛt ɛndz wɪʧ ˈpiːpl ˈkeəlɪsli θrəʊ əˈweɪ.
Yesterday the fireman examined the ground carefully but were not able to find any broken glass.
jɛstədeɪ ðə ˈfaɪəmən ɪgˈzæmɪnd ðə graʊnd ˈkeəfli bʌt wɜː nɒt ˈeɪbl tuː faɪnd ˈɛni ˈbrəʊkən glɑːs.
They were also quite sure that cigarette ends did not start the fire.
ðeɪ wɜːr ˈɔːlsəʊ kwaɪt ʃʊə ðæt ˌsɪgəˈrɛt ɛndz dɪd nɒt stɑːt ðə ˈfaɪə.
This morning, however, a firemen accidentally discovered the cause.
ðɪs ˈmɔːnɪŋ, haʊˈɛvə, ə ˈfaɪəmən ˌæksɪˈdɛntəli dɪsˈkʌvəd ðə kɔːz.
He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of 16,000-volt power line.
hiː ˈnəʊtɪst ðə rɪˈmeɪnz ɒv ə sneɪk wɪʧ wɒz wuːnd raʊnd ði ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈwaɪəz ɒv 16,000-vəʊlt ˈpaʊə laɪn.
In this way, he was able to solve the mystery.
ɪn ðɪs weɪ, hiː wɒz ˈeɪbl tuː sɒlv ðə ˈmɪstəri.
The explanation was simple but very unusual.
ði ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən wɒz ˈsɪmpl bʌt ˈvɛri ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl.
A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires.
ə bɜːd hæd snæʧt ʌp ðə sneɪk frɒm ðə graʊnd ænd ðɛn drɒpt ɪt ɒn tuː ðə ˈwaɪəz.
The snake then wound itself round the wires.
ðə sneɪk ðɛn wuːnd ɪtˈsɛlf raʊnd ðə ˈwaɪəz.
When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started the fire.
wɛn ɪt dɪd səʊ, ɪt sɛnt spɑːks daʊn tuː ðə graʊnd ænd ðiːz ɪˈmiːdiətli ˈstɑːtɪd ðə ˈfaɪə.
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练习感悟：wound 的音标/wuːnd/但是录音里听起来是像/wʌnd/不知道自己念的对不对。
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练习材料：Lesson 52 A pretty carpet 时长：1'15
We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning.
wiː hæv ʤʌst muːvd ˈɪntuː ə njuː haʊs ænd aɪ hæv biːn ˈwɜːkɪŋ hɑːd ɔːl ˈmɔːnɪŋ.
I have been trying to get my new room in order.
aɪ hæv biːn ˈtraɪɪŋ tuː gɛt maɪ njuː ruːm ɪn ˈɔːdə.
This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books.
ðɪs hæz nɒt biːn ˈiːzi bɪˈkɒz aɪ əʊn ˈəʊvər ə ˈθaʊzənd bʊks.
To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor.
tuː meɪk ˈmætəz wɜːs, ðə ruːm ɪz ˈrɑːðə smɔːl, səʊ aɪ hæv ˈtɛmpərərɪli pʊt maɪ bʊks ɒn ðə flɔː.
At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room.
æt ðə ˈməʊmənt, ðeɪ ˈkʌvər ˈɛvri ɪnʧ ɒv flɔː speɪs ænd aɪ ˈækʧʊəli hæv tuː wɔːk ɒn ðɛm tuː gɛt ɪn ɔːr aʊt ɒv ðə ruːm.
A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs.
ə ʃɔːt waɪl əˈgəʊ, maɪ ˈsɪstə hɛlpt miː tuː ˈkæri wʌn ɒv maɪ əʊld ˈbʊkkeɪsɪz ʌp ðə steəz.
She went into my room and got a big surprise when she saw all those books on the floor.
ʃiː wɛnt ˈɪntuː maɪ ruːm ænd gɒt ə bɪg səˈpraɪz wɛn ʃiː sɔː ɔːl ðəʊz bʊks ɒn ðə flɔː.
'This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen,' she said.
ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈprɪtɪɪst ˈkɑːpɪt aɪ hæv ˈɛvə siːn,' ʃiː sɛd.
She gazed at it for some time then added, 'You don't need bookcases at all.
ʃiː geɪzd æt ɪt fɔː sʌm taɪm ðɛn ˈædɪd, juː dəʊnt niːd ˈbʊkkeɪsɪz æt ɔːl.
You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet!'
juː kæn sɪt hɪər ɪn jɔː speə taɪm ænd riːd ðə ˈkɑːpɪt!'