Scalers Talk第五轮新概念朗读持续力训练 Day98 202001217
练习材料：
L2: Thirteen equals one
Our vicar is always raising money for one
cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the
church clock repaired. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and
night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since. One night,
however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!
Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck 13
times before it stopped. Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock
tower to see what was going on. In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure
whom he immediately recognised as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.
'Whatever are you doing up here Bill?'
asked the vicar in surprise.
'I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered
Bill. 'I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now. You see, I was
hoping to give you a surprise.'
'You certainly did give me a surprise!'
said the vicar. 'You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well.
Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.'
'That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill.
'It's working all right, but I'm afraid that at one o'clock it will strike 13
times and there's nothing I can do about it.'
'We'll get used to that Bill,' said the
vicar. '13 is not as good as one but it's better than nothing. Now let's go
downstairs and have a cup of tea.'
/ˈθɜːˈtiːn/ /ˈiːkwəlz/ /wʌn/
/ˈaʊə/ /ˈvɪkər/ /ɪz/ /ˈɔːlweɪz/ /ˈreɪzɪŋ/ /ˈmʌni/
/fɔː/ /wʌn/ /kɔːz/ /ɔːr/ /əˈnʌðə/, /bʌt/ /hiː/ /hæz/ /ˈnɛvə/ /ˈmænɪʤd/ /tuː/ /gɛt/
/ɪˈnʌf/ /ˈmʌni/ /tuː/ /hæv/ /ðə/ /ʧɜːʧ/ /klɒk/ /rɪˈpeəd/. /ðə/ /bɪg/ /klɒk/ /wɪʧ/
/juːzd/ /tuː/ /straɪk/ /ði/ /ˈaʊəz/ /deɪ/ /ænd/ /naɪt/ /wɒz/ /ˈdæmɪʤd/ /ˈmɛni/ /jɪəz/
/əˈgəʊ/ /ænd/ /hæz/ /biːn/ /ˈsaɪlənt/ /ˈɛvə/ /sɪns/. /wʌn/ /naɪt/, /haʊˈɛvə/, /ˈaʊə/
/ˈvɪkə/ /wəʊk/ /ʌp/ /wɪð/ /ə/ /stɑːt/: /ðə/ /klɒk/
/wɒz/ /ˈstraɪkɪŋ/ /ði/ /ˈaʊəz/! /ˈlʊkɪŋ/ /æt/ /hɪz/ /wɒʧ/, /hiː/ /sɔː/ /ðæt/ /ɪt/
/wɒz/ /wʌn/ /əˈklɒk/, /bʌt/ /ðə/ /bɛl/ /strʌk/ /13/ /taɪmz/ /bɪˈfɔːr/ /ɪt/ /stɒpt/.
/ɑːmd/ /wɪð/ /ə/ /tɔːʧ/, /ðə/ /ˈvɪkə/ /wɛnt/ /ʌp/
/ˈɪntuː/ /ðə/ /klɒk/ /ˈtaʊə/ /tuː/ /siː/ /wɒt/ /wɒz/ /ˈgəʊɪŋ/ /ɒn/. /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈtɔːʧlaɪt/,
/hiː/ /kɔːt/ /saɪt/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ˈfɪgə/ /huːm/ /hiː/ /ɪˈmiːdiətli/ /ˈrɛkəgnaɪzd/ /æz/
/bɪl/ /ˈwɪlkɪnz/, /ˈaʊə/ /ˈləʊkəl/ /ˈgrəʊsə/.
/wɒtˈɛvər/ /ɑː/ /juː/ /ˈdu(ː)ɪŋ/ /ʌp/ /hɪə/ /bɪl/?' /ɑːskt/ /ðə/ /ˈvɪkər/ /ɪn/ /səˈpraɪz/.
/aɪm/ /ˈtraɪɪŋ/ /tuː/ /rɪˈpeə/ /ðə/ /bɛl/,'
/ˈɑːnsəd/ /bɪl/. /aɪv/ /biːn/ /ˈkʌmɪŋ/ /ʌp/ /hɪə/
/naɪt/ /ˈɑːftə/ /naɪt/ /fɔː/ /wiːks/
/naʊ/. /juː/ /siː/, /aɪ/ /wɒz/ /ˈhəʊpɪŋ/ /tuː/ /gɪv/ /juː/ /ə/ /səˈpraɪz/.'
/juː/ /ˈsɜːtnli/ /dɪd/ /gɪv/ /miː/ /ə/ /səˈpraɪz/!'
/sɛd/ /ðə/ /ˈvɪkə/. /juːv/ /ˈprɒbəbli/ /ˈwəʊkən/ /ʌp/ /ˈɛvrɪwʌn/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈvɪlɪʤ/
/æz/ /wɛl/. /stɪl/, /aɪm/ /glæd/ /ðə/ /bɛl/ /ɪz/ /ˈwɜːkɪŋ/ /əˈgɛn/.'
/ðæts/ /ðə/ /ˈtrʌbl/, /ˈvɪkə/,' /ˈɑːnsəd/ /bɪl/. /ɪts/ /ˈwɜːkɪŋ/ /ɔːl/ /raɪt/, /bʌt/ /aɪm/ /əˈfreɪd/ /ðæt/
/æt/ /wʌn/ /əˈklɒk/ /ɪt/ /wɪl/ /straɪk/ /13/ /taɪmz/ /ænd/ /ðeəz/ /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ /aɪ/
/kæn/ /duː/ /əˈbaʊt/ /ɪt/.'
/wiːl/ /gɛt/ /juːzd/ /tuː/ /ðæt/ /bɪl,/' /sɛd/
/ðə/ /ˈvɪkə/. '13 /ɪz/ /nɒt/ /æz/ /gʊd/ /æz/ /wʌn/ /bʌt/ /ɪts/ /ˈbɛtə/ /ðæn/ /ˈnʌθɪŋ/.
/naʊ/ /lɛts/ /gəʊ/ /ˌdaʊnˈsteəz/ /ænd/ /hæv/ /ə/ /kʌp/ /ɒv/ /tiː/.'
发音要领：
任务配置：L0+L1+L4
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