Lesson 53 Hot snake
At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away. Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass. They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. This morning, however, a fireman accidentally discovered the cause. He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires. The snake then wound itself round the wires. When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire.
ˈlɛsən 53 hɑt sneɪk
ət læst ˈfaɪrmən həv pʊt aʊt ə bɪg ˈfɔrəst ˈfaɪər ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə.
sɪns ðɛn, ðeɪ həv bɪn ˈtraɪɪŋ tə faɪnd aʊt haʊ ðə ˈfaɪərbɪˈgæn.
ˈfɔrəst ˈfaɪərz ər ˈɔfən kɑzd baɪ ˈbroʊkən glæs ɔr baɪ ˌsɪgəˈrɛt ɛndz wɪʧ ˈpipəl ˈkɛrləsli θroʊ əˈweɪ.
ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ðəˈfaɪrmən ɪgˈzæmənd ðə graʊnd ˈkɛrfəli, bət wər nɑt ˈeɪbəl tə faɪnd ˈɛni ˈbroʊkən glæs.
ðeɪ wər ˈɔlsoʊ kwaɪt ʃʊr ðət ə ˌsɪgəˈrɛtɛnd dɪd nɑt stɑrt ðə ˈfaɪər.
ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə ˈfaɪrmən ˌæksəˈdɛntəli dɪˈskʌvərd ðə kɑz.
hi ˈnoʊtəst ðə rɪˈmeɪnz əv əsneɪk wɪʧ wəz wund raʊnd ði ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈwaɪərz əv eɪ 16,000-voʊlt ˈpaʊər laɪn.
ɪn ðɪs weɪ, hi wəz ˈeɪbəl tə sɑlv ðə ˈmɪstəri.
ðiˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən wəz ˈsɪmpəl bət ˈvɛri ənˈjuʒˌuəl.
ə bɜrd həd snæʧt ʌp ðə sneɪk frəm ðə graʊnd ənd ðɛn drɑpt ɪt ɑn tə ðəˈwaɪərz.
ðə sneɪk ðɛn wund ɪtˈsɛlf raʊnd ðə ˈwaɪərz. wɛn ɪt dɪd soʊ, ɪt sɛnt spɑrks daʊn tə ðə graʊnd ənd ðiz ɪˈmidiətli ˈstɑrtədə ˈfaɪər.
任务配置：
L0+L4
1.烟囱里飞出无数火星。
A shower of sparks flew up the chimney.
2.漏电的电灯开关发出的火花。
sparks from a faulty light switch.
3. spark of sth.
a small amount of a particular quality or feeling. =glimmer
一线希望
a spark of hope
4. a special quality of energy, intelligence or enthusiasm that makes sb. very clever, amusing, etc.
作为作家，他似乎缺少创作激情。
As a writer he seemed to lack creative spark.
5. an action or event that causes sth. important to develop, especially trouble or violence.
革命的导火索
the sparks of revolution
6. [C, usually pl.] feelings of anger or excitement between people 愤怒的情感，激烈的情绪
会上争论激烈，火星四溅。
sparks flew at the meeting (= there was a lot of argument)
元音[I]
辅音：【ʃ 】&【ʒ】
练习感悟：
今天这篇文章有意思，不过自己练习不够，总共念了三遍就逃了。时间久了就很容易偷懒，觉得有发个语音就行了，不需要那么认真也可以完成的还行。
认真反思有个什么用啊，认真开始执行才是正经。
朗读的版本David同学提出两处地方没有连读，一个是throw away, 没有加滑音，另外一个是ground and也没有连读；Helen同学指出examine中z的音发成了S，回听了一下，听着确实有点像s的音，嘿嘿，大家耳朵都好灵~~回听了好几遍，慢慢听出了S的感觉，尽管还是让我捕捉到了我的震动，不过真的挺弱的，听着像S。但是试着用S发这个单词，好难听，就不是我朗读里头的感觉啦。所以，下回，细节还是要注意，读的到位才不会让人听着模棱两可。