练习材料:L2-(1): Thirteen equals one 时长:53s
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.
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.
The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.
ðə bɪg klɒk wɪʧ juːzd tuː straɪk ði ˈaʊəz deɪ ænd naɪt wɒz ˈdæmɪʤd ˈmɛni jɪəz əˈgəʊ ænd hæz biːn ˈsaɪlənt ˈɛvə sɪns.
One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!
wʌn naɪt, haʊˈɛvə, ˈaʊə ˈvɪkə wəʊk ʌp wɪð ə stɑːt: ðə klɒk wɒz ˈstraɪkɪŋ ði ˈaʊəz!
Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck 13 times before it stopped.
ˈlʊkɪŋ æt hɪz wɒʧ, hiː sɔː ðæt ɪt wɒz wʌn əˈklɒk, bʌt ðə bɛl strʌk 13 taɪmz bɪˈfɔːr ɪt stɒpt.
Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.
ɑːmd wɪð ə tɔːʧ, ðə ˈvɪkə wɛnt ʌp ˈɪntuː ðə klɒk ˈtaʊə tuː siː wɒt wɒz ˈgəʊɪŋ ɒn.
In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognised as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.
ɪn ðə ˈtɔːʧlaɪt, hiː kɔːt saɪt ɒv ə ˈfɪgə huːm hiː ɪˈmiːdiətli ˈrɛkəgnaɪzd æz bɪl ˈwɪlkɪnz, ˈaʊə ˈləʊkəl ˈgrəʊsə.
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
torch put sth to the torch 将…付之一炬 to set fire to sth deliberately
v. 1.~ sth 放火烧,纵火烧(建筑物或汽车)to set fire to a building or vehicle deliberately in order to destroy it
n. 1.手电筒 a small electric lamp that uses batteries and that you can hold in your hand
2.火炬;火把 a long piece of wood that has material at one end that is set on fire and that people carry to give light
torchlight n.1.手电筒光;火炬的光亮 the light that is produced by an electric torch or by burning torches
In the torchlight 借着手电光
grocer n.
1.食物杂货商a person who owns, manages or works in a shop/store selling food and other things used in the home
2.食物杂货店a shop/store that sells these things
strike the hours day and night 不分昼夜打点报时
练习感悟:觉得是不是该把音标再过一遍??