[Day 097 2019-01-12]
练习材料：L1-(1):A Puma at large
任务配置：L0 +L4
知识笔记：（用时1.5 h）
L1-(1):A Puma at large
Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted 45 miles south of London, they were not taken seriously. However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.
The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw 'a large cat' only five yards away from her. It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered. The search proved difficult, for the puma was often observed at one place in the morning and at another place 20 miles away in the evening.
ɛl1-(1):ə ˈpumə æt lɑrʤ
ˈpuməz ɑr lɑrʤ, kæt-laɪk ˈænəməlz wɪʧ ɑr faʊnd ɪn əˈmɛrəkə. wɛn rɪˈpɔrts keɪm ˈɪntu ˈlʌndən zu ðæt ə waɪld ˈpumə hæd bɪn ˈspɑtəd 45 maɪlz saʊθ ʌv ˈlʌndən, ðeɪ wɜr nɑt ˈteɪkən ˈsɪriəsli. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, æz ði ˈɛvədəns bɪˈgæn tu əˈkjumjəˌleɪt, ˈɛkspərts frʌm ðə zu fɛlt əˈblaɪʤd tu ɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt, fɔr ðə dɪˈskrɪpʃənz ˈgɪvən baɪ ˈpipəl hu kleɪmd tu hæv sin ðə ˈpumə wɜr ɛkˌstrɔrdəˈnɛrəli ˈsɪmələr.
ðə hʌnt fɔr ðə ˈpumə bɪˈgæn ɪn ə smɔl ˈvɪləʤ wɛr ə ˈwʊmən ˈpɪkɪŋ ˈblækˌbɛriz sɔ ə lɑrʤ kæt ˈoʊnli faɪv jɑrdz əˈweɪ frʌm hɜr. ɪt ɪˈmidiətli ræn əˈweɪ wɛn ʃi sɔ ɪt, ænd ˈɛkspərts kənˈfɜrmd ðæt ə ˈpumə wɪl nɑt əˈtæk ə ˈhjumən ˈbiɪŋ ənˈlɛs ɪt ɪz ˈkɔrnərd. ðə sɜrʧ pruvd ˈdɪfəkəlt, fɔr ðə ˈpumə wʌz ˈɔfən əbˈzɜrvd æt wʌn pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ ænd æt əˈnʌðər pleɪs 20 maɪlz əˈweɪ ɪn ði ˈivnɪŋ.
练习感悟：
今天除了语速加快稍微有挑战，其他还好。前两天蹦出来的倒退又没有了。难道是因为我下午试着用腹部发声碎碎念的原因。不确定自己是不是真正在用腹部发声，总觉得很累，说久了喘不上气。之前录的几遍都是有意识用腹部发声，能感觉声音是从喉咙出不是尖着嗓子喊，最后一遍59秒的录音没有刻意去注意腹部发声，声音听起来没明显变低沉，但是也不尖锐。再揣摩吧。昨天说好了要暴力破解，所以，从今天开始的每一天，都记着要用腹部发声来说话念英语唱儿歌。