练习材料
L50-1:
New Year resolutions
/njuː/ /jɪə/ /ˌrɛzəˈluːʃənz/
The New Year is a time for resolutions. Mentally, at least,
/ðə/ /njuː/ /jɪər/ /ɪz/ /ə/ /taɪm/ /fɔː/ /ˌrɛzəˈluːʃənz./ /ˈmɛntəli,/ /æt/ /liːst,/
most of us could compile formidable lists of 'dos' and
/məʊst/ /ɒv/ /ʌs/ /kʊd/ /kəmˈpaɪl/ /ˈfɔːmɪdəbl/ /lɪsts/ /ɒv/ /duːz/ /ænd/
'don'ts'. The same old favorites recur year in year out with
/'don'ts'./ /ðə/ /seɪm/ /əʊld/ /ˈfeɪvərɪts/ /rɪˈkɜː/ /jɪər/ /ɪn/ /jɪər/ /aʊt/ /wɪð/
monotonous regularity. We resolve to get up earlier each
/məˈnɒtnəs/ /ˌrɛgjʊˈlærɪti./ /wiː/ /rɪˈzɒlv/ /tuː/ /gɛt/ /ʌp/ /ˈɜːlɪər/ /iːʧ/
morning, eat less, find more time to play with the children,
/ˈmɔːnɪŋ,/ /iːt/ /lɛs,/ /faɪnd/ /mɔː/ /taɪm/ /tuː/ /pleɪ/ /wɪð/ /ðə/ /ˈʧɪldrən,/
do a thousand and one jobs about the house, be nice to
/duː/ /ə/ /ˈθaʊzənd/ /ænd/ /wʌn/ /ʤɒbz/ /əˈbaʊt/ /ðə/ /haʊs,/ /biː/ /naɪs/ /tuː/
people we don't like, drive carefully, and take the dog for a
/ˈpiːpl/ /wiː/ /dəʊnt/ /laɪk,/ /draɪv/ /ˈkeəfli,/ /ænd/ /teɪk/ /ðə/ /dɒg/ /fɔːr/ /eɪ/
walk every day. Past experience has taught us that certain
/wɔːk/ /ˈɛvri/ /deɪ./ /pɑːst/ /ɪksˈpɪərɪəns/ /hæz/ /tɔːt/ /ʌs/ /ðæt/ /ˈsɜːtn/
accomplishments are beyond attainment. If we remain
/əˈkɒmplɪʃmənts/ /ɑː/ /bɪˈjɒnd/ /əˈteɪnmənt./ /ɪf/ /wiː/ /rɪˈmeɪn/
inveterate smokers, it is only because we have so often
/ɪnˈvɛtərɪt/ /ˈsməʊkəz,/ /ɪt/ /ɪz/ /ˈəʊnli/ /bɪˈkɒz/ /wiː/ /hæv/ /səʊ/ /ˈɒf(ə)n/
experienced the frustration that results from failure.Most of
/ɪksˈpɪərɪənst/ /ðə/ /frʌsˈtreɪʃən/ /ðæt/ /rɪˈzʌlts/ /frɒm/ /ˈfeɪljə.məʊst/ /ɒv/
us fail in our efforts at self-improvement because our
/ʌs/ /feɪl/ /ɪn/ /ˈaʊər/ /ˈɛfəts/ /æt/ /sɛlf-ɪmˈpruːvmənt/ /bɪˈkɒz/ /ˈaʊə/
schemes are too ambitious and we never have time to carry
/skiːmz/ /ɑː/ /tuː/ /æmˈbɪʃəs/ /ænd/ /wiː/ /ˈnɛvə/ /hæv/ /taɪm/ /tuː/ /ˈkæri/
them out. We also make the fundamental error of
/ðɛm/ /aʊt./ /wiː/ /ˈɔːlsəʊ/ /meɪk/ /ðə/ /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntl/ /ˈɛrər/ /ɒv/
announcing our resolutions to everybody so that we look
/əˈnaʊnsɪŋ/ /ˈaʊə/ /ˌrɛzəˈluːʃənz/ /tuː/ /ˈɛvrɪbɒdi/ /səʊ/ /ðæt/ /wiː/ /lʊk/
even more foolish when we slipback into our bad old ways.
/ˈiːvən/ /mɔː/ /ˈfuːlɪʃ/ /wɛn/ /wiː/ /slɪp/ /bæk/ /ˈɪntuː/ /ˈaʊə/ /bæd/ /əʊld/ /weɪz./
Aware of these pitfalls, this year I attempted to keep my
/əˈweər/ /ɒv/ /ðiːz/ /ˈpɪtfɔːlz,/ /ðɪs/ /jɪər/ /aɪ/ /əˈtɛmptɪd/ /tuː/ /kiːp/ /maɪ/
resolutions to myself.
/ˌrɛzəˈluːʃənz/ /tuː/ /maɪˈsɛlf./
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
1/ 單詞
resolution - n. 决心
compile - v. 编辑，编制
formidable - adj. 令人畏惧的
accomplishment - n. 成就
attainment - n. 达到
inveterate - adj. 根深蒂固的
ambitious - adj. 雄心勃勃的
pitfall - n. 意外的困难，易犯的错误
2/音標
formidable /ˈfɔːmɪdəbl/
inveterate /ɪnˈvɛtərɪt/
pitfall /ˈpɪtfɔːlz,/
练习感悟：
N/A