Ivan的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day97 20190112

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[Day 1569 2019-01-12]

 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.

ˈpjuːməz ɑː lɑːʤ, kæt-laɪk ˈænɪməlz wɪʧ ɑː faʊnd ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. wɛn rɪˈpɔːts keɪm ˈɪntuː ˈlʌndən zuː ðæt ə waɪld ˈpjuːmə hæd biːnˈspɒtɪd 45 maɪlz saʊθ ɒv ˈlʌndən, ðeɪ wɜː nɒt ˈteɪkən ˈsɪərɪəsli. haʊˈɛvə, æz ði ˈɛvɪdəns bɪˈgæn tuː əˈkjuːmjʊleɪt, ˈɛkspɜːts frɒmðə zuː fɛlt əˈblaɪʤd tuː ɪnˈvɛstɪgeɪt, fɔː ðə dɪsˈkrɪpʃənz ˈgɪvn baɪ ˈpiːpl huː kleɪmd tuː hæv siːn ðə ˈpjuːmə wɜːr ɪksˈtrɔːdnrɪliˈsɪmɪlə. 

ðə hʌnt fɔː ðə ˈpjuːmə bɪˈgæn ɪn ə smɔːl ˈvɪlɪʤ weər ə ˈwʊmən ˈpɪkɪŋ ˈblækbəriz sɔː ə lɑːʤ kæt ˈəʊnli faɪv jɑːdz əˈweɪ frɒmhɜː. ɪt ɪˈmiːdiətli ræn əˈweɪ wɛn ʃiː sɔː ɪt, ænd ˈɛkspɜːts kənˈfɜːmd ðæt ə ˈpjuːmə wɪl nɒt əˈtæk ə ˈhjuːmən ˈbiːɪŋ ənˈlɛs ɪt ɪzˈkɔːnəd. ðə sɜːʧ pruːvd ˈdɪfɪkəlt, fɔː ðə ˈpjuːmə wɒz ˈɒf(ə)n əbˈzɜːvd æt wʌn pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈmɔːnɪŋ ænd æt əˈnʌðə pleɪs 20 maɪlz əˈweɪ ɪn ði ˈiːvnɪŋ.

任务配置：L0+L4

笔记：puma 美洲狮，feel obliged to do sth 感到不得不做某事，accumulat积累，accumulat调查，研究。

感悟：新三开始了，有点吃力，要多下硬功夫，这几天不舒服，昨天没完成作业，补发。