Vicky的ScalersTalk第六轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day39 20210308

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Wanted: a large biscuit tin——Part 2

ˈwɒntɪd: ə lɑːʤ ˈbɪskɪt tɪn

          征购大饼干筒

They offered to pay $10 a pound for the biggest biscuit baked by a listener. The response to this competition was tremendous. Before long, biscuits of all shapes and sizes began arriving at the factory. One lady brought in a biscuit on a wheelbarrow. It weighed nearly 500 pounds. A little later, a man came along with a biscuit which occupied the whole boot of his car. All the biscuits that were sent were carefully weighed. The largest was 713 pounds. It seemed certain that this would win the prize. But just before the competition closed, a lorry arrived at the factory with a truly colossal biscuit which weighed 2,400 pounds. It had been baked by a college student who had used over 1,000 pounds of flour, 800 pounds of sugar, 200 pounds of fat, and 400 pounds of various other ingredients. It was so heavy that a crane had to be used to remove it from the lorry. The manufacturers had to pay more money than they had anticipated, or they bought the biscuit from the student for $24,000.

ðeɪ ˈɒfəd tuː peɪ $10 ə paʊnd fɔː ðə ˈbɪgɪst ˈbɪskɪt beɪkt baɪ ə ˈlɪsnə. ðə rɪsˈpɒns tuː ðɪs ˌkɒmpɪˈtɪʃən wɒz trɪˈmɛndəs. bɪˈfɔː lɒŋ, ˈbɪskɪts ɒv ɔːl ʃeɪps ænd ˈsaɪzɪz bɪˈgæn əˈraɪvɪŋ æt ðə ˈfæktəri. wʌn ˈleɪdi brɔːt ɪn ə ˈbɪskɪt ɒn ə ˈwiːlˌbærəʊ. ɪt weɪd ˈnɪəli 500 paʊndz. ə ˈlɪtl ˈleɪtə, ə mæn keɪm əˈlɒŋ wɪð ə ˈbɪskɪt wɪʧ ˈɒkjʊpaɪd ðə həʊl buːt ɒv hɪz kɑː. ɔːl ðə ˈbɪskɪts ðæt wɜː sɛnt wɜː ˈkeəfli weɪd. ðə ˈlɑːʤɪst wɒz 713 paʊndz. ɪt siːmd ˈsɜːtn ðæt ðɪs wʊd wɪn ðə praɪz. bʌt ʤʌst bɪˈfɔː ðə ˌkɒmpɪˈtɪʃən kləʊzd, ə ˈlɒri əˈraɪvd æt ðə ˈfæktəri wɪð ə ˈtruːli kəˈlɒsl ˈbɪskɪt wɪʧ weɪd 2,400 paʊndz. ɪt hæd biːn beɪkt baɪ ə ˈkɒlɪʤ ˈstjuːdənt huː hæd juːzd ˈəʊvə 1,000 paʊndz ɒv ˈflaʊə, 800 paʊndz ɒv ˈʃʊgə, 200 paʊndz ɒv fæt, ænd 400 paʊndz ɒv ˈveərɪəs ˈʌðər ɪnˈgriːdiənts. ɪt wɒz səʊ ˈhɛvi ðæt ə kreɪn hæd tuː biː juːzd tuː rɪˈmuːv ɪt frɒm ðə ˈlɒri. ðə ˌmænjʊˈfækʧərəz hæd tuː peɪ mɔː ˈmʌni ðæn ðeɪ hæd ænˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪd, ɔː ðeɪ bɔːt ðə ˈbɪskɪt frɒm ðə ˈstjuːdənt fɔː $24,000.

他们愿意以每磅10美元的价钱买下由听众烘制的最大的饼干。这次竞赛在听众中引起极其热烈的反响。不久，形状各异，大小不一的饼干陆续送到工厂。一位女士用手推车运来一个饼干，重达500磅左右。相隔不一会儿，一个男子也带来一个大饼干，那个饼干把汽车的行李箱挤得满满的。凡送来的饼干都仔细地称量。最重的一个达713磅，看来这个饼干获奖无疑了。但就在竞赛截止时间将到之际，一辆卡车驶进了工厂，运来了一个特大无比、重达2,400磅的饼干。它是由一个大学生烘制的，用去1,000多磅的面粉、800磅食糖、200磅动物脂肪及400磅其他各种原料。饼干份量太重了，用了一台起重机才把它从卡车上卸下。饼干公司不得不付出比他们预计多得多的钱，因为为买下那学生烘制的饼干他们支付了24,000美元。

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知识笔记：

单词与短语

wheelbarrow/ ˈwiːlˌbærəʊ/手推车

A little later不久

come along with sth带来某物

It seems certain that看来某事无疑了

But just before the competition closed但就在竞赛截止时间将到之际

练习感悟：接受自己不能马上流利的复述的现实，慢慢来。