练习材料:
L11(1):Not guilty
Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days, but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty. The hardened professional smuggler, on the other hand, is never troubled by such feelings, even if he has five hundred gold watches hidden in his suitcase. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
kʌstəmz ˈɔfəsərz ɑr kwaɪt ˈtɑlərənt ðiz deɪz, bʌt ðeɪ kæn stɪl stɑp ju wɛn ju ɑr ˈgoʊɪŋ θru ðə grin ˈʧænəl ænd hæv ˈnʌθɪŋ tu dɪˈklɛr. ˈivɪn ˈrɪli ˈɑnəst ˈpipəl ɑr ˈɔfən meɪd tu fil ˈgɪlti. ðə ˈhɑrdənd prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈsmʌglər, ɑn ði ˈʌðər hænd, ɪz ˈnɛvər ˈtrʌbəld baɪ sʌʧ ˈfilɪŋz, ˈivɪn ɪf hi hæz faɪv ˈhʌndrəd goʊld ˈwɑʧəz ˈhɪdən ɪn hɪz ˈsutˌkeɪs. wɛn aɪ rɪˈtɜrnd frʌm əˈbrɔd ˈrisəntli, ə ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli officious jʌŋ ˈkʌstəmz ˈɔfəsər ˈklɪrli rəˈgɑrdəd mi æz ə ˈsmʌglər.
'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.'No', I answered confidently.
hæv ju ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tu dɪˈklɛr?' hi æskt, ˈlʊkɪŋ mi ɪn ði aɪ.noʊ, aɪ ˈænsərd ˈkɑnfədəntli.
'Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?' 'Not at all,' I answered.
wʊd ju maɪnd ənˈlɑkɪŋ ðɪs ˈsutˌkeɪs pliz?' nɑt æt ɔl,' Ianswered.
The Officer went through the case with great care. All the thing I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
ði ˈɔfəsər wɛnt θru ðə keɪs wɪð greɪt kɛr. ɔl ðə θɪŋ aɪ hæd pækt soʊ ˈkɛrfəli wɜr sun ɪn ə ˈdrɛdfəl mɛs. aɪ fɛlt ʃʊr aɪ wʊd ˈnɛvər bi ˈeɪbəl tu kloʊs ðə keɪs əˈgɛn. ˈsʌdənli, aɪ sɔ ði ˈɔfɪsərz feɪs laɪt ʌp. hi hæd ˈspɑtəd ə ˈtaɪni ˈbɑtəl æt ðə ˈbɑtəm ʌv maɪ keɪs ænd hi paʊnst ɑn ɪt wɪð dɪˈlaɪt.
任务配置:L0、L1、L3、L4
知识笔记:
单词:
tolerant /ˈtɒl(ə)r(ə)nt/ [adjective] inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing:tolerant of errors.
go through:1.Undergo a difficult period or experience. 2. Search through or examine something, especially methodically.
Methodically /məˈθɒdɪkli/In an orderly or systematic manner.
Green Channel :(at a customs area in an airport or port) the passage which should be taken by arriving passengers who have no goods to declare.
declare/dɪˈklɛː/ Say something in a solemn and emphatic manner.
音标
/ɪ/
发音要点:舌前部向硬腭抬起,舌头两侧抵住下牙两侧,舌头肌肉松驰,嘴角向两侧扁平延伸
/ɪ:/
发音要点:除舌头肌肉紧绷,声音拉长,其它与/ɪ/ 相同。
练习感悟:音标发音精准还是要下功夫的。