练习材料
L44-2:
Speed and comfort
/spiːd/ /ænd/ /ˈkʌmfət/
By comparison, ferry trips or cruises offer a great variety of
/baɪ/ /kəmˈpærɪsn,/ /ˈfɛri/ /trɪps/ /ɔː/ /ˈkruːzɪz/ /ˈɒfər/ /ə/ /greɪt/ /vəˈraɪəti/ /ɒv/
civilized comforts. You can stretch your legs on the spacious
/ˈsɪvɪlaɪzd/ /ˈkʌmfəts./ /juː/ /kæn/ /strɛʧ/ /jɔː/ /lɛgz/ /ɒn/ /ðə/ /ˈspeɪʃəs/
decks, play games, meet interesting people and enjoy good
/dɛks,/ /pleɪ/ /geɪmz,/ /miːt/ /ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ/ /ˈpiːpl/ /ænd/ /ɪnˈʤɔɪ/ /gʊd/
food -- always assuming, of course, that the sea is calm. If it
/fuːd/ /--/ /ˈɔːlweɪz/ /əˈsjuːmɪŋ,/ /ɒv/ /kɔːs,/ /ðæt/ /ðə/ /siː/ /ɪz/ /kɑːm./ /ɪf/ /ɪt/
is not, and you are likely to get seasick, no form of transport
/ɪz/ /nɒt,/ /ænd/ /juː/ /ɑː/ /ˈlaɪkli/ /tuː/ /gɛt/ /ˈsiːsɪk,/ /nəʊ/ /fɔːm/ /ɒv/ /ˈtrænspɔːt/
could be worse. Even if you travel in ideal weather, sea
/kʊd/ /biː/ /wɜːs./ /ˈiːvən/ /ɪf/ /juː/ /ˈtrævl/ /ɪn/ /aɪˈdɪəl/ /ˈwɛðə,/ /siː/
journeys take a long time. Relatively few people are
/ˈʤɜːniz/ /teɪk/ /ə/ /lɒŋ/ /taɪm./ /ˈrɛlətɪvli/ /fjuː/ /ˈpiːpl/ /ɑː/
prepared to sacrifice holiday time for the pleasure of
/prɪˈpeəd/ /tuː/ /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ /ˈhɒlədeɪ/ /taɪm/ /fɔː/ /ðə/ /ˈplɛʒər/ /ɒv/
travelling by sea. Aeroplanes have the reputation of being
/ˈtrævlɪŋ/ /baɪ/ /siː./ /ˈeərəpleɪnz/ /hæv/ /ðə/ /ˌrɛpju(ː)ˈteɪʃən/ /ɒv/ /ˈbiːɪŋ/
dangerous and even hardened travellers are intimidated by
/ˈdeɪnʤrəs/ /ænd/ /ˈiːvən/ /ˈhɑːdnd/ /ˈtræv(ə)ləz/ /ɑːr/ /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪtɪd/ /baɪ/
them. They also have the disadvantage of being an
/ðɛm./ /ðeɪ/ /ˈɔːlsəʊ/ /hæv/ /ðə/ /ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪʤ/ /ɒv/ /ˈbiːɪŋ/ /æn/
expensive form of transport. But nothing can match them for
/ɪksˈpɛnsɪv/ /fɔːm/ /ɒv/ /ˈtrænspɔːt./ /bʌt/ /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ /kæn/ /mæʧ/ /ðɛm/ /fɔː/
speed and comfort. Travelling at a height of 30,000 feet, far
/spiːd/ /ænd/ /ˈkʌmfət./ /ˈtrævlɪŋ/ /æt/ /ə/ /haɪt/ /ɒv/ /30,000/ /fiːt,/ /fɑː/
above the clouds, and at over 500 miles an hour is an
/əˈbʌv/ /ðə/ /klaʊdz,/ /ænd/ /æt/ /ˈəʊvə/ /500/ /maɪlz/ /ən/ /ˈaʊər/ /ɪz/ /æn/
exhilarating experience. You do not have to devise ways of
/ɪgˈzɪləreɪtɪŋ//ɪksˈpɪərɪəns./ /juː/ /duː/ /nɒt/ /hæv/ /tuː/ /dɪˈvaɪz/ /weɪz/ /ɒv/
taking your mind off the journey, for an aeroplane gets you
/ˈteɪkɪŋ/ /jɔː/ /maɪnd/ /ɒf/ /ðə/ /ˈʤɜːni,/ /fɔːr/ /ən/ /ˈeərəpleɪn/ /gɛts/ /juː/
to your destination rapidly.
/tuː/ /jɔː/ /ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən/ /ˈræpɪdli./
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
1/ 單詞
cruise - n. 巡游船
civilize - v. 使文明
spacious - adj. 宽敞的
deck -n. 甲板
seasick - adj. 晕船的
intimidate - v. 恐吓,恫吓
exhilarating - adj. 使人高兴的,令人兴奋的
devise -v. 設計
2/音標
spacious /ˈspeɪʃəs/
deck/dɛks,/
intimidate /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪtɪd/
exhilarating /ɪgˈzɪləreɪtɪŋ/
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