练习材料
Lesson27(1)
Nothing to sell and nothing to buy
It has been said that everyone lives by selling something. In
/ɪt/ /hæz/ /biːn/ /sɛd/ /ðæt/ /ˈɛvrɪwʌn/ /lɪvz/ /baɪ/ /ˈsɛlɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ./ /ɪn/
the light of this statement, teachers live by selling
/ðə/ /laɪt/ /ɒv/ /ðɪs/ /ˈsteɪtmənt,/ /ˈtiːʧəz/ /lɪv/ /baɪ/ /ˈsɛlɪŋ/
knowledge, philosophers by selling wisdom and priestsby
/ˈnɒlɪʤ,/ /fɪˈlɒsəfəz/ /baɪ/ /ˈsɛlɪŋ/ /ˈwɪzdəm/ /ænd/ /priːsts/ /baɪ/
selling spiritual comfort.
/ˈsɛlɪŋ/ /ˈspɪrɪtjʊəl/ /ˈkʌmfət./
Though it may be possible to measure the value of material
/ðəʊ/ /ɪt/ /meɪ/ /biː/ /ˈpɒsəbl/ /tuː/ /ˈmɛʒə/ /ðə/ /ˈvæljuː/ /ɒv/ /məˈtɪərɪəl/
goods in terms of money, it is extremely difficult to estimate
/gʊdz/ /ɪn/ /tɜːmz/ /ɒv/ /ˈmʌni,/ /ɪt/ /ɪz/ /ɪksˈtriːmli/ /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/ /tuː/ /ˈɛstɪmɪt/
the true value of the services which people perform for us.
/ðə/ /truː/ /ˈvæljuː/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /ˈsɜːvɪsɪz/ /wɪʧ/ /ˈpiːpl/ /pəˈfɔːm/ /fɔːr/ /ʌs./
There are times when we would willingly give everything we
/ðeər/ /ɑː/ /taɪmz/ /wɛn/ /wiː/ /wʊd/ /ˈwɪlɪŋli/ /gɪv/ /ˈɛvrɪθɪŋ/ /wiː/
possess to save our lives, yet we mightg rudge paying a
/pəˈzɛs/ /tuː/ /seɪv/ /ˈaʊə/ /lɪvz,/ /jɛt/ /wiː/ /maɪt/ /grʌʤ/ /ˈpeɪɪŋ/ /eɪ/
surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service. The
/ˈsɜːʤən/ /ə/ /haɪ/ /fiː/ /fɔːr/ /ˈɒfərɪŋ/ /ʌs/ /prɪˈsaɪsli/ /ðɪs/ /ˈsɜːvɪs./ /ðiː/
conditions of society are such that skills have to be paid for
/kənˈdɪʃənz/ /ɒv/ /səˈsaɪəti/ /ɑː/ /sʌʧ/ /ðæt/ /skɪlz/ /hæv/ /tuː/ /biː/ /peɪd/ /fɔː/
in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop. Everyone
/ɪn/ /ðə/ /seɪm/ /weɪ/ /ðæt/ /gʊdz/ /ɑː/ /peɪd/ /fɔːr/ /æt/ /ə/ /ʃɒp./ /ˈɛvrɪwʌn/
has something to sell.
/hæz/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ /tuː/ /sɛl./
Tramps seem to be the only exception to this general rule.
/træmps/ /siːm/ /tuː/ /biː/ /ði/ /ˈəʊnli/ /ɪkˈsɛpʃən/ /tuː/ /ðɪs/ /ˈʤɛnərəl/ /ruːl./
Beggars almost sell themselves as human beings to arouse
/ˈbɛgəz/ /ˈɔːlməʊst/ /sɛl/ /ðəmˈsɛlvz/ /æz/ /ˈhjuːmən/ /ˈbiːɪŋz/ /tuː/ /əˈraʊz/
thepity of passers-by. But real tramps are not beggars. They
/ðə/ /ˈpɪti/ /ɒv/ /ˈpɑːsəz-baɪ./ /bʌt/ /rɪəl/ /træmps/ /ɑː/ /nɒt/ /ˈbɛgəz./ /ðeɪ/
have nothing to sell and require nothing from others. In
/hæv/ /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ /tuː/ /sɛl/ /ænd/ /rɪˈkwaɪə/ /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ /frɒm/ /ˈʌðəz./ /ɪn/
seeking independence, they do not sacrifice their human
/ˈsiːkɪŋ/ /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns,/ /ðeɪ/ /duː/ /nɒt/ /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ /ðeə/ /ˈhjuːmən/
dignity.
/ˈdɪgnɪti./
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
1/ 單詞
philosopher - n. 哲学家
priest - n. 牧师
grudge - v. 不愿给，舍不得给
surgeon - n. 外科大夫
Tramps - n. 流浪汉
Beggars - n. 乞丐
passer-by - n. 过路人（复数 passers-by)
dignity - n. 尊严
2/音標
priests /priːsts/
grudge /grʌʤ/
练习感悟：
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