练习材料：Lesson26(2) Wanted: a large biscuit tin 时长：1'25
They offered to pay $10 a pound for the biggest biscuit baked by a listener.
ðeɪ ˈɔfərd tu peɪ $10 ə paʊnd fɔr ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈbɪskət beɪkt baɪ ə ˈlɪsənər.
The response to this competition was tremendous.
ðə rɪˈspɑns tu ðɪs ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən wʌz trəˈmɛndəs.
Before long, biscuits of all shapes and sizes began arriving at the factory.
bɪˈfɔr lɔŋ, ˈbɪskəts ʌv ɔl ʃeɪps ænd ˈsaɪzəz bɪˈgæn əˈraɪvɪŋ æt ðə ˈfæktəri.
One lady brought in a biscuit on a wheelbarrow.
wʌn ˈleɪdi brɔt ɪn ə ˈbɪskət ɑn ə ˈwilˌbɛroʊ.
It weighed nearly 500 pounds.
ɪt weɪd ˈnɪrli 500 paʊndz.
A little later, a man came along with a biscuit which occupied the whole boot of his car.
ə ˈlɪtəl ˈleɪtər, ə mən keɪm əˈlɔŋ wɪð ə ˈbɪskət wɪʧ ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd ðə hoʊl but ʌv hɪz kɑr.
All the biscuits that were sent were carefully weighed.
ɔl ðə ˈbɪskəts ðæt wɜr sɛnt wɜr ˈkɛrfəli weɪd.
The largest was 713 pounds.
ðə ˈlɑrʤəst wʌz 713 paʊndz.
It seemed certain that this would win the prize.
ɪt simd ˈsɜrtən ðæt ðɪs wʊd wɪn ðə praɪz.
But just before the competition closed, a lorry arrived at the factory with a truly colossal biscuit which weighed 2400 pounds.
bʌt ʤʌst bɪˈfɔr ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən kloʊzd, ə ˈlɔri əˈraɪvd æt ðə ˈfæktəri wɪð ə ˈtruli kəˈlɑsəl ˈbɪskət wɪʧ weɪd 2400 paʊndz.
It had been baked by a college student who had used over 1000 pounds of flour, 800 pounds of sugar, 200 pounds of fat, and 400 pounds of various other ingredients.
ɪt hæd bɪn beɪkt baɪ ə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənt hu hæd juzd ˈoʊvər 1000 paʊndz ʌv ˈflaʊər, 800 paʊndz ʌv ˈʃʊgər, 200 paʊndz ʌv fæt, ænd 400 paʊndz ʌv ˈvɛriəs ˈʌðər ɪnˈgridiənts.
It was so heavy that a crane had to be used to remove it from the lorry.
ɪt wʌz soʊ ˈhɛvi ðæt ə kreɪn hæd tu bi juzd tu riˈmuv ɪt frʌm ðə ˈlɔri.
The manufacturers had to pay more money than they had anticipated, for they bought the biscuit from the student for $24000.
ðə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz hæd tu peɪ mɔr ˈmʌni ðæn ðeɪ hæd ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtəd, fɔr ðeɪ bɑt ðə ˈbɪskət frʌm ðə ˈstudənt fɔr $24000.
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
colossal：extremely large
crane(verb): to stretch in order to look at something
Mike was craning his neck to get the first glimpse of the car.
练习感悟：
I was craning forword to seethe procession.
越来越觉得词典是个好东西，以前从来没觉得用英语解释词汇会更清楚，更有利于记忆. 多翻词典！