练习材料:
L11(1):Not guilty
Customs Officersare quite tolerant these days, but they can still stop you when you are goingthrough the Green Channel and have nothing to declare. Even really honestpeople are often made to feel guilty. The hardened professional smuggler, onthe other hand, is never troubled by such feelings, even if he has five hundredgold watches hidden in his suitcase. When I returned from abroad recently, aparticularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
'Have you anythingto declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye. 'No', I answered confidently.
'Would you mindunlocking this suitcase please?' 'Not at all,' I answered.
The Officer wentthrough the case with great care. All the thing I had packed so carefully weresoon in a dreadful mess. I felt sure I would never be able to close the caseagain. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up. He had spotted a tinybottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.
nɒt ˈgɪlti
ˈkʌstəmz ˈɒfɪsəz ɑː kwaɪt ˈtɒlərənt ðiːz deɪz, bʌt ðeɪ kæn stɪl
stɒp juː wɛn juː ɑː ˈgəʊɪŋ θruː ðə griːn ˈʧænl ænd hæv ˈnʌθɪŋ tuː dɪˈkleə. ˈiːvən ˈrɪəli
ˈɒnɪst ˈpiːpl ɑːr ˈɒf(ə)n meɪd tuː fiːl ˈgɪlti. ðə ˈhɑːdnd prəˈfɛʃənl ˈsmʌglə, ɒn ði ˈʌðə hænd, ɪz
ˈnɛvə ˈtrʌbld baɪ sʌʧ ˈfiːlɪŋz, ˈiːvən ɪf hiː hæz faɪv ˈhʌndrəd gəʊld ˈwɒʧɪz ˈhɪdn
ɪn hɪz ˈsjuːtkeɪs. wɛn aɪ rɪˈtɜːnd frɒm əˈbrɔːd ˈriːsntli, ə pəˈtɪkjʊləli əˈfɪʃəs
jʌŋ ˈkʌstəmz ˈɒfɪsə ˈklɪəli rɪˈgɑːdɪd miː æz ə ˈsmʌglə.
hæv juː ˈɛnɪθɪŋ
tuː dɪˈkleə?' hiː ɑːskt, ˈlʊkɪŋ miː ɪn ði aɪ. nəʊ, aɪ ˈɑːnsəd ˈkɒnfɪdəntli.
wʊd juː maɪnd ʌnˈlɒkɪŋ
ðɪs ˈsjuːtkeɪs pliːz?' nɒt æt ɔːl,' aɪ ˈɑːnsəd.
ði ˈɒfɪsə wɛnt θruːðə keɪs wɪð greɪt keə. ɔːl ðə θɪŋ aɪ hæd pækt səʊ ˈkeəfli wɜː suːn ɪn ə ˈdrɛdfʊlmɛs. aɪ fɛlt ʃʊər aɪ wʊd ˈnɛvə biː ˈeɪbl tuː kləʊs ðə keɪs əˈgɛn. ˈsʌdnli, aɪ sɔːði ˈɒfɪsəz feɪs laɪt ʌp. hiː hæd ˈspɒtɪd ə ˈtaɪni ˈbɒtl æt ðə ˈbɒtəm ɒv maɪ keɪsænd hiː paʊnst ɒn ɪt wɪð dɪˈlaɪt.
任务配置:L0+L1+ L4
知识笔记:
单词:1、channel:渠道,海峡,航道,旅途,2、declare:宣布,声明,申报,3、hardened:硬化,4、smuggler:走私者,5、particularly:特别,6、officious:非官方的,非正式的,好管闲事,7、confidently:信心十足地,8、dreadful:可怕,吓人的,惨剧,9、mess:混乱,杂乱,搞乱,10、pounced:突袭,扑击
音标:/ʊ/ 双唇成圆形,牙床近于半合,舌尖不触下齿,自然而不用力,发短促之“屋”音。 是字母u、oo或ou在单词中的发音
练习感悟:虽然中间有好多地方读得不好,不过我现在状态也不好,时间达标了也就过了吧