练习材料
L34-1:
A happy discovery
/ə/ /ˈhæpi/ /dɪsˈkʌvəri/
Antique shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many
/ænˈtiːk/ /ʃɒps/ /ɪgˈzɜːt/ /ə/ /pɪˈkjuːliə/ /ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃən/ /ɒn/ /ə/ /greɪt/ /ˈmɛni/
people. The more expensive kind of antique shop where rare
/ˈpiːpl./ /ðə/ /mɔːr/ /ɪksˈpɛnsɪv/ /kaɪnd/ /ɒv/ /ænˈtiːk/ /ʃɒp/ /weə/ /reə/
objects are beautifully displayed in glass cases to keep them
/ˈɒbʤɪkts/ /ɑː/ /ˈbjuːtəfʊli/ /dɪsˈpleɪd/ /ɪn/ /glɑːs/ /ˈkeɪsɪz/ /tuː/ /kiːp/ /ðɛm/
free from dust is usually a forbidding place. But no one has
/friː/ /frɒm/ /dʌst/ /ɪz/ /ˈjuːʒʊəli/ /ə/ /fəˈbɪdɪŋ/ /pleɪs./ /bʌt/ /nəʊ/ /wʌn/ /hæz/
to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique
/tuː/ /ˈmʌstər/ /ʌp/ /ˈkʌrɪʤ/ /tuː/ /ˈɛntər/ /ə/ /lɛs//prɪˈtɛnʃəs/ /ænˈtiːk/
shop. There is always hope that in its labyrinth of musty,
/ʃɒp./ /ðeər/ /ɪz/ /ˈɔːlweɪz/ /həʊp/ /ðæt/ /ɪn/ /ɪts/ /ˈlæbərɪnθ//ɒv/ /ˈmʌsti,/
dark, disordered rooms a real rarity will be found amongst
/dɑːk,/ /dɪsˈɔːdəd/ /ruːmz/ /ə/ /rɪəl/ /ˈreərɪti//wɪl/ /biː/ /faʊnd/ /əˈmʌŋst/
the piles of assorted junk that littert he floors. No one
/ðə/ /paɪlz/ /ɒv/ /əˈsɔːtɪd/ /ʤʌŋk/ /ðæt/ /ˈlɪtə/ /ðə/ /flɔːz./ /nəʊ/ /wʌn/
discovers a rarity by chance. A truly dedicated bargain
/dɪsˈkʌvəz/ /ə/ /ˈreərɪti/ /baɪ/ /ʧɑːns./ /ə/ /ˈtruːli/ /ˈdɛdɪkeɪtɪd/ /ˈbɑːgɪn/
hunter must have patience, and above all, the ability to
/ˈhʌntə/ /mʌst/ /hæv/ /ˈpeɪʃəns,/ /ænd/ /əˈbʌv/ /ɔːl,/ /ði/ /əˈbɪlɪti/ /tuː/
recognize the worth of something when he sees it. To do
/ˈrɛkəgnaɪz/ /ðə/ /wɜːθ/ /ɒv/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ /wɛn/ /hiː/ /siːz/ /ɪt./ /tuː/ /duː/
this, he must be at least as knowledgeable as the dealer. Like
/ðɪs,/ /hiː/ /mʌst/ /biː/ /æt/ /liːst/ /æz/ /ˈnɒlɪʤəbl/ /æz/ /ðə/ /ˈdiːlə./ /laɪk/
a scientist bent on making a discovery, he must cherish the
/ə/ /ˈsaɪəntɪst/ /bɛnt/ /ɒn/ /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/ /ə/ /dɪsˈkʌvəri,/ /hiː/ /mʌst/ /ˈʧɛrɪʃ//ðiː/
hope that one day he will be amply rewarded.
/həʊp/ /ðæt/ /wʌn/ /deɪ/ /hiː/ /wɪl/ /biː//ˈæmpli/ /rɪˈwɔːdɪd./
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
1/ 單詞
antique - n. 古董,古玩
exert - v. 發揮
peculiar - adj. 奇异的
fascination - n. 魅力,迷惑力
forbidding - adj. 望而生畏的,望而却步的
muster - v. 鼓起
pretentious - adj. 自命不凡的,矫饰的
labyrinth - n. 迷宫
musty - adj. 陈腐的,发霉的
rarity - n. 稀世珍品
piles - n. 一堆
assorted - adj. 各式各样的
junk - n. 破烂货,废品
litter - v. 杂乱地布满
dedicated - adj. 专心致志的
bargain hunter - 到处找便宜货买的人
bent - v. 決心的
cherish - v. 期望,渴望
amply - adv. 足够地
2/音標
antique /ænˈtiːk/
peculiar /pɪˈkjuːliə/
pretentious /prɪˈtɛnʃəs/
labyrinth /ˈlæbərɪnθ/
rarity /ˈreərɪti/
piles /paɪlz/
cherish /ˈʧɛrɪʃ/
amply /ˈæmpli/
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