Lily的Scalers Talk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练 Day168 2019-3-25

听力材料

We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual. After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables. Ships may be delayed by storms; flights may be cancelled because of bad weather, but trains must be on time. Only an exceptionally heavy snowfall might temporarily dislocate railway services. It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong. The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are more likely to be ours than theirs.

After consulting my railway timetable, I noted with satisfaction that there was an express train to Westhaven. It went direct from my local station and the journey lasted mere hour and seventeen minutes. When I boarded the train, I could not help noticing that a great many local people got on as well. At the time, this did not strike me as odd. I reflected that there must be a great many local people besides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service.

wiː hæv lɜːnt tuː ɪksˈpɛkt ðæt treɪnz wɪl biː ˈpʌŋktjʊəl. ˈɑːftə jɪəz ɒv kənˈdɪʃnɪŋ, məʊst ɒv ʌs hæv dɪˈvɛləpt ən ʌnˈʃeɪkəbl feɪθ ɪn ˈreɪlweɪ ˈtaɪmˌteɪb(ə)lz. ʃɪps meɪ biː dɪˈleɪd baɪ stɔːmz; flaɪts meɪ biː ˈkænsəld bɪˈkɒz ɒv bæd ˈwɛðə, bʌt treɪnz mʌst biː ɒn taɪm. ˈəʊnli ən ɪkˈsɛpʃənli ˈhɛvi ˈsnəʊfɔːl maɪt ˈtɛmpərərɪli ˈdɪsləʊkeɪt ˈreɪlweɪ ˈsɜːvɪsɪz. ɪt ɪz ɔːl tuː ˈiːzi tuː bleɪm ðə ˈreɪlweɪ ɔːˈθɒrɪtiz wɛn ˈsʌmθɪŋ dʌz gəʊ rɒŋ. ðə truːθ ɪz ðæt wɛn mɪsˈteɪks əˈkɜː, ðeɪ ɑː mɔː ˈlaɪkli tuː biː ˈaʊəz ðæn ðeəz.

ˈɑːftə kənˈsʌltɪŋ maɪ ˈreɪlweɪ ˈtaɪmˌteɪb(ə)l, aɪ ˈnəʊtɪd wɪð ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən ðæt ðeə wɒz ən ɪksˈprɛs treɪn tuː Westhaven. ɪt wɛnt dɪˈrɛkt frɒm maɪ ˈləʊkəl ˈsteɪʃən ænd ðə ˈʤɜːni ˈlɑːstɪd mɪər ˈaʊər ænd ˈsɛvnˈtiːn ˈmɪnɪts. wɛn aɪ ˈbɔːdɪd ðə treɪn, aɪ kʊd nɒt hɛlp ˈnəʊtɪsɪŋ ðæt ə greɪt ˈmɛni ˈləʊkəl ˈpiːpl gɒt ɒn æz wɛl. æt ðə taɪm, ðɪs dɪd nɒt straɪk miː æz ɒd. aɪ rɪˈflɛktɪd ðæt ðeə mʌst biː ə greɪt ˈmɛni ˈləʊkəl ˈpiːpl bɪˈsaɪdz maɪˈsɛlf huː wɪʃt tuː teɪk ədˈvɑːntɪʤ ɒv ðɪs ˈɛksələnt ˈsɜːvɪs.

任务配置L0+L4

知识点: strike me as odd 使我感到奇怪；take advantage of 利用；after years of conditioning 经过多年的适应；board the train 上车；

学习感悟

今天的短文难易适中，朗读顺利，明天继续。