Lily的Scalers Talk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练 Day176 2019-4-2

听力材料

The quiet life of the country has never appealed to me. City born and city bred. I have always regarded the country as something you look at through a train window, or something you occasionally visit during the weekend. Most of my friends live in the city, yet they always go into raptures at the mere mention of the country. Though they extol the virtues of the peaceful life, only one of them has ever gone to live in the country and he was back in town within six months. Even he still lives under the illusion that country life is somehow superior to town life. He is forever talking about the friendly people, the clean atmosphere, the closeness to nature and the gentle pace of living. Nothing can be compared, he maintains, with the first cockcrow, the twittering of birds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun glinting on the trees and pastures. This idyllic pastoral scene is only part of the picture.

ðə ˈkwaɪət laɪf ɒv ðə ˈkʌntri hæz ˈnɛvər əˈpiːld tuː miː. ˈsɪti bɔːn ænd ˈsɪti brɛd. aɪ hæv ˈɔːlweɪz rɪˈgɑːdɪd ðə ˈkʌntri æz ˈsʌmθɪŋ juː lʊk æt θruː ə treɪn ˈwɪndəʊ, ɔː ˈsʌmθɪŋ juː əˈkeɪʒnəli ˈvɪzɪt ˈdjʊərɪŋ ðə ˈwiːkˈɛnd. məʊst ɒv maɪ frɛndz lɪv ɪn ðə ˈsɪti, jɛt ðeɪ ˈɔːlweɪz gəʊ ˈɪntuː ˈræpʧəz æt ðə mɪə ˈmɛnʃən ɒv ðə ˈkʌntri. ðəʊ ðeɪ ɪksˈtəʊl ðə ˈvɜːtjuːz ɒv ðə ˈpiːsfʊl laɪf, ˈəʊnli wʌn ɒv ðɛm hæz ˈɛvə gɒn tuː lɪv ɪn ðə ˈkʌntri ænd hiː wɒz bæk ɪn taʊn wɪˈðɪn sɪks mʌnθs. ˈiːvən hiː stɪl lɪvz ˈʌndə ði ɪˈluːʒən ðæt ˈkʌntri laɪf ɪz ˈsʌmhaʊ sju(ː)ˈpɪərɪə tuː taʊn laɪf. hiː ɪz fəˈrɛvə ˈtɔːkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈfrɛndli ˈpiːpl, ðə kliːn ˈætməsfɪə, ðə ˈkləʊsnɪs tuː ˈneɪʧər ænd ðə ˈʤɛntl peɪs ɒv ˈlɪvɪŋ. ˈnʌθɪŋ kæn biː kəmˈpeəd, hiː meɪnˈteɪnz, wɪð ðə fɜːst ˈkɒkkrəʊ, ðə ˈtwɪtərɪŋ ɒv bɜːdz æt dɔːn, ðə saɪt ɒv ðə ˈraɪzɪŋ sʌn ˈglɪntɪŋ ɒn ðə triːz ænd ˈpɑːsʧəz. ðɪs aɪˈdɪlɪk ˈpɑːstərəl siːn ɪz ˈəʊnli pɑːt ɒv ðə ˈpɪkʧə.

任务配置L0+L4

知识点：pastoral/ˈpɑːstərəl/田园的；City born and city bred 生在城市，长在城市；go into raptures 变得欣喜若狂，extol the virtues of the peaceful life 称赞宁静的乡村生活的种种优点；be under the illusion 有.....的错觉（幻觉）；cockcrow/ˈkɒkkrəʊ/鸡叫；pasture/ˈpɑːsʧə/牧场；

学习感悟

晨读还算顺利，昨晚打卡被孩子哭闹打断，迫不得已改成今天，这周总和进步差一天，努力补上，