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L34-2:
A happy discovery
/ə/ /ˈhæpi/ /dɪsˈkʌvəri/
My old friend, Frank Halliday, is just such a person. He has
/maɪ/ /əʊld/ /frɛnd,/ /fræŋk/ /Halliday,/ /ɪz/ /ʤʌst/ /sʌʧ/ /ə/ /ˈpɜːsn./ /hiː/ /hæz/
often described to me how he picked up a masterpiece for a
/ˈɒf(ə)n/ /dɪsˈkraɪbd/ /tuː/ /miː/ /haʊ/ /hiː/ /pɪkt/ /ʌp/ /ə/ /ˈmɑːstəpiːs/ /fɔːr/ /eɪ/
mere$50.
/mɪə/ /$50./
One Saturday morning, Frank visited an antique shop in my
/wʌn/ /ˈsætədeɪ/ /ˈmɔːnɪŋ,/ /fræŋk/ /ˈvɪzɪtɪd/ /ən/ /ænˈtiːk/ /ʃɒp/ /ɪn/ /maɪ/
neighbourhood. As he had never been there before, he
/ˈneɪbəhʊd./ /æz/ /hiː/ /hæd/ /ˈnɛvə/ /biːn/ /ðeə/ /bɪˈfɔː,/ /hiː/
found a great deal to interest him. The morning passed
/faʊnd/ /ə/ /greɪt/ /diːl/ /tuː/ /ˈɪntrɪst/ /hɪm./ /ðə/ /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ /pɑːst/
rapidly and Frank was about to leave when he noticed a
/ˈræpɪdli/ /ænd/ /fræŋk/ /wɒz/ /əˈbaʊt/ /tuː/ /liːv/ /wɛn/ /hiː/ /ˈnəʊtɪst/ /eɪ/
large packing case lying on the floor. The dealer told him
/lɑːʤ/ /ˈpækɪŋ/ /keɪs/ /ˈlaɪɪŋ/ /ɒn/ /ðə/ /flɔː./ /ðə/ /ˈdiːlə/ /təʊld/ /hɪm/
that it had just come in, but that he could not be bothered
/ðæt/ /ɪt/ /hæd/ /ʤʌst/ /kʌm/ /ɪn,/ /bʌt/ /ðæt/ /hiː/ /kʊd/ /nɒt/ /biː/ /ˈbɒðəd/
to open it. Frank begged him to do so and the dealer
/tuː/ /ˈəʊpən/ /ɪt./ /fræŋk/ /bɛgd/ /hɪm/ /tuː/ /duː/ /səʊ/ /ænd/ /ðə/ /ˈdiːlə/
reluctantly prised it open. The contents were disappointing.
/rɪˈlʌktəntli/ /praɪzd/ /ɪt/ /ˈəʊpən./ /ðə/ /ˈkɒntɛnts/ /wɜː/ /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ./
Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger, the box
/əˈpɑːt/ /frɒm/ /ən/ /ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ-ˈlʊkɪŋ/ /kɑːvd/ /ˈdægə,/ /ðə/ /bɒks/
was full of crockery, much of it broken. Frank gently lifted
/wɒz/ /fʊl/ /ɒv/ /ˈkrɒkəri,/ /mʌʧ/ /ɒv/ /ɪt/ /ˈbrəʊkən./ /fræŋk/ /ˈʤɛntli/ /ˈlɪftɪd/
the crockery out of the box and suddenly noticed a
/ðə/ /ˈkrɒkəri/ /aʊt/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /bɒks/ /ænd/ /ˈsʌdnli/ /ˈnəʊtɪst/ /eɪ/
miniature painting at the bottom of the packing case. As its
/ˈmɪnəʧə/ /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/ /æt/ /ðə/ /ˈbɒtəm/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /ˈpækɪŋ/ /keɪs./ /æz/ /ɪts/
composition and line reminded him of an Italian painting he
/ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/ /ænd/ /laɪn/ /ˈrɪmaɪndɪd/ /hɪm/ /ɒv/ /ən/ /ɪˈtæliən/ /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/ /hiː/
knew well, he decided to buy it.Glancing at it briefly, the
/njuː/ /wɛl,/ /hiː/ /dɪˈsaɪdɪd/ /tuː/ /baɪ/ /ɪt.//ˈglɑːnsɪŋ/ /æt/ /ɪt/ /ˈbriːfli,/ /ðiː/
dealer told him that it was worth £50. Frank could hardly
/ˈdiːlə/ /təʊld/ /hɪm/ /ðæt/ /ɪt/ /wɒz/ /wɜːθ/ /£50./ /fræŋk/ /kʊd/ /ˈhɑːdli/
conceal his excitement, for he knew that he had made a real
/kənˈsiːl/ /hɪz/ /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt,/ /fɔː/ /hiː/ /njuː/ /ðæt/ /hiː/ /hæd/ /meɪd/ /ə/ /rɪəl/
discovery. The tiny painting proved to be an unknown
/dɪsˈkʌvəri./ /ðə/ /ˈtaɪni/ /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/ /pruːvd/ /tuː/ /biː/ /ən/ /ʌnˈnəʊn/
masterpiece by Correggio and was worth hundreds of
/ˈmɑːstəpiːs/ /baɪ/ /Correggio/ /ænd/ /wɒz/ /wɜːθ/ /ˈhʌndrədz/ /ɒv/
thousands of pounds.
/ˈθaʊzəndz/ /ɒv/ /paʊndz./
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
1/ 單詞
masterpiece - n. 杰作
mere - adj. 仅仅的
begged - v. 恳求
prise - v. 撬开
carve - v. 镌刻
dagger- n. 短剑,匕首
miniature - adj. 小巧的,小型的
composition - n. 构图
Glancing - v. 看, 瞄
conceal -v. 掩饰
Correggio - n. 柯勒乔
2/音標
carve /kɑːvd/
dagger /ˈdægə,/
Glancing/ˈglɑːnsɪŋ/
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