L34(1):Ahappydiscovery
Antique shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people. The more expensive kind of antique shop where rare objects are beautifully displayed in glass cases to keep them free from dust is usually a forbidding place. But no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique shop. There is always hope that in its labyrinth of musty, dark, disordered rooms a real rarity will be found amongst the piles of assorted junk that litter the floors. No one discovers a rarity by chance. A truly dedicated bargain hunter must have patience, and above all, the ability to recognize the worth of something when he sees it. To do this, he must be at least as knowledgeable as the dealer. Like a scientist bent on making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that one day he will be amply rewarded.
音标:ɛl34(1):ə ˈhæpi dɪsˈkʌvəri
ænˈtiːk ʃɒps ɪgˈzɜːt ə pɪˈkjuːliə ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃən ɒn ə greɪt ˈmɛni ˈpiːpl. ðə mɔːr ɪksˈpɛnsɪv kaɪnd ɒv ænˈtiːk ʃɒp weə reər ˈɒbʤɪkts ɑː ˈbjuːtəfʊli dɪsˈpleɪd ɪn glɑːs ˈkeɪsɪz tuː kiːp ðɛm friː frɒm dʌst ɪz ˈjuːʒʊəli ə fəˈbɪdɪŋ pleɪs. bʌt nəʊ wʌn hæz tuː ˈmʌstər ʌp ˈkʌrɪʤ tuː ˈɛntər ə lɛs prɪˈtɛnʃəs ænˈtiːk ʃɒp. ðeər ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz həʊp ðæt ɪn ɪts ˈlæbərɪnθ ɒv ˈmʌsti, dɑːk, dɪsˈɔːdəd ruːmz ə rɪəl ˈreərɪti wɪl biː faʊnd əˈmʌŋst ðə paɪlz ɒv əˈsɔːtɪd ʤʌŋk ðæt ˈlɪtə ðə flɔːz. nəʊ wʌn dɪsˈkʌvəz ə ˈreərɪti baɪ ʧɑːns. ə ˈtruːli ˈdɛdɪkeɪtɪd ˈbɑːgɪn ˈhʌntə mʌst hæv ˈpeɪʃəns, ænd əˈbʌv ɔːl, ði əˈbɪlɪti tuː ˈrɛkəgnaɪz ðə wɜːθ ɒv ˈsʌmθɪŋ wɛn hiː siːz ɪt. tuː duː ðɪs, hiː mʌst biː æt liːst æz ˈnɒlɪʤəbl æz ðə ˈdiːlə. laɪk ə ˈsaɪəntɪst bɛnt ɒn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə dɪsˈkʌvəri, hiː mʌst ˈʧɛrɪʃ ðə həʊp ðæt wʌn deɪ hiː wɪl biː ˈæmpli rɪˈwɔːdɪd.
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:1.antique/ænˈtiːk/古董,古玩
2.fascination/ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃən/ 魅力,迷惑力
3.forbidding望而生畏的
4.muster鼓起
5.pretentious自命不凡的
6. labyrinth/ ˈlæbərɪnθ / 迷宫
7.amply/ˈæmpli/足够地
8.muster up courage,鼓起勇气
9.above all 最重要的是
10.be bent on 决心要
练习感悟:1、一直对语调语感有种独特的情节,而忽略了基本功音标的掌握。但一口好听的英文表达离不开标准的语音发音和语调的搭配,如此才更显生动。最近听语调多过音标,导致部分发音有一些想当然,重新标准一遍发现音质更清晰。
快即是慢,慢即是快。我放慢速度一字一句的精读,熟悉之后把读不顺的着重读。发现表达更精准,喜欢这种节奏。nice