练习材料:
L59-2: Collecting
Some things arecollected deliberately in the home in an attempt to avoid waste. Among these Iwould list string and brown paper, kept by thrifty people when a parcel hasbeen opened, to save buying these two requisites. Collecting small items caneasily become a mania. I know someone who always cuts sketches out fromnewspapers of model clothes that she would like to buy if she had the money. Asshe is not rich, the chances that she will ever be able to afford suchpurchases are remote; but she is never sufficiently strong-minded to be able tostop the practice. It is a harmless habit, but it litters up her desk to suchan extent that every time she opens it, loose bits of paper fall out in everydirection. Collecting as a serious hobby is quite different and has manyadvantages. It provides relaxation for leisure hours, as just looking at one's treasuresis always a joy. One does not have to go outside for amusement, since thecollection is housed at home.
kəˈlɛktɪŋ
sʌm θɪŋz ɑː kəˈlɛktɪd dɪˈlɪbərɪtli ɪn ðə həʊm ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt
tuː əˈvɔɪd weɪst. əˈmʌŋ ðiːz aɪ wʊd lɪst strɪŋ ænd braʊn ˈpeɪpə, kɛpt baɪ ˈθrɪfti
ˈpiːpl wɛn ə ˈpɑːsl hæz biːn ˈəʊpənd, tuː seɪv ˈbaɪɪŋ ðiːz
tuː ˈrɛkwɪzɪts. kəˈlɛktɪŋ smɔːl ˈaɪtəmz kæn ˈiːzɪli bɪˈkʌm ə ˈmeɪniə. aɪ nəʊ ˈsʌmwʌn
huː ˈɔːlweɪz kʌts ˈskɛʧɪz aʊt frɒm ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpəz ɒv ˈmɒdl kləʊðz ðæt ʃiː wʊd laɪk
tuː baɪ ɪf ʃiː hæd ðə ˈmʌni. æz ʃiː ɪz nɒt rɪʧ, ðə ˈʧɑːnsɪz ðæt ʃiː wɪl ˈɛvə biː ˈeɪbl tuː əˈfɔːd
sʌʧ ˈpɜːʧəsɪz ɑː rɪˈməʊt; bʌt ʃiː ɪz ˈnɛvə səˈfɪʃəntli
ˈstrɒŋˈmaɪndɪd tuː biː ˈeɪbl tuː stɒp ðə ˈpræktɪs. ɪt ɪz ə ˈhɑːmlɪs ˈhæbɪt, bʌt ɪt ˈlɪtəz ʌp hɜː dɛsk tuː
sʌʧ ən ɪksˈtɛnt ðæt ˈɛvri taɪm ʃiː ˈəʊpənz ɪt, luːs bɪts ɒv ˈpeɪpə fɔːl aʊt ɪn
ˈɛvri dɪˈrɛkʃən. kəˈlɛktɪŋ æz ə ˈsɪərɪəs ˈhɒbi ɪz kwaɪt ˈdɪfrənt ænd hæz ˈmɛni ədˈvɑːntɪʤɪz. ɪt prəˈvaɪdz ˌriːlækˈseɪʃən fɔː ˈlɛʒərˈaʊəz, æz ʤʌst ˈlʊkɪŋ æt wʌnz ˈtrɛʒəz ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz ə ʤɔɪ. wʌn dʌz nɒt hæv tuː gəʊˌaʊtˈsaɪd fɔːr əˈmjuːzmənt, sɪns ðə kəˈlɛkʃən ɪz haʊzd æt həʊm.
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
单词:1、deliberately:故意地,诚心,2、thrifty:节俭,节约,3、parcel:包裹,邮包,4、requisite:必需的,必需品,5、mania:狂躁,become a mania:成为狂热者,6、sketches:草图,7、remote:偏僻的,渺,8、sufficiently:充分地,9、litter:垃圾,使凌乱,10、extent:程度,范围,11、loose:松动的,疏松,松弛,12、bit:少量,点滴,13、relaxation:放松,松弛,14、leisure:闲暇,空闲,15、treasure:宝藏,珍宝,16、housed:安置
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感悟:今天的文章,其实难度挺大的,比较难读,拗口,而且生词也算比较多的,不过我只录了两遍就达标了,语音语调也是有所把握,感觉挺不错的