练习材料：Lesson 96 The dead return 时长：82s
A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan.
ə ˈfɛstəvəl fɔː ðə dɛd ɪz hɛld wʌns ə jɪər ɪn ʤəˈpæn.
This festival is a cheerful occasion, for on this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living.
ðɪs ˈfɛstəvəl ɪz ə ˈʧɪəfʊl əˈkeɪʒən, fɔːr ɒn ðɪs deɪ, ðə dɛd ɑː sɛd tuː rɪˈtɜːn tuː ðeə həʊmz ænd ðeɪ ɑː ˈwɛlkəmd baɪ ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ.
As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them.
æz ðeɪ ɑːr ɪksˈpɛktɪd tuː biː ˈhʌŋgri ˈɑːftə ðeə lɒŋ ˈʤɜːni, fuːd ɪz leɪd aʊt fɔː ðɛm.
Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way.
ˈspɛʃəli-meɪd ˈlæntənz ɑː hʌŋ ˌaʊtˈsaɪd iːʧ haʊs tuː hɛlp ðə dɛd tuː faɪnd ðeə weɪ.
All night long, people dance and sing.
ɔːl naɪt lɒŋ, ˈpiːpl dɑːns ænd sɪŋ.
In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.
ɪn ði ˈɜːli ˈmɔːnɪŋ, ðə fuːd ðæt hæd biːn leɪd aʊt fɔː ðə dɛd ɪz θrəʊn ˈɪntuː ə ˈrɪvər ɔːr ˈɪntuː ðə siː æz ɪt ɪz kənˈsɪdəd ʌnˈlʌki fɔːr ˈɛnɪwʌn ˈlɪvɪŋ tuː iːt ɪt.
In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before, are placed into the water when the festival is over.
ɪn taʊnz ðæt ɑː nɪə ðə siː, ðə ˈtaɪni ˈlæntənz wɪʧ hæd biːn hʌŋ ɪn ðə striːts ðə naɪt bɪˈfɔː, ɑː pleɪst ˈɪntuː ðə ˈwɔːtə wɛn ðə ˈfɛstəvəl ɪz ˈəʊvə.
Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world.
ˈθaʊzəndz ɒv ˈlæntənz ˈsləʊli drɪft aʊt tuː siː ˈgaɪdɪŋ ðə dɛd ɒn ðeə rɪˈtɜːn ˈʤɜːni tuː ði ˈʌðə wɜːld.
This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.
ðɪs ɪz ə ˈmuːvɪŋ ˈspɛktəkl, fɔː kraʊdz ɒv ˈpiːpl stænd ɒn ðə ʃɔː ˈwɒʧɪŋ ðə ˈlæntənz ˈdrɪftɪŋ əˈweɪ ənˈtɪl ðeɪ kæn biː siːn nəʊ mɔː.
任务配置：L0+L1+L4
知识笔记：/ʒ/
1）双唇略微向前突出，略成长方形。
2）将舌端抬起，靠近齿龈后部，但不要贴住。
3）舌身抬起，靠近上腭，形成狭长的通道，气流通过通道时摩擦，同时声带震动发声
注意：/ʒ/是个浊辅音，发音时只有微弱气流泻出，这是一个较难发准的音，要注意声带的震动
spectacle n.
1.[pl] 精彩的表演；壮观的场面a performance or an event that is very impressive and exciting to look at
2.[c] 壮观的景象a sight or view that is very impressive to look at
3.[sing] 奇特的现象；出人意外的情况an unusual or surprising sight or situation that attracts a lot of attention
adj.+n.
magnificent spectacle,amazing spectacle,sad spectacle,splendid spectacle,wonderful spectacle
v.+n.
练习感悟：
1、当看到今天这篇是第二册书的最后一课很惊讶，不知不觉就和大家一起读了这么多课了，总有种练习的不够充分的感觉。
2、今天一早很让我惊喜的是我随便读了几个雅思口语的句子，听起来很明显与原来读的不一样了，感觉与英音很接近。还蛮开心的。。不放弃不放弃！！！
