练习材料:
L3-(2): An unknown goddess
The body of onestatue was found among remains dating from the 15th century B.C. Its missinghead happened to be among remains of the fifth century B. C. This head musthave been found in Classical times and carefully preserved. It was very old andprecious even then. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, theywere amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-lookingwoman. She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips. She waswearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground. Despite her great age, shewas very graceful indeed, but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable todiscover her identity.
ən ʌnˈnəʊn ˈgɒdɪs
ðə ˈbɒdi ɒv wʌnˈstætjuː wɒz faʊnd əˈmʌŋ rɪˈmeɪnz ˈdeɪtɪŋ frɒm ðiː 15th ˈsɛnʧʊri biː. siː. ɪts ˈmɪsɪŋ hɛd ˈhæpənd tuː biː əˈmʌŋ rɪˈmeɪnz ɒv ðə fɪfθ ˈsɛnʧʊri biː. siː. ðɪs hɛd mʌst hæv biːn faʊnd ɪn ˈklæsɪkəl taɪmz ænd ˈkeəfli prɪˈzɜːvd. ɪt wɒz ˈvɛri əʊld ænd ˈprɛʃəs ˈiːvən ðɛn. wɛn ði ˌɑːkɪˈɒləʤɪsts ˌriːkənsˈtrʌktɪd ðə ˈfrægmənts, ðeɪ wɜːr əˈmeɪzd tuː faɪnd ðæt ðə ˈgɒdɪs tɜːnd aʊt tuː biː ə ˈvɛri ˈmɒdən-ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈwʊmən. ʃiː stʊd θriː fiːt haɪ ænd hɜː hændz ˈrɛstɪd ɒn hɜː hɪps. ʃiː wɒz ˈweərɪŋ ə ˈfʊlˈlɛŋθ skɜːt wɪʧ swɛpt ðə graʊnd. dɪsˈpaɪt hɜː greɪt eɪʤ, ʃiː wɒz ˈvɛri ˈgreɪsfʊl ɪnˈdiːd, bʌt, səʊ fɑː, ði ˌɑːkɪˈɒləʤɪsts hæv biːn ʌnˈeɪbl tuː dɪsˈkʌvə hɜːr aɪˈdɛntɪti.
任务配置:L0+L1+ L4
知识笔记:
单词:1、date from:可追溯,日期从,2、rest on:靠在什么上,3、hips:臀部,4、swept:扫,5、despite:尽管,虽然,任凭,6、graceful:优雅,优美,7、identity:身份,个性
音标:/dz/ 舌尖抵住上齿,作好发“d”的姿势,气流冲破阻碍,发出短促的“d”音后,紧接着就发“z”这摩擦音。
练习感悟:最后一句打结了,不过整体来说读得还是比较顺口的