Vicky的ScalersTalk第六轮新概念朗读持续力训练Da

L57-4: Back in the old country

ɛl57-4: bæk ɪn ði əʊld ˈkʌntri

The curious thing was that the lake was not marked on the map. I felt as if I had stumbled into a nightmare country, as you sometimes do in dreams.

And, as in a nightmare, there was nobody in sight to help me. Fortunately for me, as I was wondering what to do next, there appeared on the horizon a man on horseback, riding in my direction. I waited till he came near, then I asked him the way to our old village. He said that there was now no village. I thought he must have misunderstood me, so I repeated its name. This time he pointed to the lake. The village no longer existed because it had been submerged, and all the vally too. The lake was not a natural one, but a man-made reservoir.

ðə ˈkjʊərɪəs θɪŋ wɒz ðæt ðə leɪk wɒz nɒt mɑːkt ɒn ðə mæp. aɪ fɛlt æz ɪf aɪ hæd ˈstʌmbld ˈɪntuː ə ˈnaɪtmeə ˈkʌntri, æz juː ˈsʌmtaɪmz duː ɪn driːmz.

ænd, æz ɪn ə ˈnaɪtmeə, ðeə wɒz ˈnəʊbədi ɪn saɪt tuː hɛlp miː. ˈfɔːʧnɪtli fɔː miː, æz aɪ wɒz ˈwʌndərɪŋ wɒt tuː duː nɛkst, ðeər əˈpɪəd ɒn ðə həˈraɪzn ə mæn ɒn ˈhɔːsbæk, ˈraɪdɪŋ ɪn maɪ dɪˈrɛkʃən. aɪ ˈweɪtɪd tɪl hiː keɪm nɪə, ðɛn aɪ ɑːskt hɪm ðə weɪ tuː ˈaʊər əʊld ˈvɪlɪʤ. hiː sɛd ðæt ðeə wɒz naʊ nəʊ ˈvɪlɪʤ. aɪ θɔːt hiː mʌst hæv ˌmɪsʌndəˈstʊd miː, səʊ aɪ rɪˈpiːtɪd ɪts neɪm. ðɪs taɪm hiː ˈpɔɪntɪd tuː ðə leɪk. ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ nəʊ ˈlɒŋgər ɪgˈzɪstɪd bɪˈkɒz ɪt hæd biːn səbˈmɜːʤd, ænd ɔːl ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ tuː. ðə leɪk wɒz nɒt ə ˈnæʧrəl wʌn, bʌt ə ˈmænˈmeɪd ˈrɛzəvwɑː.

任务配置：L0、L3、L4

知识笔记：

音标

[θ] 发音时，舌尖微微伸出，置于上下门齿之间，舌身成扁平；舌尖和下齿之间的气流通道非常窄小，气流从舌齿间的窄缝中泄出；声带不振动。

[ð] 发音时，舌尖微微伸出，置于上下门齿之间，舌身成扁平；舌尖和下齿之间的气流通道非常窄小，气流从舌齿间的窄缝中泄出；声带振动。

单词与短语

I felt as if我感觉好像

Fortunately for me 幸运的是

练习感悟：今天的音标让我有点门牙酸~也许是在写英文日记的缘故，我开始很关注某些情况怎么用英文来表达，一些句式、短语等。