练习材料：
Lesson 41-3 Training elephants
The captiveelephant, still roped to a tree, plunges and screams every time a man approaches,and for several days will probably refuse all food through anger and fear.Sometimes a tame elephant is tethered nearby to give the wild one confidence,and in most cases the captive gradually quietens down and begins to accept itsfood. The next stage is to get the elephant to the training establishment, aticklish business which is achieved with the aid of two tame elephants roped tothe captive on either side.
When severalelephants are being trained at one time, it is customary for the new arrival tobe placed between the stalls of two captives whose training is already welladvanced. It is then left completely undisturbed with plenty of food and waterso that it can absorb the atmosphere of its new home and see that nothingparticularly alarming is happening to its companions.
ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈɛlɪfənts
ðə ˈkæptɪv ˈɛlɪfənt,
stɪl rəʊpt tuː ə triː, ˈplʌnʤɪz ænd skriːmz ˈɛvri taɪm ə mæn əˈprəʊʧɪz, ænd fɔː
ˈsɛvᵊrᵊl deɪz wɪl ˈprɒbəbli rɪˈfjuːz ɔːl fuːd θruː ˈæŋɡər ænd fɪə. ˈsʌmtaɪmz ə teɪm ˈɛlɪfənt ɪz ˈtɛðəd
ˈnɪəbaɪ tuː ɡɪv ðə waɪld wʌn ˈkɒnfɪdᵊns, ænd ɪn məʊst
ˈkeɪsɪz ðə ˈkæptɪv ˈɡræʤuəli ˈkwaɪətᵊnz daʊn ænd bɪˈɡɪnz tuː əkˈsɛpt ɪts fuːd. ðə nɛkst steɪʤ ɪz tuː ɡɛt ði ˈɛlɪfənt tuː ðə ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɪsˈtæblɪʃmənt,ə ˈtɪklɪʃ ˈbɪznɪs wɪʧ ɪz əˈʧiːvd wɪð ði eɪd ɒv tuː teɪm ˈɛlɪfənts rəʊpt tuː ðəˈkæptɪv ɒn ˈaɪðə saɪd.
wɛn ˈsɛvᵊrᵊl ˈɛlɪfəntsɑː ˈbiːɪŋ treɪnd æt wʌn taɪm, ɪt ɪz ˈkʌstəməri
fɔː ðə njuː əˈraɪvᵊl tuː biː pleɪst bɪˈtwiːn ðə stɔːlz ɒv tuː ˈkæptɪvz huːz
ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɪz ɔːlˈrɛdi wɛl ədˈvɑːnst. ɪt ɪz ðɛn lɛft kəmˈpliːtli ˌʌndɪˈstɜːbd wɪð ˈplɛnti ɒv fuːd ænd
ˈwɔːtə səʊ ðæt ɪt kæn əbˈsɔːb ði ˈætməsfɪər ɒv ɪts njuː həʊm ænd siː ðæt ˈnʌθɪŋ
pəˈtɪkjələli əˈlɑːmɪŋ ɪz ˈhæpnɪŋ tuː ɪts kəmˈpænjənz.
任务配置：L0 + L4
知识笔记：
单词：1、captive：被俘的，俘虏，被迷住的，2、plunge：暴跌，跳水，跳进，3、tame：驯服，驯服的，4、be tethered：被束缚，5、in most cases：在大多数情况下，6、quietens：安静下来，7、establishment：机构，设计，编制，8、ticklish：怕痒的，易怒的，娇嫩，9、customary：习惯的，惯常的，10、stall：摊位，正厅，停车，池，11、absorb：吸收，吸取，摄取，12、
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练习感悟：这篇文章相对来说难度还是比较大的，读起来很拗口，录了三遍达标。
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