LemonIce的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训

Lesson28(2) Five pounds too dear

The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches. I examined one of the pens closely. It certainly looked genuine. At the base of the gold cap, the words 'made in the U.S.A.' had been neatly inscribed. The man said that the pen was worth $50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for $30. I shook my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay $5. Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually reduced the price to $10. Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands. Though he kept throwing up his arms in despair, he readily accepted the $5 I gave him. I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain--until I got back to the ship. No matter how hard I tried, it was impossible to fill this beautiful pen with ink and to this day it has never written a single word!

任务配置：L0+L4

词音：genuine,watch,inscribe,Gesticulate,outrageous,Shrug

词义：Shrug  耸肩，耸肩表示；outrageous  令人吃惊的；粗暴的；可恶的；Gesticulate  用姿势示意；做手势；favour  偏爱；善行；inscribe  题写；neatly  整洁地；熟练地；灵巧地；genuine  真实的；真正的

练习感悟：

在练习语调和连续性的时候，一样需要时刻注意单词的发音。

一句话，就是干。