练习材料:
L34(2):A happy discovery
One Saturday morning, Frank visited an antique shop in my neighbourhood. As he had never been there before, he found a great deal to interest him. The morning passed rapidly and Frank was about to leave when he noticed a large packing case lying on the floor. The dealer told him that it had just come in, but that he could not be bothered to open it. Frank begged him to do so and the dealer reluctantly prised it open. The contents were disappointing. Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery, much of it broken. Frank gently lifted the crockery out of the box and suddenly noticed a miniature painting at the bottom of the packing case. As its composition and line reminded him of an Italian painting he knew well, he decided to buy it. Glancing at it briefly, the dealer told him that it was worth £50. Frank could hardly conceal his excitement, for he knew that he had made a real discovery. The tiny painting proved to be an unknown masterpiece by Correggio and was worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
wʌn ˈsætədeɪ ˈmɔːnɪŋ, fræŋk ˈvɪzɪtɪd ən ænˈtiːk ʃɒp ɪn maɪ ˈneɪbəhʊd. æz hiː hæd ˈnɛvə biːn ðeə bɪˈfɔː, hiː faʊnd ə greɪt diːl tuː ˈɪntrɪst hɪm. ðə ˈmɔːnɪŋ pɑːst ˈræpɪdli ænd fræŋk wɒz əˈbaʊt tuː liːv wɛn hiː ˈnəʊtɪst ə lɑːʤ ˈpækɪŋ keɪs ˈlaɪɪŋ ɒn ðə flɔː. ðə ˈdiːlə təʊld hɪm ðæt ɪt hæd ʤʌst kʌm ɪn, bʌt ðæt hiː kʊd nɒt biː ˈbɒðəd tuː ˈəʊpən ɪt. fræŋk bɛgd hɪm tuː duː səʊ ænd ðə ˈdiːlə rɪˈlʌktəntli praɪzd ɪt ˈəʊpən. ðə ˈkɒntɛnts wɜː ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ. əˈpɑːt frɒm ən ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ-ˈlʊkɪŋ kɑːvd ˈdægə, ðə bɒks wɒz fʊl ɒv ˈkrɒkəri, mʌʧ ɒv ɪt ˈbrəʊkən. fræŋk ˈʤɛntli ˈlɪftɪd ðə ˈkrɒkəri aʊt ɒv ðə bɒks ænd ˈsʌdnli ˈnəʊtɪst ə ˈmɪnəʧə ˈpeɪntɪŋ æt ðə ˈbɒtəm ɒv ðə ˈpækɪŋ keɪs. æz ɪts ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən ænd laɪn ˈrɪmaɪndɪd hɪm ɒv ən ɪˈtæliən ˈpeɪntɪŋ hiː njuː wɛl, hiː dɪˈsaɪdɪd tuː baɪ ɪt. ˈglɑːnsɪŋ æt ɪt ˈbriːfli, ðə ˈdiːlə təʊld hɪm ðæt ɪt wɒz wɜːθ £50. fræŋk kʊd ˈhɑːdli kənˈsiːl hɪz ɪkˈsaɪtmənt, fɔː hiː njuː ðæt hiː hæd meɪd ə rɪəl dɪsˈkʌvəri. ðə ˈtaɪni ˈpeɪntɪŋ pruːvd tuː biː ən ʌnˈnəʊn ˈmɑːstəpiːs baɪ Correggio ænd wɒz wɜːθ ˈhʌndrədz ɒv ˈθaʊzəndz ɒv paʊndz.
任务配置:
L0+L4
知识笔记:
新词:beg 恳求,乞讨;reluctantly 不情愿地;masterpiece 杰作;
词组:be about to 正打算,将要;be bothered to do 受累去做某事;
练习感悟:
昨天晚上因为作业和南粤好少年详细事迹的原因,一直折腾到十一点半左右才能睡觉。
今天干脆请了一节课的假,还要做做表格,顺便把朗读也做掉。
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