Lily的Scalers Talk第八轮新概念朗读持续力训练Da

L56-3:Our neighbour, the river

From an attic window we could get a sweeping view of the river where their land joined ours, and at the most critical juncture we took turns in watching that point. The first sign of disaster was a dead sheep floating down. Next came a horse, swimming bravely, but we were afraid that the strength of the current would prevent its landing anywhere before it became exhausted. Suddenly a raft appeared, looking rather like Noah's ark, carrying the whole family, a few hens, the dogs, a cat, and a bird in a cage. We realized that they must have become unduly frightened by the rising flood, for their house, which had sound foundations, would have stood stoutly even if it had been almost submerged. The men of our family waded down through our flooded meadows with boathooks, in the hope of being able to grapple a corner of the raft and pull it out of the current towards our bank. We still think it a miracle that they were able to do so.

attic /ˈætɪk/ 顶楼、阁楼

sweeping  /ˈswiːpɪŋ/ 影响广泛的;大范围的;

juncture  /ˈdʒʌŋktʃər/  关键时刻;关头

 take turns in doing  轮流

raft   /ræft/  木筏;

unduly /ˌʌnˈduːli/ 过度地

foundations /faʊnˈdeɪʃənz/ 地基;房基

stoutly /staʊt/  粗壮结实的;厚实牢固的;

submerge /səbˈmɜːrdʒ/  淹没、 浸没

wade /weɪd/  蹚;跋涉(水或淤泥等)

boathook /ˈboʊthʊk/ 撑篙，钩杆

grapple /ˈɡræpl/  抓住

miracle /ˈmɪrəkl/ 神迹;奇迹;出人意料的事

一大早就完成了今天的作业，神清气爽。还能从容的把整篇文章多读两遍。