瘦肉–ScalerTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day88

[Day 1624 2019-03-08]

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 a finger 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!

音标:[deɪ 1624 2019-03-08]

ˈlɛsn28(2) faɪv paʊndz tuː dɪə

ðə nɛkst mæn tuː əˈprəʊʧ miː wɒz ˈsɛlɪŋ ɪksˈpɛnsɪv pɛnz ænd ˈwɒʧɪz. aɪ ɪgˈzæmɪnd wʌn ɒv ðə pɛnz ˈkləʊsli. ɪt ˈsɜːtnli lʊkt ˈʤɛnjʊɪn. æt ðə beɪs ɒv ðə gəʊld ˈkæp, ðə wɜːdz meɪd ɪn ðə juː.ɛs.eɪ.' hæd biːn ˈniːtli ɪnˈskraɪbd. ðə mæn sɛd ðæt ðə pɛn wɒz wɜːθ $50, bʌt æz ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈfeɪvə, hiː wʊd lɛt miː hæv ɪt fɔː $30. aɪ ʃʊk maɪ hɛd ænd hɛld ʌp ə ˈfɪŋgər ˈɪndɪkeɪtɪŋ ðæt aɪ wɒz ˈwɪlɪŋ tuː peɪ $5. ʤɛsˈtɪkjʊleɪtɪŋ ˈwaɪldli, ðə mæn ˈæktɪd æz ɪf hiː faʊnd maɪ ˈɒfər aʊtˈreɪʤəs, bʌt hiː ɪˈvɛnʧəli rɪˈdjuːst ðə praɪs tuː $10. ˈʃrʌgɪŋ maɪ ˈʃəʊldəz, aɪ bɪˈgæn tuː wɔːk əˈweɪ wɛn, ə ˈməʊmənt ˈleɪtə, hiː ræn ˈɑːftə miː ænd θrʌst ðə pɛn ˈɪntuː maɪ hændz. ðəʊ hiː kɛpt ˈθrəʊɪŋ ʌp hɪz ɑːmz ɪn dɪsˈpeə, hiː ˈrɛdɪli əkˈsɛptɪd ðiː $5 aɪ geɪv hɪm. aɪ fɛlt ɪsˈpɛʃəli pliːzd wɪð maɪ ˈwʌndəfʊl ˈbɑːgɪn--ənˈtɪl aɪ gɒt bæk tuː ðə ʃɪp. nəʊ ˈmætə haʊ hɑːd aɪ traɪd, ɪt wɒz ɪmˈpɒsəbl tuː fɪl ðɪs ˈbjuːtəfʊl pɛn wɪð ɪŋk ænd tuː ðɪs deɪ ɪt hæz ˈnɛvə ˈrɪtn ə ˈsɪŋgl wɜːd!

任务配置:L0+L4

知识笔记:1.Gesticulating wildly,激动地打着手势 /ʤɛsˈtɪkjʊleɪtɪŋ/

2.Shrugging my shoulders我耸耸肩膀

3.outrageous出人意料的，令人不悦的

/aʊtˈreɪʤəs/

4.thrust硬塞给/θrʌst/

瘦肉–ScalerTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day88 20190308

5.as a special favour作为一种特殊的优惠

6.throwing up his arms in despair,绝望地举起双手.

练习感悟:1.动作不到位，发音都白费。今天从细节去纠正自己，原来那些你能看到的优秀，都是别人在你看不见的地方偷偷努力。那天看到H说的每日训练最少1-2h,想着自己只是看起来很认真而已。

所有人的认真都是一个标准，极度认真的标准来要求自己，时间一长差距就出来了。