练习材料:
L19-1:A very dearcat
Kidnappers arerarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest inMrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat. Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady,
has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for agreat many years. Rastus leads an orderly life. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seveno'clock. One evening, however, he failed to arrive. Mrs. Ramsay got veryworried.
She lookedeverywhere for him but could not find him.
Three days afterRastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter. The writerstated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs.Ramsay paid a ransom of $1,000.
ə ˈvɛri dɪə kæt
ˈkɪdnæpəz ɑː ˈreəli ˈɪntrɪstɪd ɪn ˈænɪməlz, bʌt ðeɪˈriːsntli tʊk kənˈsɪdərəbᵊl ˈɪntrɪst ɪn Mrs. ˈɛlənɔː Ramsay's kæt. Mrs. ˈɛlənɔːRamsay, ə ˈvɛri ˈwɛlθi əʊld ˈleɪdi,
hæz ʃeəd ə flæt wɪð
hɜː kæt, Rastus, fɔːr ə ɡreɪt ˈmɛni jɪəz. Rastus liːdz ən ˈɔːdəli laɪf. hiː ˈjuːʒʊəli teɪks ə ʃɔːt
wɔːk ɪn ði ˈiːvnɪŋz ænd ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz həʊm baɪ ˈsɛvn əˈklɒk. wʌn ˈiːvnɪŋ, haʊˈɛvə,
hiː feɪld tuː əˈraɪv. Mrs. Ramsay ɡɒt ˈvɛri ˈwʌrid.
ʃiː lʊkt ˈɛvrɪweəfɔː hɪm bʌt kʊd nɒt faɪnd hɪm.
ðeə deɪz ˈɑːftə Rastus' ˌdɪsəˈpɪərəns, Mrs. Ramsay rɪˈsiːvdən əˈnɒnɪməs ˈlɛtə. ðə ˈraɪtə ˈsteɪtɪd ðæt Rastus wɒz ɪn seɪf hændz ænd wʊd biːrɪˈtɜːnd ɪˈmiːdiətli ɪf Mrs. Ramsay peɪd ə ˈrænsəm ɒv $1,000.
任务配置:L0 + L4
知识笔记:
单词:1、kidnapper:绑匪,绑架者,2、anonymous:匿名的,不知名的,3、ransom:赎金
音标:
练习感悟: 录了两遍达标,感觉还可以。
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