北海的ScalersTalk第六轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day 5

练习材料

L21-2：

Daniel Mendoza

/ˈdænjəl/ /Mendoza/

The two men quarrelled bitterly and it was clear that the

/ðə/ /tuː/ /mɛn/ /ˈkwɒrəld/ /ˈbɪtəli/ /ænd/ /ɪt/ /wɒz/ /klɪə/ /ðæt/ /ðiː/

argument could only be settled by a fight. A match was held

/ˈɑːgjʊmənt/ /kʊd/ /ˈəʊnli/ /biː/ /ˈsɛtld/ /baɪ/ /ə/ /faɪt./ /ə/ /mæʧ/ /wɒz/ /hɛld/

atStilton, where both men fought  for an hour.

/æt/ /ˈstɪltn,/ /weə/ /bəʊθ/ /mɛn/ /fɔːt/ /fɔːr/ /ən/ /ˈaʊə./

The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he

/ðə/ /ˈpʌblɪk/ /bɛt/ /ə/ /greɪt/ /diːl/ /ɒv/ /ˈmʌni/ /ɒn/ /Mendoza,/ /bʌt/ /hiː/

was defeated. Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later

/wɒz/ /dɪˈfiːtɪd./ /Mendoza/ /mɛt/ /Humphries/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /rɪŋ/ /ɒn/ /ə/ /ˈleɪtə/

occasion and he lost for a second time. It was not until his

/əˈkeɪʒən/ /ænd/ /hiː/ /lɒst/ /fɔːr/ /ə/ /ˈsɛkənd/ /taɪm./ /ɪt/ /wɒz/ /nɒt/ /ənˈtɪl/ /hɪz/

third match in 1790 that he finally beat Humphries and

/θɜːd/ /mæʧ/ /ɪn/ /1790/ /ðæt/ /hiː/ /ˈfaɪnəli/ /biːt/ /Humphries/ /ænd/

became Champion of England. Meanwhile, he founded a

/bɪˈkeɪm/ /ˈʧæmpiən/ /ɒv/ /ˈɪŋglənd./ /ˈmiːnˈwaɪl,/ /hiː/ /ˈfaʊndɪd/ /eɪ/

highly successful Academy and evenLord Byron became one

/ˈhaɪli/ /səkˈsɛsfʊl/ /əˈkædəmi/ /ænd/ /ˈiːvən/ /lɔːd/ /ˈbaɪrən/ /bɪˈkeɪm/ /wʌn/

of his pupils. He earned enormous sums of money and was

/ɒv/ /hɪz/ /ˈpjuːplz./ /hiː/ /ɜːnd/ /ɪˈnɔːməs/ /sʌmz/ /ɒv/ /ˈmʌni/ /ænd/ /wɒz/

paid as much as $100 for a single appearance.

/peɪd/ /æz/ /mʌʧ/ /æz/ /$100/ /fɔːr/ /ə/ /ˈsɪŋgl/ /əˈpɪə./

Despite this, he was so

/æz/ /$100/ /fɔːr/ /ə/ /ˈsɪŋgl/ /əˈpɪərəns./ /dɪsˈpaɪt/ /ðɪs,/ /hiː/ /wɒz/ /səʊ/

extravagant that he was always in debt. After he was

/ɪksˈtrævɪgənt/ /ðæt/ /hiː/ /wɒz/ /ˈɔːlweɪz/ /ɪn/ /dɛt./ /ˈɑːftə/ /hiː/ /wɒz/

defeated by a boxer called Gentleman Jackson, he was

/dɪˈfiːtɪd/ /baɪ/ /ə/ /ˈbɒksə/ /kɔːld/ /ˈʤɛntlmən/ /ˈʤæksən,/ /hiː/ /wɒz/

quickly forgotten. He was sent to prison for failing to pay his

/ˈkwɪkli/ /fəˈgɒtn./ /hiː/ /wɒz/ /sɛnt/ /tuː/ /ˈprɪzn/ /fɔː/ /ˈfeɪlɪŋ/ /tuː/ /peɪ/ /hɪz/

debts and died in poverty in 1836.

/dɛts/ /ænd/ /daɪd/ /ɪn/ /ˈpɒvəti/ /ɪn/ /1836./

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

1/ 單詞

bitterly - adv. 厉害地

bet - v. 打赌

academy - n. 专业学校

extravagant - adj. 浪费的，奢移的

 poverty - n. 贫困

音標

Academy /əˈkædəmi/

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