伊卡莱姆的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day

练习材料：

Lesson 9-1  Royal espionage

Alfred the Great acted as his own spy, visiting Danish camps disguised as a minstrel. In those days wandering minstrels were welcome everywhere. They were not fighting men, and their harp was their passport. Alfred had learned many of their ballads in his youth, and could vary his programme with a crobatic tricks and simple conjuring.

While Alfred's little army slowly began to gather at Athelney, the king himself set out to penetrate the camp of Guthrum, the commander of the Danish invaders. There had settled down for the winter at Chippenham: thither Alfred went. He noticed at once that discipline was slack: the Danes had the self-confidence of conquerors, and their security precautions were casual. They lived well, on the proceeds of raidson neighbouring regions. There they collected women as well as food and drink, and a life of ease had made them soft.

应用配置：L0+L4

知识笔记： disguised/dɪsˈgaɪzd   minstrel/mɪnstrəl    harp/hɑrp    ballads/bælədz    acrobatic/ækrəˈbætɪk    conjuring/kɑnʤərɪŋ    penetrate/pɛnəˌtreɪt    invaders/ɪnˈveɪdərz    thither/thither    discipline/dɪsəplən    slack/slæk    conquerors/kɑŋkərərz    precautions/priˈkɔʃənz    casual/kæʒwəl    raids/reɪdz    regions/riʤənz

练习感悟：用时1小时12分钟。生词比较多，理解起来有点难读。后面的课文也会越来越难，加油。