练习材料:
In 1963 a Lancaster bomber crashed on Wallis Island, a remote place in the South Pacific, a long way west of Samoa. The plane wasn't too badly damaged, but over the years, the crash was forgotten and the wreck remained undisturbed. Then in 1989, twenty-six years after the crash, the plane was accidentally rediscovered in an aerial survey of the island. By this time, a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth rescuing. The French authorities had the plane packaged and moved in parts back to France. Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored. It has four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, but the group will need to have only three of them rebuilt. Imagine their surprise and delight when they broke open the packing cases and found that the fourth engine was sweet as honey -- still in perfect condition. A colony of bees had turned the engine into a hive and it was totally preserved in beeswax!
/ɪn/ 1963 /ə/ /ˈlæŋkəstə/ /ˈbɒmə/ /kræʃt/ /ɒn/ /ˈwɒlɪs/ /ˈaɪlənd/, /ə/ /rɪˈməʊt/ /pleɪs/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /saʊθ/ /pəˈsɪfɪk/, /ə/ /lɒŋ/ /weɪ/ /wɛst/ /ɒv/ /səˈməʊə/. /ðə/ /pleɪn/ /wɒznt/ /tuː/ /ˈbædli/ /ˈdæmɪʤd/, /bʌt/ /ˈəʊvə/ /ðə/ /jɪəz/, /ðə/ /kræʃ/ /wɒz/ /fəˈgɒtn/ /ænd/ /ðə/ /rɛk/ /rɪˈmeɪnd/ /ˌʌndɪˈstɜːbd/. /ðɛn/ /ɪn/ 1989, /ˈtwɛnti/-/sɪks/ /jɪəz/ /ˈɑːftə/ /ðə/ /kræʃ/, /ðə/ /pleɪn/ /wɒz/ /ˌæksɪˈdɛntəli/ /ˌriːdɪsˈkʌvəd/ /ɪn/ /ən/ /ˈeərɪəl/ /ˈsɜːveɪ/ /ɒv/ /ði/ /ˈaɪlənd/. /baɪ/ /ðɪs/ /taɪm/, /ə/ /ˈlæŋkəstə/ /ˈbɒmər/ /ɪn/ /ˈriːznəbl/ /kənˈdɪʃən/ /wɒz/ /reər/ /ænd/ /wɜːθ/ /ˈrɛskjuːɪŋ/. /ðə/ /frɛnʧ/ /ɔːˈθɒrɪtiz/ /hæd/ /ðə/ /pleɪn/ /ˈpækɪʤd/ /ænd/ /muːvd/ /ɪn/ /pɑːts/ /bæk/ /tuː/ /ˈfrɑːns/. /naʊ/ /ə/ /gruːp/ /ɒv/ /ɪnˈθjuːzɪæsts/ /ɑː/ /ˈgəʊɪŋ/ /tuː/ /hæv/ /ðə/ /pleɪn/ /rɪsˈtɔːd/. /ɪt/ /hæz/ /fɔː/ /rəʊlz/-/rɔɪs/ /ˈmɜːlɪn/ /ˈɛnʤɪnz/, /bʌt/ /ðə/ /gruːp/ /wɪl/ /niːd/ /tuː/ /hæv/ /ˈəʊnli/ /θriː/ /ɒv/ /ðɛm/ /ˌriːˈbɪlt/. /ɪˈmæʤɪn/ /ðeə/ /səˈpraɪz/ /ænd/ /dɪˈlaɪt/ /wɛn/ /ðeɪ/ /brəʊk/ /ˈəʊpən/ /ðə/ /ˈpækɪŋ/ /ˈkeɪsɪz/ /ænd/ /faʊnd/ /ðæt/ /ðə/ /fɔːθ/ /ˈɛnʤɪn/ /wɒz/ /swiːt/ /æz/ /ˈhʌni/ -- /stɪl/ /ɪn/ /ˈpɜːfɪkt/ /kənˈdɪʃən/. /ə/ /ˈkɒləni/ /ɒv/ /biːz/ /hæd/ /tɜːnd/ /ði/ /ˈɛnʤɪn/ /ˈɪntuː/ /ə/ /haɪv/ /ænd/ /ɪt/ /wɒz/ /ˈtəʊtli/ /prɪˈzɜːvd/ /ɪn/ /ˈbiːzwæks/!
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
Bomber 轰炸机
Samoa 萨摩亚(南太平洋中部一群岛)
Aerial survey 航测
A colony of bees 一群蜜蜂
Beeswax 蜂蜡
Hive /haɪv/ 蜂巢
练习感悟:继续补作业。
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