练习材料
Lesson26(1) Wanted: a large biscuit tin
No one can avoid being influenced by advertisements. Much as we may pride ourselves on our good taste, we are no longer free to choose the things we want, for advertising exerts a subtle influence on us. In their efforts to persuade us to buy this or that product, advertisers have made a close study of human nature and have classified all our little weaknesses. Advertisers discovered years ago that all of us love to get something for nothing. An advertisement which begins with the magic word FREE can rarely go wrong. These days, advertisers not only offer free samples but free cars, free houses, and free trips round the world as well. They devise hundreds of competitions which will enable us to win huge sums of money. Radio and television have made it possible for advertisers to capture the attention of millions of people in this way. During a radio programme, a company of biscuit manufacturers once asked listeners to bake biscuits and send them to their factory.
ˈlɛsn26(1) ˈwɒntɪd: ə lɑːʤ ˈbɪskɪt tɪn
nəʊ wʌn kæn əˈvɔɪd ˈbiːɪŋ ˈɪnflʊənst baɪ ədˈvɜːtɪsmənts. mʌʧ æz wiː meɪ praɪd ˌaʊəˈsɛlvz ɒn ˈaʊə gʊd teɪst, wiː ɑː nəʊ ˈlɒŋgəfriː tuː ʧuːz ðə θɪŋz wiː wɒnt, fɔːr ˈædvətaɪzɪŋ ɪgˈzɜːts ə ˈsʌtl ˈɪnflʊəns ɒn ʌs. ɪn ðeər ˈɛfəts tuː pəˈsweɪd ʌs tuː baɪ ðɪs ɔː ðætˈprɒdʌkt, ˈædvətaɪzəz hæv meɪd ə kləʊs ˈstʌdi ɒv ˈhjuːmən ˈneɪʧər ænd hæv ˈklæsɪfaɪd ɔːl ˈaʊə ˈlɪtl ˈwiːknɪsɪz. ˈædvətaɪzəzdɪsˈkʌvəd jɪəz əˈgəʊ ðæt ɔːl ɒv ʌs lʌv tuː gɛt ˈsʌmθɪŋ fɔː ˈnʌθɪŋ. ən ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt wɪʧ bɪˈgɪnz wɪð ðə ˈmæʤɪk wɜːd friː kænˈreəli gəʊ rɒŋ. ðiːz deɪz, ˈædvətaɪzəz nɒt ˈəʊnli ˈɒfə friː ˈsɑːmplz bʌt friː kɑːz, friː ˈhaʊzɪz, ænd friː trɪps raʊnd ðə wɜːld æzwɛl. ðeɪ dɪˈvaɪz ˈhʌndrədz ɒv ˌkɒmpɪˈtɪʃənz wɪʧ wɪl ɪˈneɪbl ʌs tuː wɪn hjuːʤ sʌmz ɒv ˈmʌni. ˈreɪdɪəʊ ænd ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən hæv meɪdɪt ˈpɒsəbl fɔːr ˈædvətaɪzəz tuː ˈkæpʧə ði əˈtɛnʃ(ə)n ɒv ˈmɪljənz ɒv ˈpiːpl ɪn ðɪs weɪ. ˈdjʊərɪŋ ə ˈreɪdɪəʊ ˈprəʊgræm, ə ˈkʌmpəniɒv ˈbɪskɪt ˌmænjʊˈfækʧərəz wʌns ɑːskt ˈlɪsnəz tuː beɪk ˈbɪskɪts ænd sɛnd ðɛm tuː ðeə ˈfæktəri.
任务配置:L0+L4
笔记:pride骄傲、taste鉴赏力、exert施加、subtle微妙的、sample样品、devise设计、capture吸引、manufacturer生产厂家
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