泽平 的ScalersTalk第六轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day

练习材料：

L49-2: The ideal servant

Though my auntpursued what was, in those days, an enlightened policy, in that she neverallowed her domestic staff to work more than eight hours a day, she wasextremely difficult to please. While she always criticized the fickleness ofhuman nature, she carried on an unrelenting search for the ideal servant to theend of her days, even after she had been sadly disillusioned by Bessie.Bessieworked for Aunt Harriet for three years. During that time she so gained myaunt's confidence that she was put in charge of the domestic staff. AuntHarriet could not find words to praise Bessie's industriousness and efficiency.In addition to all her other qualifications, Bessie was an expert cook. Sheacted the role of the perfect servant for three years before Aunt Harrietdiscovered her 'little weakness'. After being absent from the Gables for aweek, my aunt unexpectedly returned one afternoon with a party of guests andinstructed Bessie to prepare dinner.

ði aɪˈdɪəl ˈsɜːvənt

ðəʊ maɪ ɑːnt pəˈsjuːd wɒt wɒz, ɪn ðəʊz deɪz, ən ɪnˈlaɪtnd ˈpɒlɪsi, ɪn ðæt ʃiː ˈnɛvər əˈlaʊd hɜː dəʊˈmɛstɪk stɑːf tuː wɜːk mɔː ðæn eɪt ˈaʊəz ə deɪ, ʃiː wɒz ɪksˈtriːmli ˈdɪfɪkəlt tuː pliːz. waɪl ʃiː ˈɔːlweɪz ˈkrɪtɪsaɪzd ðə ˈfɪklnɪs ɒv ˈhjuːmən ˈneɪʧə, ʃiː ˈkærid ɒn ən ˌʌnrɪˈlɛntɪŋ sɜːʧ fɔː ði aɪˈdɪəl ˈsɜːvənt tuː ði ɛnd ɒv hɜː deɪz, ˈiːvən ˈɑːftə ʃiː hæd biːn ˈsædli ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənd baɪ Bessie.Bessie wɜːkt fɔːr ɑːnt ˈhærɪət fɔː θriː jɪəz. ˈdjʊərɪŋ ðæt taɪm ʃiː səʊ geɪnd maɪ ɑːnts ˈkɒnfɪdəns ðæt ʃiː wɒz pʊt ɪn ʧɑːʤ ɒv ðə dəʊˈmɛstɪk stɑːf. ɑːnt ˈhærɪət kʊd nɒt faɪnd wɜːdz tuː preɪz Bessie's ɪnˈdʌstrɪəsnəs ænd ɪˈfɪʃənsi. ɪn əˈdɪʃ(ə)n tuː ɔːl hɜːr ˈʌðə ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃənz, Bessie wɒz ən ˈɛkspɜːt kʊk. ʃiː ˈæktɪd ðə rəʊl ɒv ðə ˈpɜːfɪkt ˈsɜːvənt fɔː θriː jɪəz bɪˈfɔːr ɑːnt ˈhærɪət dɪsˈkʌvəd hɜː ˈlɪtl ˈwiːknɪs. ˈɑːftə ˈbiːɪŋ ˈæbsənt frɒm ðə ˈgeɪblz fɔːr ə wiːk, maɪ ɑːnt ˌʌnɪksˈpɛktɪdli rɪˈtɜːnd wʌn ˈɑːftəˈnuːn wɪð ə ˈpɑːti ɒv gɛsts ænd ɪnˈstrʌktɪd Bessie tuː prɪˈpeəˈdɪnə.

任务配置：L0+L1+ L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、pursue：追求，2、enlighten：开导，3、criticize：批评，4、fickleness：善变，5、unrelenting：无情的，6、disillusioned：幻灭，7、industriousness：勤奋，8、efficiency：效率，9、qualification：资格，条件

音标：/z/ 发音同/s/，须振动声带。

练习感悟： 这两天有点偷懒，今天又是在很晚的时候才开始读，还好文章比较简单，给我及时完成任务了，松了一口气。