泽平 的ScalersTalk第八轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day

练习材料：

Lesson27(1) Nothingto sell and nothing to buy

It has been saidthat everyone lives by selling something. In the light of this statement,teachers live by selling knowledge, philosophers by selling wisdom and priestsby selling spiritual comfort.

Though it may bepossible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money, it isextremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which peopleperform for us. There are times when we would willingly give everything wepossess to save our lives, yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee foroffering us precisely this service. The conditions of society are such thatskills have to be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop.Everyone has something to sell.

Tramps seem to bethe only exception to this general rule. Beggars almost sell themselves ashuman beings to arouse the pity of passers-by. But real tramps are not beggars.They have nothing to sell and require nothing from others. In seekingindependence, they do not sacrifice their human dignity.

ˈnʌθɪŋ tuː sɛl ænd ˈnʌθɪŋ tuː baɪ

ɪt hæz biːn sɛdðæt ˈɛvrɪwʌn lɪvz baɪ ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ. ɪn ðə laɪt ɒv ðɪs ˈsteɪtmənt, ˈtiːʧəz lɪvbaɪ ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈnɒlɪʤ, fɪˈlɒsəfəz baɪ ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈwɪzdəm ænd priːsts baɪ ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈspɪrɪtjʊəlˈkʌmfət.

ðəʊ ɪt meɪ biː ˈpɒsəbᵊl

tuː ˈmɛʒə ðə ˈvæljuː ɒv məˈtɪərɪəl ɡʊdz ɪn tɜːmz ɒv ˈmʌni, ɪt ɪz ɪksˈtriːmli ˈdɪfɪkəlt tuː

ˈɛstɪmɪt ðə truː ˈvæljuː ɒv ðə ˈsɜːvɪsɪz wɪʧ ˈpiːpl pəˈfɔːm fɔːr ʌs. ðeər ɑː taɪmz wɛn wiː wʊd ˈwɪlɪŋli ɡɪv ˈɛvrɪθɪŋ wiː pəˈzɛs tuː seɪv ˈaʊə lɪvz,

jɛt wiː maɪt ɡrʌʤ ˈpeɪɪŋ ə ˈsɜːʤən ə haɪ fiː fɔːr ˈɒfərɪŋ

ʌs prɪˈsaɪsli ðɪs ˈsɜːvɪs. ðə kənˈdɪʃᵊnz ɒv səˈsaɪəti ɑː sʌʧ ðæt skɪlz hæv tuː biː peɪd fɔːr ɪn ðə

seɪm weɪ ðæt ɡʊdz ɑː peɪd fɔːr æt ə ʃɒp. ˈɛvrɪwʌn hæz ˈsʌmθɪŋ tuː sɛl.

træmps siːm tuː

biː ði ˈəʊnli ɪkˈsɛpʃᵊn tuː ðɪs ˈʤɛnərəl ruːl. ˈbɛɡəz ˈɔːlməʊst sɛl ðəmˈsɛlvz æz ˈhjuːmən ˈbiːɪŋz

tuː əˈraʊz ðə ˈpɪti ɒv ˈpɑːsəz-baɪ. bʌt rɪəl træmps ɑː nɒt ˈbɛɡəz. ðeɪ hæv ˈnʌθɪŋ tuː sɛl ænd rɪˈkwaɪə ˈnʌθɪŋ frɒm ˈʌðəz.

ɪn ˈsiːkɪŋ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns, ðeɪ duː nɒt ˈsækrɪfaɪs ðeə ˈhjuːmən ˈdɪɡnɪti.

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、it has been said：据说，2、in the light of this statement：根据这种说法，根据这一声明，3、philosopher：哲学家，4、wisdom：智慧，才智，5、priest：牧师，神父，6、spiritual：精神的，心灵的，7、in terms of：用……的话，根据，按照，8、grudge：积怨，勉强做，9、precisely：准确地，恰好地，10、tramp：流浪汉，流浪乞丐，重步行走，踏，踩，11、dignity：庄重，尊严

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练习感悟：今天这篇文章居然第一遍录的时候居然读得快了好几秒，看来这篇文章语速是比较慢了。