泽平 的ScalersTalk第七轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day

练习材料：

Lesson 19-1     The stuff of dreams

It is fairly clearthat the sleeping period must have some function, and because there is so muchof it the function would seem to be important. Speculations about its naturehave been going on for literally thousands of years, and one odd finding thatmakes the problem puzzling is that it looks very much as if sleeping is notsimply a matter of giving the body a rest. 'Rest', in terms of musclerelaxation and so on, can be achieved by a brief period lying, or even sittingdown. The body's tissues are self-repairing and self-restoring to a degree, andfunction best when more or less continuously active. In fact a basic amount ofmovement occurs during sleep which is specifically concerned with preventingmuscle inactivity.

ðə stʌf ɒv driːmz

ɪt ɪz ˈfeəli klɪə

ðæt ˈsliːpɪŋ ˈpɪərɪəd mʌst hæv sʌm ˈfʌŋkʃən, ænd bɪˈkɒz ðeər ɪz səʊ mʌʧ ɒv ɪt ðə

ˈfʌŋkʃən wʊd siːm tuː iː ɪmˈpɔːtənt. ˌspɛkjʊˈleɪʃənz əˈbaʊt ɪz ˈneɪʧə hæv biːn

ˈgəʊɪŋ ɒn fɔː ˈlɪtərəli ˈθaʊzəndz ɒv jɪəz, ænd wʌn ɒd ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðæt meɪks ðə ˈprɒbləm

ˈpʌzlɪŋ ɪz ðæt ɪt lʊks ˈvɛri mʌʧ æz ɪf ˈsliːpɪŋ ɪz nɒt ˈsɪmpli ə ˈmætər ɒv ˈgɪvɪŋ

ðə ˈbɒdi ə rɛst. rɛst, ɪn tɜːmz ɒv ˈmʌsl ˌriːlækˈseɪʃən ænd səʊ ɒn, kæn biː əˈʧiːvd

baɪ ə briːf ˈpɪərɪəd ˈlaɪɪŋ, ɔːr ˈiːvən ˈsɪtɪŋ daʊn. ðə ˈbɒdiz ˈtɪʃuːz ɑː sɛlf-rɪˈpeərɪŋ ænd sɛlf-rɪsˈtɔːrɪŋ tuː ədɪˈgriː, ænd ˈfʌŋkʃən bɛst wɛn mɔːr ɔː lɛs kənˈtɪnjʊəsli ˈæktɪv. ɪn fækt ə ˈbeɪsɪkəˈmaʊnt ɒv ˈmuːvmənt əˈkɜːz ˈdjʊərɪŋ sliːp wɪʧ ɪz spəˈsɪfɪk(ə)li kənˈsɜːnd wɪðprɪˈvɛntɪŋ ˈmʌsl ˌɪnækˈtɪvɪti.

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、stuff：东西，材料，填塞，the stuff of dreams：话说梦的本质，2、speculation：投机，学说，推测，3、literally：字面上的，4、puzzling：令人费解，5、brief：简短，简要，6、amount：数量，等于，合计，7、specifically：具体来说，明确，8、

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练习感悟：今天这篇文章，居然录了一遍就达标了，真爽。不过，读的过程中，确实能感觉到读起来还是蛮顺的，不拗口。