泽平 的ScalersTalk第七轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day

练习材料：

L19-1：A very dearcat

Kidnappers arerarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest inMrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat. Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, hasshared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years. Rastus leads anorderly life. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always homeby seven o'clock. One evening, however, he failed to arrive. Mrs. Ramsay gotvery worried.

She lookedeverywhere for him but could not find him.

Three days afterRastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter. The writerstated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs.Ramsay paid a ransom of $1,000.

ə ˈvɛri dɪə kæt

ˈkɪdnæpəz ɑː ˈreəli ˈɪntrɪstɪd ɪn ˈænɪməlz, bʌt ðeɪˈriːsntli tʊk kənˈsɪdərəbl ˈɪntrɪst ɪn Mrs. ˈɛlənɔː Ramsay's kæt. Mrs. ˈɛlənɔːRamsay, ə ˈvɛri ˈwɛlθi əʊld ˈleɪdi, hæz ʃeəd ə flæt wɪð hɜː kæt, Rastus, fɔːr əgreɪt ˈmɛni jɪəz. Rastus liːdz ən ˈɔːdəli laɪf. hiː ˈjuːʒʊəli teɪks ə ʃɔːt wɔːkɪn ði ˈiːvnɪŋz ænd ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz həʊm baɪ ˈsɛvn əˈklɒk. wʌn ˈiːvnɪŋ, haʊˈɛvə, hiːfeɪld tuː əˈraɪv. Mrs. Ramsay gɒt ˈvɛri ˈwʌrid.

ʃiː lʊkt ˈɛvrɪweəfɔː hɪm bʌt kʊd nɒt faɪnd hɪm.

ðeə deɪz ˈɑːftə Rastus' ˌdɪsəˈpɪərəns, Mrs. Ramsay rɪˈsiːvdən əˈnɒnɪməs ˈlɛtə. ðə ˈraɪtə ˈsteɪtɪd ðæt Rastus wɒz ɪn seɪf hændz ænd wʊd biːrɪˈtɜːnd ɪˈmiːdiətli ɪf Mrs. Ramsay peɪd ə ˈrænsəm ɒv $1,000.

任务配置：L0+L1+ L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、kidnappers：绑匪，拐子，2、considerable：大量，大批，可观，重要，3、wealthy：富裕，富有，4、lead a life：过着什么生活，5、ransom：赎金，赎回，赎出

音标：/g/ 用舌根抵住后颚，再突然张开，使空气外冲而成音，振动声带。

练习感悟：今天的文章难度中等，录了4遍，在有些地方读错的情况下达标了