伊卡莱姆的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day

练习材料：

L56-3: Our neighbour, the river

From an attic window we could get a sweeping view of the river where their land joined ours,

and at the most critical juncture we took turns in watching that point.

The first sign of disaster was a dead sheep floating down.

Next came a horse,

swimming bravely,

but we were afraid that the strength of the current would prevent its landing anywhere before it became exhausted.

Suddenly a raft appeared,

looking rather like Noah's ark, carrying the whole family, a few hens, the dogs, a cat, and a bird in a cage.

We realized that they must have become unduly frightened by the rising flood,

for their house,

which had sound foundations,

would have stood stoutly even if it had been almost submerged.

The men of our family waded down through our flooded meadows with boathooks,

in the hope of being able to grapple a corner of the raft and pull it out of the current towards our bank.

We still think it amiracle that they were able to do so.

应用配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：attic/ætɪk    juncture/ʤʌŋkʧər    unduly/ənˈduli    frightened/fraɪtənd    stoutly/staʊtli    submerged/səbˈmɜrʤd    miracle/mɪrəkəl

练习感悟：用时46分钟。篇幅不短，语感前半部吃力，后面越来越好，录制了几遍，最后一般还比较满意。