泽平 的ScalersTalk第八轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day

练习材料：

L42-1: Moderncavemen

Cave exploration,or pot-holing, as it has come to be known, is a relatively new sport. Perhapsit is the desire for solitude or the chance of making an unexpected discoverythat lures people down to the depths of the earth. It is impossible to give asatisfactory explanation for a pot-holer's motives. For him, caves have thesame peculiar fascination which high mountains have for the climber. Theyarouse instincts which can only be dimly understood.

Exploring reallydeep caves is not a task for the Sunday afternoon rambler. Such undertakingsrequire the precise planning and foresight of military operations. It can takeas long as eight days to rig up rope ladders and to establish supply basesbefore a descent can be made into a very deep cave. Precautions of this sortare necessary, for it is impossible to foretell the exact nature of the difficultieswhich will confront the pot- holer.

ˈmɒdən ˈkeɪvmən

keɪv ˌɛksplɔːˈreɪʃᵊn,

ɔː pɒt-ˈhəʊlɪŋ, æz ɪt hæz kʌm tuː biː nəʊn, ɪz ə ˈrɛlətɪvli njuː spɔːt. pəˈhæps

ɪt ɪz ðə dɪˈzaɪə fɔː ˈsɒlɪtjuːd ɔː ðə ʧɑːns ɒv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ən ˌʌnɪksˈpɛktɪd dɪsˈkʌvəri ðæt ljʊəz

ˈpiːpl daʊn tuː ðə dɛpθs ɒv ði ɜːθ. ɪt ɪz ɪmˈpɒsəbᵊl tuː ɡɪv ə ˌsætɪsˈfæktəri ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃᵊn fɔːr ə pɒt-ˈhəʊləzˈməʊtɪvz. fɔː hɪm, keɪvz hæv ðə seɪm pɪˈkjuːliə ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃᵊn wɪʧ haɪ ˈmaʊntɪnzhæv fɔː ðə ˈklaɪmə. ðeɪ əˈraʊz ˈɪnstɪŋkts wɪʧ kæn ˈəʊnli biː ˈdɪmli ˌʌndəˈstʊd.

ɪksˈplɔːrɪŋ ˈrɪəli

diːp keɪvz ɪz nɒt ə tɑːsk fɔː ðə ˈsʌndeɪ ˈɑːftəˈnuːn ˈræmblə. sʌʧ ˌʌndəˈteɪkɪŋz rɪˈkwaɪə ðə prɪˈsaɪs ˈplænɪŋ ænd

ˈfɔːsaɪt ɒv ˈmɪlɪtəri ˌɒpəˈreɪʃᵊnz. ɪt kæn teɪk æz lɒŋ æz eɪt deɪz tuː rɪɡʌp rəʊp ˈlædəz ænd tuː ɪsˈtæblɪʃ səˈplaɪ

ˈbeɪsiːz bɪˈfɔːr ə dɪˈsɛnt kæn biː meɪd ˈɪntuː ə ˈvɛri diːp keɪv. prɪˈkɔːʃᵊnz ɒv

ðɪs sɔːt ɑː ˈnɛsɪsəri, fɔːr ɪt ɪz ɪmˈpɒsəbᵊl tuː fɔːˈtɛl

ði ɪɡˈzækt ˈneɪʧər ɒv ðə ˈdɪfɪkəltiz wɪʧ wɪl kənˈfrʌntðə pɒt- ˈhəʊlə.

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、pot-holing：洞穴探险运动，2、relatively：相当程度上，相当地，相对地，3、solitude：孤独，独处，4、lure：劝诱，引诱，诱惑，5、explanation：解释，说明，6、instinct：直觉，本能，7、dimly：依稀，朦胧，8、rambler：漫步者，9、undertaking：承诺，事业，任务，10、foresight：有远见，预知，眼光，11、military：军事，军队，军用，12、rig up：拼凑，13、Precautions：预防措施，14、foretell：预言，预判，15、confront：面对，对抗

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练习感悟：有点难度，不过也不是特别难，主要是语速没那么快，所以录了三遍就达标了。