泽平 的ScalersTalk第七轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day

练习材料：

Lesson 22-2  Knowledge and progress

Then knowledge

began to be accumulated according to a systematic plan．The trickle became a stream; the stream has

now become a torrent．Moreover, as soon as new knowledge is acquired, it is now  turned to  practical  account．What  is  called‘modern civilization’is  not the result  of a balanced development  of all man's nature,but of accumulated knowledge applied to practical life．The problem now facing humanity is: What is

going to be done with all this knowledge? As is so often pointed out, knowledge

is a two-edged weapon which can be used equally for good or evil．It is now being used indifferently for both．Could any spectacle, for instance, be moregrimly whimsical than that of gunners using science to shatter men's bodieswhile, close at hand, surgeons use it to restore them? We have to ask ourselvesvery seriously what will happen if this twofold use of knowledge, with itsever-increasing power, continues.

ˈnɒlɪʤ ænd ˈprəʊgrəs

ðɛn ˈnɒlɪʤ bɪˈgæn

tuː biː əˈkjuːmjʊleɪtɪd əˈkɔːdɪŋ tuː ə ˌsɪstɪˈmætɪk plæn．ðə ˈtrɪkl bɪˈkeɪm ə striːm; ðə striːm hæz

naʊ bɪˈkʌm ə ˈtɒrənt．mɔːˈrəʊvə, æz suːn æz njuː ˈnɒlɪʤ ɪz əˈkwaɪəd, ɪt ɪz naʊ tɜːnd tuː

ˈpræktɪkəl əˈkaʊnt ． wɒt ɪz kɔːld ˈmɒdən ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən ɪz nɒt ðə rɪˈzʌlt ɒv ə ˈbælənst dɪˈvɛləpmənt

ɒv ɔːl mænz ˈneɪʧə, bʌt ɒv əˈkjuːmjʊleɪtɪd ˈnɒlɪʤ əˈplaɪd tuː ˈpræktɪkəl laɪf．ðə ˈprɒbləm naʊ ˈfeɪsɪŋ hju(ː)ˈmænɪti ɪz: wɒt

ɪz ˈgəʊɪŋ tuː biː dʌn wɪð ɔːl ðɪs ˈnɒlɪʤ? æz ɪz səʊ ˈɒf(ə)n ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt, ˈnɒlɪʤ

ɪz ə ˈtuːˈɛʤd ˈwɛpən wɪʧ kæn biː juːzd ˈiːkwəli fɔː gʊd ɔːr ˈiːvl．ɪt ɪz naʊ ˈbiːɪŋ juːzd ɪnˈdɪfrəntli fɔː bəʊθ．kʊd ˈɛni ˈspɛktəkl, fɔːr ˈɪnstəns, biː mɔː

ˈgrɪmli ˈwɪmzɪkəl ðæn ðæt ɒv ˈgʌnəz ˈjuːzɪŋ ˈsaɪəns tuː ˈʃætə mɛnz ˈbɒdiz waɪl,

kləʊs æt hænd, ˈsɜːʤənz juːz ɪt tuː rɪsˈtɔː ðɛm? wiː hæv tuː ɑːsk ˌaʊəˈsɛlvz ˈvɛri ˈsɪərɪəsli wɒt wɪlˈhæpən ɪf ðɪs ˈtuːfəʊld juːz ɒv ˈnɒlɪʤ, wɪð ɪts ˈɛvər-ɪnˈkriːsɪŋ ˈpaʊə, kənˈtɪnju(ː)z.

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、systematic：系统的，2、trickle：涓涓细流，滴流，3、torrent：激流，4、indifferently：冷漠，漠不关心地，5、spectacle：场面，奇观，6、grimly：冷酷地，7、whimsical：异想天开，怪诞的，8、gunners：枪手，9、shatter：粉碎，冲毁，击垮，10、surgeon：外科医生，11、close at hand：近在眼前，12、twofold：双重，双方，双料

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练习感悟：到了这里，新概念的难度其实已经蛮大的了，每天读熟一篇都很难了，两篇的话，感觉确实有点力不从心了。这篇文章，读到最后达标的时候，感觉舌头都有点发麻了，这补上去的英语朗读补得这么辛苦，下次哪天想不读新概念时，好好想想如今的辛苦，就会更加谨慎了。