Lesson 25-1 The Cutty Sark
One of the most famous sailing ships of the nineteenth century, the Cutty Sark, can still be seen at Greenwich. She stands on dry land and is visited by thousands of people each year. She serves as an impressive reminder of the great ships of past. Before they were replaced by steamships, sailing vessels like the Cutty Sark were used to carry tea from China and wool from Australia. The Cutty Sark was one the fastest sailing ships that has ever been built. The only other ship to match her was the Thermopylae. Both these ships set out from Shanghai on June 18th, 1872 on an exciting race to England. This race, which went on for exactly four exactly four months, was the last of its kind. It marked the end of the great tradition of ships with sails and the beginning of a new era.
The first of the two ships to reach Java after the race had begun was the Thermopylae, but on the Indian Ocean, the Cutty Sark took lead. It seemed certain that she would be the first ship home, but during the race she had a lot of bad luck.
音标:ˈlɛsn 25-1 ðə ˈkʌti Sark
wʌn ɒv ðə məʊst ˈfeɪməs ˈseɪlɪŋ ʃɪps ɒv ðə ˈnaɪnˈtiːŋθ ˈsɛnʧʊri, ðə ˈkʌti Sark, kæn stɪl biː siːn æt ˈgrɪnɪʤ. ʃiː stændz ɒn draɪ lænd ænd ɪz ˈvɪzɪtɪd baɪ ˈθaʊzəndz ɒv ˈpiːpl iːʧ jɪə. ʃiː sɜːvz æz ən ɪmˈprɛsɪv rɪˈmaɪndər ɒv ðə greɪt ʃɪps ɒv pɑːst. bɪˈfɔː ðeɪ wɜː rɪˈpleɪst baɪ ˈstiːmʃɪps, ˈseɪlɪŋ ˈvɛslz laɪk ðə ˈkʌti Sark wɜː juːzd tuː ˈkæri tiː frɒm ˈʧaɪnə ænd wʊl frɒm ɒˈstreɪliːə. ðə ˈkʌti Sark wɒz wʌn ðə ˈfɑːstɪst ˈseɪlɪŋ ʃɪps ðæt hæz ˈɛvə biːn bɪlt. ði ˈəʊnli ˈʌðə ʃɪp tuː mæʧ hɜː wɒz ðə Thermopylae. bəʊθ ðiːz ʃɪps sɛt aʊt frɒm ʃæŋˈhaɪ ɒn ʤuːn 18th, 1872 ɒn ən ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ reɪs tuː ˈɪŋglənd. ðɪs reɪs, wɪʧ wɛnt ɒn fɔːr ɪgˈzæktli fɔːr ɪgˈzæktli fɔː mʌnθs, wɒz ðə lɑːst ɒv ɪts kaɪnd. ɪt mɑːkt ði ɛnd ɒv ðə greɪt trəˈdɪʃən ɒv ʃɪps wɪð seɪlz ænd ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɒv ə njuː ˈɪərə.
ðə fɜːst ɒv ðə tuː ʃɪps tuː riːʧ ˈʤɑːvə ˈɑːftə ðə reɪs hæd bɪˈgʌn wɒz ðə Thermopylae, bʌt ɒn ði ˈɪndiən ˈəʊʃən, ðə ˈkʌti Sark tʊk liːd. ɪt siːmd ˈsɜːtn ðæt ʃiː wʊd biː ðə fɜːst ʃɪp həʊm, bʌt ˈdjʊərɪŋ ðə reɪs ʃiː hæd ə lɒt ɒv bæd lʌk.
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:1.impressive感人的
2.steamship汽船
3.vessel船
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4.era年代
5.rudder船舵
steer控制
temporary暂时的
equator赤道
delay延期
steamship汽船
练习感悟:1.换了一个城市，整个节奏都慢了下来，到朋友那里待了一阵发现环境吵杂，于是说了个善意的谎言，便自己出来找了个宾馆住下。宾馆环境安静，难得属于自己的时光，测网速完成打卡，也是没谁了。前期想着的是如何坚持，这么长时间过去不打卡竟有些不习惯。继续加油鸭鸭！！！
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