练习材料:
L50-2: New Yearresolutions
I limited myselfto two modest ambitions: to do physical exercises every morning and to readmore of an evening. An all-night party on New Year's Eve provided me with agood excuse for not carrying out either of these new resolutions on the firstday of the year, but on the second, I applied myself assiduously to the task.The daily exercises lasted only 11 minutes and I proposed to do them early inthe morning before anyone had got up. The self-discipline required to dragmyself out of bed 11 minutes earlier than usual was considerable. Nevertheless,I managed to creep down into the living room for two days before anyone foundme out. After jumping about on the carpet and twisting the human frame intouncomfortable positions, I sat down at the breakfast table in an exhaustedcondition.It was this that betrayed me. The next morning the whole familytrooped in to watch the performance.
njuː jɪə ˌrɛzəˈluːʃᵊnz
aɪ ˈlɪmɪtɪd maɪˈsɛlf
tuː tuː ˈmɒdɪst æmˈbɪʃᵊnz: tuː duː ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈɛksəsaɪzɪz ˈɛvri ˈmɔːnɪŋ ænd tuː
riːd mɔːr ɒv ən ˈiːvnɪŋ. ən ˈɔːlnaɪt ˈpɑːti ɒn njuː jɪəz iːv prəˈvaɪdɪd miː wɪð ə ɡʊd ɪksˈkjuːs fɔː nɒt ˈkæriɪŋ aʊt ˈaɪðər ɒv
ðiːz njuː ˌrɛzəˈluːʃᵊnz ɒn ðə fɜːst deɪ ɒv ðə jɪə, bʌt ɒn ðə ˈsɛkənd, aɪ əˈplaɪd
maɪˈsɛlf əˈsɪʤuəsli tuː ðə tɑːsk. ðə ˈdeɪli ˈɛksəsaɪzɪz ˈlɑːstɪd ˈəʊnli 11 ˈmɪnɪts ænd aɪ prəˈpəʊzd tuː duː ðɛm ˈɜːli
ɪn ðə ˈmɔːnɪŋ bɪˈfɔːr ˈɛnɪwʌn hæd ɡɒt ʌp. ðə sɛlf-ˈdɪsɪplɪn rɪˈkwaɪəd tuː dræɡ maɪˈsɛlf aʊt ɒv bɛd 11 ˈmɪnɪts ˈɜːlɪə ðæn
ˈjuːʒʊəl wɒz kənˈsɪdərəbᵊl. ˌnɛvəðəˈlɛs, aɪ ˈmænɪʤd tuː kriːp daʊn ˈɪntuː ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ
ruːm fɔː tuː deɪz bɪˈfɔːr ˈɛnɪwʌn faʊnd miː aʊt.ˈɑːftə ˈʤʌmpɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɒn ðə ˈkɑːpɪt ænd ˈtwɪstɪŋ ðə ˈhjuːmən freɪm ˈɪntuː ʌnˈkʌmfətəbᵊl
pəˈzɪʃᵊnz, aɪ sæt daʊn æt ðə ˈbrɛkfəst ˈteɪbᵊl ɪn ən ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd kənˈdɪʃᵊn.ɪt wɒz ðɪs ðæt bɪˈtreɪdmiː. ðə nɛkst ˈmɔːnɪŋ ðə həʊl ˈfæmɪli truːpt ɪn tuː wɒʧ ðə pəˈfɔːməns.
任务配置:L0 + L4
知识笔记:
单词:1、modest:些许的,不太大的,谦逊的,2、assiduously:勤奋地,用功地,3、propose:提议,建议,打算,4、nevertheless:尽管如此,还是,虽然,5、creep down:爬下来,6、twist:捻,拧,歪曲,蜷曲,7、trooped:成群结队
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练习感悟:今天这篇文章难度不高,不拗口,语速也适中,录了两遍就达标了。
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