晓思的ScalersTalk第六轮《新概念》朗读持续力训练Day

【练习材料】

(喜马拉雅新概念英音第二册)

☞原文

Lesson 66 Sweet as honey!

In 1963 a Lancaster bomber crashed on Wallis Island, a remote place in the South Pacific, a long way west of Samoa. The plane wasn't too badly damaged, but over the years, the crash was forgotten and the wreck remained undisturbed. Then in 1989, twenty-six years after the crash, the plane was accidentally rediscovered in an aerial survey of the island. By this time, a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth rescuing. The French authorities had the plane packaged and moved in parts back to France. Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored. It has four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, but the group will need to have only three of them rebuilt. Imagine their surprise and delight when they broke open the packing cases and found that the fourth engine was sweet as honey -- still in perfect condition. A colony of bees had turned the engine into a hive and it was totally preserved in beeswax!

☞音标

ˈlɛsən 66 swit æz ˈhʌni!

ɪn 1963 ə ˈlænˌkæstər ˈbɑmər kræʃt ɑn ˈwɔlɪs ˈaɪlənd, ə rɪˈmoʊt pleɪs ɪn ðə saʊθ pəˈsɪfɪk, ə lɔŋ weɪ wɛst ʌv səˈmoʊə. ðə pleɪn ˈwɑzənt tu ˈbædli ˈdæməʤd, bʌt ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz, ðə kræʃ wʌz fərˈgɑtən ænd ðə rɛk rɪˈmeɪnd ˌʌndɪˈstɜrbd. ðɛn ɪn 1989, ˈtwɛnti-sɪks jɪrz ˈæftər ðə kræʃ, ðə pleɪn wʌz ˌæksəˈdɛntəli ridɪˈskʌvərd ɪn ən ˈɛriəl ˈsɜrˌveɪ ʌv ði ˈaɪlənd. baɪ ðɪs taɪm, ə ˈlænˌkæstər ˈbɑmər ɪn ˈrizənəbəl kənˈdɪʃən wʌz rɛr ænd wɜrθ ˈrɛskjuɪŋ. ðə frɛnʧ əˈθɔrətiz hæd ðə pleɪn ˈpækɪʤd ænd muvd ɪn pɑrts bæk tu fræns. naʊ ə grup ʌv ɛnˈθuziˌæsts ɑr ˈgoʊɪŋ tu hæv ðə pleɪn rɪˈstɔrd. ɪt hæz fɔr roʊlz-rɔɪs ˈmɜrlɪn ˈɛnʤənz, bʌt ðə grup wɪl nid tu hæv ˈoʊnli θri ʌv ðɛm riˈbɪlt. ɪˈmæʤən ðɛr sərˈpraɪz ænd dɪˈlaɪt wɛn ðeɪ broʊk ˈoʊpən ðə ˈpækɪŋ ˈkeɪsəz ænd faʊnd ðæt ðə fɔrθ ˈɛnʤən wʌz swit æz ˈhʌni -- stɪl ɪn ˈpɜrˌfɪkt kənˈdɪʃən. ə ˈkɑləni ʌv biz hæd tɜrnd ði ˈɛnʤən ˈɪntu ə haɪv ænd ɪt wʌz ˈtoʊtəli prəˈzɜrvd ɪn beeswax!

【任务配置】

L0+L4