1.练习材料
Lesson 43 Fully insured
Insurance companies are normally willing to insure anything. Insuring public or private property is a standard practice in most countries in the world. If, however, you were holding an open air garden party or a fete it would be equally possible to insure yourself in the event of bad weather. Needless to say, the bigger the risk an insurance company takes, the higher the premium you will have to pay. It is not uncommon to hear that a shipping company has made a claim for the cost of salvaging a sunken ship. But the claim made by a local authority to recover the cost of salvaging a sunken pie dish must surely be unique. Admittedly it was an unusual pie dish, for it was 18 feet long and six feet wide. It had been purchased by a local authority so that an enormous pie could be baked for an annual fair. The pie committee decided that the best way to transport the dish would be by canal, so they insured it for the trip.
2.任务配置:L0
3.知识笔记
(1)查音标
/ˈlɛsn/ 43 /ˈfʊli/ /ɪnˈʃʊəd/
/ɪnˈʃʊərəns/ /ˈkʌmpəniz/ /ɑː/ /ˈnɔːməli/ /ˈwɪlɪŋ/ /tuː/ /ɪnˈʃʊər/ /ˈɛnɪθɪŋ/. /ɪnˈʃʊərɪŋ/ /ˈpʌblɪk/ /ɔː/ /ˈpraɪvɪt/ /ˈprɒpəti/ /ɪz/ /ə/ /ˈstændəd/ /ˈpræktɪs/ /ɪn/ /məʊst/ /ˈkʌntriz/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /wɜːld/. /ɪf/, /haʊˈɛvə/, /juː/ /wɜː/ /ˈhəʊldɪŋ/ /ən/ /ˈəʊpən/ /eə/ /ˈgɑːdn/ /ˈpɑːti/ /ɔːr/ /ə/ /feɪt/ /ɪt/ /wʊd/ /biː/ /ˈiːkwəli/ /ˈpɒsəbl/ /tuː/ /ɪnˈʃʊə/ /jɔːˈsɛlf/ /ɪn/ /ði/ /ɪˈvɛnt/ /ɒv/ /bæd/ /ˈwɛðə/. /ˈniːdlɪs/ /tuː/ /seɪ/, /ðə/ /ˈbɪgə/ /ðə/ /rɪsk/ /ən/ /ɪnˈʃʊərəns/ /ˈkʌmpəni/ /teɪks/, /ðə/ /ˈhaɪə/ /ðə/ /ˈpriːmiəm/ /juː/ /wɪl/ /hæv/ /tuː/ /peɪ/. /ɪt/ /ɪz/ /nɒt/ /ʌnˈkɒmən/ /tuː/ /hɪə/ /ðæt/ /ə/ /ˈʃɪpɪŋ/ /ˈkʌmpəni/ /hæz/ /meɪd/ /ə/ /kleɪm/ /fɔː/ /ðə/ /kɒst/ /ɒv/ /ˈsælvɪʤɪŋ/ /ə/ /ˈsʌŋkən/ /ʃɪp/. /bʌt/ /ðə/ /kleɪm/ /meɪd/ /baɪ/ /ə/ /ˈləʊkəl/ /ɔːˈθɒrɪti/ /tuː/ /rɪˈkʌvə/ /ðə/ /kɒst/ /ɒv/ /ˈsælvɪʤɪŋ/ /ə/ /ˈsʌŋkən/ /paɪ/ /dɪʃ/ /mʌst/ /ˈʃʊəli/ /biː/ /juːˈniːk/. /ədˈmɪtɪdli/ /ɪt/ /wɒz/ /ən/ /ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl/ /paɪ/ /dɪʃ/, /fɔːr/ /ɪt/ /wɒz/ 18 /fiːt/ /lɒŋ/ /ænd/ /sɪks/ /fiːt/ /waɪd/. /ɪt/ /hæd/ /biːn/ /ˈpɜːʧəst/ /baɪ/ /ə/ /ˈləʊkəl/ /ɔːˈθɒrɪti/ /səʊ/ /ðæt/ /ən/ /ɪˈnɔːməs/ /paɪ kʊd/ /biː/ /beɪkt/ /fɔːr/ /ən/ /ˈænjʊəl/ /feə/. /ðə/ /paɪ/ /kəˈmɪti/ /dɪˈsaɪdɪd/ /ðæt/ /ðə/ /bɛst/ /weɪ/ /tuː/ /ˈtrænspɔːt/ /ðə/ /dɪʃ/ /wʊd/ /biː/ /baɪ/ /kəˈnæl/, /səʊ/ /ðeɪ/ /ɪnˈʃʊəd/ /ɪt/ /fɔː/ /ðə/ /trɪp/.
(2) 学单词
1) admittedly /ədˈmɪtɪdli/ adv. 公认地
2) purchase /ˈpɜːʧəs/ v. 购买，采购
3) annual /ˈænjʊəl/ adj. 一年一度的
4) teenager /ˈtiːnˌeɪʤə/ n. 青少年
5) capsize /kæpˈsaɪz/ v. (船) 翻
6) shiver /ˈʃɪvə/ v. 打颤，发抖
7) dive /daɪv/ v. 跳水
9) haul /hɔːl/ v. 拖拽
10) hawser /ˈhɔːzə/ n. 粗缆绳
11) rim /rɪm/ n. 外沿，边
12) winch /wɪnʧ/ n. 绞车
13) agonizing /ˈægənaɪzɪŋ/ a. 精神紧张的
14) perch /pɜːʧ/ v. 处于(高处)
15) precariously /prɪˈkeərɪəsli/ adv. 危险地
16) overbalance /ˌəʊvəˈbæləns/ v. 失去平衡
16) clamp /klæmp/ n. 夹钳，夹板
17) vertically /ˈvɜːtɪkəli/ adv. 垂直地
18) torrent /ˈtɒrənt/ n. 激流，洪流
19) rebound /rɪˈbaʊnd/ v. 弹回
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