泽平 的ScalersTalk第七轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day

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L45-1: The power ofthe press

In democraticcountries any efforts to restrict the freedom of the press are rightlycondemned. However, this freedom can easily be abused. Stories about peopleoften attract far more public attention than political events. Though we mayenjoy reading about the lives of others, it is extremely doubtful whether wewould equally enjoy reading about ourselves. Acting on the contention thatfacts are sacred, reporters can cause untold suffering to individuals bypublishing details about their private lives. Newspapers exert such tremendousinfluence that they can not only bring about major changes to the lives ofordinary people but can even overthrow a government.The story of a poor familythat acquired fame and fortune overnight, dramatically illustrates the power ofthe press. The family lived in Aberdeen, a small town of 23,000 inhabitants inSouth Dakota. As the parents had five children, life was a perpetual struggleagainst poverty. They were expecting their sixth child and were faced with evenmore pressing economic problems. If they had only had one more child, the factwould have passed unnoticed. They would have continued to struggle againsteconomic odds and would have lived in obscurity.

ðə ˈpaʊər ɒv ðə prɛs

ɪn ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈkʌntriz ˈɛni ˈɛfəts tuː rɪsˈtrɪkt ðə ˈfriːdəm ɒv ðə prɛs ɑː ˈraɪtli kənˈdɛmd. haʊˈɛvə, ðɪs ˈfriːdəm kæn ˈiːzɪli biː əˈbjuːzd. ˈstɔːriz əˈbaʊt ˈpiːpl ˈɒf(ə)n əˈtrækt fɑː mɔː ˈpʌblɪk əˈtɛnʃ(ə)n ðæn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪˈvɛnts. ðəʊ wiː meɪ ɪnˈʤɔɪ ˈriːdɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə lɪvz ɒv ˈʌðəz, ɪt ɪz ɪksˈtriːmli ˈdaʊtfʊl ˈwɛðə wiː wʊd ˈiːkwəli ɪnˈʤɔɪ ˈriːdɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˌaʊəˈsɛlvz. ˈæktɪŋ ɒn ðə kənˈtɛnʃən ðæt fækts ɑː ˈseɪkrɪd, rɪˈpɔːtəz kæn kɔːz ʌnˈtəʊld ˈsʌfərɪŋ tuː ˌɪndɪˈvɪdjʊəlz baɪ ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ ˈdiːteɪlz əˈbaʊt ðeə ˈpraɪvɪt lɪvz. ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpəz ɪgˈzɜːt sʌʧ trɪˈmɛndəs ˈɪnflʊəns ðæt ðeɪ kæn nɒt ˈəʊnli brɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈmeɪʤə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tuː ðə lɪvz ɒv ˈɔːdnri ˈpiːpl bʌt kæn ˈiːvən ˈəʊvəθrəʊ ə ˈgʌvnmənt.ðə ˈstɔːri ɒv ə pʊə ˈfæmɪli ðæt əˈkwaɪəd feɪm ænd ˈfɔːʧən ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt, drəˈmætɪk(ə)li ˈɪləstreɪts ðə ˈpaʊər ɒv ðə prɛs. ðə ˈfæmɪli lɪvd ɪn ˌæbəˈdiːn, ə smɔːl taʊn ɒv 23,000 ɪnˈhæbɪtənts ɪn saʊθ dəˈkəʊtə. æz ðə ˈpeərənts hæd faɪv ˈʧɪldrən, laɪf wɒz ə pəˈpɛʧʊəl ˈstrʌgl əˈgɛnst ˈpɒvəti. ðeɪ wɜːr ɪksˈpɛktɪŋ ðeə sɪksθ ʧaɪld ænd wɜː feɪst wɪð ˈiːvən mɔː ˈprɛsɪŋ ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk ˈprɒbləmz. ɪf ðeɪ hæd ˈəʊnli hæd wʌn mɔː ʧaɪld, ðə fækt wʊd hæv pɑːst ʌnˈnəʊtɪst. ðeɪ wʊd hæv kənˈtɪnju(ː)dtuː ˈstrʌgl əˈgɛnst ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk ɒdz ænd wʊd hæv lɪvd ɪn əbˈskjʊərɪti.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、democratic：民主的，2、restrict：严格，制约，限制，3、condemn：谴责，问罪，声讨，4、abuse：滥用，谩骂，弊端，5、contention：争论，争夺，论点，6、sacred：神圣，7、cause told suffering to individuals：给个人造成难以言喻的痛苦，8、exert：发挥，施加，使出，9、overthrow：推翻，打翻，10、dramatically：戏剧性地，11、illustrate：阐明，演示，显示，绘图，12、perpetual：永动的，永恒，13、pressing：紧迫，急迫，14、against economic odds：与经济困难作斗争，15、obscurity：朦胧，含糊，隐晦，live in obscurity：在默默无闻中生活

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练习感悟：今天的文章，难度增加好多，读起来非常拗口，时长也长，录了十来遍了才勉强达标