Shelley的ScalersTalk第七轮新概念朗读持续训练D

练习材料：At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away. Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass. They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. This morning, however, a fireman accidentally discovered the cause. He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires. The snake then wound itself round the wires. When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

hot 带电的

remains 尸体 remains of a snake

wind-wound-wound 缠绕

练习感悟：

英语当中单词的读音是有轻重区别的。中文的话都是一种强调，全部是重读，而英文有轻有重。

比如geography，重音在第二节，那么只有第二节最为突出，其他的音节都弱读，而不是四个音节全部读成一样的。

这种现象在多音节的单词里面最为常见。这叫做中英文的节奏rhythm不同。