ziq的ScalersTalk第五轮新概念朗读持续力训练2020

L18-2：Electric currents in modern art 时长：1‘01

Oddly shaped forms that are suspended from the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to everybody. 

ˈɒdli ʃeɪpt fɔːmz ðæt ɑː səsˈpɛndɪd frɒm ðə ˈsiːlɪŋ ænd muːv ɪn rɪsˈpɒns tuː ə gʌst ɒv wɪnd ɑː kwaɪt fəˈmɪliə tuː ˈɛvrɪbɒdi. 

These objects, however, were different. Lined up against the wall, there were long thin wires attached to metal spheres. 

ðiːz ˈɒbʤɪkts, haʊˈɛvə, wɜː ˈdɪfrənt. laɪnd ʌp əˈgɛnst ðə wɔːl, ðeə wɜː lɒŋ θɪn ˈwaɪəz əˈtæʧt tuː ˈmɛtl sfɪəz.

The spheres had been magnetized and attracted or repelled each other all the time. 

 ðə sfɪəz hæd biːn ˈmægnɪtaɪzd ænd əˈtræktɪd ɔː rɪˈpɛld iːʧ ˈʌðər ɔːl ðə taɪm.

In the centre of the hall, there were a number of tall structures which contained coloured lights. 

ɪn ðə ˈsɛntər ɒv ðə hɔːl, ðeə wɜːr ə ˈnʌmbər ɒv tɔːl ˈstrʌkʧəz wɪʧ kənˈteɪnd ˈkʌləd laɪts.

These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights which have gone mad. 

ðiːz laɪts ˈflɪkəd kənˈtɪnjʊəsli laɪk ˈtræfɪk laɪts wɪʧ hæv gɒn mæd. 

Sparks were emitted from small black boxes and red lamps flashed on and off angrily.

spɑːks wɜːr ɪˈmɪtɪd frɒm smɔːl blæk ˈbɒksɪz ænd rɛd læmps flæʃt ɒn ænd ɒf ˈæŋgrɪli.

It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment. 

ɪt wɒz ˈrɑːðə laɪk ən ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃən ɒv ˌpriːhɪsˈtɒrɪk ɪlɛkˈtrɒnɪk ɪˈkwɪpmənt.

These peculiar forms not only seemed designed to shock people emotionally, but to give them electric shocks as well!

 ðiːz pɪˈkjuːliə fɔːmz nɒt ˈəʊnli siːmd dɪˈzaɪnd tuː ʃɒk ˈpiːpl ɪˈməʊʃənli, bʌt tuː gɪv ðɛm ɪˈlɛktrɪk ʃɒks æz wɛl!

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

suspend [ usually + adv./prep.] ~ sth/sb (from sth) (by/on sth)to hang sth from sth else 悬；挂；吊

magnetize [ usually passive] to make sth metal behave like a magnet 使磁化

repel  ( formal ) to successfully fight sb who is attacking you, your country, etc. and drive them away 击退；驱逐

emit ( formal ) to send out sth such as light, heat, sound, gas, etc. 发出，射出，散发（光、热、声音、气等）

peculiar (SYN odd) strange or unusual, especially in a way that is unpleasant or worrying 怪异的；奇怪的；不寻常的

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练习感悟：真的很难啊 今天的部分有很多生词，读起来总是不顺