LemonIce的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训

Lesson53 Hot snake

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：

1.朗读（L0）

特别注意的词的发音：California,cigarette,examine,accidentally,electric,volt,power,mystery,explanation,snatch.

学到的新词：snatch 抓取；抢夺；一点。

新的短语：wind round 卷在...上。

练习感悟：

特别注意了发音的自然，不再过分关注单个词的读音，而是追求整体的流畅，听起来比昨天好了一些，音标方面没练，看一下其实已经学完了，需要做的就是把学过的、可以更精确掌握的音标复习一轮。加油！✧٩(ˊωˋ*)و✧

一句话，就是干。