练习材料：
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 ˈɒfᵊn əˈtrækt fɑː mɔː ˈpʌblɪk əˈtɛnʃᵊn 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 ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤuəlz baɪ ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ ˈdiːteɪlz əˈbaʊt ðeə ˈpraɪvɪt lɪvz. ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpəz
ɪɡˈzɜːt sʌʧ trɪˈmɛndəs ˈɪnflʊəns ðæt ðeɪ kæn
nɒt ˈəʊnli brɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈmeɪʤə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tuː ðə lɪvz ɒv ˈɔːdnri ˈpiːpl bʌt kæn
ˈiːvən ˈəʊvəθrəʊ ə ˈɡʌvnmənt.ðə ˈstɔːri ɒv ə pʊə ˈfæmɪli ðæt əˈkwaɪəd feɪm ænd ˈfɔːʧən ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt,
drəˈmætɪkᵊli 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 ˈstrʌɡl əˈɡɛnst 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 kənˈtɪnjuːd tuː ˈstrʌɡl əˈɡɛnst ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk ɒdz ænd wʊd hæv lɪvd ɪn əbˈskjʊərəti.
任务配置：L0 + L4
知识笔记：
单词：1、democratic：民主的，民主制度的，2、restrict：限制，限定，束缚，3、condemed：被判死刑的，谴责，指责，4、abuse：虐待，滥用，谩骂，5、political：政治的，政治犯，6、extremely：极其，非常，7、contention：争用，争论，论点，8、sacred：神圣，9、untold：数不清的，10、suffering：痛苦，苦难，11、exert：发挥，施加，12、overthrow：推翻，打翻，13、overnight：过夜，通宵，14、dramatically：戏剧性地，15、illustrate：阐明，说明，演示，16、perpetual：永动的，永久，永恒，17、pressing：紧迫，急迫，紧急，18、unnoticed：不被注意，19、odds：赔率，机会，economic odds：经济困难，20、obscurity：朦胧，隐晦，live in obscurity：默默无闻地生活着
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练习感悟：虽然有读错的，也有打结的地方，但是这篇文章实在是语速又快，文章又长，所以录了五六遍后，直接就放水过了。
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