HannahLin的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力

Lesson 24 It could be worse

I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down. I had just lost ￡50 and I felt very upset.' I left the money in my room,' I said, 'and it's not there now.' The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. 'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said. He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk. It contained ￡50. 'I found this outside this gentleman's room' she said. 'Well,' I said to the manager, 'there is still some honesty in this world!’

ˈlɛsən 24 ɪt kʊd bi wɜrs 

aɪ ˈɛntərd ðə hoʊˈtɛl ˈmænɪʤərz ˈɔfəs ænd sæt daʊn. 

aɪ hæd ʤʌst lɔst ￡50 ænd aɪ fɛlt ˈvɛri əpˈsɛt.' 

aɪ lɛft ðə ˈmʌni ɪn maɪ rum,' aɪ sɛd, ænd ɪts nɑt ðɛr naʊ.

' ðə ˈmænəʤər wʌz ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk, bʌt hi kʊd du ˈnʌθɪŋ. 

ˈɛvriˌwʌnz ˈluzɪŋ ˈmʌni ðiz deɪz,' hi sɛd. 

hi ˈstɑrtəd tu kəmˈpleɪn əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈwɪkəd wɜrld bʌt wʌz ˌɪntəˈrʌptɪd baɪ ə nɑk æt ðə dɔr. 

ə gɜrl keɪm ɪn ænd pʊt ənˈɛnvəˌloʊp ɑn hɪz dɛsk.

 ɪt kənˈteɪnd ￡50. 

aɪ faʊnd ðɪs ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðɪs ˈʤɛntəlˌmʌnz rum ʃi sɛd.

 wɛl,' aɪ sɛd tu ðə ˈmænəʤər, ðɛr ɪz stɪl sʌm ˈɑnəsti ɪn ðɪs wɜrld!’

contain

The verb contain has many shades of meaning but it often describes something that's held back or held in by something. Kids on the last day of school may find it hard to contain their glee when summer officially starts.

Picture Times Square on New Year's Eve. People can barely contain — or hold back — their excitement at being there. They clutch cups that contain — or hold — hot drinks that help them stay warm. The police set up barriers to contain — or restrain — the crowd to keep everyone under control. The next morning, the heaps of trash on the street will contain — or include — streamers, party hats, and cups.

任务设置：

L0+L4

练习感悟：

1.第一遍的时候，把honesty的重音读错了。为什么？因为没有在想我要把句子的重读放在is上面，那么still我要读的弱一点，连带着some我也会跟着，惯性，然后honesty我就很想升调读了，于是就把重音往后移了。这是我一直的问题，感谢有同学指出来了；还有就是练习太少了，最近东奔西跑，懈怠了；

2. 第二遍读的时候，start中ar的音念得不够好，嘴巴太紧了，原因不够饱满，太快过渡到r的音。

感谢小瑜同学 感谢David几乎每次我发语音都有点评

3.查完音标请再仔细读几遍。

4.r我有时候发卷舌，有时候发往后缩舌头，两种都很喜欢，记录一下发r的好心情。