泽平 的ScalersTalk第八轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day8

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Lesson 9-1  Royal espionage

Alfred the Greatacted as his own spy, visiting Danish camps disguised as a minstrel. In thosedays wandering minstrels were welcome everywhere. They were not fighting men,and their harp was their passport. Alfred had learned many of their ballads inhis youth, and could vary his programme with acrobatic tricks and simpleconjuring.

While Alfred'slittle army slowly began to gather at Athelney, the king himself set out topenetrate the camp of Guthrum, the commander of the Danish invaders. These hadsettled down for the winter at Chippenham: thither Alfred went. He noticed atonce that discipline was slack: the Danes had the self-confidence ofconquerors, and their security precautions were casual. They lived well, on theproceeds of raids on neighbouring regions. There they collected women as wellas food and drink, and a life of ease had made them soft.

ˈrɔɪəl ˌɛspɪəˈnɑːʒ

ˈælfrəd ðə ɡreɪt ˈæktɪd æz hɪz əʊn spaɪ, ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ˈdeɪnɪʃ

kæmps dɪsˈɡaɪzd æz ə ˈmɪnstrəl. ɪn ðəʊz deɪz ˈwɒndərɪŋ

ˈmɪnstrəlz wɜː ˈwɛlkəm ˈɛvrɪweə. ðeɪ wɜː nɒt ˈfaɪtɪŋ mɛn, ænd ðeə hɑːp wɒz ðeə ˈpɑːspɔːt. ˈælfrəd hæd lɜːnt ˈmɛni ɒv ðeə ˈbælədz ɪn hɪz

juːθ, ænd kʊd ˈveəri hɪz ˈprəʊɡræm wɪð ˌækrəʊˈbætɪk trɪks ænd ˈsɪmpl ˈkʌnʤərɪŋ.

waɪl ˈælfrədz ˈlɪtl

ˈɑːmi ˈsləʊli bɪˈɡæn tuː ˈɡæðər æt Athelney, ðə kɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf sɛt aʊt tuː ˈpɛnɪtreɪt

ðə kæmp ɒv Guthrum, ðə kəˈmɑːndər ɒv ðə ˈdeɪnɪʃ ɪnˈveɪdəz. ðeə hæd ˈsɛtld daʊn fɔː ðə ˈwɪntər ætChippenham: ˈðɪðər ˈælfrəd wɛnt. hiː ˈnəʊtɪst æt wʌns ðæt ˈdɪsɪplɪn wɒz slæk: ðədeɪnz hæd ðə sɛlf-ˈkɒnfɪdəns ɒv ˈkɒŋkərəz, ænd ðeə sɪˈkjʊərəti prɪˈkɔːʃᵊnz wɜːˈkæʒjuəl. ðeɪ lɪvd wɛl, ɒn ðə ˈprəʊsiːdz ɒv reɪdz ɒn ˈneɪbərɪŋ ˈriːʤənz. ðeə ðeɪkəˈlɛktɪd ˈwɪmɪn æz wɛl æz fuːd ænd drɪŋk, ænd ə laɪf ɒv iːz hæd meɪd ðɛm sɒft.

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、royal：皇家的，2、espionage：间谍，特务活动，3、spy：间谍，特务，密探，4、disguise：伪装，掩饰，5、minstrel：吟游诗人，6、wandering：徘徊，飘零，漫游的，7、harp：竖琴，8、ballad：民谣，歌谣，9、acrobatic：杂技的，10、trick：诡计，特技，哄骗，11、conjuring：戏法，变戏法，12、penetrate：穿透，渗入，贯穿，13、commander：指挥官，司令，14、thither：到那里，对岸的，15、slack：松弛，散漫，16、conqueror：征服者，17、casual：随意的，漫不经心的，18、

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练习感悟：读得有点打结，语速有点快，生词也有点多，稍微有点拗口，但是录了两遍就达标了，还是很不错的。