伊卡莱姆的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day

练习材料：

L46-1: Do it yourself

So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves,

that we are becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labour.

No one can plead ignorance of a subject any longer,

for there are countless do-it-yourself publications.

Armed with the right tools and materials,

newlyweds gaily embark on the task of decorating their own homes.

Men, particularly, spend hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces,

laying out their own gardens;

building garages and making furniture.

Some really keen enthusiasts go so far as to build their own computers.

Shops cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory services for novices,

but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home.

Such things provide an excellent outlet for pent up creative energy,

but unfortunately not all of us are bornhandymen.

Some wives tend to believe that their husbands are infinitely resourceful and can fix anything.

应用配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：passion/pæʃən    increasingly/ɪnˈkrisɪŋli    ignorance/ɪgnərəns    newlyweds/nuliˌwɛdz    gaily/geɪli    embark/ɛmˈbɑrk    decorating/dɛkəˌreɪtɪŋ    leisure/lɛʒər    installing/ɪnˈstɔlɪŋ    keen/kin    enthusiasts/ɛnˈθuziˌæsts    advisory/ædˈvaɪzəri    novices/nɑvəsɪz    assemble/əˈsɛmbəl    outlet/aʊt    handymen/hændiˈmɛn    infinitely/ɪnfənətli   

练习感悟：用时1小时10分。有点轻视了这篇课文的难度。其中有些单词发音还是比较长，没掌握好。最后一个版本其实也是有瑕疵，读音错误，如assemble，没再调整。