泽平 的ScalersTalk第七轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day

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L52-2: Mud is mud

Harry used toconsider it a great joke to go into expensive cosmetic shops and make outrageousrequests for goods that do not exist. He would invent fanciful names on thespot. On entering a shop, he would ask for a new perfume called 'ScentedShadow' or for 'insoluble bath cubes'. If a shop assistant told him she had notheard of it, he would pretend to be considerably put out. He loved to be toldthat one of his imaginary products was temporarily out of stock and he wouldfaithfully promise to call again at some future date, but of course he neverdid. How Harry managed to keep a straight face during these performances isquite beyond me. Harry does not need to be prompted to explain how he boughthis precious bottle of mud. One day, he went to an exclusive shop in London andasked for "Myrolite". The -shop assistant looked puzzled and Harryrepeated the word, slowly stressing each syllable.

mʌd ɪz mʌd

ˈhæri juːzd tuː kənˈsɪdər ɪt ə greɪt ʤəʊk tuː gəʊ ˈɪntuː ɪksˈpɛnsɪv kɒzˈmɛtɪk ʃɒps ænd meɪk aʊtˈreɪʤəs rɪˈkwɛsts fɔː gʊdz ðæt duː nɒt ɪgˈzɪst. hiː wʊd ɪnˈvɛnt ˈfænsɪfʊl neɪmz ɒn ðə spɒt. ɒn ˈɛntərɪŋ ə ʃɒp, hiː wʊd ɑːsk fɔːr ə njuː ˈpɜːfjuːm kɔːld ˈsɛntɪd ˈʃædəʊ ɔː fɔːr ɪnˈsɒljʊbl bɑːθ kjuːbz. ɪf ə ʃɒp əˈsɪstənt təʊld hɪm ʃiː hæd nɒt hɜːd ɒv ɪt, hiː wʊd prɪˈtɛnd tuː biː kənˈsɪdərəbli pʊt aʊt. hiː lʌvd tuː biː təʊld ðæt wʌn ɒv hɪz ɪˈmæʤɪnəri ˈprɒdʌkts wɒz ˈtɛmpərərɪli aʊt ɒv stɒk ænd hiː wʊd ˈfeɪθfʊli ˈprɒmɪs tuː kɔːl əˈgɛn æt sʌm ˈfjuːʧə deɪt, bʌt ɒv kɔːs hiː ˈnɛvə dɪd. haʊ ˈhæri ˈmænɪʤd tuː kiːp ə streɪt feɪs ˈdjʊərɪŋ ðiːz pəˈfɔːmənsɪz ɪz kwaɪt bɪˈjɒnd miː. ˈhæri dʌz nɒt niːd tuː biː ˈprɒmptɪd tuː ɪksˈpleɪn haʊ hiː bɔːt hɪz ˈprɛʃəs ˈbɒtl ɒv mʌd.wʌn deɪ, hiː wɛnt tuː ən ɪksˈkluːsɪv ʃɒp ɪn ˈlʌndən ænd ɑːskt fɔː "Myrolite". ðiː -ʃɒp əˈsɪstənt lʊktˈpʌzld ænd ˈhæri rɪˈpiːtɪd ðə wɜːd, ˈsləʊli ˈstrɛsɪŋ iːʧ ˈsɪləbl.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、cosmetic：化妆品，2、outrageous：离谱，不像话，3、fanciful：异想天开的，怪诞的，4、on the spot=at the scene：当场，5、considerably：相当，6、be put out：被气到了，7、imaginary：假想，虚幻，8、temporarily：暂时地，临时，9、faithfully：忠实地，10、straight face：板着个脸，无表情，11、prompted：提示，12、exclusive：独家的，独占的，优势，exclusive shop：专卖店，独家，13、stressing：强调，14、syllable：音节

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练习感悟：今天的文章不长，但是读起来非常拗口，语速也比较快，不过还好我现在对英语也比较熟悉了，最终录了三遍就大概达标了