ziq的ScalersTalk第五轮新概念朗读持续力训练2020

练习材料：Lesson 25-2 The Cutty Sark 时长：1‘15

In August, she was struck by a very heavy storm during which her rudder was torn away. 

ɪn ˈɔːgəst, ʃiː wɒz strʌk baɪ ə ˈvɛri ˈhɛvi stɔːm ˈdjʊərɪŋ wɪʧ hɜː ˈrʌdə wɒz tɔːn əˈweɪ.

The Cutty Sark rolled from side to side and it become impossible to steer her. 

ðə ˈkʌti Sark rəʊld frɒm saɪd tuː saɪd ænd ɪt bɪˈkʌm ɪmˈpɒsəbl tuː stɪə hɜː.

A temporary rudder was made on board from spare planks and it was fitted with great difficulty.

ə ˈtɛmpərəri ˈrʌdə wɒz meɪd ɒn bɔːd frɒm speə plæŋks ænd ɪt wɒz ˈfɪtɪd wɪð greɪt ˈdɪfɪkəlti.

This greatly reduced the speed of the ship, for there was a danger that if she traveled too quickly, this rudder would be torn away as well.

ðɪs ˈgreɪtli rɪˈdjuːst ðə spiːd ɒv ðə ʃɪp, fɔː ðeə wɒz ə ˈdeɪnʤə ðæt ɪf ʃiː ˈtrævld tuː ˈkwɪkli, ðɪs ˈrʌdə wʊd biː tɔːn əˈweɪ æz wɛl.

Because of this, the Cutty Sark lost her lead. After crossing the Equator, the captain called in at a port to have a new rudder fitted, but by now the Thermopylae was over five hundred miles ahead. 

bɪˈkɒz ɒv ðɪs, ðə ˈkʌti Sark lɒst hɜː liːd. ˈɑːftə ˈkrɒsɪŋ ði ɪˈkweɪtə, ðə ˈkæptɪn kɔːld ɪn æt ə pɔːt tuː hæv ə njuː ˈrʌdə ˈfɪtɪd, bʌt baɪ naʊ ðə Thermopylae wɒz ˈəʊvə faɪv ˈhʌndrəd maɪlz əˈhɛd.

Though the new rudder was fitted at tremendous speed, it was impossible for the Cutty Sark to win. 

ðəʊ ðə njuː ˈrʌdə wɒz ˈfɪtɪd æt trɪˈmɛndəs spiːd, ɪt wɒz ɪmˈpɒsəbl fɔː ðə ˈkʌti Sark tuː wɪn.

She arrived in England a week after the Thermopylae. Even this was remarkable, considering that she had had so many delays. 

ʃiː əˈraɪvd ɪn ˈɪŋglənd ə wiːk ˈɑːftə ðə Thermopylae. ˈiːvən ðɪs wɒz rɪˈmɑːkəbl, kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðæt ʃiː hæd hæd səʊ ˈmɛni dɪˈleɪz.

There is no doubt that if she had not lost her rudder she would have won the race easily.

ðeər ɪz nəʊ daʊt ðæt ɪf ʃiː hæd nɒt lɒst hɜː ˈrʌdə ʃiː wʊd hæv wʌn ðə reɪs ˈiːzɪli.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

rudder：a piece of wood or metal at the back of a boat or an aircraft that is used for controlling its direction

rudder was torn away 失去了方向舵

roll   OF SHIP/PLANE 船只；飞机

[U] the act of moving from side to side so that one side is higher than the other 摇晃；振荡

 Equator : an imaginary line around the earth at an equal distance from the North and South Poles 赤道

练习感悟：觉得应该要背下才会进步飞速的，但是自己只能做到这个这个程度了吗？ 应该每天用自己的话来复述一遍的 这样才会真正的提高口语！！