ziq的ScalersTalk第五轮新概念朗读持续力训练2020

练习材料：Lesson28(2) Five pounds too dear 时长：1‘25

The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches. 

ðə nɛkst mən tu əˈproʊʧ mi wʌz ˈsɛlɪŋ ɪkˈspɛnsɪv pɛnz ænd ˈwɑʧəz.

I examined one of the pens closely. It certainly looked genuine. 

 aɪ ɪgˈzæmənd wʌn ʌv ðə pɛnz ˈkloʊsli. ɪt ˈsɜrtənli lʊkt ˈʤɛnjəwən. 

At the base of the gold cap, the words 'made in the U.S.A.' had been neatly inscribed. 

æt ðə beɪs ʌv ðə goʊld kæp, ðə wɜrdz meɪd ɪn ðə ju.ɛs.eɪ.' hæd bɪn ˈnitli ɪnˈskraɪbd. 

The man said that the pen was worth £50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for £30. 

ðə mən sɛd ðæt ðə pɛn wʌz wɜrθ £50, bʌt æz ə ˈspɛʃəl favour, hi wʊd lɛt mi hæv ɪt fɔr £30.

I shook my head and held up a finger indicating that I was willing to pay £5. 

 aɪ ʃʊk maɪ hɛd ænd hɛld ʌp ə ˈfɪŋgər ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðæt aɪ wʌz ˈwɪlɪŋ tu peɪ £5.

Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually reduced the price to £10. 

Gesticulating ˈwaɪldli, ðə mən ˈæktəd æz ɪf hi faʊnd maɪ ˈɔfər aʊˈtreɪʤəs, bʌt hi ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli rəˈdust ðə praɪs tu £10.

Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands. 

 ˈʃrʌgɪŋ maɪ ˈʃoʊldərz, aɪ bɪˈgæn tu wɔk əˈweɪ wɛn, ə ˈmoʊmənt ˈleɪtər, hi ræn ˈæftər mi ænd θrʌst ðə pɛn ˈɪntu maɪ hændz. 

Though he kept throwing up his arms in despair, he readily accepted the £5 I gave him. 

ðoʊ hi kɛpt ˈθroʊɪŋ ʌp hɪz ɑrmz ɪn dɪˈspɛr, hi ˈrɛdəli ækˈsɛptɪd ði £5 aɪ geɪv hɪm.

I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain until I got back to the ship. 

aɪ fɛlt əˈspɛʃli plizd wɪð maɪ ˈwʌndərfəl ˈbɑrgən ənˈtɪl aɪ gɑt bæk tu ðə ʃɪp.

No matter how hard I tried, it was impossible to fill this beautiful pen with ink and to this day it has never written a single word!

noʊ ˈmætər haʊ hɑrd aɪ traɪd, ɪt wʌz ɪmˈpɑsəbəl tu fɪl ðɪs ˈbjutəfəl pɛn wɪð ɪŋk ænd tu ðɪs deɪ ɪt hæz ˈnɛvər ˈrɪtən ə ˈsɪŋgəl wɜrd!

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知识笔记：

outrageous ：shocking and morally unacceptable

 It is outrageous that these buildings remain empty while thousands of people have no homes.

gesticulate ：to make movements with your hands or arms, to express something or to emphasize what you are saying

There was a man outside the window gesticulating wildly.

练习感悟：

白天看论文的时候看到了outrageous 感觉很熟悉，没想起来什么意思，过来查查 发现旷了3天，放弃真的很容易啊，要坚持啊！！