练习材料
L42-3:
Modern cavemen
/ˈmɒdən/ /ˈkeɪvmən/
Theyplungedinto the lake, and after loading their gear on
/ðeɪ//plʌnʤd/ /ˈɪntuː/ /ðə/ /leɪk,/ /ænd/ /ˈɑːftə/ /ˈləʊdɪŋ/ /ðeə/ /gɪər/ /ɒn/
an inflatable rubber dinghy, let the current carry them to the
/ən/ /ɪnˈfleɪtəbl/ /ˈrʌbə/ /ˈdɪŋgi,//lɛt/ /ðə/ /ˈkʌrənt/ /ˈkæri/ /ðɛm/ /tuː/ /ðiː/
other side. To protect themselves from the icy water, they
/ˈʌðə/ /saɪd./ /tuː/ /prəˈtɛkt/ /ðəmˈsɛlvz/ /frɒm/ /ði/ /ˈaɪsi/ /ˈwɔːtə,/ /ðeɪ/
had to wear special rubber suits. At the far end of the lake,
/hæd/ /tuː/ /weə/ /ˈspɛʃəl/ /ˈrʌbə/ /sjuːts./ /æt/ /ðə/ /fɑːr/ /ɛnd/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /leɪk,/
they came to huge piles of rubble which had been washed
/ðeɪ/ /keɪm/ /tuː/ /hjuːʤ//paɪlz//ɒv//ˈrʌbl//wɪʧ/ /hæd/ /biːn/ /wɒʃt/
up by the water. In this part of the cave, they could hear an
/ʌp/ /baɪ/ /ðə/ /ˈwɔːtə./ /ɪn/ /ðɪs/ /pɑːt/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /keɪv,/ /ðeɪ/ /kʊd/ /hɪər/ /æn/
insistent booming sound which they found was caused by a
/ɪnˈsɪstənt/ /ˈbuːmɪŋ/ /saʊnd/ /wɪʧ/ /ðeɪ/ /faʊnd/ /wɒz/ /kɔːzd/ /baɪ/ /eɪ/
small waterspout shooting down into a pool from the roof of
/smɔːl//ˈwɔːtəspaʊt/ /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/ /daʊn/ /ˈɪntuː/ /ə/ /puːl/ /frɒm/ /ðə/ /ruːf/ /ɒv/
the cave. Squeezing through a cleft in the rocks, the pot-
/ðə/ /keɪv./ /ˈskwiːzɪŋ/ /θruː/ /ə//klɛft/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /rɒks,/ /ðə/ /pɒt-/
holers arrived at anenormouscavern, the size of a huge
/ˈhəʊləz/ /əˈraɪvd/ /æt/ /ən/ /ɪˈnɔːməs/ /ˈkævən,/ /ðə/ /saɪz/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /hjuːʤ/
concert hall. After switching on powerful arc lights, they saw
/ˈkɒnsə(ː)t/ /hɔːl./ /ˈɑːftə/ /ˈswɪʧɪŋ/ /ɒn/ /ˈpaʊəfʊl/ /ɑːk/ /laɪts,/ /ðeɪ/ /sɔː/
great stalagmites-- some of them over 40 feet high -- rising
/greɪt//ˈstæləgmaɪts//--/ /sʌm/ /ɒv/ /ðɛm/ /ˈəʊvə/ /40/ /fiːt/ /haɪ/ /--/ /ˈraɪzɪŋ/
up like tree-trunks to meet the stalactites suspended from
/ʌp/ /laɪk/ /triː-trʌŋks/ /tuː/ /miːt/ /ðə/ /ˈstæləktaɪts/ /səsˈpɛndɪd/ /frɒm/
the roof. Round about, piles of lime-stone glistened in all the
/ðə/ /ruːf./ /raʊnd/ /əˈbaʊt,/ /paɪlz/ /ɒv/ /laɪm-stəʊn//ˈglɪsnd/ /ɪn/ /ɔːl/ /ðiː/
colours of the rainbow. In the eerie silence of the cavern, the
/ˈkʌləz/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /ˈreɪnbəʊ./ /ɪn/ /ði/ /ˈɪəri/ /ˈsaɪləns/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /ˈkævən,/ /ðiː/
only sound that could be heard was made by water which
/ˈəʊnli/ /saʊnd/ /ðæt/ /kʊd/ /biː/ /hɜːd/ /wɒz/ /meɪd/ /baɪ/ /ˈwɔːtə/ /wɪʧ/
dripped continuously from the high dome above them.
/drɪpt/ /kənˈtɪnjʊəsli/ /frɒm/ /ðə/ /haɪ/ /dəʊm/ /əˈbʌv/ /ðɛm./
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
1/ 單詞
plunged -v. 暴跌
inflatable - adj. 可充气的
dinghy - v. 小艇
piles - adj. 堆
rubble - n. 碎瓦
insistent - adj. 连续的，不断的
boom - v. 轰响
waterspout - n. 强大的水柱
squeezing -v. 擠壓
cleft - n. 裂隙，开
enormous - adj. 巨大的
cavern - n. 在洞穴
stalagmite - n. 石笋
tree-truck - n. 樹幹
stalactite - n. 钟乳石
glisten - v. 闪烁
eerie - adj. 怪異
cerie - adj. 引塌恐惧的，可怕的
dome - n. 穹窿，圆顶
2/音標
plunged /plʌnʤd//
dinghy /ˈdɪŋgi,/
piles /paɪlz/
rubble /ˈrʌbl/
waterspout /ˈwɔːtəspaʊt/
stalagmite /ˈstæləgmaɪts/
stalactite/ˈstæləgmaɪts/
glisten /ˈglɪsnd/
eerie - /ˈɪəri
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