练习材料:
L3-(1): An unknowngoddess
Some time ago, aninteresting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on thepromontory of Ayia Irini. The city at one time must have been prosperous, forit enjoyed a high level of civilization. Houses, often three storeys high, werebuilt of stone. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls. The citywas even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes werefound beneath the narrow streets.
The temple whichthe archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the 15thcentury B. C. until Roman times. In the most sacred room of the temple, clayfragments of 15 statues were found. Each of these represented a goddess andhad, at one time, been painted.
ən ʌnˈnəʊn ˈgɒdɪs
sʌm taɪm əˈgəʊ, ən ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ dɪsˈkʌvəri wɒz meɪd baɪ ˌɑːkɪˈɒləʤɪsts ɒn ði iːˈʤiːən ˈaɪlənd ɒv Kea. ən əˈmɛrɪkən tiːm ɪksˈplɔːd ə ˈtɛmpl wɪʧ stændz ɪn ən ˈeɪnʃ(ə)nt ˈsɪti ɒn ðə ˈprɒməntri ɒv Ayia Irini. ðə ˈsɪti æt wʌn taɪm mʌst hæv biːn ˈprɒspərəs, fɔːr ɪt ɪnˈʤɔɪd ə haɪ ˈlɛvl ɒv ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən. ˈhaʊzɪz, ˈɒf(ə)n θriː ˈstɔːriz haɪ, wɜː bɪlt ɒv stəʊn.ðeɪ hæd lɑːʤ ruːmz wɪð ˈbjuːtəfʊli ˈdɛkəreɪtɪd wɔːlz.ðə ˈsɪti wɒz ˈiːvən ɪˈkwɪpt wɪð ə ˈdreɪnɪʤ ˈsɪstɪm, fɔːr ə greɪt ˈmɛni kleɪ paɪpswɜː faʊnd bɪˈniːθ ðə ˈnærəʊ striːts.
ðə ˈtɛmpl wɪʧ ði ˌɑːkɪˈɒləʤɪsts ɪksˈplɔːd wɒz juːzd æz ə pleɪsɒv ˈwɜːʃɪp frɒm ðiː 15th ˈsɛnʧʊri biː. siː. ənˈtɪl ˈrəʊmən taɪmz. ɪn ðə məʊstˈseɪkrɪd ruːm ɒv ðə ˈtɛmpl, kleɪ ˈfrægmənts ɒv 15 ˈstætjuːz wɜː faʊnd. iːʧ ɒvðiːz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntɪd ə ˈgɒdɪs ænd hæd, æt wʌn taɪm, biːn ˈpeɪntɪd.
任务配置:L0+L1+ L4
知识笔记:
单词:1、archaeologist:考古学家,2、Aegean:爱琴海,3、ancient:古老的,4、promontory:海角,5、prosperous:繁荣,兴旺,6、storeys:楼层,7、equipped with:配备,8、drainage:引流,排水渠,9、clay:粘土,10、worship:崇拜,11、sacred:神圣,12、fragments:碎片,废墟,13、represent:代表,表示,表现
音标:/dr/ 舌尖抵住上齿,作好发“d”的姿势,气流冲破阻碍,发出短促的“d”音后,紧接着就发“r”这摩擦音
练习感悟:今天文章的语音语调感觉读得比较准,读起来挺舒服的
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