泽平 的ScalersTalk第八轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day9

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Lesson 41-4     Training elephants

When it is eatingnormally, its own training begins. The trainer stands in front of the elephantholding a long stick with a sharp metal point. Two assistants, mounted on tameelephants, control the captive from either side, while others rub their handsover his skin to the accompaniment of a monotonous and soothing chant. This issupposed to induce pleasurable sensations in the elephant, and its effects arereinforced by the use of endearing epithets, such as ‘ho! my son', or 'ho! myfather', or 'my mother', according to the age and sex of the captive. Theelephant is not immediately susceptible to such blandishments, however, andusually lashes fiercely with its trunk in all directions. These movements arecontrolled by the trainer with the metal-pointed stick, and the trunkeventually becomes so sore that the elephant curls it up and seldom afterwardsuses it for offensive purposes.

ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈɛlɪfənts

wɛn ɪt ɪz ˈiːtɪŋ

ˈnɔːmᵊli, ɪts əʊn ˈtreɪnɪŋ bɪˈɡɪnz. ðə ˈtreɪnə stændz ɪn frʌnt ɒv ði ˈɛlɪfənt ˈhəʊldɪŋ ə lɒŋ stɪk wɪð ə

ʃɑːp ˈmɛtᵊl pɔɪnt. tuː əˈsɪstᵊnts, ˈmaʊntɪd ɒn

teɪm ˈɛlɪfənts, kənˈtrəʊl ðə ˈkæptɪv frɒm ˈaɪðə saɪd, waɪl ˈʌðəz rʌb ðeə hændz

ˈəʊvə hɪz skɪn tuː ði əˈkʌmpᵊnɪmənt ɒv ə məˈnɒtnəs ænd ˈsuːðɪŋ ʧɑːnt. ðɪs ɪz səˈpəʊzd tuː ɪnˈdjuːs ˈplɛʒərəbᵊl

sɛnˈseɪʃᵊnz ɪn ði ˈɛlɪfənt, ænd ɪts ɪˈfɛkts ɑː ˌriːɪnˈfɔːst baɪ ðə juːs ɒv ɪnˈdɪərɪŋ ˈɛpɪθɛts,

suchas həʊ! maɪ sʌn, ɔː həʊ! maɪ ˈfɑːðə, ɔː maɪ ˈmʌðə, əˈkɔːdɪŋ tuː ði eɪʤ ænd sɛks ɒv ðə

ˈkæptɪv. ði ˈɛlɪfənt ɪz nɒt ɪˈmiːdiətli səˈsɛptəbᵊl tuː sʌʧ ˈblændɪʃmənts, haʊˈɛvə,

ænd ˈjuːʒʊəli ˈlæʃɪz ˈfɪəsli wɪð ɪts trʌŋk ɪn ɔːl daɪˈrɛkʃᵊnz. ðiːz ˈmuːvmənts ɑː kənˈtrəʊld baɪ ðə ˈtreɪnə wɪð ðə ˈmɛtᵊl-ˈpɔɪntɪd

stɪk, ænd ðə trʌŋk ɪˈvɛnʧəli bɪˈkʌmz səʊ sɔː ðæt ði ˈɛlɪfənt kɜːlz ɪt ʌp ænd ˈsɛldəm

ˈɑːftəwədz ˈjuːzɪz ɪt fɔːr əˈfɛnsɪv ˈpɜːpəsɪz.

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、normally：通常情况下，按理，按说，2、mount：山，爬上，3、accompaniment：伴奏，附属物，4、monotonous：单调，平板，5、soothing：舒缓的，抚慰的，6、chant：咏叹，高唱，圣歌，7、pleasurable：愉快的，8、induce：诱发，感应，促使，9、sensation：感情，感动，感觉，10、reinforce：加强，增援，11、endearing：可爱的，优胜，12、epithet：绰号，13、susceptible：易受影响的，易受影响者，14、blandishment：奉承，15、lashes：睫毛，鞭打，冲击，16、sore：疼，溃疡，17、curl：卷曲，蜷曲，18、afterwards：然后，之后，事后，后来，19、offensive：进攻，有攻击性

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练习感悟：这篇文章难度算比较大一点，生词稍多，录了三遍才达标。