泽平 的ScalersTalk第七轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day

练习材料：

Lesson 41-4  Trainingelephants

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 hands overhis 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 bɪˈgɪnz. ðə ˈtreɪnə stændz ɪn frʌnt ɒv ði ˈɛlɪfənt

ˈhəʊldɪŋ ə lɒŋ stɪk wɪð ə ʃɑːp ˈmɛtl 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 ˈplɛʒərəbl sɛnˈseɪʃənz ɪn ði ˈɛlɪfənt,

ænd ɪts ɪˈfɛkts ɑː ˌriːɪnˈfɔːst baɪ ðə juːz 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 səˈsɛptəbl tuː sʌʧ ˈblændɪʃmənts, haʊˈɛvə,

ænd ˈjuːʒʊəli ˈlæʃɪz ˈfɪəsli wɪð ɪts trʌŋk ɪn ɔːl dɪˈrɛkʃənz. ðiːz ˈmuːvmənts ɑː kənˈtrəʊld baɪ ðə ˈtreɪnə wɪð ðə ˈmɛtl-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、metal：金属，合金，2、mount：安装，镶嵌，乘，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，7、pleasurable：愉快的，8、sensation：感觉，轰动，感动，9、reinforce：加强，增援，10、endearing：可爱，11、epithet：绰号，12、induce：诱导，促使，感应，13、susceptible：易受影响的，14、blandishments：花言巧语，15、lashes：睫毛，16、fiercely：猛烈地，凶暴地，17、sore：疼，溃疡，18、curl：卷曲，拳曲，19、offensive：进攻，攻势

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练习感悟：今天这篇文章，时长算是比较长的，生词又多，还好，读起来不拗口，练习了十来遍之后，读起来就挺顺口的，录了一遍就达标了。