练习材料:
Lesson 7-2 Bats
Every solid objectwill reflect a sound, varying according to the size and nature of the object. Ashoal of fish will do this. So it is a comparatively simple step from locatingthe sea bottom to locating a shoal of fish. With experience, and with improvedapparatus, it is now possible not only to locate a shoal but to tell if it isherring, cod, or other well-known fish, by the pattern of its echo.
It has been foundthat certain bats emit squeaks and by receiving the echoes, they can locate andsteer clear of obstacles -- or locate flying insects on which they feed. Thisecho-location in bats is often compared with radar, the principle of which issimilar.
bæts
ˈɛvri ˈsɒlɪd ˈɒbʤɪktwɪl rɪˈflɛkt ə saʊnd, ˈveəriɪŋ əˈkɔːdɪŋ tuː ðə saɪz ænd ˈneɪʧər ɒv ði ˈɒbʤɪkt. əʃəʊl ɒv fɪʃ wɪl duː ðɪs. səʊ ɪt ɪz ə kəmˈpærətɪvli ˈsɪmpl stɛp frɒm ləʊˈkeɪtɪŋðə siː ˈbɒtəm tuː ləʊˈkeɪtɪŋ ə ʃəʊl ɒv fɪʃ. wɪð ɪksˈpɪərɪəns, ænd wɪð ɪmˈpruːvdˌæpəˈreɪtəs, ɪt ɪz naʊ ˈpɒsəbl nɒt ˈəʊnli tuː ləʊˈkeɪt ə ʃəʊl bʌt tuː tɛl ɪf ɪtɪz ˈhɛrɪŋ, kɒd, ɔːr ˈʌðə wɛl-nəʊn fɪʃ, baɪ ðə ˈpætən ɒv ɪts ˈɛkəʊ.
ɪt hæz biːn faʊndðæt ˈsɜːtn bæts ɪˈmɪt skwiːks ænd baɪ rɪˈsiːvɪŋ ði ˈɛkəʊz, ðeɪ kæn ləʊˈkeɪt ændstɪə klɪər ɒv ˈɒbstəklz -- ɔː ləʊˈkeɪt ˈflaɪɪŋ ˈɪnsɛkts ɒn wɪʧ ðeɪ fiːd. ðɪs ˈɛkəʊ-ləʊˈkeɪʃənɪn bæts ɪz ˈɒf(ə)n kəmˈpeəd wɪð ˈreɪdə, ðə ˈprɪnsəpl ɒv wɪʧ ɪz ˈsɪmɪlə.
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
单词:1、shoal:浅滩,a shoal of fish:一群鱼,2、comparatively:比较,相对,3、herring:鲱鱼,4、pattern:模式,图案,方式,5、squeaks:吱吱声,6、steer:引导,暗示,7、obstacle:障碍,障碍物,8、radar:雷达,9、principle:原理,原则,道理,信念
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感悟:今天有点困,这篇文章又有点拗口,虽然比较短,但是读起来还是挺困难的,有打结的现象,不过总体来说表现还行,录了两遍勉强达标