练习材料:
Lesson 9 A cold welcome
On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 'It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!' I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment everybody began to laugh and sing.
ɑn ˈwɛnzdi ˈivnɪŋ, wi wɛnt tu ðə taʊn hɔl. ɪt wʌz ðə læst deɪ ʌv ðə jɪr ænd ə lɑrʤ kraʊd ʌv ˈpipəl hæd ˈgæðərd ˈʌndər ðə taʊn hɔl klɑk. ɪt wʊd straɪk twɛlv ɪn ˈtwɛnti ˈmɪnəts taɪm. fɪfˈtin ˈmɪnəts pæst ænd ðɛn, æt faɪv tu twɛlv, ðə klɑk stɑpt. ðə bɪg ˈmɪnət hænd dɪd nɑt muv. wi ˈweɪtəd ænd ˈweɪtəd, bʌt ˈnʌθɪŋ ˈhæpənd. ˈsʌdənli ˈsʌmˌwʌn ˈʃaʊtəd, ɪts tu ˈmɪnəts pæst twɛlv! ðə klɑk hæz stɑpt!' aɪ lʊkt æt maɪ wɑʧ. ɪt wʌz tru. ðə bɪg klɑk rəˈfjuzd tu ˈwɛlkəm ðə nu jɪr. æt ðæt ˈmoʊmənt ˈɛvriˌbɑdi bɪˈgæn tu læf ænd sɪŋ.
任务配置:
L0+L4
知识笔记:
学习新词strike 打 敲击,gather 聚集
规范了twelve的读音,以前一直读得不到位,今天听的时候莫名感觉很别扭,单独去查了一下,才发现这个词里面的音标在之前专门练过……
练习感悟:
昨晚被噩梦惊醒,今天本来想试试再早点起床也泡汤了,还是只能完成基础任务。
但有收获就行。
不知道是不是错觉,感觉到了一点进步。