泽平 的ScalersTalk第八轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day8

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Lesson 10-2     Silicon valley

And on Asians.Already, orientals and Asian Americans constitute the majority of theengineering staffs at many Valley firms. And Chinese, Korean, Filipino andIndian engineers are graduating in droves from California's colleges. As theheads of next- generation start-ups, these Asian innovators can draw on customsand languages to forge tighter links with crucial Pacific Rim markets. Forinstance, Alex Au, a Stanford Ph. D. from Hong Kong, has set up a Taiwanfactory to challenge Japan's near lock on the memory-chip market. India-born N.DamodarReddy's tiny California company reopened an AT & T chip plant in KansasCity last spring with financing from the state of Missouri. Before it becomes aretirement village, Silicon Valley may prove a classroom for building a globalbusiness.

ˈsɪlɪkən ˈvæli

ænd ɒn ˈeɪʒᵊnz. ɔːlˈrɛdi,

ˌɔːrɪˈɛntᵊlz ænd ˈeɪʒᵊn əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt ðə məˈʤɒrəti ɒv ði ˌɛnʤɪˈnɪərɪŋ

stɑːfs æt ˈmɛni ˈvæli fɜːmz. ænd ˌʧaɪˈniːz, kəˈriːən,

ˌfɪlɪˈpiːnəʊ ænd ˈɪndiən ˌɛnʤɪˈnɪəz ɑː ˈɡræʤueɪtɪŋ ɪn drəʊvz frɒm ˌkæləˈfɔːniəz ˈkɒlɪʤɪz. æz ðə hɛdz ɒv nɛkst- ˌʤɛnəˈreɪʃᵊn

ˈstɑːtʌps, ðiːz ˈeɪʒᵊn ˈɪnəʊveɪtəz kæn drɔː ɒn

ˈkʌstəmz ænd ˈlæŋɡwɪʤɪz tuː fɔːʤ ˈtaɪtə lɪŋks wɪð ˈkruːʃᵊl pəˈsɪfɪk rɪm ˈmɑːkɪts. fɔːr ˈɪnstəns, ˈæləks ˌəʊ, ə ˈstænfəd

Ph. diː. frɒm hɒŋ kɒŋ, hæz sɛt ʌp ə ˈtaɪˈwɑːn ˈfæktəri tuː ˈʧælɪnʤ ʤəˈpænz nɪə lɒk ɒn ðə ˈmɛməri-ʧɪp

ˈmɑːkɪt. ˈɪndɪə-bɔːn ɛn.Damodar Reddy's ˈtaɪni

ˌkæləˈfɔːniə ˈkʌmpəni ˌriːˈəʊpənd ən æt & tiː ʧɪp plɑːnt ɪn ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti lɑːst sprɪŋ wɪð faɪˈnænsɪŋ frɒm ðə steɪt ɒv mɪˈzʊəri.

bɪˈfɔːr ɪt bɪˈkʌmz ə rɪˈtaɪəmənt ˈvɪlɪʤ, ˈsɪlɪkən ˈvæli meɪ pruːv ə ˈklɑːsrʊm fɔː ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˈɡləʊbəl ˈbɪznɪs.

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、oriental：东方，东方人，2、constitute：组成，构成，制定，3、majority：大部分，大多数，4、in droves：成群结队地，陆陆续续，5、innovator：创新者，革新者，6、draw on：利用，动用，凭借，7、forge：锻造，制作，铁匠铺，8、crucial：关键的，至关重要的，9、financing：提供资金，理财，10、

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练习感悟：这篇文章稍微有点难度，拗口，生词较多，而且语速较快，不过我录了两遍就达标了，进步还是比较明显的。