水风的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day 1

练习材料

Lesson28(2) Five pounds too dear

The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches. I examined one of the pens closely. It certainly looked genuine. At the base of the gold cap, the words 'made in the U.S.A.' had been neatly inscribed. The man said that the pen was worth $50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for $30. I shook my head and held up five finger indicating that I was willing to pay $5. Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually reduced the price to $10. Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands. Though he kept throwing up his arms in despair, he readily accepted the $5 I gave him. I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain--until I got back to the ship. No matter how hard I tried, it was impossible to fill this beautiful pen with ink and to this day it has never written a single word!

/ˈlɛsən/28(2) /faɪv/ /paʊndz/ /tu/ /dɪr/

/ðə/ /nɛkst/ /mən/ /tu/ /əˈproʊʧ/ /mi/ /wʌz/ /ˈsɛlɪŋ/ /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ /pɛnz/ /ænd/ /ˈwɑʧəz/. /aɪ/ /ɪgˈzæmənd/ /wʌn/ /ʌv/ /ðə/ /pɛnz/ /ˈkloʊsli/. /ɪt/ /ˈsɜrtənli/ /lʊkt/ /ˈʤɛnjəwən/. /æt/ /ðə/ /beɪs/ /ʌv/ /ðə/ /goʊld/ /kæp/, /ðə/ /wɜrdz/ /meɪd/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ju/./ɛs/./eɪ/.' /hæd/ /bɪn/ /ˈnitli/ /ɪnˈskraɪbd/. /ðə/ /mən/ /sɛd/ /ðæt/ /ðə/ /pɛn/ /wʌz/ /wɜrθ/ $50, /bʌt/ /æz/ /ə/ /ˈspɛʃəl/ favour, /hi/ /wʊd/ /lɛt/ /mi/ /hæv/ /ɪt/ /fɔr/ $30. /aɪ/ /ʃʊk/ /maɪ/ /hɛd/ /ænd/ /hɛld/ /ʌp/ /ə/ /ˈfɪŋgər/ /ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ/ /ðæt/ /aɪ/ /wʌz/ /ˈwɪlɪŋ/ /tu/ /peɪ/ $5. Gesticulating /ˈwaɪldli/, /ðə/ /mən/ /ˈæktəd/ /æz/ /ɪf/ /hi/ /faʊnd/ /maɪ/ /ˈɔfər/ /aʊˈtreɪʤəs/, /bʌt/ /hi/ /ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli/ /rəˈdust/ /ðə/ /praɪs/ /tu/ $10. /ˈʃrʌgɪŋ/ /maɪ/ /ˈʃoʊldərz/, /aɪ/ /bɪˈgæn/ /tu/ /wɔk/ /əˈweɪ/ /wɛn/, /ə/ /ˈmoʊmənt/ /ˈleɪtər/, /hi/ /ræn/ /ˈæftər/ /mi/ /ænd/ /θrʌst/ /ðə/ /pɛn/ /ˈɪntu/ /maɪ/ /hændz/. /ðoʊ/ /hi/ /kɛpt/ /ˈθroʊɪŋ/ /ʌp/ /hɪz/ /ɑrmz/ /ɪn/ /dɪˈspɛr/, /hi/ /ˈrɛdəli/ /ækˈsɛptɪd/ /ði/ $5 /aɪ/ /geɪv/ /hɪm/. /aɪ/ /fɛlt/ /əˈspɛʃli/ /plizd/ /wɪð/ /maɪ/ /ˈwʌndərfəl/ /ˈbɑrgən/--/ənˈtɪl/ /aɪ/ /gɑt/ /bæk/ /tu/ /ðə/ /ʃɪp/. /noʊ/ /ˈmætər/ /haʊ/ /hɑrd/ /aɪ/ /traɪd/, /ɪt/ /wʌz/ /ɪmˈpɑsəbəl/ /tu/ /fɪl/ /ðɪs/ /ˈbjutəfəl/ /pɛn/ /wɪð/ /ɪŋk/ /ænd/ /tu/ /ðɪs/ /deɪ/ /ɪt/ /hæz/ /ˈnɛvər/ /ˈrɪtən/ /ə/ /ˈsɪŋgəl/ /wɜrd/!

任务配置

L0+L4

知识笔记

gesticulate verb

ges·​tic·​u·​late | \ je-ˈsti-kyə-ˌlāt \

gesticulated; gesticulating

Definition of gesticulate

intransitive verb

: to make gestures especially when speaking

arguing and gesticulating wildly

来源：https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gesticulate

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依稀记得读了好多遍才过，但记不得卡在哪里了……