瘦肉–ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day11

L42-1: Modern cavemen

Cave exploration, or pot-holing, as it has come to be known, is a relatively new sport. Perhaps it is the desire for solitude or the chance of making an unexpected discovery that lures people down to the depths of the earth. It is impossible to give a satisfactory explanation for a pot-holer's motives. For him, caves have the same peculiar fascination which high mountains have for the climber. They arouse instincts which can only be dimly understood.

Exploring really deep caves is not a task for the Sunday afternoon rambler. Such undertakings require the precise planning and foresight of military operations. It can take as long as eight days to rig up rope ladders and to establish supply bases before a descent can be made into a very deep cave. Precautions of this sort are necessary, for it is impossible to foretell the exact nature of the difficulties which will confront the pot-holer.

音标:ɛl42-1: ˈmɒdən ˈkeɪvmən

keɪv ˌɛksplɔːˈreɪʃən, ɔː pɒt-ˈhəʊlɪŋ, æz ɪt hæz kʌm tuː biː nəʊn, ɪz ə ˈrɛlətɪvli njuː spɔːt. pəˈhæps ɪt ɪz ðə dɪˈzaɪə fɔː ˈsɒlɪtjuːd ɔː ðə ʧɑːns ɒv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ən ˌʌnɪksˈpɛktɪd dɪsˈkʌvəri ðæt ljʊəz ˈpiːpl daʊn tuː ðə dɛpθs ɒv ði ɜːθ. ɪt ɪz ɪmˈpɒsəbl tuː gɪv ə ˌsætɪsˈfæktəri ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən fɔːr ə pɒt-ˈhəʊləz ˈməʊtɪvz. fɔː hɪm, keɪvz hæv ðə seɪm pɪˈkjuːliə ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃən wɪʧ haɪ ˈmaʊntɪnz hæv fɔː ðə ˈklaɪmə. ðeɪ əˈraʊz ˈɪnstɪŋkts wɪʧ kæn ˈəʊnli biː ˈdɪmli ˌʌndəˈstʊd.

ɪksˈplɔːrɪŋ ˈrɪəli diːp keɪvz ɪz nɒt ə tɑːsk fɔː ðə ˈsʌndeɪ ˈɑːftəˈnuːn ˈræmblə. sʌʧ ˌʌndəˈteɪkɪŋz rɪˈkwaɪə ðə prɪˈsaɪz ˈplænɪŋ ænd ˈfɔːsaɪt ɒv ˈmɪlɪtəri ˌɒpəˈreɪʃənz. ɪt kæn teɪk æz lɒŋ æz eɪt deɪz tuː rɪg ʌp rəʊp ˈlædəz ænd tuː ɪsˈtæblɪʃ səˈplaɪ ˈbeɪsiːz bɪˈfɔːr ə dɪˈsɛnt kæn biː meɪd ˈɪntuː ə ˈvɛri diːp keɪv. prɪˈkɔːʃənz ɒv ðɪs sɔːt ɑː ˈnɛsɪsəri, fɔːr ɪt ɪz ɪmˈpɒsəbl tuː fɔːˈtɛl ði ɪgˈzækt ˈneɪʧər ɒv ðə ˈdɪfɪkəltiz wɪʧ wɪl kənˈfrʌnt ðə pɒt-ˈhəʊlə

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