泽平 的ScalersTalk第八轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day8

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Lesson 11-2     How to grow old

An individualhuman existence should be like a river -- small at first, narrowly containedwithin its banks, and rushing passionately past boulders and over waterfalls.Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, the waters flow morequietly, and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged in thesea, and painlessly lose their individual being. The man who, in old age, cansee his life in this way, will not suffer from the fear of death, since thethings he cares for will continue. And if, with the decay of vitality,weariness increases, the thought of rest will be not unwelcome. I should wishto die while still at work, knowing that others will carry on what I can nolonger do, and content in the thought that what was possible has been done.

haʊ tuː ɡrəʊ əʊld

ən ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤuəl

ˈhjuːmən ɪɡˈzɪstəns ʃʊd biː laɪk ə ˈrɪvə -- smɔːl æt fɜːst,

ˈnærəʊli kənˈteɪnd wɪˈðɪn ɪts bæŋks, ænd ˈrʌʃɪŋ ˈpæʃənɪtli pɑːst ˈbəʊldəz ænd ˈəʊvə ˈwɔːtəfɔːlz. ˈɡræʤuəli ðə ˈrɪvə ɡrəʊz ˈwaɪdə, ðə bæŋks rɪˈsiːd, ðə ˈwɔːtəz

fləʊ mɔː ˈkwaɪətli, ænd ɪn ði ɛnd, wɪˈðaʊt ˈɛni ˈvɪzəbᵊl breɪk, ðeɪ bɪˈkʌm mɜːʤd

ɪn ðə siː, ænd ˈpeɪnləsli luːz ðeər ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤuəl ˈbiːɪŋ. ðə mæn huː, ɪn əʊld eɪʤ,

kæn siː hɪz laɪf ɪn ðɪs weɪ, wɪl nɒt ˈsʌfə frɒm ðə fɪər ɒv dɛθ, sɪns ðə θɪŋz

hiː keəz fɔː wɪl kənˈtɪnjuː. ænd ɪf, wɪð ðə dɪˈkeɪ ɒv vaɪˈtæləti, ˈwɪərɪnəs ˈɪnkriːsɪz,

ðə θɔːt ɒv rɛst wɪl biː nɒt ʌnˈwɛlkəm. aɪ ʃʊd wɪʃ tuː daɪ waɪl stɪl æt wɜːk, ˈnəʊɪŋ

ðæt ˈʌðəz wɪl ˈkæri ɒn wɒt aɪ kæn nəʊ ˈlɒŋɡə duː, ænd ˈkɒntɛnt ɪn ðə θɔːt ðæt wɒt wɒz ˈpɒsəbᵊl hæzbiːn dʌn.

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、narrowly：狭隘地，勉强地，2、contain：包含，克制，防止，3、contain within：包含在，4、passionately：非常，热情地，5、boulder：巨石，漂砾，6、visible break：可见的断裂，7、vitality：活力，生命力，8、weariness：疲劳，9、

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练习感悟：这篇文章作者感觉功底深厚，所以文章读起来有点朗朗上口的感觉，不会拗口，录了两遍达标。