北海的ScalersTalk第六轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day 1

练习材料

L45-2:

The power of the press

/ðə/ /ˈpaʊər/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /prɛs/

But they suddenly became the parents of quintuplets, four

/bʌt/ /ðeɪ/ /ˈsʌdnli/ /bɪˈkeɪm/ /ðə/ /ˈpeərənts/ /ɒv/ /,kwɪn'tjʊplɪts,/ /fɔː/

girls and a boy, an event which radically changed their

/gɜːlz/ /ænd/ /ə/ /bɔɪ,/ /ən/ /ɪˈvɛnt/ /wɪʧ//ˈrædɪkəli//ʧeɪnʤd/ /ðeə/

lives. The day after the birth of the five children an aeroplane

/lɪvz.ðə/ /deɪ/ /ˈɑːftə/ /ðə/ /bɜːθ/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /faɪv/ /ˈʧɪldrən/ /ən/ /ˈeərəpleɪn/

arrived in Aberdeen bringing 60 reporters and

/əˈraɪvd/ /ɪn/ /ˌæbəˈdiːn/ /ˈbrɪŋɪŋ/ /60/ /rɪˈpɔːtəz/ /ænd/

photographers.The rise to fame was swift. Television

/fəˈtɒgrəfəz./ /ðə/ /raɪz/ /tuː/ /feɪm/ /wɒz/ /swɪft./ /ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/

cameras and newspapers carried the news to everyone in

/ˈkæmərəz/ /ænd/ /ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpəz/ /ˈkærid/ /ðə/ /njuːz/ /tuː/ /ˈɛvrɪwʌn/ /ɪn/

the country.Newspapers and magazines offered the family

/ðə/ /ˈkʌntri.ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpəz/ /ænd/ /ˌmægəˈziːnz/ /ˈɒfəd/ /ðə/ /ˈfæmɪli/

huge sums for the exclusive rights to publish stories and

/hjuːʤ/ /sʌmz/ /fɔː/ /ði/ /ɪksˈkluːsɪv/ /raɪts/ /tuː/ /ˈpʌblɪʃ/ /ˈstɔːriz/ /ænd/

photographs. Gifts poured in not only from unknown people,

/ˈfəʊtəgrɑːfs./ /gɪfts/ /pɔːd/ /ɪn/ /nɒt/ /ˈəʊnli/ /frɒm/ /ʌnˈnəʊn/ /ˈpiːpl,/

but from baby food and soap manufacturers who wished to

/bʌt/ /frɒm/ /ˈbeɪbi/ /fuːd/ /ænd/ /səʊp//ˌmænjʊˈfækʧərəz/ /huː/ /wɪʃt/ /tuː/

advertise their products. The old farmhouse the family lived

/ˈædvətaɪz/ /ðeə/ /ˈprɒdʌkts./ /ði/ /əʊld/ /ˈfɑːmhaʊs/ /ðə/ /ˈfæmɪli/ /lɪvd/

in was to be replaced by a new $500,000 home. Reporters

/ɪn/ /wɒz/ /tuː/ /biː/ /rɪˈpleɪst/ /baɪ/ /ə/ /njuː/ /$500,000/ /həʊm./ /rɪˈpɔːtəz/

kept pressing for interviews so lawyers had to be employed

/kɛpt/ /ˈprɛsɪŋ/ /fɔːr/ /ˈɪntəvjuːz/ /səʊ/ /ˈlɔːjəz/ /hæd/ /tuː/ /biː/ /ɪmˈplɔɪd/

to act as spokesmen for the family at press conferences.

/tuː/ /ækt/ /æz/ /spokesmen/ /fɔː/ /ðə/ /ˈfæmɪli/ /æt/ /prɛs/ /ˈkɒnfərənsɪz./

While the five babies were still quietly sleeping in oxygen

/waɪl/ /ðə/ /faɪv/ /ˈbeɪbiz/ /wɜː/ /stɪl/ /ˈkwaɪətli/ /ˈsliːpɪŋ/ /ɪn/ /ˈɒksɪʤən/

tents in a hospital nursery, their parents were paying the

/tɛnts/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /ˈhɒspɪtl/ /ˈnɜːsəri,/ /ðeə/ /ˈpeərənts/ /wɜː/ /ˈpeɪɪŋ/ /ðiː/

price for fame. It would never again be possible for them to

/praɪs/ /fɔː/ /feɪm./ /ɪt/ /wʊd/ /ˈnɛvər/ /əˈgɛn/ /biː/ /ˈpɒsəbl/ /fɔː/ /ðɛm/ /tuː/

lead normal lives. They had become the victims of

/liːd/ /ˈnɔːməl/ /lɪvz./ /ðeɪ/ /hæd/ /bɪˈkʌm/ /ðə/ /ˈvɪktɪmz/ /ɒv/

commercialization, for their names had acquired a market

/kəˌmɜːʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n,/ /fɔː/ /ðeə/ /neɪmz/ /hæd/ /əˈkwaɪəd/ /ə/ /ˈmɑːkɪt/

value. Instead of being five new family members, these

/ˈvæljuː./ /ɪnˈstɛd/ /ɒv/ /ˈbiːɪŋ/ /faɪv/ /njuː/ /ˈfæmɪli/ /ˈmɛmbəz,/ /ðiːz/

children had immediately become a commodity.

/ˈʧɪldrən/ /hæd/ /ɪˈmiːdiətli/ /bɪˈkʌm/ /ə/ /kəˈmɒdɪti./

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

1/ 單詞

quintuplet - n. 五胞胎之一

radically - adv. 彻底地，完全地

swift - v. 迅速

nursery - n. 育婴室，保育室

tents - n. 帳篷

2/音標

quintuplet /,kwɪn'tjʊplɪts,/

radically /ˈrædɪkəli/

soap /səʊp/

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