Vicky的ScalersTalk第六轮新概念朗读持续力训练Da

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Lesson 26-3 The past life of the earth

ˈlɛsn 26-3 ðə pɑːst laɪf ɒv ði ɜːθ

This is what happened to the famous Beresovka mammoth which was found preserved and in good condition. In his mouth were the remains of fir trees -- the last meal that he had before he fell into the crevasse and broke his back. The mammoth has now just a suburb of Los Angeles. Apparently what happened was that water collected on these tar pits, and the bigger animals like the elephants ventured out on to the apparently firm surface to drink, and were promptly bogged in the tar. And then, when they were dead, the carnivores, like the sabre-toothed cats and the giant wolves, came out to feed and suffered exactly the same fate. There are also endless numbers of birds in the tar as well.

ðɪs ɪz wɒt ˈhæpənd tuː ðə ˈfeɪməs Beresovka ˈmæməθ wɪʧ wɒz faʊnd prɪˈzɜːvd ænd ɪn gʊd kənˈdɪʃən. ɪn hɪz maʊθ wɜː ðə rɪˈmeɪnz ɒv fɜː triːz -- ðə lɑːst miːl ðæt hiː hæd bɪˈfɔː hiː fɛl ˈɪntuː ðə krɪˈvæs ænd brəʊk hɪz bæk. ðə ˈmæməθ hæz naʊ ʤʌst ə ˈsʌbɜːb ɒv Los ˈeɪnʤəlz. əˈpærəntli wɒt ˈhæpənd wɒz ðæt ˈwɔːtə kəˈlɛktɪd ɒn ðiːz tɑː pɪts, ænd ðə ˈbɪgər ˈænɪməlz laɪk ði ˈɛlɪfənts ˈvɛnʧəd aʊt ɒn tuː ði əˈpærəntli fɜːm ˈsɜːfɪs tuː drɪŋk, ænd wɜː ˈprɒmptli bɒgd ɪn ðə tɑː. ænd ðɛn, wɛn ðeɪ wɜː dɛd, ðə ˈkɑːnɪvɔːz, laɪk ðə ˈseɪbə-tuːθt kæts ænd ðə ˈʤaɪənt wʊlvz, keɪm aʊt tuː fiːd ænd ˈsʌfəd ɪgˈzæktli ðə seɪm feɪt. ðeər ɑːr ˈɔːlsəʊ ˈɛndlɪs ˈnʌmbəz ɒv bɜːdz ɪn ðə tɑːr æz wɛl.

它嘴里还留着冷杉 -- 它掉进冰河裂隙折断脊椎柱之前的最后一顿饭。这头长毛象已被修复，现存于圣彼得堡古生物学博物馆。有的动物掉进天然沥清坑里被保存下来，如在兰桥.拉.布里 -- 现在是洛杉矶的郊区发现的大象、剑齿虎和许多其他动物。显然，事情的经过是这样：沥青坑里积存了水，大象那样的大动物冒险到似乎坚固的水面上去饮水，立即掉进了沥青坑。大象死后，一些食肉动物，如剑齿虎和大灰狼就来吃大象，结果遭到了同样的命运。沥青坑里还有无数只鸟的尸体。

任务配置：L0、L4

练习感悟：完成基本任务。