泽平 的ScalersTalk第七轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day

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Lesson 41-3     Training elephants

The captiveelephant, still roped to a tree, plunges and screams every time a man approaches,and for several days will probably refuse all food through anger and fear.Sometimes a tame elephant is tethered nearby to give the wild one confidence,and in most cases the captive gradually quietens down and begins to accept itsfood. The next stage is to get the elephant to the training establishment, aticklish business which is achieved with the aid of two tame elephants roped tothe captive on either side.

When severalelephants are being trained at one time, it is customary for the new arrival tobe placed between the stalls of two captives whose training is already welladvanced. It is then left completely undisturbed with plenty of food and waterso that it can absorb the atmosphere of its new home and see that nothingparticularly alarming is happening to its companions.

ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈɛlɪfənts

ðə ˈkæptɪv ˈɛlɪfənt,stɪl rəʊpt tuː ə triː, ˈplʌnʤɪz ænd skriːmz ˈɛvri taɪm ə mæn əˈprəʊʧɪz, ænd fɔːˈsɛvrəl deɪz wɪl ˈprɒbəbli ˌriːˈfjuːz ɔːl fuːd θruː ˈæŋgər ænd fɪə. ˈsʌmtaɪmz əteɪm ˈɛlɪfənt ɪz ˈtɛðəd ˈnɪəbaɪ tuː gɪv ðə waɪld wʌn ˈkɒnfɪdəns, ænd ɪn məʊstˈkeɪsɪz ðə ˈkæptɪv ˈgrædjʊəli ˈkwaɪətnz daʊn ænd bɪˈgɪnz tuː əkˈsɛpt ɪts fuːd.ðə nɛkst steɪʤ ɪz tuː gɛt ði ˈɛlɪfənt tuː ðə ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɪsˈtæblɪʃmənt, ə ˈtɪklɪʃˈbɪznɪs wɪʧ ɪz əˈʧiːvd wɪð ði eɪd ɒv tuː teɪm ˈɛlɪfənts rəʊpt tuː ðə ˈkæptɪv ɒnˈaɪðə saɪd.

wɛn ˈsɛvrəl ˈɛlɪfəntsɑː ˈbiːɪŋ treɪnd æt wʌn taɪm, ɪt ɪz ˈkʌstəməri

fɔː ðə njuː əˈraɪvəl tuː biː pleɪst bɪˈtwiːn ðə stɔːlz ɒv tuː ˈkæptɪvz huːz

ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɪz ɔːlˈrɛdi wɛl ədˈvɑːnst. ɪt ɪz ðɛn lɛft kəmˈpliːtli ˌʌndɪˈstɜːbd wɪð ˈplɛnti ɒv fuːd ænd

ˈwɔːtə səʊ ðæt ɪt kæn əbˈsɔːb ði ˈætməsfɪər ɒv ɪts njuː həʊm ænd siː ðæt ˈnʌθɪŋ

pəˈtɪkjʊləli əˈlɑːmɪŋ ɪz ˈhæpnɪŋ tuː ɪts kəmˈpænjənz.

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、captive：俘虏，被俘的，2、rope：绳索，3、plunge：跳水，暴跌，4、scream：尖叫，喊叫，5、fear：恐惧，6、tame：驯服，驯服的，7、tethered：束缚，8、quietens：安静下来，9、establishment：成立，树立，学会，10、ticklish business：棘手的事，11、customary：习惯的，惯常的，12、stall：摊位，货摊，正厅，13、absorb：吸收，吸取，14、alarming：令人震惊的，15、companions：同伴

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练习感悟：今天的文章，难度很大，语速快，生词也很难读，录了好几遍才达标