北海的ScalersTalk第六轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day 6

练习材料

Lesson 25-2

The Cutty Sark

/ðə/ /ˈkʌti/ /Sark/

In August, she was struck by a very heavy storm during

/ɪn/ /ˈɔːgəst,/ /ʃiː/ /wɒz/ /strʌk/ /baɪ/ /ə/ /ˈvɛri/ /ˈhɛvi/ /stɔːm/ /ˈdjʊərɪŋ/

which her rudder was torn away. The Cutty Sark rolled from

/wɪʧ/ /hɜː/ /ˈrʌdə/ /wɒz/ /tɔːn/ /əˈweɪ./ /ðə/ /ˈkʌti/ /Sark/ /rəʊld/ /frɒm/

side to side and it became impossible to steer her. A

/saɪd/ /tuː/ /saɪd/ /ænd/ /ɪt/ /bɪˈkeɪm/ /ɪmˈpɒsəbl/ /tuː/ /stɪə/ /hɜː./ /eɪ/

temporary rudder was made on board from spare planks

/ˈtɛmpərəri/ /ˈrʌdə/ /wɒz/ /meɪd/ /ɒn/ /bɔːd/ /frɒm/ /speə/ /plæŋks/

and it was fitted with great difficulty. This greatly reduced

/ænd/ /ɪt/ /wɒz/ /ˈfɪtɪd/ /wɪð/ /greɪt/ /ˈdɪfɪkəlti./ /ðɪs/ /ˈgreɪtli/ /rɪˈdjuːst/

the speed of the ship, for there was a danger that if she

/ðə/ /spiːd/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /ʃɪp,/ /fɔː/ /ðeə/ /wɒz/ /ə/ /ˈdeɪnʤə/ /ðæt/ /ɪf/ /ʃiː/

traveled too quickly, this rudder would be torn away as well.

/ˈtrævld/ /tuː/ /ˈkwɪkli,/ /ðɪs/ /ˈrʌdə/ /wʊd/ /biː/ /tɔːn/ /əˈweɪ/ /æz/ /wɛl./

Because of this, the Cutty Sark lost her lead. After crossing

/bɪˈkɒz/ /ɒv/ /ðɪs,/ /ðə/ /ˈkʌti/ /Sark/ /lɒst/ /hɜː/ /liːd./ /ˈɑːftə/ /ˈkrɒsɪŋ/

the Equator, the captain called in at a port to have a new

/ði/ /ɪˈkweɪtə,/ /ðə/ /ˈkæptɪn/ /kɔːld/ /ɪn/ /æt/ /ə/ /pɔːt/ /tuː/ /hæv/ /ə/ /njuː/

rudder fitted, but by now the Thermopylae was over five

/ˈrʌdə/ /ˈfɪtɪd,/ /bʌt/ /baɪ/ /naʊ/ /ðə/ /Thermopylae/ /wɒz/ /ˈəʊvə/ /faɪv/

hundred miles ahead. Though the new rudder was fitted at

/ˈhʌndrəd/ /maɪlz/ /əˈhɛd./ /ðəʊ/ /ðə/ /njuː/ /ˈrʌdə/ /wɒz/ /ˈfɪtɪd/ /æt/

tremendous speed, it was impossible for the Cutty Sark to

/trɪˈmɛndəs/ /spiːd,/ /ɪt/ /wɒz/ /ɪmˈpɒsəbl/ /fɔː/ /ðə/ /ˈkʌti/ /Sark/ /tuː/

win. She arrived in England a week after the Thermopylae.

/wɪn./ /ʃiː/ /əˈraɪvd/ /ɪn/ /ˈɪŋglənd/ /ə/ /wiːk/ /ˈɑːftə/ /ðə/ /Thermopylae./

Even this was remarkable, considering that she had had so

/ˈiːvən/ /ðɪs/ /wɒz/ /rɪˈmɑːkəbl,/ /kənˈsɪdərɪŋ/ /ðæt/ /ʃiː/ /hæd/ /hæd/ /səʊ/

many delays. There is no doubt that if she had not lost her

/ˈmɛni/ /dɪˈleɪz./ /ðeər/ /ɪz/ /nəʊ/ /daʊt/ /ðæt/ /ɪf/ /ʃiː/ /hæd/ /nɒt/ /lɒst/ /hɜː/

rudder she would have won the race easily.

/ˈrʌdə/ /ʃiː/ /wʊd/ /hæv/ /wʌn/ /ðə/ /reɪs/ /ˈiːzɪli./

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

1/ 單詞

struck - past past of strike -v. 撞擊

rudder - n. 舵

torn -n. past part of tear

torn away - 離開

roll - v. 颠簸，摇摆

steer - v. 掌握方向

plank - n. 大块木板

fit - v. 安装

2/音標

steer /stɪə/

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