Lily的Scalers Talk第八轮新概念朗读持续力训练Da

Lesson20    One man in a boat

Fishing is my favorite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything-not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. 'You must give up fishing!' my friends say.' It's a waste of time.' But they don't realize one important thing. I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!

Lesson21    Mad or not?

Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.

Lesson22    Aglass envelope

My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were traveling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the post-office. Letters will cost a litt1e more, but they will certainly travel faster.

instead of doing sth.  代替做...

boot 靴子

aeroplane 英式英语 通常只出现在较正式的文体中，专指普通飞机，不包括直升机、飞艇等。

drive 迫使，驱赶

drive away驱离，迫使其不愿久留

sum 金额，总和

determined /dɪˈtɜrmənd/

be determined by 由……决定

to be determined待定

envelope /ˈɛnvəˌloʊp/

Holland/ˈhɑlənd/

不知道是不是因为坚持朗读了一段时间的缘故，现在觉得文章越来越容易了。一天朗读3篇也没有压力。

真是悲催，这一天的文章居然没有发布成功。又重新写了一遍。