北海的ScalersTalk第六轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day 4

练习材料

L17-2：

The longest suspension bridge in the world

/ðə/ /ˈlɒŋgɪst/ /səsˈpɛnʃən/ /brɪʤ/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /wɜːld/

Two great towers support four huge cables. The towers are

/tuː/ /greɪt/ /ˈtaʊəz/ /səˈpɔːt/ /fɔː/ /hjuːʤ/ /ˈkeɪblz./ /ðə/ /ˈtaʊəz/ /ɑː/

built on immense underwater platforms make of steel and

/bɪlt/ /ɒn/ /ɪˈmɛns/ /ˈʌndəˈwɔːtə/ /ˈplætfɔːmz/ /meɪk/ /ɒv/ /stiːl/ /ænd/

concrete. The platforms extend to a depth of over 100 feet

/ˈkɒnkriːt./ /ðə/ /ˈplætfɔːmz/ /ɪksˈtɛnd/ /tuː/ /ə/ /dɛpθ/ /ɒv/ /ˈəʊvə/ /100/ /fiːt/

under the sea. These a lone took sixteen months to build.

/ˈʌndə/ /ðə/ /siː./ /ðiːz/ /əˈləʊn/ /tʊk/ /ˈsɪksˈtiːn/ /mʌnθs/ /tuː/ /bɪld./

Above the surface of the water, the towers rise to a height of

/əˈbʌv/ /ðə/ /ˈsɜːfɪs/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /ˈwɔːtə,/ /ðə/ /ˈtaʊəz/ /raɪz/ /tuː/ /ə/ /haɪt/ /ɒv/

nearly 700 feet. They support the cables from which the

/ˈnɪəli/ /700/ /fiːt./ /ðeɪ/ /səˈpɔːt/ /ðə/ /ˈkeɪblz/ /frɒm/ /wɪʧ/ /ðiː/

bridge has been suspended. Each of the four cables contains

/brɪʤ/ /hæz/ /biːn/ /səsˈpɛndɪd./ /iːʧ/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /fɔː/ /ˈkeɪblz/ /kənˈteɪnz/

26,108 lengths of wire. It has been estimated that if the bridge

/26,108/ /lɛŋθs/ /ɒv/ /ˈwaɪə./ /ɪt/ /hæz/ /biːn/ /ˈɛstɪmeɪtɪd/ /ðæt/ /ɪf/ /ðə/ /brɪʤ/

were packed with cars, it would still only be carrying a third

/wɜː/ /pækt/ /wɪð/ /kɑːz,/ /ɪt/ /wʊd/ /stɪl/ /ˈəʊnli/ /biː/ /ˈkæriɪŋ/ /ə/ /θɜːd/

of its total capacity. However, size and strength are not the

/ɒv/ /ɪts/ /ˈtəʊtl/ /kəˈpæsɪti./ /haʊˈɛvə,/ /saɪz/ /ænd/ /strɛŋθ/ /ɑː/ /nɒt/ /ðiː/

only important things about this bridge. Despite its

/ˈəʊnli/ /ɪmˈpɔːtənt/ /θɪŋz/ /əˈbaʊt/ /ðɪs/ /brɪʤ./ /dɪsˈpaɪt/ /ɪts/

immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fulfilling its

/ɪˈmɛnsɪti,/ /ɪt/ /ɪz/ /bəʊθ/ /ˈsɪmpl/ /ænd/ /ˈɛlɪgənt,/ /fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ/ /ɪts/

designer's dream to create 'an enormous object drawn as

/dɪˈzaɪnəz/ /driːm/ /tuː/ /kri(ː)ˈeɪt/ /ən/ /ɪˈnɔːməs/ /ˈɒbʤɪkt/ /drɔːn/ /æz/

faintly as possible'.

/ˈfeɪntli/ /æz/ /ˈpɒsəbl./

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

1/ 單詞

immensity - n. 巨大

elegant - adj. 优美别致的

enormous -adj. 庞然大物

faintly - adv. 微细地

2/音標

packed/pækt/

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