美式英语正音训练第86期:第7章 练习1

 　　Exercise 7-1:

　　The Throng¹ of Thermometers

　　I'm going to read the following paragraph once straight through, so you can hear that no matter how fast I read it,

　　all the THs are still there.

　　It is a distinctive² sound,

　　but, when you repeat it, don't put too much effort into it.

　　Listen to my reading.

　　The throng of thermometers from the Thuringian Thermometer Folks arrived on Thursday.

　　There were a thousand thirty-three thick thermometers, though, instead of a thousand thirty-six thin thermometers, which was three thermometers fewer than the thousand thirty-six we were expecting,

　　not to mention that they were thick ones rather than thin ones.

　　We thoroughly³ thought that we had ordered a thousand thirty-six, not a thousand thirty-three, thermometers, and asked the Thuringian Thermometer Folks to reship the thermometers;

　　thin, not thick.

　　They apologized for sending only a thousand thirty-three thermometers rather than a thousand thirty- six

　　and promised to replace the thick thermometers with thin thermometers.

1 throng   

n.人群，群众；v.拥挤，群集

参考例句：

• A patient throng was waiting in silence.一大群耐心的人在静静地等着。
• The crowds thronged into the mall.人群涌进大厅。

2 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。

3 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。