掌握英语发音 第一章 第二节

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[00:35.71]rarely/lures¹/rural
[00:40.07]Exercise One:Word comparison
[00:44.83]Listen to the following words from your tape and repeat.
[00:50.00]climb       crime     bowing      boring
[00:56.56]flea        free      Jelly       jerry
[01:03.22]law         raw       belly²       berry
[01:09.46]lot         rot       light       right
[01:16.02]Exercise Two: Tongue Twisters
[01:20.88]Say these tongue twisters out loud to paactise the sounds [l] and [r]:
[01:27.43]1. Laura and Larry rarely lull³ their rural roosters to sleep.
[01:34.51]2. Sri Lankans are really leery of Landry's rules.
[01:40.96]3. Climbing crimes are lures for crowded clowns.
[01:47.02]4. There are free fleas⁴ for all the loyal royalty⁵.
[01:53.27]5. It's the right light with the glimmer⁶ in the mirror.
[01:59.22]6. Collecting the corrections is the role of the elderly.
[02:05.39]7. Are Roland and Sally rallying here in their lorry?
[02:11.55]8. Jerry's berry jelly really rankled⁷ his broiling⁸ belly.
[02:17.93]9. Yellow arrows frilled with reefed leaves are rarely light.
[02:24.69]10. A leaky rear latch⁹ on the listing bark lifted right up and the water fushed in.

1 lures   

吸引力，魅力（lure的复数形式）

参考例句：

• He left home because of the lures of life in the city. 他离家是由于都市生活的诱惑。
• Perhaps it is the desire for solitude or the chance of making an unexpected discovery that lures men down to the depths of the earth. 可能正是寻觅幽静的去处，或者找个猎奇的机会的欲望引诱着人们进入地球的深处。

2 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。

3 lull   

v.使安静，使入睡，缓和，哄骗；n.暂停，间歇

参考例句：

• The drug put Simpson in a lull for thirty minutes.药物使辛普森安静了30分钟。
• Ground fighting flared up again after a two-week lull.经过两个星期的平静之后，地面战又突然爆发了。

4 fleas   

n.跳蚤( flea的名词复数 )；爱财如命；没好气地（拒绝某人的要求）

参考例句：

• The dog has fleas. 这条狗有跳蚤。
• Nothing must be done hastily but killing of fleas. 除非要捉跳蚤，做事不可匆忙。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 royalty   

n.皇家，皇族

参考例句：

• She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
• I waited on tables，and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生， 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。

6 glimmer   

v.发出闪烁的微光；n.微光，微弱的闪光

参考例句：

• I looked at her and felt a glimmer of hope.我注视她，感到了一线希望。
• A glimmer of amusement showed in her eyes.她的眼中露出一丝笑意。

7 rankled   

v.（使）痛苦不已，（使）怨恨不已( rankle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Her comments still rankled. 她的评价仍然让人耿耿于怀。
• The insult rankled in his mind. 这种侮辱使他心里难受。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 broiling   

adj.酷热的，炽热的，似烧的v.（用火）烤（焙、炙等）( broil的现在分词 )；使卷入争吵；使混乱；被烤（或炙）

参考例句：

• They lay broiling in the sun. 他们躺在太阳底下几乎要晒熟了。
• I'm broiling in this hot sun. 在太阳底下，我感到热极了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 latch   

n.门闩，窗闩；弹簧锁

参考例句：

• She laid her hand on the latch of the door.她把手放在门闩上。
• The repairman installed an iron latch on the door.修理工在门上安了铁门闩。