情境导读
Mike和Jacky在谈论极限运动,他们一个喜欢蹦极,一个喜欢攀岩,且各自都有丰富的经验和自己的看法。
英语情景会话
(以下M代表Milce,J代表Jacky)
M: Have you ever done extreme sports?
J: I often go rock climbing.I did free climbing last week.
M: What's the difference between free climbing and traditional climbing?
J: Well, you don't have ropes to protect yourself in free climbing.
M: So free climbing is more dangerous and one should learn some basic skills.
J: You're right. And do you like extreme sports?
M: I often go bungee' jumping.
J: Wow, bungee is a sport of bravery.
M: It indeed requires infinite courage to entrust life to a rope.
J: It must be thrilling! Were you scared?
M: Oh, yes. I was terrifieds at the beginning. But gradually I overcome the inner fear.
J: Once you challenge yourself, you would acquire an extreme sense of success.
M: So now I enjoy the feeling of being up and down every time. It's really fantastic.
J: I hope I could also challenge myself in this sport.
英语笔记
1.climb 中的字母b不发音。
2.so 在这里的意思是“那么”,不要错误理解为“如此”。
3.you 在这里是说话人要强调的信息民,需要重读。
4.entrust...to...是指“把……托付给……”。
英语语音语调
字母b在-些词中不发音
字母b在一些单词中不发音,如对话中出现的climbo大多数情况下,如果字母b出现在词尾,并且在字母m之后,则b不发音。如:
bomb /bɒm/炸弹
comb /kəʊm/梳子
dumb /dʌm/哑的
thumb /θʌm/大拇指