美式英语正音训练第86期:第7章 练习1
时间：2018-12-27 作者：英语课 分类：美式英语正音训练
英语课
Exercise 7-1:
The Throng 1 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 distinctive 2 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 thoroughly 3 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
- 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
- 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
- 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。