【PTE口语训练营】Read Aloud_Pluto,图南英语微信公众号文章

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今日题目

Plutolost its official status as a planet yesterday, when the International Astronomical Union downsized the solar system from nine to eight planets. Although there had been passionate debate at the IAU General Assembly Meeting in Prague about the definition of a planet-and whether Pluto met the specifications- the audience greeted the decision to exclude it with applause.

音频讲解

讲解提要

Part 1 满分口语RA示范

Part 2 RA评分细则分析

2.1 发音

Pluto冥王星[‘plu:təu]

Planet 行星 [plænit]

Passionate 热烈的,热情的 [‘pæʃənit]

Prague 布拉格（捷克首都）[pra:g]

Audience 听众，观众；倾听[‘ɔ:diəns]

2.2 重音

Official 官方的，正式的[ə’fiʃəl]

Astronomical天文学的，天体的[æstrə’nɔmikəl]

Debate 争论，辩论（n）/(v) [di’beit]

Assembly 议会，集合，集会（n）；装配（n）[ə’sembli]

Specification(载有约定条件的)说明书，详述 [spesifi’keʃiən]

Exclude拒绝接纳（或考虑），把。。。排除在外 [iks’klu:d]

Applause 鼓掌欢迎，欢呼，喝彩 [ə’plɔ:z]

2.3 建议断句方法

//代表长停顿

/ 代表可停可不停（依靠个人气息，可参考音频内详解）

Pluto lost its official status as a planet yesterday, /when theInternational Astronomical Union downsized thesolar system /from nine to eight planets. //Although there had been passionate debate /at the IAU General AssemblyMeeting in Prague/ about the definition of aplanet-/and whether Pluto met the specifications-/the audience greeted the decision to exclude it with applause.