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

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今日题目

Life expectancy has increased dramatically in the last century. // Most people these days will live for over 70 years. // This is more than double the lifespan of the average human / in the seventeenth century. // We can attribute our longevity to advances in medicine and lifestyle. // While everyone agrees / that living longer is wonderful, / over population is becoming a serious environmental concern.

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

lifespan ['laɪf.spæn] 寿命（n）

wonderful ['wʌndərfəl] 精彩的，绝妙的

2.2 重音

expectancy [ɪk'spektənsi]预期,期望(n):life expectancy 寿命

dramatically [drə'mætɪkli]戏剧性地，显著地（adv）

seventeenth [.sev(ə)n'tiːnθ] 第十七，十七分之一的（num）

attribute [əˈtrɪbju:t]（v）把。。。归因于-to//(n) [ˈætrɪˌbjuːt] 属性，品质

longevity [lɒn'dʒevəti](n)长寿；长命；持久

concern [kən'sɜːn] （n）所关切的事，事物；关怀，关心

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）

Life expectancy has increased dramatically in the last century. // Most people these days will live for over 70 years. // This is more than double the lifespan of the average human / in the seventeenth century. // We can attribute our longevity to advances in medicine and lifestyle. // While everyone agrees /that living longer is wonderful, / overpopulation is becoming a serious environmental concern.