练习材料：

Lesson 25-1     Non-auditory effects of noise

Many people inindustry and the Services, who have practical experience of noise, regard anyinvestigation of this question as a waste of time; they are not prepared evento admit the possibility that noise affects people. On the other hand, thosewho dislike noise will sometimes use most inadequate evidence to support theirpleas for a quieter society. This is a pity, because noise abatement really isa good cause, and it is likely to be discredited if it gets to be associatedwith bad science.

One allegationoften made is that noise produces mental illness. A recent article in a weeklynewspaper, for instance, was headed with a striking illustration of a lady in astate of considerable distress, with the caption 'She was yet another victim,reduced to a screaming wreck'.

nɒn-ˈɔːdɪtəri ɪˈfɛkts ɒv nɔɪz

ˈmɛni ˈpiːpᵊl ɪn ˈɪndəstri

ænd ðə ˈsɜːvɪsɪz, huː hæv ˈpræktɪkᵊl ɪksˈpɪərɪəns ɒv nɔɪz, rɪˈɡɑːd ˈɛni ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeɪʃᵊn ɒv ðɪs ˈkwɛsʧən æz ə weɪst ɒv taɪm;

ðeɪ ɑː nɒt prɪˈpeəd ˈiːvᵊn tuː ədˈmɪt ðə ˌpɒsəˈbɪləti

ðæt nɔɪz əˈfɛkts ˈpiːpᵊl. ɒn ði ˈʌðə hænd, ðəʊz huː dɪsˈlaɪk nɔɪz wɪl ˈsʌmtaɪmz

juːz məʊst ɪnˈædɪkwɪt ˈɛvɪdəns tuː səˈpɔːt ðeə pliːz fɔːr ə ˈkwaɪətə səˈsaɪəti.

ðɪs ɪz ə ˈpɪti, bɪˈkɒz nɔɪz əˈbeɪtmənt ˈrɪəli ɪz ə ɡʊd kɔːz, ænd ɪt ɪz ˈlaɪkli tuː biː dɪsˈkrɛdɪtɪd

ɪf ɪt ɡɛts tuː biː əˈsəʊsieɪtɪd wɪð hæd ˈsaɪəns.

wʌn ˌælɪˈɡeɪʃᵊn ˈɒfᵊn meɪd ɪz ðæt nɔɪz ˈprɒdjuːsɪz ˈmɛntᵊl

ˈɪlnəs. ə ˈriːsnt ˈɑːtɪkᵊl ɪn ə ˈwiːkli ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə, fɔːr ˈɪnstəns, wɒz ˈhɛdɪd wɪð ə ˈstraɪkɪŋˌɪləsˈtreɪʃᵊn ɒv ə ˈleɪdi ɪn ə steɪt ɒv kənˈsɪdərəbᵊl dɪsˈtrɛs, wɪð ðə ˈkæpʃᵊn ʃiːwɒz jɛt əˈnʌðə ˈvɪktɪm, rɪˈdjuːst tuː ə ˈskriːmɪŋ rɛk.

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、inadequate：不足，2、abatement：减少，3、discredited：名誉扫地，4、allegation：指控，断言，5、striking：引人注目，6、illustration：插图，例证，7、distress：苦恼，苦闷，8、caption：标题，注目，9、

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练习感悟：录一遍就达标了，虽然读得稍微有点快了，不过还是直接放水过了。