練習(xí)材料
L18-2：Electric currents in modern art
Oddly shaped forms that are suspended from the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to everybody. These objects, however, were different. Lined up against the wall, there were long thin wires attached to metal spheres. The spheres had been magnetized and attracted or repelled each other all the time. In the centre of the hall, there were a number of tall structures which contained coloured lights. These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights which have gone mad. Sparks were emitted from small black boxes and red lamps flashed on and off angrily. It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment. These peculiar forms not only seemed designed to shock people emotionally, but to give them electric shocks as well!
/?l/18-2：/??l?ktr?k/ /?k?r?nts/ /?n/ /?mɑd?rn/ /ɑrt/?
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任務(wù)配置
L0+L4
知識筆記
prehistoric adjective
pre·?his·?tor·?ic | \ ?prē-(h)i-?st?r-ik? , -?st?r-\
variants: or less commonly prehistorical \ ?prē-?(h)i-??st?r-?i-?k?l? , -??st?r-? \
Definition of prehistoric
1 : of, relating to, or existing in times antedating written history
2 : of or relating to a language in a period of its development from which contemporary records of its sounds and forms have not been preserved
3 : regarded as being outdated or outmoded
prehistoric attitudes
peculiar adjective
pe·?cu·?liar | \ pi-?kyül-y?r? \
Definition of peculiar (Entry 1 of 2)
1 : characteristic of only one person, group, or thing : DISTINCTIVE
… a drowsy fervour of manner and tone which was quite peculiar to her.
— Thomas Hardy
2 : different from the usual or normal:
a : SPECIAL, PARTICULAR
a matter of peculiar interest
b : ODD, CURIOUS
It seems peculiar that she would leave town without telling anybody.
c : ECCENTRIC, QUEER
The play had a zany plot and very peculiar characters.
peculiar noun
pe·?cu·?liar | \ pi-?kyül-y?r? \
Definition of peculiar (Entry 2 of 2)
: something exempt from ordinary jurisdiction
especially : a church or parish exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary in whose territory it lies
來源：https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary
練習(xí)感悟
繼解鎖了自駕車上讀英語后，今天解鎖了高鐵上讀英語，可謂又完滿了點。
